Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms govern your use of the BellySignal App and related services. By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not install or use the App. The terms of the platform that distributes the App (such as the Apple App Store or Google Play) also apply, and where they conflict with these Terms, the platform’s terms prevail to that extent.

2. Eligibility

• You may use the Service if you are at least 16 years old, or the minimum age required by the law of your country (for example, at least 13 in the United States).
• If you are a minor, you may use the Service only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.
• You confirm that you have the legal capacity to enter into and comply with these Terms.

3. The Service

BellySignal is a personal tracking App that lets you quickly record gut-health-related information such as stool, urine color, water intake, and food triggers, and that shows you trends and patterns. Records are stored on your device, and no account is required today. Some data may leave your device for anonymous analytics and for optional account sync if we introduce it (see the Privacy Policy).

4. Medical disclaimer (important)

• BellySignal is not a medical device, diagnosis, or treatment service. All information the App provides (including trends, patterns, insights, and guidance text) reflects observed patterns only and does not replace medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment, and does not create a doctor-patient relationship.
• If you have a health concern, or symptoms persist or worsen, consult a qualified health professional.
• In an emergency, do not rely on the App. Contact emergency medical services immediately.
• The App is for information and self-observation support only. You decide whether and how to act on its information, and you are responsible for those decisions and their outcomes.

5. Your data and backups (no account today)

• The Service currently works without an account or login, and your data is stored on your device.
• As a result, your data may be lost or fail to transfer if your device is lost, damaged, reset, or replaced, or if the App is deleted. Unless you use sync, backing up and keeping your data is your responsibility, and we are not responsible for loss of data for these reasons.
• We may later introduce accounts and cross-device sync. If we do, related processing will follow the Privacy Policy, and these Terms will be updated accordingly.

6. Fees

• The Service is currently provided free of charge.
• If paid features or subscriptions are introduced, we will give advance notice of pricing and payment terms in the App or by updating these Terms. Payment, billing, and refunds are handled under the policies of the Apple App Store or Google Play.

7. Your content and ownership

• The records you enter are yours and are stored on your device.
• We currently keep no copy of those records on our servers. If you later enable sync, a copy of your records may be stored on a server to the extent needed for sync (see the Privacy Policy).

8. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• reverse engineer, decompile, copy without authorization, redistribute, or tamper with the App;
• interfere with or disrupt the normal operation or security of the Service;
• access the Service by automated means in an abnormal way; or
• use the Service for any purpose that violates applicable law or these Terms, or that infringes the rights of others.

9. Intellectual property

All rights in the App, its design, trademarks (including “BellySignal” and the “Belly Buddy” mascot), code, and content belong to the Company or its licensors. These Terms grant you only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license for personal, non-commercial use, and transfer no other rights.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all express and implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, uninterrupted or error-free operation. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any health-related information the App provides.

11. Limitation of liability

• To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or lost profits, arising from your use of or inability to use the Service, loss of data, or decisions based on information in the App, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages.
• To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, our total liability arising out of or relating to the Service will not exceed the amount you actually paid for the Service in the six months before the event giving rise to the claim. Where the Service was provided free of charge, that cap is the equivalent of USD 100.
• Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law, including liability for our wilful misconduct or gross negligence and any non-waivable consumer protections. If you are a consumer, these limits apply only to the extent permitted by the mandatory law of your country of residence.

12. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from claims and losses arising from your breach of these Terms or applicable law, or your unlawful or improper use of the Service.

13. Third-party platforms and Apple notice

• The App may be distributed through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Those platform operators (Apple Inc., Google LLC) are not parties to these Terms.
• For the App obtained through the Apple App Store: these Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple has no responsibility for the App or its content and no obligation to provide maintenance or support. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

14. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate your access or license if you breach these Terms or applicable law, or disrupt the normal operation of the Service, with notice where reasonable. You may stop using the Service at any time by deleting the App.

15. Changes to the Service

We may change or discontinue all or part of the Service, and will give advance notice where reasonable. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for changes to or discontinuation of a Service provided free of charge.

16. Governing law and your consumer rights

• These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, where the operator is established, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules.
• This does not deprive you of the protection of the mandatory provisions of the law of the country where you live. If you are a consumer, you keep the rights granted to you by the mandatory law of your country of residence, and you may bring proceedings in the courts of that country where the law so provides.
• (Optional, for the United States, subject to legal review) For users in certain markets, we may set the dispute-resolution method (for example, binding arbitration and a class action waiver) in a market-specific addendum. The wording of any such clause will be finalized after legal review.

17. General

• Severability: if any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.
• Entire agreement: these Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.
• No waiver: our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of it.
• Assignment: you may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may transfer our rights and obligations to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

18. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms. When we do, we will post the new effective date on this page. For changes that are material and unfavorable to you, we will give reasonable advance notice. Continuing to use the Service after the effective date means you accept the revised Terms.

19. Contact

Questions about the Service: [email protected]