Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Deficit mobile application (the "App"), the getdeficit.com website (the "Site"), and related services (collectively, the "Service") provided by Mark Calip (sole proprietor) ("Deficit," "we," "us," "our").

By downloading, installing, registering for, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

We may update these Terms from time to time (Section 19).

2. Eligibility

You may use the Service only if you:

Are at least 18 years of age;
Are not pregnant or planning to become pregnant during a cut;
Do not have a current or prior diagnosis of an eating disorder (including but not limited to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or OSFED);
Do not have a medical condition that contraindicates weight loss, caloric restriction, or fluid restriction — including but not limited to uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or insulin-dependent Type 2), seizure disorders, recent eating-related hospitalization, or any condition for which your physician has advised against weight manipulation;
Are not currently subject to a regulatory or medical clearance restriction that prohibits weight cutting (for example, post-concussion medical hold);
Can lawfully enter into a binding contract in your jurisdiction.

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet each of the eligibility requirements above. If any of these change while you are using the Service, you must stop using the Service and consult a qualified medical professional.

3. What the Service Does

Deficit is a software tool that helps weight-class athletes plan and execute a weight cut for organized competition. The Service produces:

A "Cut Plan" — daily target weights, recommended sodium and water guidance, daily macronutrient targets (calories, protein, carbohydrates, sodium), and recommended sweat sessions
An "AI Coach" — a conversational interface that can adjust the Cut Plan based on athlete-reported data
A "Rehydration Protocol" — post weigh-in recovery guidance
"Camp Analytics" — historical views of completed weight cuts

The Service is a planning and informational tool only. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. It is not a substitute for the judgment of a qualified medical or athletic professional.

4. Medical Disclaimer — Important

THE SERVICE IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE.

The Service is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be, and must not be used as, a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician, registered dietitian, athletic trainer, or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding weight cutting, training, nutrition, hydration, supplementation, or any medical condition.

Specifically:

Weight cutting carries inherent risks, including but not limited to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, cardiac arrhythmia, renal injury, heat illness, hypoglycemia, impaired cognition, impaired immune function, syncope, seizure, and in extreme cases, death. Weight cutting has been a factor in serious injuries and fatalities in combat sports, wrestling, and powerlifting.
You assume all risk associated with weight cutting, with following or not following the Cut Plan, with the AI Coach's recommendations, and with any decision you make in connection with the Service.
The Safety Ceiling is a software safeguard, not a guarantee of safety. Deficit's Rule-Based Engine enforces certain hard limits (e.g., maximum total cut from walk-around weight; minimum protein and calorie floors; banned methods). These limits are designed to reduce the risk of catastrophic recommendations. They cannot account for your individual medical history, current medications, prior injuries, sleep state, training stress, or any other factor a qualified professional would consider.
You must consult a physician before starting any weight cut, particularly if you have not previously cut weight, are returning to competition after injury or illness, have any chronic condition, take prescription medication, or are uncertain whether weight cutting is appropriate for you.
Stop and seek medical attention immediately if you experience chest pain, palpitations, severe dizziness, confusion, fainting, blood in urine or stool, severe muscle cramping, vomiting, prolonged inability to urinate, or any other symptom that concerns you. Do not "push through" symptoms because of an upcoming weigh-in.
The AI Coach is software, not a person, and not a licensed practitioner of any kind. It may produce inaccurate, incomplete, or inappropriate suggestions despite the Safety Ceiling. Treat its output as informational, not prescriptive.
No coach-athlete relationship is created between you and Deficit, between you and the AI Coach, or between you and Mark Calip (sole proprietor) or its employees, contractors, or operators.
Compliance with competition rules is your responsibility. Deficit does not warrant that the Service's recommendations comply with the rules of any sanctioning body, federation, or event. Banned substances, supplements, IV rehydration, and weight-cutting practices vary by federation. Confirm compliance with your federation, commission, and event organizer.

If any portion of this Section is held unenforceable, the remainder of this Section remains in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5. Your Account

You need an account to use most of the Service. You are responsible for:

Providing accurate, current information
Maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials
All activity that occurs under your account
Promptly notifying us at support@getdeficit.com if you suspect unauthorized access

You may not share your account, transfer it, or let anyone else use it. We may suspend or terminate your account if we believe these Terms have been violated.

6. Subscriptions, Payments, and Renewals

The Service offers two paid tiers. Pricing is shown in the App at purchase time. All purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store using your Apple ID.

6.1 Event Tier — $9.99 per event (non-consumable in-app purchase)

A one-time purchase that unlocks the Service for a single event prep. Includes a 14-day post-event walk-around window after you log your weigh-in outcome. After the 14 days expire without an upgrade, your camp data is locked (preserved but inaccessible in the App) until you purchase a new event or start a Monthly subscription.

There is no recurring billing on the Event tier.

6.2 Monthly Tier — $6.99 per month (auto-renewable subscription)

An auto-renewable subscription that unlocks unlimited events plus walk-around weight tracking between events. First-time subscribers receive a 7-day free trial. If you do not cancel before the trial ends, you will be charged $6.99 USD (or local equivalent) and the subscription will renew automatically each month.

Apple-required auto-renewing subscription disclosures:

Title: Deficit Monthly
Length: 1 month, automatically renewing each month
Price: $6.99 USD per month (or local equivalent shown in the App Store at purchase time)
Free trial: 7 days for first-time Monthly subscribers only. Apple enforces eligibility.
Payment: Charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase
Renewal: Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price listed above
Manage / cancel: You can manage and cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID Account Settings on your iOS device. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
Trial cancellation: If you cancel during the 7-day trial, access ends immediately at the end of the trial period and you will not be charged. (Apple's policy: trial cancellation is effective at the end of the trial itself.)

6.3 Refunds

All purchases are handled by Apple. Refund requests must be submitted to Apple at https://reportaproblem.apple.com. We do not process refunds directly. We may, at our discretion, grant a courtesy credit for genuine product faults — email support@getdeficit.com.

6.4 Price Changes

We may change subscription pricing. If we do, we will notify you in advance through the App or by email. Price changes take effect on the next billing period after notice. You may cancel before the new price takes effect.

6.5 Taxes

Prices shown may or may not include applicable taxes, depending on your location. Apple collects and remits applicable sales tax or VAT.

7. License Grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to download, install, and use the App on a compatible iOS device you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

You may not:

Sell, lease, sublicense, or distribute the Service
Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code (except where this restriction is prohibited by applicable law)
Use the Service to build a competing product
Use any automated means (scrapers, bots) to access the Service
Bypass the Safety Ceiling, paywall, RLS, or any other technical safeguard
Use the Service for any unlawful purpose
Misrepresent your identity, age, sport, or eligibility
Use the Service to provide weight-cutting advice to third parties as a service

8. Your Content

You retain all rights in the information you submit to the Service (your weights, your event details, your messages to the AI Coach — collectively, "Your Content"). You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, process, transmit, and display Your Content solely for the purposes of operating, improving, and providing the Service to you, and as described in the Privacy Policy.

You represent and warrant that:

Your Content is accurate to the best of your knowledge
You have the right to submit Your Content
Your Content does not infringe any third party's rights
Your Content does not violate any applicable law

9. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Provide false information about your age, body metrics, or medical history
Use the Service in a way that could cause harm to yourself or others
Encourage others (including teammates, training partners, or athletes you coach) to ignore the Safety Ceiling or banned-method list
Use the Service in connection with weight manipulation for non-competition purposes (cosmetic, photographic, or social)
Use the Service to coach or advise minors
Submit malicious content (malware, viruses, exploits)
Interfere with the Service's operation or security
Attempt to access accounts, data, or systems that do not belong to you

10. Intellectual Property

The Service — including the App, the Site, the Rule-Based Engine logic, the AI Coach prompt and system design, the Cut Plan structure, marketing copy, brand assets, code, and design — is owned by Mark Calip (sole proprietor) and protected by intellectual property laws. All rights are reserved except for the limited license in Section 7.

"Deficit," the Deficit logo, and related marks are trademarks of Mark Calip (sole proprietor). You may not use them without our prior written permission.

11. Feedback

If you send us feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that feedback without restriction. You waive any claim that we owe you compensation for it.

12. Third-Party Services and Links

The Service integrates with third-party services (listed in the Privacy Policy) and may link to third-party sites. We are not responsible for those services or sites and their terms apply when you use them.

13. Beta and TestFlight Access

If you access the Service through Apple TestFlight or any other pre-release channel, you understand that the Service is in active development, may contain bugs, may be unstable, may change without notice, and may be terminated at our discretion. Subscription billing in beta builds is configured per Apple TestFlight policy and may differ from production.

14. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:

THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE
THE AI COACH WILL PRODUCE ACCURATE OR APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS
THE SAFETY CEILING WILL PREVENT ALL HARMFUL OUTCOMES
THE CUT PLAN WILL PRODUCE ANY SPECIFIC RESULT, INCLUDING MAKING WEIGHT
USE OF THE SERVICE IS SAFE FOR YOU INDIVIDUALLY

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE OR FROM US, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, CREATES ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; in those jurisdictions the foregoing exclusions apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.

15. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL Mark Calip (sole proprietor), ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR:

ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL
PERSONAL INJURY, BODILY HARM, OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY RECOMMENDATION GENERATED BY THE SERVICE
ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE

REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (USD $100).

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES. IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

16. Dispute Resolution — Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

Carefully review this Section. It affects your rights and how disputes are resolved. Confirm enforceability with your attorney, particularly with respect to the FAA, state law, and any consumer-protection statutes that may override portions of this Section.

16.1 Informal Resolution

Before filing any formal claim, you agree to first email support@getdeficit.com with a written description of your dispute, your contact information, and the relief you seek. We will attempt to resolve the dispute informally within 60 days.

16.2 Binding Arbitration

If informal resolution fails, any dispute between you and us arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved through binding individual arbitration administered by JAMS under its applicable rules. Arbitration will be conducted in San Bernardino, California, in English. The arbitrator's award is binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

16.3 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND DEFICIT AGREE TO BRING DISPUTES ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. NEITHER PARTY MAY BRING A DISPUTE AS A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.

16.4 Exceptions

This Section does not apply to:

Small-claims court actions, if the dispute qualifies
Injunctive relief to protect intellectual property
Disputes that applicable law prohibits from being arbitrated

16.5 Opt-Out

You may opt out of arbitration by sending written notice to support@getdeficit.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. Include your name, account email, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms.

17. Termination

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. To delete your account, follow the in-app deletion flow or email support@getdeficit.com.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if:

You violate these Terms
We are required to do so by law
Continued provision of the Service to you becomes commercially or technically impractical

Upon termination, your license under Section 7 ends. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, and 20) survive.

18. Apple-Specific Terms

These additional terms apply because the App is distributed through the Apple App Store. They are required by Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Apple EULA"). To the extent these conflict with the rest of these Terms, the more user-protective term controls.

These Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content.
License scope. Your license to use the App is limited to use on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by the Apple Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.
Maintenance and support. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for any maintenance and support of the App. Apple has no obligation to furnish maintenance or support.
Warranties. In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the App. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be our sole responsibility.
Product claims. We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing your claims or any third-party claims relating to the App or your use of it, including: (a) product liability claims; (b) any claim that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (c) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.
Intellectual property. In the event of a third-party claim that the App or your possession and use of the App infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such claim.
Legal compliance. You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Developer contact. Questions, complaints, or claims regarding the App: support@getdeficit.com.
Third-party beneficiary. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

19. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email and/or in-app notice at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the changes, stop using the Service and delete your account.

20. General

Entire agreement. These Terms (together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms you accept in-app) constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.

Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision does not waive our right to enforce it later.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of California, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Except for matters subject to arbitration under Section 16, exclusive jurisdiction lies in the state and federal courts located in San Bernardino County, California.

Notices. We may send legal notices to the email address on your account. Notices to us must be sent to support@getdeficit.com.

Force majeure. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

Language. These Terms are written in English. Any translation is for convenience only; the English version controls.

21. Contact

Mark Calip (sole proprietor)
Attn: Legal
California, United States
Email: support@getdeficit.com

These Terms were last updated on 2026-05-19.