Terms of Service — KETTLEBELL MONSTER™

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account or using KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ (the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree, do not use the Service. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and IKU LLC (“IKU”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), the company that operates KETTLEBELL MONSTER™.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new Terms at this URL and updating the effective date. For material changes, we will notify active users via email or an in-app notice at least 14 days before the change takes effect. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. Description of Service

KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ is an online platform providing kettlebell training resources, including:

Workout programs with interactive timers and scoring
Video content and an exercise encyclopedia
Structured courses and learning materials
A community forum (CONNECT) for posts, comments, and media sharing
Workout logging and personal best tracking (TRACK)
Mental readiness self-assessment tools (MIND)
Recovery tracking tools (RECOVER)
AI-powered personalized guidance (Compass)
Gamification features including XP, levels, and badges
A creator marketplace where independent creators publish training content
Tribe communities organized by creators

The Service is operated by IKU LLC, 15442 Ventura Boulevard, STE 201-1081, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, USA.

A free registered tier provides access to core features. Optional paid subscription tiers unlock additional content and features as described on the pricing page. Paid features may change over time; current entitlements are always described at /shop/membership.

Our TikTok accounts. IKU LLC publishes its own training videos to its own TikTok accounts, using TikTok Login Kit and TikTok’s developer APIs from our internal administration tools. Only IKU LLC staff use this integration, and only for the company’s own accounts; you cannot sign in to the Service with TikTok, and the Service does not access your TikTok account. Your use of TikTok, including viewing or interacting with our videos there, is governed by TikTok’s Terms of Service, not these Terms. What we receive from TikTok and how we handle it is described in Section 4.2a of our Privacy Policy.

YouTube features. The Service uses YouTube API Services to show YouTube videos, to manage IKU LLC’s own YouTube channel, and to let members of that channel confirm their membership on kettlebell.monster/youtube. By using these YouTube features, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Your use of YouTube itself is governed by YouTube’s terms, not these Terms. YouTube channel memberships are sold and billed by YouTube, not by IKU LLC; any benefits we offer channel members on KETTLEBELL MONSTER are provided at our discretion, depend on the membership being current, and end when it ends. How we handle YouTube data is described in Section 4.2b of our Privacy Policy, which also refers to the Google Privacy Policy.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. During registration, you will be asked to confirm that you meet this age requirement. Users under 18 may only use the Service with the consent and supervision of a parent or guardian.

If you are applying to become a Creator on the platform, you must be at least 18 years of age.

The Service is not directed to children under 13. If we learn that a user is under 13, we will terminate their account and delete any associated data.

4. Account Registration and Security

You may register using an email address and password or via a third-party provider (Google, Facebook). You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at support@kettlebell.university if you suspect unauthorized access.

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when registering and to keep that information up to date. We may suspend or terminate accounts that contain false or misleading information.

5. Health and Fitness Disclaimer

IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

The workouts, exercises, courses, and all other fitness-related content on KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ are provided for informational and educational purposes only. This content is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Before beginning any exercise program, consult your physician or other qualified healthcare provider, particularly if you have a pre-existing medical condition, injury, or are pregnant. Kettlebell training involves physical exertion and carries inherent risk of injury, including but not limited to joint stress, grip fatigue, muscle strain, and back injury.

You understand and agree that participation in exercise programs, including those provided through technology and digital platforms, carries inherent risks of physical injury. You acknowledge that exercising at home or outside of a supervised facility means KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ cannot assess your environment, equipment, or physical condition. You voluntarily assume all risks associated with your use of the exercise content provided through the Service.

By using the Service, you assume full responsibility for any injury, harm, or adverse health outcome arising from your participation in any exercise or training program, whether or not such program was accessed through the Service.

IKU LLC expressly disclaims all liability for injury, loss, or damage arising from your use of the fitness content on this platform.

6. Mental Readiness and Recovery Tools Disclaimer

KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ includes self-assessment tools for tracking mental readiness (stress, motivation, focus, confidence, and emotional load) and physical recovery status. These tools:

Are self-reported personal awareness tools, not clinical assessments, psychological evaluations, or diagnostic instruments;
Do not constitute mental health screening, counseling, therapy, or medical advice;
Do not constitute physiotherapy, physical therapy, or medical rehabilitation;
Should not be used as a substitute for professional mental health or medical care.

If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please contact a qualified mental health professional. If you are in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988 in the US) or your local emergency services.

7. AI-Powered Features

Certain features of KETTLEBELL MONSTER™, including the Compass guidance system, use artificial intelligence to generate personalized workout suggestions and training guidance. These AI-generated recommendations:

Are general in nature and are not a substitute for advice from a certified fitness professional or medical provider;
May contain errors or may not account for your specific physical condition, limitations, or medical history;
Are provided “as is” without guarantees of accuracy, safety, or suitability;
Do not replace human professional expertise.

You should independently evaluate any AI-generated recommendation before acting on it. You may contact us at support@kettlebell.university if you have questions about any recommendation.

8. User-Generated Content

The Service allows you to post content in the CONNECT community (posts, comments, and media). By submitting content, you grant IKU LLC a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, display, reproduce, and distribute that content in connection with operating and promoting the Service.

You retain ownership of the content you create. You are solely responsible for the content you post. You agree not to post content that:

Is false, misleading, defamatory, obscene, or harassing;
Infringes any third party’s intellectual property rights;
Contains spam, advertisements, or unsolicited promotions;
Violates any applicable law or regulation;
Constitutes medical advice or claims to diagnose, treat, or cure any condition.

We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these Terms or our Community Guidelines without notice.

9. Creator Marketplace

KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ allows approved creators to publish and sell training content through the platform. Creator-published content is created by independent third parties, not by IKU LLC. While we review creator applications and moderate content, we do not guarantee the accuracy, safety, or quality of any creator-published content.

All purchases of creator content are final and non-refundable. See our Refund Policy for details. Creators are governed by separate Creator Terms of Service and a Revenue Sharing Agreement.

10. Tribes

Creators may organize communities called “Tribes.” Some Tribes are free; others require a separate paid subscription. Tribe subscriptions are billed separately from your platform membership and are subject to the same auto-renewal and cancellation terms described in Section 12. Tribe content and community interactions are governed by these Terms and our Community Guidelines.

11. Gamification

The Service includes gamification features such as experience points (XP), levels, and badges. These are engagement tools designed to encourage consistent training. XP, levels, and badges have no monetary value, cannot be exchanged for currency or goods, and are non-transferable. We reserve the right to modify the gamification system, including XP values and level thresholds, at any time.

12. Subscriptions, Payment, and Auto-Renewal

Paid subscriptions are billed on a recurring basis (monthly or annually) through the payment provider used for the platform where you purchase the subscription.

Web purchases: subscriptions purchased on the KETTLEBELL MONSTER website are processed through Stripe or PayPal, depending on the payment method selected at checkout. By subscribing on the web, you authorize the selected web payment provider to charge your selected payment method on a recurring basis until you cancel.
iOS purchases: subscriptions purchased in the KETTLEBELL MONSTER iOS app are processed through Apple App Store in-app purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your Apple ID account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current billing period at the price shown for the selected subscription. You may manage or cancel Apple subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase.
Android purchases: subscriptions purchased in the KETTLEBELL MONSTER Android app are processed through Google Play Billing. Google Play subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled according to Google Play account and subscription settings. You may manage or cancel Google Play subscriptions through your Google Play account subscription settings.

Auto-Renewal Disclosure: Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing period at the then-current subscription price, unless you cancel before the renewal date. You will be charged the renewal price displayed at checkout unless we notify you of a price change (see below).

Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. All sales are final. We do not provide refunds. You will retain access to paid features until the end of the period you have already paid for.

Price Changes: We may change subscription pricing with at least 30 days’ notice to active subscribers. If you do not agree to a price increase, you may cancel your subscription before the new price takes effect.

For full payment details, see our Billing & Payments page.

13. Vouchers and Promotional Codes

We may offer vouchers, discount codes, or promotional pricing from time to time. Vouchers are subject to their stated terms, including expiration dates, usage limits, and minimum purchase amounts. Vouchers have no cash value, cannot be combined unless stated otherwise, and may be revoked if obtained through fraud or error.

14. Intellectual Property

All content on KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ that is not user-generated — including workouts, video content, the exercise encyclopedia, course material, photographs, illustrations, text, and software — is the exclusive property of IKU LLC or its licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright law.

You are granted a limited, personal, non-commercial, non-transferable license to access and use the Service for your own training purposes. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, or commercially exploit any proprietary content without our prior written consent.

Your paid subscription or purchase grants you a license to access the content, not ownership of it. Access to paid content ends when your subscription ends or your entitlement expires, except for lifetime purchases.

15. Prohibited Uses and Anti-Scraping

You agree not to:

Scrape, crawl, spider, or systematically download content from the Service using automated tools;
Use the Service to harvest data, email addresses, or any other personal information;
Reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Service;
Use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service or its related systems;
Use the Service to send unsolicited communications or spam;
Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
Use the Service for any commercial purpose without our express written consent.

We actively monitor for unauthorized data harvesting. Violations may result in immediate account termination and may be referred to law enforcement.

16. Affiliate Program

We operate an affiliate program that allows approved participants to earn commissions by referring new customers. Participation is subject to our Affiliate Program Terms. Affiliates must comply with all applicable laws, including FTC endorsement disclosure requirements. Any promotional content must clearly disclose the affiliate relationship.

17. Termination

You may delete your account at any time from your account settings. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, if we determine in our sole discretion that you have violated these Terms or our Community Guidelines, or for any other reason at our discretion.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service immediately ceases. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property rights, disclaimers, and limitations of liability) will survive.

18. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING AI-GENERATED RECOMMENDATIONS, CREATOR-PUBLISHED CONTENT, OR USER-GENERATED CONTENT.

19. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL IKU LLC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, BODILY INJURY, OR ANY OTHER LOSSES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD $100).

20. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IKU LLC and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another party.

21. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Mexico, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

22. Miscellaneous

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Refund Policy, Membership Terms, and any additional terms you agree to, constitute the entire agreement between you and IKU LLC regarding the Service. If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

23. Contact

For questions about these Terms, please contact:

IKU LLC
15442 Ventura Boulevard, STE 201-1081
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, USA
Email: legal@kettlebell.university

Content from Inactive Accounts

IKU reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to archive, remove, or delete user-generated content associated with accounts that do not have an active paid subscription. This includes but is not limited to community posts, comments, uploaded media, assessment videos, and cloud storage files.

The timing and scope of any such action is determined by IKU based on overall platform operational requirements, including infrastructure costs, storage capacity, database performance, and community quality. IKU will make reasonable efforts to provide advance notice via email before removing content from inactive accounts.

Core account data — including your profile, training history, achievements, course progress, and purchases made through the platform — is not subject to this provision and is retained indefinitely as part of the free tier, regardless of subscription status.

If you reactivate your subscription before content has been permanently removed, any archived content will be restored where technically feasible. Content that has been permanently deleted cannot be recovered.

Apple App Store End-User License Terms

If you access or download KETTLEBELL MONSTER through the Apple App Store, the following additional terms apply to your use of the iOS application. These terms are intended to satisfy Apple's minimum terms for developer end-user license agreements and apply only to the extent required for Apple-distributed versions of the app.

Acknowledgement

You and IKU LLC acknowledge that these Terms are concluded between you and IKU LLC only, and not with Apple. IKU LLC, not Apple, is solely responsible for KETTLEBELL MONSTER and its content. These Terms do not provide usage rules for the iOS app that conflict with the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.

Scope of License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, IKU LLC grants you a limited, non-transferable license to use the KETTLEBELL MONSTER iOS application on Apple-branded products that you own or control and as permitted by the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, including applicable Usage Rules, Family Sharing, and volume purchasing rules.

Maintenance and Support

IKU LLC is solely responsible for providing maintenance and support for KETTLEBELL MONSTER as described in these Terms or as required under applicable law. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance or support services for the app.

Warranty

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, KETTLEBELL MONSTER is provided as described in the disclaimers and limitation of liability sections of these Terms. If the iOS app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any, for the app to you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation with respect to the app, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to a failure to conform to any warranty are IKU LLC's responsibility to the extent required by applicable law.

Product Claims

IKU LLC, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to KETTLEBELL MONSTER or your possession and use of the app, including product liability claims, claims that the app fails to conform to applicable legal or regulatory requirements, and claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar laws.

Intellectual Property Claims

If a third party claims that KETTLEBELL MONSTER or your possession and use of the app infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, IKU LLC, not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of that intellectual property infringement claim.

Legal Compliance

You represent and warrant that you are not located in a country that is subject to a United States Government embargo or that has been designated by the United States Government as a terrorist-supporting country, and that you are not listed on any United States Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Developer Name and Contact Information

The developer and application provider is IKU LLC, 15442 Ventura Boulevard, STE 201-1081, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, USA. Questions, complaints, or claims regarding KETTLEBELL MONSTER may be directed to legal@kettlebell.university or support@kettlebell.university.

Third-Party Terms

You agree to comply with applicable third-party terms when using KETTLEBELL MONSTER, including Apple's applicable terms and any third-party service terms that apply to your device, network, payment provider, or connected services.

Third-Party Beneficiary

You and IKU LLC acknowledge and agree that Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as they relate to the iOS app. 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.