Version: 2026-10-25. These terms apply when you accept this version in Plates.
These Terms of Service are between you and Michael Ryan, the individual developer operating Plates ("Plates," "we," "our," or "us"). They govern the Plates applications and their fitness features. Contact us at support@myplates.app.
By selecting the agreement controls on the "Before you use Plates" screen in the App and then choosing "Agree and continue" on that screen, you agree to this version of the terms and acknowledge the exercise-risk notice presented with it. You can read the full terms and Privacy Policy before deciding. If you do not agree, do not continue using the App's fitness features. Contact support for help accessing or deleting existing data. Declining does not itself delete your records or cancel a store subscription.
The Privacy Policy explains data processing. Acknowledging that policy does not opt you into marketing or into sharing training data to improve models, and it does not change your Help Improve Plates setting. In the iOS and Android apps that setting starts on outside the EEA, UK, and Switzerland and off inside them, based on the region in your device settings, and you can change it at any time in Settings, Privacy, Help Improve Plates. The Privacy Policy describes its defaults and controls, including on the web.
Plates is a fitness tracking and automated training-guidance application. Features may include:
Feature availability depends on platform, subscription, permissions, and available data. A suggestion or estimate is not a guarantee of accuracy, results, injury prevention, or suitability for you.
On iOS and Android you may use the App without an account (data stored locally on your device) or create an account to sync data across devices. New accounts are created in the iOS or Android app; the web app at myplates.app supports signing in to an existing account only. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
You may stop using the App or delete your account through Settings. We may restrict or suspend access where reasonably necessary to address a material breach, fraud, unlawful activity, or a security risk. Where practical and lawful, we will explain the reason and provide a way to contact us. This does not remove your statutory rights or remedies.
The App is free to download and use. Plates Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks additional features.
You agree not to:
You must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age of digital consent in your country if higher, to use the App, and at least 18 years old to purchase a subscription. If you are below the age at which you can enter a binding agreement where you live, a parent or legal guardian must review and agree to these terms and supervise your use as appropriate. Do not continue if these requirements are not met. An in-app acknowledgment is not independent verification of age or a guardian's authority.
Plates provides automated fitness information and suggestions. It is not a healthcare provider and is not intended to diagnose or treat a condition or replace a qualified professional who has assessed you. Using the App does not create a clinician-patient or supervised personal-training relationship. Do not use it to diagnose, treat, prevent, or monitor an illness or injury, or to replace rehabilitation or emergency care.
Seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional about whether exercise is appropriate for you, particularly if you have an injury, health condition, pregnancy, relevant medication, or uncertainty about exercising. Seek qualified coaching for unfamiliar exercises, technique, equipment, or heavy lifting. Do not disregard professional advice because of something the App displays.
Stop exercising if you experience pain, dizziness, faintness, chest symptoms, or unusual shortness of breath, and seek appropriate medical help. For an emergency, contact your local emergency service. Plates does not monitor you in real time or summon help.
Suggestions are estimates generated from incomplete information and may contain errors. Logged weights, units, repetitions, effort ratings, equipment settings, imported records, and connected-device readings may be inaccurate or out of date. Plates cannot observe your technique, equipment condition, surroundings, or full medical history, and cannot establish whether you can safely attempt a suggested load or session.
A readiness, fatigue, recovery, confidence, or success estimate is not medical clearance or a measured probability that an activity is safe. A favorable estimate or absence of a warning does not mean that you are recovered, free of injury, or ready to train. An estimated one-repetition maximum is not an instruction to attempt that weight.
Body-weight, calorie, energy-balance, and goal projections are approximate fitness information, not individualized medical or dietary treatment. They should not be used to manage an eating disorder, prescribe a diet, or override advice from a qualified healthcare professional or dietitian.
Review each suggestion before acting. You may reduce, edit, skip, or reject it. Choose exercises and loads within your current ability, progress gradually, and stop when you cannot maintain control or technique. Check the units, total load, bar and plate weights, equipment setup, and clearances yourself. Use appropriate safety equipment, spotters, and supervision. Demonstrations, timers, calculators, programs, imported workouts, and shared routines cannot replace these checks.
Physical exercise, strength training, and the use of weights carry inherent risks, including falls, strains, other injuries, serious disability, and death. You acknowledge these risks and voluntarily decide whether and how to exercise. This acknowledgment describes the inherent risks of exercise; it is not a blanket release of our responsibility for unsafe or unlawful conduct and does not waive any right or liability that applicable law does not permit to be waived.
If a suggestion, calculation, demonstration, or program appears wrong or unsafe, do not follow it. Contact support@myplates.app with the relevant feature and app version so we can investigate. Avoid sending medical records or other sensitive information unless needed and requested. Support is not an emergency or medical service.
The App, including its design, features, content, and code, is owned by us and protected by intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, or distribute any part of the App without our permission.
You retain ownership of the workout data you create. By using the App, you grant us a license to store, process, and display your data to provide the service.
Subject to the non-excludable rights below, the App is supplied on an "as available" basis, and we exclude implied warranties only to the extent the law permits. We do not promise uninterrupted access, error-free estimates, a particular training result, or that using the App will prevent injury. This does not exclude obligations to provide the care, skill, safety, or other standards required by applicable law.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the exceptions below, we exclude liability for indirect or consequential loss and lost business profits arising from use of the App. This does not exclude compensation for reasonably foreseeable loss where consumer law requires it.
Only where applicable law permits, and subject to the exceptions below, our aggregate liability arising from the App is limited to the greater of AUD 100 and the amount you paid for Plates in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. This contractual limit does not determine the remedies or compensation available under non-excludable law.
Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer guarantee, remedy, or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted, or modified. This includes rights under the Australian Consumer Law and mandatory consumer laws applicable where you live. Where those laws apply, they take priority over any inconsistent provision here.
The exclusions and cap above do not apply to fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or death or personal injury caused by our negligence. We do not seek through these terms to rely on a special statutory waiver for recreational services. Responsibility for a particular injury or loss depends on the facts and applicable law.
Keep appropriate copies of important records. Synchronization, connected health services, wearable devices, exercise media, and third-party content can be unavailable or inaccurate. A shared or imported routine has not necessarily been reviewed by Plates or a qualified professional. Review it before use. Third-party services have their own terms and privacy practices; using them does not remove our obligations under applicable law.
We may update these terms to reflect changes to the App or the law. We will identify the new version and present material changes for fresh agreement in the App before continued use of affected features. We will not treat an old onboarding record as acceptance of a new version or apply new terms retrospectively to an existing dispute. If you decline, you may stop using the App and contact support for help accessing or deleting your records. Existing store subscriptions must be managed separately.
These terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, subject to any mandatory law that applies to you. This choice does not deprive you of non-waivable consumer protections or a right to bring a claim in a court available to you under applicable law, including in the United States. These terms do not impose mandatory arbitration or a class-action waiver. Your use of the App is also subject to the applicable Apple App Store or Google Play terms.
If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect.
For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at support@myplates.app. See also our Privacy Policy for how your data is handled.