Last updated: April 23, 2026

Terms of Service

Effective: April 23, 2026 Version: 2.0

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a legal agreement between you and upcoach LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“upcoach,” “we,” “us”). They govern your access to and use of the upcoach website at upcoach.com (the “Site”), the upcoach platform at app.upcoach.com and related subdomains (the “Services”), and anything else we make available to you.

By accessing the Site, creating an account, or using the Services, you agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, our Cookie Policy, and — if you’re an organization using upcoach to process personal data about others — our Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”).

If you’re accepting these Terms on behalf of an organization, you warrant that you have authority to bind the organization.

If you don’t agree, don’t use the Site or the Services.

1. Who can use upcoach

Age. You must be at least 16 years old to use the Services. upcoach is not intended for anyone under 16 and we don’t knowingly collect their data.

Organizations and coaches. If you use upcoach on behalf of an organization (a coaching business, corporate training team, etc.), the organization is the customer under these Terms. Individual users within that organization are bound by these Terms through the organization’s acceptance.

Coachees and invited members. If you joined upcoach because a coach or organization invited you, you’re using the Services under the terms that the organization accepted. Your use is also subject to whatever rules your coach or organization sets within their workspace.

2. The Services we provide

upcoach is a coaching platform. We provide hosting, tools, and infrastructure that let coaches and organizations run coaching programs, manage coachees, send messages, share content, and collect payments.

We keep the Services running and available. We don’t guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation, and from time to time we may need to take the Services offline for maintenance, upgrades, or in response to incidents. We make reasonable efforts to minimize disruption.

We may change, add, or remove features over time. If we remove a feature you were relying on, we’ll give reasonable notice when we can. Material changes to the Services that reduce core functionality will be notified in advance.

3. Your account

Registration. You create an account by providing accurate information (typically your name and email). You’re responsible for keeping this information up to date.

Credentials. You’re responsible for keeping your password confidential and for everything that happens under your account. Tell us immediately at [email protected] if you suspect unauthorized access.

One person per account. Accounts are for a single individual unless we’ve specifically enabled shared-account functionality for your organization. Don’t share your login.

Accuracy. If we have reasonable grounds to believe your account information is false, stale, or misleading, we may suspend or terminate your account.

4. Subscriptions, fees, and billing

4.1 Plans and pricing

Subscription plans and their pricing are listed at upcoach.com/pricing. By starting a subscription, you agree to pay the fees for the plan you chose.

4.2 Auto-renewal

Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period (monthly or annual, depending on your plan) at the then-current rate, unless you cancel before the renewal date. We use your stored payment method on file to charge renewals.

4.3 Cancellation

You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period — you keep access until then. We don’t pro-rate partial periods; unused time is not refunded.

4.4 14-day money-back guarantee

If you’re a first-time paying subscriber and you’re not satisfied with the Services, you can request a full refund of your subscription fee within 14 days of your first paid subscription. Email [email protected] from the email address associated with your account.

This guarantee applies only once, to your first paid subscription. It doesn’t apply to:

  • Renewals or subsequent subscriptions
  • Fees paid through Stripe Connect by your coachees or end-users to coaches (those are transactions between the coach and the paying end-user, not between you and upcoach)
  • Usage-based charges, overage fees, or add-ons beyond the base subscription
  • Accounts that have violated these Terms

4.5 Failed payments

If a payment fails, we may suspend or downgrade your account until the payment is resolved. We or our payment processor may retry payments automatically. If a balance is outstanding for more than 30 days, we may terminate the account.

4.6 Taxes

Fees are exclusive of applicable taxes. If we’re required to collect tax, it will be added to your invoice. You’re responsible for any taxes that apply to your use of the Services under your local law.

4.7 Changes to pricing

We may change our pricing. For existing subscriptions, changes take effect at the next renewal, and we’ll notify you at least 30 days in advance by email.

5. Stripe Connect and payments you receive

upcoach integrates with Stripe Connect so that coaches and organizations can sell programs, memberships, or other offerings directly to their own coachees and end-users through upcoach.

5.1 You’re the merchant of record

When you sell through Stripe Connect on upcoach, you are the merchant of record for those transactions. You’re responsible for the product or service you’re selling, your own refund policy, your own tax obligations, and your own customer support for those transactions. upcoach is a platform provider, not a party to the underlying sale.

5.2 Platform fees

upcoach charges a platform fee on transactions processed through Stripe Connect. The fee varies by subscription plan. Current fees are listed at upcoach.com/pricing. Stripe’s own processing fees apply on top and are set by Stripe, not by upcoach.

5.3 Payouts

Payouts to your Stripe Connect account are governed by Stripe’s schedules and terms. Disputes, chargebacks, and refund obligations on transactions you process flow through Stripe Connect and are your responsibility as the merchant.

5.4 Compliance

You’re responsible for complying with all laws applicable to what you sell and how you sell it — consumer protection, advertising rules, tax, and any industry-specific regulations. If a payment processor or regulator requires us to suspend or restrict your Stripe Connect activity on upcoach, we may do so.

6. Your content

6.1 Ownership

You retain full ownership of the content you create, upload, or store through the Services (“Your Content”). upcoach doesn’t claim ownership of Your Content and will never sell it or use it for marketing without your explicit consent.

6.2 License to upcoach

To operate and support the Services, you grant upcoach and its sub-processors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, transmit, display, back up, and otherwise process Your Content solely for the purposes of:

  • Delivering the Services to you and end-users you authorize;
  • Providing technical support;
  • Maintaining security, fraud prevention, and legal compliance; and
  • Creating routine encrypted backups for disaster recovery.

This license ends when Your Content is deleted from active systems, except for backup copies as described in Section 6.3.

6.3 Deletion and backups

When you delete content or close your account, we remove or anonymize that content from active systems within 30 days. Encrypted backup copies rotate out in the normal course of business, currently within 7 days. Content retained in backups is not individually modified or deleted; it remains until the backups are overwritten.

Some content may be retained longer where required by law (e.g., invoices for tax purposes, up to 7 years) or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

6.4 Your responsibility for Your Content

You represent and warrant that:

  • You have all rights necessary to upload, store, and share Your Content through the Services;
  • Your Content does not infringe any third party’s intellectual property, privacy, or other rights;
  • Your Content does not violate applicable law;
  • You have the necessary legal basis to process any personal data contained in Your Content, including special-category personal data under applicable data protection law (see the DPA for more).

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold upcoach harmless from any claim, loss, or expense arising out of or related to Your Content, your breach of this Section, or your use of the Services.

6.5 Public contributions

This content license does not apply to public posts — testimonials, comments, forum posts, or other content you intentionally submit for public display on the Site. Public contributions are governed by Section 7.

7. Public contributions (testimonials, comments, shared materials)

If you submit a testimonial, comment, review, or other content through the Site, social media, a public forum we operate, or by direct communication clearly intended for public or promotional use, you grant upcoach a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, display, reproduce, and adapt that content for purposes such as customer support, internal training, marketing, or promotional use.

You retain ownership. We will not:

  • Sell your contribution to third parties
  • Use your contribution out of context in a way that misrepresents you
  • Publish private or sensitive information (such as course materials, client data, or proprietary business content) without your explicit permission

You can ask us to stop using a public contribution at any time by emailing [email protected]; we’ll comply within a reasonable timeframe.

8. Your use of the Services — what’s not allowed

You agree not to:

  • Break the law — use the Services for any unlawful purpose
  • Harm others — harass, threaten, stalk, defame, or abuse anyone through the Services
  • Upload harmful content — malware, viruses, exploits, or any code designed to damage systems
  • Probe or attack — attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems, accounts, or data; conduct penetration tests without our written permission; disrupt or overload the Services
  • Scrape or harvest — use automated tools to collect data from the Site or Services beyond what we explicitly allow (for example, we allow our public pages to be indexed by legitimate search engines)
  • Impersonate — pretend to be someone else or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or organization
  • Evade restrictions — circumvent rate limits, authentication, access controls, or fee structures
  • Compete unfairly — use the Services to build a competing product, train machine-learning models on upcoach’s content, or reverse-engineer the Services
  • Misuse Stripe Connect — use payment functionality to launder funds, facilitate fraud, or circumvent applicable financial regulations

If you violate this Section, we may suspend or terminate your account, remove content, report to authorities where appropriate, and pursue any other remedy available to us.

9. Interactive features

The Services and Site may include messaging, comments, community spaces, forums, and similar features where you can interact with other users. You’re responsible for what you post. upcoach doesn’t pre-moderate all content, but we may remove content or suspend users who violate these Terms. We’re not responsible for content posted by others.

10. Data protection and privacy

Your privacy. Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle personal data. It’s part of these Terms.

Role model. For data you process about others using the Services (coachees, team members, end-users), you are the controller and upcoach is the processor. Our DPA governs that processing and is part of these Terms for any organization acting as a controller.

Your responsibilities as a controller. When you process personal data about others through upcoach, you warrant that:

  • You have a lawful basis for that processing
  • You’ve provided required notices to the data subjects
  • You comply with applicable data protection law
  • If you process special-category personal data (including health or mental-health content), you’ve established a lawful basis under Article 9 of the GDPR or equivalent law. See DPA Section 2.3.

10.1 AI-assisted features

Some features in the Services use AI models (currently Anthropic and OpenAI) to generate suggestions, summaries, or content. When you use an AI-assisted feature, the content relevant to that feature is sent to the AI provider. Our current AI providers do not train their models on your content under their API terms. See the Privacy Policy Section 8 and the sub-processor list for details.

11. Intellectual property

11.1 Our rights

The Site, the Services, and everything we create for them — software, design, logos, brand names, content we publish, documentation — are owned by upcoach or our licensors and protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. These Terms don’t transfer any of those rights to you.

11.2 License to you

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services in accordance with these Terms, for the duration of your subscription (for paid features) or your account (for free features).

11.3 Feedback

If you send us suggestions, ideas, or feedback about the Services, you grant us the right to use them without restriction or compensation. This doesn’t obligate us to use them, or to credit you if we do.

11.4 Linking and framing

You may link to the Site provided the link doesn’t imply that upcoach sponsors or endorses you. You may not frame, embed, scrape, or incorporate the Site’s content into another website or service without our prior written permission.

12. Suspension and termination

12.1 Termination by you

You can stop using the Services at any time. To cancel a paid subscription, use your account settings; see Section 4.3.

12.2 Termination by us

We may suspend or terminate your account, or specific parts of the Services, if:

  • You materially breach these Terms;
  • You fail to pay;
  • Your use poses a security risk, legal risk, or significant operational risk to upcoach or other users;
  • We’re required to by law or a competent authority;
  • We discontinue the Services (we’ll give reasonable notice where possible).

Where the circumstances allow, we’ll give you notice and a reasonable chance to fix the issue before suspending or terminating.

12.3 Effect of termination

On termination:

  • Your right to access the Services ends;
  • We’ll handle Your Content per Section 6.3 (30-day removal from active systems, up to 7-day backup rotation, legal-retention exceptions);
  • Sections that by their nature survive (content license for public contributions, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnities, dispute resolution, and this survival clause itself) continue after termination.

13. Disclaimers

THE SITE AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, UPCOACH DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

We don’t warrant that the Site or the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure; that defects will be corrected; or that the Site, the Services, or the servers that host them are free of viruses or other harmful components.

No professional advice. Content on the Site and the Services is for general informational purposes. It is not legal, financial, tax, accounting, medical, psychological, or other professional advice. You should consult qualified professionals for advice specific to your situation.

Third-party services. The Services integrate with third-party services (Stripe, calendar providers, AI providers, etc., as disclosed in our sub-processor list). We’re not responsible for the accuracy, reliability, or availability of those third-party services, nor for their own terms and privacy practices.

Coach-to-coachee content. upcoach doesn’t verify, endorse, or take responsibility for coaching content, advice, programs, or materials that coaches provide to their coachees through the Services. Disputes about coaching content are between the coach and coachee.

14. Limitation of liability

14.1 Excluded damages

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, UPCOACH WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF UPCOACH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

14.2 Liability cap

upcoach’s total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms, the Site, and the Services is limited to the total fees you paid to upcoach in the three (3) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the liability.

14.3 Exceptions to the cap

The exclusions and cap in Sections 14.1 and 14.2 do not apply to:

  • Your obligation to pay fees you owe us
  • Your indemnity obligations under these Terms
  • Liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence
  • Liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including statutory compensation rights of data subjects under data protection law (see the DPA)

14.4 Allocation of risk

You acknowledge that the disclaimers and limitations in Sections 13 and 14 are an essential part of the bargain between you and upcoach. The pricing of the Services reflects this allocation of risk.

14.5 Consumer rights

If you’re a consumer in a jurisdiction that does not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or damages, some parts of Sections 13 and 14 may not apply to you. Your statutory consumer rights remain unaffected to the extent they cannot be limited by contract.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold upcoach, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any claim, loss, damage, liability, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to:

  • Your Content
  • Your use of the Services
  • Your breach of these Terms
  • Your violation of any law or the rights of any third party
  • Your sale of products or services through Stripe Connect on the Services

We may, at our option, assume exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you’ll cooperate with our defense.

If you believe material on the Site or Services infringes your copyright, send a DMCA notice to [email protected] including:

  • Your physical or electronic signature
  • Identification of the copyrighted work
  • Identification of the allegedly infringing material and where it’s located on the Services
  • Your contact information
  • A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you’re authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner

If we receive a valid notice, we’ll respond in accordance with the DMCA, which may include removing the material and notifying the user who posted it. Users have the right to submit a DMCA counter-notice.

17. Governing law and dispute resolution

17.1 Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Where the DPA or SCCs apply to processing of personal data, their own governing-law clauses prevail over this Section for matters they cover.

17.2 Arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and upcoach arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or the Services will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by JAMS or a similar established arbitration service, in New Castle County, Delaware, under the rules in effect at the time the arbitration is commenced. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Exceptions. Either party may bring an action in court for (i) injunctive or equitable relief to protect intellectual property or confidential information, and (ii) small-claims court actions in the applicable jurisdiction where small-claims rules permit. Regulatory and supervisory-authority proceedings are not affected.

Where prohibited. If applicable law (including consumer-protection law in some EU jurisdictions) makes pre-dispute arbitration with consumers unenforceable, this Section does not apply to that extent.

17.3 Class action waiver

YOU AND UPCOACH AGREE THAT DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not preside over any form of class or representative proceeding.

If a court finds this class action waiver unenforceable, the entire arbitration agreement in Section 17.2 will be unenforceable and the dispute will be decided in court.

18. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, or any rights under them, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms, in whole or in part, to any affiliate or successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of substantially all our assets. These Terms bind and benefit the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.

19. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we’ll:

  • Post the updated Terms at this URL
  • Update the “Effective” date and version at the top
  • For material changes, notify you by email or prominent in-product notice at least 30 days before they take effect (where reasonable)

If you keep using the Services after the effective date of a material update, that’s your acceptance. If you don’t agree, stop using the Services before the effective date.

20. Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, DPA (where applicable), and any order form, pricing page, or plan description you agree to, are the entire agreement between you and upcoach regarding the Site and the Services. They supersede any prior agreements on the same subjects.

Severability. If a court finds any part of these Terms unenforceable, the rest stays in force. The parties will replace the unenforceable part with an enforceable one that achieves, as closely as possible, the original intent.

No waiver. Failure to enforce any part of these Terms isn’t a waiver of our right to enforce it later.

Relationship. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, or employment relationship between you and upcoach.

Notices. Legal notices to upcoach must be sent to:

upcoach LLC 16192 Coastal Highway Lewes, Delaware 19958 County of Sussex, United States

with a copy by email to [email protected].

Contact. Questions about these Terms: [email protected]

Changelog

  • April 23, 2026 — Version 2.0. Full rewrite. Supersedes the April 2022 Terms of Service. Key changes: adds subscription/billing section with 14-day money-back guarantee, adds Stripe Connect section, adds liability cap (3 months of fees paid), adds explicit DPA reference and role-model language, adds AI-features disclosure, adds 16+ age requirement (was 13), updates governing law to Delaware (was Florida), corrects company name to “upcoach LLC,” removes stale references to “Shipping Policy” and “Return Policy,” removes product-merchant Online Commerce section and replaces with Stripe-Connect-specific provisions.

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