Terms of Use

Last updated: April 24, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of Piste IQ (the “App”). By creating an account or using the App you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the App.

We’ve tried to write these in plain language. The legal disclaimers at the bottom are written more formally, by necessity.

1. The Service

Piste IQ is an iOS application that lets fencers and coaches record information about opponents they’ve competed against, log bouts and tournaments, attach video clips and links, and optionally share databases with teammates. Use the App to track your scouting and improve your preparation.

We provide the App on an “as is” basis. We update it from time to time, and may add, change, or remove features without notice.

2. Your Account

You need a user account to use most features of the App. You can create one using your email and a password, or by signing in with Apple. By creating an account, you agree:

The information you provide at sign-up is accurate.
You’re responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and for any activity under your account.
You must be at least 13 years old to use the App. If you are between 13 and the age of majority in your jurisdiction, your parent or guardian must agree to these Terms on your behalf.
You can use the App without an account in guest mode, in which case your data is stored only on your device and is not synced or backed up. Signing in later does not migrate guest data into your new cloud account.

3. User-Generated Content

The App lets you create content — opponent profiles, bouts, notes, videos, photographs, tags, and your own fencer profile — collectively, “Your Content.”

You own Your Content. We don’t claim ownership over anything you create in the App.

You grant us a limited license to operate the service. When you upload, store, or share Your Content through the App, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, transmit, and display Your Content for the sole purpose of providing the App to you. This license ends when you delete Your Content or your account.

You’re responsible for Your Content. You represent that:

You have the right to upload and share each piece of content you submit.
Your Content does not violate any law, infringe anyone’s intellectual property rights, or contain anything defamatory or unlawful.
Information you record about opponents is limited to publicly observable facts (results, styles, clubs of record) and your own subjective impressions formed during legitimate competition or coaching contexts.

Information about other people. Because the App lets you record information about people who are not themselves users, you agree to:

Only record information you observed in legitimate competition or coaching settings, or that you obtained from publicly available sources.
Not include false, defamatory, harassing, or unlawfully obtained information about any opponent or student.
Respect the wishes of any person who asks you to remove information about them. If we receive a verified request from a person named in the App, we may need to remove or genericize their profile across user databases as described in our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to remove Your Content and terminate your account if it violates these Terms.

The App lets you share databases and individual opponent profiles with other users you’ve added as friends. Sharing is read-only — recipients can view your data but not edit it. They can copy a shared opponent into their own database; the copied profile becomes Their Content under their own ownership.

You’re responsible for what you choose to share. Don’t share information you wouldn’t want a recipient to retain after the share — once they’ve copied an opponent into their own database, the copy is theirs to manage.

5. Subscriptions — Piste IQ Pro

The App is sold as a one-time purchase through the App Store. Within the App, users can optionally subscribe to Piste IQ Pro, which unlocks additional features (unlimited opponent profiles, video uploads with in-app trimming, and YouTube / Vimeo URL video attachments). Users who do not subscribe to Pro retain access to the full base feature set within a profile cap and without video features.

Subscription Terms

The following terms apply to all Piste IQ Pro subscriptions (auto-renewable monthly and yearly tiers). The lifetime tier is a one-time purchase and is not auto-renewable.

Payment. Your payment is charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. The price shown at the moment of purchase is the price you pay.
Auto-renewal. Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period for the same length and price as the original term, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Free trial. New monthly subscribers receive a 7-day free trial. Your subscription will not be charged during the trial. If you do not cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid subscription at the standard monthly rate.
Renewal billing. Your Apple ID account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current billing period.
Managing your subscription. You can manage your subscription, view its renewal date, change your plan, or turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Apple ID Account Settings → Subscriptions. You can also access these controls from within the App via the Subscription section of your Profile.
Cancellation. You may cancel your subscription at any time. Your access continues until the end of the current billing period. We do not provide refunds for partial billing periods except where required by law; refund requests are handled by Apple, not us, in accordance with Apple’s policies.
Pricing changes. We may change subscription prices from time to time. We will provide notice through the App or by email at least 30 days before any price change takes effect. If you do not agree to the new price, you may cancel before the change applies.

Lifetime Purchase

The lifetime tier is a one-time, non-recurring payment. Once purchased, you receive permanent access to Pro features for the lifetime of the App. There is no auto-renewal and no expiration. If we materially change or discontinue the App, lifetime purchasers may be eligible for a refund as described in Section 9.

Eligibility

A free trial is available only to new subscribers and may be limited to one trial per Apple ID account. If you have previously held a Piste IQ Pro subscription, you may not be eligible for another trial.

Use of Apple’s Standard EULA

These Terms supplement Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement, available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/, which also applies to your use of the App.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Use the App for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law.
Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the App, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Use the App to harass, defame, threaten, or invade the privacy of any person.
Upload content that infringes anyone else’s copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any other user’s account or to any part of our backend systems.
Use automated means (scrapers, bots) to access or extract data from the App.
Resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the App or any access we grant you.
Use the App to record information about minors without the consent of their parent or guardian, beyond standard competition records.

We may suspend or terminate your account for violations of these rules, with or without notice.

7. Intellectual Property

We own the App, its design, code, branding, and all trademarks and trade dress associated with it. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for personal, non-commercial purposes during the term of these Terms, subject to all the restrictions in these Terms.

This license does not let you redistribute, copy, modify, or create derivative works of the App.

8. Termination

You can stop using the App at any time. You can delete your account from within the App’s Profile screen, which permanently removes Your Content from our backend.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the App if you violate these Terms, if we are required to do so by law, or if we discontinue the App. If we terminate your account for a reason other than your violation of these Terms, we will give you reasonable notice and, where applicable, a refund of any prepaid subscription period you have not yet used.

These Terms remain in effect for as long as you use the App. Sections 3 (User-Generated Content), 7 (Intellectual Property), 9 (Disclaimers), 10 (Limitation of Liability), and 11 (Governing Law) survive termination.

9. Disclaimers

THE APP IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE APP, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE APP WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION YOU OR OTHER USERS RECORD IS ACCURATE. THE APP IS A NOTE-TAKING TOOL — YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF WHAT YOU RECORD AND THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE BASED ON IT.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE APP WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (a) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE APP IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (b) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS.

WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Some jurisdictions don’t allow these limitations, so they may not apply to you in full.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any dispute arising from these Terms will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Connecticut.

If you are a consumer in the European Union, you may also bring claims in the courts of your country of residence as permitted by EU consumer protection law.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent change. We will notify you of material changes through the App or by email at least 30 days before they take effect. Your continued use of the App after a material change indicates your acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Contact

For any question about these Terms or to report a violation:

Email: pisteiq@gmail.com

We typically respond within 7 business days.

Piste IQ is an independent app. These Terms of Use were last updated on April 24, 2026.