The Purpose Terms of Service
ARBITRATION NOTICE/CLASS ACTION WAIVER: PLEASE REVIEW THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY. YOU AGREE THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND THE PURPOSE WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION (INCLUDING CLAIMS THAT AROSE OR WERE ASSERTED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE TERMS), AND YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION OR A TRIAL BY JURY. THESE TERMS EXPLAIN SOME EXCEPTIONS AND HOW YOU CAN OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THESE TERMS AND HAVE TAKEN TIME TO CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IMPORTANT DECISION.
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and The Purpose Platform and its subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, officers, and directors, including its operating brand, thepurpose.is (collectively, “The Purpose,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) governing your use of The Purpose’s website and service, or services directly related to The Purpose’s website and service, including (without limitation) all websites, mobile applications, and other interactive properties through which such services are delivered, thepurpose.is website, and Events sponsored or facilitated by The Purpose (collectively, the “Service” or “Services”).
By accessing and/or using our Services, whether or not you register for a membership, you are agreeing to the Terms, the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy,and any other legal notices or other rules, policies, and procedures relating to the Services that we may publish from time to time (collectively, the “Governing Documents”). Therefore, please carefully review these documents. If you do not agree, do not access and/or use the Services. If there is a conflict between these Terms and any other terms and conditions covering a specific area of the Services, the latter terms and conditions shall control unless they expressly state otherwise.
You can use these Services, at different times, as either a Member or a Coach or both. When these Terms refer to “Coachs,” they specifically refer to those who use the Service to teach, advise, and/or mentor; upload classes or similar content; offer Events; offer content or provide other similar services. This definition includes those who have the opportunity to earn payments from The Purpose, a The Purpose subsidiary, or a The Purpose partner for any such activity. When these Terms refer to “Members“ they refer to those who use the Service for any
other purpose, including when you browse the Service, purchase content or other items for sale, or watch classes posted by Coaches. Unless otherwise specified, the use of “you” (or similar words like “your”) and “user” or “users” refers to both Members and Coaches, as applicable.
If you are a Coach, your access to and use of the Service are additionally subject to the
Coach Rules and Requirements.
In these Terms, the words “including” and “include” mean “including, but not limited to.”
We may, at our sole discretion, modify these Terms at any time. By accessing the Service at any time after such modifications, you are agreeing to such modifications.
If you accept these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that company or other legal entity.
Account Terms
Members and Coaches must be at least 18 years of age to create an account on The Purpose or any The Purpose owned or operated platforms and to use the Services. If you are younger than 18 but above the required age for consent to use online services where you live (for example, 13 in the U.S. or 16 in Ireland), you may not set up an account, but we encourage you to invite a parent or guardian to open an account and help you watch or participate in classes or other content that is appropriate for you.
Additionally, the following terms apply to your use of the Service and any account that you may open or attempt to open via the Service:
Use of the Site, Services, and The Purpose Materials
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non- transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the Site, Services, and The Purpose Materials solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes. Your use of the Site, Services, and The Purpose Materials must be in accordance with all applicable laws. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights in the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials.
The following is a list of the type of actions that you may not engage in with respect to the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials:
● You will not promote, encourage, or engage in defamatory, abusive, libelous, obscene, threatening, harassing, hateful, or otherwise objectionable behavior.
● You will not use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to download, access, retrieve, index, "data mine", or in any way reproduce or circumvent, avoid, bypass, remove, or deactivate the navigational structure or technical measures or presentation of the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials;
● You will not interfere, access, tamper with, or disrupt the Site, Services, or The Purpose. Materials, or the connected servers or networks;
● You will not attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials or any of our systems or network or breach any security or authentication measures;
● You will not use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing our trademarks, logos, URLs or product names without our express written consent;
● You will not use the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials, or any portion thereof, for any commercial purpose or for the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms;
● You will not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any content that infringes third-party intellectual property rights or violates third-party rights of privacy or rights of publicity;
● You will not use, display, "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials, our names, any of our trademarks, logos, or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without prior written authorization from us;
● You will not collect or store any personal information, including personally identifiable information, from users without their express permission;
● You will not provide any inaccurate, incomplete, false, or misleading information, including regarding your identity or medical condition when using the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials;
● You will not record in any way the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials without our express written consent;
● You will not allow any other person to use your account or your username or password to access the Site, Services, or The Purpose Materials unless otherwise permitted herein; and
● You will not assist or permit any person to engage in any of the activities described in this Section.
User Content
These Terms define “User Content” as any design, text, graphic, image, video, logo, button icon, software, audio file, computer code, digital product or other good, or other content that a user (including both Members and Coaches) posts, submits, transmits, uploads, offers for sale, or otherwise includes or makes available on and/or via the Service. You represent and warrant that you own all intellectual property rights in the User Content and/or have obtained all authorizations and rights, including permission from any copyright or trademark owner or releases from any models or other individuals appearing in any User Content, necessary for you to display, promote, offer for sale, and/or otherwise exploit the User Content through the Services, and to convey all rights granted under these Terms.
Except as specified otherwise herein and in the
Coach Rules and Requirements,
no User Content or other material made available on or through the Service may be copied, modified, reproduced, duplicated, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, sold, transferred, publicly displayed, distributed, or used by other users to create derivative works, in any way, without written permission of the applicable rights holder unless such User Content is specifically made available for and authorized to be downloaded from the Service, in which case you are authorized to download a single copy of such content for your own personal, noncommercial, and educational use. For example, certain class materials may be made available as unprotected PDF files that can be downloaded by Members and/or other users of the Service. User Content not made available for download may not be downloaded or copied without prior written permission. Modification of User Content obtained from the Service, for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, is a violation of the rights of The Purpose or its users or licensors, unless you have obtained express written authorization to the contrary.
We neither endorse nor assume any liability for any User Content posted to or offered for sale on the Service. We do not guarantee in any manner the reliability, validity, accuracy, or truthfulness of the User Content. If you access or purchase User Content, you rely on any information provided in that User Content at your own risk.
However, we and our agents have the right, at our sole discretion, to remove any User Content that, in our judgment, does not comply with the Governing Documents, applicable law, and/or any other rules of user conduct for the Service, or that is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing any User Content from the Service. You hereby consent to such removal and waive any claim against us arising out of such removal of any User Content, whether it is your own or another user’s. If you believe that User Content on the Services violates a patent, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, or other right of any party please see the Section below, which also includes a description of the procedures to be followed in the event that any party believes that User Content infringes on their copyright or the copyright of a party they are authorized to act on behalf of.
Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding The Purpose or the Service is entirely voluntary and you authorize The Purpose to use and share this content with anyone, distribute it and promote it on Services and in any media, and to make modifications or edits to it as we see fit, without any obligation to you. You agree that you shall have no recourse against The Purpose for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to The Purpose.
For specific information on copyright and other intellectual property policies related to Coachs and class content, please see our
Coach Rules and Requirements.
User Content submitted by Users for inclusion on the Service (including any information submitted on message boards, forums, or other public areas of the Service) is referred to in these Terms as “User Content.” All User Content is subject to these Terms. The Purpose does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to User Content, regardless of whether or not it is published. You are solely responsible for your own User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it.
Users outside of the E.U. and U.K.: By submitting or posting User Content on or through the Service, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive license (with the right to sublicense) to use, reproduce, distribute, access, view, crop, resize, copy, license, transmit, broadcast, and publicly perform and publicly display copies of your User Content (including your name and image) in any form, medium, or technology, including all media or distribution methods, now known or later developed for any lawful purpose. This includes making your User Content available to other companies, organizations, or individuals who partner with The Purpose for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, or publication of content on other media, as well as using your User Content for marketing purposes. You also waive any rights of privacy, publicity, or other rights of a similar nature applicable to all these uses, to the extent permissible under applicable law. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power, and authority necessary to authorize us to use any User Content that you submit. You acknowledge and agree that the foregoing license rights are granted on a royalty-free basis with no compensation paid to you.
Users in the E.U. and U.K.: By submitting or posting User Content on or through the Service, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive license (with the right to sublicense) to use, reproduce, distribute, access, view, crop, resize, copy, license, transmit, broadcast, and publicly perform and publicly display copies of your User Content (including your name and image) on the Service or a platform owned, managed, and/or hosted by a third party with whom The Purpose has entered into a written agreement to host, display, and publicly perform content. This includes making your User Content available to other companies, organizations, or individuals who partner with The Purpose for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, or publication of content on other media, as well as using your User Content for marketing purposes. You also waive any rights of privacy, publicity, or other rights of a similar nature applicable to all these uses, to the extent permissible under applicable law. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power, and authority necessary to authorize us to use any User Content that you submit. You acknowledge and agree that the foregoing license rights are granted on a royalty-free basis with no compensation paid to you.
Live Events and 1-on-1 Sessions
The Purpose or a Coach may inform you of and/or host a live event (“Event”) from time to time, for which you may be given or may be able to purchase tickets or other means of admission or attendance (each, a “Ticket”). The contract for the purchase or provision of a Ticket to an Event is formed when The Purpose, or a third-party partner acting on The Purpose’s behalf, sends you a confirmation email stating that you have been given a ticket or other means of admission.
You authorize us to charge your payment method for such a transaction, where applicable. By submitting an offer to purchase and providing us, or a third-party partner acting on our behalf, with your payment method at checkout, you authorize The Purpose (acting by its payment processor) to charge that payment method to take payment for your order. We are not responsible for any losses you may suffer if the payment method you use to pay for a Ticket does not have sufficient funds to cover all costs of that order.
Events may take place in part or entirely in different countries, and Tickets will typically be sold in U.S. dollars (USD). You shall be responsible for any additional charges to which you may be subject by your credit or debit card provider or bank, or any currency exchange rate fluctuations and The Purpose does not accept liability for these.
The Purpose is not obliged to offer refunds for Tickets purchased for a specific date, should you change your mind about your purchase or fail to attend the Event. Should an Event be canceled, you will be entitled to a full refund of the price paid for any Tickets you purchased for that Event.
A Ticket is a personal revocable license which may be withdrawn, and admission refused, at any time, subject to these Terms and any terms related to the Event or on the Ticket itself. Before you purchase a Ticket, The Purpose or the hosting Coach will generally inform you of any restrictions which apply to entry. The Purpose will not be responsible for the consequences of any failure by you to abide by such information provided pre-purchase. Ticket holders may also be ejected from an Event at any time if The Purpose employees or an event organizer or those working on their behalf determines that the Ticket holder is acting in contravention of the law, is a safety or security risk, may affect the enjoyment of others at the Event, or may cause damage, nuisance, or injury.
Events may include 1-on-1 Sessions and/or Live Sessions, and by participating in any such offerings, you agree to the terms and conditions for those offerings.
Content Notifications and Content Moderation
The Purpose has developed policies and procedures that provide Members, Coaches, and third parties in the European Union, including designated trusted flaggers according to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”), with the means to notify The Purpose of allegedly illegal content (including copyright infringements) on the Services by using an electronic notification form. These policies similarly provide Members, Coaches, and third parties in the US with the means to notify The Purpose about alleged copyright infringements in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”).
You must follow these policies when submitting such notices. Details regarding these policies, as well as a link to the electronic notification form can be found on our
Help Center.
Content Recommendations
The Purpose sometimes uses automated processes and algorithms, such as artificial intelligence, to make recommendations to The Purpose users about content or products on the Services that the user may be interested in. These recommendations are determined, at least in part, based on the following criteria:
The courses that a user follows on the Services;
The classes, or portions of classes, that a user clicks on, watches, and/or reviews on the platform;
The country from which the user is engaging with the Services;
When the user’s account was created;
Whether the user was referred to The Purpose by a The Purpose Coach or another The Purpose Member.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service and all materials included therein (whether housed on the Service alone or also on a third-party platform) are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or the warranty of non-infringement. Without limiting the foregoing, we make no warranty that (a) the Service and materials will meet your requirements, (b) the Service and materials will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (c) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service or materials will be effective, accurate, or reliable, or (d) the quality of any class or Event that you attend via the Service, item you purchase via the Service, or any other products, services, or information purchased or obtained by you from the Service, from us or our affiliates, will meet your expectations or be free from mistakes, errors, or defects.
The use of the Service or the downloading or other acquisition of any content, materials, or items through the Service is done at your own discretion and risk and with your agreement that you will be solely responsible for any damage or loss of data that results from such activities.
In the event that any content available on the Service is also available through any third-party platform, or if The Purpose provides links from the Service to any third-party platform or permits any third-party to link from its platform to the Service, you understand and agree that The Purpose makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, and accepts no responsibility for any content or practices of such third parties or their platforms. Such platforms are not under the control of The Purpose, and The Purpose provides and/or permits these links only as a convenience to you.
The Purpose-affiliated content available through the Service or a third-party platform or presented at any class or Event represents the opinions and judgments of an information provider, user, Member, Coach, or other person or entity not connected with us. We do not endorse, nor are we responsible for the accuracy or reliability of, any opinion, advice, or statement made by anyone, including any Coach(s), other than an authorized The Purpose spokesperson speaking in his/her official capacity.
The Purpose does not (i) directly or indirectly practice medicine, law, or financial planning, (ii) dispense medical, legal, or financial services, (iii) provide medical, legal, or financial advice, or (iv) otherwise convey medical, legal, or financial opinions. You agree and understand that The Purpose assumes no liability for the accuracy or completeness of any content or items offered on the Service.
To the extent The Purpose provides any information regarding health, wellness, or physical exercise through the Service, we do so only in a general way. You acknowledge and agree that the Service is not intended to be, and will not be used as, a substitute for medical treatment by a healthcare professional. You agree to consult your healthcare provider before initiating any physical exercises or wellness practices, and follow your provider’s advice accordingly. You also acknowledge and agree to accept the inherent risks and dangers in participating in new or strenuous health, wellness, and physical exercises. You agree that The Purpose will not be liable for any injury, loss, or damages arising from your access or practice of the Service’s health, wellness, and/or physical exercise content.
Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall The Purpose or its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “The Purpose Parties”) be liable to you or any third-party for any special, punitive, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including those resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the Service, any Event, any Marketplace transaction, or any web site or third-party platform referenced or linked to from the Service or that otherwise displays The Purpose-affiliated content.
Further, neither we, nor any other The Purpose party, shall be liable in any way for any class, Event, Marketplace transaction, or other third-party goods and services offered through the Service or through a third-party platform. You agree that The Purpose is not party to any transaction between any Member and/or Coach and cannot be held responsible for any issues arising from any such transaction. We have no control over and do not guarantee the accuracy or validity of any statement, claim, or offering made by a Coach, nor do we guarantee the performance or conduct of any Coach, Member, or third party.
We are also not liable for the acts or omissions of any third parties, including third parties you might interact with during a class, Event, or Marketplace transaction. The Purpose generally does not supervise classes, Events, or Marketplace transactions and is not involved in any way with the actions of any individuals (whether Members or Coachs) at any class or Event or during any Marketplace transaction. We generally do not have control over the identity or actions of the individuals who are present at these classes or Events, or who engage in Marketplace transactions, and we require that our users exercise caution and good judgment when participating in these activities. Some classes, Events, or Marketplace transactions may carry inherent risk and by participating in those these activities, you choose to assume those risks voluntarily. You acknowledge and agree that by participating in any class, Event, or Marketplace transactions (whether as a Member, Coach, Buyer, or Seller) you may be exposed to a variety of risks and hazards, which may or may not be foreseen, including (without limitation) personal injury, property damage, and death. You are solely responsible for all costs and/or risks associated with your participation in any class, Event, or Marketplace transaction.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you hereby release and hold harmless The Purpose and each of the other The Purpose Parties from any claims or damages of any kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, relating to your use of the Service or participation in any class, Event, or Marketplace transaction, whether as a Member or Coach, including as it relates to the acts or omissions of any third party used by The Purpose to facilitate the Service or any payments related thereto. You agree and understand and intend that this assumption of risk and release is binding upon you and your heirs, executors, agents, administrators, and assigns.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you to the extent such jurisdictional restrictions are applicable.
If applicable, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which states, in relevant part: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”
Indemnification
Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and the other The Purpose Parties harmless from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that arise from your violation of these Terms or any of the other Governing Documents, or negligent or wrongful conduct, including with respect to any User Content you upload or place onto the Services, or any content or other item you offer for sale on the Services. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
Sanctions and Export Laws
You acknowledge that the Services and the items made available through the Services, are subject to U.S. export control and sanctions laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations and the regulations, rules, and executive orders administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) (collectively, the “Export Controls and Sanctions Laws”). You represent and warrant that you (as an individual or as a representative of any entity on whose behalf you use the Services) are not located in, or a resident of, any country that is subject to applicable U.S. trade sanctions or embargoes (such as Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, or the occupied regions of Ukraine). You represent and warrant that you are not a person or entity who is named on any U.S. government list of restricted parties that would require a license to use the Service. You also represent and warrant that you are not owned 50% or more by such a restricted party, if such ownership would cause you to become subject to similar restrictions.
If you become subject to such a restriction during the term of any agreement with The Purpose, you will notify us within 24 hours, and we will have the right to terminate any further obligations to you, effective immediately and with no further liability to you (but without prejudice to your outstanding obligations to The Purpose).
You may not access, use, export, re-export, divert, transfer in-country, or disclose any portion of the Services or any related software, technical information, or materials, directly or indirectly, in violation of any United States and other applicable country Export Controls and Sanctions Laws, rules, and regulations and requirements. You agree not to upload any content or technology (including information on encryption) whose export is specifically controlled by such laws.
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