The Buddy SystemTerms of use
Plain English, and short. These cover the web apps and this website. The iPhone and iPad apps are governed by Apple's standard licence terms instead, and anything you buy inside them, like SwipeBuddy Pro, is sold by Apple under Apple's terms.
Last updated 1 November 2026.
1. Using the web apps
The web apps are free to use for your own personal journaling. There's no account and nothing to sign up for. You're welcome to use them on as many devices as you like; you just can't resell, sublicense, scrape or redistribute the apps or their code.
2. The old subscription
Until 1 November 2026 the web apps were a paid subscription. That has ended: nothing is billed any more and every web app is free. If you think you were charged for a web app after that date, email support@thebuddysystem.dev and I'll refund it. Consumer-law rights where you live are unaffected by anything here.
3. Your data is your responsibility
The web apps store everything you write in your own browser. I hold no copy and cannot recover it. If you clear site data, use private browsing, lose the device, or your browser evicts the storage, the journal is gone. Every app has a JSON export. Please use it. I am not liable for lost journal content.
4. Not professional advice
TransformationBuddy records weight, measurements, food-adjacent habits and photos, and T minus 90 records goals and reflections. They are journals, not clinicians. Nothing in any Buddy app is medical, nutritional, psychological or financial advice, and no number an app shows you is a diagnosis or a recommendation. Talk to a qualified professional before making decisions about your health, and especially before making significant changes to your diet, training, or medication.
If you're struggling with disordered eating, please consider whether tracking weight daily is right for you. Every metric in TransformationBuddy can be left blank, and the app works fine without a single weigh-in.
5. Acceptable use
Don't try to break, probe or overload the site or the apps, and don't use them to attack anything else.
6. Availability and changes
I aim to keep everything running, but this is a small operation and I don't offer an uptime guarantee. The apps will change: I may add, alter, or retire features. If I ever retire a web app entirely, I'll say so on this site at least 60 days beforehand and make sure export keeps working until then.
7. Liability
The web apps and this site are provided free and "as is". To the extent the law allows, I'm not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for lost data. Nothing here limits liability for fraud or anything else that can't lawfully be limited.
8. Contact
Questions about these terms go to support@thebuddysystem.dev.