1. WHO WE ARE
Iron Blueprint, LLC ("IronBlueprint," "we," "our," or "us") creates technology that helps strength coaches and athletes achieve their goals through artificial intelligence-enhanced program design. When you use our platform, you're partnering with an innovative system that brings together the science of training with the power of AI.
Our services include AI-powered program design, performance tracking, and communication tools that we provide through our website (http://app.iron-blueprint.com) and our mobile applications. Together, we call these our "Sites" and "Services." Think of our platform as your digital training partner, one that learns and adapts to help you perform better.
Some of the information we collect about you is considered "Personal Data" under the law. This includes details that could identify you as an individual, like your name or email address. We take protecting this information seriously, and this policy explains exactly how we handle it.
2. HOW WE COLLECT AND USE YOUR DATA
A. Information You Share With Us
Just as a good coach needs to understand their athletes, our system needs certain information to serve you effectively. Here's what we collect directly from you:
Account and Profile Information: We collect basic details like your name and email address, which help us create your secure account. For coaches, we also maintain professional credentials and certifications to ensure quality training delivery. This is similar to how a gym keeps coaching certifications on file.
Training Information: We gather data about your training history, current fitness levels, and goals. For athletes, this might include your height, weight, and performance metrics - just like a coach would measure during an initial assessment. This helps our AI understand your starting point and create appropriate programs.
Communication Records: We save messages between coaches and athletes, similar to how a training journal keeps track of feedback and adjustments. This helps maintain continuity in your training and ensures important information isn't lost.
Payment Details: We securely store payment information when you subscribe to our service, much like any other professional service would.
B. Information Our AI Generates
Our artificial intelligence system, which we call Nexus, creates additional information as it works to optimize your training:
Training Patterns: Just as an experienced coach learns how different athletes respond to training, our AI system analyzes patterns in your performance to understand what works best for you. For example, it might notice that you make better progress with certain exercise sequences or rest periods.
Performance Analytics: Our system generates detailed analysis of your movement patterns and strength gains, similar to having a coach watching every rep of every set. This helps ensure your training stays on the right track.
Safety Monitoring: The AI continuously assesses factors that might indicate increased injury risk, much like how an attentive coach watches for signs of fatigue or improper form.
C. How We Use This Information
Primary Platform Functions: We use your information to deliver our core services, which include creating personalized training programs, tracking your progress, and maintaining communication between coaches and athletes. Think of this as the basic functions any good training environment would provide.
AI System Enhancement: We use anonymized training data to improve our AI system's understanding of what makes training programs effective. This is similar to how coaches learn from their experience with different athletes, but on a much larger scale. Your individual information is never shared in an identifiable way.
Safety and Support: We analyze training patterns to help prevent injuries and provide better support when you need it. This is like having a whole team of coaches working to keep you safe and progressing.
3. DATA PROTECTION AND SECURITY
A. How We Protect Your AI Data
We understand that your training information is personal and sensitive. We protect it through multiple layers of security:
AI System Safeguards: When our AI processes your training data, it does so in a secure environment separate from the internet. Think of this like having your training take place in a private facility where only authorized people can enter.
Data Encryption: We use advanced encryption to protect your information, similar to what banks use for financial transactions. This means your data is scrambled in a way that makes it unreadable to anyone who might try to intercept it.
Access Controls: We carefully control who can see your information. Coaches can only access data for their own athletes, and our staff can only see what they need to help you with support issues. This is like having different levels of key cards in a facility - not everyone can access every area.
4. YOUR RIGHTS AND CONTROLS
We believe you should have control over your training data, just as you have control over your training program. Here's what you can do:
A. Your AI-Related Rights
Just as you can choose how to train, you have choices about how our AI system uses your data:
Opt-Out Options: You can choose not to have your data used for AI training improvements, similar to how you might opt out of participating in a training study. Your service quality won't be affected by this choice.
Review and Understanding: You can request an explanation of how our AI makes decisions about your training, just as you might ask a coach to explain their programming choices.
Data Deletion: You can request that your historical data be removed from our AI training systems, ensuring your information won't be used for future system improvements.
B. General Data Rights
Beyond AI-specific controls, you have several important rights regarding your data:
Access and Review: You can see all the information we have about you, just as you should be able to review your training logs and assessments.
Corrections: If you spot incorrect information, you can request changes to ensure your data is accurate, similar to correcting a mistake in your training record.
Data Portability: You can export your training history and take it with you, just like being able to take your training journal to a new gym.
C. Coach-Athlete Relationships
We understand the importance of the coach-athlete relationship and protect it through clear data controls:
Permission Systems: Athletes control which coaches can access their information, similar to choosing who you want to work with at a gym.
Access Limitations: Coaches can only see information for their current athletes, just as a personal trainer only has access to their clients' records.
Relationship Management: Either party can end the digital training relationship at any time, with clear protocols for handling the training data afterward.
5. DATA RETENTION AND DELETION
A. Active Accounts
We maintain your data while you're actively using our platform to ensure consistent service:
Training Records: We keep your complete training history to help track long-term progress and inform future programming.
Communication History: We preserve messages between coaches and athletes to maintain continuity in training relationships.
Payment Information: We securely store payment details for active subscriptions, similar to how a gym maintains membership records.
B. When You Leave
If you decide to stop using IronBlueprint, we handle your data carefully:
Immediate Options: You can request immediate deletion of your personal information, just as you might request your records from a gym when you leave.
Recovery Period: We maintain a 30-day recovery period by default, in case you decide to return, similar to how a gym might hold your membership information for a short time after you leave.
Data Removal: We remove your personal information from our AI training systems while maintaining anonymous, aggregate insights that don't identify you.
6. INTERNATIONAL DATA PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE
Just as strength and conditioning principles work across borders, we ensure your data is protected no matter where you train.
A. How We Handle International Data Transfers
When your information travels across borders, we protect it through several important measures:
Legal Frameworks: We use specially designed legal agreements called Standard Contractual Clauses to ensure your data receives consistent protection across countries. This is similar to how international sporting organizations establish universal rules to protect athletes.
Regional Requirements: We store data in different locations around the world when required by local laws, much like how training facilities must meet local safety standards. This helps us ensure we're following the rules wherever our users are located.
Security During Transfer: When information moves between countries, we use advanced encryption to keep it safe, similar to how valuable sports equipment needs special protection during international shipping.
B. European Privacy Rights (GDPR)
For our users in the European Economic Area, we provide additional protections and rights:
Legal Basis: We only process your data when we have a valid reason, such as delivering the training services you've requested or meeting legal requirements. This is similar to how a coach needs a good reason for each element in a training program.
Additional Controls: You have extra rights over your data, including the ability to move it between services (like transferring your training records between gyms) and requesting limits on how it's used.
AI Transparency: You can request information about how our AI makes decisions about your training, just as you might ask a coach to explain their programming philosophy.
C. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
California residents receive specific protections under state law:
Information Access: You can request a complete record of what information we have about you and how we use it, similar to requesting your full training history from a gym.
Data Sale Protection: While we never sell your personal information, you have the right to opt out of certain data sharing practices. We clearly mark any such sharing and make it easy to decline.
Equal Service: We never discriminate against users who exercise their privacy rights. You'll receive the same quality service regardless of your privacy choices.
7. PROTECTING YOUNG ATHLETES
We take special care with information about young athletes, just as training programs must be specially adapted for youth participants.
A. Age Verification and Consent
We have strict rules about youth participation:
Adult Oversight: All athletes under 18 must have a parent or guardian approve their account. This is similar to requiring parental consent forms for youth sports participation.
Account Creation: Primary accounts can only be created by users 18 and older. Youth accounts are always connected to a parent/guardian account for proper supervision.
Verification Process: We take reasonable steps to verify parental consent, similar to how schools verify permission for sports participation.
B. Special Data Protections
We handle young athletes' data with extra care:
Limited Collection: We only collect information that's absolutely necessary for safe and effective training. This is like how youth sports programs focus on essential metrics rather than comprehensive testing.
Enhanced Privacy: Youth accounts have the strictest privacy settings by default. For example, their profiles are always private and their information is shared only with approved coaches.
AI Adaptations: Our AI system applies special rules when generating recommendations for young athletes, similar to how youth training programs modify adult protocols for safety.
C. Parental Controls
Parents maintain significant control over their child's account:
Access Management: Parents can review all account activity, including communications with coaches and training data, just as they would be kept informed of their child's progress in any training program.
Privacy Settings: Parents can adjust who can see their child's information and how it's used, similar to controlling participation in various training activities.
Data Deletion: Parents can request deletion of their child's information at any time, maintaining control over their child's digital footprint.
8. WORKING WITH PARTNER SERVICES
Just as we might work with equipment manufacturers or facility providers, we sometimes need to work with other companies to provide our services.
A. Our Technology Partners
We carefully select companies that help us deliver our services:
Infrastructure Partners: We use established cloud services (like Amazon Web Services) to store data securely, similar to how gyms rely on quality equipment manufacturers.
Payment Processing: We work with certified payment processors to handle subscriptions securely, just as a gym would use a professional billing service.
Support Systems: We use specialized software to provide customer support and analyze platform performance, helping us serve you better.
B. How We Protect Your Data with Partners
We ensure partners handle your information responsibly:
Strict Agreements: Partners must sign detailed contracts about how they can use your data, similar to how gyms require trainers to follow specific protocols.
Limited Access: Partners only receive the minimum information needed to provide their service, like how a billing company only needs payment details, not training records.
Regular Verification: We regularly check that partners are following our privacy requirements, just as gyms inspect their equipment for safety.
C. AI Technology Partnerships
We take extra precautions with partners who help with our AI systems:
Data Protection: Partners can't use your individual data to train their own AI systems, similar to how a gym wouldn't share your personal training records with equipment manufacturers.
Security Requirements: AI partners must meet strict security standards, including regular audits and testing.
Prohibited Uses: Clear restrictions prevent partners from using your data for any purpose beyond improving our specific services.
9. STAYING IN TOUCH AND SOLVING PROBLEMS
Clear communication is as important in privacy as it is in training. Here's how we maintain it:
A. How to Reach Us
We make it easy to ask questions about your privacy:
Contact Information: Iron Blueprint LLC [Street Address] [City, State ZIP] Email: [email protected] Phone: [Number]
Response Time: We aim to respond to privacy questions within one business day because we understand that concerns about your information shouldn't wait.
B. Handling Privacy Concerns
We take a systematic approach to addressing privacy issues:
Initial Review: We carefully examine every privacy concern within 30 days, just as we would thoroughly evaluate any training-related issue.
Written Response: We provide clear, written explanations of how we've addressed your concern, similar to how a coach would document program adjustments.
Appeal Process: If you're not satisfied with our initial response, you can request a review by our privacy team, similar to escalating an issue to a head coach or facility manager.
10. KEEPING OUR POLICY CURRENT
Training science evolves, and so do privacy practices. We keep our policy up to date to reflect both.
A. When We Make Changes
We update this policy to reflect:
New Features: When we add new training capabilities or AI features, we explain how they affect your privacy.
Legal Requirements: We adjust our practices to meet new privacy laws and regulations.
Security Improvements: We incorporate new data protection methods as technology advances.
B. How We'll Tell You About Changes
We keep you informed about policy updates:
Clear Notifications: We'll send emails and post announcements about significant changes, explaining what's new in straightforward terms.
Preview Period: Major changes come with a 30-day notice, giving you time to review and ask questions.
Previous Versions: We maintain archived versions of our privacy policy, so you can see how it has evolved.
11. CONCLUSION
This privacy policy reflects our commitment to protecting your information while helping you achieve your training goals. We encourage you to reach out with any questions about how we handle your data. Remember, this is more than just a legal document – it's our promise to treat your information with the same care and respect we bring to your training.
Your trust is essential to our mission of advancing strength and conditioning through artificial intelligence. We work constantly to earn and maintain that trust through transparent practices and robust data protection.