Terms & Conditions

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using MaintenanceCalorie. By accessing or using our calculators, formulas, or documentation, you agree to be bound by these terms and our non-medical disclaimer.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By visiting, browsing, or utilizing any portion of MaintenanceCalorie.com (the “Website” or “Service”), you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age (or have reached the age of majority in your legal jurisdiction), have read and understood these Terms, and agree to comply with them.

If you do not agree to these terms in their entirety, you must discontinue using the Service immediately.

2. Clinical & Medical Disclaimer

Critical Medical Notice: MaintenanceCalorie provides mathematical estimations based on published scientific literature strictly for general educational, informational, and personal tracking purposes. Our tools do not provide clinical medical diagnosis, healthcare treatment, or personalized Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT).

  • No Doctor-Patient Relationship: No physician-patient, dietitian-client, or other healthcare provider relationship is created between you and MaintenanceCalorie.
  • Individual Biological Variance: Every individual exhibits distinct hormonal status, thyroid kinetics, metabolic adaptations, medications, and clinical histories that cannot be captured by generalized population formulas.
  • Special Populations: Individuals who are pregnant, nursing, dealing with eating disorders, managing type 1 or type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, or other metabolic conditions must consult specialized healthcare teams before altering caloric intake.

Always consult a licensed physician, registered dietitian, or qualified healthcare professional before starting any aggressive weight loss regimen, severe caloric restriction, or new exercise program.

3. Mathematical Estimates & Inherent Variances

Predictive equations such as the Mifflin-St Jeor equation or Katch-McArdle formula calculate statistical averages derived from cohort clinical studies. Published literature indicates predictive BMR equations maintain an inherent variance margin of roughly ±10% to ±15% compared against direct indirect calorimetry (metabolic cart testing).

Consequently, results provided by MaintenanceCalorie should be regarded as starting approximations subject to real-world calibration over a 2–3 week empirical observation period.

4. Intellectual Property & Permitted Use

All proprietary website layout designs, brand identities, custom software scripts, graphic assets, and textual content are the intellectual property of MaintenanceCalorie and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws.

You are granted a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the Website and utilize the interactive calculators for your personal, non-commercial use. You may share screenshots or calculated outputs provided proper attribution is given to MaintenanceCalorie.com.

5. Prohibited Conduct & Scraping

When using MaintenanceCalorie, you agree not to:

  • Deploy automated crawlers, scrapers, bots, or extraction scripts designed to overburden server infrastructure.
  • Frame, mirror, or repackage our interactive calculator code inside third-party commercial services without prior written consent.
  • Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or interfere with network security protocols or client-side integrity checks.
  • Use the platform for any unlawful purpose or in violation of local, state, national, or international laws.

6. Limitation of Liability & No Warranties

The Website and all calculations are provided strictly on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, MaintenanceCalorie, its founders, contributors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation personal injury, health complications, loss of data, or other damages arising out of your access to or reliance upon calculations obtained through the Service.

7. Third-Party Links & External Sites

Our pages may contain citations, references, or hyperlinks to external websites, scientific papers, or third-party organizations. MaintenanceCalorie has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. Accessing external links is done at your own risk.

8. Service Modifications & Revisions

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, update, or discontinue any aspect of our calculators, algorithms, or content at any time without prior notice. We may also revise these Terms and Conditions periodically. Continued use of the Website following any changes constitutes your binding acceptance of the revised Terms.

9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or related to them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law principles. Any legal action or proceeding shall be brought exclusively in courts of competent jurisdiction.

10. Questions & Contact Information

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