Kova — Terms of Use

Effective date: August 12, 2026 Last updated: August 12, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and James Craig, a sole proprietor operating as “Kova” (“Kova,” “we,” “us”), for the Kova iPhone app and related services (the “Service”). By downloading or using Kova, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

These Terms incorporate Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (the “Apple Standard EULA,” at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/); where these Terms and the Apple Standard EULA conflict, these Terms govern to the extent permitted.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country) and able to form a binding contract to use Kova.

2. What Kova is — and what it is not

Kova is a nutrition and fitness wellness tool. It helps you scan meals, log food and water, search a nutrition database, journal, and chat with an AI coach.

Kova is not a medical device and does not provide medical, nutritional, diagnostic, or treatment advice. Information in the app — including AI-generated calorie and macro estimates, coaching, and journaling responses — is for general informational and wellness purposes only. Always consult a qualified professional before making decisions about your diet, health, exercise, or any medical condition. Do not use Kova for medical emergencies. If you are in crisis, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line.

3. AI-generated content and estimates

Kova uses AI (Google’s Gemini API) to identify foods from photos, estimate nutrition, and generate coaching. These outputs are estimates and may be inaccurate or incomplete. Nutrition figures are approximations; where a food is matched, a source in USDA FoodData Central is linked for reference. You are responsible for how you use the information Kova provides.

4. Your account

You sign in with Apple. You are responsible for maintaining access to your Apple ID and for activity under your account. You agree to provide accurate profile information (it is used to compute your targets and personalize coaching).

5. Subscriptions and billing

Kova offers auto-renewing subscriptions (“Kova Premium”):

Billing: Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew for the same period and price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Manage/cancel: Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings (Settings → your name → Subscriptions). Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
Pricing: Current prices and durations are shown in the app before purchase and may change; changes will not affect your current paid period.
Refunds: Purchases are processed by Apple and are subject to Apple’s refund policies. We generally cannot issue refunds directly.
Free tier limits: Some features (e.g., the number of AI meal scans per day) are limited on the free tier and expanded with Premium, as described in the app.
Kova’s spoken voice (voice week): Kova’s own spoken voice — the AI coach’s spoken replies, the breathwork voice guide, and the Kova Radio morning brief — is a Premium feature. New accounts get it free for their first 7 days; after that it requires Premium. Without Premium (once the first 7 days have passed), spoken playback uses your device’s built-in system voice instead, and the Kova Radio morning brief is not available. A free 7-day introductory trial of Premium, when offered, is separate from this voice week and is described at purchase.

Any discounts are offered only through Apple (e.g., introductory offers or Apple Offer Codes). Kova does not offer promo codes or purchases outside the App Store.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to: misuse or attempt to disrupt the Service; access it by automated means or attempt to circumvent limits or security; reverse engineer the app except as permitted by law; or use Kova to violate any law or another person’s rights.

7. Your content

You retain your data (your logs, journal entries, photos you scan, and coach messages). You grant us a limited license to process this content solely to operate and provide the Service to you — for example, sending a meal photo to the AI to identify foods, or including your data as context for a coach response. See our Privacy Policy for details. We do not sell your content or use it for advertising.

8. Intellectual property

The Kova app, its design, and its content (excluding your data and third-party data such as USDA’s) are owned by James Craig and protected by law. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the app for your own personal use, subject to these Terms and the Apple Standard EULA.

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ACCURACY. We do not warrant that AI estimates, nutrition data, or coaching are accurate, complete, or suitable for your circumstances. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, JAMES CRAIG (OPERATING AS KOVA) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS ARISING FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON AI ESTIMATES OR NUTRITION INFORMATION. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR CAD $50. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

11. Termination

You may stop using Kova and delete your account at any time (Settings → Delete account). We may suspend or terminate access if you violate these Terms or to protect the Service. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (e.g., §§7–10, 12) will survive.

12. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable there, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and, where you are a consumer, subject to any mandatory protections of your place of residence.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We will update the “Last updated” date and, for material changes, provide notice in the app. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

14. Contact

James Craig (operating as Kova) Ontario, Canada james20june@gmail.com