Terms of Use

1. Operator and contact

This Website is operated by Atlas Cove Lda (NIF 519459130), a Portuguese company operating the Atlas Cove brand. Full operator details, registered address and contact options are available in the Imprint.

2. Acceptance of these Terms

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use this Website, to join the waitlist or to subscribe to our newsletter. By using these features, you represent that you meet this requirement.

4. Permitted use

You may use this Website for personal, non-commercial informational purposes. You agree not to:

• use the Website in a way that could damage, disable, overburden or impair it, or interfere with any other user's enjoyment of it;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website, related systems or networks;
• use automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers other than public-search-engine crawlers respecting our robots.txt) to access or copy material from the Website;
• submit false, misleading or third-party personal data via our forms;
• circumvent the bot-protection measures (including the hidden honeypot fields) implemented on our forms;
• use the Website for any unlawful purpose or in breach of applicable law.

5. Waitlist

Joining the Atlas Cove waitlist is free of charge and creates no contractual obligation on either side. Submission of the waitlist form is an expression of interest only. We do not guarantee that you will be invited to join the future product, that places will be available, or that any specific programme or pricing will be offered. We may close, pause or modify the waitlist at any time. You can withdraw from the waitlist at any time by contacting privacy (at) atlascove (dot) health.

6. Newsletter

You may subscribe to our newsletter by entering your e-mail address and confirming your subscription via the double-opt-in e-mail we send you. The newsletter contains updates about Atlas Cove, our research, programme news and related topics. You can unsubscribe at any time using the one-click unsubscribe link in every newsletter or by contacting privacy (at) atlascove (dot) health.

7. Health disclaimer (please read carefully)

Atlas Cove publishes content related to health, longevity, fitness, recovery, nutrition, mental wellbeing and related topics. All such content on this Website is provided for general information only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare professional.

In particular:

• Member stories, programme descriptions and editorial content are illustrative and do not constitute promised outcomes for you.
• Any references to lab values, biomarkers, training protocols or supplements are educational, not prescriptive.
• Always consult a qualified physician or other healthcare professional before starting, changing or discontinuing any health, nutrition, training or supplementation programme, especially if you have a pre-existing condition, take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• If you experience symptoms that concern you, seek immediate medical attention. Do not rely on information from this Website for emergencies.

8. Intellectual property

All content on this Website, including text, graphics, photographs, logos, design elements, structure and source code, is owned by Atlas Cove Lda or licensed to it and is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. The trademarks “Atlas Cove” and “Atlas Cove Health” (including any associated logos and word marks) are claimed by us. Reproduction, modification, distribution or public display of any part of this Website beyond what is permitted by copyright law requires our prior written consent.

Limited exception: you may share individual public-facing pages of the Website by linking to them, and you may quote brief excerpts for journalistic, academic or review purposes with proper attribution.

9. Third-party links and services

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services (for example WhatsApp, Substack). We do not control and are not responsible for the content, products, services or privacy practices of any third party. Use of any third-party site or service is at your own risk and subject to that third party's terms.

10. Availability and changes

We strive to keep the Website available but do not guarantee uninterrupted operation. We may modify, suspend or discontinue the Website (in whole or in part), and the content, programmes or services described on it, at any time, with or without notice. We do not guarantee that any future product, programme, location or pricing described or implied on the Website will be made available.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:

• We provide the Website “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied (including warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement).
• We are liable without limitation for damages caused by intent or gross negligence, for personal injury under applicable mandatory law, and where statutory liability cannot be excluded (such as under product liability law).
• For damages caused by simple negligence, our liability is limited to damages arising from a breach of an essential contractual obligation (i.e. an obligation the fulfilment of which is a precondition for the use of this Website and on the fulfilment of which you may regularly rely), and is capped at the foreseeable, typically occurring damage.
• We are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages, lost profits, or losses resulting from reliance on Website content for health, financial or other decisions.

Mandatory consumer-protection rights under applicable law (including Portuguese consumer law and the laws of your country of habitual residence within the EU) remain unaffected.

12. Privacy and data protection

Our processing of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Portugal, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules and excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms is Lisbon, Portugal. This does not affect any mandatory consumer protection rights you may have in your country of habitual residence within the EU.

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. The latest version is always available at this URL with the update date shown at the top. Material changes will be communicated where appropriate (for example through a notice on the Website or by e-mail to newsletter subscribers).

16. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at legal (at) atlascove (dot) health.