Terms of Service

1. About these terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of Student Body — the website studentbody.pt, app.studentbody.pt, and the Student Body mobile apps (the “Service”), operated by Student Body, Lda. (“Student Body”, “we”, “us”), NIPC 519312708, Rua de Santos Pousada 826, 4000-485 Porto, Portugal. By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. These Terms work together with our Privacy Policy.

2. Who can use the Service

The Service is intended for users aged 16 or over (the age of digital consent in Portugal). By using it you confirm you are at least 16 and able to enter into a binding agreement.

3. What Student Body is

Student Body is a discovery and booking platform that helps students find movement classes (yoga, pilates, strength, dance, and similar) and connects them with the independent instructors and studios who run those classes.

Classes are provided by independent instructors and studios, not by Student Body. We provide the platform that helps you discover, book, and keep track of classes; we are not the provider of the classes themselves and are not a party to the class. The instructor or studio sets the class price, schedule, cancellation policy, and the rules for participation.

4. Your account

You are responsible for the information you provide, for keeping your login secure, and for activity under your account. Keep your details accurate. Tell us at hello@studentbody.pt if you believe your account has been compromised.

5. Acceptable use

Use the Service lawfully and respectfully. You agree not to: misuse, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service; scrape or harvest data; impersonate others; harass other users; or post unlawful, infringing, misleading, or harmful content. We may remove content or suspend accounts that breach these Terms (see §15).

6. Booking classes

When you book, you reserve a place in a class run by an independent instructor or studio. Waitlists, attendance, and check-in are tools we provide to support that booking. The class itself is provided by, and your booking is fulfilled by, the instructor or studio, under their stated price, schedule, and cancellation policy, which are shown before you book.

Payments. In-app payments are coming soon. Until they are available, payment for classes is handled directly through the instructor’s or studio’s existing arrangements. When in-app payments launch, §8 applies.

7. Cancellations, refunds & withdrawal rights

Each class shows its cancellation policy before you book; cancellations and any refunds are governed by that policy and, where in-app payments apply, by §8. Nothing in these Terms removes mandatory rights you have under Portuguese and EU consumer law, including any right of withdrawal that applies to your booking.

8. Payments (when in-app payments are live)

When in-app payments are available, payments are processed by our payment provider, Stripe. Prices are set by the instructor or studio and shown before you pay, inclusive of applicable taxes. We will provide a receipt; invoicing and record-keeping follow applicable Portuguese law (see the Privacy Policy).

9. Instructors & studios (additional terms)

If you list or host classes, you additionally agree that you: are responsible for the accuracy of your listings and for delivering the classes you publish; keep your own relationship with your students and your own pricing; hold any qualifications, insurance, and authorisations required to teach and to operate lawfully; and are responsible for your own tax and regulatory obligations. You grant Student Body the licence in §11 to display your listings and content. If you import a schedule from a third-party booking system (Acuity, BSport, YOGO), you authorise the data exchange needed to sync your classes.

10. Reputation, feedback & badges

Feedback and badges come from real students and reflect their input; they are not bought and not created by instructors. We may display aggregated feedback and badges as described in the product, and instructors can choose which testimonials are shown publicly. We may moderate content that breaches §5.

11. Your content & licence

You keep the rights to the content you submit (profile details, listings, photos, feedback, messages). You grant Student Body a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, translate, and display that content as needed to operate and provide the Service (for example, translating a class description into another language, or showing your listing in search). This licence ends when you delete the content or your account, except for content others have already saved or for copies we must keep by law.

12. Community & messaging

Connections and direct messages are consent-based — both sides agree before a conversation can happen. Don’t use messaging to harass, spam, or send unlawful content. You can block or report other users.

13. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, design, brand, and logos, belongs to Student Body, Lda. or its licensors and may not be copied, distributed, or used without prior written permission, except as the Service allows.

14. Third-party services

The Service integrates third-party providers (for example, our payment processor, mapping/geocoding, and booking-system connectors) and may link to third-party sites. Those services are governed by their own terms, and we are not responsible for them. Our sub-processors are listed in the Privacy Policy.

15. Availability, changes & suspension

Student Body is in beta and evolving. We may add, change, or remove features, and we may suspend or terminate access where you breach these Terms or the law, or to protect the Service or other users. We will give reasonable notice of material changes that affect you, except where we must act immediately. You can stop using the Service or delete your account at any time.

16. Beta & pricing

During beta the Service is free for everyone. When we introduce paid plans, we will keep a meaningful free tier and give you clear notice before any feature you rely on moves behind a plan — no surprise charges.

17. Health, safety & assumption of risk

Classes involve physical activity. You are responsible for exercising within your own limits and for seeking medical advice where appropriate; the instructor or studio running a class is responsible for its conduct and their duty of care. Sharing an optional injury/health note before a class is voluntary and handled as described in the Privacy Policy.

18. Disclaimers & liability

The Service is provided “as is” during beta. To the extent permitted by law, Student Body is not liable for: the conduct of instructors, studios, or other users; the classes themselves; or the content provided by users.

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law — including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or any of your mandatory rights as a consumer under Portuguese and EU law.

19. Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Portugal, without prejudice to any mandatory protections of the country where you live as a consumer. If you have a complaint, contact us first at hello@studentbody.pt. As a consumer you may also use the Livro de Reclamações Eletrónico and alternative dispute resolution; see our Complaints & Dispute Resolution page. For data-protection matters you may contact the CNPD (cnpd.pt).

20. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. The current version is always the one published here, with the “last updated” date above; we will flag material changes and, where required, ask you to accept the new version.

21. Contact

Questions about these Terms: hello@studentbody.pt.