A legal disclaimer
# Terms of Service
Effective Date: May 20, 2026
Welcome to THE REAL. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of THE REAL website, mobile application, community features, events, membership services, and related offerings (collectively, the “Service”).
By creating an account, purchasing a membership, attending an event, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
## 1. Who We Are
THE REAL is operated by TRMHC LLC (“THE REAL,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
You can contact us at:
[INSERT SUPPORT EMAIL]
[INSERT BUSINESS ADDRESS, IF YOU WANT TO INCLUDE ONE]
## 2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent that you are legally able to enter into these Terms.
You are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide is accurate, current, and complete.
## 3. Accounts
You may need an account to access certain features. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity under your account.
You agree not to:
- Impersonate another person.
- Share your account with others.
- Use false, misleading, or unauthorized information.
- Access another user’s account without permission.
We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, community rules, or applicable law.
## 4. Memberships and Subscriptions
THE REAL may offer paid memberships or subscriptions that provide access to certain features, content, events, or community experiences.
Subscription details, including price, billing period, and included benefits, will be shown before purchase.
If you purchase an auto-renewing subscription through Apple’s in-app purchase system, billing, renewal, cancellation, and refunds are handled by Apple under your Apple ID account settings.
Auto-renewing subscriptions continue until canceled. You may cancel at any time through your Apple account subscription settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period unless Apple’s policies provide otherwise.
THE REAL does not control Apple’s billing system and cannot directly cancel, refund, or modify Apple-managed subscriptions.
## 5. Community Standards
THE REAL is a community-centered platform. You agree to interact respectfully and in good faith.
You may not use the Service to:
- Harass, threaten, abuse, or discriminate against others.
- Post hateful, violent, sexually explicit, or exploitative content.
- Share another person’s private information without consent.
- Promote illegal activity.
- Spam, scam, or mislead other users.
- Interfere with the safety, integrity, or operation of the Service.
We may remove content, restrict access, suspend accounts, or take other action if we believe conduct violates these Terms or harms the community.
## 6. Events and In-Person Activities
THE REAL may help users discover, organize, or attend events and in-person activities.
You are responsible for your own safety, transportation, decisions, and conduct when attending events. Participation in events is voluntary and at your own risk.
THE REAL is not responsible for the acts, omissions, statements, or conduct of other users, event hosts, venues, or third parties.
## 7. Health and Wellness Disclaimer
THE REAL may include discussions, resources, events, or content related to mental health, wellness, personal growth, lifestyle, or community support.
THE REAL does not provide medical, mental health, therapeutic, legal, financial, or professional advice. Content on the Service is for informational and community purposes only.
Always seek advice from qualified professionals for medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional concerns. If you are experiencing an emergency or crisis, contact emergency services or a crisis hotline immediately.
## 8. User Content
You may submit, post, upload, or share content through the Service, including profile information, messages, photos, comments, posts, event content, and other materials (“User Content”).
You retain ownership of your User Content. By submitting User Content, you grant THE REAL a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, display, reproduce, modify, and distribute that content as needed to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Service.
You represent that you have the rights necessary to submit your User Content and that it does not violate the rights of others or applicable law.
We may remove or restrict User Content at our discretion.
## 9. Privacy
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy:
[INSERT PRIVACY POLICY URL]
Please review it to understand how we collect, use, and protect information.
## 10. Third-Party Services
The Service may link to or integrate with third-party services, including payment processors, app stores, maps, messaging, analytics, event platforms, or external websites.
We are not responsible for third-party services, policies, content, or practices. Your use of third-party services may be subject to their own terms and policies.
## 11. Intellectual Property
The Service, including our name, logos, branding, design, software, text, graphics, and other materials, is owned by THE REAL or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws.
You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or exploit any part of the Service except as allowed by these Terms or with our written permission.
## 12. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Reverse engineer, scrape, crawl, or misuse the Service.
- Attempt to bypass security or access controls.
- Upload malware or harmful code.
- Interfere with the Service’s operation.
- Use the Service for unlawful, fraudulent, or unauthorized purposes.
- Violate the rights of THE REAL, users, or third parties.
## 13. Service Availability
We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or limit parts of the Service at any time. We do not guarantee that the Service will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
## 14. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if we believe you violated these Terms, community standards, applicable law, or created risk for THE REAL or other users.
Termination does not necessarily entitle you to a refund, except where required by law or applicable app store policies.
## 15. Disclaimers
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, THE REAL disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not guarantee that the Service will meet your expectations or that any content, event, connection, or interaction will produce a particular outcome.
## 16. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, THE REAL and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, partners, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, personal injury, emotional distress, or damages arising from user conduct, events, or third-party services.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the amount you paid to THE REAL in the three months before the claim arose, or $100, whichever is greater.
## 17. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless THE REAL and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, partners, and affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your use of the Service, your User Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of another person’s rights.
## 18. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the Effective Date above. Continued use of the Service after changes become effective means you accept the updated Terms.
## 19. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of [INSERT STATE], without regard to conflict of law principles.
## 20. Contact
For questions about these Terms, contact us at:
Terms & Conditions - the basics
What to include in the T&C document
Generally speaking, T&C often address these types of issues: Who is allowed to use the website; the possible payment methods; a declaration that the website owner may change his or her offering in the future; the types of warranties the website owner gives his or her customers; a reference to issues of intellectual property or copyrights, where relevant; the website owner’s right to suspend or cancel a member’s account; and much much more.
To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Terms and Conditions Policy”.
