Health, AI & data
ProgressIQ (progressiq.app) — Operated by PIQ LLC
This document explains how ProgressIQ uses artificial intelligence to analyze physique photos, what that analysis can and cannot tell you, and how your photos and personal data are handled. Please read this before using the application.
ProgressIQ is a fitness tool designed to help you observe progress and receive informational feedback. It is not a medical device, healthcare service, or professional coaching substitute.
1. AI-Generated Analysis Disclosure
The feedback you receive in ProgressIQ is generated by artificial intelligence — specifically, large language models with vision capabilities (currently Anthropic Claude Sonnet). This means:
- AI observations are informational only. They are not diagnoses, prescriptions, medical opinions, or professional advice of any kind.
- AI can make errors. The model may misread images, misinterpret body composition, or provide inconsistent results between sessions.
- Results depend heavily on photo conditions. Lighting, angle, background, clothing, and camera quality all affect what the AI can assess.
- The AI does not know you. It has no access to your full health history, medical conditions, injuries, medications, training history, or personal context beyond what you explicitly provide.
- Analyses are not reproducible in the clinical sense. The same photo submitted at different times may produce moderately different feedback.
- AI training data has a cutoff. The model’s understanding of physique assessment reflects its training data, which may not capture the most current standards, trends, or research.
Use AI feedback as one informational input among many — not as a definitive assessment of your physique, health, or fitness.
2. Not Medical Advice
Medical Disclaimer
Nothing in ProgressIQ constitutes medical advice. This includes all AI-generated text, summaries, comparisons, and recommendations.
- Do not use AI analysis to diagnose, treat, or manage any health condition, injury, or disease.
- Do not make decisions about medications, supplements, or medical interventions based on anything you read in this application.
- Always consult a licensed physician or qualified healthcare provider before beginning, modifying, or discontinuing any exercise program — especially if you have existing health conditions, are recovering from injury, or have not been physically active recently.
- If you experience pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, or any unusual symptoms during exercise, stop immediately and seek appropriate medical attention.
PIQ LLC is not a healthcare provider and does not provide healthcare services. No physician-patient or provider-patient relationship is created by using this application.
3. Not Professional Fitness or Nutritional Advice
AI feedback in this application is observational and informational. It does not replace the judgment of qualified professionals.
Fitness and Training
- AI analysis does not replace a certified personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, physical therapist, or other qualified fitness professional.
- Training-related observations are general in nature and are not programmed workouts, periodization plans, or individualized exercise prescriptions.
- Exercise selection, training volume, intensity, and frequency should be determined by a qualified coach or trainer who knows your full history and goals.
Nutrition
- Any nutritional observations in this application are general and informational only.
- AI-generated feedback is not a meal plan, dietary prescription, or medical nutrition therapy.
- Consult a registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist for personalized dietary guidance, especially if you have health conditions that affect nutrition.
4. Photo and Image Data
Your photos are the most sensitive data you share with this application. Here is exactly how they are handled:
Storage
- Photos are uploaded to and stored in secure cloud storage (Amazon Web Services S3), hosted in the United States.
- Full resolution images are stored without downscaling. This is intentional — fine details require pixel-level clarity for accurate AI assessment.
- Storage is encrypted at rest and in transit using industry-standard protocols.
Use
- Your photos are used solely to generate your personal AI analysis. They are not displayed publicly, shared with third parties, sold, or used for advertising.
- Your photos are not used to train AI models without your explicit, separate consent. Current AI analysis runs against Anthropic’s API; your photos are processed per Anthropic’s data usage policies for API customers.
- Photos may be accessed by authorized PIQ LLC personnel only for technical support, abuse prevention, or legal compliance purposes.
Retention and Deletion
- Photos are retained for the duration of your active account.
- Upon account deletion, your photos are scheduled for permanent deletion within 90 days.
- You may request deletion of specific photos or your entire account at any time by contacting admin@physiqueiq.ai.
Ownership
You retain full ownership of all photos you upload. By uploading, you grant PIQ LLC a limited license to store and process your photos for the sole purpose of providing the service to you.
5. Age Requirements
- This application is intended for users 18 years of age or older.
- Users between 13 and 17 years of age may use this application only with verifiable parental or guardian consent.
- Users under 13 are not permitted to use this application.
- If you are under 18, a parent or guardian should review all AI-generated content before you act on it, and should be involved in any fitness or nutrition decisions made in connection with this application.
- By creating an account, you represent that you meet the applicable age requirement.
6. Technology Limitations
AI vision models have inherent limitations that all users should understand:
- Photo quality is a ceiling on analysis quality. Blurry, poorly lit, or obscured photos will produce less reliable feedback regardless of how sophisticated the underlying AI is.
- This technology is not validated for clinical or diagnostic use. It has not been evaluated by the FDA or any medical regulatory body.
- AI models are continuously updated and improved. Analyses generated at different points in time may reflect different model versions and may not be directly comparable.
- The AI may occasionally generate plausible-sounding but incorrect observations. Critical decisions should never rest solely on AI-generated feedback.
- Certain body types, skin tones, lighting conditions, and photo compositions may be assessed less accurately than others due to patterns in AI training data.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, PIQ LLC shall not be liable for any injury, health outcome, or other consequence arising from reliance on AI-generated analysis provided by ProgressIQ.
This application is provided as-is, for informational and educational purposes. Your use of the AI analysis is at your own discretion and risk. Always exercise independent judgment and consult qualified professionals before making decisions that affect your health, training, or nutrition.
8. Questions and Contact
If you have questions about this disclosure, how your data is used, or how the AI analysis works, please reach out:
This disclosure is effective as of March 19, 2026 and applies to all users of ProgressIQ.
PIQ LLC reserves the right to update this document. Continued use of the application constitutes acceptance of the current disclosure.