Terms of Service - GutSignals Newsletter
Last Updated: June 2026
By subscribing to, accessing, or using the GutSignals newsletter ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these Terms, you may not access the Service. GutSignals ("we," "us," or "our") operates from Germany and provides the newsletter service available via email subscription through our website and Beehiiv platform.
GutSignals provides educational content about gut health, digestive wellness, and related topics via email newsletter. The Service includes:
The Service is for informational and educational purposes only and is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
You must be at least 18 years old to subscribe to this Service. If you are under 18, you must have parental or guardian consent to subscribe. By subscribing, you represent and warrant that:
IMPORTANT: The content provided through GutSignals is for educational and informational purposes only and is NOT intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in our newsletter.
Subscribing to GutSignals does NOT create a doctor-patient, therapist-patient, or any other healthcare professional-patient relationship between you and GutSignals, its owners, authors, or contributors.
Any health information, recommendations, or testimonials provided are not guarantees of results. Individual results may vary based on numerous factors including but not limited to individual health conditions, genetics, lifestyle, and adherence to recommendations.
Before making any changes to your diet, exercise routine, supplement regimen, or health practices based on information from GutSignals:
If you have a medical emergency, call emergency services (112 in EU, 911 in US) immediately. Do NOT rely on information from GutSignals for emergency medical situations.
Any products, supplements, foods, or services mentioned in GutSignals newsletters are for educational purposes. We do not guarantee their safety, efficacy, or suitability for your individual needs. Always:
The basic GutSignals newsletter is currently offered free of charge. We reserve the right to introduce paid subscription tiers in the future with advance notice.
If you purchase paid content, products, or premium subscriptions:
If you subscribe to a paid tier with automatic renewal:
EU consumers have a 14-day right of withdrawal from distance contracts under EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU). However, for digital content:
The right of withdrawal expires if you consent to immediate access and acknowledge losing your withdrawal right
This consent is obtained during checkout for digital products
Physical products retain the full 14-day withdrawal right
Free Subscriptions: You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email. Paid Subscriptions:
All content provided through GutSignals, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of GutSignals or its content suppliers and is protected by German, EU, and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may:
"GutSignals" and our logo are trademarks. You may not use our trademarks without prior written consent.
If you submit comments, questions, testimonials, or other content to us:
You grant us a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute that content
You represent that you have the right to grant this license
You waive any moral rights in the content to the extent permitted by law
We reserve the right to remove any user-generated content at our discretion
Your use of the Service is governed by our Privacy Policy, which complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please review our Privacy Policy at: https://gutsignals.com/privacy-policy
As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights:
To exercise these rights, contact us at: gutsignalsbusiness@gmail.com German Data Protection Authority (BfDI): https://www.bfdi.bund.de/
We process your personal data based on:
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy or as required by German and EU law. Upon unsubscribing:
Exception: We may retain data longer where required for legal or accounting purposes (e.g., tax records for 10 years under German law)
Your data may be processed by our service provider Beehiiv (located in the United States). Such transfers comply with GDPR through:
Our website uses cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings. For details, see our Privacy Policy.
GutSignals may contain affiliate links to products or services. If you purchase through these links, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products we believe may be valuable to our audience. However:
We may display advertisements in our newsletters through Beehiiv's Ad Network or direct sponsors. Advertisements are clearly marked as "Sponsored" or "Advertisement." We do not endorse advertisers or their products unless explicitly stated.
We comply with German competition law (UWG) and EU consumer protection directives regarding advertising transparency. All material connections (sponsorships, affiliate relationships) are clearly disclosed.
You agree NOT to:
Use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of German, EU, or applicable laws
Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
Transmit viruses, malware, or other harmful code
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
Scrape, harvest, or collect user data without permission
Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
Use automated systems (bots, scrapers) to access the Service
Share content that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, or harmful
Post content that infringes intellectual property rights
Distribute spam or unsolicited communications under German UWG and GDPR
Share false, misleading, or fraudulent health information
We reserve the right to:
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY GERMAN AND EU LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
The effectiveness of any health information, recommendations, or protocols
The safety or suitability of any products or services mentioned
The qualifications or credentials of any contributors or guests
The results you may achieve from following our content
IMPORTANT: These disclaimers do not affect mandatory consumer rights under German and EU law. Nothing in these Terms limits your statutory rights as a consumer.
We are fully liable under German law for:
For slight negligence (leichte Fahrlässigkeit) in non-essential contractual obligations, our liability is limited to:
Subject to statutory liability above, we are not liable for:
Any health consequences resulting from following information in our newsletters (where we are not grossly negligent)
Adverse reactions to products, supplements, or foods mentioned
Interactions between our recommendations and your medications or health conditions
Delayed medical treatment due to reliance on our content
Any actions taken or not taken based on our content
We are not responsible for:
We use third-party email service providers to deliver our newsletter. Currently, we use Beehiiv, Inc. (USA), but we may change providers to improve our service, enhance features, or optimize deliverability. When we change email platforms:
Current email service provider:
All email service providers process data under Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission for international data transfers (where applicable).
Nothing in these Terms limits your mandatory consumer rights under:
To the extent permitted by German law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless GutSignals, its owners, operators, employees, contractors, and affiliates from claims arising from:
This indemnification does not apply to claims arising from our own negligence or misconduct. This obligation survives termination of these Terms.
We reserve the right to:
We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of material changes.
We may update these Terms at any time. When we do:
If you disagree with updated Terms, you may unsubscribe from the Service without penalty.
You may terminate your subscription at any time by:
For paid subscriptions, you may cancel with immediate effect or at the end of the billing period.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service for:
We will provide notice where required by German consumer protection law.
Upon termination:
Sections of these Terms that should reasonably survive (Disclaimers, Limitations of Liability within legal limits, Governing Law) remain in effect
We will process your data deletion request in accordance with GDPR
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.EU Consumer Protection: EU consumer protection laws apply and provide additional protections where they are more favorable than German law.
Before initiating any legal proceedings, please contact us at gutsignalsbusiness@gmail.com to attempt to resolve the dispute informally. We will make good faith efforts to resolve disputes within 60 days.
For legal disputes:
If you are a consumer residing in the EU, you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence
We consent to the jurisdiction of courts competent for your place of residence for consumer disputes
Legal proceedings may be conducted in English or German
Consumer Rights: Nothing in these Terms restricts your right as an EU consumer to bring proceedings in your country of residence.
EU consumers may access the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution platform at: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/We are committed to participating in alternative dispute resolution procedures for consumer disputes where required by law.
We participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle) as required under German law. For disputes we cannot resolve informally, you may contact: Allgemeine Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle des Zentrums für Schlichtung e.V. Straßburger Straße 8 77694 Kehl, Germany https://www.verbraucher-schlichter.de
While the Service is accessible globally, it is operated from Germany within the European Union. We comply with German and EU law.
You are responsible for compliance with all local laws in your jurisdiction regarding:
These Terms are provided in English. A German translation may be provided for convenience. In case of conflicts between language versions, the English version shall prevail unless German law requires otherwise for consumer contracts.
Nothing in these Terms limits any mandatory consumer protections you may have under the laws of your country or region, particularly within the European Union, including:
By subscribing, you consent to receive electronic communications from us, including:
These communications satisfy legal requirements for written notice under German law.
You may opt out of promotional communications while continuing to receive:
Under GDPR, you have the right to object to direct marketing at any time.
Your subscription constitutes your electronic signature and agreement to these Terms under:
We strive to make our Service accessible to all users, including those with disabilities, in compliance with:
If you experience accessibility issues, please contact us at gutsignalsbusiness@gmail.com.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Medical Disclaimer, and Affiliate Disclosure Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and GutSignals regarding the Service.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid under German or EU law, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary. The remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Under German law (§ 306 BGB), if a provision is invalid, the valid provision that comes closest to the economic purpose of the invalid provision shall apply.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative.
You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your subscription without our written consent. We may assign or transfer these Terms without restriction, subject to notice requirements under German consumer protection law. Any attempted assignment in violation of this section is void.
We are not liable for any failure or delay in performing obligations under these Terms due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including:
These Terms do not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or franchise relationship between you and GutSignals.
These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights except as explicitly stated.
Section headings are for convenience only and do not limit or affect the interpretation of these Terms.
These Terms comply with:
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:
GutSignals
Email: gutsignalsbusiness@gmail.com
Website: https://gutsignals.com
For GDPR data protection inquiries: Email: gutsignalsbusiness@gmail.com
For consumer complaints: You may also contact your local consumer protection agency or the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
In accordance with § 5 DDG (Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz), the following information is provided. Responsible for content according to § 18 Abs. 2 MStV:
Dispute Resolution: EU Online Dispute Resolution Platform: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ — Consumer Arbitration Board: https://www.verbraucher-schlichter.de
Privacy Policy: https://gutsignals.com/privacy-policy Medical Disclaimer: https://gutsignals.com/medical-disclaimer Affiliate Disclosure: https://gutsignals.com/affiliate-disclosure
Acceptance of Terms
BY SUBSCRIBING TO GUTSIGNALS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO OR USE THE SERVICE.
Your rights as a consumer under German and EU law are not affected by these Terms where those laws provide greater protection.
Last Updated: June 2026
Version: 1.0
Applicable Law: German Law / EU Law