Terms of Service

Last updated: August 12, 2026

The short version

You get a personal license to use Golden Beginnings on your own devices. You must be 18 or older. The app is educational only: it is not medical advice, it does not diagnose or treat anything, and it never replaces your pediatrician or therapist. You supervise your child during every activity and you accept the inherent risk of physical play. Our content is copyrighted and for your personal use, not for resale or clinical training. If something goes wrong, our liability is limited to what you paid us in the last 12 months. California law governs. If you are worried about breathing, choking, or any emergency, call 911 or your pediatrician, do not use this app.

1. Who these terms are between

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and S&W Milestones Co, LLC, a California limited liability company ("we", "us"). Golden Beginnings (the "App") is a consumer education product of S&W Milestones Co, LLC only. It is not a healthcare provider, is not a HIPAA covered entity, never accepts protected health information, and is not connected to any clinical practice. Author credit in the App reads "Written by Emily Zgoda, OTD, OTR/L"; that credit does not create any clinical relationship with the author or with any practice.

By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms, the Medical Disclaimer, the Privacy Policy, and the Subscription Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

2. Who may use the App

You must be at least 18 years old. The App is built for parents and adult caregivers. It is not directed to children, and children should not use it. You are the account holder and user; your child is never a user.

3. Educational product, not medical advice

The App is educational only. It does not provide medical advice and does not diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease or condition, including developmental delay, autism, sensory processing differences, ADHD, or feeding disorders. It contains no screening, scoring, or assessment of your child. Using the App does not create a therapist and client or provider and patient relationship with anyone. The App never replaces evaluation or care from your pediatrician, therapist, or other licensed provider. If you are worried about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician. If you are worried about breathing, choking, or any emergency, call 911 or your pediatrician immediately and do not use this App.

The full Medical Disclaimer is part of these Terms.

4. Your license to use the App

We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App and its content on devices you own or control, for your own family's personal, non-commercial use.

You may not, and may not help anyone else to:

Copy, redistribute, publish, sell, rent, lend, or sublicense the App or its content
Use the App or its content as clinical training material, curriculum, or handouts for clients or patients without our prior written permission
Scrape, bulk-download, or extract the content library
Use the App or its content to train, fine-tune, or build any software product, dataset, or machine learning model
Reverse engineer, decompile, or modify the App, except where the law says we cannot forbid it
Remove copyright, trademark, or attribution notices
Use the App in any unlawful way

If you want to license content for a clinic, classroom, or organization, email support@swmilestones.info.

5. Your content stays yours, and stays on your device

Notes and photos you add in the App ("Your Content") are stored only on your device and never transmitted to us. You keep all rights to Your Content. Because it never reaches us, we take no license to it, we cannot see it, and we cannot recover it if your device is lost or the App is deleted. Back up your device if Your Content matters to you.

6. Safety, supervision, and assumption of risk

The App suggests physical activities to do with babies and toddlers. You agree that:

You will personally and constantly supervise your child during every activity.
You will read and follow the safety notes shown with activities, including choking, feeding, bath, positioning, and safe-sleep guidance.
You will use your own judgment about what is safe and appropriate for your specific child, and you will stop any activity if your child is distressed or if anything seems unsafe.
Physical activity with young children carries inherent risk, including the risk of injury. You knowingly and voluntarily assume all risk arising from your decision to try any activity, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
You will not use the App in an emergency. In an emergency, call 911.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release S&W Milestones Co, LLC, its members, managers, employees, contractors, and the App's author from claims arising out of your or your child's participation in activities described in the App, except where caused by our gross negligence or willful misconduct. Some jurisdictions limit releases like this; this section applies only to the extent allowed where you live.

7. Subscriptions and purchases

Premium features are sold by subscription or one-time purchase through the Apple App Store or Google Play. The Subscription Terms (including auto-renewal disclosures and cancellation instructions) and the Refund Policy are part of these Terms. We comply with the California Automatic Renewal Law.

8. Changes to the App and content

We may add, update, revise, or remove content and features at any time, including through over-the-air content updates. We aim to improve the App, and we will not materially strip down a paid tier during a period you have already paid for without a proportionate remedy.

9. Termination

You can stop using the App at any time; deleting the App removes your on-device data but does not by itself cancel a subscription (see the Subscription Terms for how to cancel). We may suspend or terminate your license if you materially breach these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive (including intellectual property, assumption of risk, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, and dispute terms) survive termination.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

The App is provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that content is suitable for your specific child. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty disclaimers, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law: (a) we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits or lost data; and (b) our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the App is limited to the amount you paid us for the App in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or where consumer protection law forbids the limitation.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless S&W Milestones Co, LLC and its members, managers, employees, and contractors from third-party claims, damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising out of your breach of these Terms or your unlawful use of the App. This does not apply to claims caused by our own breach, negligence, or misconduct.

13. Apple and Google terms

If you got the App from the Apple App Store: these Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App and no warranty obligation except, where applicable, refunding the purchase price. Apple is not responsible for addressing claims relating to the App, including product liability, legal compliance, or consumer protection claims, or third-party intellectual property claims. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you. You must also comply with the Apple Media Services Terms. The End User License Agreement (EULA) contains the full set of Apple-required terms.

If you got the App from Google Play: these Terms are between you and us, not Google. You must also comply with the Google Play Terms of Service. Google is not responsible for the App and provides no warranty for it.

14. Export and sanctions

You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a United States government embargo and are not on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

15. Governing law, venue, and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law rules. Subject to the dispute resolution section below, the exclusive venue for disputes is the state and federal courts located in San Diego County, California, and both sides consent to personal jurisdiction there. Either side may bring an individual claim in small claims court instead.

16. Everything else

Severability. If any part of these Terms is unenforceable, the rest stands.
No waiver. Not enforcing a term is not a waiver of it.
Assignment. You may not assign these Terms. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, with notice to you.
Entire agreement. These Terms, the Medical Disclaimer, the Privacy Policy, the Subscription Terms, the Refund Policy, and the EULA are the entire agreement between you and us about the App.
Changes. If we materially change these Terms, we will tell you in the App before the change takes effect. Continued use after the effective date is acceptance.

17. Contact

S&W Milestones Co, LLC La Jolla, California support@swmilestones.info