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Accounts may be suspended or terminated for violating these terms, community guidelines, or applicable law. Couth Sports Group® may modify features, disclosures, or these terms at any time; continued use constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

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You may request access, correction, export, or deletion of your data by contacting our team. We do not sell personal information. Vendors that process data on our behalf are bound by written data-processing terms.

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Couth AI™ provides informational support only. It does not provide legal, tax, financial, medical, mental-health, compliance, or emergency advice. AI-generated information may be incomplete or inaccurate and must be independently verified. Users should consult qualified professionals before acting on AI output. Interactions may be logged for safety, abuse monitoring, and quality improvement.

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If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (U.S. Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or dial 911.

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Couth does not guarantee employment, internships, interviews, placement, NIL deals, admission, scholarships, or compensation. Opportunities are provided for informational purposes; final decisions are made by employers, institutions, and other third parties.

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