LEGAL
Safety & Mental Health Disclaimers
These disclaimers apply across all of Deep Lane — the daily check-in, missions, AI Coach chat, the breathing tools in Mind Lab (Before a Race), voice check-in and Mind Score. Read them alongside our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
General Disclaimer
Deep Lane is a mental-performance training product for competitive swimmers. Everything in the app — check-ins, missions, the AI Coach, the breathing timer in Mind Lab (Before a Race), Swimmer Journeys, Champion Perspectives — is educational and motivational sport-psychology content, not medical, psychological, psychiatric or therapeutic treatment. Using Deep Lane does not create a doctor-patient, therapist-client or clinical relationship.
No Guarantee of Results
Your Mind Score, sub-trait scores and Mindset DNA reflect your recent check-in answers; streaks reflect how often you check in. None measures swimming ability, race times, or competitive outcomes. We promise no specific result (faster times, cuts, scholarships, wins). Mental training is one factor among many — physical training, coaching, sleep, nutrition, genetics and competition conditions — that we don't control.
Applying What You Learn — Your Responsibility
Mindset exercises, breathing techniques and pre-race routines are meant to be used alongside — never instead of — your actual swim coach, athletic trainer, and any physician or mental health professional you see. You are responsible for how and when you apply anything from the app, including during real practice or competition, and for stopping and seeking qualified help if something isn't working. Deep Lane does not supervise your swimming, training load or health.
Breathing and Water Safety
Deep Lane breathing exercises are for dry land only — sitting or standing away from the water. Never practise prolonged breath-holding in the water or just before entering it. Never hyperventilate or take rapid deep breaths before going underwater, and never ignore the urge to breathe. These behaviors can cause hypoxic blackout without warning and can lead to drowning, including for strong, experienced swimmers. If a breathing exercise makes you dizzy or light-headed, stop, sit down, and breathe normally.
Health Data and the Recovery Indicator
If you opt in to Apple Health on iOS, Deep Lane reads sleep, heart rate variability and resting heart rate only to display a general Recovery indicator and related mental-training and sleep guidance. It is not a medical device, not diagnostic, and should never be used to detect, assess or manage any health condition. Device-derived metrics can be inaccurate or incomplete — never override how your body actually feels, your coach's guidance, or medical advice because of an in-app indicator. Self-reported screen-time entries are educational context only.
Mental Health Disclaimer
Deep Lane is not therapy, counseling, psychiatric care, or a substitute for them. The AI Coach is an AI language model, not a licensed therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist or human coach, and cannot diagnose or treat anxiety, depression, disordered eating, burnout or any condition. In-app signals such as the burnout-risk card are engagement-pattern prompts to reflect and talk to someone — not a clinical screening or diagnosis. Talk to a licensed professional, a parent or guardian, or a doctor if you are managing — or think you might be managing — a mental health condition.
Minors and Parental Responsibility
Many Deep Lane users are minors. Parents and guardians of 13–17-year-olds are responsible for supervising their swimmer's use of the app, for deciding whether Deep Lane is appropriate for their child, and for seeking professional support if their child shows signs of distress, in or outside the app.
Emergency Disclaimer
Deep Lane cannot see you or respond in real time like a human, and it is not a crisis service.
- In the US: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), available 24/7.
- Outside the US: contact local emergency services or find a helpline at findahelpline.com.
- If someone is in immediate physical danger: call 911 (US) or your local emergency number now.