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BowFlex, Inc. is a fitness equipment manufacturer headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
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== JRNY Service ==
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JRNY is an "adaptive fitness membership" provided by BowFlex that is facilitated by their Android-equipped fitness hardware.<ref>https://www.bowflex.com/jrny.html</ref>
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[[wikipedia:Bowflex|'''BowFlex, Inc.''']] is a fitness-equipment manufacturer headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.


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* The BowFlex privacy policy includes an [[EULA Roofie]] where the user must <b>opt out</b> of the sale of their data.
* The BowFlex [[privacy policy]] includes a [[post-purchase EULA modification]] where the user must opt out of the sale of their data.
{{Template:HoverImportant}}BowFlex collects biometric information and will disclose it to "third parties who may acquire your information as a result of a merger, acquisition or other ownership transition."<ref>https://www.bowflex.com/global-assets/legal/privacy-policy.html#info-collected, Accessed 21 January 2025. Archived: https://archive.ph/ZFcsh</ref>
*  BowFlex collects biometric information and will disclose it to "third parties who may acquire your information as a result of a merger, acquisition or other ownership transition".<ref>[https://archive.ph/ZFcsh "Privacy Policy"] - archive.ph - archived 2025-01-21</ref>
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* JRNY service includes [[Digital Rights Management]], which restricts access to stock Android features, like installing apps.
* JRNY service includes [[digital rights management]], which restricts access to stock Android features, like installing apps.
* Even with a JRNY subscription, you are limited to a small subset of streaming platform applications.
* Even with a JRNY subscription, you are limited to a small subset of streaming platform applications.
* BowFlex includes [[Forced Arbitration]] in their EULA <ref>https://www.bowflex.com/global-assets/legal/terms-of-use.html, Accessed 21 January 2025. Archived: https://archive.ph/wip/fewi6</ref>
* BowFlex includes [[forced arbitration]] in its [[end-user license agreement]]<ref>[https://archive.ph/fewi6 "Terms of Use"] - archive.ph - archived 2025-01-31</ref>


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==Incidents==
===JRNY service===
JRNY is an "adaptive fitness membership" provided by BowFlex that is facilitated by their [[wikipedia:Android_(operating_system)|Android]]-equipped fitness hardware.<ref>[https://www.bowflex.com/jrny.html "JRNY"] - boxflex.com - accessed 2025-01-31</ref>
===Recalls (''2025'')===
On June 5, 2025, The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled over 3.7 million BowFlex 552 adjustable dumbbells due to an impact hazard caused when the weight plates "dislodge from the handle during use"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/business/bowflex-adjustable-dumbbells-recall.html|title=BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Adjustable Dumbbells After Injury Reports|first=Aimee|last=Ortiz|work=The New York Times|date=2025-06-07|access-date=2025-10-14}}</ref>
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