Product Scope & Safety Boundary

Safety, Scope & Independent Positioning

VECTAC is a physical readiness and fitness practice aid for users age 17 and older. It is not a medical device, diagnostic tool, clinical rehabilitation platform, or an official Department of Defense application.

17+ Age Gate Enforcement

Neutral Verification Gate

Users under 17 cannot proceed into fitness, account, or community flows. Date of birth is checked client-side and never retained as a stored user profile field.

Under-17 Safeguard: Zero marketing waitlists, zero advertising retention. Clean exit.

Not Medical Care

Stop Semantics Enforced

VECTAC does not assess injuries, clear users for exercise, or prescribe therapy. Symptoms of chest pain, dizziness, or sharp joint pain trigger immediate Safety Holds.

Zero Pep-Talks: The application never encourages pushing through acute pain or dizziness.

Independent Positioning

No Military Endorsement

VECTAC is completely independent. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense or any military branch.

Practice Estimates: Projected scores carry zero official military personnel or promotion weight.

Active Hazard Control Matrix

Fail-Closed Safety Implementation

Identified Hazard	Preventive & Detective Control	Residual Risk Treatment
Overexertion & Pain Signal	Pre-session readiness check-in; one-tap emergency stop; conservative adaptation rules.	Qualified medical handoff notice; session discarded.
Phone Placement Hazard	Floor placement verification; audio countdown cues; stable floor warnings.	Clearance boundary coaching; zero unstable stands.
Rucking Load Overload	Strict load progression deltas based on body weight; Pandolf validation bounds ($V \le 2.2 m/s$).	Conservative baseline pacing; load changes during sets prohibited.
OPSEC Location Exposure	Automatic sanitization of EXIF and coordinate traces; foreground GPS only.	Hardware-key encryption at rest; zero cloud route maps.