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The rules for using the guide, in plain words.
The Plate Atlas is an independent guide to gyms for people who lift. It is free and informational: it describes gyms and rates them, it does not sell anything and is not affiliated with any gym.
By using the site you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use it.
Levels, scores and reviews are reasoned opinions: critical judgements we reach by applying the same public grid to every gym (How we rate). They are not statements of fact, and a gym can change. Community reports are the experience of their authors, not our ratings.
Opening hours, prices, equipment and rules come from the gyms' official sources, from members and from the gyms themselves, and are checked at the date shown on each page. They can change at any time: check them with the gym before you go.
To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any injury, loss or damage you suffer in a gym listed in the guide, nor for errors, omissions or out-of-date information about gyms. Training is at your own risk and under the rules of the gym.
Nothing in these terms limits liability that the law does not allow to be limited, such as liability for wilful misconduct or gross negligence.
Whoever sends us a community report, information or photos is responsible for what they send. They declare that it is true, that it reflects their direct experience or the gym's official information, and that they hold the rights to any photos.
They agree to hold The Plate Atlas harmless from any claim by third parties arising from false statements or from content they sent. We may read, edit, shorten or decide not to publish any content we receive.
Community reports are published in full or not at all: we never edit what authors write. Before publishing we read every report, and we may decline or remove one that is offensive, illegal, not credible or written with a conflict of interest.
By sending a report, the author grants The Plate Atlas a free, non-exclusive licence to publish it in the guide (text, answers and nickname) for as long as it is published, and can ask us at any time to remove it. The author is responsible for what they write, as described in "Content sent by users and gyms".
Anyone can report a published report with the "Report" button. We look at every report of content and may hide the community report while we check it, or remove it. A gym can ask us for a personal link to reply: its reply (600 characters at most) is published in full under the report after we read it.
These conditions apply when a gym sends us its information and photos through its personal link (version gyms-2026-11-14). By ticking "I represent this gym and confirm that the information is correct and may be published", the person sending the form declares, on behalf of the gym, that:
The information a gym sends never changes what members write, nor the Recommended title. We may decide not to publish some or all of it. More on For gyms.
Texts, ratings, reviews, photos, design and the name and logo of The Plate Atlas belong to us. You may quote short extracts with a link to the source; any other use, including commercial use and systematic copying of the guide's data, requires our written permission.
Gym names and trademarks belong to their owners (see Legal notes).
These terms are governed by Italian law. Any dispute is subject to the courts of Novara, Italy, without prejudice to the mandatory rights of consumers, including the right to go to the court of their place of residence.
If the Italian and English versions of these Terms of use, of the Privacy & Cookies page or of the Legal notes differ, the Italian version prevails.
We may update these terms; the date of the latest version is shown below. For any question, write to ciao@theplateatlas.com.
Last updated: 14 November 2026