The deposit is $100, paid before week one. It is not a fee and it does not buy anything. It exists because a free commitment is easy to abandon in week four, and this only produces anything useful if people finish.
It is returned in full when
• Your week-nine labs are submitted, and
• All twelve check-ins are completed, and
• Both are in by calendar week sixteen
Refunded to your original payment method within 14 days of your twelfth check-in.
It does not depend on
• Your lab results. They can move in any direction, or not at all.
• What you say about the program, in your account or anywhere else.
• Whether you agree to video or any identifiable material.
If you cannot continue
If illness, a medical event, or advice from your own doctor or provider prevents you from continuing, the deposit is returned in full regardless of how far you got. Tell me and that is the end of it.
If you stop for other reasons
If you withdraw for any other reason, or stop responding, the deposit is not returned. That is the only function it has.