Last updated: 31/08/2026
Smarter Shoe System ("SSS", "we", "us") is a free tool that suggests running shoes based on your quiz answers. By using SSS or creating an account, you agree to these terms.
SSS gives general suggestions to help you shortlist shoes. It is not medical, physiotherapy, or injury advice, and using it doesn't create a practitioner–patient relationship. Everyone's feet, gait, and needs differ, so a recommendation may not suit you. If you have pain, an injury, or a medical condition, see a qualified health professional. You choose and buy your own shoes at your own discretion.
You're responsible for the accuracy of the email you provide and for keeping your login details private. Don't share your account or use someone else's.
We never store your actual password. It's put through one-way encryption, so even we can't see or recover it. If you forget it, we can only help you set a new one — email [email protected] to reset.
We may store your email, your securely-hashed password, and the results you save. If you subscribe, we send emails via our email provider and you can unsubscribe anytime. We don't sell your personal information.
Don't misuse the service — no attempting to break, overload, scrape, or interfere with SSS, and no unlawful use.
Some links to shoes or retailers may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. This never affects our recommendations.
SSS may link to other websites (such as retailers or brands). We're not responsible for their content or practices.
SSS is provided "as is". We may change, pause, or discontinue features at any time, and we don't guarantee it will always be available or error-free.
Nothing in these terms excludes rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law or other laws that can't be excluded. Subject to that, and to the extent permitted by law, we aren't liable for any loss, injury, or cost arising from your use of SSS or from shoes you choose based on it.
These terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia.
We may update these terms from time to time. The latest version will always appear here with the "last updated" date above.
Questions? Email [email protected].
Last updated: [17/07/2026]
Smarter Shoe System ("SSS", "we", "us") is a free running-shoe recommendation tool. This policy explains what personal information we collect and how we handle it, consistent with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles.
We use your information to run the service, save and show your results, send you emails you've opted into, tell you when a shoe or feature you asked for is added, and respond to your enquiries. We don't sell your personal information.
We may use trusted third-party providers to operate SSS. These currently include Cloudflare (hosting and database), MailerLite (email), Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity (analytics). Analytics providers process data on their own servers, which may be outside Australia, under their own privacy policies — see Google's Privacy Policy and Microsoft's Privacy Statement. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all sites using Google's browser opt-out add-on. We don't sell your personal information.
If you subscribe, you can unsubscribe anytime using the link in any email, or by emailing [email protected].
We take reasonable steps to protect your information, including one-way password hashing and reputable hosting. No online service can be 100% secure, but we work to keep your data safe.
We reserve the right to update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always appear here with the "last updated" date above.
Questions or requests? Email [email protected].
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Most runners pick shoes out of convenience: whatever the store assistant recommends, or a single reviewer's opinion, only to find out it's the wrong one after they've paid (too much) for it.
Smarter Shoe System scores every running shoe on how it performs across a number of key dimensions, like how it actually feels to run in, cushioning, firmness, bounce, stability, and more. It then recommends the shoes that best fit your running goals.
Start from a shoe you already like, or tell us the type of running you need a shoe for.
Tell us what matters to you, like how you want the shoe to feel and which brands you'd consider. It takes less than a minute.
See the shoes we think you'll love, based on your selections. No guesswork.
I once spent $300 on a pair of running shoes, and after only a few runs, I realised (too late) that they were wrong for me. Most running shoe advice is too generic, sounds like marketing, or is a single reviewer's subjective opinion on their own feet. As a physiotherapist and runner, I knew there had to be a better way.
So I built Smarter Shoe System, because choosing a running shoe should be simple, honest and personal. Every shoe is scored on the same key dimensions, so you can reliably compare them. It's free, it's quick, and it's yours.
Harry Hybrid, Founder & Physiotherapist
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