The problem
Members rarely read a six-page contract, then dispute notice periods, freezes and renewals at the desk. If 5 disputes a month each take 30 minutes of manager time, that's 150 minutes, 2.5 hours.
What the AI does
Paste your existing membership terms, with no member details, into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and ask for a one-page plain-English summary: price, minimum term, how and when to cancel, notice, freezing, price changes and what happens if a payment fails. Ask for a short cancellation FAQ too. The summary is a guide, not the contract. A solicitor checks the summary and the contract against consumer law and the subscription rules in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 before you publish either. The assistant never decides what your terms say.
A worked example
A 300-member gym in Leeds has a six-page contract. A manager spends about 30 minutes on each of roughly 5 member disputes a month about notice, freezes and renewals.
Before
5 disputes a month, 30 minutes each: 150 minutes, 2.5 hours
After
With a clear summary and FAQ at joining, about 2 disputes at 30 minutes: 60 minutes, 1 hour
What it's worth
About 1.5 hours a month saved (150 minus 60 minutes), worth about £45 at £30 an hour, if the summary cuts disputes from 5 to 2 (an assumption). Free plans can do this job; a paid plan is about £15 to £20 a month for one person. The solicitor's review is a one-off cost you should budget for.
How to set it up
- Gather your current membership terms and remove any member names or details.
- Paste the terms into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and ask for a one-page summary and a cancellation FAQ in plain English.
- Compare the summary to the contract line by line and fix anything it changed or invented.
- Send the contract and summary to your solicitor to check against consumer law.
- Publish the checked summary on your website and give it to every new member at joining.
What goes wrong
- An assistant can misstate or invent terms, notice periods or legal rights. Treat the output as a draft and check every line.
- A summary does not replace the contract; if they differ, a member can point to the version they were shown. Keep them in step.
- Never paste member names, payment details or health information into a consumer assistant.
- Subscription and cancellation rules are set by law and your contract; a solicitor's check is the control, not the AI.