Terms and Conditions for Paceful

2.1. Registration

To access the full features of the Service, you must register for an account. You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself during the registration process and to maintain and promptly update this information to keep it accurate.

2.2. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Service. If you are under the age of 18, you represent that you have your parent or legal guardian's permission to use the Service. Use of the Service is not permitted where prohibited by law. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16 without verifiable parental consent, in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we will take steps to delete that information.

2.3. One Account Per Person

You agree to create only one account for your personal use. Operating or attempting to create multiple accounts is strictly prohibited and may result in the termination of all associated accounts and forfeiture of any earned rewards.

2.4. Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. You may not sell, transfer, or assign your account to anyone else.

3.1. Your Ownership and License Grant

You retain ownership of all content you create and post to the Service ("User Content"), such as photos, comments, and activity data.

• License to Operate the Service: To operate and provide the Paceful Service, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display your User Content. This is strictly for purposes like showing your run on your profile, displaying your profile picture, and including you on leaderboards you join.
• Use of Your Content for Promotional Purposes: We love to celebrate our community! However, we will not use your User Content (like your photos or username) in our marketing or promotional materials without obtaining your separate, explicit permission for that specific use.

3.2. Prohibited Conduct

You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with the Service. All users must comply with these Terms and our Community Guidelines. Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited only to:

• Post violent, nude, partially nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic, or sexually suggestive photos or other content.
• Defame, stalk, bully, abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate, or intimidate people or entities.
• Manipulate activity data, use mechanical means to simulate movement, or otherwise cheat to gain an unfair advantage or rewards.
• Use the Service for any commercial purpose, spam, or unauthorized communications.
• Change, modify, adapt, or alter the Service or change, modify, or alter another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Service or Paceful.
• Create or submit unwanted email, comments, or other forms of commercial or harassing communications ("spam") to any Paceful users.
• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise access the source code of the Service.

Violation of these rules may result in content removal, account suspension, or permanent termination.

4.1. Nature of Rewards

Gold and Volt are virtual items that exist only within the Service. They are not real money, have no cash value, are not redeemable for cash, and cannot be transferred or sold outside the Service. They represent a limited, revocable license for your personal use.

4.2. Earning and Verification

Rewards are earned through genuine, verified physical activity. We use a proprietary algorithm to validate your movement and prevent fraud. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to invalidate any rewards we believe were earned through fraudulent means or by violating these Terms.

4.3. Reward Expiration

All earned Gold and Volt in your account will expire and be forfeited if your account is inactive for a continuous period of twelve (12) months. "Inactive" is defined as not earning or redeeming any Gold or Volt within that period. We will provide a notification before your rewards are set to expire.

4.4. Program Modification

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the rewards program, or any part of it, at any time and for any reason, in our sole discretion, without liability to you. This means we may, at any time, change the rewards offered and the terms of the rewards program. This includes, but is not limited to, the right to change the earning rates, conversion values, reward offerings, and the terms of redemption for any and all rewards, including Gold and Volt. All such changes will be made in accordance with these Terms.

8.1. No Medical Advice

The Service is for informational and motivational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You should always consult with a qualified physician or other healthcare provider before beginning or modifying any exercise program. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or experienced on the Service. If you experience a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.

8.2. Assumption of Risk

You acknowledge that athletic activities (including running) carry inherent and significant risks of property damage, bodily injury, or death. You voluntarily assume all known and unknown risks associated with these activities, even if caused in whole or in part by the action or negligence of Paceful application.

8.3. Location-Based Social Features

Some features may allow you to share your location or activity information with other users (e.g., nearby runner alerts). By using these features, you explicitly consent to this information being visible to others, subject to your privacy settings. You use these features at your own risk. Provided we have not been negligent in securing the platform, we are not responsible for the conduct of other users or any interactions that result from your choice to share this information.

8.4. No Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PACEFUL BY XCREW EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

10.1. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

10.2. Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

12.1. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of material changes via in-app notification or email. Your continued use of the Service after such notification constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

12.2. App Store Terms

You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and xCREW only, and not with Apple Inc. ("Apple") or Google Inc. ("Google"). Your use of the Service must also comply with the applicable App Store's terms of service.