Terms of Service for Around the World in 5K
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and G3nx89 (“we”, “us”) governing your use of the Around the World in 5K mobile application (“the app”). Around the World in 5K is a free, guided nine-week running program that takes a complete beginner to a 5 km run through an episodic audio story inspired by a Victorian-era journey around the world.
1. Acceptance of these Terms
By downloading, installing, or using the app you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not install or use the app. If you are using the app on behalf of someone else, you confirm you are authorised to accept these Terms for them.
2. Eligibility
The app is not directed to children. You must be at least 13 years old (or the higher minimum age required in your country) to use it. By using the app you confirm you meet this requirement. If you are a minor in your jurisdiction, you may use the app only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who accepts these Terms on your behalf.
3. The service
The app delivers a structured Couch-to-5K running program organised as a sequence of audio “episodes”. During a workout the app can, with your permission, use your device’s GPS and motion sensors to trace your route and estimate distance, pace, and duration, and it can display a map of your route. Your progress, achievements, and Codex entries are stored on your device. The app is provided free of charge and does not require an account.
4. Beta software
The app is currently offered as a beta (pre-release) version. This means:
- It may contain bugs, errors, incomplete features, or content that changes between versions.
- It may be unstable, may behave unexpectedly, and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time without notice.
- Features available today may be removed, and the program content may be reset or altered during the beta.
If you choose to submit feedback through the optional in-app questionnaire, you grant us the right to use that feedback to operate and improve the app, without obligation or compensation to you. Submitting feedback and any contact email is entirely optional, as described in the Privacy Policy.
5. Health, fitness & safety — please read
The app is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. The program, audio coaching, and any distance, pace, or duration figures are for general fitness and entertainment purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical or fitness advice.
- Consult a doctor before you start. Talk to a physician before beginning this or any exercise program, especially if you are pregnant, over 35, have been inactive, or have any heart, respiratory, joint, or other medical condition.
- You exercise at your own risk. Running carries inherent risks of injury. Listen to your body, warm up, stay within your limits, and stop immediately if you feel pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, or any other warning sign, and seek medical attention if needed.
- Stay aware of your surroundings. The app plays audio and may display a map. Do not let it distract you. Keep your eyes on the road, obey all traffic laws and signals, run in safe and well-lit areas, watch for vehicles, terrain, and weather, and never rely on the app for navigation or to keep you safe.
- Measurements are approximate. GPS and motion-sensor readings can be inaccurate. Do not rely on the app’s figures for any medical, safety, or other critical purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for any injury, accident, health condition, or other harm resulting from your use of the app or your participation in physical activity.
6. Licence to use the app
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to download and use one copy of the app on devices you own or control, for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not, except as permitted by mandatory law:
- copy, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the app;
- reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, or attempt to extract its source code, audio, artwork, or story content;
- rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute, or sublicense the app;
- remove or alter any proprietary notices.
7. Acceptable use
You agree to use the app only for lawful purposes and not to:
- use it in any way that breaks the law or infringes the rights of others;
- interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the app or any systems or services it connects to;
- circumvent or tamper with any security, anti-abuse, or attestation mechanism;
- use the app in any environment where its failure could lead to death, personal injury, or environmental damage.
8. Your data and sharing
Your workout history, achievements, and progress belong to you and are stored on your device, as described in the Privacy Policy. Some screens offer a “Share your journey” option that opens your device’s standard share sheet so you can send a summary of your accomplishment to another app of your choice. You are solely responsible for what you choose to share and with whom, and the receiving app handles that content under its own terms.
9. Intellectual property
The app and everything in it — including its software, audio narration and music, episode scripts, the story and “Codex” content, names, logos, artwork, and design — are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws. While the underlying classic novel that inspired the narrative is in the public domain, our specific adaptation, text, audio, and presentation are not. Except for the licence in Section 6, no rights are granted to you. Map data and tiles are provided by Mapbox and its data providers (including OpenStreetMap) and remain the property of their respective owners.
10. Third-party services and content
The app relies on third-party services to function and to be improved — including Mapbox for map rendering and the analytics, crash-reporting, and diagnostic providers listed in our Privacy Policy. If you play music from another app during a workout, that music is provided by that app under its own terms. We do not control these third parties and are not responsible for their services, availability, or content. Your use of them may be subject to their own terms and policies.
11. Privacy
Your use of the app is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what data the app handles and your choices. By using the app you confirm you have read it.
12. App-store terms
You obtain the app through the Google Play Store, and your use is also subject to Google Play’s terms. These Terms are between you and us only; the app store is not a party to them and has no responsibility for the app. To the extent any app-store rule conflicts with these Terms in your favour as a consumer, that rule prevails.
13. Disclaimers
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the app is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that any defect will be corrected, or that distance, pace, location, or other measurements will be accurate. This Section does not exclude any warranty or right that cannot be excluded under the mandatory law that applies to you as a consumer.
14. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the app. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law. As a consumer you may have mandatory legal rights that these Terms do not affect.
15. Availability, changes, and termination
Because the app is in beta, we may add, change, suspend, or discontinue any part of it, or the app as a whole, at any time. We may also stop providing the app or end your access if you breach these Terms. You may stop using the app at any time by uninstalling it; uninstalling stops all data collection from your device, as described in the Privacy Policy. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 5, 9, 13, 14, and 16) will continue to apply.
16. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the law of the European Union and, where applicable, by the mandatory consumer-protection law of the European Union member state in which you have your habitual residence. Nothing in these Terms deprives you of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the consumer law that applies to you, including your right to bring proceedings in the courts of your place of residence where the law so provides.
17. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, the effective date above will change, and material updates will be highlighted at the top of this page for at least 30 days. Your continued use of the app after an update takes effect means you accept the revised Terms. If you do not agree to a change, stop using the app and uninstall it.
18. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at privacy@runes.fit.