Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms & The Agreement

SUMMARY: By using PaceMatch, you enter into a legally binding agreement to follow these terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Community Guidelines.

By downloading, creating an account, accessing, or using PaceMatch ("the Platform", "we", "us", or "our"), you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"), along with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. If you do not agree with any provision of these Terms, you must not access or use the Platform.

2. Eligibility & Strict 18+ Requirement

SUMMARY: You must be at least 18 years old to use PaceMatch. Minors are strictly prohibited.

PaceMatch is an athletic and social matchmaking service exclusively intended for adults who are at least eighteen (18) years of age. By creating an account or using the Platform, you represent and warrant that: (a) you are at least 18 years old; (b) you are legally competent to enter into a binding agreement; (c) you have never been convicted of a violent or sexual criminal offense; (d) you are not required to register as a sex offender under any jurisdiction; and (e) you have not been previously banned or removed from the Platform. Any account found to belong to an individual under 18 will be terminated immediately, and all associated data purged pursuant to COPPA and global child safety laws.

3. Creating an Account & Account Security

SUMMARY: You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity under your account.

You may register using your email address, Google account, Apple ID, or Facebook account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and truthful information during registration and to maintain the accuracy of your profile details. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. If you believe your account has been compromised, you must notify us immediately at security@pacematch.com.

4. Modifying the Services & Termination

SUMMARY: We continuously improve PaceMatch and may update or terminate features. You may delete your account at any time in Settings.

We strive to improve PaceMatch and may introduce, modify, or discontinue features, modes, or functionalities at any time without prior liability. You may terminate your account at any time directly through the app by visiting Profile > Settings > Account Termination. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without liability, to suspend, terminate, or ban your account at any time if we determine that you have violated these Terms, engaged in prohibited conduct, or pose a safety risk to our community.

5. Safety & Interactions With Other Members (Athletic Liability Waiver)

SUMMARY: You are solely responsible for your interactions with other athletes. Running and strenuous exercise involve inherent risks; consult a physician before strenuous training.

PaceMatch facilitates social and athletic connections between runners, sprinters, and commuters. You acknowledge that distance running, sprinting, interval workouts, trail running, and physical meetups involve inherent cardiovascular, orthopedic, and physical risks, including personal injury, dehydration, heat exhaustion, cardiac complications, and traffic accidents. You expressly acknowledge and agree that your participation in any workout, run, or in-person meetup is entirely voluntary and at your sole risk.

PaceMatch does not conduct criminal background checks or health screenings on all users. You are solely responsible for taking standard safety precautions when meeting other members: meet during daylight in public, busy parks, tracks, or cafe hubs; notify a friend or family member of your route; carry your phone; and never feel obligated to continue any interaction or workout that feels unsafe or exceeds your physical limits. PaceMatch is not a medical or healthcare provider, and pace recommendations do not constitute medical or physical therapy advice.

6. Member Content & Licenses

SUMMARY: You own the photos and bio content you post, but you grant PaceMatch a license to display it to other athletes on the platform.

You retain all ownership rights in the photographs, profile bios, prompt responses, and messages you submit ("Member Content"). By posting Member Content on PaceMatch, you grant us a worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to host, store, use, display, reproduce, adapt, and distribute your Member Content solely for the purpose of operating, improving, and promoting the Platform.

7. Prohibited Content & Member Conduct

SUMMARY: Harassment, hate speech, explicit content, bot scraping, and commercial solicitation are strictly prohibited.

PaceMatch maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for abuse. You agree that you will NOT: (a) harass, stalk, intimidate, defame, or threaten any member; (b) post or send unsolicited explicit, obscene, pornographic, or sexually suggestive imagery; (c) promote hate speech, racism, misogyny, or discrimination; (d) use the Platform for commercial solicitation, prostitution, multi-level marketing, or off-platform scams; (e) impersonate any person or entity; (f) scrape, crawl, reverse-engineer, or use automated bots to access or harvest data; or (g) upload malicious code, viruses, or interfere with Platform security.

8. Subscriptions, In-App Purchases & Auto-Renewals

SUMMARY: Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the billing cycle ends through Apple App Store or Google Play.

PaceMatch offers premium subscription tiers (e.g., Weekly, Monthly, Lifetime Pro) that unlock enhanced discovery filters, unlimited swipes, and advanced pace analytics. Payment is charged to your Apple ID or Google Play account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least twenty-four (24) hours before the end of the current billing cycle.

9. Notice & Takedown / Copyright Policy (DMCA)

SUMMARY: If you believe content on PaceMatch infringes your intellectual property, notify our copyright agent.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied or posted on PaceMatch in a way that constitutes infringement, please submit a DMCA Notice to copyright@pacematch.com containing a description of the copyrighted work, the profile ID or link, and your contact signature.

10. Disclaimers & As-Is Service

SUMMARY: PaceMatch is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind regarding compatibility, safety, or continuous availability.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PACEMATCH IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR ATHLETIC PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE SERVICE.

11. Limitation of Liability

SUMMARY: Our financial liability to you is limited to the amount you paid us in the previous 12 months, or $100.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PACEMATCH SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED $100 OR THE SUMS PAID BY YOU TO PACEMATCH IN THE LAST TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

12. Indemnification

SUMMARY: You agree to protect and hold PaceMatch harmless if a third party brings a claim against us due to your actions.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless PaceMatch and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any third-party claims, liabilities, or legal expenses resulting from your Member Content, conduct, or breach of these Terms.

13. Dispute Resolution & Mandatory Individual Arbitration

SUMMARY: Disputes are resolved through confidential binding individual arbitration rather than court trials or class action lawsuits.

Any dispute arising from or related to these Terms or the Platform shall be resolved exclusively through confidential, binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or equivalent national body. BOTH PARTIES WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND AGREE CLAIMS CANNOT BE BROUGHT AS A CLASS ACTION.

14. Entire Agreement & Severability

SUMMARY: These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and PaceMatch regarding the service.

These Terms, along with the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and PaceMatch. If any provision is deemed unenforceable, all remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.