Terms of Service

1. Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and Running Legacy (“Running Legacy,” “we,” “us”). By creating an account, accepting these Terms when prompted, or using the service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

2. Who may use the service

You must be at least 13 years old to create your own adult account and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. Children under 13 may participate only through a student account created and managed by their parent or legal guardian, subject to the verifiable parental consent process described in our Privacy Policy.

By creating or managing a student account, you represent that you are the parent or legal guardian of that child, or are otherwise legally authorized to consent to the collection of that child's information and to accept these Terms on their behalf. You must not create a student account for a child who is not your legal dependent or ward.

3. Your account

You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it current. You are responsible for safeguarding your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us promptly at runner@runninglegacy.com if you suspect unauthorized use. You are responsible for the accounts of any student you manage.

4. Acceptable use

• Use the platform only for legitimate running-club activities.
• Do not post harmful, abusive, harassing, or inappropriate content, especially toward or involving children.
• Do not share another member's personal information without their consent.
• Do not attempt to circumvent authentication, access controls, or rate limits, or access data you are not authorized to see.
• Do not upload malware, scrape the service, or interfere with its operation.
• Do not use the service for any commercial purpose — including reselling access, advertising, or offering paid services through it — without our express written consent.
• Do not use the service to violate any applicable law or the rights of others.

We may remove content or restrict accounts that violate these rules.

5. Your content

You retain ownership of the content you post (such as run logs, posts, comments, and photos). You grant Running Legacy a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and display that content solely to operate and provide the service to appropriate club members. This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies retained as required by law or in routine backups for a limited period. You are responsible for the content you post and represent that you have the rights to post it.

6. Feedback

If you send us suggestions or feedback, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use it without restriction or obligation to you. We may improve the service using feedback without compensating or crediting you.

7. Our intellectual property

The service, including its software, design, logos, and the book and training content we provide, is owned by Running Legacy or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use the service for its intended purpose. You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, resell, or create derivative works from the service except as permitted by law.

8. Third-party services

The service integrates optional third-party services (for example, Strava for run sync and email/SMS providers for notifications). Your use of those services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services and do not endorse them. Disconnecting a third-party integration is described in our Privacy Policy.

9. Running activities, assumption of risk, and no medical advice

Running Legacy is a software platform. Clubs on the service are self-organized communities of their own members: the people who create, administer, coach, or coordinate a club do so as participants, not as agents or representatives of Running Legacy. Any relationship, agreement, or dispute between you and a club, its organizers or volunteers, a school, a league, or any other organization is solely between you and them — Running Legacy is not a party to it. Running Legacy does not organize, supervise, or control the in-person running activities of any club. Running and other physical activities carry inherent risks, including falls, collisions, traffic, heat illness, and cardiac events. Participation is voluntary and at the participant's own risk, and youth athletes must be supervised by their club and coaches. You are responsible for your own fitness and safety, and — for any athlete you register or manage as a guardian — for deciding whether they can participate safely.

Seasons and events coordinated through the service fall into two kinds. Some are operated by a school, league, or other organization ("sanctioned") — those are organized and supervised under that organization's own registration, forms, rules, and insurance, and nothing in these Terms changes your relationship with it. Others are organized informally by parent and community volunteers — those are volunteer-run, are not organized, supervised, or endorsed by any school or by Running Legacy, and by choosing to participate you accept the risks of doing so. Any release of a club's volunteer organizers is part of that club's own acknowledgment or waiver, which you sign when you join the club.

Clubs are responsible for their own safety practices, supervision, insurance, and for obtaining their own participation and liability waivers from members. The training plans, pacing, and book content provided through the service are for general informational purposes only and are not medical, health, or professional training advice. Consult a physician before beginning any exercise program. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Running Legacy is not responsible for injuries, accidents, or harm arising from running activities organized through the platform.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

The service is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, and we do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Running Legacy 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 the service. Our total liability for all claims relating to the service will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amounts you paid us in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) US $100. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you; nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law (such as for gross negligence or willful misconduct).

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Running Legacy from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your use of the service, your content, your violation of these Terms or any law, or, if you operate or administer a club, claims arising from that club's activities. This obligation is not limited by the cap in Section 11.

13. Suspension and termination

You may stop using the service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access, with or without notice, if you violate these Terms, create risk to other members (particularly children), or as needed to protect the service. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 5–7 and 9–18) will survive. Account deletion is handled as described in our Privacy Policy.

14. Dispute resolution and arbitration

Please contact us first at runner@runninglegacy.com most concerns can be resolved informally. Except for disputes that qualify for small-claims court, you and Running Legacy agree to resolve any dispute relating to these Terms or the service by binding individual arbitration administered under the rules of a recognized arbitration provider, rather than in court, and each party waives the right to a jury trial and to participate in a class or representative action.

30-day opt-out: you may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing runner@runninglegacy.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. This Section does not apply to, and does not waive, a personal-injury claim brought by or on behalf of a minor where applicable law does not permit such a waiver.

15. Governing law and venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Subject to Section 14, any dispute not resolved by arbitration will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in California, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

16. Copyright (DMCA)

We respect intellectual-property rights. If you believe content on the service infringes your copyright, send a notice with the information required by 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) to our designated agent at runner@runninglegacy.com. We will respond to valid notices, may remove infringing material, and may terminate repeat infringers' accounts.

17. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms. For material changes we will notify active users by email and/or by prompting you to accept the updated Terms when you next sign in. Continued use after an update takes effect constitutes acceptance.

18. General

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect (severability). These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any club waiver you sign, are the entire agreement between you and Running Legacy regarding the service (entire agreement). You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets (assignment). Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it (no waiver). We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control (force majeure). Legal notices to you may be sent to your account email.

19. Contact

Questions? Email runner@runninglegacy.com.