Gait — Terms of Service

Last updated: May 25, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Gait mobile application ("Gait", the "App", "we", "us", "our"). By creating an account, signing in, or otherwise using Gait, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use Gait, and at least 18 to make purchases. If you are between 13 and 18, you may only use Gait with a parent or legal guardian's permission, and they accept these Terms on your behalf. Gait is not intended for use by children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

2. Your Account

You sign in with Apple or Google. You are responsible for keeping your sign-in credentials and your device secure. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.

You agree to provide accurate information about yourself and your horse(s). Gait is a personal record-keeping tool; the data you enter is only as reliable as what you put in.

3. Subscriptions, Trials, and Payments

Gait is a subscription product. Plans, prices, and any introductory free trial are shown in the App at the time of purchase.

• Trials. A free trial period may be offered to new subscribers. If you do not cancel before the trial ends, your subscription begins automatically and you are charged the then-current price.
• Auto-renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• Billing. Subscriptions are billed through the Apple App Store (or Google Play, if available). Apple/Google handle all payments; we do not see or store your payment card.
• Cancellation. You can cancel at any time in your Apple ID or Google Play subscription settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; the App remains accessible until then.
• Refunds. Refund requests are handled by Apple or Google under their refund policies. We cannot directly issue refunds for App Store / Play Store purchases.
• Creator codes. Some users receive a discounted monthly rate via a creator code. Codes are issued at our discretion and may be revoked or changed without notice.
• Price changes. We may change subscription prices. Any change applies only to billing periods after notice has been given to you in-app or by email.

4. EQUESTRIAN SAFETY — IMPORTANT, READ CAREFULLY

Riding, handling, and otherwise interacting with horses is an inherently dangerous activity. Horses are large, unpredictable animals. Serious injury or death can occur regardless of experience level, equipment, or precaution. By using Gait you acknowledge and accept this risk.

Gait is a record-keeping, journaling, and ride-tracking app. It is not a safety device. Specifically:

• Gait is not a substitute for veterinary care. Care reminders, vaccination tracking, condition tracking, withdrawal periods, gait detection, and any other health-related feature are informational only. They do not constitute medical advice and must not be relied upon for diagnosis, treatment, or emergency decisions. Always consult a licensed veterinarian for veterinary matters.
• Gait is not a substitute for human judgment in the saddle. GPS tracking, gait detection, distance, speed, elevation, and route data are estimates based on your phone's sensors and may be inaccurate, delayed, incomplete, or unavailable. Do not make riding decisions, navigation decisions, or safety decisions based on the App.
• Do not operate the App while riding in a way that distracts you. You are responsible for keeping your attention on your horse and your surroundings at all times.
• Wear appropriate safety equipment (helmet, footwear, etc.) and ride within your skill level and your horse's training. The App does not assess whether a ride, route, or activity is safe for you or your horse.
• Background GPS tracking depends on your phone's battery, signal, and operating system permissions. We cannot guarantee that location tracking will continue if your phone loses signal, runs out of battery, or is restricted by iOS / Android.
• Notifications and reminders may not deliver. Care reminders, due-date alerts, and other push notifications may be delayed, missed, or fail to send for reasons outside our control. Do not rely on them as the sole reminder for time-critical care.
• Withdrawal-period and substance tracking are informational only. Compliance with competition rules, regulatory requirements, and veterinary guidance is your sole responsibility. Always confirm withdrawal periods with your veterinarian and the relevant governing body before competing.
• Emergency Card is a convenience feature. In an emergency, contact your veterinarian and emergency services directly.

You assume all risk arising from your use of Gait, your riding, your horse handling, your route choices, your reliance on App data, and your interactions with other users on the social feed.

5. User-Generated Content

When you save a ride as Public or Followers, post a photo or caption, or comment on someone else's ride, that content is "User Content".

Your rights. You retain ownership of your User Content. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, and distribute your User Content within the App for the purpose of operating Gait (e.g., showing your ride on the social feed). This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for content others have already saved or copies in routine backups.

What you may not post.

• Anything illegal, infringing, defamatory, harassing, threatening, or obscene
• Anything depicting or promoting animal cruelty, neglect, or abuse
• Veterinary or medical advice presented as professional advice when you are not licensed to give it
• Spam, scams, or commercial solicitation outside features we provide for it
• Content that impersonates someone else or misrepresents your relationship to a horse
• Personal information about other people without their consent
• Routes or locations that endanger others, expose private property without permission, or violate access rules

Reporting and moderation. Per Apple's App Store guidelines, all users can report objectionable content or block other users. Reported content is reviewed; content that draws three or more distinct reporters is auto-hidden pending review. We may remove content or suspend accounts at our discretion, with or without notice, for any violation of these Terms.

Copyright complaints. If you believe User Content infringes your copyright, see our DMCA procedure in Section 17 below.

6. Privacy

Our collection and use of your data is described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from the App, except where the law requires we permit it
• Use the App to develop a competing product
• Interfere with the App's operation, servers, or other users' use
• Scrape, harvest, or programmatically access data from the App
• Use bots or automated systems to inflate likes, comments, follows, or rides
• Misrepresent your identity or another person's identity

8. Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, code, branding, copy, and the "Gait" name and logo, is our property and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. We grant you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable license to use the App for its intended purpose. Nothing in these Terms grants you any other rights in our intellectual property.

9. Third-Party Services

Gait integrates with services we don't control, including the Apple App Store, Google Play, Apple Sign-In, Google Sign-In, Supabase (hosting and database), RevenueCat (subscription management), Sentry (crash reporting), and PostHog (product analytics). Your use of those services is also governed by their terms. We are not responsible for their availability or actions.

10. Termination

You can stop using Gait at any time and delete your account from within the App (Settings → Delete Account). Account deletion is permanent and removes your ride history, horse data, and social content from our active systems. Backups may retain copies for a limited window before being purged.

We may suspend or terminate your access to Gait at any time for any reason, including violation of these Terms, with or without notice.

Sections 4 (Safety), 5 (User Content license terms that survive deletion), 11 (Disclaimers), 12 (Limitation of Liability), 13 (Indemnification), and 16 (Governing Law) survive termination.

11. Disclaimers

THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF DATA LOSS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OF GPS, GAIT DETECTION, CARE REMINDERS, NOTIFICATIONS, WITHDRAWAL PERIODS, OR ANY OTHER DATA THE APP GENERATES OR DISPLAYS.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR USE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE APP, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, DEATH, ILLNESS, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO YOU, YOUR HORSE, OR ANY THIRD PARTY ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR RELIANCE ON, THE APP.

OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE APP WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY OR (B) USD $50.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from any claim, demand, loss, or damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to your User Content, your use of the App, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of a third party.

14. Apple-Specific Terms

If you obtained Gait from the Apple App Store, the following also applies:

• These Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content.
• Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App.
• If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the App; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation.
• We are responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to the App.
• Apple is a third-party beneficiary of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated in-app or by email. Continued use of the App after the effective date of an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision.

16. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the App will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

17. Copyright Policy and DMCA Notifications

Gait complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA", 17 U.S.C. § 512). If you believe content on Gait infringes a copyright you own, we want to know — and we have a clear process for resolving it.

Notice and Takedown Procedure

To submit a takedown notice, send our designated agent a written notice (email is fine) that includes all six of the following. The DMCA requires every one of them for the notice to be valid:

1. Your signature (handwritten or electronic), or that of someone authorized to act on your behalf as the copyright owner.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you say is being infringed (e.g. a photograph, a piece of writing). If several works are covered by one notice, you may list them representatively.
3. Identification of the content on Gait you say is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it — the URL of the ride post, the username of the poster, the date posted, or a screenshot.
4. Your contact information — full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

False notices are unlawful. Knowingly misrepresenting that content is infringing can make you liable for damages — including costs and attorneys' fees — under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

Send notices to our designated agent registered with the U.S. Copyright Office:

Bojro Das, Designated Agent for Gait
21 Demar Rd, Lexington, MA 02420, United States
Phone: (781) 777-3856
Email: hello.gait.app@gmail.com

Counter-Notice Procedure

If we removed your content in response to a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice to the same designated agent. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), a valid counter-notice must include:

1. Your signature (handwritten or electronic).
2. Identification of the content that was removed and where it appeared on Gait before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the content was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the judicial district your address is located in (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which Gait may be found), and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original DMCA notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the original notifier. Unless that person files a court action against you within 10 to 14 business days, we may restore the removed content.

Repeat Infringer Policy

Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users we consider repeat infringers. As a baseline, three valid DMCA takedowns against the same account within any 12-month period may result in suspension or permanent termination of that account. We may act sooner for egregious or willful infringement.

18. Contact

Questions or notices about these Terms: hello.gait.app@gmail.com