Terms of Service

Last Updated: 13/07/2026

Terms of Service for Stride Run Club Bengaluru

1. Introduction

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Stride Run Club Bengaluru community platform, forums, and related services (collectively, the "Services"). These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Stride Run Club Bengaluru ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

Stride Run Club is operated by Sidharth Yadav, Founder of Stride Run Club, located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Purpose of the Platform. The Services constitute the official web presence of Stride Run Club, Bengaluru. The platform exists for the following purposes: (a) to serve as the club's online presence and source of information about the club, its runs, and its community; (b) to enable individuals to create and maintain a personal athlete profile; (c) to operate as a ticketing and registration platform through which users may register, and where applicable pay, for runs and events organised by the club; and (d) to enable users to become and remain members of Stride Run Club and to record their participation and milestones with the club.

Purpose of Data Collection. In order to provide the Services, we collect and process the following categories of personal data, strictly for the purposes stated: your name, email address, and profile photograph (to create, identify, and display your account and athlete profile); profile details you choose to provide, such as your biography, location, specialties, social-media links, and race history (to present your athlete profile as you direct); your contact and emergency-contact details, date of birth, and gender where requested during event registration (to administer the event safely and to contact you or your nominated contact in an emergency); and your event registration, payment status, and attendance records (to operate ticketing, entry, check-in, and milestone tracking). We do not collect personal data for any purpose not described here or in our Privacy Policy, and we do not sell your personal data. The processing of all personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act").

2. Definitions

"User," "you," and "your" refer to the individual or entity accessing or using our Services. "Content" refers to any text, images, videos, audio, posts, comments, or other material that appears on or through our Services. "User Content" refers to any Content that users submit, upload, or transmit to or through our Services. "Community Guidelines" refers to the additional rules and standards for participating in our community, which are incorporated by reference into these Terms. "Intellectual Property Rights" means all patent rights, copyright rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark rights, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights, and other intellectual property rights.

3. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Community Guidelines, all of which are incorporated by reference. If you are using our Services on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use our Services.

Free Consent. Your participation in the Services — including creating an account, building a profile, providing personal data, and registering for or attending club runs and events — is entirely voluntary. Any consent you give to the collection or processing of your personal data is, and must at all times be, free, specific, informed, unconditional, and unambiguous, signified by clear affirmative action on your part, in accordance with Section 6 of the DPDP Act. No feature of the Services conditions your access on consent to processing that is not necessary for that feature. You may withdraw your consent at any time, with the same ease with which it was given, including by deleting your account as described in our Privacy Policy; withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

4. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of significant changes by posting a prominent notice on our Services or by sending you an email. Your continued use of our Services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using our Services.

5. Eligibility

To use our Services, you must be at least 13 years old. If you are under 18 years old, you must have permission from your parent or legal guardian to use our Services, and they must agree to these Terms on your behalf. By using our Services, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.

Minors and Guardian Consent. In accordance with Section 9 of the DPDP Act, we process the personal data of a minor (any person who has not completed eighteen (18) years of age) only with the verifiable consent of that minor's parent or lawful guardian. Where a minor uses the Services, the parent or guardian who provides such consent: (a) represents and warrants that they are the minor's parent or lawful guardian and are competent to give such consent; (b) accepts these Terms on the minor's behalf; and (c) remains responsible for the minor's use of the Services. We do not undertake tracking or behavioural monitoring of minors, and we do not direct advertising at minors. If we learn that a minor's personal data has been collected without verifiable parental or guardian consent, we will erase it without delay.

Certain areas or features of our Services may have additional age restrictions, which will be specified where applicable.

6. User Accounts

You may be required to create an account to access certain features of our Services. You are responsible for:

• Providing accurate, current, and complete information
• Maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account
• All activities that occur under your account
• Notifying us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account

You may customize your profile and username, but you may not impersonate others or choose a username that is offensive, vulgar, infringes someone's rights, or otherwise violates our Community Guidelines.

Review and Modification of Your Details before Event Registration. The information you have provided to us is stored securely against your account and is used to pre-fill the registration form for each new event, so that you are not required to re-enter it. Before completing any new event registration, you are afforded the opportunity — and are encouraged — to review the details presented in the registration form and to correct, update, or complete them. The details you submit at the time of registration are the details that will govern that registration. In addition, you may review and modify your profile details at any time from your profile page, in accordance with your right to correction under Section 11 of the DPDP Act.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our discretion if we believe you have violated these Terms, our Community Guidelines, or if we believe your account may pose a risk to our Services or other users.

7. Community Conduct

Our community is built on respect, constructive dialogue, and shared interests. When using our Services, you agree to follow our Community Guidelines, which include but are not limited to:

• Treating others with respect and courtesy
• Contributing constructively to discussions
• Not engaging in harassment, hate speech, or intimidation
• Not posting illegal, harmful, or inappropriate content
• Not spamming, flooding, or disrupting conversations
• Not impersonating others or misrepresenting your identity or affiliations
• Respecting the privacy of other users

Moderators and administrators have broad discretion to enforce these guidelines, including removing content, issuing warnings, temporarily suspending accounts, or permanently banning users.

8. User Content

You retain ownership of any User Content you submit, but you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such User Content in any media or distribution methods. This license authorizes us to make your User Content available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same.

You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to grant us this license and that your User Content does not violate any third-party rights, applicable laws, or our Community Guidelines.

You acknowledge that all User Content is public or semi-public and that others may view, save, or share your User Content. If you do not want certain information shared, do not post it to our Services.

We reserve the right to remove any User Content at our discretion, particularly content that violates these Terms or our Community Guidelines.

9. Content Moderation

We employ various moderation methods to maintain a safe and welcoming community, including automated filters, human moderators, and user reporting systems. Moderation decisions are made at our discretion but generally align with our Community Guidelines.

You agree to respect moderation decisions, even if you disagree with them. If you believe a moderation action was taken in error, you may appeal through designated channels, but we reserve the final decision in all moderation matters.

We do not have an obligation to monitor all User Content, and our moderation efforts should not be considered comprehensive. The responsibility for appropriate content remains with the users who post it.

10. User Reporting and Feedback

You are encouraged to report content or behavior that violates our Terms or Community Guidelines using the reporting tools provided in our Services. We review reports and take action as appropriate, but we do not guarantee a specific response time or particular outcome.

You may also provide feedback on our Services, including suggestions for improvement. By submitting feedback, you grant us an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use and implement your feedback in any way without any obligation to compensate you.

11. Private Communications

Our Services may include features that allow private communications between users, such as direct messaging. While these communications are not publicly visible, we may access and review them if:

• Required by law or legal process
• Necessary to enforce our Terms or Community Guidelines
• Needed to protect the safety, rights, or property of our users, the public, or Stride Run Club Bengaluru

You should not have an expectation of complete privacy for communications sent through our Services, and you should not use our Services to transmit sensitive or confidential information.

12. Prohibited Conduct

In addition to the requirements in our Community Guidelines, you agree not to:

• Violate any applicable law or regulation
• Infringe the rights of others, including intellectual property rights
• Harass, abuse, or harm another person
• Interfere with the proper functioning of our Services
• Attempt to breach any security or authentication measures
• Use our Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
• Access or attempt to access other users' accounts without authorization
• Post or transmit malicious code or other harmful computer code
• Scrape, crawl, or otherwise extract data from our Services without permission
• Create multiple accounts to evade moderation or restrictions
• Sell, trade, or transfer your account to another person
• Use our Services for unauthorized commercial purposes, including spamming
• Engage in vote manipulation or other actions to artificially inflate or decrease content visibility

13. Intellectual Property

All content provided by Stride Run Club Bengaluru, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Stride Run Club Bengaluru or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The compilation of all content on our Services is the exclusive property of Stride Run Club Bengaluru and is protected by international copyright laws.

Ownership. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Services and the club's proprietary content — including the "Stride Run Club" name and marks, the club's branding, logos, and trade dress, the design and software of the platform, and all photographs, imagery, event names, and editorial content created by or for the club — rightfully vest in and belong to Sidharth Yadav, Founder of Stride Run Club, or are held by Stride Run Club Bengaluru under his authority. Nothing in these Terms transfers to you any ownership of, or licence to, any of the foregoing except the limited right to access and use the Services in accordance with these Terms.

For the avoidance of doubt, this Section does not affect your rights in your own personal data: you retain all rights in your personal data and in the User Content you submit (as set out in Section 8 and in our Privacy Policy), and you grant the club only the licence described in Section 8 to display and operate the Services. Where your name, photograph, or likeness appears in club photography or event coverage, it is used with your consent and in accordance with our Privacy Policy, and such consent may be withdrawn as described therein.

Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Stride Run Club Bengaluru.

14. Copyright Policy

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe any materials accessible on or from our Services infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials by submitting written notification to our copyright agent.

15. Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference, explains how we collect, use, and disclose information about you. By using our Services, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in our Privacy Policy.

16. Third-Party Links and Services

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Stride Run Club Bengaluru. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Stride Run Club Bengaluru shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

17. Payment Terms, Premium Features and Subscriptions

Payment Processing. Where a run, event, or feature requires payment, the applicable fee is displayed at the time of registration or purchase. All payments are processed by a third-party payment gateway; we do not collect or store your card or payment-instrument details. A registration or purchase is confirmed only upon our verification of successful payment.

Taxes. All fees are stated in Indian Rupees (INR) and, unless expressly stated otherwise at the time of registration or purchase, are inclusive of applicable taxes, including Goods and Services Tax (GST). You are responsible for any additional charges levied by your bank or payment provider.

Cancellation and Refunds. Event registrations are personal to you and non-transferable. Cancellation and refund entitlements, if any, are as stated in the event-specific terms presented at the time of registration; unless stated otherwise there, fees paid for event registrations are non-refundable. If we cancel an event and it is not rescheduled, you will be offered a refund of the registration fee paid or, at our discretion and with your agreement, a transfer of your registration to another event. Refunds, where due, are processed to the original payment method within the timelines of the payment gateway and your bank.

Failed Payments. If a payment fails, is declined, or remains incomplete, your registration is not confirmed and no place is held for you. Where an amount has been debited from your account but your registration is not confirmed, the amount is ordinarily reversed automatically by the payment gateway or your bank within their prescribed timelines; if it is not, please contact us using the details in Clause 29 and we will assist in tracing and resolving the payment.

Premium Features and Subscriptions. We may offer premium features or subscription options that require payment. If you purchase a subscription:

• You agree to pay the applicable fees and taxes
• Subscriptions automatically renew unless you cancel before the renewal date
• You authorize us to charge your payment method for renewals
• Subscription terms, pricing, and features may change with notice
• Refunds are provided only as specified in our refund policy

Different subscription tiers may offer different features, access levels, or benefits. We reserve the right to change subscription offerings at any time.

18. Disclaimer of Warranties

OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Stride Run Club Bengaluru DOES NOT WARRANT THAT OUR SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OUR SERVICES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE OUR SERVICES AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Stride Run Club Bengaluru DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY USER CONTENT OR THAT ANY USER CONTENT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR SERVICES.

Participation and Medical Fitness. Participation in runs, events, and other club activities is voluntary. Participants are responsible for ensuring that they are medically fit to participate and should seek medical advice where appropriate. By registering for or participating in any run or event, you represent that you are aware of the physical demands of the activity and that you participate at your own risk.

19. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Stride Run Club Bengaluru shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.

20. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Stride Run Club Bengaluru, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that such parties may incur as a result of or arising from your violation of these Terms, your User Content, or your use of the Services. Stride Run Club Bengaluru reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Stride Run Club Bengaluru in asserting any available defenses.

21. Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising from these Terms will be resolved through arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, with the seat of arbitration at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, where Stride Run Club Bengaluru is headquartered. The parties shall first attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute amicably through mutual discussion within thirty (30) days of written notice of the dispute before commencing arbitration.

22. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Subject to Clause 21 (Dispute Resolution), the courts at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India — where Stride Run Club Bengaluru is headquartered — shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising from these Terms.

23. Force Majeure

Stride Run Club Bengaluru shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms — including the conduct, postponement, or cancellation of any run or event — where such failure or delay results from circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, extreme weather conditions, floods, earthquakes, epidemics or pandemics, fire, war, acts of terrorism, civil unrest, strikes or labour disputes, governmental orders, restrictions or advisories, failures of public infrastructure, or failures of telecommunications, hosting, or payment systems operated by third parties. In such circumstances, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected participants and, where an event is cancelled and cannot be rescheduled, address registrations in accordance with Clause 17 (Payment Terms).

24. Entire Agreement

These Terms, including our Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, and any other agreements referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and Stride Run Club Bengaluru regarding your use of our Services and supersede any prior agreements between you and Stride Run Club Bengaluru relating to your use of our Services.

25. Waiver and Severability

The failure of Stride Run Club Bengaluru to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

26. Assignment

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you without the prior written consent of Stride Run Club Bengaluru, but may be assigned by Stride Run Club Bengaluru without restriction.

27. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services at our sole discretion, with or without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms, our Community Guidelines, or is harmful to other users of our Services, us, or third parties, or for any other reason. Upon termination, your right to use our Services will immediately cease, and you must cease all use of our Services.

All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

28. Community Economy and Virtual Items

Our Services may include features such as badges, reputation scores, achievements, or other virtual items or currency. These virtual items:

• Remain the property of Stride Run Club Bengaluru and do not constitute property of users
• Have no real-world value and cannot be exchanged for real money or items of value
• May be modified, revoked, or made unavailable at any time at our discretion
• Are subject to the limitations and conditions we impose
• May not be transferred, sold, or exchanged between users unless explicitly permitted

29. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

• Name: Sidharth Yadav, Founder — Stride Run Club Bengaluru
• Phone: +91 8368877289
• Email: striderunclubbengaluru@gmail.com
• Website: https://www.strideclub.in/contact-us/

Additional Terms

User-Generated Content Moderation

Content Standards

When submitting User Content to our Services, you must comply with the following standards. User Content must not:

• Contain material that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, or inflammatory
• Promote sexually explicit material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
• Infringe any copyright, database right, trademark, or other intellectual property right of any person
• Be likely to deceive or mislead any person
• Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence
• Promote any illegal activity or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act
• Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety
• Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person
• Give the impression that the Content emanates from us, if this is not the case
• Contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites without our prior written approval

Moderation Process

We may employ various moderation methods, including but not limited to:

• Pre-moderation (reviewing content before it is published)
• Post-moderation (reviewing content after it is published)
• User flagging and reporting systems
• Automated filtering and detection tools
• Human review by moderators or community managers

Our moderation team has sole discretion to determine whether User Content violates these Terms. Moderators may take any of the following actions in response to violations:

• Remove or refuse to post any User Content
• Limit or block a user's ability to submit User Content
• Issue warnings to users
• Temporarily suspend or permanently terminate a user's account
• Report illegal content to relevant authorities

Appeals Process

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may appeal the moderation decision by contacting us at contact us. Please include the following information in your appeal:

• The specific content that was removed
• The reason you believe the content does not violate our Terms
• Any additional context that may be relevant to our review

We will review your appeal and respond within 2-3 business days. All moderation decisions following an appeal are final.

Repeat Offenders

Users who repeatedly violate our content standards may have their accounts terminated and may be permanently prohibited from using our Services. We maintain internal records of warnings and violations to identify repeat offenders.

Legal Compliance

We reserve the right to disclose your identity to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights or privacy rights). We will also cooperate with law enforcement authorities as required by law, which may include sharing User Content and user information in response to a valid legal request.

No Monitoring Obligation

Although we have the right to monitor, remove, or edit User Content, we are not obligated to do so and assume no responsibility for monitoring all User Content. Users are encouraged to report content that violates these Terms through our reporting mechanisms.