Volata Terms of Service

Effective date: September 15, 2026 (clarified in Section 12 that Volata's metrics — including elapsed time and duration — are estimates that may be inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, or lost, and that they are not for competitive, official, ranking, or record-verification use. Previously effective September 7, 2026; originally August 3, 2026.)

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Appnika Inc ("Appnika," "we," "us"), a Texas corporation, governing your use of the Volata mobile application and related services (the "Services"). By creating an account or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

PLEASE READ SECTIONS 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 20, AND 21 CAREFULLY. THEY DESCRIBE IMPORTANT LIMITS ON OUR LIABILITY AND YOUR ASSUMPTION OF THE RISKS OF PHYSICAL TRAINING. SECTION 20 IS A WAIVER YOU ACCEPT BY USING VOLATA.

1. What Volata is

Volata is a training app that builds running and walking plans using automated, rules-based coaching, and suggests changes to them; a suggested change takes effect only when you accept it. A currently disabled feature can, if we enable it, generate or refine some coaching text with the help of artificial intelligence. Volata is a fitness tool. It is not a medical service, not a medical device, and not a substitute for professional judgment about your health.

2. Eligibility and your account

You must be at least 16 years old to use Volata. We verify age at signup and remove accounts belonging to anyone under 16.

You are responsible for your account, for keeping your credentials secure, and for the accuracy of the information you provide — your training plan is built from it. One account per person. We may suspend or remove accounts that violate these Terms.

3. The Services are free during beta

Volata is currently in a closed beta and is provided free of charge. If we introduce paid features in the future, they will be described, priced, and agreed to separately before you are charged anything.

4. Not medical advice

THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THEM — INCLUDING TRAINING PLANS, WORKOUTS, PACE TARGETS, COACHING GUIDANCE, ADAPTATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS — ARE PROVIDED FOR GENERAL FITNESS AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THEY ARE NOT MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT, AND MUST NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF ADVICE FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.

You should consult a qualified and licensed medical professional before beginning or modifying any exercise or training program, especially if you have (or suspect you have) any medical condition affected by exercise, are returning from injury or illness, are pregnant, or are training for long race distances for the first time.

Use of the Services does not create a doctor–patient or any other professional-care relationship between you and Appnika. You should never disregard medical advice, or delay seeking it, because of anything presented in the Services.

Every plan Volata creates assumes you are healthy, uninjured, and able to train without pain. If that is not true — or stops being true — stop training and consult a medical professional before continuing. Volata does not build plans to treat, rehabilitate, or train around an injury. If you tell Volata that something hurts, it may offer you an easier version of your plan; you choose whether to accept it, and nothing changes unless you do. That offer is not guidance about your injury, and you should not rely on the app for guidance about training through or returning from injury.

The Services are not intended for emergencies. If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your local emergency services immediately.

5. Assumption of risk

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RUNNING, WALKING, AND OTHER ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES CARRY INHERENT AND SIGNIFICANT RISKS, INCLUDING BODILY INJURY, DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RISKS ARISING FROM YOUR DECISION TO FOLLOW ANY TRAINING PLAN, WORKOUT, PACE TARGET, OR RECOMMENDATION GENERATED BY THE SERVICES.

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT — INCLUDING ANY TRAINING PLAN OR RECOMMENDATION — IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURY, DAMAGE, OR LOSS TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY RESULTING FROM YOUR TRAINING DECISIONS.

You are always the final judge of whether to perform any workout. You remain free to skip, shorten, or stop any session at any time, and you should do so whenever your body tells you to.

6. AI-generated guidance

These capabilities are currently disabled. The Services may use artificial intelligence and machine learning, including large language models, to generate or refine coaching content ("AI Features") when that capability is enabled. AI technologies have known and unknown limitations and may make mistakes. You understand and agree that you use AI Features at your own risk, and you should apply common sense and your own judgment — including your knowledge of your body, health, and experience level — before acting on any AI-generated recommendation.

Volata's automated plan generation applies rule-based checks designed to keep plan structure within commonly accepted training practices. These checks are a design feature of the software, not a guarantee: they do not evaluate your individual health, do not make any workout safe for you personally, and do not modify Section 4, 5, 12, or 13 in any way.

7. Your content and data

Your training data belongs to you. You grant us the license needed to host, store, and process it to provide and improve the Services, as described in our Privacy Policy. You can delete individual activities or your entire account at any time. The Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

8. Acceptable use

The Services are for your personal, non-commercial training. You may not: resell or commercially exploit the Services; scrape, harvest, or bulk-export content or data other than your own; reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code or models; use the Services to build a competing product or dataset; attempt to access other users' data; interfere with or disrupt the Services; or use the Services in violation of applicable law.

9. Third-party services

The Services depend on third-party services (such as app distribution, mapping, and cloud infrastructure) and may allow you to connect third-party integrations (such as Apple Health). Your use of third-party services is governed by their own terms, and we are not responsible for them. Where you connect an integration, we will describe what is read and written before you connect it.

10. Beta service

Volata is a closed beta. Features may change, break, or be withdrawn without notice; availability is not guaranteed; and you should not treat a beta app as your only record of anything important to you. We may suspend or end the beta program, or any participant's access to it, at any time.

11. Intellectual property and feedback

The Volata app, name, logo, software, and generated content are owned by Appnika or its licensors. These Terms grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the app for personal, non-commercial purposes. If you send us feedback or suggestions, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use them without obligation to you.

12. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; THAT ANY CONTENT (INCLUDING AI-GENERATED CONTENT, GPS AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS, ELAPSED TIME AND DURATION, PACE CALCULATIONS, AND OTHER CALCULATED METRICS) WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR RELIABLE; OR THAT ANY RESULTS WILL BE ACHIEVED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Metrics are estimates, not official measurements. The pace, distance, elapsed time, duration, splits, and other metrics Volata shows you are estimates produced from your device's sensors and clock and from our software. They depend on hardware, GPS signal, and operating-system behavior outside our control, and your device's clock can be adjusted by the operating system (for example, by automatic network time updates or daylight-saving changes) while a session is recording. As a result, recorded values — including elapsed time — may be wrong, and a session may be interrupted or lost if the app closes or crashes.

Do not rely on Volata's metrics for any competitive, official, ranking, record-setting, or record-verification purpose. A "personal record," "best time," or similar figure shown in Volata is an in-app estimate for your own training reference only. It is not a certified or verified result, and you should not treat it as proof of an athletic achievement. If a measurement matters to you, confirm it with an independent, purpose-built timing or measurement source.

13. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU RELEASE APPNIKA AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS (THE "RELEASED PARTIES") FROM ALL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AND YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, AND AGREE NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR ANY CLAIMS, INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH USE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR LOSS ARISING FROM YOUR TRAINING DECISIONS, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; AND (B) THE RELEASED PARTIES' TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS LIMITS OR EXCLUDES LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE LIMITED OR EXCLUDED. IF YOU LIVE IN A JURISDICTION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS, OR EXCLUSIONS, THEY APPLY TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED THERE.

14. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold the Released Parties harmless from claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your violation of these Terms, your misuse of the Services, or your violation of applicable law or the rights of a third party.

15. Termination

You can stop using Volata and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access for violation of these Terms, with notice where practicable. Sections 4, 5, 6, 11–18, 20, and 21 survive termination.

16. Dispute resolution and governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

Before filing any claim, you agree to first contact us at support@volata.run and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

17. Changes to these terms

If we change these Terms materially, we will notify you in the app before the changes take effect. Continuing to use Volata after that constitutes acceptance. The current version will always be available at volata.run/legal/terms.

What changed on September 7, 2026. Section 4 used to say that Volata does not adjust plans in response to injuries. That is no longer accurate: the app can offer you an easier plan after you report pain. The sentence now describes what actually happens — an offer you choose to accept or decline — and keeps the point that Volata is not a source of guidance about injuries. We also added two new sections: Section 20 sets out in plain language the waiver you accept and the ownership you take of your own training decisions, and Section 21 states that Volata is not a medical device and does not diagnose or advise you when you report an injury. Sections 20 and 21 restate what Sections 4, 5, 12, and 13 already said; they do not add new obligations for you beyond those.

18. General

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Appnika regarding the Services. If any provision is found unenforceable, it will be limited to the minimum extent necessary and the rest will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. No agency, partnership, or employment relationship is created by these Terms.

19. California users

California residents may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or (800) 952-5210.

20. Your acknowledgment and waiver

This is the part of these Terms we most want you to actually read. It says, in plain language, what you are taking on when you use Volata. It restates Sections 4, 5, 12, and 13 — it does not replace them, narrow them, or add anything they do not already say.

By using Volata and following its training programs, you accept full ownership of your training decisions and you assume the risks that come with them. Specifically, you acknowledge and agree that:

• The decision to train is yours, every time. Volata suggests; you decide. A plan, a workout, a pace, or a suggestion from Volata is never an instruction you are obliged to follow. You take full ownership of your use of Volata and of every training decision you make with it — including the decision to start, to keep going, to push harder, or to stop.
• You know training carries real risk. Running, walking, and physical training can cause injury, and in rare cases serious harm or death. You take those risks on knowingly and willingly, including the risks that come from following something Volata generated for you.
• You are the judge of whether you should be training today. Volata cannot make that judgment and does not try to. Only you can, with a qualified medical professional if you need one. You agree not to treat Volata as a substitute for that judgment.
• Your plan is only as good as what you tell us. Volata builds from the information you give it. If that information is wrong, incomplete, or out of date, your plan will be wrong for you. Keeping it accurate is your responsibility.
• You are giving up the right to bring a claim against us over your training. To the fullest extent the law where you live allows, you waive and release Appnika and the Released Parties from claims for injury, damage, or loss connected to your training or your use of Volata — including claims based on our own negligence — and you agree not to sue us over them, as set out in Section 13.

You accept this waiver by creating an account or using the Services. If you are not willing to accept it, please do not use Volata. If you have already started and change your mind, you can stop and delete your account at any time.

Not every place enforces every part of a waiver like this one. Where the law where you live does not allow part of it, that part applies only as far as it can and the rest still stands. Nothing here waives anything that cannot lawfully be waived, and nothing here takes away a right you cannot legally give up.

21. Volata is not a medical device, and does not diagnose you

Volata builds training plans from the information you provide. It is not a medical device, does not assess your health, and its suggestions are not medical advice. Following a plan — and deciding how you feel on any given day — is always up to you. When you tell Volata training isn't going well, it may suggest easier options; accepting or declining them is your choice.

That is the same statement Volata shows you inside the app, and it is part of these Terms.

It matters most when you tell Volata that something hurts. Volata is not designed to diagnose you, to judge whether you are injured or how badly, or to advise you on treating an injury or coming back from one. It cannot examine you, it has no way of knowing what is actually going on in your body, and it does not attempt to work it out.

What it does instead is narrow and practical. When you report pain, an injury, feeling unwell, or a session that was too hard, Volata may propose a change to your plan — usually an easier version of it. A proposal is only a proposal: you accept it or you decline it, and your plan does not change unless you accept. Declining is a normal choice, and nothing in the app is locked, forced, or withheld either way.

Please do not read a Volata proposal — or the absence of one — as an opinion about your body. It is a change to a schedule, nothing more. If something hurts, see a qualified medical professional; that is the only place that kind of advice can come from.

Contact

Appnika Inc
5900 Balcones Drive STE 33189
Austin, TX, 78731, USA
support@volata.run