Terms of Use
Akhada is operated by Pramod Rao (trading as Rao & Co), a sole proprietorship registered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Questions? hello@akhada.app.
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Akhada mobile application (the “App”). By using the App, you agree to these Terms.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use Akhada. If you are under 18, you may use the App only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. If you do not meet these requirements, please do not use the App.
2. Your Account
- You sign in with a valid email address via a one-time passcode. Keep your email account secure — anyone who can read your email can sign in to your Akhada account.
- You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it current.
- One person, one account. Do not create an account on behalf of another person without their authorisation.
3. Your Content
Workouts you log, photos you upload, and any other content you create (“Your Content”) remain yours. We do not claim ownership of Your Content.
By using the App, you grant us a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, process, and display Your Content solely to operate the App for you — e.g. showing your workout history back to you, generating share cards, and syncing your data across your devices.
This licence ends when you delete Your Content or close your account.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Upload content that infringes third-party rights, is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, or abusive.
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from the App, except as permitted by applicable law.
- Scrape, crawl, or automate interactions with the App or its backend.
- Overload or interfere with our servers or the experience of other users.
- Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation.
- Share, sell, or transfer your account to anyone else.
We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules.
5. Health and Fitness Disclaimer
- Nothing in the App constitutes medical, nutritional, physiotherapy, or fitness advice.
- Consult a qualified healthcare professional before starting any exercise programme, particularly if you have a medical condition, injury, or concern.
- You assume all risk associated with your workouts. We are not responsible for injuries or outcomes arising from your use of the App.
6. Our Intellectual Property
The App — including its design, logo, code, copy, and content (other than Your Content) — is owned by Rao & Co and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from it without our prior written permission.
Exercise demonstration videos and posters in the App's catalog are licensed from GymVisual and used by Akhada under that licence. You may view them inside the App as part of your normal use; you may not download, redistribute, or use them outside the App.
7. Service Availability and Changes
We aim to keep the App available and working well, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted, secure, or error-free service. We may add, change, pause, or discontinue features at any time, with or without notice.
8. Termination
You may stop using the App and delete your account at any time by emailing hello@akhada.app.
We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms or if we discontinue the App. Sections 3 (to the extent of any residual licence), 5, 9, and 11 survive termination.
9. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
- The App is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied (including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement).
- We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, goodwill, or business opportunity.
- Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from or relating to the App is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) ₹1,000 (INR one thousand).
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers or limitations — in those jurisdictions, these limits apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be announced in-app or by email at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use of the App after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms.
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the App are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
12. Contact
Questions or notices under these Terms? Email hello@akhada.app.
You may also write to us at:
Pramod Rao (Rao & Co)
VO-293, WeWork Salarpuria Symbiosis
Arekere Village, Begur Hobli, Bannerghatta Road
Bengaluru 560076, Karnataka, India