Terms of Use

Last updated: 2 November 2026

These Terms of Use and Privacy Notice (“Terms”) explain how Arkarun works, what data we process, and how that data is stored. Arkarun is operated by Fluomind. By creating an account or using the Arkarun iOS app or website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the service. Questions: hello@arkarun.com.

1. What Arkarun is

Arkarun is an outdoor activity app for running, track, trail, hiking and bike. You can record or import workouts, keep them on your iPhone (and Apple Watch where available), generate share cards, and — if you create an account — use social features: a feed, profiles, comments, follows, messages and notifications.

Some features work offline on your device. Social features, account, media hosting and the future public web profile require our servers.

2. Account and sign-in

You may create an account with Apple, Google, or email and password. We store the account identifier, sign-in method, and session tokens needed to keep you logged in. Email and password accounts store your email address and a hashed password (not the password in clear text). We may send a confirmation or password-reset email. Apple and Google tell us a stable identity and, when they provide it, a display name that you can edit.

You must provide accurate information, keep your credentials safe, and be old enough to use the App Store in your country (and have parental consent where required). One person, one account. You are responsible for activity on your account.

3. Profile information

After you register you can complete a public profile. We store:

• display name and username;
• profile photo;
• bio and optional website link;
• declared locality (city, country and a label such as “Paris, France”), plus a city-level map point used only for “Near you” people — not the GPS of your workouts;
• whether your profile is complete;
• whether you want to appear on the future Arkarun website (“Web profile” / display on web) — off by default;
• whether you opt in to distance LeaderBoards — off by default;
• follower and following counts.

On the mobile app, a completed profile can be seen by other members (feed, profile, follow lists, search). Turning Web profile on means your public profile and sport activity may also be shown on the future Arkarun website. Turning it off keeps you off that site. It does not hide you from the in-app social network.

You can edit name, username, photo, bio, links, locality and these switches in Settings. You can log out or delete your account there. Deletion removes your profile, posts, comments and messages from our database. Routes (GPX paths) you chose to share stay as anonymous data owned by Arkarun (see section 6).

4. Workouts that stay on your device

Recording a run, trail, hike or bike session, importing from Apple Health / HealthKit or another source, viewing history, maps, splits, goals, offline routes and Watch sync can all happen on your device. Those local workouts are not uploaded just because you trained.

When you record, the app may use location, motion and (if you allow it) Health data on the device to measure distance, time, pace or speed, elevation, route and heart rate. That live GPS track is for your map and history on the device. We do not continuously upload your route to our servers while you train. A route is uploaded only if you choose to share it when you publish (see section 6).

5. HealthKit and imported activities

If you allow Health access, Arkarun may read workouts you choose to import (for example Apple Health, or activities that originated on Garmin, Strava, Coros or similar and then reached Health). We use this to show the session in History and, only if you publish a post, to fill the activity card. We do not sell Health data. We do not use Health data for advertising. You can revoke Health access in iOS Settings.

6. Publishing to the Social Feed

Publishing is optional and always started by you (for example History → post tunnel, or a text post from your profile). A published post is stored on our servers and can appear in For you, Following, Near you, on profiles and — if you enabled Web profile — on the future website.

When you publish an activity with a photo we store, as you confirmed them in the app:

• the photo (and, if a video post exists, the video and a poster image);
• optional caption;
• activity type (road, track, bike, trail, hike);
• activity source as a real name (for example Arkarun, HealthKit, Garmin, Strava, Coros);
• distance, duration, pace (run) or speed (bike), and elevation gain;
• activity date;
• optional start coordinates from that workout (not a live tracker dump);
• whether that post should count toward LeaderBoard if you opted in.

Sharing a route (GPX path)

When you publish a run, hike or bike session you may choose to share the route of that session. Sharing a route is anonymous. Before we store it, the path is reduced to a simplified line of map points (latitude, longitude and altitude). Timestamps, heart rate, device data, the name of the session and any account information are removed, and the beginning and end of the path are trimmed so that your start and finish points (for example your home) are not revealed. The stored path contains no information about you and is not linked to your account or profile. While your post is published, the route is displayed with your post in the app and on the website.

By sharing a route you transfer to Arkarun (Fluomind) all rights in that anonymous path, which becomes the property of Arkarun. Arkarun may store, display and reuse it, in the app, on the website and in its services, for as long as the service exists, free of charge and without attribution. You cannot edit or withdraw a route after it has been shared. Because the path is anonymous and not linked to any account, it remains available after you delete the post or your account, or if your account is banned, and we cannot identify it in order to remove it on request. Only share routes that you are comfortable making visible to anyone, and do not share a route that you do not have the right to share. Your photo, caption and other post content remain yours and are removed with your post or account.

Text-only posts store the message and author, without activity metrics. Guest users can see a public chronological For you feed. Interacting (like, comment, follow, publish) requires a completed account.

7. Photos, videos and media storage

Member photos and videos are stored on our hosting (OVH), outside public directory listing. They are not meant to be browsed as a folder on the website. The app loads them through an authenticated media service. Other members who are allowed to see the post can view the media in the app. Media you upload to the platform may also be displayed on Arkarun’s official social networks (Instagram or Facebook). Do not publish content you do not have the right to share, or that identifies someone who did not agree.

8. Social interactions

If you use social features we store likes, comments, follows, hidden authors, blocks, reports, and inbox messages. We store notifications (for example like, comment, follow, message) and, if you allow push notifications, a device token so Apple Push Notification service can alert you. We store unread counts so the app can show badges.

You can report a post or hide an author. We may remove content or restrict an account that breaks these Terms (spam, abuse, illegal content, impersonation).

9. Location

We distinguish three things:

• Live GPS during a session: used on the device for the map and metrics. Not streamed to our social database while you train. Only if you choose to share your route when publishing, a simplified and anonymous copy of the path is stored (see section 6).
• Declared city on your profile: stored so members can find people “Near you” at city / country level.
• Optional coordinates attached to a published post: a point from that activity, stored with the post if present.

We do not sell your location. You can clear or change your profile locality.

10. LeaderBoard

LeaderBoard is optional and off by default. If you opt in, distance from eligible photo/video activity posts (run-type or bike, never mixed) may appear in rankings. Opting in is not the same as posting to the feed. You can leave LeaderBoard in your profile settings.

11. Augmented reality

ARKARUN provides augmented reality face-tracking filters. Face tracking is used only on your device to display a filter on your face. No face tracking data is stored, shared, or used on third-party services.

12. Weather

Weather shown in the app is provided by Apple Weather. Attribution: developer.apple.com/weatherkit.

13. ARKARUN+ and App Store purchases

Optional paid features (ARKARUN+) are sold through the Apple App Store. Apple processes the payment. We may store what is needed to recognize an active purchase on your account (for example a receipt check with Apple). We do not receive your full card number. Restore purchases uses Apple’s standard flow.

14. Where data is stored and how we use it

Account, profile, posts, comments, follows, messages, notifications, device push tokens and media metadata are stored in our database and file storage hosted by OVH. We use this data to operate Arkarun: sign-in, show your profile and feed, deliver messages and notifications, serve media to authorized users, run optional LeaderBoard, send transactional email, and keep the service secure (rate limits, abuse, account deletion).

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use member Health or workout data for advertising. We do not run third-party ad trackers in the app.

Shared route paths (section 6) are stored separately from accounts, with no link to your identity.

Processors that necessarily see some data to run the product include: OVH (hosting), Apple (Sign in with Apple, Push, App Store, Weather, Health on device), and Google (Sign in with Google, if you choose it). Email is sent through our mailbox provider.

15. Website

arkarun.com publishes product information, these Terms, support and email confirmation or password-reset pages. Marketing images on the site are public files. Member photos and videos are not listed as a public folder. The future web profile, if you enable it, will show the public profile and activity you already chose to publish, including a route you chose to share.

16. Your rights

You can access and edit your profile in the app, download or export share cards you generate, turn Web profile and LeaderBoard off, revoke Health, location or notification permissions in iOS, and delete your account. Deleting your account does not remove routes you shared anonymously (see section 6). Deleting the app from the phone removes local history that was never published; it does not by itself delete a server account — use Delete account in Settings. You may contact hello@arkarun.com for privacy requests.

17. Acceptable use

Do not post illegal, hateful, sexual involving minors, violent, or infringing content. Do not harass, spam, scrape other users, break into accounts, or probe the API or file storage. We may remove content, hide an author, or close an account. You keep the rights in your content (except shared route paths, which become the property of Arkarun, see section 6); you grant Arkarun a licence to host and display it in the app, on Arkarun’s official social networks (Instagram or Facebook), and, if you enabled Web profile, on the website, for as long as the content remains published.

You must respect the Arkarun Charter. Posts are meant to show a sport session. Our moderation service may remove a publication whose photo or video is not a sport session. It may also delete an account without prior notice if you do not follow the rules of good conduct toward the platform or the Arkarun community.

18. Security

We use HTTPS, access tokens, hashed passwords, and restricted folders for member media and server configuration. No method is perfect. You must protect your device and sign-in. Notify us at hello@arkarun.com if you think your account was compromised.

19. Liability

Arkarun is provided as is. Outdoor sport has risks; you are responsible for your safety. We are not liable for user-generated content, loss of a local workout that was never published, or interruption of the service. Features may change.

20. Changes

We may update these Terms. The latest version is in the app (Menu → Terms of Use) and at www.arkarun.com/terms. Continued use after an update means you accept the new Terms.

ARKARUN and related marks are used by Fluomind. Contact: hello@arkarun.com.