These terms of service apply to the use of the app „Gassi and Friends" (hereinafter „App"). By using the App, you accept these terms.
2. Description of the App
The App is a virtual pet companion game. You adopt virtual pets, walk them via GPS tracking, and take care of their well-being through five satisfaction attributes (hunger, play, social, movement, cleanliness). The App also includes social features such as chats, friendships, and pet bondings. The App serves as entertainment and motivation for more outdoor activity.
3. Registration and Account
You can use the App as a guest (anonymous account) or with a registered account.
Minimum age: 16 years. For younger users, the explicit consent of a parent or legal guardian is required (see Section 8 of the Privacy Policy).
You are responsible for the security of your login credentials.
When registering a personal account, SMS-based two-factor authentication (MFA) is mandatory. A phone number is required for this. Anonymous guest accounts do not require MFA.
Guest account data may be lost upon uninstallation and cannot be restored.
You can fully delete your account at any time in the settings.
4. Usage Rules and Content Moderation
You agree to use the App only for its intended purpose. The following are particularly prohibited:
Harassment, discrimination, hate speech, content glorifying violence, sexually offensive content, or content harmful to minors
Spam, commercial advertising without consent, phishing, distribution of malware
Identity theft and impersonation of another person or organization
GPS spoofing, reverse engineering, use of automated scripts or bots, or other manipulation of the App
Distribution of unlawful content as well as infringement of third-party copyright, trademark, or personality rights
Endangering your own safety or the safety of others while walking (always observe traffic rules)
Consequences for violations: warning, temporary suspension, permanent suspension, and/or deletion of the account. Content may be removed without prior notice if it violates these terms or applicable law.
Reporting: You can report violations via email to [YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS].
5. User-Generated Content and License
You retain all rights to your content (e.g., display name, pet names, chat messages, memory comments). You grant the operator a simple, non-exclusive, worldwide license, limited to the operation of the App, to store, display, and technically transmit this content. You warrant that your content does not infringe the rights of third parties.
6. Virtual Pet
Virtual pets exist exclusively within the App and have no real-world value.
Satisfaction values decrease automatically over time. If the pet's life indicator drops to zero, the virtual pet dies.
There is no claim to revive or restore a deceased virtual pet.
7. Premium Features
Premium is an extended feature set (e.g., more friendships, faster updates, advanced statistics).
Premium status is currently not sold commercially. There is no in-app purchase and no contract regarding premium.
The operator may grant the status manually (e.g., for beta testers).
There is no claim to permanent availability or to a specific scope of premium features.
8. Availability and Force Majeure
We strive for high availability of the App but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
Maintenance, server updates, or technical issues may lead to temporary restrictions.
In cases of force majeure (e.g., outage of cloud providers, natural disasters, governmental orders), we are released from our obligation to perform for the duration of the event.
9. Liability
We are liable without limitation:
in cases of intent or gross negligence,
for injury to life, body, or health,
under the mandatory provisions of the Swiss Product Liability Act (Produktehaftpflichtgesetz, PrHG).
In cases of slight negligence, liability for financial losses is excluded to the extent legally permissible (Art. 100(1) Swiss Code of Obligations, OR).
In particular, we are not liable for the loss of game data due to force majeure, cloud infrastructure outages, or unauthorized third-party interference.
While walking, you are solely responsible for your own safety; observing traffic rules and avoiding dangerous situations is your responsibility.
10. Data Protection
The processing of your personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy. In case of substantive conflicts between these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy, the Privacy Policy prevails.
11. Changes to Terms of Service
We reserve the right to change these terms of service at any time — particularly in case of legal changes or app feature changes. We will inform you of significant changes via in-app notification. Continued use of the App after a change is deemed acceptance of the new terms.
12. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
Swiss law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) to the extent permitted.
For consumers with habitual residence in another country, the mandatory consumer protection provisions of their country of residence remain unaffected.
The place of jurisdiction is Konolfingen (Switzerland), to the extent legally permissible and unless mandatory provisions (in particular in favor of consumers) require otherwise.
13. Severability
Should individual provisions of these terms of service be wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.