Terms

Terms of Service

Last updated: 21 September 2026 · Effective: 21 September 2026

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The short version. Step Town is a cozy game that turns your real-world steps into a village. It's free to download and play. Optional in-app purchases (jewel packs and a monthly Gold Pass) go through the App Store and Google Play. Coins and jewels have no value outside the game. Don't cheat your step count, don't use abusive display names, and don't try to break the service. We can suspend accounts that do.

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service form a binding agreement between you (the "user", "you") and:

Friedrich Henle, sole proprietorship
Leuchtenberger Kirchweg 50a
40489 Düsseldorf, Germany
Email: henlefreddy@gmail.com

("Step Town", "we", "us", "our") governing your use of the Step Town mobile application and the websites at steptown.app (collectively, the "Service"). By downloading, installing, or using Step Town you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (16 in the European Union, or the digital-consent age set by your country) to use Step Town. If you are below that age in your country, you may only use the Service with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

You may not use the Service if applicable law prohibits you from doing so.

3. Your account

Step Town signs you in anonymously on first launch. You may later link your account to Sign in with Apple or Sign in with Google so your progress survives across devices.

  • You are responsible for keeping access to your linked Apple ID or Google account secure.
  • One account per natural person. We may remove duplicate accounts.
  • You may delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete Account. Deletion is immediate and permanent. See the Privacy Policy for what we remove.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Falsify or inflate your step count by any technical means (rooted phone manipulation, modified HealthKit / Health Connect entries, vehicle/treadmill bagging your phone, etc.). The whole point of Step Town is to reward real walking.
  • Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to access Step Town's server APIs other than through the official mobile app.
  • Use the Service to send spam, harass other players, or abuse the friend / gift system.
  • Choose a display name or friend-code value that is illegal, hateful, sexually explicit, impersonates another person, or contains personal data of third parties.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, server, or data not your own.
  • Use any automated system (bots, scrapers, scripts) to interact with the Service.
  • Resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the Service without our written permission.

5. In-game economy and purchases

5.1 Coins

Step Town's walking currency ("coins") is earned by walking and used to build inside the game. Coins:

  • have no real-world monetary value,
  • cannot be bought with real money, sold, or exchanged for money,
  • cannot be transferred between accounts (gifts inside the game are a gameplay mechanic, not a property transfer), and
  • may be adjusted, reset, or revoked by us in response to bugs, exploits, or violations of these Terms.

5.2 Jewels

Jewels are a premium in-game currency. You can earn them through gameplay (for example cooking and Walk Pass rewards) and you can buy jewel packs as an optional in-app purchase. Jewels:

  • have no real-world monetary value and cannot be redeemed for cash or anything outside the game,
  • cannot be transferred between accounts,
  • may be spent in-game on cosmetics and other optional items, and
  • may be adjusted, reset, or revoked by us in response to bugs, exploits, or violations of these Terms.

5.3 Optional in-app purchases

The Service is free to download and play. Optional paid items are offered through Apple's App Store and Google Play, including:

  • Jewel packs (consumable), and
  • the Gold Pass, an auto-renewing monthly subscription that unlocks the premium Walk Pass track for that billing period.

Payment is processed entirely by Apple or Google. Their terms and refund policies apply to the transaction. We do not receive your payment-card details. Prices, currency, and applicable taxes are shown by the store at checkout. Paid features are disclosed in the app before you buy.

Purchases are a licence to use virtual items in the Service, not a sale of real-world property. Unused coins, jewels, cosmetics, and other virtual items are forfeited if you delete your account, except where a store or applicable law requires otherwise.

You can restore eligible purchases (such as an active Gold Pass) from the in-app restore control or your store account.

5.4 Gold Pass subscription

Gold Pass is an auto-renewing monthly subscription charged to your Apple ID or Google Play account at the price shown in the store. It renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel the subscription at any time in your device's subscription settings (Apple ID subscriptions or Google Play subscriptions), or from Settings → Manage subscription in the app, which opens those store pages. Cancelling stops the next renewal. You keep access until the paid period ends.

The unused portion of a subscription period is not refunded except where Apple, Google, or applicable law requires it.

5.5 Refunds

Refund requests for in-app purchases are handled by Apple or Google under their policies. If you are a consumer in the European Union, you may have a statutory right of withdrawal for digital content. That right ends once we have begun delivering the content (for example crediting jewels or unlocking Gold Pass) with your prior express consent and acknowledgement that you lose the withdrawal right.

6. User content

You retain ownership of any text you enter into the Service (display name, custom messages, etc., collectively "User Content"). By submitting User Content you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to host, store, reproduce, and display that content as needed to operate the Service. This licence ends when you delete the content or your account, except where retention is required by law.

You represent that you have the right to submit your User Content and that it does not violate the rules in section 4.

7. Third-party services

Step Town relies on third-party platforms (Apple HealthKit, Android Health Connect, Firebase, Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Google, and the Apple App Store / Google Play for in-app purchases). Your use of those platforms is also governed by the providers' own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for changes or outages on those platforms.

Health data: Step Town reads step count, walking distance, and on iOS floors climbed. We never share Health data with third parties for advertising or marketing, and we never sell Health data. Details are in the privacy policy.

8. Service changes

Step Town is an evolving game. We may add, change, or remove features (including game-economy tuning such as coin conversion rates, jewel rewards, building costs, or storage capacity, and the mix of optional in-app purchases). Material changes will be announced in-app or via the App Store / Play Store listing. Store prices are set in App Store Connect and Google Play Console. We may also update these Terms; the "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change.

9. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time by deleting the app and / or deleting your account from Settings. We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or applicable law, with notice where reasonable. Sections 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 13 survive termination.

10. Disclaimer of warranty

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Step Town is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that:

  • step counts read from HealthKit or Health Connect are accurate,
  • the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure,
  • data will never be lost (you accept the inherent risk of cloud services).

Step Town is a game, not a medical device. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified medical professional before significantly changing your physical activity.

11. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Service. Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim or (b) ten euros (€10). Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law (including liability for intent, gross negligence, personal injury caused by us, or under the German Product Liability Act).

12. Governing law & jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules and excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer ordinarily resident in the European Union, you also benefit from the mandatory consumer protection law of your country of residence.

The exclusive place of jurisdiction for disputes with merchants ("Kaufleute") arising out of or relating to these Terms is Düsseldorf, Germany.

13. Consumer dispute resolution

The European Commission provides an online dispute resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obliged and not willing to participate in dispute-resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG).

14. Miscellaneous

  • Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect.
  • No waiver. Our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of that right.
  • Assignment. You may not assign your rights under these Terms. We may assign ours to a successor entity.
  • Entire agreement. These Terms together with the Privacy Policy form the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.

15. Contact

Friedrich Henle
Leuchtenberger Kirchweg 50a
40489 Düsseldorf, Germany
henlefreddy@gmail.com