Terms of Service

1. The agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding contract between you and Rune Art ltd. ("Perthro", "we", "us", "our"), the operator of the Perthro mobile app and the perthro.io website (together, the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms, to our Privacy Policy, to our Community Guidelines, and (if you subscribe to Perthro Pro) to our Subscription Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.

2. Your account and minimum age

You must be at least 16 years old to use Perthro, anywhere in the world. By creating an account, you represent that you are 16 or older. We do not knowingly allow accounts for anyone under 16, and we will close any account we discover belongs to someone under 16. See section 12 of our Privacy Policy for the reasoning behind this single global age threshold.

You are responsible for activity on your account and for keeping your credentials secure. You agree to provide accurate account information and to keep it up to date. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us at contact@rune.art immediately. You may not transfer your account to anyone else, and you may not maintain more than one account in a manner intended to evade enforcement under these Terms.

3. Your content and the licence you grant us

Anything you post (reviews, ratings, lists, comments, profile information, and other materials you submit) is "Your Content". You retain all ownership in Your Content.

By posting Your Content to the Service, you grant Perthro a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to host, store, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, translate, and distribute Your Content, solely for the purposes of operating, providing, improving, and promoting the Service. This licence ends when you delete Your Content or your account, except for:

• copies retained on backup or audit systems for a reasonable period (see the retention table in our Privacy Policy);
• copies that other users have already shared, quoted, or saved within the Service in good faith; and
• aggregate, anonymized derivatives that cannot identify you.

You are responsible for Your Content. You represent that you have all rights necessary to post it and to grant the licence above, and that Your Content does not violate any law or third-party right.

We do not use Your Content to train large-language models, image generators, or other AI systems, and we do not provide Your Content to third parties for those purposes. See section 9 of our Privacy Policy.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Harass, threaten, dox, stalk, or impersonate any person.
• Post hate speech or content that incites violence against any person or group.
• Post sexual content involving minors. We report suspected child sexual abuse material to law enforcement and to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and we cooperate with their investigations.
• Post sexually explicit text or imagery. Perthro has a public feed with a global minimum age of 16. Reviews of games with mature themes (violence, drug use, sexual themes that don't cross into explicit) are allowed but should use the in-app NSFW tag, which restricts visibility to users 18 and older.
• Post content that promotes self-harm, suicide, or eating disorders.
• Post pirated game files or links, leaked unreleased builds, or stolen accounts.
• Post copyright-infringing material, spam, malware, deceptive content, or commercial advertising without our written permission.
• Attempt to break, reverse-engineer, decompile, scrape, or otherwise probe or interfere with the Service or our infrastructure, except as expressly permitted by applicable law that cannot be waived by contract.
• Use the Service to violate any applicable law or to infringe anyone's rights.
• Manipulate engagement (vote-rigging, fake accounts, review-bombing) or evade enforcement actions taken against you.

The full list of expectations and prohibited content is set out in our Community Guidelines, which form part of these Terms.

5. Moderation, removal, and suspension

Reporting objectionable content. You can report reviews, profiles, lists, and other user content from inside Perthro using the Report option on each item, or by emailing contact@rune.art. We review reports of objectionable content within 24 hours and take appropriate action, which may include removing the content and suspending or terminating the offending account. You can also mute or hide individual users and content at any time from Settings → Hidden and muted.

We may remove content and suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or our Community Guidelines, with or without prior notice. Where consequential, a human moderator reviews the action. We aim to give a clear reason for any enforcement action and to offer an appeal route (see section 7 of our Community Guidelines).

We are not obliged to monitor all content, but we may use automated systems to surface possibly violating content for human review. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and weigh the severity of the violation, the user's history, and context.

6. Third-party services

Perthro relies on third-party services (Apple, Supabase, IGDB, Sentry, and others, listed in section 5 of our Privacy Policy). Your use of those third-party services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. Game metadata is provided by IGDB; we do not own the game artwork, descriptions, or other metadata displayed in the app.

If you connect Steam, PlayStation Network, or Xbox Live, your use of those connections is also governed by the relevant platform's terms.

7. Paid features

Some features may require a paid Perthro subscription. We currently offer two tiers, Perthro Pro and Perthro Hero, each billed annually through the Apple App Store and subject to Apple's payment terms. Current pricing, the length of each subscription period, and any introductory or trial offers are displayed in the app at the point of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can manage and cancel from your Apple ID settings. Refunds, where available, are handled by Apple. Full details are in our Subscription Terms.

EU/UK consumers — right of withdrawal. If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, the European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom, you have a statutory right to withdraw from a paid subscription within 14 days of purchase. By starting your subscription and gaining immediate access to subscriber features, you expressly request and consent to immediate performance of the contract, and you acknowledge that you lose your statutory right of withdrawal once performance has begun. This does not affect any refund rights you may have under Apple's policies or applicable mandatory consumer-protection law.

8. Copyright complaints

We respect intellectual-property rights and we expect our users to do the same. If you believe content on Perthro infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent that includes:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
3. identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough information for us to locate it (a screenshot and the user's profile URL is ideal);
4. your address, telephone number, and email address;
5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner (or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner) of the right that is allegedly infringed.

Send notices to contact@rune.art with the subject line "Copyright notice". We will act on properly formed notices in accordance with applicable Canadian law (including the Copyright Act's notice-and-notice regime), the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and equivalent regimes elsewhere. Knowingly false notices may expose you to liability for damages.

Repeat infringers will have their accounts terminated.

9. Termination

You may delete your account at any time (see Delete account). We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms or if we are required to do so by law. On termination, the licence you grant us in Your Content ends, subject to the carve-outs in section 3.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including sections 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16) will survive.

10. No warranty

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don't warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure against every threat, or that it will meet your requirements.

Some jurisdictions (including Quebec under its Consumer Protection Act) do not allow certain disclaimers of implied warranties; in those jurisdictions, our disclaimer applies only to the extent permitted by law, and your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Rune Art ltd. and its officers, directors, employees, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, business, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our aggregate liability for any direct claims arising out of these Terms or the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) one hundred Canadian dollars (CAD $100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations; in those, our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law (for example, liability for fraud, gross negligence, personal injury, or, in some jurisdictions, consumer-protection-act remedies).

12. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Rune Art ltd. and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claim, demand, loss, or damages, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of (a) Your Content, (b) your use of the Service in violation of these Terms or applicable law, or (c) your violation of any third-party right. We will notify you of any such claim and may, at our option, assume the defence with counsel of our choice.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you in the app and by email and update the "Last updated" date. Material changes that require your consent (for example, a new restriction on your rights) will not apply to you until you accept them. Your continued use of the Service after a non-material change means you accept the revised Terms.

14. Disputes and governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada, and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Alberta, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

Subject to the consumer-rights paragraph below, you and we agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be brought exclusively in the courts located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

If you are a consumer, nothing in this section deprives you of the protection of the mandatory consumer-protection laws of your country (or province) of habitual residence. In particular, residents of Quebec retain all rights under Quebec's Consumer Protection Act (and any related provisions of the Civil Code of Québec) and may bring proceedings in Quebec courts. Residents of other Canadian provinces retain rights under the consumer-protection legislation of their home province (including Alberta's Consumer Protection Act for Alberta residents). Residents of EU/EEA member states and the United Kingdom retain the right to bring proceedings in the courts of their country of residence to the extent required by law.

EU consumers may also access the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr, although we prefer to resolve any concern directly — please write to us first at contact@rune.art.

15. General

Entire agreement. These Terms (with the documents they reference) are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service, and supersede any prior agreement on the same subject.

Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of that right.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms (in whole or in part) to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, on notice to you.

Force majeure. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

Notices. We may give you notices through the Service or by email to the address on your account. You can give us notice by email to contact@rune.art.

Languages. These Terms are provided in English. Where we provide a translation, the English version controls in case of conflict, except where local law requires otherwise (for example, Quebec residents may request a French version, in which case the French version will be provided and is binding to the extent required by Quebec law). Si vous résidez au Québec, une version française des présentes conditions est disponible sur demande à contact@rune.art.

16. Apple App Store terms

These additional terms apply because you obtained Perthro from the Apple App Store. You acknowledge that this agreement is between you and Rune Art ltd. only, and not with Apple Inc. ("Apple"). Rune Art, not Apple, is solely responsible for Perthro and its content.

Scope of licence. Your licence to use Perthro is limited to a non-transferable licence to use Perthro on any Apple-branded device that you own or control, as permitted by the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.

Maintenance and support. Rune Art, not Apple, is solely responsible for providing any maintenance or support services with respect to Perthro. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to provide maintenance or support services for Perthro.

Warranty. Rune Art is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. If Perthro fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price of Perthro (if any) to you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to Perthro, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be Rune Art's sole responsibility.

Product claims. Rune Art, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to Perthro or your possession and use of Perthro, including (i) product-liability claims, (ii) any claim that Perthro fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and (iii) claims arising under consumer-protection, privacy, or similar legislation.

Intellectual property. In the event of any third-party claim that Perthro or your possession and use of Perthro infringes that third party's intellectual-property rights, Rune Art (not Apple) will be solely responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement, and discharge of any such infringement claim.

Legal compliance. You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Third-party beneficiary. You acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple's subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and that upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email contact@rune.art. For privacy questions, contact our Privacy Officer using the details in section 1 of our Privacy Policy.