Terms of Service

Welcome to Godwana. These Terms of Service ('Terms') govern your use of the Godwana website and services at godwana.steadygo.app, operated by Tobias Wetzel ('we', 'us', or 'Provider').

By accessing or using Godwana, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our services.

Godwana is a web-based geography learning application built around an interactive atlas. Our services include:

• An interactive map and globe with map layers based on open geographic data
• Country and place profiles
• Lessons, map quizzes, and spaced review
• Saved places, notes, lists, and map drawings
• Progress tracking and statistics
• Offline map regions that you can download in your browser
• An AI map assistant for signed-in users that answers geography questions and can change the map for you
• Class, assignment, and organization features for educational use

You can explore the atlas without an account. Without an account, your progress and saved items are stored only in your browser on that device. Creating an account lets you keep them in your account and use them across devices. Registration requires a valid email address.

To access certain features, you must create an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information during registration
• Maintain the security of your account and password
• Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use

For direct individual registration, you must meet the minimum age and consent requirements applicable in your country. School-managed accounts may be provided to younger students under the responsibility and lawful instructions of the school or institution.

You agree to use Godwana only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You must not:

• Use the service for any illegal or fraudulent purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the service
• Interfere with or disrupt the service or servers
• Upload malicious code, viruses, or harmful content
• Use automated tools to scrape or copy content without permission
• Impersonate any person or entity
• Collect personal information of other users without consent
• Use the service for commercial purposes without our written consent

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

We may temporarily or permanently restrict user accounts, roles, permissions, or access to data if there is a sufficiently substantiated suspicion of misuse, unauthorized access, security risk, violation of these Terms, or infringement of third-party rights. We apply such measures proportionately and, where legally permitted and compatible with security, inform the affected organization.

You may create content in Godwana, such as saved places, notes, lists, map drawings, imported map data, and connected map data sources. Teachers and other authorized users may also create lessons, quizzes, assignments, and learning materials. You retain ownership of content you create, but grant us a license to host and display it as part of the service.

You are responsible for ensuring your content, including map data you import or connect, does not violate any laws or third-party rights. We may remove content that violates these Terms.

Content created or provided for students must be age-appropriate, factual, and suitable for the school use context. In particular, it must not contain insulting, degrading, politically promotional, manipulative, or otherwise inappropriate content. Godwana may remove such content or restrict access to it where this is necessary to protect students, comply with legal obligations, or maintain an appropriate learning environment.

Godwana, including its software, source code and object code, design, exercises, lessons, curricula, word lists, texts, audio, images, maps, and the selection and arrangement of its content and databases, is owned by the Provider or its licensors and is protected by copyright, database rights, and other intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved.

We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the service for personal, non-commercial purposes. Educational use is governed by the Educational Use section and any separate institutional agreement.

Unless we have given our prior written permission, you may not:

• Copy, reproduce, modify, translate, or create derivative works of the service or its content
• Distribute, publish, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise make the service or its content available to third parties
• Decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or deobfuscate the software, attempt to derive its source code, algorithms, or structure, or circumvent technical protection measures
• Systematically extract or reuse substantial parts of our content or databases, including by scraping, crawling, or bulk downloading
• Use the service or its content to develop or improve a competing product or to train, fine-tune, or evaluate machine learning or AI models
• Remove or alter copyright notices, trademarks, or other proprietary notices

We expressly reserve the use of our content for text and data mining under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

Rights that cannot be restricted under mandatory law, such as decompiling software where strictly necessary for interoperability, remain unaffected. Violations may lead to suspension or termination of your account and to claims for injunctive relief and damages.

Teachers and educational institutions may use Godwana for classroom and geography education purposes. Class features allow teachers to:

• Create and manage classes
• Create lessons and quizzes and assign them to students
• Monitor student progress and submissions

Teachers are responsible for ensuring appropriate use by their students and for complying with applicable educational privacy laws.

For schools, organizations, or other institutional customers, separately agreed contracts, licenses, data processing agreements, or written institutional terms may supplement or override these Terms to the extent they expressly regulate the same matter.

Godwana is free to use. Some features, such as the AI map assistant and offline map regions, are subject to usage limits.

Schools and regions can buy plans with more seats and a larger AI allowance. A paid plan only applies if you choose to purchase it, and its price, scope, and billing terms are shown before you buy.

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue any part of the service at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of significant changes where possible.

You may delete your account at any time through the account settings. Account-linked application data is removed through the deletion process; separately required billing, contractual, security/audit, and backup records may remain for their lawful retention periods.

We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms. In case of termination for violation, you may lose access to your data without refund.

Godwana is provided 'as is' and 'as available' without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

We do not guarantee that:

• The service will be uninterrupted or error-free
• The results from using the service will be accurate or reliable
• Any errors will be corrected

Your use of the service is at your own risk.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Provider shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service.

Our total liability for any claims under these Terms shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the past 12 months (if any).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitations of liability, so some of these limitations may not apply to you.

Godwana uses third-party services for hosting, authentication, analytics, AI processing, and map and geographic data. Your use of these services is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.

Map layers, place information, and other geographic data come from third-party data sources under their own licenses and terms; the sources are credited in the app. We do not guarantee that this data is complete, current, or accurate. It is intended for learning and must not be relied on for navigation or safety-critical decisions.

We are not responsible for the content or practices of third-party services.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated Terms on our website and updating the 'Last Updated' date.

Your continued use of Godwana after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

If you are a consumer in the European Union, you have the right to withdraw from a purchase within 14 days without giving any reason, in accordance with the EU Consumer Rights Directive (Directive 2011/83/EU).

To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us of your decision by sending a clear statement (e.g., an email to contact[at]steadygo.app) before the 14-day period expires. The withdrawal period begins on the day you complete your purchase.

Upon valid withdrawal, we will reimburse all payments received from you without undue delay, and no later than 14 days from the day we are informed of your withdrawal. We will use the same means of payment used for the original transaction.

Using Godwana is free. Schools and regions that buy a plan pay through our payment provider Stripe.

A plan's cancellation and refund terms are shown before purchase. Refund requests for purchases made directly from us can be sent to contact[at]steadygo.app.

This does not affect your statutory rights, including the EU right of withdrawal described above.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Austria, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

For users in the European Union, nothing in these Terms affects your rights under applicable consumer protection laws.

Any disputes arising from these Terms shall be resolved in the competent courts of Vienna, Austria, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

• Email: contact[at]steadygo.app
• Website: godwana.steadygo.app