- Organisers and Objectives of the Competition
- Partners
- Period
- Competition location
- Competition mechanics
- Registrations
- Team Formation
- Prizes
- Walking Month Companies Competition
- Participants’ Health
- Withdrawal from the Competition and Non-Participation
- Fair-play
- Communication Features (Chat)
- Referral & Ambassador Program – Walking Month App
- Copyright
- Force Majeure
- Final Provisions
This document represents a translation of the Official competition rules, the original of which are written in the Romanian language. The Romanian text is considered official for all purposes in this competition; this translation is a best-effort to facilitate understanding, not a legal document.
The sports competition „Walking Month” (hereinafter referred to as „the competition”, „WM”, or „the event”) is organised by Betfair Romania Development, having its registered office in Romania, Cluj-Napoca Municipality, Bd-ul 21 Decembrie 1989 street, no. 77, buildings A-F, floor 4, Cluj County, registered with the Trade Register under no. J2007003396127, tax identification number 22201773, hereinafter referred to as the “main organiser” and/or the “organiser(s)” as a charity contest, through which funds are raised for a social cause selected by the organiser and carried out by a partner NGO.
The Walking Month competition may be organised at the level of Flutter Entertainment Plc., with support from and through the participation of several of the group’s locations:
• Stars Interactive Services (Bulgaria) EOOD, UIC 204473764, with seat and management address: 1750 Sofia, Mladost region, 56A Tzarigradsko Shose Blvd
• Flutter Entertainment India LLP, having its registered address at Spire Tower 100, Plot No. 4, Survey No. 83/1, Hyderabad Knowledge City, Raidurg Village, Serilingampally Mandal, R.R. District, Telangana, 500084, India, identification Number: AAH-7004
• Tsed, Unipessoal LDA, based in Portugal, with registered office at Avenida de Camilo, no. 72 to 112, 4300-095 Porto, legal person number 510148301, registered at the Commercial Registry Office of Porto, under the same number;
• Betfair Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom, with its registered office at One Chamberlain Cs, Birmingham, B3 3AX, United Kingdom and with company number 05140986;
• Hestview Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom, with its registered office at One Chamberlain Cs, Birmingham, B3 3AX, United Kingdom and with company number 01100741;
• Flutter Entertainment Plc, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland with company number 16956, whose registered office is at Belfield office park, Beech Hill Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, D04V972, Ireland;
hereinafter referred to as “partner organiser(s)” and/or “organiser(s)”. Each of these will have the possibility to select its own local cause, based on a common framework established by the main organiser of the Walking Month competition.
As the main organiser, Betfair Romania Development develops the Walking Month application and the competition framework, and acts as a facilitator by mobilising community resources in support of the partners’ non-profit organisations.
For all participants, including those located in India, the Competition is a skill-based promotional contest determined solely by measurable physical activity (steps or distance travelled) and does not involve wagering, betting, or games of chance. The Competition is conducted in compliance with applicable laws of India, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Ireland, and the UK and is not a lottery with prizes.
The objectives of Walking Month are:
• To create a framework for fundraising for the social causes of each location in which the competition will take place, in favour of a legally registered non-profit organisation or an association of non-profit organisations;
• To provide visibility and recognition to the partner non-profit organisation;
• To promote walking and wheelchair mobility, as well as an active and healthy lifestyle, to as broad a segment of the public as possible, thereby contributing to the overall health of the population;
• To promote collaboration within the Walking Month community and across other diverse communities.
To achieve these objectives, both the main organiser and the partner organisers may partner with other legally registered entities, which thereby become partners or supporters of the programme.
By participating in Walking Month, participants agree to observe and comply with all provisions of these regulations, as well as the Personal Data Usage Policy / Privacy Notice, which is available in the Walking Month app and on the walkingmonth.ro website. This regulation is available free of charge to any applicant for consultation at the main organiser’s and the partner organisers’ headquarters, on the website WalkingMonth.ro, and on the Walking Month app.
Furthermore, participants agree to follow the guidance and instructions provided by the competition organisers through official communication channels (website, social media, email, and other means of communication mentioned in Article 8).
For each edition of Walking Month, the causes and beneficiary non-profit organisations (hereinafter referred to as NGO/NGOs) are communicated through the competition’s official channels and on the Walking Month app and website, and these may differ by location.
2.1. Partners of the 2026 Edition in Romania
The 2026 edition of the Walking Month competition is organised in partnership with Banca Transilvania, which supports the cause through donations, logistical support, and promotional campaigns.
The 2026 edition of the Walking Month competition is raising funds to finance the project, implemented by the Educalise association, through which aims to support teenagers from rural areas who are at risk of dropping out of school, by providing non-formal education workshops that develop essential life skills (health, financial education, relationships, and civic responsibility), to increase their chances of continuing their studies and achieving social and professional integration.
2.2. Partners of the 2026 Edition in Bulgaria
The 2026 edition of the Walking Month competition is raising funds to finance the project, Our parents Fund, implemented by the Bcause, through which aims to improve health and social care for the elderly.
2.3. Partners of the 2026 Edition in Portugal
The 2026 edition of the Walking Month competition is raising funds to finance the project, Support para-athletes, implemented by the Associação Salvador for Porto, through which support para-athletes: Para-cycling and adaptive sailing.
2.4. Partners of the 2026 Edition in India
The 2026 edition of the Walking Month competition is raising funds to finance the project, Asian Youth Para Games and Paralympic Games 2028 for Hyderabad, through which support para-athletes for the Asian Youth Para Games and Paralympic Games 2028 for Hyderabad.
2.5. Partners of the 2026 Edition in the United Kingdom
The 2026 edition of the Walking Month competition is raising funds to finance the project, Young Lives vs cancer, through which support is given to young people with cancer and their families.
2.6. Partners of the 2026 Edition Ireland
The 2026 edition of the Walking Month competition is raising funds to finance the project, Cancer Fund for Children, implemented by Cancer Fund for Children, through which vital emotional, therapeutic, and practical support to children and young people affected by cancer, as well as their families, ensuring support is available at the right time, wherever it’s needed across Ireland.
The 2026 edition of Walking Month will take place in accordance with the following schedule:
• the registration period will take place from May 12, 2026, 00:00 to June 4, 2026, 23:59
• the competition will take place from June 8, 2026, at 00:00 to July 9, 2026, at 23:59
• the prizes will be awarded, and the names of the winners will be announced starting on 10 July 2026, both by email and on the Walking Month social media channels (Facebook and Instagram).
The 2026 edition of Walking Month takes place simultaneously, during the period mentioned in Article 3, in Romania, Portugal, Bulgaria, India, United Kingdom and Ireland.
Individuals with domicile or fiscal residence in Romania, Portugal, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, and Ireland may participate in the competition, regardless of whether they are physically present in the aforementioned locations during the event, provided they register for the competition in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in Article 6.
In contrast, in the Competition held in India, only employees of Flutter Entertainment India LLP who are domiciled in India are eligible to participate, regardless of whether, at the time the Competition takes place, they are or are not present in the locations mentioned above, provided that they register for the Competition in compliance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 6. Participation is voluntary and is conducted as an internal employee engagement initiative.
During the competition, you must use the Walking Month app on a compatible phone and have internet access to submit your data.
Participants should note that, although presence or domicile/tax residence in a specific location, for example in Cluj-Napoca, is not a condition for participating in the competition, some of the prizes may only be claimed or used in certain locations, namely at the premises of the partners offering them.
Walking Month is a competition in which teams of up to 4 people compete to take as many steps as possible during the designated contest period mentioned in article 3.
Teams may be mixed, meaning they can be made up of participants from different locations and may include participants with different modes of movement, as established by the rules. For example, a team may include participants from Romania, Ireland, Portugal, and/or Bulgaria, regardless of each individual’s chosen mode of movement.
The number of steps is counted only if it is recorded by a device, which may be:
• An Android or iOS mobile phone, provided it has a step-counting function and the operating system version is compatible with the Walking Month app;
• Any fitness tracker available on the market, as long as its applications do not allow manual editing of the step count.
The Walking Month app reads step count data exclusively from the two standard health monitoring applications: Health Connect for Android and Apple Health for iOS. The organisers process participants’ activity data (including step count and, where applicable, distance travelled) for the purposes of administering the competition, generating rankings, verifying results, preventing fraud and awarding prizes, in accordance with the Personal Data Usage Policy / Privacy Notice.
• Participants whose fitness trackers automatically sync data with Health Connect or Apple Health will benefit from the automatic step synchronisation feature with the Walking Month app
• Participants whose fitness trackers do not communicate with Health Connect or Apple Health will need to manually enter the values (the number of steps for each day) as reported by their fitness tracker’s app.
Accessibility & Inclusion
To ensure a fair and accurate outcome, the Walking Month competition will utilise, for each type of movement, the most precise available indicator (steps or distance), with the data subsequently converted into a common evaluation unit. This approach accounts for the real differences between movement types and fairly and equitably assesses and supports each participant’s contribution, regardless of their mode of movement.
Thus, mixed teams can register and compete, with a single final ranking that evaluates all participants using the same criteria.
In the Walking Month competition, participants’ wheelchair activity is assessed based on distance travelled, regardless of how the device displays it (pushes or steps). This method provides the most accurate and consistent measurements across different types of devices and ensures fairness in evaluating results.
The distance covered is converted into an equivalent number of steps, using the following rule:
1 km = 1.250 steps
For the purposes of this regulation, any reference to “steps” shall also include distances expressed in kilometres, which shall be duly converted into steps in accordance with the conversion mechanism established by the Organiser.
Steps achieved by walking are counted as such. The final score of a mixed team is the sum of the steps taken while walking and the equivalent steps resulting from the distance travelled by participants using a wheelchair.
Participants who use a wheelchair are encouraged to ensure that the device or app used correctly records the distance travelled, as this is the unit used for score calculation in the competition, and also to make sure their device or app is properly synchronized with Apple Health (iOS) or Health Connect (Android), since these are the data sources used/ by the Walking Month application.
After the competition starts, all participants can manually edit the number of steps for each day. You can enter or edit the values for the last three completed days only once per day. Manually entered values will overwrite values obtained through automatic synchronisation when both methods are used. Participants must enter the values reported by their fitness band’s app, which will be compared and validated at the end of the competition if they win a prize.
If a participant enters or manually edits the step count for a specific day, the action is flagged in the Walking Month app system as a manual entry for that day.
This flag does not automatically imply an irregularity or disqualification; rather, it serves to ensure transparency and fairness in the results validation process.
For participants designated as winners, the organisers reserve the right to verify manually entered data by comparing it with data reported by the monitoring app or device used. They may request additional evidence of the recorded activity if necessary.
The situations in which additional checks may be requested are as follows:
• very large differences compared to the usual average number of steps,
• frequent manual edits,
• inconsistencies between the data in the app and the data in Apple Health / Health Connect
At the end of the competition, a team ranking is created in descending order by the total number of steps each team took. Prizes are awarded at the organisers’ discretion, depending on the resources provided by WM’s partners. The organisers will validate the step counts for participants who win prizes before confirming the prizes.
Participants may optionally compete individually or in incomplete teams of 2 or 3. These participants acknowledge that they will compete in the same ranking and for the same prizes, under the same conditions as teams of 4 people, with the ranking determined by the total number of steps each team takes, regardless of the number of team members.
Optionally, the organisers may decide to award prizes to teams made up of 2 or 3 participants; however, this is not an obligation.
Registration for Walking Month is done individually, by downloading the eponymous app onto a compatible phone and following the “Activation Guide” within it. The competition held in all locations referred to in Article 4 is open to participants who have reached the age of 18 by 04.06.2026 (inclusive) and/or persons with reduced mobility who use a wheelchair. With regard to the location in India, only employees of Flutter Entertainment India LLP, who meet the same age requirement are eligible to register, regardless of whether they have reduced mobility and use a wheelchair.
Participation in the competition is free of charge, meaning that the organisers do not charge any registration fee and do not derive any financial benefit from organizing it. However, for the registration to be validated and for a person to acquire participant status, it is necessary to donate to the partner NGO in the participant’s country of residence, in accordance with the minimum amounts established by the NGO. Such contribution is intended to support the selected local charitable cause and reflects the broader purpose of Walking Month in bringing participants together to stay active, build healthy habits, and make a positive impact in their local communities, while remaining separate from the competitive aspects of the challenge. The donation may be made through the Walking Month app or on the websites of the partner NGOs, if it is made during the registration period and is specifically designated as a donation to the partner NGOs of the Walking Month 2026 edition. Any donation made through the Walking Month app will be directed in full to the partner NGO, and the organizers do not intervene in the management or use of these funds. For the avoidance of doubt: (i) the donation is made to the relevant partner NGO (not to the organisers), (ii) the organisers do not receive the donation amounts, and (iii) the donation does not increase a participant’s chances of winning any prize in the competition, which are determined solely by performance and the validation rules set out in these Regualtion.
Participation in Walking Month and the opportunity to win prizes offered through the competition represent a reward provided by the organisers to participants who, by registering in the competition, wish to support the activity of the partner NGOs and consequently donate to them. The organisers create the framework for this fundraising, providing the registration and payment mechanism through which donations are collected, and using a specialised payment processor responsible for transaction security. The organisers do not have access to the card data used for payments or to the amounts donated. Payments representing donations to the partners’ NGOs are made directly to these accounts.
As an additional reward for participation, the organisers and partner NGOs may offer various promotional products to participants, depending on the value of the donation made and subject to stock availability, as per information published and updated in real time in the Walking Month app. All these items are gifts that remain the property of the participants even after the end of the competition. These gifts are subject to legal provisions.
Since the organisers and their partners cover all the costs of the products offered as gifts through the participation packages, 100% of the donations made by participants go directly to the beneficiary NGOs (the payment processor charges a fee, the value of which is covered by other donations from the organisers and partners).
Once they have registered for the competition, participants are free to form teams. The Walking Month competition has been designed for teams of up to 4 people, as this format offers the best chances of achieving a high ranking.
Teams can be mixed, meaning they may include participants from different locations and individuals who engage in different types of physical activity, according to the rules. For example, a team may include participants from Romania, Ireland, Portugal, and/or Bulgaria, regardless of the type of movement each member chooses.
• Individual participation (without being part of a team) is available for participants who wish to self-motivate in adopting a healthy lifestyle during Walking Month. These are eligible to take part in competitions that may take place online during the event, where prizes can be won through raffles, according to the terms and conditions of the relevant regulations. Additionally, they are also eligible to compete for the individual prize awarded to the participant with the highest number of steps.
• Participation of incomplete teams (with 2 or 3 members), for participants who want to take part alongside a smaller number of acquaintances, for their own health benefit, accepting reduced chances for top prizes because they are competing with larger teams. They are eligible to participate in competitions that can be held online during the event period, through which they can win prizes by lottery, according to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable regulations.
• Participation of complete teams, consisting of 4 members. No team may have more than 4 members. These are eligible to take part in competitions that may take place online during the event, where prizes can be won through raffles, according to the terms and conditions of the relevant regulations. Additionally, they are also eligible to compete for the prize awarded to the team with the highest number of steps.
a) Competition principle
All participants compete in a single ranking, with no reclassification or transfers between categories during the competition. Performance is recognised through:
• rankings based on the total number of steps
• daily and weekly Achievements (badges);
• separate awards for Walkers and Superwalkers.
b) Rankings
The competition includes:
• Individual Ranking
• Team Ranking
The position of participants in the ranking is determined at the end of the competition exclusively by the total number of steps accumulated throughout the competition.
c) Achievements (Badges)
During the competition, participants can earn weekly Achievements for reaching physical activity goals.
Achievements features:
• achievements serve a motivational and gamification role
• they do not influence the ranking
• they do not affect the award category.
Examples of weekly Achievements (weekly target):
• 70,000 steps/week – Starter Badge
• 90,000 steps/week – Rhythm Badge
• 105,000 steps/week – Endurance Badge
• 122,500 steps/week – Strong Walker Badge
• 175,000 steps/week – Power Walker Badge
• 210,000 steps/week – Ultra Walker Badge
• 245,000 steps/week – Elite Badge
• 280,000 steps/week – Legend Badge
Achievements are automatically granted when the participant reaches the corresponding threshold within a week. The thresholds are fixed for the current competition and are communicated to participants at the start.
The organisers reserve the right to introduce additional Achievements during the competition, depending on identified opportunities, special campaigns, or objectives to motivate participants.
d) Reward Categories
To ensure fair chances, rewards are given in three categories:
• Walkers
Participants who do not reach the Superwalker threshold during the competition.
• Superwalkers
Participants who achieve at least an average of 25,000 steps/day throughout the entire month.
Each participant’s category is determined only once, after the end of the competition, and does not change during the event.
Example for calculating the Superwalker threshold (30-day competition):
25,000 × 30 days = 750,000 total steps.
Anyone who exceeds this total → Superwalker.
Below this threshold → Walker.
e) Visibility and transparency for participants
In the app, participants can always see:
• Current status: Walker or Superwalker progress
• Total steps completed and progress toward the Superwalker threshold
• Percentage of the total required
Example: Current status: Walker Superwalker progress: 612,400 / 750,000 steps (82%).
f) Reward system
Prizes are awarded based on the total number of steps and separately for each category.
Individual awards
Walker category (individual and teams of 4)
• 1st place – highest total number of steps
• 2nd place
• 3rd place
*Mixed teams composed of members from different Flutter locations are automatically excluded from this category
Superwalkers category (individual and teams of 4)
• 1st place – highest total number of steps
• 2nd place
• 3rd place
*Mixed teams composed of members from different Flutter locations are automatically excluded from this category
Walkers Category – teams of 2 and 3 members:
• 1st Place – the highest total number of steps
*Mixed teams composed of members from different Flutter locations are automatically excluded from this category
Superwalkers Category – teams of 2 and 3 members:
• 1st Place – the highest total number of steps
*Mixed teams composed of members from different Flutter locations are automatically excluded from this category
Mobility Winner
• 1st place – the highest number of steps/distances covered
Flutter Winner (only Flutter employees are eligible)
• Places 1, 2, 3 – Individual – the highest total number of steps across all participating Flutter locations
• Places 1, 2, 3 – Team of 4 – the highest total number of steps achieved by a team of 4 participants made up exclusively of Flutter colleagues, from at least 2 locations, not necessarily from all participating locations.
Team ranking
Team ranking is determined by the cumulative number of steps achieved by team members during the competition.
Teams with the highest total number of steps will be awarded.
To ensure fair competition between teams, the following eligibility rule applies for the Superwalkers category: A team is eligible for awards in the Superwalkers category only if all team members have completed at least 750,000 steps during Walking Month.
Given that a team consists of 4 members, this criterion means that a team must accumulate at least 3,000,000 steps in total (750,000 steps × 4 members) to be included in the Superwalkers category.
The team’s total number of steps is calculated by summing the steps completed by each team member over the entire duration of the competition.
Team eligibility and final ranking are established after the competition ends, based on the final data recorded in the app.
g) Important clarifications
• The award category is determined exclusively after the end of the competition.
• Obtaining an Achievement does not influence the ranking or award category.
• The threshold of 25,000 steps/day is fixed for the current competition and visible to all participants.
• The system allows for fair competition for both recreational participants and endurance athletes.
• Any request for clarification may be submitted within 5 days to contact@walkingmonth.ro. The organisers are not obliged to review the decision again.
All participants, regardless of whether they belong to a team or of the total number of its members, are eligible to take part in competitions that may be held online during the competition period and through which they may win prizes by random draw, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the applicable regulations.
Additionally, all participants in the competition may also be awarded based on criteria other than their ranking position. Teams can be formed from the moment of registration, namely from May 12, 2026, 00:00, and until June 4, 2026, 23:59. To form teams, participants have the following options in the Walking Month app:
• Create a team, becoming its leader, and send invitations to other people they want in the team, knowing their email addresses; the captain is responsible for inviting the desired number of acquaintances to form either a complete or incomplete team; organisers will not add members to any team by random assignment at the end of the registration period,
• Join a team created by another participant by accepting their invitation,
• Request to be assigned to a random team through the Walking Month app; in this case, the participant will become part of a newly created team made up only of competitors who want to be automatically assigned. In this situation, the participant agrees that organisers may allow teammates in the new team to see their name and contact details. This repartition will take place between June 5, 2026, 00:00, and June 7, 2026, 23:59,
• Participate individually, in which case they do not need to select any of the previous options in the app.
Teams cannot be changed once the competition has started, except for corrections made by the organisers to ensure the contest runs smoothly.
The competition prizes can be offered either by the organisers or by the partner companies that choose to support the social cause promoted by Walking Month. Due to the specific nature of this contest and how it is organised, the number and value of the prizes are not directly controlled by the organisers. However, in Romania, they are announced through the following communication channels, namely:
• the Walking Month Facebook page (fb.com/WalkingMonth)
• the Walking Month Instagram page (instagram.com/walkingmonthro)
• through emails sent to participants registered for the Walking Month newsletter, based on their expressed consent
In the other locations, the number and value of the prizes will be announced thus:
• by the WalkingMonth.ro website
• through emails sent to participants registered for the Walking Month newsletter, based on their expressed consent.
Participants designated as winners will be awarded, based on the number of steps taken, at the end of the competition, from among eligible participants, according to the data reported by the Walking Month app and validated by the organisers, according with article 7. Additionally, the organisers reserve the right, from the prize pool provided by partners and with their consent, to retain certain additional recognition awards, which are awarded based on pre-defined parameters relating to participant engagement, progress, or other objective factors, applied consistently by the organisers. The purpose of these additional recognition awards is to encourage the progress of participants who do not become champions, but who improve their individual performance during the competition.
Certain partners of the competition may offer discounts and free products or services to Walking Month participants. As these promotions are intended exclusively for contestants, they (including the discount codes required to benefit from them) will be sent only by email to the registration address or to active accounts in the Walking Month app, depending on the organiser’s technical capabilities. Contestants who have not activated these communication channels will not receive these benefits.
Participants are required to claim these products or services in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the partners and/or announced on the Walking Month Facebook page. Any order for goods or services placed with a competition partner is not under the control of the organisers and is subject to the partner’s own business Terms and Conditions.
Individuals who win a prize are required to allow the organisers to validate the data entered during the competition, specifically the number of steps recorded, by providing proof in this regard (print screens) with their steps, taken in the days monitored by the organisers. If suspicions of fraud persist, participants may be summoned to the organisers’ headquarters for thorough checks of the step-monitoring device, namely the phone/application of that device, such as Apple Health or Health Connect.
The organisers do not have the right to manipulate the participant’s device but may request that the participant’s device display the number of steps. Only those whose steps are declared in the Walking Month system, and match the steps recorded by fitness bracelets or phones, will be awarded prizes. The organisers’ decision in this regard is final and cannot be contested. Prizes are claimed directly from the partners offering them, but Walking Month organisers will make reasonable efforts to facilitate winners’ access to these prizes.
To receive their prizes, contestants accept that a minimum amount of personal data necessary for prize delivery will be shared with the legal entities providing the prizes, such as first and last name, phone number and/or email address, delivery address, etc. Such data sharing will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Partners handle personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies, and participants may choose to unsubscribe from any further communications via the channels provided by the partners.
The Walking Month Companies Competition is intended for legal entities based in Romania who choose to support their employees’ participation in the general competition by donating to the partner NGO, designated for Walking Month, through a sponsorship contract, and by contacting the organisers’ representatives to express their wish to participate and their agreement to have the company name appear in the rankings.
The Companies Competition rewards the company with the most active employees and takes place in parallel with Walking Month, during the same period and under the same conditions. In the spirit of fair play, and given the differences in employee numbers between companies, the number of steps per company will be calculated as follows:
• The steps of all contestants registered as participants from the company are summed to obtain a simple total,
• A “company bonus” is added to the simple total, amounting to 10% for every 30 employees registered by that company. For example, a company with 29 registered employees will have a 0% bonus, while one with 30 or 59 registered employees will have a 10% bonus, one with 60 registered employees will receive a 20% bonus, and so on. The simple total plus the “company bonus” constitutes the final total,
• The final total is divided by the number of participants registered from that company to obtain an average number of steps per registered employee,
• Companies will be ranked in the Companies Cup according to the average number of steps per registered employee.
For clarity, this calculation method only grants a bonus at the company level. This bonus affects only the ranking in the Companies Cup and does not affect the individual number of steps recorded by participants.
Participants who have registered through companies receive the same rights, including prize eligibility, and have the same obligations as other contestants, along with the requirement that their profile include the company name as communicated by the company, so that their steps can be counted in the company’s total. Additionally, these participants may form teams (or not) under the same conditions as other contestants, with colleagues from the company or with acquaintances outside the company. This will not affect the ranking in the Companies Competition: the ranking is based on the average steps of employees (including bonuses), not the average steps of teams of 2-4 members.
The organisers prepare a weekly interim ranking and, after the end of the Companies Competition, a final ranking, both separate from the general Walking Month ranking, using, in the calculation for each company, the steps taken by contestants who have that company’s name in their app profiles. The ranking will display the company name and the number of steps per company, without including the number of steps taken by each employee or their names; this information may be provided to the respective company upon request, in accordance with the consent given by participants through acceptance of the Walking Month app’s Personal Data Usage Policy / Privacy Notice.
During the competition, the goal of each participant and each team is to take as many steps as possible by walking, thereby adopting a more active lifestyle for the benefit of their own health. Participants are advised to pace their efforts according to their own state of health and physical fitness, aiming to improve their personal records rather than to surpass other competitors.
Given that, by its very nature, the competition does not have a specific location, and participants can take their steps during their normal daily activities anywhere in the world, the organisers disclaim any responsibility for potential accidents or adverse health effects. Participants are also advised to comply with all applicable laws and conventions during the activities they undertake for Walking Month.
If you encounter difficulties (such as high or low blood pressure, dizziness, dehydration, or any state of discomfort) during Walking Month’s activities, urgently request assistance by calling 112 or your local emergency number.
Walking Month publishes information about the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle. These do not constitute medical advice and cannot replace personalised medical consultations with specialists.
Participants have the right to withdraw from the competition or to not participate actively, by not entering data in the Walking Month app, blocking synchronisation, or uninstalling it from their mobile phones.
Withdrawal or non-participation does not automatically entitle the participant to a refund of the donation made to the partner NGO. Considering that participation serves as a reward for those who choose to make a donation to the partner NGO, and that the funds thus provided are never under the organisers’ control, it is impossible for the organisers to return such donations.
Nevertheless, the organisers will make reasonable efforts to inform the partner NGO about the participant’s decision to withdraw their donation, and the partner NGO will decide on the refund of the donation in accordance with applicable legislation.
Participants are required to maintain a fair-play attitude, which includes, but is not limited to, observing the following rules:
• They will use decent language and gestures toward the organizers,
• They will show respect toward other competitors, volunteers, partners, organizers, and the general public,
• They will NOT attempt to cheat the competition mechanism by entering a higher number of steps, or by any other method that allows the recording of a number of steps different from those personally completed,
• They will NOT allow others to use their own fitness tracker or phone to make additional steps; participation is personal.
Failure to comply with these conditions will result in disqualification from the competition. Disqualification of a competitor may lead to the disqualification of the entire team, at the organizers’ discretion.
The Walking Month application may include communication functionalities between participants (such as chat), intended exclusively for coordination and interactions related to the competition.
Participants are required to use these functionalities in a respectful and responsible manner, without publishing or transmitting offensive, discriminatory, abusive, illegal content, or content that contravenes the purpose of the Walking Month competition or this regulation.
The content of messages exchanged between participants is their sole responsibility. Organizers are not responsible for user-generated content through the application’s communication features.
Organizers reserve the right to intervene in communication functionalities, including moderating or deleting content and/or restricting or suspending a participant’s access, in case of a breach of this regulation or fair-play rules.
Communication features may be disabled at the end of the competition, and messages may be retained for a limited period, in accordance with the Personal Data Usage Policy / Privacy Notice available in the application.
The full terms and conditions applicable to the Referral & Ambassador Program, including the clauses regarding the prizes awarded and the awarding mechanism, are set out in the WM Referral & Ambassador Regulation, available in the Walking Month app and on the Walking Month website.
In general terms, the program aims to increase the number of registrations across the participating location from Romania under these Regulations, accelerate registrations at the launch of the competition, encourage peer-to-peer promotion, and strengthen the sense of belonging to the Walking Month community.
The program is open to the registered participants from Romania, and it only applies to them, and takes into account registrations completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Regulations. Each participant receives a unique referral link, and a referral is considered valid when the invited person registers using the link and completes the payment.
Depending on the number of valid referrals, participants can unlock ambassador levels:
- Bronze – 5 referrals
- Silver – 10 referrals
- Gold – 15 referrals
The levels are displayed in the user’s profile within the app and include dedicated visual elements, as well as a progress bar towards the next threshold.
The mechanism is active throughout the entire registration period, and the program is communicated in stages: at launch, mid-registration period, and before closing. The winners will be announced on the Walking Month social media channels and by email.
The copyright for any media recordings made during the competition and events related to the competition, by the organiser, belongs to the organiser, whether they are audio or video recordings, photographs, or texts. The organisers have the right to use these materials for advertising and promotional purposes, without limitation in time and/or territory, as well as to transfer these rights to program partners or the partner NGO. The copyright for graphics and texts published on communication channels and for the Walking Month application belongs to the organisers.
By participating in Walking Month, competitors unconditionally, exclusively, and irrevocably accept the organisers’ right to produce such materials (including statistics) during the competition and in connection with the competition, and to make public in any way the materials thus produced, without having any claims against the organisers.
Organisers and participants are exempt from any legal liability in cases of force majeure, according to the applicable legislation, when they are unable to comply with the provisions of this regulation for reasons beyond their control.
The organisers reserve the right to modify these Rules throughout the duration of the competition, if necessary, without affecting the competitors’ rights regarding the announced or won prizes. The modified Rules will be published by posting at the organisers’ headquarters and on the website WalkingMonth.ro.
The organisers cannot be held liable for technical errors beyond their control, but they will make reasonable efforts to remedy them.
This Regulation is drafted in both Romanian and English. In the event of any discrepancies between the two versions, the English version shall prevail.
For participants who are domiciled in or have tax residence in Ireland, Romania, Portugal, Bulgaria, India, and the United Kingdom, these Regulations and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by the laws of the state in which the participant is domiciled or has tax residence, and the courts of that state shall have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory rights applicable to the participant under the applicable law.