General Terms of Use & Educational Scope

Effective Date: March 2026 · Operator: METACORTEX AS

1. Agreement to Terms

These General Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement between you and METACORTEX AS (Organization Number 927 261 863, registered at Amalie Skrams gate 14, 4020 Stavanger, Norway), governing your access to and use of the Kainos website and related educational resources.

2. Educational & Non-Medical Scope

All content published on Kainos—including movement assessments, walking cadence calculations, ergonomic recommendations, and editorial articles—is formulated exclusively for general educational and informational purposes.

The platform does not provide medical diagnoses, physical therapy prescriptions, orthopedic treatment plans, or emergency health consultations. Nothing published on this site should replace qualified professional clinical evaluation. Individuals experiencing physical acute pain, cardiac symptoms, or musculoskeletal disorders must consult an authorized medical practitioner prior to undertaking new physical exercise routines.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

All textual analyses, proprietary graphics, software routines, calculators, stylesheets, and editorial compilations published on Kainos remain the exclusive intellectual property of METACORTEX AS and its licensors. You may access, view, and print single copies of educational protocols strictly for personal, non-commercial use. Any unauthorized reproduction, automated scraping, or redistributive publication without explicit written consent is strictly prohibited.

4. User Inquiries & Communications

When submitting communications via our contact desk or mobility self-assessment form, you represent and warrant that the information supplied is accurate and that your submission does not contain malicious code, commercial advertisements, or unlawful matter.

5. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permissible under applicable Norwegian and European law, METACORTEX AS, its directors, employees, and content contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of, or inability to use, the educational frameworks provided on this platform. Physical movement involves inherent biomechanical adaptation; participants assume full responsibility for managing their individual physical capacities.

6. External References & Hyperlinks

Where our publications provide citations to external scientific research or institutional registries, such links are offered solely for reference. METACORTEX AS exercises no editorial control over third-party domains and assumes no responsibility for external content or practices.

7. Governing Law and Legal Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Kingdom of Norway, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal controversy or dispute arising out of or related to these terms shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Stavanger, Norway (Sør-Rogaland tingrett).

8. Contact for Legal Communications

For inquiries concerning platform usage, copyright licensing, or terms interpretation, contact our management desk: