WRRIC 9,999 Steps for Global Impact: The 365-Day Challenge
(Presented by WRRIC Arokkiyam Foundation
Tiered Participation Goals
Participation is open to all ages, with tiered goals to ensure achievability and safety across fitness levels.
The WRRIC Step-for-Sapling Initiative
Your steps create a lasting environmental legacy.
For every month a participant successfully achieves the 9,999 Steps (Visionary) Goal every single day of that month, the WRRIC Arokkiyam Foundation will sponsor the planting of one sapling.
Monthly Certificate Names (For Perfect Streak)
Terms and Conditions (T&Cs)
1. Registration and Age Requirements
· Age Groups: The Challenge is open to all ages from 5 years to 100 years.
· Minor Participation: Participants aged 5 to 17 years must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian to register and participate. The guardian is responsible for supervising their activity and ensuring safety.
· Tracking: All steps must be logged via the official WRRIC Connect app. Manual step submission is not permitted.
· Data Accuracy: The Organization reserves the right to audit step data to ensure fair play. Persistent discrepancies may result in disqualification.
2. Certification and Rewards
· Non-Physical Rewards Policy: To emphasize consistency, health, and environmental sustainability, no physical medals, trophies, or printed certificates will be issued to participants. All recognition, including monthly certificates and year-end titles, will be provided digitally.
· Monthly Certificate: Issued only if the participant achieves the 9,999 Steps goal every single day of the calendar month (no exceptions for missed days).
· Sapling Initiative: The planting of the sapling is contingent upon successful monthly certificate completion. The Foundation is responsible for selecting the tree species and planting location based on environmental need and partnerships.
3. Minimum Activity Requirement
Mandatory Baseline Activity: To maintain active participation status in the challenge and retain eligibility for qualification to the Walk Run Ride In Celebration Season 5 event (October 11th - 17th, 2026), every participant must record a minimum of 3,500 steps every single day from the event start date of January 1, 2026, up to and including October 10, 2026. Failure to meet this 3,500-step daily minimum on any given day within this period may jeopardize the participant's eligibility for Season 5 and other year-end recognitions.
4. Data Integrity and Audit Policy
Data Verification Requirement: While the WRRIC Connect App is the primary source of daily fitness data, participants must be prepared to provide supplementary verification. The organizing team reserves the right to request access to the participant's data from alternative fitness tracking applications (e.g., Strava, Google Fit, Apple Health, etc.) via link or screenshot, at any time during the year-long event.
Consequence of Data Manipulation: If a participant's data, either from the WRRIC Connect App or supplementary sources, is determined by the organizing team to be suspicious, anomalous, or manipulated (e.g., steps generated without genuine physical activity), the participant will face immediate disqualification from the entire event.
Loss of Recognition: Disqualified participants shall forfeit all rights and eligibility for any past, current, or future certificates, sapling recognitions, titles (including the Global Steps Forester), and the exclusive Walk Run Ride In Celebration Season 5 event.
Anomaly Notification: Any data anomaly leading to disqualification will be highlighted to the participant one-to-one via the official WhatsApp Support number (+916901508894) for their reference and record.
5. Shipping and Handling of Physical Items (Applicable Globally)
Courier Charges for Physical Items: Should the Organizers (WRRIC Arokkiyam Foundation, based in Guwahati, India) choose, at their sole discretion, to send any physical items, rewards, or gifts to participants at any time during the year-long event, this condition applies equally to both National (Indians) and International participants. The receiving participant shall be fully responsible for bearing all associated courier, shipping, customs duties, and handling charges. Payment for such charges will be required either on a Cash on Delivery (COD) basis (where feasible) or calculated and charged to the participant on an actual cost basis, as determined by the Organizer. The participant's acceptance of any such physical item constitutes agreement to this condition.
6. Official Communication Protocol (Mandatory)
WhatsApp Channel Requirement: All participants must join and actively follow the official event WhatsApp Channel for all essential communications, including announcements, updates, schedule changes, and important information:
Follow the 🚶♂🏃♀🚴🏻♂Walk Run Ride In Celebration🏅🏆✨ channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbB7bmt4dTnGKxLcjA3I
Announcement Method: The Organization will post all event-related announcements and updates exclusively on the designated WhatsApp Channel. Participants should not expect one-to-one WhatsApp messages or emails for general event announcements.
Support Queries: Individual participant queries will be responded to only when sent to the official WhatsApp Support number: +916901508894. Participants must use this number for specific questions only.
7. Intellectual Property
· By participating, you grant the WRRIC Arokkiyam Foundation and WRRIC Connect a perpetual, royalty-free license to use your name, likeness, and step data (aggregated and anonymized) for promotional, marketing, and statistical purposes related to the event and the NGO’s mission.
· All rights to the event name, logos, and app remain the property of the WRRIC Arokkiyam Foundation.
Disclaimer and Safety Protocol
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. PARTICIPATION IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE.
1. Health and Medical Advisory
· Personal Responsibility: Participation in this virtual event is entirely at the participant’s own risk. You are responsible for ensuring you are medically and physically fit to undertake the required daily steps goal.
· Consult Your Doctor: If you have any pre-existing health conditions, injuries, or concerns, or if you are pregnant, you must consult a physician before beginning or significantly changing your daily activity level.
· Listen to Your Body: Stop immediately and seek medical attention if you experience pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, or any other severe discomfort.
2. Safety and Environment
· Minors (Ages 5-17): Parents/Guardians are solely responsible for ensuring the safety and appropriate activity level of their minor participant. Steps should be logged under strict supervision.
· Public Safety: Participants must comply with all local traffic laws, public safety regulations, and pedestrian rules while accumulating steps. Do not walk, run, or ride in hazardous conditions or areas.
· Weather and Environment: The Organization is not responsible for any injuries or incidents resulting from adverse weather conditions, uneven terrain, or unexpected environmental hazards.
3. Limitation of Liability
The WRRIC Arokkiyam Foundation, its staff, sponsors, and partners (including the WRRIC Connect app) shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, injuries, losses, or expenses whatsoever arising from the participant’s involvement in the challenge, including any injury or damage to property.
**Late Joining Policy: Participants may join the WRRIC 9,999 Steps Challenge at any time after January 1, 2026. However, all monthly-based rewards (certificates and saplings) are calculated strictly on performance from the 1st day of the calendar month. Participants joining after the 1st day of a month will automatically be ineligible for rewards associated with that specific joining month. Furthermore, qualification for the year-end titles and the exclusive Walk Run Ride In Celebration Season 5 event is based on cumulative monthly consistency starting from January 2026, as specified in the rules. Joining late may impact a participant's ability to achieve full eligibility for year-end recognition.
⚠ MANDATORY AGREEMENT STATEMENT ⚠
By clicking the 'Join Event' button and confirming your participation, you formally declare that you have READ, UNDERSTOOD, and AGREED to the entire set of Event Details, the Official Terms and Conditions, the Data Integrity Policy, and the Safety Disclaimer outlined herein. Your confirmation constitutes a binding agreement to adhere to all rules, protocols, and policies of the WRRIC 9,999 Steps for Global Impact Challenge.
This statement uses clear, bold formatting and explicit legal language ("formally declare," "binding agreement") to emphasize the weight of clicking the "Join Event" button.
