Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Golf Round Finder (the “Service”), operated by Robert Byrne (“we”, “us”, “our”), including our marketing site (www.golfroundfinder.com) and member application (app.golfroundfinder.com).

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Contact: hello@golfroundfinder.com

1. What the Service is (and is not)

Golf Round Finder helps you discover tee-time openings that match searches or preferences you configure, and may notify you by email and/or SMS when something looks like a match.

Important limitations:

• We provide alerts and information tools. We are not a tee-time booking marketplace, reseller, or agent of golf courses unless we expressly say otherwise in writing.
• We do not guarantee that a tee time will be available when you try to book, that an alert will arrive in time, or that you will successfully complete a booking.
• You book directly with the course or its booking system. Course rules, prices, and availability are controlled by those third parties.
• Coverage (courses, regions, freshness of data) may be limited and may change as we expand.

2. Eligibility and accounts

• You must be able to form a binding contract under applicable law (and be of legal age in your jurisdiction) to use the member Service.
• You are responsible for account credentials and for activity under your account. Notify us promptly of unauthorized use.
• Access may be invite-only during early access. Requesting access does not guarantee admission.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Abuse, overload, scrape, or reverse engineer the Service except as allowed by law
• Circumvent access controls, rate limits, or security features
• Use the Service for unlawful purposes or to harass others
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation
• Resell or commercially exploit the Service without our written permission
• Interfere with other users’ enjoyment of the Service

We may suspend or terminate access for violations or for risk to the Service or other users.

4. Alerts, SMS, and email

• If you enable notifications, you authorize us (and our providers, such as Twilio and Resend) to send service messages related to your searches and account.
• Marketing messages (if any) require compliance with applicable law and our consent practices (Canada CASL-aware; SMS language prepared to be TCPA-ready for possible later US use). You can opt out of marketing as described in the product and our Privacy Policy; transactional/service messages may continue as needed.
• Carrier message and data rates may apply for SMS.
• Alerts depend on third-party course systems, networks, and carriers. Delays and missed alerts can occur.

5. Free access, trials, and paid subscriptions

Pilot monetization is hybrid (product decision GLF-35):

1. Invite / pilot cohort: Some users may receive free invites and/or trial access without an immediate charge (payment_required: false and/or trial periods as configured).
2. Paid subscriptions: We may offer paid plans billed through a payment processor (planned: Stripe). We will not enable live charging until Privacy/Terms are founder-approved for publish and related billing go-live gates are met.

When a paid subscription applies:

• Prices, plan features, and billing intervals will be shown at checkout or in-app before you pay.
• Unless stated otherwise at purchase, subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled.
• Taxes may apply where required.

6. Cancellation and refunds

How to cancel (paid plans)

When paid billing is enabled, you can cancel your subscription by:

1. Settings → Payment / Billing in the member app, using Manage billing (Stripe Customer Portal), or
2. Emailing hello@golfroundfinder.com if the Portal is unavailable.

Cancellation stops future renewals. You keep access until the end of the then-current paid billing period (no immediate cut-off mid-period unless we state otherwise at purchase or for abuse/security).

Refunds (v1 policy)

• We do not provide automatic prorated refunds for unused days in a paid period after you cancel.
• Except where required by applicable Canadian consumer protection law or expressly stated at purchase, fees already paid are non-refundable.
• If you believe a charge was made in error (duplicate charge, wrong amount), contact hello@golfroundfinder.com promptly; we will review in good faith.

Founder confirmation before first live charge: This refund stance (no automatic prorated refunds; period access after cancel) is the proposed v1 policy and should be confirmed by the founder before enabling live Stripe charges.

Trials / free invites

When a trial ends, your access may convert to a paid plan only if you have agreed to payment terms and a valid payment method is on file; otherwise access may be limited or ended. Free invites may be revoked if abused.

7. Intellectual property

The Service, including software, branding, and content we provide, is owned by us or our licensors. You receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service for your personal (or internal) non-commercial golf planning purposes, subject to these Terms. You retain rights to content you submit; you grant us a license to use it as needed to operate the Service.

8. Third-party services

The Service relies on third parties (e.g. Auth0, hosting, Twilio, Resend, course booking sites, Stripe when enabled). Those services have their own terms and privacy practices. We are not responsible for third-party sites or booking outcomes.

9. Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation, or that alerts will result in a booked tee time.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR (B) CAD $50 IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID US.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those cases, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under the laws of British Columbia or Canada.

11. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party rights, to the extent permitted by law.

12. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or end the Service or your access at any time, including for maintenance, risk, non-payment (when applicable), or Terms violations. You may stop using the Service at any time. Provisions that by nature should survive (e.g. IP, disclaimers, liability limits, governing law) will survive termination.

13. Changes to the Service or Terms

We may modify the Service and these Terms. We will post updated Terms with a revised Last updated date. Continued use after changes become effective constitutes acceptance, except where applicable law requires a different process for material changes. If you disagree, stop using the Service.

14. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you acknowledge that policy.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Courts located in British Columbia will have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any non-waivable consumer rights you may have.

16. Miscellaneous

• Entire agreement: These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement regarding the Service, unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.
• Severability: If a provision is unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect.
• No waiver: Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
• Assignment: You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign in connection with a reorganization or sale.
• Contact: hello@golfroundfinder.com

This draft is pending founder publish approval (Linear GLF-48). It has not been reviewed by external legal counsel.