terms and condition

Find a Local Pet Sitter Terms & Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY, the conditions we will abbreviate the name ‘Find a Local Pet Sitter’ to ‘FALPS’ for ease and the purpose of these conditions.
We recommend you keep a copy of these Terms and Conditions for your own reference.

Acceptance
Your use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions and by using this Website you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, whether or not you register as a member of FALPS. If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions or the FALPS Privacy Policy you may not use the Website or Service.
If there is anything you do not understand please feel free to email any enquiry to us at admin@findalocalpetsitter.co.uk

Changes to the Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions may be changed by us from time to time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the updated terms and conditions on this Website. You are responsible for ensuring you are familiar with the latest terms and conditions. Continuing to use the Website represents your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions as amended.

The Service
1. FALPS operates a website, the Website, for the purpose of providing a service, the Service, of enabling registered members to have their details found by pet owners seeking a pet sitter or dog walker by inserting their post code into the post code search bar on our home page.

2. FALPS is not responsible for the content, and makes no warranty as to the accuracy of Members personal information. Advertisers should always use their own judgement in deciding whether to contact and hire Members. We shall not be liable under any circumstances for the actions of any Member.

3. Submitting alisting on FALPS is taken as consent to the use of your name, website, email, logo.

Liability

4. This service is provided in good faith by FALPS. No liability can be accepted for loss or expense as a result of using this Website. By using the Website you agree that in no circumstances shall we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, including, but not limited to, loss of business or profits or any other financial loss, arising out of or in any way connected with the use of the Website, under any law or on any basis whatsoever whether contractual or otherwise. While we will endeavour to moderate the Website to remove all objectionable content, we will not be responsible for the quality, accuracy or fitness of the material and will not be responsible for any errors, viruses, incompatible software or interruption in service.

Indemnity

5. You agree to release, indemnify and keep indemnified us from and against all actions, claims, costs (including legal costs and expenses) losses, proceedings, damages, liabilities, or demands suffered or incurred by us to any person arising out of or in connection with your use of our services.

Jurisdiction
6. The terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from matters relating to the Website shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

7. Copyright and other intellectual property in the content of this Website is the property of FALPS and is protected under UK law and under international conventions and similar laws abroad. You are not permitted to use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce the name and logo of FALPS for any reason without our express written permission.

Prohibition

8. You are responsible for ensuring that no material you post on FALPS nor any activity or communication you make through the Website, will be capable of:

Infringing intellectual property, right to privacy, or any other rights of the individual or entity.

Breaching any applicable law.

Appearing to be offensive, threatening, false, obscene, pornographic, misleading or unreliable.

Responsibility for Minors

9. This site is intended for persons aged 16 or over.

Subscriptions

10. Members need to register and pay a subscription in order to use this service. Applicable fees will be set out in our price list and on the FAQ page of FALPS.
11. All information provided to us must be complete and accurate. If your information changes you will be responsible for providing us with the updated information. We shall not be held liable for any loss, damage or consequences as a result of inaccurate or incomplete information we receive from you.
Usernames and Passwords

12. When registering as a Member you choose your username and password. All usernames and/or passwords are exclusive and non-transferrable and must be treated as strictly confidential at all times.

Member Contact

13. You agree that when you create a profile FALPS will publish your information, photos, and videos, and allow other members to contact you. You also agree that you will not use the contact system to send junk mail, spam, offensive messages, or for any purpose other than those directly related to jobs. FALPS will be the sole judge of any breach of conditions. Any breach of these conditions can result in your membership being terminated and a permanent ban from the site. No refund will be given if you have breached the conditions of use. For the avoidance of doubt, we shall not post your personal information (such as addresses and telephone numbers) on the Website without having obtained your prior consent.

Payment

14. Payment for this service is by credit or debit card only.

Duration

15. Subscription to FALPS is on an automatic recurring monthly basis, for which there is a one time charge followed by recurring period charges as agreed to by you. By entering into this Agreement, you acknowledge that your subscription has an initial and recurring payment feature and you accept responsibility for all recurring charges prior to cancellation. Subject to these terms and conditions, the Contract shall continue until the subscription is cancelled by Members via Paypal. Once cancelled Members will still have full access to the site until the end of the current payment term.

Price Changes

16. We reserve the right to increase fees or introduce new prices or charges at any time. Current Members will be notified no less than 10 working days before their next period charge of this change.

Refunds

17. You agree that no refund of any fees will be due to you in the event of your terminating the Contract, failure to cancel your subscription via Paypal, nor in the event of Breach of Contract.

Breach of Contract

18. Without limiting any other rights and remedies available to FALPS, we may limit your activities on the web site, remove your advertisements, remove your profile and files, issue a warning to you, suspend or terminate your membership, or refuse to provide our services to you if you breach these terms and conditions or where FALPS considers it appropriate.

Cancellation of Subscription

19. You may cancel your subscription and request the removal of your information from the Website at any time. You must cancel your subscription via your account page.

20. If the payment of any fees by you is not made in accordance with these terms and conditions you will be deemed to have requested the termination of the Contract as provided in clause 20.

Viruses

21. Although we take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses or other destructive materials to our Website we do not guarantee that the service or materials that may be available from our Website do not contain such destructive features. We shall not be liable for any damages or liability attributable to such features. If you use any materials available through this Website you do so entirely at your own risk.

Site Access

22. Access to our site may be interrupted, restricted or delayed from time to time. We will not be liable for damages or costs in these circumstances.

Third Party Websites and Services

23. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of any third party website that may be linked in an advertisement and we do not endorse and shall not be held responsible or liable for any content, advertising, information, services or products on or available from such websites.

General

24. If any of these terms, conditions or clauses is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court, the remainder of these terms and conditions shall continue to have full force and effect.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Dog Walking Now uses and protects any information that you give FALPS when you use this website. Dog Walking Now is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

FALPS may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective immediately.

What we collect
We collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data:
a) information about your computer, your visits to and use of this website, including but not limited to your IP address, geographical location, browser type and number of page views);
b) personal information for the purpose of registering to join and use our service;
c) email addresses to be able to subscribe to our website and to receive email notifications of relevant jobs, industry and website news;
d) any other information that you choose to send to us; and
e) cookies

What we do with the information we gather
Personal data submitted on this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your personal information to:
a) administer the website;
b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;
c) enable your use of the services available on the website;
d) send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;
e) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;
f) send to you Job updates and Industry news which we think may be of interest to you by email or similar technology
g) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.
h) We may use the information to improve our products and services.
i) We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
j) From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email or phone.
k) We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with our terms and conditions.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable (currently £10). If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email admin@findalocalpetsitter.co.uk.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.