Terms of Service

Last Updated: [DATE OF PUBLICATION]

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and 518 Golf Hub (legal entity name to be finalized) ("518 Golf Hub," "we," "us") governing your use of our website, mobile applications, and related services (together, the "Service"). By creating an account or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. What 518 Golf Hub Is

518 Golf Hub is a local community platform for golfers and golf courses in Upstate New York. It provides:

• Course directories, conditions, deals, and alerts posted by course managers
• Member profiles, a course "passport" and check-in system, activity feed, and partner finder
• Community features: reviews, posts, messaging, leagues, events, instructor listings, and a marketplace
• Tools for course managers to manage their course listing, pricing, deals, alerts, and events

518 Golf Hub is not: a GPS or shot-tracking tool, a tee-time booking engine, a handicap tracking service, or a swing-analysis tool. Course conditions, alerts, and pricing information are provided by course managers and other members and may not always be accurate or current — always confirm directly with a course before relying on this information for your visit.

3. Eligibility

You must be 18 years of age or older and capable of forming a binding contract to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent that you meet these requirements. Each person may maintain only one account, except course managers who may separately manage a course account.

4. Accounts

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity under your account.
• You must provide accurate information when creating your account and keep it up to date.
• Notify us immediately at Contact@518golfhub.com if you suspect unauthorized use of your account.
• We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms (see Section 14).

5. Account Types

Members — Free accounts for individual golfers. Community features (passport, feed, partner finder, reviews, marketplace browsing, messaging) are free and will remain free.

Course Managers — Accounts representing a golf course, verified through a claim/approval process. Course manager accounts may be subject to subscription fees as described in Section 6, and are responsible for the accuracy of information they post (pricing, hours, deals, alerts, events). We reserve the right to verify a course manager's affiliation with a course before granting or continuing access to manager tools.

6. Subscriptions and Payments

Course manager subscriptions and promoted deal fees are not active at this time — every course manager feature is currently free. If and when 518 Golf Hub introduces paid course manager features, the following will apply, and we will update this section and notify existing course managers before charging anyone:

• Subscriptions and promoted deal fees will be billed through a third-party payment processor (such as Stripe). By subscribing, you will authorize us to charge your payment method on a recurring basis (for subscriptions) or one-time basis (for promoted deal fees) until you cancel.
• Current pricing will be published on the Service and may change; we will provide notice before a price change takes effect for existing subscribers.
• You will be able to cancel a subscription at any time from your course manager dashboard; cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing period. Except where required by law, fees already paid will be non-refundable.
• You will be responsible for keeping your payment information current. Failure to pay may result in suspension of course manager features.

7. User Content

"User Content" means anything you post, upload, or submit through the Service — profile information, photos, reviews, condition reports, community posts, marketplace listings, messages, and course manager posts (deals, alerts, events).

• You own your User Content. By posting it, you grant 518 Golf Hub a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and display it as necessary to operate and promote the Service (for example, showing your public review on a course page).
• You are responsible for your User Content. You represent that you have the rights to post it and that it does not violate these Terms or any law.
• We may remove content that violates these Terms, is reported by other users, or that we determine in good faith is harmful, unlawful, or inappropriate, though we are not obligated to monitor all content.

7.1 Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Post false course conditions, deals, or alerts, or impersonate a course or another member
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other members
• Post content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, or infringes another's intellectual property or privacy
• Use the Service to spam, scrape data, or distribute malware
• Circumvent security features or access accounts or data not belonging to you
• Use the marketplace to sell prohibited, stolen, counterfeit, or unsafe items
• Use the Service for any commercial purpose not expressly permitted (e.g., unauthorized advertising)

Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or termination.

7.2 Copyright (DMCA)

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice to Contact@518golfhub.com with: a description of the copyrighted work, the location of the allegedly infringing material, your contact information, and a statement made in good faith that the use is unauthorized. We will respond in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

8. Marketplace

The marketplace is a venue for members to buy and sell golf-related items directly with each other.

• 518 Golf Hub is not a party to any transaction between buyers and sellers, does not inspect items, and does not guarantee the accuracy of any listing, the condition of any item, or the conduct of any user.
• Transactions, payment, and delivery are arranged directly between buyer and seller, at their own risk.
• We are not responsible for disputes, fraud, or losses arising from marketplace transactions, though we may assist by removing bad-faith listings or restricting repeat offenders from the feature.

9. Course Conditions, Deals, and Alerts

Course conditions, alerts, deals, hours, and pricing are submitted by course managers and members, not verified by 518 Golf Hub in real time. Always confirm directly with the course before making decisions based on this information (for example, before driving to a course expecting it to be open). 518 Golf Hub is not responsible for losses arising from inaccurate or outdated course information.

10. Assumption of Risk

Golf is a physical activity conducted on third-party premises not owned or operated by 518 Golf Hub. Your use of the Service to find courses, events, or partners does not make 518 Golf Hub responsible for what happens at a course, during a round, or at an event, including injury, property damage, or disputes with other members you meet through the Service. You assume all risk associated with golfing activity and in-person meetups arranged through the Service.

11. Push Notifications and Communications

Push notifications are not yet available — this feature is planned for a future release. Once available, enabling push notifications will mean you consent to receive alerts from courses you follow and service-related notifications, and you will be able to manage notification preferences in your device or app settings at any time; we will update this section first. Transactional emails (account, security, billing) cannot be turned off while you maintain an account; marketing emails can be unsubscribed from at any time.

12. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its design, branding, logos, and underlying software, is owned by 518 Golf Hub or its licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. Except for your User Content and rights expressly granted here, you may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works of the Service without our written permission.

13. Third-Party Services

The Service relies on third-party providers (including Supabase, Netlify, Expo, Sentry, and Plausible, plus a payment processor if and when paid features are introduced) to operate. Your use of the App is also subject to the applicable app store's terms (Apple App Store / Google Play). We are not responsible for the availability or performance of third-party services outside our control.

14. Termination

• You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time from your account settings.
• We may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, if you violate these Terms, pose a risk to other users, or if we discontinue the Service or a feature.
• Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, and 19) will survive.

15. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OF COURSE INFORMATION, USER CONTENT, OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHER USERS OR COURSE MANAGERS.

16. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, 518 GOLF HUB AND ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, OR PROFITS, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) $100.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you.

17. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless 518 Golf Hub from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Service, your User Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of a third party.

18. Dispute Resolution — Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

Please read this section carefully — it affects your legal rights.

• Informal resolution first. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at Contact@518golfhub.com and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.
• Binding arbitration. Any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service that is not resolved informally will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules, rather than in court, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court if it qualifies.
• Class action waiver. You and 518 Golf Hub agree to bring claims only in an individual capacity, not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding.
• Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing Contact@518golfhub.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your name and intent to opt out of arbitration.
• Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where superseded by federal law (including the Federal Arbitration Act).

(This clause has specific enforceability requirements that vary by state and by app store policy — confirm with a lawyer before publishing, and verify Apple/Google Play policies on arbitration clauses in consumer apps.)

19. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Terms with a new "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, additional notice (such as email or in-app notification). Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

20. General

• Entire agreement — These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and 518 Golf Hub regarding the Service.
• Severability — If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.
• No waiver — Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
• Assignment — You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

21. Contact Us

Email: Contact@518golfhub.com Mail: 94 Esplanade Street, Selkirk, NY 12158