These terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) govern the use of lodownapp.com (the “Site”) and the lodown app (the “app”). This Site and the app are owned and operated by Phil Vallender.

By using this Site or the app, you indicate that you have read and understand these Terms and Conditions and agree to abide by them at all times.

Intellectual Property

All content published and made available on our Site and in the app is the property of Phil Vallender and the Site’s creators. This includes, but is not limited to images, text, logos, documents, downloadable files and anything that contributes to the composition of our Site or app.

Age Restrictions

The minimum age to use our Site and app is 18 years old. By using this Site or the app, users agree that they are over 18 years old. We do not assume any legal responsibility for false statements about age.

Acceptable Use

As a user of our Site/app, you agree to use our Site/app legally, not to use our Site/app for illegal purposes, and not to: – Harass or mistreat other users; – Violate the rights of other users; – Violate the intellectual property rights of the owners or any third party to the Site/app; – Hack into the account of another user; – Act in any way that could be considered fraudulent; or – Post any material that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive. If we believe you are using our Site/app illegally or in a manner that violates these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to limit, suspend or terminate your access. We also reserve the right to take any legal steps necessary to prevent you from accessing our Site or app.

User Contributions

Users may post the following information on our site/app:  Venues, Drinks. By posting publicly on our Site/app, you agree not to act illegally or violate these Terms and Conditions.

Accounts

When you create an account on our Site or app, you agree to the following: 1. You are solely responsible for your account and the security and privacy of your account, including passwords or sensitive information attached to that account; and 2. All personal information you provide to us through your account is up to date, accurate, and truthful and that you will update your personal information if it changes.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if you are using our Site or app illegally or if you violate these Terms and Conditions.

Updates and Functionality Changes

We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue any part of the app or services provided through the app at our discretion without notice to you. This includes both improvements like adding new features or modifications for purposes such as complying with app store regulations, optimizing performance, or addressing security issues.

We may also limit, suspend or discontinue the app or services without notice if required due to economic or technical feasibility conditions, changes in regulations, or other reasons not directly within our control. While the app remains available, we provide no guarantee regarding functionality promises or availability of specific features.

You agree that we are not liable to you or any third party in the event we exercise our right to modify, update, limit, suspend, or discontinue the app, services or functionality. If a change that we make materially reduces the app’s functionality after you have already accessed or used paid features in the app, you may be eligible for a refund covering paid features you can no longer use through the app stores’ standard refund processes, subject to their policies.

Discontinuation of Service

In the event we decide to fully discontinue the app or services, we will make reasonable efforts to provide advanced notice by in-app notifications or other communication channels. Upon notice of discontinuation of services, we will promptly provide guidance on extracting any personal data stored in the app and take reasonable steps to delete stored data within a reasonable timeframe per our privacy policy. However, we provide no guarantee of retaining or providing access to data after discontinuation. We hold no responsibility for lost data in the event of service discontinuation.

In-App Purchases

The app allows you to purchase access to premium features through in-app purchases billed through your app store account. All in-app transactions are handled by the applicable app store and subject to the store’s terms and policies. We are not responsible for policy changes or billing disputes through app stores.

In-app purchase availability may change at our sole discretion. One-time in-app purchases are non-refundable after the initial transaction. We do not provide refunds for changed minds or lack of use after purchase. Subscription auto-renewals can be managed and subscriptions cancelled as allowed by your device app store settings and their related timeframes and policies.

Any specific purchase terms, conditions, or descriptions provided at the time of purchase are incorporated into these Terms. In-app purchase transactions are final and non-refundable unless otherwise required by law or your purchase explicitly states refundability. We are not responsible for any loss of paid content or functionality due to account deletion, expired subscriptions, service discontinuation, or device changes.

Links to Other Websites

Our Site contains links to third party websites or services that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party website or service linked to on our Site. It is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these third party websites before using these sites.

Limitation of Liability Phil Vallender and our directors, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates will not be liable for any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees from your use of the Site or app.

Indemnity

Except where prohibited by law, by using this Site or our app you indemnify and hold harmless Phil Vallender and our directors, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates from any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees arising out of your use of our Site/app or your violation of these Terms and Conditions.

Applicable Law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Country of England.

Severability

If at any time any of the provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions are found to be inconsistent or invalid under applicable laws, those provisions will be deemed void and will be removed from these Terms and Conditions. All other provisions will not be affected by the removal and the rest of these Terms and Conditions will still be considered valid.

Changes

These Terms and Conditions may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to the way we operate our Site or app and the way we expect users to behave on our Site/app. We will notify users by email of changes to these Terms and Conditions or post a notice on our Site.

Contact Details

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Our contact details are as follows:  [email protected] or by post at 138 Upper Woodcote Road, Reading, RG4 7LD, UK You can also contact us through the feedback form available on our Site. Effective Date: 29th day of November, 2023