Terms of Service — BadgeLane
DRAFT — legal review still required before publication. The product-specific blanks and your business choices (post-beta model) are now filled. What remains in[BRACKETS]depends on your legal entity / governing law or on a lawyer's review (liability limits). Starting scaffold, not legal advice — keep focus on your entity and governing law, the merchant-of-record model (tuition is paid to the school, not to you), and liability limits during beta. Last updated:[DATE — set on publication].
1. Who these terms are with
BadgeLane ("the Service") is operated by [LEGAL ENTITY NAME] ("we", "us"). By creating an account or using the Service, you ("you", "the school") agree to these terms. If you use the Service on behalf of a school, you confirm you're authorised to bind that school.
The Service is offered to schools and clubs acting in a professional capacity, not to consumers. If you nevertheless use it as a private individual, mandatory consumer protections under the law that applies to you still apply, whatever these terms say.
2. The Service
BadgeLane helps schools and clubs — swimming, gymnastics, dance and other activities — manage classes, enrolments, tuition billing, skill badges, and a parent portal.
3. Beta
The Service is in beta. It is provided "as is", may change or be interrupted, and is free during the beta period. We may add, change, or remove features. Before any charges begin, we'll give you clear advance notice and the choice to decline.
4. Accounts
You're responsible for the accuracy of the information you enter, for the activity under your account, and for keeping your credentials secure. You're responsible for having the right to enter the data of the families and students you add, and for any parental consents required.
5. Payments — you are the merchant of record
Tuition is collected through your own connected payment account (Stripe). Payments are made to the school, not to us. We do not hold your funds. During the beta, the Service is free and we take no percentage of your tuition — and we will not take a percentage of your tuition after the beta either. Tuition is paid to your school and is yours. If we later introduce a paid subscription for the Service itself, we'll give clear advance notice before any charges begin, as described in the Beta section. Card processing is handled by Stripe under its own terms; we never store card details. You're responsible for your tax, refund, and consumer obligations to the families you bill.
6. Acceptable use
Don't use the Service unlawfully, don't attempt to access other schools' data, don't disrupt or reverse-engineer the Service, and don't upload content you don't have the right to.
7. Your data and privacy
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. You retain ownership of the data you enter; you grant us the limited rights needed to operate the Service for you. On termination, you can export your data, and we delete it after the retention period described in our Privacy Policy.
8. Intellectual property
The Service, its software, and its branding are ours. These terms don't transfer any of our intellectual property to you beyond the right to use the Service.
9. Disclaimers and liability
The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, to the extent permitted by law — especially during beta.
To the extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service is capped at [CAP — to be set with your reviewer; a common form is the fees you paid us in the preceding 12 months, which is nil while the Service is free].
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for gross negligence, wilful misconduct, death or personal injury caused by our fault, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. [Some limitations may not apply to consumers under EU/French law — flag for review.]
10. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or end access for breach of these terms or to comply with the law. Where we end access ourselves, we'll give you reasonable notice where possible and let you export your data first.
11. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of [JURISDICTION — set with your entity decision], and disputes are subject to the courts of [PLACE].
12. Changes
We may update these terms; we'll post the new version and update the date. Continued use after a change means you accept it. We'll notify account holders of material changes.
13. Contact
[LEGAL ENTITY NAME] · privacy@badgelane.com
Los textos legales se publican únicamente en inglés. Una traducción tendría que revisarse por separado, y ninguna lo ha sido.