Terms of Use
In this document the term “Hootle” refers to the entity of the Hootle software application, developed by Golfopotamus, LLC along with its services, products, intellectual property, logos, licenses, copyrights, software, patents, trademarks, etc.
In this document Golfopotamus, LLC will be referred to as “The Company”, “Company” or “Governing Company”.
In this document Golfopotamus, LLC’s software application “Hootle” will be referred to as “The Service” or “Service”.
If you are one of the many people who have decided to download the Hootle software application and/or use a Hootle product and/or service, you are agreeing to be bound by constraints, legal notification, and clauses that are of or used by Golfopotamus, LLC. (Golfopotamus, LLC is a Delaware Company)
The following Terms of Use govern your use of Hootle the software application, including, but not limited to: Hootle products, Hootle services and other Hootle related tools, objects, software and usable features. When you create a Hootle account with us, or use Hootle services and/or products, you agree to all of the following terms stated in this document and on other Hootle legal documentation found on the hootleapp.com or hootle.io website, or on the information found on the Hootle software application.
The Hootle Service is a product provided to you by Golfopotamus, LLC. These Terms of Use therefore constitute an agreement between you and Golfopotamus, LLC.
By using Hootle, you agree that disputes between you and The Company will be resolved through individual dealings with our customer service team at Hootle. By using Hootle, you waive your right to sue Hootle or The Company. By using Hootle, you agree to opt out of any legal pursuit of Hootle or The Company in the form of lawsuits, class action lawsuit, arbitration, etc.
The Hootle Service
We agree to provide you with the Hootle Service. This service includes all of the Hootle products, features, applications, services, technologies, and software that we provide in order to help you, the customer, find things to do near you and connect with others near you. The Service is made up of the following aspects (the Service):
Learning about events, places, towns, entities near you. The world has much to offer. We are helping you to learn about everything nearby in your area locally, nationally, or internationally. We are continuing to build our network of places to see and you can help share information to help our community continue to grow by adding places you go to.
A Friendly Community of Users. We are growing a community of users, such as you, to help people do more with their lives, and see the world. All users must respect all other visitors when there is an interaction of any kind through use of our products and services. This includes, but is not limited to: asking questions, responding to questions, general comments, general postings, general behavior, and any other online input in the form of words, code, numbers, text, etc.
Resolving issues. We have a team of hard working people who can arbitrate issues of any sort through use of complaints sent to The Company through use of the software or on the website through the contact us webpage.
Extending resources and technology. Our team works every day to ensure you have the latest technology being used to enhance your experience. We abide by the guidelines and service terms of Apple, Inc. to ensure your use of our services or products run smoothly and have no issues.
Connecting the customer, you, with places, entities, events and doings that you want to learn more about. The Company uses some of your data to help give insight on the best and most interesting things to do near you. The content is made to be as relevant and user-oriented as possible, and our team strives to make our algorithms, to bring you more information and events that you love, better every day.
Research and innovation. We may share information we use with private parties only to ensure your best experience while using the software application. The information we gather and share does not include any data that you do not specifically have on the software application or on the internet. We use relevant information, such as favorite things to do, favorite places to go, etc. to provide you with greater suggestions in the software application throughout your entire use of Hootle. Overall, we want to always ensure the greater good of the community through information and suggestion data, and you are a part of helping the community as well.
Privacy Policy
Our Service(s) and/or Product(s) requires utilizing only the information given to us or developed by us through your use of our services or products or through research from other companies or the Internet. We use data very specifically to enhance your experience with us and our software application, services and products. In order to use our Services or Products you must agree to our Privacy Policy, which can be found through our website or on our software application.
Agreements
The Company requires you, the customer, to commit to the terms in this section as well as the entirety of this document.
Who Can Use Hootle.
You must be at least 18 years old.
You must not be prohibited from receiving any aspect of our Service under applicable laws or engaging in payments related Services if you are on an applicable denied party listing.
We must not have previously disabled your account for violation of law or any of our policies.
You must not be a convicted sex offender.
Do Not Use Hootle For The Following.
Impersonation or Misrepresentation.
Inaccurate Information.
Unlawful use.
Misleading Information.
Fraudulent or Incorrect Association/Data issuance.
Unauthorized Purposes
You cannot violate any terms of use, services, policies, etc. stated on any of The Company’s services or products.
Interference with Servers, Data, other communications.
Interference or Impairment toward the software application.
Interference or Impairment toward the services and/or products of The Company.
Unauthorized attempts to access and/or collect data and/or information from the software application, products and/or services of Hootle and The Company.
Attempts in creating accounts unassociated with yourself or entities where you have majority ownership.
Attempts in creating accounts with the intent of using the accounts for data collection or other uses improperly aligned with the terms of use and/or proper functional use of Hootle and the software provided by The Company.
Buying, Selling, or Transferring account credentials or other data, information, products or services to any other entity, user or person, through the brokering conducted by external entities and/or services. Buying, Selling or Transferring account credentials or other data, information, products or services to any other entity, user or person may only be permitted through services or products provided by The Company.
Posting or representing confidential information or private information that is of an entity, business, person, or group, unless you have majority ownership in the respective entity, business, person or group. This includes non-distribution of intellectual property, patents, software, trademarks, copyrights, etc. that are owned by an individual or entity other than you.
You cannot use a, first and/or last name or email that is unassociated with you and your ownership.
You cannot use another business’s name, domain, slogan, URL, etc. as a username without the written or the explicitly stated approval of The Company, unless you are a majority owner of a registered entity.
Ownership of Content and Permissions as part of agreement to use our service(s) and/or product(s).
Content uploaded, downloaded, or distributed through Hootle or the products and/or services of The Company are under ownership of The Company or The Company and the respective user or entity, when stated. Information developed, written or uploaded to our Service is of the users agreeing to use our software application, and rights are reserved by the Company to redistribute, sub-license, license, share, and distribute among channels deemed allowable by The Company. We use information uploaded to make the community of our Service more applicable for the future use of our Service, and we do not violate practical rights such as redistribution of already registered trademarks, entity information, intellectual property and copyrights that are not owned to begin with. To learn more see the Privacy Policy.
By accessing information on the Service, and through use of an established account, we have permission to use your username, profile image, account feed metadata, data and other information, to provide you with related advertisements, solutions, events, etc. By using our software, you give us permission to collect data about you, the user, to show your username, profile image, and other information to our sponsors or partners in order for us to advance the company. The reason for doing so is to allow better connectivity with the social and real-life applications of our purpose of the software development creations of The Company.
Continual updates to the Service will be developed by The Company at various times daily, weekly, monthly or annually, and installed on your device as per your agreement to the Service’s Terms of Use.
Additional Rights Granted to the Service and The Company
At any time, if a username is selected that The Company decides is a misrepresentation or infringement, we may select a similar username or allow with notice to the user (you) of the issue to select a new username.
We retain all rights to content that we produce and/or distribute through our Service. You retain joint rights if you upload content, where deemed applicable by these terms. Only with explicit written consent, from The Company, will a user or entity be allowed to distribute and/or use our content, intellectual property, trademarks, patents, information and data, etc. from the Service.
Only with explicit written consent, from The Company, will a user or entity be granted the right to create, modify, decompile or use the source code and/or other data of the Service.
Content Removal and Disabling or Terminating Your Account
At any time, we reserve the right to remove information or content, account(s), data, location(s), etc. that we feel is inappropriate, not abiding by our community guidelines, unnecessary, misleading, etc. if we believe it violates any rules, obligations, initiatives, terms, etc. of The Company or of the Service.
Information or content, account(s), data, location(s), etc. that is deleted as per user and/or entity interaction may be left as data or metadata in the database(s) and/or system(s) and/or other data structure(s) and information logs of The Company or of the Service for a limited period of time.
You agree to the terms and conditions of use, knowledge and sight of the Service by using the Service, and this clause continues after you delete your account and/or software from your mobile and/or stationary device.
Other Terms and Agreements
Our Agreement.
If any aspect(s) of the Terms of Use, this agreement, or our Privacy Policy are unenforceable, all other aspects will continue to have effect.
All rights not in writing granted to you are reserved by The Company and the Service.
We can amend agreement terms on this and other legal documentation where applicable and if stated on the document in any location.
These terms give no rights to third parties.
Rights granted to you or your entity are non-transferrable.
Our rights, content, obligations and terms can be transferred through merger, transfer, acquisition, or sale of the Service to another entity.
The Service we provide is “as is”, and we cannot guarantee the safety or security of all features of the Service to be in perfect working condition at all times. We will ensure to the best of our ability the proper features and services of the Service to be in useable condition.
We disclaim all liabilities, warranties, etc. where applicable, when the inability for proper function of our software exists and may prove harmful or potentially dangerous for users of the software. The Service eliminates as best as possible the harmful effects that malware and misuse of untracked users can potentially have on the Service, and we consistently monitor all users and data on the source code in order to ensure as much precaution and safety as allowable through our team and through the Service and Company.
We are not responsible for actions, infringements of the content uploaded, downloaded, and/or distributed on our Service. Content is filtered and controlled primarily through users on the software through files, data, information, photos, etc. and information that infringes on intellectual property and/or information found on the Service is only unlawful, where applicable, of the user that had uploaded, downloaded or compiled the intellectual property and/or information to begin with. We strongly advise all users to have express written consent in advance of uploading proprietary information, media, etc. to the Service.
You agree that The Company and the Service are not responsible for impacts that the Service and/or related products of The Company may have on your wellbeing, life, friendships, partnerships, business relationships, etc. You agree that we are not liable for damages, loss of profits, loss of revenues, incorrect representation of data, etc. where applicable or in a court of law.
If you are a vendor and/or advertiser with our Service, you agree to all of the previous and following terms of this agreement and you agree to all of the terms of the Advertiser Agreement.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Company and its affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, including attorneys’ fees, to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject, arising out of or related to actions taken or omitted to be taken by You in connection with any service rendered, or any Transaction or proposed Transaction, however, that You shall not be liable in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability to the extent that a court or other agency having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by final judgement (not subject to further appeal) that such loss, claim, damage or liability shall have been incurred as a result of the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Parties. You acknowledge that The Company is not responsible for the actions of the parties introduced through The Company and/or the Service or their agents.
How We Will Handle Disputes.
You and we agree that any legal action, dispute, or claim between you and us that is not applicable to the Service and/or The Company, must be pursued on individual behalf outside of the scope of The Company litigation. In addition, claims, disputes and other legal action(s) made toward other users of the Service must be made outside of the legal pursuit of The Company.
Solicitations Policy.
The Company and the Service do not allow or accept solicitations on our Service, Website, products or other services. We do not want to be contacted by vendors under any circumstances that are irrelevant to our company ideals and motives. Vendors that can reach out and make contact are those vendors who wish to advertise on our Service (the software application) in a proper manner. Suggestions and comments of users can be left through your profile page on the software applications. Do not leave unsolicited responses, answers, comments, etc. on the profile page portals that help the community connect with the Service and The Company.
Updates to Terms.
We reserve the right to change the Service, documentation, policies, etc. at any time to advance causes of The Company. We will likely notify you of the newest editions of terms of use and other company and Service policies, unless changes to the documentation occurs that is deemed unnecessary for notification to user base. By using our Service, you are bound by any and all terms stated through use of our website, service(s), product(s) or materials distributed or attached to The Company. These terms are placed into effect as per revision 4.4 of August 25, 2019.