Terms of Service
Effective Date: 12.05.2025
Last Updated: 30.04.2026
By using the website Sailors.tips (the "site", "we", "our service"), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
1. Registration and Account
- Users are responsible for the accuracy of the information they provide.
- Minors may use the site. We recommend supervision by a parent or guardian.
- You agree not to share access to your account and to act respectfully while using the platform.
2. User-Generated Content
- Users may publish content such as texts, photos, reviews, marina details, routes, anchorages, stores, services and other sailing-related information.
- All content is published under the responsibility of its author. We do not guarantee its accuracy, legality or reliability.
- It is prohibited to post content that violates copyright, contains offensive language, spam, discrimination or any illegal activity.
- We may moderate, hide, delete or edit content when needed to protect users, improve data quality or comply with applicable law.
3. Rewards for Content
- We may reward users who create high-quality and useful content with monetary compensation or other benefits.
- The structure, form and availability of rewards may be changed, paused or canceled at any time.
- Changes may be announced on the website, in the app or through Sailors.tips communication channels.
- Having an account and posting content does not guarantee any payment or reward.
4. Use of User Content
- By publishing content on the site, you grant us the right to display, adapt and use it as part of Sailors.tips services.
- You also allow us to use your content to promote Sailors.tips, including on social media and partner channels, with attribution or a link where practical.
- You retain copyright, but grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and perpetual license to use the content as part of our platform activities.
5. Limitation of Liability
- The website is provided "as is". We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or error-free operation.
- We are not responsible for actions of other users, user-generated content, navigation decisions, sailing risks, technical interruptions or any loss resulting from using the website.
- Information on Sailors.tips is intended to support planning. It does not replace official nautical charts, notices to mariners, local regulations, weather forecasts or the skipper's own judgment.
6. Paid Features
- The service is currently free for regular users unless a specific paid feature is clearly marked otherwise.
- Paid features, subscriptions or partner tools may be introduced in the future. Related terms will be published separately.
7. Termination of Access
- We may suspend or permanently block access to the site for users who violate these Terms, harm other users, abuse the service or breach applicable laws.
8. Changes to Terms
- We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. The current version will be available on this page.
- Continued use of the site after changes are published means that you accept the updated Terms.