Terms of Service

Effective Date: July 10, 2026

Welcome to Chirps. These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Chirps ("Chirps," "we," "our," or "us") governing your access to and use of the Chirps mobile application, website, and related services (collectively, the "Service").

By creating an account, accessing, or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age, or the minimum legal age required in your jurisdiction to use the Service.

If you are under the age of majority where you reside, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and any credentials used to access the Service. You are responsible for all activity occurring under your account.

License to Use the Service

Subject to these Terms, Chirps grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable license to access and use the Service solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

Except where expressly permitted by law, you may not:

• Copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or sublicense the Service;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to discover the source code;
• Circumvent or interfere with security features;
• Use automated systems to scrape or harvest data;
• Use the Service to build a competing product or database;
• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Chirps.

User Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit through the Service, including scores, photos, reviews, comments, tournament information, and other user-generated content ("User Content").

By submitting User Content, you grant Chirps a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, display, and otherwise use such content for the purposes of operating, improving, promoting, and providing the Service.

You represent and warrant that:

• you own or have the necessary rights to submit the content;
• your content does not violate any applicable laws;
• your content does not infringe the rights of any third party.

You remain solely responsible for the content you submit.

Community Course Data

Information submitted by users regarding golf courses, including but not limited to:

• GPS locations
• tee positions
• pin locations
• hazards
• hole layouts
• course photos
• corrections
• course metadata

may be incorporated into Chirps' community course database.

Once incorporated into the shared database, this information may remain part of the Service indefinitely, including after your account has been deleted, although personal identifiers associated with such submissions may be removed where reasonably practicable.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• harass, threaten, bully, stalk, or abuse other users;
• post unlawful, defamatory, obscene, hateful, discriminatory, or sexually explicit content;
• infringe another person's intellectual property or privacy rights;
• impersonate another individual or organization;
• submit intentionally false scores or misleading course information;
• interfere with or disrupt the Service;
• attempt unauthorized access to any systems;
• introduce malware or harmful code;
• spam or engage in fraudulent activity.

Chirps reserves the right, but not the obligation, to investigate violations and remove content or suspend or terminate accounts at its sole discretion and without prior notice.

Moderation

Users may report content or other users through the Service.

We reserve the right, but assume no obligation, to monitor, review, remove, or restrict any content for any reason.

While we strive to review reported objectionable content promptly, we do not guarantee any specific response time.

Accuracy of Information

The Service may include:

• GPS measurements
• golf course information
• distances
• scoring information
• handicaps
• leaderboards
• statistics
• tournament information

These are provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Chirps makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or availability of any information provided through the Service.

Users should independently verify information where accuracy is important.

Assumption of Risk

Golf is an outdoor recreational activity that involves inherent risks.

You acknowledge that you use the Service entirely at your own risk.

Chirps is not responsible for any injury, death, property damage, lost equipment, accidents, course conditions, weather conditions, GPS inaccuracies, navigation errors, or other incidents arising from your use of the Service.

You remain solely responsible for exercising reasonable judgment and complying with all rules, signage, and safety requirements at any golf course.

Third-Party Services

The Service may include or rely upon third-party services, including mapping providers, GPS providers, analytics providers, cloud hosting providers, payment processors, authentication providers, or links to third-party websites.

Chirps does not control and is not responsible for any third-party services, content, products, or policies.

Your use of third-party services is governed by their respective terms.

Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, design, branding, graphics, logos, trademarks, databases, and content (excluding User Content), is owned by or licensed to Chirps and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

No ownership rights are transferred to you through your use of the Service.

Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

Suspension and Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time and may delete your account through the application.

Chirps may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access immediately, with or without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms or if the Service is discontinued.

Termination does not affect provisions that by their nature should survive termination, including ownership provisions, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and governing law.

Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE."

CHIRPS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND AVAILABILITY.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:

• THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE;
• THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION;
• ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED;
• THE SERVICE WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE;
• ANY DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR COMPLETE.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CHIRPS, ITS OWNERS, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY:

• INDIRECT DAMAGES;
• INCIDENTAL DAMAGES;
• SPECIAL DAMAGES;
• EXEMPLARY DAMAGES;
• PUNITIVE DAMAGES;
• CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES;
• LOSS OF PROFITS;
• LOSS OF REVENUE;
• LOSS OF DATA;
• BUSINESS INTERRUPTION;
• LOSS OF GOODWILL;
• PERSONAL INJURY;
• PROPERTY DAMAGE;

ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHIRPS' TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF:

• CAD $50; or
• THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO CHIRPS DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

Some jurisdictions do not permit certain liability limitations. In those jurisdictions, liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Chirps, its owners, affiliates, employees, contractors, licensors, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to:

• your use of the Service;
• your User Content;
• your violation of these Terms;
• your violation of any law or the rights of another person.

Force Majeure

Chirps shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from events beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, acts of government, war, terrorism, labour disputes, internet failures, cyberattacks, power outages, or failures of third-party service providers.

Apple App Store

These Terms are between you and Chirps only, not Apple Inc.

Apple has no responsibility for the Service or its maintenance and support.

Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you as permitted under applicable App Store terms.

Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time.

Updated Terms become effective upon posting unless otherwise specified.

Your continued use of the Service following the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles.

You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be brought exclusively before the courts located in British Columbia, Canada, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Chirps regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements relating to the Service.

Contact

For questions regarding these Terms, contact:

Email: chirps@chirpsgolfapp.com