Please read these terms carefully before using SpottingLog.
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of SpottingLog, including the web application at app.spottinglog.com and related services (“we”, “us”, “our”). By registering an account or using SpottingLog, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the service.
SpottingLog provides an online Plane Spotters log book and access to a Plane Spotting Database of aircraft reference data, together with related features described on our website and in the app. We improve the service over time and may add, change or withdraw features where reasonably necessary, provided we do not materially reduce the overall value of a paid subscription you have already purchased for the remainder of its paid term except where we are required to do so by law or for security reasons.
You must provide accurate registration information and keep it up to date. You are responsible for all activity under your account and for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You must not share your account with others in a way that circumvents subscription rules or compromises security. We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms or pose a risk to the service or other users.
We may offer a free trial with full or partial subscriber features for a limited period, as described at signup. After a trial, continued access to subscriber features requires a paid subscription on the terms offered at checkout (including 6 or 12 month plans and available currencies).
Payments are processed by our payment provider (for example PayPal). By subscribing, you agree to their terms and ours. Unless applicable law requires otherwise, fees are generally non-refundable once a subscription period has started; we encourage you to use the free trial to evaluate the service. You may cancel renewal from your account; you typically retain subscriber access until the end of the period you have already paid for.
You agree not to misuse SpottingLog. Without limitation, you must not: attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems or other users’ data; interfere with or disrupt the service; use automated means to scrape, harvest or bulk-export data in breach of our technical limits or subscription rules; upload unlawful, infringing or harmful content; or use the service in any way that violates applicable law. We may investigate and take appropriate action, including removal of content and termination of access.
You retain ownership of sightings, photos and other content you submit (“Your Content”). You grant us a licence to host, process, back up and display Your Content solely as needed to provide and improve the service for you and, where product features explicitly allow, to share it in accordance with your settings and our Privacy Policy. You confirm you have the rights needed to grant this licence.
The Plane Spotting Database and related reference data are provided for personal spotting and research use within the service. Redistribution or commercial exploitation of bulk database extracts outside the features we expressly provide may breach these Terms and/or third-party rights.
The service and database are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis to the fullest extent permitted by law. Aircraft and airline data may contain errors or omissions; always verify safety-critical or operational information independently. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential or special loss, or for loss of profit, data or goodwill. Our total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the service in any twelve-month period is limited to the greater of (a) the fees you paid to us for SpottingLog in that period or (b) fifty pounds sterling (£50), except where liability cannot be limited by law (including death or personal injury caused by negligence, or fraud).
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless SpottingLog and its operators from claims, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from Your Content or your breach of these Terms, to the extent permitted by law.
You may close your account using the in-app account tools where available. We may suspend or terminate access if you materially breach these Terms or we are required to do so by law. Provisions that by their nature should survive (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability and governing law) will survive termination.
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory rights you have as a consumer in your country of residence.
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the revised version on this page and update the “Last updated” date. Where changes are material, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you (for example by email or in-app notice). Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms where permitted by law.
Questions about these Terms may be sent via our contact page or the Help Centre if you have an account.