Terms and Conditions

1. Mandatory Parental / Guardian Attestation, Warranties, and Absolute Indemnity

SameAcres is a private peer community designed exclusively for adult parents, legal guardians, kinship carers, and formally authorised care advocates of neurodivergent children and young people.

1.1 User Warranties and Representations

By registering for an account or inserting data onto the Platform, you expressly represent, warrant, and attest under penalty of perjury or equivalent legal standard that:

• You are at least 18 years of age or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater.
• You possess full, unrevoked legal authority, biological parentage, or court-sanctioned legal guardianship of the minor whose limited, non-identifying profile attributes (e.g., nickname, age band, interest tags) you upload.
• The upload of this data does not violate any active custody agreement, court order, non-disclosure decree, or third-party privacy right.
• All information you submit about yourself and your authorized minor is true, accurate, current, and complete.
• You will not share your account credentials with, nor grant device access to, any minor.

1.2 Absolute Ban on Minor Interaction

No child or minor under the age of 18 is permitted to create an account, log in, transmit messages, view map data, or directly interact with the Platform under any circumstances. Children are referenced exclusively via voluntary, parent-supplied, obfuscated descriptors. Where the Company acquires actual knowledge that an underage person has obtained unauthorized access, the Company reserves the right to terminate the account immediately, permanently, and without liability, purging all associated content.

1.3 Parental Hold-Harmless and Indemnity

INDEMNIFICATION FOR UNAUTHORISED UPLOADS: You agree to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees, and agents against any and all regulatory fines, third-party claims, legal disputes, domestic relations litigation, or custody-related cross-claims arising directly or indirectly out of your submission of minor data or your breach of the parental warranties outlined herein.

2. Comprehensive Medical, Psychological, and Professional Disclaimer

The Platform functions strictly as a peer-support, social connectivity, and community coordination environment. SameAcres does not provide medical, psychological, psychiatric, educational, occupational therapy, speech and language, behavioural, or any other clinical or therapeutic advice, diagnoses, assessments, or treatment plans.

Any content, algorithmic matches, daily micro-affirmations, forum responses, suggested venues, or peer interactions generated by users or algorithmic modules are for generic informational and peer-matching purposes only. They do not constitute, and must never be used as a substitute for, professional clinical care, specialized educational advice, or licensed medical oversight.

You explicitly acknowledge and agree that reliance on any information provided through the Platform is strictly at your own risk. You are solely responsible for consulting an appropriately qualified medical practitioner, psychologist, registered therapist, educational specialist, or other licensed professional before making any decision relating to the health, wellbeing, education, or care of yourself or your child. The Company expressly disclaims all liability arising from any action, omission, or decision taken by you or any third party in reliance on information or copy surfaced via the Platform. All automated outputs are provided entirely "as-is."

3. Interactive Geolocation Plotting, Account Badges, and Real-World Interaction Protection

3.1 The "Verified Email" Feature Limitations

The Platform features an optional account badge designated as "Verified Email." You explicitly acknowledge that this badge signifies exclusively that the Company has verified the technical operationality of the user's registered email address via a localized verification code challenge. This feature does not constitute an identity check, a criminal background check, a child-safety screening, a fingerprint check, or an endorsement of character by the Company. The Company assumes zero liability for user fraud, identity theft, or bad-actor deception.

3.2 Assumption of Risk for Real-World Interactions

The Platform may facilitate the discovery of other parents and the coordination of in-person playdates, meet-ups, group outings, and similar gatherings (collectively, "Real-World Interactions"). You acknowledge and agree that:

• The Company does not screen, vet, employ, supervise, or monitor the character, identity, conduct, or suitability of its users.
• You assume one hundred percent (100%) of all risks (including physical safety, financial security, and emotional wellbeing) associated with any Real-World Interaction arranged, suggested, or facilitated via the Platform, whether directly or indirectly.
• You are solely responsible for exercising sound judgement, taking physical safety precautions, meeting in public locations, supervising your child at all times, and disengaging from any interaction that feels unsafe.

3.3 Geolocation Obfuscation and Tampering Ban

The Platform enforces a strict three-mile privacy floor on any distance information rendered about another user. Coordinates are fuzzed server-side around any submitted postcode or ZIP code in order to obscure exact home or nesting locations. You expressly acknowledge that approximate regional plotting occurs automatically upon postcode or ZIP code entry, and that this is an inherent and necessary feature of the Platform.

You agree that you will not attempt, encourage, or assist any third party to reverse, defeat, circumvent, or triangulate the three-mile privacy floor or the coordinate fuzzing described above. Prohibited actions include combining multiple observations, correlating application data with external sources, or inferring another user's precise home, school, or nesting location. Any violation of this clause results in immediate, permanent termination of access and potential referral to law enforcement.

3.4 Broad Interaction Indemnification

USER-INTERACTION HOLD HARMLESS: You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SameAcres, its officers, directors, employees, contractors, affiliates, and licensors from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with any Real-World Interaction, virtual interaction, direct messaging, or community dispute involving another user of the Platform.

4. Third-Party Venue, Data Controllers, and Affiliate Booking Disclaimers

The "Safe Spaces" / Places directory surfaces third-party commercial venues, charities, attractions, and community spaces that may be of interest to neurodivergent families. SameAcres does not own, operate, manage, staff, inspect, audit, or vet the structural security, sensory standards, safeguarding policies, staff training, accessibility, or behavioural support of any listed venue.

4.1 Data Integrity & API Limitations

Listings, ratings, descriptions, and accessibility information are aggregated from public data sources, third-party APIs (including Google Places), and user-contributed content. This data may be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date, or completely incorrect. You are entirely responsible for independently confirming any details directly with the venue before visiting or booking.

4.2 Liability Firewall for External Transactions

Where the Platform contains affiliate links, partner integrations, or payment gateways, any resulting booking, purchase, deposit, or contractual arrangement is solely between you and the venue or operator concerned. Google and Stripe act as independent data controllers for their respective features. SameAcres assumes zero liability for venue operations, cancellations, refunds, physical injuries, food or environmental incidents, allergic reactions, sensory distress, or any other matter arising from your physical visit or digital transaction with a third party.

5. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to, and not to attempt to:

• Post, transmit, or share content that is unlawful, abusive, harassing, defamatory, discriminatory, sexually explicit, or that exploits, endangers, or compromises the privacy of any child.
• Soliciting personal contact details, home addresses, phone numbers, or any information that could identify a child outside the secure interfaces of the Platform.
• Impersonate any person, misrepresent your relationship to a minor, forge email headers, or create multiple or fraudulent accounts.
• Scrape, reverse engineer, crawl, or attempt to derive the precise location or database structure of any other user or Company asset.
• Use the Platform to advertise, market, solicit, or sell goods or services without our prior written consent.

The Company maintains an absolute right to suspend, restrict, or terminate your account at any time, without notice and at our sole discretion, where we determine you have breached these Terms, or where continued access poses a security, reputational, or physical risk to other users or the Company.

6. User-Generated Content License

You retain ownership of the text, tags, and media content you submit to the Platform. However, you grant SameAcres a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable, and transferable licence to host, store, reproduce, adapt, display, and distribute that content for the purpose of operating, improving, protecting, and promoting the Platform. You warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant this licence and that your content does not infringe any third party's intellectual property, custodial, or privacy rights.

7. Complete Discontinuation and Uptime Waiver

The Platform is provided strictly as a complimentary, free-of-charge community service. The Company reserves the absolute, unilateral, and unappealable right to modify, suspend, disrupt, throttle, or permanently terminate the Platform, or any feature therein, at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice, liability, or penalty to any user.

You explicitly acknowledge that you possess no contractual, statutory, or vested right to the continued availability of the Platform or the preservation of any data contained within it. In the event of service discontinuation, decommissioning, or closure of the Platform, the Company is under no obligation to preserve, maintain, or return any uploaded user data, profile content, peer connections, or message histories.

8. Limitation of Liability and "As-Is" Provision

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Platform is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or absolute data security.

SameAcres shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenues, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Platform, even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform shall not exceed the greater of:

• The total amount you have paid to SameAcres in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
• One hundred pounds sterling (£100).

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused directly by our gross negligence, or for intentional fraud.

9. Governing Law, Jurisdictional Splits, and Predatory Litigation Protections

9.1 Governing Law

These Terms, their interpretation, and any disputes arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed exclusively by the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict of law principles.

9.2 Jurisdiction split for United Kingdom, European, and International Users

Subject to any non-waivable consumer rights you possess in your country of residence, the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms.

9.3 Specific Protections for United States Residents (Class Action and Jury Waiver)

If you reside within the United States of America, you explicitly agree to the following provisions:

• Statute of Limitations: You agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the Platform must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.
• Class Action Waiver: You and the Company agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted solely on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action. You waive any right to participate in a class-action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.
• Jury Trial Waiver: You explicitly waive any constitutional or statutory right to a trial by jury in any proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform.

10. Modifications to Terms

The Company reserves the right to unilaterally modify, amend, or rewrite these Terms at any time to reflect regulatory shifts, operational updates, or enhanced defensive postures. Material updates will be highlighted via in-app notifications or via the registered email address on file. Continued utilization of the Platform following the posting of updated Terms constitutes your formal, binding acceptance of the revised Terms.

11. Marketing and Privacy Disclosures

Our data practices are governed strictly by our separate Privacy Policy. By agreeing to these Terms, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and understood our Privacy Policy. For clarity, any marketing, operational, or safety communications dispatched via email or in-app channels follow the strict protocols, lawful bases, and centralized opt-out mechanisms detailed in Section 3 of that Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Framework

All questions, formal legal notices, or concerns regarding these Terms must be directed exclusively via email to help@barneysbox.co.uk. Legal correspondence sent via other channels or social media platforms shall not constitute formal legal service.