SPIRTIX TERMS OF USE

SPIRTIX is a personal, non-commercial project created and operated by Andrea Camerotto, a private individual, purely as a passion project. It is not run as part of any professional or commercial activity, is provided free of charge, and is not backed by any company or other legal entity.

In accordance with Article 6-III of the French Law for Confidence in the Digital Economy (LCEN), which requires the publisher of a website to be identifiable even where no professional activity is involved, the following information is provided: Andrea Camerotto, Studio E, Le Portillo, 409 Avenue Olympique, 73150 Val d'Isère, France, contact email: spirtixteam@gmail.com.

Domain name (spirtix.app) registered with Namecheap, Inc. Website hosting is provided by Netlify, Inc., 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States.

In these Terms, "SPIRTIX", "we", "us" and "our" refer to Andrea Camerotto, acting as a private individual and the creator/operator of this personal project.

Please read these Terms carefully before using SPIRTIX.

1. ACCEPTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY

These Terms apply to the SPIRTIX website, web application, accounts, profiles, user-created Sessions and related communication features, collectively referred to as the Platform.

By creating an account, publishing or responding to a Session, contacting another user or selecting "I agree", you confirm that:

• you have read and accepted these Terms;
• you have read the SPIRTIX Privacy Policy;
• you are at least 18 years old; and
• you are legally capable of entering into this agreement.

The France/EU launch is for adults only. You must not create an account or Session for a person under 18, lend your own account to a minor, or otherwise facilitate a minor's access to the Platform, nor use SPIRTIX to arrange an unsupervised meeting involving a minor.

Where SPIRTIX reasonably doubts a user's age, it may suspend the relevant account pending verification, will promptly delete the contact details of an identified minor user, and welcomes reports of suspected underage accounts at spirtixteam@gmail.com.

2. WHAT SPIRTIX PROVIDES

SPIRTIX provides digital tools that allow independent adult users to:

• create user-generated Sessions;
• describe their self-assessed skiing level and preferred skiing style;
• select a meeting point and approximate time;
• discover Sessions created by other users; and
• contact other users using the available communication features.

SPIRTIX does not organise, arrange, host, lead, supervise, monitor or control any meeting, Session or skiing activity.

SPIRTIX does not provide:

• ski instruction;
• guiding or coaching;
• safety supervision;
• ski patrol or emergency services;
• equipment, transport, accommodation or lift access;
• professional advice; or
• organised sporting events.

SPIRTIX does not choose participants, form groups, appoint leaders, select ski runs, prepare itineraries, determine whether conditions are safe, or control what users do after making contact.

Statement on actual functionality: SPIRTIX does not currently issue any "verified level" badge, does not recommend or rank any user or Session on a safety basis, and does not review exchanges before they move to WhatsApp or another external service. This is consistent with SPIRTIX's own public materials — including The Mountain Manifesto — which state that "SPIRTIX does not verify profiles, skill levels, conditions, or compatibility between users."

3. USER-CREATED SESSIONS

A Session is a user-created request to connect with other users. A Session is not:

• a lesson or guided tour;
• professional instruction;
• a commercial service supplied by SPIRTIX;
• an organised event hosted by SPIRTIX;
• a SPIRTIX-managed group; or
• a guarantee that any meeting or activity will occur.

The creator of a Session is not an employee, agent, guide, representative or authorised leader of SPIRTIX.

All communication, meetings and activities arising from a Session are arranged and undertaken independently by the users involved.

4. NO AFFILIATION WITH SKI RESORTS

Unless expressly stated otherwise on the Platform, SPIRTIX is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, operated by or officially associated with any ski resort, lift operator, tourism organisation, mountain authority, venue operator, ski patrol, instructor, guide, coach, or ski school.

Resort, lift, trail and meeting-point names are used solely for geographic identification and practical reference. Using such names does not mean that the relevant resort or organisation approves, supervises, or accepts responsibility for SPIRTIX, its users, or any Session.

Users must comply independently with all resort rules, lift-pass conditions, closures, signs, instructions and safety requirements.

5. SELF-DECLARED INFORMATION

Information displayed in profiles and Sessions is supplied by users. Unless expressly stated otherwise, SPIRTIX does not independently verify:

• a user's identity or age;
• photographs or profile information;
• skiing ability or experience;
• physical or medical fitness;
• qualifications or professional status;
• equipment, lift passes or insurance;
• contact details; or
• suitability to meet or ski with another person.

Skiing levels and descriptions are self-assessments. They are not professional evaluations, safety certifications, or guarantees of compatibility.

SPIRTIX does not promise that users with the same displayed level will have the same ability, speed, judgement, or behaviour.

6. USER RESPONSIBILITY

You are responsible for deciding:

• whether to contact or meet another user;
• what personal information to disclose;
• whether another user appears suitable;
• whether to begin or continue skiing together;
• which terrain or ski runs to use;
• what speed and skiing style are appropriate;
• whether weather, snow and visibility conditions are suitable;
• whether your equipment and physical condition are adequate; and
• when to leave or stop participating.

You must ski within your own ability and exercise your own judgment. You should begin on terrain that is comfortable for all users and stop skiing with another person if you feel unsafe, uncomfortable, or unable to keep up.

Information available through SPIRTIX does not replace professional instruction, official resort information, ski-patrol advice, signs, closures, weather warnings, or emergency guidance.

7. IMPORTANT RISK WARNING

WARNING: SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT RISKS

Skiing, snowboarding and related mountain activities may cause serious injury, permanent disability, or death. Risks include, but are not limited to:

• falls and loss of control;
• collisions with other people;
• collisions with trees, rocks, barriers, buildings, vehicles or equipment;
• ice, exposed ground and changing snow conditions;
• poor visibility and severe or rapidly changing weather;
• speed, fatigue and altitude;
• equipment or lift failure;
• natural and artificial obstacles;
• closed, restricted or unsuitable terrain;
• another user's actions, lack of ability or poor judgment;
• inaccurate or misleading user information;
• separation from another user; and
• delayed rescue or medical assistance.

Meeting a person first encountered online also involves personal-safety risks.

Some risks are obvious and inherent in the activity. Other risks may not be known or foreseeable when you decide to participate.

By using SPIRTIX in connection with skiing, snowboarding, or another recreational activity, you acknowledge these risks and voluntarily decide whether to participate.

You may cancel, leave, or stop participating at any time.

8. PERSONAL SAFETY

When meeting another user, you should:

• meet in a public and populated place;
• tell someone you trust where you are going;
• keep independent access to your telephone and transport;
• avoid sharing unnecessary personal or financial information;
• begin with easy terrain;
• never pressure another user to attempt unsuitable terrain; and
• leave immediately if you feel unsafe.

SPIRTIX is not an emergency, rescue, or real-time monitoring service. Reports submitted to SPIRTIX may not be reviewed immediately. In an emergency, contact the relevant ski patrol, resort staff, or emergency service directly (112 in France and across the EU).

Mountain rescue costs and personal insurance: In France, on-slope rescue and evacuation by ski patrol is generally a paid service, billed directly to the person rescued (or their insurer), not free of charge. SPIRTIX does not pay for, arrange, or reimburse rescue, medical, or evacuation costs of any kind. It is your sole responsibility to check, before skiing, that you hold adequate personal insurance covering mountain rescue, medical treatment, and third-party liability — for example through a lift-pass rescue guarantee ("carte neige" or equivalent), a home/civil liability policy ("assurance habitation" with "responsabilité civile"), a specific winter-sports policy, or your bank card's travel insurance. SPIRTIX strongly recommends verifying this cover before every outing.

No identity or background checks: SPIRTIX does not run, and has no means to run, identity verification, criminal record checks, or background checks of any kind on any user. Meeting another user, including in person, is undertaken entirely at your own initiative and risk.

9. USER CONDUCT

You must use SPIRTIX lawfully and respectfully. You must not:

• harass, threaten, stalk or intimidate another person;
• publish fraudulent or materially misleading information;
• deliberately misrepresent your skiing level;
• impersonate another person or organisation;
• facilitate use by a minor;
• use SPIRTIX to arrange illegal activity;
• pressure users to ski beyond their ability;
• encourage entry into closed or restricted terrain;
• participate while materially impaired by alcohol or drugs;
• publish another person's private information without permission;
• use contact details for spam or unrelated marketing;
• interfere with the Platform's security or operation;
• introduce malicious software;
• scrape or systematically collect user information; or
• use the pilot to advertise unauthorised lessons, guiding, tours or other paid services.

You must also not:

• receive payment or any benefit in kind in exchange for an activity offered through the Platform;
• publish multiple listings aimed at soliciting customers;
• use booking links or promotional codes;
• present yourself as an instructor, guide, or professional without supporting credentials; or
• circumvent these restrictions by presenting a commercial activity as a mere "cost-sharing" arrangement.

Users must not suggest that SPIRTIX has verified, authorised, or endorsed their qualifications or services. SPIRTIX does not guarantee the qualification, insurance, or lawfulness of any activity advertised in this way.

10. CONTACT THROUGH WHATSAPP AND EXTERNAL SERVICES

Where a user voluntarily provides a telephone or WhatsApp number:

• the number itself is not displayed as visible text anywhere on the Platform; instead, a button or link lets another user open WhatsApp directly to start a conversation, at which point the number becomes visible and traceable within WhatsApp itself, outside SPIRTIX's control;
• the number is only reachable by other users of the Platform, and not published or made available to unauthorised third parties; and
• using a number obtained this way for commercial solicitation or harassment is strictly prohibited and may result in account suspension.

How this number is processed as personal data — including the legal basis, retention period, and any transfers outside the EU — is set out in the SPIRTIX Privacy Policy (see Section 11).

When communication moves to WhatsApp or another external service:

• the third party's terms and privacy rules apply;
• SPIRTIX does not control the messages exchanged;
• SPIRTIX may be unable to view or investigate those messages; and
• users are responsible for blocking or reporting inappropriate contact through the relevant service.

WhatsApp and its operator are not affiliated with or sponsors of SPIRTIX unless expressly stated otherwise.

11. USER CONTENT AND PRIVACY

You retain ownership of information and content you submit to SPIRTIX. You grant SPIRTIX a limited, non-exclusive licence to host, store, display and process that content as reasonably necessary to operate the Platform, display profiles and Sessions, enable communication, investigate reports, protect users and the Platform, and comply with legal obligations.

You confirm that you have the right to submit your content and that it is not unlawful, materially misleading, or an infringement of another person's rights.

Personal information is handled in accordance with the SPIRTIX Privacy Policy, a separate document compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), available and accessible before registration at https://spirtix.app/privacy.html. That Policy sets out, in particular, the purposes of processing, legal bases, retention periods, recipients, any transfers outside the EU, and data subjects' rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection, portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL).

12. REPORTS, MODERATION AND SUSPENSION

SPIRTIX does not review or supervise every profile, Session, meeting, or interaction.

12.1 Reporting mechanism

Any user may report unlawful content or behaviour, or a breach of these Terms, using the "Report listing" option in the "⋮" menu of each Session, which prepares a pre-filled email, or directly by email to spirtixteam@gmail.com.

A report should include, where possible: identification of the content or account concerned, the reason for the report, and any available supporting evidence.

12.2 Handling procedure

Each report receives an acknowledgement of receipt. SPIRTIX reviews reports within a reasonable time and, where reported content is manifestly unlawful or poses a serious or immediate safety risk, acts without delay.

The author of removed content is informed of the removal and its reason, unless legally prohibited or where this would compromise an ongoing investigation. They may contest the decision through an internal appeal procedure by writing to spirtixteam@gmail.com.

12.3 Graduated measures

Depending on the nature and severity of the facts (unlawful content, fraud or impersonation, harassment, threat or immediate danger, unauthorised professional activity, repeated breach of these Terms), SPIRTIX may, proportionately:

• issue a warning;
• remove the content or Session concerned;
• restrict certain functionality;
• temporarily suspend the account;
• permanently close the account.

Where there is a serious or immediate risk to safety, legal compliance, or the Platform, an immediate suspension may be imposed without prior notice.

12.4 Retention of removed material

Removed content and related report information are retained for as long as required by applicable law, in particular to make it available to competent authorities.

Moderation does not mean that SPIRTIX assumes a general obligation to supervise users or Sessions.

13. PILOT AVAILABILITY

SPIRTIX is currently a free pilot and beta service. Features may be incomplete, modified, or temporarily unavailable. Technical errors, delays, interruptions, or data-display problems may occur.

SPIRTIX will take reasonable steps to operate and protect the Platform but does not guarantee:

• uninterrupted or error-free availability;
• that every Session will be displayed correctly;
• successful contact between users;
• that a user will attend a meeting; or
• that all user information is accurate.

SPIRTIX may modify or discontinue the pilot where reasonably necessary. Users will be informed of material changes where reasonably practicable.

14. CONSUMER LAW AND MANDATORY RIGHTS

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any statutory guarantee, right, remedy, or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted, or modified under French consumer law, European Union law, or any other applicable law.

Nothing in these Terms excludes responsibility for fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence, or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded.

SPIRTIX is a free, personal, non-commercial project operated by a private individual rather than a business. On this basis, SPIRTIX considers that the mandatory consumer mediation duty under Article L.616-1 of the French Consumer Code, which applies to "professionnels," does not apply to it. SPIRTIX will reassess this position if the nature of the Platform changes. Regardless of this point, users retain the right to bring a claim before the competent courts as described in Section 19, and ordinary civil liability under Article 1240 of the French Civil Code applies in any event.

15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Subject to Section 14 and to the maximum extent permitted by law, SPIRTIX is not responsible for harm, loss, or damage resulting exclusively from the independent acts, omissions, information, decisions, or conduct of a user or a third party — in particular during a meeting or sporting activity organised outside the App — including harm, loss, or damage resulting from:

• the independent conduct of a user;
• inaccurate or incomplete user information;
• a user's skiing-level self-assessment;
• a decision to communicate with or meet another user;
• skiing or snowboarding undertaken after users make contact;
• terrain, route, speed, equipment, or weather choices;
• another user failing to attend;
• communications occurring outside the Platform;
• third-party platforms or services; or
• circumstances outside SPIRTIX's reasonable control.

This limitation never applies where the harm results from SPIRTIX's own fault, negligence, or legal or contractual breach, nor where such a limitation is prohibited by a mandatory legal provision — in particular in relation to death or personal injury. This clause does not constitute a waiver by the user of any right to bring a liability claim against SPIRTIX for its own failures.

SPIRTIX does not guarantee the identity, behaviour, ability, fitness, safety, or compatibility of any user.

Where liability cannot legally be excluded, it is limited only to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

16. RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR CONDUCT

You remain responsible for your own unlawful, fraudulent, or deliberately harmful conduct.

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to compensate SPIRTIX for reasonable loss arising directly from a third-party claim caused by:

• your unlawful use of the Platform;
• your fraudulent or deliberate breach of these Terms;
• content you had no right to publish; or
• your infringement of another person's rights.

This does not apply to the extent that the relevant loss was caused or contributed to by SPIRTIX's own negligence, unlawful conduct, or breach of these Terms.

17. ACCOUNT DELETION AND TERMINATION

You may stop using SPIRTIX and request deletion of your account at any time, by email to spirtixteam@gmail.com or through your account settings.

SPIRTIX may suspend or terminate an account where reasonably necessary because:

• these Terms have been seriously or repeatedly breached;
• the user may be under 18;
• the account creates a safety or security risk;
• the account appears fraudulent or compromised;
• the Platform is being used unlawfully; or
• the pilot is discontinued.

Where appropriate and reasonably practicable, SPIRTIX will provide notice or an explanation.

18. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

SPIRTIX may update these Terms to reflect changes to the Platform, the pilot, safety requirements, or applicable law. Material changes will be identified by an updated effective date or version number, and notified to users by email or an in-app notice at least 15 days before they take effect.

Where renewed consent is reasonably required, users may be asked to accept the updated Terms before continuing to use the Platform.

A user who does not accept an updated version may stop using SPIRTIX and request account deletion.

19. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms are governed by French law.

If you are acting as a consumer resident in another EU Member State, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection afforded by the mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence, from which no derogation may be made by agreement.

Any dispute will be submitted to the competent French courts, without prejudice to a consumer's right to bring proceedings before the courts of their place of residence where applicable law so provides.

This clause does not remove any mandatory legal protection that applies to a user.

20. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Platform, its structure, text, design, logos, and graphic elements are protected by intellectual property law and remain the property of SPIRTIX or its licensors. Nothing in these Terms grants a user any right to reproduce, represent, or exploit these elements beyond normal use of the Platform.

21. GENERAL

These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement governing use of the Platform.

If any provision is invalid or unenforceable, it will be limited or removed only to the extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue to operate.

No employment, partnership, agency, joint venture, or fiduciary relationship is created between SPIRTIX and any user or between users.

A failure by SPIRTIX to enforce a provision immediately does not waive the right to enforce it later.

22. CONTACT

Questions, complaints, and safety reports may be sent to:

SPIRTIX
Email: spirtixteam@gmail.com
Website: https://spirtix.app

For accidents, emergencies, or immediate mountain-safety concerns, contact ski patrol, the resort operator, or the appropriate emergency service directly (112 in France and across the EU).

Safety confirmation

I confirm that I am 18 or older. I understand that skiing involves a risk of serious injury or death, that user profiles and skiing levels are self-declared, and that SPIRTIX does not organise, supervise, or control any meeting or skiing activity.

I have read and accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.