Terms of Use

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of Boat 4DAT, including the website, the mobile applications, and any related services (together, the "Service"), provided by 4DAT LLC ("4DAT", "we", "us"). By using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. The Service

The Service provides tools and content to help you record boat maintenance, systems, costs, and documents, and publishes guides about boating equipment. Features may change, be added, or be removed at any time. We may suspend or end the Service, or your access to it, at any time, with or without notice.

2. Boating safety and compliance

Maintenance guides, checklists, and equipment recommendations describe common practice. They are not a substitute for your vessel's manuals, a qualified marine technician, or the boating laws and carriage requirements of your jurisdiction. No equipment guarantees safety. You are solely responsible for the seaworthiness of your vessel, for compliance with applicable regulations, and for the safety of everyone aboard.

3. Informational content only

Articles, checklists, and recommendations in the Service are general information. They are not professional, legal, safety, engineering, or financial advice and do not account for your specific situation. You are responsible for verifying information before acting on it.

4. Product recommendations and affiliate links

The Service links to products sold by third parties, including Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, Boat 4DAT earns from qualifying purchases. We do not sell, ship, warrant, or support those products. Prices, availability, and product details are set by the seller, may change without notice, and may differ from what the Service describes. Any purchase is a transaction between you and the seller under the seller's terms. We do not receive or store your order or payment details.

5. Your content

The Boat 4DAT apps have no accounts and no sign-in. The content and data you enter, including logs, photos, and records, stays on your device, and it remains yours. We do not receive it, store it, or have any way to recover it for you, so keeping your own backups is your responsibility. You are responsible for having the rights to anything you add and for its accuracy. If we later add a feature that sends content to us, we will say so in the app and in the Privacy Policy first.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to: use the Service for any unlawful purpose; interfere with or disrupt the Service; attempt to access data that is not yours; reverse engineer the Service except where the law permits; scrape or bulk-copy the Service's content; or use the Service to harass, defraud, or harm others.

7. Payments

The Service is free to use. On Android, it offers one optional paid upgrade, Boat 4DAT Pro, at $8.99 per year through Google Play Billing. Google, not 4DAT LLC, is the seller of record: it takes the payment, renews the subscription each year until you cancel it in the Google Play app, and decides refunds under its own policies. We never receive your payment details. If we add paid features elsewhere, including on iOS, they will be sold through that platform's store on the same footing.

8. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains this in full. In short: the apps have no network code, no accounts, and no analytics or advertising SDKs, and they keep your records on your device. The website counts gear guide views and product link clicks without cookies, user or device identifiers, or stored IP addresses.

9. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, design, text, and graphics, is owned by 4DAT LLC or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other laws. We grant you a personal, limited, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for its intended purpose. Product names and marks of third parties belong to their owners.

10. No warranty

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, OR THAT ANY CALCULATION, ESTIMATE, OR RECOMMENDATION WILL BE ACCURATE OR SUITABLE FOR YOUR NEEDS.

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, 4DAT LLC AND ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, CONTRACTORS, AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, PROPERTY, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR TEN U.S. DOLLARS ($10). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THESE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

12. Indemnity

You agree to defend and hold harmless 4DAT LLC from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Service, your content, your vessel or activities, or your violation of these Terms or of any law or third-party right.

13. Third-party services

The Service relies on third-party services (app stores, sign-in providers, hosting, and retailers). We are not responsible for their availability, content, or terms.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. The effective date above will change, and material changes will be noted on the site or in the app. Continued use after a change means you accept the new Terms.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Florida, and you consent to their jurisdiction, except that either party may seek relief in small-claims court where eligible. Any claim must be filed within one year after it arises.

16. General

If any part of these Terms is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and 4DAT LLC about the Service. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them to a successor. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [email protected].