Terms of Service
Last reviewed: Draft, in progress
These Terms govern your use of Selky — the fixed-price booking app for local home tasks — as a customer booking a job. Provider terms live in a separate Pro Agreement signed during onboarding at pro.selky.co. By using Selky you agree to these Terms; if you don't agree, don't use the service.
1. Who we are
Placeholder — will cover: Selky as a Georgia-registered platform operator, the parties to this agreement, definitions of Customer / Provider / Booking / Platform.
2. Eligibility
Placeholder — will cover: US residence, minimum age, service-area limits, requirement to maintain accurate account information.
3. How bookings work
Placeholder — will cover: Fixed-price catalog, authorization at booking vs capture at completion, the booking lifecycle (pending → accepted → en_route → in_progress → completed / cancelled), and the booking-cancellation window.
4. Payments, refunds, and disputes
Placeholder — will cover: Stripe as payment processor, the hold/capture model, the refund path for incomplete or unsatisfactory work, and the chargeback / dispute policy (support email + 30-day window).
5. Your conduct on the platform
Placeholder — will cover: What you can't do on Selky (harassment, fraud, misrepresenting the job, unsafe conditions), and the suspension/ban process including appeal rights.
6. Providers are independent contractors
Placeholder — will cover: Selky is a marketplace; providers are not Selky employees; scope of Selky's liability for provider conduct and the specific carve-outs for background-check-verified screening.
7. Warranties and disclaimers
Placeholder — will cover: No warranty of provider work quality beyond platform-side screening; service-as-is language; limits on consequential damages.
8. Limitation of liability
Placeholder — will cover: Cap on Selky's financial exposure per booking, exclusions required by law, and the carve-out for willful misconduct.
9. Dispute resolution and arbitration
Placeholder — will cover: Required pre-filing notice, binding individual arbitration (AAA), class-action waiver, small-claims-court carve-out, 30-day opt-out window.
10. Governing law and venue
Placeholder — will cover: Georgia law; Cherokee County courts for non-arbitrable matters; conflict-of-laws exclusion.
11. Changes to these Terms
Placeholder — will cover: How Selky notifies users of material changes (email + in-app banner), how long the notice period is, and how continued use constitutes acceptance.
12. Contact
Placeholder — will cover: Support email, legal-notice address, and the 30-day response commitment for formal notices.