Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Effective: June 22, 2026
These Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Tennis Local website at tennislocal.app (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. Description of Service
Tennis Local is an independent tennis venue directory providing location information, court details, opening hours, pricing, and related data for tennis facilities across multiple countries. The Service is offered free of charge and is supported by no advertising.
2. Intellectual Property & Database Rights
The compilation, selection, arrangement, bilingual curation, editorial descriptions, structured data schema, and presentation of venue information on the Service constitute original creative works protected by copyright under applicable law, including the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §§ 102–103, compilation copyright) and all countries adhering to the Berne Convention, including Taiwan (著作權法 Art. 7 — compilations) and EU member states.
While individual factual details about venues (e.g., an address) may not be independently copyrightable under Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991), the database as a whole — including its bilingual editorial curation, verified structured schema, and original descriptions — constitutes a protectable compilation under applicable copyright law.
The database represents substantial ongoing investment in the collection, verification, and presentation of data. Users located in the European Union or EEA are additionally subject to sui generis database protections under their national implementations of EU Directive 96/9/EC, which prohibit extraction or re-utilisation of substantial parts of a database regardless of whether individual elements are independently copyrightable. Users located in Taiwan should note that systematic extraction of this database by an enterprise may constitute an obviously unfair act affecting trading order under the Fair Trade Act (公平交易法 Art. 25), where such party constitutes an enterprise within the meaning of that Act.
Extraction or re-utilisation of substantial parts of this database — whether in a single act or through repeated and systematic acts — is prohibited under these Terms and, where applicable, under the laws described above.
3. Permitted Use
You may access the Service for personal, non-commercial use — finding tennis venues for recreational play, research, or travel planning. You may share individual venue links for informational purposes with proper attribution.
4. Prohibited Uses
You may not:
- Use any automated tool, bot, crawler, scraper, spider, script, or other means to access, collect, copy, or harvest data from the Service, in whole or in part, without our express written permission. Such acts constitute a breach of these Terms and may violate applicable law.
- Reproduce, redistribute, sell, resell, license, sublicense, publish, or otherwise commercially exploit the venue data or any substantial portion of it without our express written permission.
- Use the Service or its data to build, train, or improve a competing product or service, including but not limited to machine learning datasets, AI training corpora, venue aggregators, or mapping applications.
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or circumvent any technical protection measure implemented by the Service to protect the integrity of its data.
- Interfere with the Service’s infrastructure or impose an unreasonable load on its systems.
- Misrepresent the source of data obtained from the Service, or remove or obscure any attribution or copyright notice.
5. Data Accuracy
We strive to provide accurate, up-to-date information, but venue details — including hours, pricing, court availability, and access conditions — change frequently and without notice. We make no warranty that any information is current, complete, or error-free. Always verify details directly with the venue before visiting.
6. Privacy & Data Processing
Data controller: Tennis Local, contactable at [email protected].
What we collect and why (disclosures under GDPR Arts. 13 and 14 and Taiwan PDPA Art. 8, as applicable):
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6) |
|---|---|---|
| Server logs (IP address, timestamp, requested URL, browser user-agent) | Security, abuse prevention, aggregated analytics to improve the Service | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — not collected directly from you |
| Email you send us | Responding to your inquiry | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — responding to a voluntary inquiry |
What we do not collect: We do not require account registration. We do not place advertising trackers or sell any personal data. Favorites are stored exclusively in your browser’s localStorage and are never transmitted to our servers. Language and display preferences are stored in first-party cookies for functionality only; these are strictly necessary and exempt from consent requirements under the EU ePrivacy Directive Art. 5(3).
Automated decision-making: We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling with legal or similarly significant effects on individuals within the meaning of GDPR Art. 22.
Third-party services — Google Maps: Venue pages embed a Google Maps iframe via the Maps Embed API. When you load the map, Google may set cookies or collect your IP address and device information pursuant to Google’s Privacy Policy. Tennis Local does not control Google’s data practices. Google acts as an independent data controller for data collected through embedded maps.
Retention: Server logs are retained for up to 90 days for security purposes and then deleted or anonymised. Email correspondence is retained only as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry.
International transfers: The Service is hosted on servers located in Singapore (DigitalOcean LLC). No adequacy decision exists between Singapore and the EU under GDPR Art. 45. For EU/EEA users, transfers are made pursuant to the derogations in GDPR Art. 49(1): email correspondence is transferred as necessary for steps taken at your request prior to a response (Art. 49(1)(b)); server log data is transferred as incidental to and necessary for delivering the Service you access. Data transferred is minimal (IP address, browser information, and any email you voluntarily send) and is not used for profiling or automated decision-making.
6a. Additional Rights for EU / EEA Users (GDPR)
Our Service is directed primarily at users in Taiwan and Southeast Asia and is not specifically targeted at EU/EEA residents. Nonetheless, we voluntarily extend the following GDPR-aligned rights to any EU/EEA user who contacts us, and we comply with GDPR Art. 3(2) to the extent it applies to our processing of data from EU residents.
- Access (Art. 15) — request confirmation of whether we process your data and a copy of it.
- Rectification (Art. 16) — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure (Art. 17) — request deletion of your data where retention is no longer justified.
- Restriction (Art. 18) — request that we restrict processing in certain circumstances.
- Portability (Art. 20) — receive data you provided in a structured, machine-readable format, where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means. This right has limited application here as our processing relies on legitimate interests rather than consent or contract.
- Object (Art. 21) — object to processing based on legitimate interests; we will cease unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds.
- Lodge a complaint (Art. 77) — you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in your EU member state. A directory of national DPAs is available at edpb.europa.eu.
To exercise any of these rights, contact [email protected]. We will respond within one month as required by GDPR Art. 12(3).
6b. Additional Disclosures for Taiwan Users (個人資料保護法)
The following disclosures are provided pursuant to Taiwan’s Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法, PDPA) Art. 8:
- Specific purpose of collection: Operation of an online information service; information security and abuse prevention; responding to user inquiries.
- Categories of personal data collected: Network identifiers (IP address, browser type, access timestamps); contact information voluntarily provided by you (email address and message content).
- Period of use: Server log data is retained for up to 90 days. Email correspondence is retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry.
- Territory and recipients: Data is processed in Singapore (DigitalOcean LLC, hosting infrastructure). No personal data is sold or provided to third parties for commercial purposes.
- Voluntary provision: Providing personal data is voluntary. You are not required to contact us. If you choose not to provide your email address, we simply cannot respond to your inquiry; your ability to use the Service is unaffected.
- Your rights under PDPA Art. 3: You may request to inquire into, review, obtain a copy of, supplement, correct, cease collection, processing or use of, or delete your personal data by contacting [email protected].
7. Third-Party Links & Services
The Service may link to external venue websites, booking platforms, or social media profiles. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third-party sites. The Google Maps embed is governed by Google’s own Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, over which we have no control.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, OR ERROR-FREE.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TENNIS LOCAL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED USD $100. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER MANDATORY APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION OR GDPR ARTS. 82–83 (DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS TO COMPENSATION FOR GDPR INFRINGEMENTS).
10. Modifications
We may update these Terms at any time. Changes become effective upon posting with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance. For material changes, we will update the effective date prominently.
11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to conflict of law principles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms limits or waives rights you may have under mandatory applicable law in your jurisdiction, including: the GDPR for EEA residents (which applies extraterritorially under Art. 3 regardless of governing law choice); Taiwan’s Personal Data Protection Act for Taiwan residents; and any applicable mandatory consumer protection statutes.
12. Contact
For questions about these Terms, to exercise your privacy rights (including GDPR or PDPA data subject requests), to report inaccurate venue information, or to inquire about data licensing: [email protected].