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1. About these terms

FuelAlert is a trading name of Ovidiu Ungureanu, a sole trader based in Peterborough, United Kingdom ("we", "us", "our"). These terms form a legally binding contract between you and Ovidiu Ungureanu trading as FuelAlert.

By creating an account or using the service, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the service.

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

2. The service

FuelAlert provides UK fuel price comparison and forecasting. We aggregate publicly available UK fuel price data and surface it through a web app, alerts and forecasts.

We offer a free tier and one or more paid subscription plans. The current list of plans and prices is available on our pricing page.

We may add, remove, or change features over time. Where changes materially reduce the paid service, we will give you reasonable notice and, where appropriate, a way to cancel.

3. Your account

4. Subscriptions, billing and payment

Paid plans are billed in advance, either monthly or annually. The current price for each plan is shown on the pricing page at the time you subscribe.

Auto-renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period at the then-current price, unless you cancel before the renewal date. By subscribing you authorise FuelAlert — through our payment processor Stripe — to charge your nominated payment method at each renewal.

Failed payments. If a payment fails, we and Stripe will retry the payment over the following days. We will email you when this happens. Persistent failure will cause your paid features to be suspended; your account itself is not deleted.

Price changes. If we change the price of your plan, we will give you at least 30 days' notice by email before the new price takes effect on your next renewal. You may cancel before the change takes effect.

VAT. Prices include UK VAT where applicable. [PLACEHOLDER: verify before launch — FuelAlert is currently below the UK VAT registration threshold and therefore does not charge VAT.]

5. Cancellation and refunds

You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings. Cancellation stops the next renewal; you keep access to paid features until the end of the current billing period.

New subscribers have a 14-day right to cancel under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. Important details — including the express-consent mechanism that affects this right — are set out in our Refund & Cancellation Policy.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

7. Accuracy of price data

Fuel prices shown on FuelAlert are sourced from official UK government data feeds (including the Pump Watch / Fuel Finder transparency schemes) and refreshed periodically. Stations can change prices at any time, and there is usually a delay between a forecourt change and the feed update.

We make reasonable efforts to display accurate prices but we cannot guarantee that the price shown will match the price at the pump when you arrive. Always confirm the price at the pump before fuelling.

We are not liable for any loss arising from inaccurate, delayed, or missing price data, including the cost of a wasted journey or any difference between the price shown and the price charged.

8. Forecasts and predictions

FuelAlert may show forecasts and recommendations (e.g. "fill up now" or "wait"). These are informational only, are not financial advice, and should not be relied upon as a guarantee of future prices. Past trends do not guarantee future prices. We do not warrant the accuracy of any forecast.

9. Intellectual property

The FuelAlert name, logo, software, and original content are owned by Ovidiu Ungureanu. You receive a limited, non-exclusive, revocable licence to use the service for personal, non-commercial purposes.

Underlying fuel price data is owned by the respective fuel retailers and published under UK government open data schemes. Postcode and geographic data is sourced from the ONS Postcode Directory, © Crown Copyright, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

10. Third-party services

We use Stripe to process payments. Your use of Stripe is also subject to Stripe's own terms and privacy policy. We may use other third-party processors to run the service; these are named in our Privacy Policy.

11. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under UK consumer law. Your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected.

Subject to the paragraph above:

12. Termination

You may stop using the service and close your account at any time. We may terminate or suspend access for serious breach of these terms, with reasonable notice where the breach is capable of being put right.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including sections 7 to 11) will continue to apply after your account is closed.

13. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. Material changes will be notified to registered users by email at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use of the service after the change date means you accept the new terms.

14. Disputes

Please contact us first if you have a complaint — we will try to resolve it directly. These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute. If you live elsewhere in the United Kingdom, you keep the right to bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence.

15. Contact

For questions about these terms, email [PLACEHOLDER: hello@fuelalert.co.uk].