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Terms and Conditions of Use

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Welcome to getmeoutofherejohn.com (“Get Me Out of Here John”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website, applications, tools, and services (collectively, the “Service”).

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

If you are an EU/EEA consumer, these Terms do not limit any mandatory rights you have under the laws of your country of residence.

1. Service Overview

Get Me Out of Here John provides an entertainment and communication support service that helps users draft, generate and/or schedule messages (for example, humorous excuses or pre-written replies) via our website or through integrations with third-party messaging platforms (the “Excuse Service”).

The Service is provided for entertainment and etiquette purposes only. It is not intended to be used for emergencies, legal advice, medical advice, or any unlawful or harmful purposes.

We may modify, suspend or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, in accordance with applicable law.

2. Eligibility

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that:

  • You are at least 16 years old, or such higher age as required by the law of your country for you to validly consent to online services; and
  • If you are under 18 (or the age of majority in your country), you have permission from your parent or legal guardian to use the Service; and
  • You are not prohibited from using the Service under any applicable laws or regulations.

If you use the Service on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you confirm that you have authority to bind that entity and that “you” refers to that entity.

3. Your Account

3.1 Registration

Some features may require you to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to keep it updated.

3.2 Account Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your login credentials and for all activities under your account. You must notify us promptly at [contact email] of any unauthorised use or security breach.

3.3 Account Closure

You may close your account at any time by contacting us or using any available self-service tools. We may suspend or close your account where we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms or applicable law, in line with Section 15.

4. Third-Party Messaging Platforms

4.1 Third-Party Services

Our Service may interact with third-party messaging or communication platforms (e.g. WhatsApp, SMS gateways, email providers, social networks). These are operated by third parties, not by us.

4.2 Separate Terms

Your use of those platforms is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for those platforms or for any downtime, data loss, or conduct arising from them.

4.3 Permissions You Grant

If you connect a third-party account or authorise us to interact with it, you grant us the rights necessary to access and use that account solely as required to operate the Service (e.g. composing, sending or scheduling messages on your behalf, where technically possible and permitted by the platform).

5. Permitted and Prohibited Uses

5.1 Permitted Use

You may use the Service:

  • For personal, non-commercial purposes (unless we agree otherwise in writing); and
  • In compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws, including EU and national consumer protection, data protection and e-communications rules.

5.2 Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to use the Service to:

  • Violate any applicable law or regulation (including defamation, hate speech, privacy, consumer, or data protection laws);
  • Harass, threaten, defame, abuse, deceive, or impersonate any person;
  • Send spam, bulk unsolicited messages, or misleading communications;
  • Commit or assist fraud, including using excuses to avoid lawful obligations (e.g., legal proceedings, law-enforcement interactions) or to misrepresent facts in employment, finance, or contracts;
  • Encourage self-harm, violence, or harm to others;
  • Interfere with or disrupt the security, integrity or performance of the Service or any network;
  • Reverse engineer, decompile or attempt to obtain the source code of the Service, except as permitted by mandatory law; or
  • Circumvent or attempt to circumvent technical or rate-limit protections.

We may investigate suspected breaches and take action as described in Section 15.

6. User Content and Communications

6.1 User Content

“User Content” means any text, messages, data, or other material you submit, generate or transmit through the Service.

You retain all rights in your User Content. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable licence to host, store, process, and use your User Content as reasonably necessary to provide, maintain, protect, and improve the Service.

6.2 Responsibility

You are solely responsible for your User Content and for ensuring you have all necessary rights to submit it and grant the above licence.

6.3 Content Moderation

We are not obliged to monitor User Content, but we may remove or restrict access to User Content where we reasonably believe it:

  • Breaches these Terms;
  • Is unlawful; or
  • Could cause harm to other users, third parties, or us.

6.4 Third-Party Messages

Where the Service interacts with external messaging platforms, our access to message content/metadata is limited to what is technically and contractually permissible. We do not control the retention, security, or processing performed by those platforms.

7. Safety and Appropriate Use of “Excuses”

7.1 No Emergency Use

The Service is not suitable for contacting emergency services. In an emergency, you must contact local emergency numbers directly.

7.2 Entertainment Focus

The Excuse Service is intended for light-hearted, social, and etiquette-related messages (e.g. politely declining invitations). You must not use generated excuses:

  • To mislead authorities, courts or regulators;
  • To avoid lawful responsibilities;
  • To fabricate medical or legal documents; or
  • To support discrimination, harassment or threats.

7.3 Your Responsibility

You are responsible for reviewing any draft or generated messages before sending them and for any consequences that follow. We make no promise that any message is suitable, accurate, or risk-free for your specific situation.

8. Intellectual Property

8.1 Our Rights

All intellectual property rights in the Service (including software, design, logos, trademarks and underlying technology) belong to us or our licensors and are protected by copyright and other laws.

8.2 Licence to You

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your personal, lawful purposes in accordance with these Terms.

Except as allowed by mandatory EU or Member State law, you may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or create derivative works based on the Service without our prior written consent.

9. Data Protection and Privacy (GDPR)

9.1 Privacy Policy

Your use of the Service is subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we process personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and any applicable national laws.

9.2 Legal Bases & Rights

We process your personal data on appropriate legal bases (such as performance of a contract, legitimate interests, and/or consent, as detailed in our Privacy Policy). Under GDPR, you may have rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

9.3 Data Transfers

If we transfer personal data outside the EU/EEA, we will do so in accordance with GDPR (e.g. using adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses), as further described in our Privacy Policy.

10. Fees and Payments (if applicable)

10.1 Paid Features

Some features may be subject to fees (for example, premium plans or message bundles). We will clearly display applicable prices before you commit to any purchase, including applicable taxes where required.

10.2 Right of Withdrawal for EU Consumers

If you are an EU/EEA consumer and purchase digital services from us online, you may have a 14-day right of withdrawal under EU consumer law, unless:

  • You explicitly agree that the Service begins immediately and acknowledge you lose the withdrawal right once full performance has begun; or
  • Another statutory exception applies.

We will explain any applicable withdrawal rights and procedures at the point of purchase, where required by law.

10.3 Payments and Invoices

You agree to pay all charges incurred on your account when due. Unless required by law, payments are non-refundable. You are responsible for any additional fees charged by your payment provider.

If you do not pay on time, we may suspend or restrict access to the paid features until payment is received.

11. Service Availability and Changes

We aim to provide a high-quality Service but do not guarantee that it will be uninterrupted or error-free.

We may change, enhance or remove features, or suspend or discontinue the Service (in whole or part), where lawful and in line with EU consumer protection rules. Where changes have a significant negative effect on paid users, we will provide appropriate notice and, where required, information about your rights (including termination or price reduction).

12. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law and subject always to Section 13:

  • The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis;
  • We make no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the Service, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement; and
  • We do not warrant that the Service will be secure, error-free, or free from interruptions, nor that any generated content or advice will be accurate, complete, or suitable for any purpose.

Nothing in this Section affects any statutory warranties or rights that cannot be excluded under applicable EU or Member State law.

13. Limitation of Liability

13.1 What We Do Not Limit

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including liability for:

  • Death or personal injury caused by our negligence;
  • Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
  • Any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

13.2 What We Limit

Subject to the above and to any mandatory consumer protections:

  • We shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, such as loss of profit, loss of data, loss of business, or loss of goodwill, arising from or in connection with your use of the Service; and
  • Our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service and these Terms shall be limited to the higher of:
    • The total amount you have paid to us for the Service in the 12 months immediately preceding the claim; or
    • [€50] (or equivalent in local currency).

13.3 Consumers

If you are an EU/EEA consumer, the limitations above apply only to the extent permitted by the mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence.

14. Indemnification (Non-Consumer / Business Users)

If you use the Service on behalf of a business or for commercial purposes, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of:

  • Your use of the Service;
  • Your breach of these Terms; or
  • Your violation of any third-party rights.

This Section does not apply to you if you use the Service solely as a consumer.

15. Suspension and Termination

15.1 Suspension / Termination by Us

We may suspend or restrict your access, or terminate your account where we reasonably believe that:

  • You have seriously or repeatedly breached these Terms;
  • You have used the Service unlawfully; or
  • We are required to do so by law or by an authority.

Where required by law, we will give you prior notice explaining the reasons; in urgent cases (for example, security or legal reasons) we may act immediately and inform you afterwards.

15.2 Termination by You

You may stop using the Service at any time. If you have a registered account, you may request account deletion, subject to our legal retention obligations as explained in our Privacy Policy.

15.3 Survival

Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability and dispute resolution) will continue to apply.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time, for example to reflect changes in the law or in our Service.

If we make material changes, we will provide appropriate notice (e.g. by posting the updated Terms on the website, updating the “Last updated” date, and/or notifying you by email or in-Service message where feasible).

If you continue to use the Service after the new Terms take effect, you will be deemed to have accepted them. If you do not agree, you must discontinue use of the Service.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and your use of the Service are governed by the laws of [Member State – e.g. Ireland / Germany / Netherlands], without prejudice to mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence.

If you are a consumer residing in the EU/EEA, you may bring legal proceedings in the courts of your country of residence or in the courts of the Member State where we are established.

If you are not a consumer, any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of [City, Member State].

18. Alternative Dispute Resolution and ODR

If you are an EU consumer, you may have the right to use out-of-court dispute resolution mechanisms. You can find more information on the European Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform:

EU ODR Platform: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

We are not obliged and do not currently commit to using any specific ADR entity, unless required by applicable law.

19. Miscellaneous

  • Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional service-specific terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.
  • Severability: If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
  • No Waiver: Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.
  • Assignment: You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets or by operation of law.

20. Contact Us

If you have any questions or complaints regarding these Terms or the Service, you can contact us at:

Get Me Out of Here John

Website: https://getmeoutofherejohn.com

Email: contact@getmeoutofherejohn.com

Registered address: ONESITE GROUP OÜ