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Terms of Use

The terms and conditions that apply when you visit and use Golfdrive.org, including content use, disclaimers and affiliate links.

Welcome to Golfdrive.org. These Terms of Use ("Terms") apply to your use of the website at golfdrive.org and all of its pages, including the blog, tools and glossary (together, the "Site"). In these Terms, "Golfdrive.org", "we", "us" and "our" refer to the operators of the Site; "you" refers to anyone who visits or uses it.

By accessing or using the Site you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. About Golfdrive.org

Golfdrive.org is an independent golf portal that publishes instruction, equipment advice, course guides, rules explanations, fitness content and related tools. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting on behalf of any golf governing body, tour, club, manufacturer or retailer unless we clearly say so.

2. Information only — not professional advice

All content on the Site is provided for general information and entertainment purposes only.

  • Golf instruction is general in nature and cannot take account of your individual swing, ability or physical condition. For personalised coaching, consult a qualified golf professional.
  • Fitness and health content is not medical advice. Consult a doctor or qualified health professional before starting any exercise programme, especially if you have an injury or medical condition. Stop any activity that causes pain or discomfort.
  • Rules and handicap content is our plain-English explanation. The official Rules of Golf and the World Handicap System are published by the USGA and The R&A, and your club or national association has the final say.
  • Tools such as the score differential calculator give estimates only. Your official handicap is calculated by your authorised golf association.

You use any information on the Site at your own risk.

3. Accuracy of information

We work hard to keep our content accurate and up to date, but we make no guarantee that the Site is complete, current or error-free. Rules, regulations, product specifications, prices and availability change regularly. Always confirm important details with the relevant governing body, golf course or retailer before relying on them.

If you spot a mistake, please let us know and we will review it promptly.

Some pages on the Site may contain affiliate links, and we may earn a commission when you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. Please see our Affiliate Disclosure for full details.

We do not sell products ourselves. Any purchase you make through a link on the Site is a contract between you and the retailer, and that retailer's terms, prices, shipping, returns and warranty policies apply. We are not responsible for the products, services, pricing, availability or customer service of any third party. Prices and availability shown or mentioned on the Site may change at any time.

The Site links to websites operated by third parties. These links are provided for convenience only. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices or availability of those websites, and a link does not mean we endorse them.

6. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, all content on the Site — including text, articles, graphics, logos, illustrations, the Golfdrive.org name and design — is owned by or licensed to Golfdrive.org and is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.

You may:

  • view and read the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use;
  • share links to our pages;
  • quote short extracts for commentary, review or news reporting, provided you credit Golfdrive.org and link to the original article.

You may not, without our prior written permission:

  • copy, republish, sell or distribute whole articles or substantial parts of the Site;
  • use our content to train, fine-tune or populate other websites, databases or automated systems;
  • use the Golfdrive.org name or logo in a way that suggests we endorse you or your products.

Third-party trademarks, brand names and product names mentioned on the Site belong to their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.

7. Acceptable use

When using the Site you agree not to:

  • use the Site in any way that breaks any applicable law or regulation;
  • attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, its servers or any connected systems;
  • introduce viruses, malware or any other harmful code;
  • use automated tools to scrape, harvest or overload the Site, except for standard search-engine indexing;
  • interfere with the Site's operation or other visitors' use of it;
  • misuse our affiliate links, for example by generating artificial clicks.

8. Messages and submissions

If you send us feedback, suggestions, corrections or other material, you confirm that you have the right to share it and you allow us to use it to improve the Site without any obligation to you. Please do not send confidential information. How we handle personal information is explained in our Privacy Policy.

9. Availability of the Site

We aim to keep the Site available, but we do not guarantee that it will be uninterrupted, secure or free from errors. We may change, suspend or withdraw any part of the Site at any time without notice.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

The Site and all content are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Golfdrive.org and its owners, writers and contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, goodwill or opportunity, arising from or connected with your use of (or inability to use) the Site, its content or any third-party product or website linked from it.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraud.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Golfdrive.org from any claims, losses or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Site.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the bottom of this page shows when they were last changed. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

14. General

If any part of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest will remain in full force. Our failure to enforce any right does not waive that right. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Affiliate Disclosure, form the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site.

15. Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Email us at hello@golfdrive.org or visit our contact page.

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