Part A: General terms (everyone)
1.About these terms
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Using the LuxeFlow website, web app or mobile app means you accept these terms. You must be 16 or over to use the app, and 18 or over to register a business.
LuxeFlow is operated by LuxePulse Limited (RC 9632158), Lagos, Nigeria. By using the site, the business web app or the LuxeFlow app, you accept these terms. You must be at least 16 years old to use the app, and at least 18 years old to register a business on LuxeFlow.
2.Your account
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Give accurate information, keep your login safe, one person per account.
You must give accurate information and keep it up to date, keep your login details safe, and use one account per person. We may suspend accounts that break these terms.
3.Acceptable use
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Use LuxeFlow lawfully and respectfully.
You agree to follow our Acceptable Use Policy. In summary: no illegal or adult services, no fake businesses, bookings or reviews, no spam, no harassment, and no attempts to break or misuse the platform.
4.Intellectual property
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LuxeFlow owns the platform. You own your content and let us display it to run the service.
LuxeFlow owns the platform, its software and its brand. You own the content you add, such as storefront photos and reviews, and you give LuxeFlow a licence to host and display it so we can run the service.
5.Reviews
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Only real clients can review, and businesses can reply but not edit or delete reviews.
Only clients who had a booking or visit can leave a review. LuxeFlow may remove reviews that break our rules. Businesses can reply to reviews but cannot edit or delete them.
6.Availability and changes
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We promise 99% uptime.
We promise 99% uptime.
7.Liability
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Our liability is capped. The business, not LuxeFlow, provides the beauty service.
To the extent the law allows, our total liability is capped: for businesses, at the fees paid to LuxeFlow in the previous 12 months; for clients, at ₦50,000 or the amount paid through LuxeFlow, whichever is higher.
LuxeFlow is not the provider of beauty services and is not responsible for the quality or safety of a service.
8.Governing law and disputes
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Nigerian law applies. We try to settle disputes by talking first, then mediation or arbitration in Lagos.
These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Disputes are first handled by good-faith negotiation for 30 days, then by mediation or arbitration in Lagos.
9.Changes to these terms
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We give 14 days' notice of important changes.
We give 14 days' notice by email and in the app before material changes take effect.
10.Contact
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Questions about these terms go to our legal team.
Email [email protected] or write to Lagos, Nigeria.
Part B: Business Terms
1.Subscription and entry offer
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Start with the trial or pass offered at sign-up, then choose a paid plan to keep using LuxeFlow.
Businesses start with a free trial or paid pass, as offered at sign-up. When it ends, you must choose and pay for a plan to keep using LuxeFlow. A pass fee is credited towards your first plan. One trial per business; repeat trials may be blocked.
2.Billing
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Plans are paid in advance through a trusted payment gateway. Launch prices stay locked while your subscription stays active.
Plans are billed monthly, every 6 months or yearly in advance through a trusted payment gateway. Launch prices stay locked while your subscription stays active. Prices for new subscribers may change with notice. If a payment fails, there is a grace period, then features are limited until payment.
3.Plan limits and add-ons
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Each plan has limits. We warn you before you reach one and never charge for add-ons without your approval.
Each plan has the limits shown on the Pricing page. When you are near a limit we tell you; add-ons are never charged without the owner's approval. When storage is full, new uploads stop until you upgrade or add storage.
4.Fees on payments
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No LuxeFlow fee at your till. A small fee on online payments through your website, and a service fee on online payments from app bookings.
No LuxeFlow fee on payments taken at your own till (cash, transfer, POS).
On your own booking website: a service fee per online payment, which you choose to absorb or pass to the client.
On bookings paid online through the LuxeFlow app: a service fee on the online payment, and the client pays the card processing fee.
Payment gateway processing fees apply as set out on the Pricing page.
5.Wallet and payouts
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Verified businesses are paid straight to their bank, usually the next business day. Other funds go to your LuxeFlow wallet.
Each business has a LuxeFlow wallet. Fully verified businesses with a matching bank account are paid directly by split settlement, usually the next business day. Other funds go to the wallet and can be withdrawn to your registered payout account within the limits for your verification level.
Transfer and virtual account fees are charged to the business. LuxeFlow may hold or freeze payouts to investigate fraud, chargebacks or legal requests.
6.Verification (KYC)
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Online payments, payouts and marketplace listing need identity and business verification.
Some features (online payments, payouts, marketplace listing) need identity and business verification. You must give true information and keep it current.
7.Refunds to clients
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Only the business can start a refund. It goes back to the client's original payment method, within 7 days of payment.
Only the business can start a refund. Refunds go back to the client's original payment method. Your wallet is charged your share plus any processing fee the payment gateway does not return, and LuxeFlow returns its service fee on the refunded amount. Refunds are possible for 7 days after payment; larger refunds may need extra approval. See the Refund and Cancellation Policy.
8.Your own clients
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Your client list is yours. We never sell it or market to it.
You are the data controller for your client records and must have a lawful basis to contact them. LuxeFlow processes this data only on your behalf. LuxeFlow never sells or markets to your client list.
9.Marketing messages
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Send campaigns only to clients who agreed to receive them.
Campaigns may only go to clients who agreed to receive them. Message credits are non-refundable once used.
10.Staff accounts
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You are responsible for what your staff do in LuxeFlow.
The owner is responsible for what their staff do in LuxeFlow and for giving each person the right role.
11.Cancellation and data
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Cancel any time; access continues to the end of the paid period. We keep your data for 90 days after, then delete it.
You can cancel any time, and access continues to the end of the paid period. After cancellation, data is kept for 90 days so you can come back or ask for an export, then deleted, except records the law requires us to keep.
12.Migration from the earlier LuxeFlow system
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Businesses moving from our earlier system accept these terms on first login.
Businesses moved from the proof-of-concept system accept these terms on first login to the new platform.
Part C: Client Terms (LuxeFlow app and booking websites)
1.LuxeFlow's role
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Your service contract is with the business you book, not with LuxeFlow.
LuxeFlow lets you find and book independent businesses. Your contract for the service is with the business, not with LuxeFlow.
2.Bookings
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Arrive on time. Each business's cancellation and no-show policy is shown before you book.
You receive a confirmation for each booking. Please arrive on time. The business's own cancellation and no-show policy, shown before you book, applies.
3.Deposits and payments
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Deposits count towards your bill. On app bookings you pay the card processing fee, shown before you pay.
Some businesses ask for a deposit, which counts towards your bill. Online payments are processed through a trusted payment gateway. On app bookings, you pay the card processing fee, shown as a single service fee before you pay.
4.Refunds
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The business decides refunds. If LuxeFlow's error costs you a booking, your deposit comes back in full.
Refunds are decided and started by the business. If a business cannot honour a booking because of an error on LuxeFlow's side, your deposit is refunded to your original payment method. Questions about a refund go to the business first, then to LuxeFlow support.
5.LuxeFlow credit and rewards
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Credit can pay for up to half of an online app booking. It has no cash value.
Welcome and referral credit can only be used on online payments in the LuxeFlow app, for up to 50% of a booking. It has no cash value, cannot be withdrawn, and may expire. Referral rewards are given when your friend's first app booking is completed and paid online, and can be reversed if that payment is refunded. Loyalty points are run by each business under its own rules.
6.Walk-in queue
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Your place in the queue is an estimate.
Your queue position is an estimate; the business may change the order.
7.Your conduct
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Be respectful. No fake bookings or reviews.
Please be respectful towards businesses and their staff. Fake bookings and fake reviews are not allowed.