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Cat Rescue Ireland

Terms of Service

Last updated: July 2026

Terms of Service


Effective date: 13/06/2026


These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of Cat Rescue Ireland, a rescue management platform operated by Annora (“we”, “us”, or “our”).


By accessing or using the app, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the app.


1. About the app


Cat Rescue Ireland is a rescue management platform designed to help animal rescues, shelters, foster networks, volunteers, adopters, and related users manage rescue operations. The app may include features for managing animals, applications, foster placements, adoption enquiries, tasks, communications, records, files, and related rescue workflows.


The app is a technology platform only. It does not provide veterinary, legal, safeguarding, financial, or professional advice.


2. Who may use the app


You may use the app only if you are legally able to enter into these Terms and you have authority to use the app on behalf of the rescue, organisation, or account you are accessing.


If you use the app on behalf of a rescue, charity, company, shelter, or other organisation, you confirm that you are authorised to bind that organisation to these Terms.


You must not use the app if you are under the minimum age required by law in your country, unless your use is supervised and authorised by a parent, guardian, or responsible organisation.


3. Accounts and security


You are responsible for keeping your account login details secure.


You agree to:


  • provide accurate account information;
  • keep your password and login credentials confidential;
  • use only your own account unless you are expressly authorised to use another account;
  • notify us promptly if you believe your account has been accessed without permission.


We are not responsible for loss or damage caused by your failure to protect your account credentials.


4. Rescue and user responsibilities


Users and rescue organisations are responsible for the accuracy, legality, and appropriateness of the information they enter into the app.


You are responsible for ensuring that:


  • animal records are accurate and kept up to date;
  • applicant, adopter, fosterer, volunteer, and staff information is handled lawfully;
  • you have appropriate permissions to upload, store, or share personal data;
  • any decisions about adoption, fostering, animal welfare, safeguarding, or rescue operations are made by appropriately authorised people;
  • you comply with applicable animal welfare, charity, data protection, employment, volunteer, consumer, and safeguarding laws.


We do not verify the accuracy of rescue records, adoption decisions, foster arrangements, home checks, medical notes, or user-submitted information.


5. Acceptable use


You must not use the app to:


  • break the law or encourage unlawful activity;
  • upload false, misleading, harmful, abusive, discriminatory, or defamatory content;
  • harass, threaten, or abuse another person;
  • upload malware or attempt to interfere with the app’s operation;
  • access another user’s account or data without permission;
  • scrape, copy, reverse engineer, or misuse the app;
  • upload highly sensitive personal information unless it is necessary, lawful, and authorised;
  • use the app for purposes unrelated to legitimate rescue, shelter, foster, adoption, or animal welfare operations.


We may suspend or remove access if we believe the app is being misused.


6. Content and data entered by users


You and your organisation retain ownership of the content and data you enter into the app.


By entering, uploading, or submitting content, you grant us the limited right to host, process, transmit, display, and store that content only as needed to operate, secure, support, and improve the app.


You confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to upload and use any content you submit, including images, documents, notes, personal data, and animal records.


7. Animal listings, adoptions, and rescue decisions


The app may help rescues manage animal profiles, adoption applications, foster arrangements, and related workflows.


We are not a party to any adoption, fostering, surrender, rescue transfer, veterinary, or rehoming arrangement unless we expressly state otherwise in writing.


Each rescue or organisation is solely responsible for:


  • deciding whether an applicant is suitable;
  • conducting checks, interviews, references, and home visits;
  • assessing animal behaviour, needs, and suitability;
  • complying with animal welfare and adoption laws;
  • handling disputes with adopters, fosterers, volunteers, or third parties.


8. Payments and subscriptions


If the app includes paid features, subscriptions, or plans, the fees, billing terms, and cancellation rules will be shown at the point of purchase or in your account.


Unless otherwise stated, fees are non-refundable except where required by law.


We may change pricing or features from time to time. Where required, we will provide notice before changes take effect.


9. Third-party services


The app may integrate with third-party services such as Google login, email providers, payment processors, mapping tools, storage providers, analytics services, or other platforms.


Your use of third-party services may be governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services, websites, or platforms that we do not control.


10. Availability and changes to the app


We aim to keep the app available and reliable, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free, or secure access.


We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue parts of the app at any time. We may also perform maintenance that temporarily affects availability.


11. Confidentiality


Where users access rescue, applicant, adopter, fosterer, volunteer, staff, or operational information through the app, they must treat that information as confidential and use it only for authorised rescue-related purposes.


Users must not export, disclose, or misuse confidential information except where authorised or legally required.


12. Data protection


Our handling of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy.


Rescue organisations using the app may also have their own privacy obligations to applicants, adopters, fosterers, volunteers, staff, and other individuals. Each organisation is responsible for ensuring that it uses the app in compliance with applicable data protection laws.


13. Intellectual property


The app, including its software, design, branding, features, and underlying technology, belongs to us or our licensors.


You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from the app unless we give written permission or the law allows it.


14. Suspension and termination


We may suspend or terminate your access if:


  • you breach these Terms;
  • your organisation ends its use of the app;
  • required fees are not paid;
  • we believe your use creates legal, security, privacy, or operational risk;
  • we are required to do so by law.


You may stop using the app at any time. Your organisation may request deletion or export of data, subject to applicable legal, contractual, and technical limitations.


15. Disclaimers


The app is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.


To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not guarantee that:


  • the app will always be available;
  • the app will be error-free;
  • all records or information entered by users will be accurate;
  • the app will meet every rescue, legal, operational, or regulatory requirement.


Nothing in these Terms limits rights that cannot legally be limited.


16. Limitation of liability


To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, data, or business opportunities.


Our total liability for claims relating to the app will be limited to the amount paid to us for the app in the 12 months before the claim, unless a different limit is required by law.


17. Indemnity


You agree to indemnify us against claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses arising from:


  • your misuse of the app;
  • your breach of these Terms;
  • content or data you upload;
  • your organisation’s rescue, adoption, foster, or animal welfare decisions;
  • your violation of applicable laws or third-party rights.


18. Changes to these Terms


We may update these Terms from time to time. If changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to notify users.


The updated Terms will apply from the effective date shown above. Continued use of the app after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.


19. Governing law


These Terms are governed by the laws of Ireland, unless mandatory local laws provide otherwise.


Any disputes will be handled by the courts of Ireland, unless the law requires a different venue.


20. Contact us


If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at:


Annora

Email: contact@annora.ie