What SoloPayLink is, and is not

SoloPayLink is software that connects two other people: a self-employed service provider and their customer. It is nothing more than that. The provider decides what they sell, what they charge, when they work, and what their cancellation policy is. The customer buys from that provider. The contract for the service is between those two people only.

To be plain about it, SoloPayLink is not:

Card payments are handled by Stripe. Money for a booking goes to the provider's own Stripe account. SoloPayLink does not hold customer funds.

Our fee, and what it buys

SoloPayLink charges the service provider a small fee on successful transactions. Customers are never charged a SoloPayLink fee on top of the price shown. The current fees are published on our pricing page and are deducted automatically at the time of payment.

That fee pays for the software, hosting and support. It is not a commission on the quality of the service, it does not make us a party to the booking, and it does not transfer any of the provider's obligations to us. Our total liability to anyone, for any claim connected with SoloPayLink, is limited to the platform fees that person paid us in the twelve months before the claim.

Who answers for what, and indemnity

Each provider is responsible for their own business: qualifications, licences, insurance, tax, consumer-law obligations, health and safety, the accuracy of what they publish on their SoloPayLink page, and how they treat their customers and their customers' information.

If a provider's actions or omissions lead to a claim against SoloPayLink, that provider agrees to defend and indemnify us. This covers Solo Digital Ltd, its directors, employees, contractors and the developers who build and maintain the platform, and it covers claims, losses, damages, fines and reasonable legal costs arising from: the service the provider sold; anything they published or uploaded; their breach of these Terms or of any law; their tax or licensing failures; and any dispute between them and their customer.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability where the law does not allow it to be limited, including death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or rights that consumer law in your country gives you and cannot be excluded.

Disputes between a provider and a customer

Talk to each other first: the provider sets the cancellation and refund policy shown on their booking page, and they can issue a refund from their dashboard. SoloPayLink can show both sides what the system recorded — times, payments, emails sent — and can act where a payment provider or the law requires it. Beyond that we do not arbitrate, take sides, or compensate either party for the other's conduct.

Deposits and balances

A business owner may ask for a deposit instead of the full price. The deposit secures the time slot and is treated as part of the price, not an extra charge. The remaining balance is due before or at the appointment. If the owner has chosen online balance collection, SoloPayLink emails the customer a secure payment link before the appointment. Whether a deposit is refundable is decided by the business owner's cancellation policy, shown on their booking page.

Trusted Pay Later

A business owner may allow a returning customer to book without paying upfront. This is an arrangement between the customer and that business owner. SoloPayLink does not lend money, provide credit, or guarantee payment. The customer owes the amount directly to the business owner and the business owner is responsible for collecting it. SoloPayLink charges the business owner a flat platform fee for each Pay Later booking; that fee is charged when the booking is made and is not refundable if the customer later fails to pay.

Calendar connection

A business owner may connect a Google Calendar so that confirmed bookings appear there and busy times are respected. SoloPayLink writes only the bookings made through the platform, can be disconnected at any time from the dashboard, and never reads unrelated calendar content for any other purpose.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. If a change materially affects business owners, we will give notice by email to the address on the account, or in the dashboard, before it takes effect. Continuing to use SoloPayLink after that date means the updated terms apply.

Suspension and termination

A business owner may close their account at any time from the dashboard. We may suspend or close an account that breaches these terms, is used for prohibited activity, or where a payment provider requires it. Where we can, we give notice first. Bookings already paid for are honoured or refunded, and records that law requires us to keep are retained.