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Terms of use

Version of 05.10.2026 · Privacy policy

These terms of use (the “Terms”) govern the use of the website letskite.ch (and its domain names letskite.fr, letskite.be and lets-kite.com), its widgets, its API and related services, including the Premium subscription (together, the “Service”). By creating an account or using the Service, you accept them. In case of discrepancy, the French version prevails.

1. Publisher

The Service is published by Fred Contat, trading as “Let's Kite” (“Let's Kite”, “we”).

  • Legal form: sole proprietorship (self-employed)
  • Address: Ch. de la Riettaz 4, 1442 Montagny, Switzerland
  • Contact: via the contact form

2. Purpose of the Service

Let's Kite is an information platform for wind and board sports enthusiasts: live wind from measuring stations, forecasts, spot guides, a directory of professionals, an events calendar, classified ads, personalised alerts and related apps. Part of the Service is free; another part is reserved for Premium subscribers or holders of an access code.

3. User account

  1. To access certain features you must create an account with a valid e-mail address, which you must confirm. You warrant that the information you provide is accurate and kept up to date.
  2. You must be at least 16 years old, or have the authorisation of your legal guardian.
  3. The account is strictly personal. You must not share, lend or resell it, nor disclose your credentials. An account, and in particular Premium access, may be used by one person only. We may detect abnormal use, for example an account used from an unusual number of IP addresses, and suspend the account concerned.
  4. You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for any activity carried out with your account. Tell us without delay if you suspect unauthorised use.
  5. You may delete your account at any time by asking us through the contact form.

4. Rules of use

You agree to use the Service fairly and lawfully. In particular, you must not:

  • undermine the security or proper operation of the Service, attempt to access data or features you are not entitled to, or circumvent an access restriction;
  • impersonate another person;
  • publish unlawful, defamatory, abusive, discriminatory or misleading content, unsolicited advertising, or content that infringes third-party rights;
  • use the Service to send unsolicited messages.

5. Automated data extraction: prohibited

The data of the Service, in particular the wind and weather readings from stations, histories, graphs, forecasts, spot guides and the directory, result from considerable work of acquisition, verification and presentation, which we fund ourselves. They are made available for consultation by people.

Even with a Premium account, without our prior written authorisation, it is prohibited to:

  • extract or collect data from the Service by robots, scripts, servers, scraping tools or any other automated means, including by logging in to an account automatically;
  • copy, reproduce or store systematically or substantially all or part of the data of the Service, or build a database from it;
  • redistribute, resell, publish or reuse this data in another service, website, app, widget, screen or product, whether free or paid;
  • conceal your identity or the automated nature of requests, for example by repeatedly changing browser identifier (user-agent) or IP address, or by simulating a browser;
  • use an account or an API key for any purpose other than, or for the benefit of anyone other than, those for which they were granted.

Access through API, widget or key is only possible under an agreement concluded with us, and for the stations and use it provides for.

We apply technical measures to detect and limit these practices and keep the connection records needed to establish them. In case of breach, we may, without notice or refund: suspend or delete the account, block the addresses or address ranges concerned, revoke API keys, and claim compensation for the harm suffered as well as the cessation of use of the data obtained, including through legal proceedings. These prohibitions are in addition to the protection that the law (in particular on unfair competition and copyright) already grants to this data.

6. Premium subscription

  1. Plans. At the date of writing, the Premium subscription is offered as an annual plan (CHF 60 per year) and a monthly plan (CHF 6.90 per month). The prices in force, including taxes where applicable, are those displayed on the Premium page at the time of subscription.
  2. Free trial. The 14-day free trial is attached to the annual plan only. The monthly plan has none. The amount and date of the first charge after the trial are shown before you confirm your order.
  3. Payment. Payment is processed by our provider Stripe. We neither see nor store your bank card numbers.
  4. Automatic renewal. The subscription renews automatically for an identical period, at the rate then in force, until cancelled. We will inform you of any price change before it applies.
  5. Cancellation. You may cancel at any time from your subscription management portal. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the period already paid, during which you keep Premium access. Cancelling before the end of the trial avoids any charge.
  6. No pro-rata refund. Unless mandatory law requires otherwise, periods already started are not refunded, in particular in case of cancellation during the year or suspension of the account for breach of the Terms. We may make a goodwill gesture, which does not commit us for the future.
  7. Right of withdrawal. Swiss law does not provide a general right of withdrawal for contracts concluded online. If you are a consumer in the European Union and the law of your country grants you a right of withdrawal, it is exercised under the conditions it sets. By requesting immediate access to the digital content, you acknowledge that this right may be lost once performance has begun with your agreement.
  8. Access codes and partner offers. An access code or partner code gives the benefits described when it was issued, for the duration and the stations it provides for. It is personal and may be revoked in case of abuse.
  9. Changes to Premium content. The features and stations included in Premium may change. We do not guarantee the availability of any particular station, which depends on its owner and its sensors.

7. Nature of the data: information, not a guarantee

Wind and weather are dangerous, and the data of the Service is provided for information only.

  • Readings come from stations owned by third parties, public or private networks, or our own sensors. They may be missing, delayed, wrong, badly calibrated or interrupted without notice. Forecasts are estimates, and spot statistics rely on models or partial histories.
  • Spot guides, access information, local rules and directory professionals are partly provided by the community and by external sources. Always check information with official sources and on site.
  • You remain solely responsible for your decision to go on the water or into the mountains, for your equipment, your skill level and your safety. Never use the Service as the only basis for your safety or that of others.

8. Content published by users

  1. You remain the owner of your content (comments, photos, ads, sessions, spot proposals, texts). By publishing it, you grant us a non-exclusive, free, worldwide licence, for the duration of its publication, to host it, display it, technically adapt it (resizing, automatic translation, excerpts) and distribute it on the Service and its apps.
  2. You warrant that you hold the necessary rights over this content, in particular over photos and the people appearing in them, and that its publication infringes no third-party right.
  3. We may moderate, refuse, hide or delete content, and restrict the ability to comment or post ads, in particular for breach of these Terms. To report content, use the contact form.
  4. Classified ads: Let's Kite is only a technical intermediary. We are not a party to transactions between users and do not guarantee their quality, lawfulness or payment. Be careful and prefer in-person handover.

9. Alerts and notifications

You can set up wind alerts by e-mail, notification or Telegram. They are provided without any guarantee of timing or completeness: they depend on data availability and messaging channels. Do not rely on them for your safety. You can turn them off at any time in your account.

10. Third-party services and integrations

The Service may connect with third-party services (for example Stripe, Telegram, Strava). Their use is subject to their own terms, for which we are not responsible. You can revoke these connections at any time.

11. Intellectual property

The site, its code, structure, databases, texts, graphics, logos and the “Let's Kite” brand are protected. No right is assigned to you beyond the personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use the Service in accordance with these Terms. Any unauthorised reproduction or extraction is prohibited (see article 5). Third-party trademarks, logos and data remain the property of their owners.

12. Availability and changes to the Service

We do our best to keep the Service available, but it is provided “as is” and without any guarantee of continuous or error-free operation. We may modify it, suspend it for maintenance, or remove features, in particular when a data source disappears.

13. Liability

  1. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability for indirect damage, loss of profit, loss of data, and for any damage resulting from the use of the data of the Service or its unavailability (see article 7).
  2. Our liability for other damage is limited, except in case of intent or gross negligence, to the amount you paid for the Service during the twelve months preceding the damaging event.
  3. Nothing herein excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the law, in particular in case of personal injury or towards consumers where the applicable law prohibits it.
  4. We are not responsible for content published by users or for third-party sites to which the Service links.

14. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or delete an account, restrict access or revoke a key, with immediate effect and without refund, in case of breach of these Terms, fraud, abuse or risk to the security of the Service. In other cases we will give you reasonable advance notice. Provisions that by nature must survive the end of the relationship (intellectual property, liability, governing law) continue to apply.

15. Personal data

The processing of your personal data is described in our privacy policy, which forms part of the contractual framework of the Service.

16. Changes to the Terms

We may amend these Terms, for example to reflect a change in the Service or in the law. The applicable version is the one published on this page, with its date. For significant changes, we will inform you by e-mail or when you log in. By continuing to use the Service after the new version takes effect, you accept it. If you refuse it, you can delete your account.

17. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by Swiss law, excluding its conflict-of-law rules and the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods. The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, subject to mandatory places of jurisdiction, in particular in favour of consumers. If a provision is invalid, the others remain applicable.

18. Contact

For any question about these Terms, a report or to exercise your rights: contact form.