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Effective April 2026 · Swiss law · Canton of Geneva jurisdiction
These Terms govern all access to and use of choochoo.ch. ChooChoo is a curated discovery service for children's extracurricular activities in Switzerland - not a passive directory. By using the Platform you confirm you have read these Terms, agree to be bound by them, and are accessing the Platform solely for permitted purposes (Section 5).
All Platform content is the exclusive property of ChooChoo or its licensors - including listings, metadata, taxonomy, ranking logic, multilingual field architecture, interface design, and behavioural analytics. Protected under the Swiss Copyright Act (URG), the Federal Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG), and applicable trade secret law.
The selection, coordination, and structuring of Platform data constitutes original intellectual creation. Substantial reproduction of the data structure or taxonomy may constitute infringement even where underlying facts are individually publicly available.
ChooChoo holds the database compilation right over its structured activity data. Extraction or re-utilisation of a substantial part - whether in a single act or through cumulative smaller acts - is strictly prohibited without prior written authorisation.
The following are proprietary trade secrets: data enrichment methodology, completeness scoring, ranking algorithms, verification history, scraping configuration, provider relationship data, behavioural demand signals, and deduplication systems.
Public accessibility of Platform content does not constitute an implied licence. No rights are granted by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. The absence of a technical barrier does not constitute permission.
Scraping and automated access: bots, crawlers, scrapers, headless browsers, API wrappers, systematic manual extraction, browser extensions designed to harvest content, circumvention of rate limits or bot detection, caching or mirroring Platform content, building competing directories from Platform data - all strictly prohibited.
AI and data mining: Platform content may not be used to train, fine-tune, or evaluate any AI or machine learning model, ingested into LLMs or vector databases, used for data mining or statistical analysis at scale, or used to create derivative datasets or knowledge graphs.
Reverse engineering: deducing scoring thresholds, reverse engineering data architecture, or systematic probing to map Platform infrastructure is prohibited.
Commercial exploitation: reproducing, republishing, redistributing, licensing, or incorporating Platform content into any third-party product or service is prohibited.
Personal, non-commercial use by parents discovering activities for their children. Providers viewing their own listings. Journalists and researchers referencing limited, attributed excerpts consistent with fair dealing. All other uses require prior written consent - email [email protected].
By submitting data, providers grant ChooChoo a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free licence to use, adapt, translate, enrich, display, and commercialise that content. Providers confirm they hold all necessary rights to submit.
ChooChoo employs rate limiting, bot detection, access logging, and behavioural monitoring. Circumventing these may constitute a criminal offence under Swiss law (StGB Art. 143 and 143bis).
The Platform contains deliberately embedded fictitious records ("honeytraps"). Their appearance in any third-party system constitutes conclusive evidence of unauthorised extraction.
Violations may result in: immediate termination of access, civil damages claims, injunctive relief under ZPO/CPC Art. 261, and criminal referral. In the event of commercial scraping or AI ingestion, ChooChoo may elect liquidated damages of CHF 5,000 per day of ongoing violation, or actual proven damages, whichever is higher, plus full legal costs.
The Platform is provided "as is". ChooChoo makes reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy but disclaims all warranties as to completeness, currency, or fitness for purpose. Parents should verify directly with providers before committing to any activity or payment.
To the maximum extent permitted by Swiss law, ChooChoo is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages. Nothing excludes liability for wilful misconduct or gross negligence.
Data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy, compliant with the Swiss nDSG (in force September 2023).
ChooChoo may update these Terms at any time. Continued use constitutes acceptance. Material changes will be notified via the Platform where practicable.
ChooChoo may assign rights in connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale without consent. You may not assign rights under these Terms without prior written consent.
If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary. All remaining provisions continue in full force.
ChooChoo is not liable for failure or delay resulting from circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
These Terms are governed by Swiss substantive law. Exclusive jurisdiction: courts of the Canton of Geneva. ChooChoo reserves the right to seek urgent interim relief in any jurisdiction where there is a credible risk of unauthorised data extraction.
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any separate written agreements, constitute the entire agreement between you and ChooChoo regarding use of the Platform.
Questions, data requests, licensing discussions: [email protected] · choochoo.ch