Legal

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. About Sandbox
Sandbox is a structured reference platform designed to assist fire safety professionals, consultants, installers, and related site teams in organising and accessing inspection, guidance, and project reference information.
Sandbox is a digital reference tool only.
Sandbox does not provide certification, engineering design, legal advice, fire risk assessments, or regulatory approval.


2. Professional Responsibility
Sandbox does not replace professional judgement.
Users remain solely responsible for:
Verifying all guidance, manufacturer details, and legislative references.
Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, codes, and project requirements.
Making site-based decisions.
Confirming suitability of any system, method, or interpretation.
All information accessed or generated within Sandbox must be independently verified against original manufacturer documentation and applicable legislation.


3. Nature of Content
Sandbox content may include:
Structured summaries of manufacturer details.
Extracted guidance references.
Inspection-ready logic derived from published materials.
User-created cards and notes.
Sandbox does not guarantee completeness, suitability, or applicability to any specific project.
Where users generate content using extraction tools or prompts, users are responsible for reviewing and validating all outputs.


4. No Warranty
Sandbox is provided “as is”.
No warranties are given regarding:
Accuracy
Completeness
Regulatory compliance
Fitness for a particular purpose
Sandbox is a productivity and reference tool only.


5. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
Sandbox and its owner shall not be liable for:
Site defects
Regulatory breaches
Failed inspections
Project delays
Financial loss
Indirect or consequential damages
Liability, if any, shall be limited to the amount paid by the user in the previous 12 months.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability where exclusion is not legally permitted.


6. User-Generated Content
Users may create, upload, or store content within Sandbox.
Users confirm that:
They have the right to upload such content.
They are responsible for ensuring uploaded materials do not infringe copyright.
Sandbox is not responsible for reviewing or validating user content.


7. Intellectual Property
All Sandbox platform structure, layout, and proprietary card frameworks remain the intellectual property of Block Stability Services Ltd.
Users may not:
Redistribute paid content.
Resell Sandbox materials.
Copy structured content libraries for external commercial use without permission.
Users retain ownership of their own uploaded content.


8. Subscriptions & Payments
Subscriptions are billed monthly unless otherwise agreed.
Users may cancel at any time.
Access continues until the end of the billing period.
No partial refunds are provided.
Lifetime or partner discounts apply only to active accounts and are non-transferable.


9. Acceptable Use
Users agree not to:
Reverse engineer the platform.
Share login credentials across multiple unauthorised users.
Upload malicious or unlawful material.
Use Sandbox as a substitute for legally required professional services.


10. Modifications
Sandbox reserves the right to:
Update features
Improve functionality
Amend these Terms
Continued use of Sandbox constitutes acceptance of updated Terms.


11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.


12. Contact
For enquiries regarding these Terms:
Block Stability Services Ltd
contact@blockstabilityservices.com

Keep project knowledge where work happens

1. Who We Are
Sandbox is operated by:
Block Stability Services Ltd
Registered in England and Wales
Email: contact@blockstabilityservices.com
For the purposes of UK GDPR, Block Stability Services Ltd is the Data Controller of personal data collected through the Sandbox platform and website.


2. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following personal data:
A. Account Information
Name
Email address
Company name (if provided)
Account login details
B. Payment Information
Payments are processed securely via Stripe.
We do not store:
Full card numbers
CVV codes
Bank details
Stripe may process:
Billing address
Card details
Transaction records
Stripe acts as an independent data controller for payment processing.
C. Usage Data
We may collect:
Login timestamps
Device type
Browser type
App interaction data
This helps us improve performance and security.
D. User Content
Users may upload:
Notes
Inspection cards
Guidance cards
Site data
We do not review or monitor user content unless required for support or legal reasons.
Users remain responsible for ensuring no confidential or personal third-party data is uploaded without lawful basis.


3. How We Use Your Data
We use personal data to:
Provide access to Sandbox
Manage subscriptions
Process payments
Provide support
Improve the platform
Send essential service communications
We do not sell or share personal data for marketing purposes.


4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on:
Contractual necessity – to provide access to Sandbox.
Legitimate interests – to improve and secure the platform.
Legal obligation – where required by law.


5. Data Storage & Security
Your data is stored using third-party platforms including:
Glide (app hosting)
Framer (website hosting)
Stripe (payments)
These providers implement appropriate security safeguards.
We take reasonable steps to:
Protect account access
Restrict internal access
Prevent unauthorised disclosure
However, no internet transmission is completely secure.


6. Data Retention
We retain data:
While your account is active.
For a reasonable period after cancellation (for accounting and legal compliance).
As required by tax law (transaction records).
Users may request deletion of their account and associated data.


7. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
Access your personal data.
Request correction.
Request deletion.
Object to processing.
Request restriction of processing.
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
To exercise your rights, contact:
[your company email]


8. Cookies & Tracking
The Sandbox website may use basic cookies for:
Website functionality
Performance monitoring
We do not use invasive tracking or sell behavioural data.
Where analytics are enabled, users will be informed via cookie notice.


9. International Users
If Sandbox is used outside the UK, personal data may be processed in accordance with UK GDPR safeguards and standard contractual protections provided by hosting providers.


10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The latest version will always be available on our website.


11. Contact
For privacy enquiries:
Block Stability Services Ltd
Email: contact@blockstabilityservices.com