Air refund

GENERAL TERMS OF USE

These General Terms of Use govern the relationship between AirRefund S.A. (hereafter “AirRefund”) which operate the website https://www.airrefund.com (hereafter the “Website”) and the users of all or part of the Website (hereafter the «User(s)». AirRefund S.A. is located at 7 route de Saint Julien – 1227 Carouge, Geneva and registered in the Register of Commerce of Geneva under the number: CH-660.0.717.014-3.

Legal notices

Responsible party:
AirRefund S.A.
7 route de Saint Julien – 1227 Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland
contact@airrefund.com
https://www.airrefund.com
Registration number in the Register of Commerce of Geneva: CH-660.0.7.717.014-3
Share capital: CHF 200’000
Police RCP Zurich Insurance Group No 15.520.460
CEO: Laurent Sautré
No CNIL declaration: 1909840
Hosting companies:
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1.Purpose

These General Terms of Use of the Website AirRefund have for purposes to define (i) the terms and conditions in which AirRefund, represented by its legal representative, provides its Users with the Website and its Service available on the Website and (ii) the means used by the User to access the Website and to use the Service.

2.Acceptance of the General Terms of Use

The simple access to the Website by the URL address https://www.airrefund.com entails that the User has accepted all the conditions hereafter described. Each User must read carefully these conditions before continuing their navigation on the Website or using the Service provided.

These conditions run for an unlimited period of time starting from the use of the Website by the User.

3.Presentation of the Website

3.1.Access to the Website

The access to the Website is free for every User with an Internet connection. AirRefund endeavours to provide for an access to the Website 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, except in cases of force majeure or any event outside its effective control and under reserve of any breakdown or maintenance work necessary to ensure the Website’s proper functioning.

The User acknowledges that no technical support is provided by AirRefund, neither by electronic means nor by telephone.

The Website is designed in various languages and electronic formats allowing a perfect readability and accessibility for informatic equipments (PC/MAC/Smartphones) and for standard navigation tools (such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer above version 9).

AirRefund retains the right to refuse the access to the Website or to the Service, unilaterally and without prior notification, to any User that does not comply with these conditions of use.

3.2.Intellectual property

© 2014 AirRefund – All rights reserved.

The general structure of the Website as well as texts, images, whether animated or not, graphs, sounds and videos available are protected by copyrights as they are the property of AirRefund and/or its partners. These elements cannot be subject to representation and/or reproduction and/or partial or total exploitation, without a prior written consent from AirRefund and/or from its partners.

Unless otherwise stated, all trademarks mentioned on the Website are registered trademarks. The Website grants no license to use the intellectual property of AirRefund or of third parties.

For more information or authorization questions, please contact us by e-mail at contact@airrefund.com
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3.3.Hypertext links

The Website can contain hypertext links leading to other websites on Internet. These links will let the User leave the Website.

AirRefund is committed not to include on its Website hypertext links leading to websites that are contrary to current legislations and regulations or to the public policy, or websites which violate rights of third parties.

Nevertheless, AirRefund assumes no liability with regard to the content and/or conception of websites or webpages of third parties that are accessible from its Website by means of hypertext links, because they do not belong to AirRefund and are outside its control. Moreover, AirRefund assumes no liability with regard to software and other tools available and accessible on websites and/or web pages of third parties. Third parties responsible for their websites are sole guarantors of the respect of the applicable rules.

Any creation of a hypertext link to the Website, entirely or in part, without a prior written consent of AirRefund is strictly forbidden.

3.4.Cookies

For statistics and display needs, AirRefund uses cookies. They are small pieces of data stored on hard drive in order to record technical data on Users’ navigation. Users can, at any time, choose to deactivate cookies by changing the relevant settings in their browser.

For more information, Users can read our Cookie Policy.

4.Presentation of the Service offered

4.1.General

By making available the Website, AirRefund offers a Service (hereafter the “Service”) by which it (i) gives personalised information regarding air passenger rights regarding compensation in case of flight disruption (cancellation, long delay or denied boarding) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, (ii) offers to support Users admissible to a compensation claim in their requests to concerned airline.

4.2.Functioning of the Service

By implementing a unique technology, AirRefund can identify flight disruption all over the world, passengers of which (and Users of the Website) might be admissible to file a compensation claim.

To benefit from the Service, the User must complete a form following 3 steps:

- Step 1: the User indicates all data regarding the outward or return flight for which they want to know their air passenger rights.
- Step 2: the User enters personal data
- Step 3:
  • If the flight, as indicated by the User, has not been identify by AirRefund’s technology – either because it is a future flight or a too recent one (less than 2 days) – AirRefund shall inform the User by e-mail when it will be able to, whether or not the concerned flight is a priori admissible to file a compensation claim in accordance with the scope of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004.

  • If the flight, as indicated by the User, has instantly been identify by AirRefund’s technology as inadmissible a priori, AirRefund shall inform the User by e-mail. The User can bring details in the box provided for this purpose.

  • If the flight, as indicated by the User, has instantly been identify by AirRefund’s technology as admissible a priori, AirRefund shall inform the User by email and request them to add contextual details on the flight disruption thanks to a second form.


  • After having assessing the admissibility of the User’s file thanks to the study of the flight characteristics and context, AirRefund offers by email to support them in their request to airlines.

    At this stage, the User remains free to entrust or not the management of the claim to AirRefund. In any case, such a management will be the subject of a mandate agreement expressively consented by the User for the benefit of AirRefund. By signing such mandate, the User agrees to the General Terms and Conditions of Sales available on the Website.

    4.3.Personal data

    When browsing the Website, the User may indicate some personal data. The User is free to supply them or not. However, the collection of such data can be necessary for the proper operation of the Service. These personal data are recorded, processed and potentially transmitted to our partners in accordance with the provisions regarding personal data protection, especially under the General Data Protection Regulation No 2016/679.

    For more information, please read our Data Protection Policy.

    4.4.Changes in the Service.

    The Service offered by AirRefund is scalable and can be subject to changes or even to deletion. Thus, AirRefund retains the right, at any time, to interrupt access to the Website or to all or part of the Service.

    5.Commitments

    5.1.User’s commitment

    By accepting these General Terms of Use, the User is committed to transmit only true, accurate, complete and honest information to AirRefund. Failing that, the User acknowledges that the proper functioning of the Service offered by AirRefund will necessary be affected. AirRefund accepts no liability for information given to the User based on inaccurate information.

    The User agrees to the characteristics and limits of Internet, and recognizes being the only person liable for the use of the data they read, question and transfer on Internet.
    AirRefund has no control over the content of services accessible on Internet.
    The User recognizes having all necessary means to access and use the Website and Service. They are liable for carrying out relevant and adequate checks regarding the proper functioning of their equipment.

    All potential fees regarding access, connection and/or Internet browsing are at the user’s sole cost.

    If the User finds a defect, an error or anything looking like a malfunction, they are invited to report it at contact@airrefund.com in an email which describes the issue in the more accurate way possible.

    5.2.AirRefund’s commitment

    The Website has been very carefully designed. AirRefund uses every means available to ensure accurate and updated information and contents of the Website. Nevertheless, AirRefund cannot ensure the complete accuracy of all the information accessible. Thus, the User shall use their best judgment when using editorial content of the Website, especially when they trust the complete nature of such content.

    AirRefund retains the right to correct mistakes when they are brought to its attention. Thus, information and/or contents available of the Website may be modified at any time without prior notice to the User.

    It is expressly stated that Internet is not a secure network. AirRefund will not therefore be held liable for contamination by virus or intrusion by a third party into the terminal system of the User, and accepts no liability for the consequences of network connection of Users via the Website.

    In particular, AirRefund will not be held liable for any damage caused to Users, their computer equipments and data stored, as well as for any consequence deriving from their personal or professional activity.

    AirRefund accepts no liability for any dysfunction of Internet network, telephone lines or receiving equipment that prevents proper operation of access to the Website and Service.

    AirRefund will not be held liable if one or more Users cannot access the Website and/or Service because of a problem or technical failure especially when related to network congestion.

    Also, AirRefund will not be held liable for a potential fraudulent use of information and/or contents available of the Website that were made by third parties.

    6.Applicable law and jurisdiction

    These General Terms and Conditions of Sale and the resulting actions are governed by Swiss law and are written in French. In case of conflict between the different translations, the French version shall be considered as the original and reference version.

    Any dispute arising from these General Terms and Conditions of Sale, especially regarding their validity, interpretation, or performance shall be the object of an amicable settlement attempt between the parties. Failing that, the dispute shall be brought before the competent courts according to ordinary law.

    7.General Terms

  • Severability:
    If one of the provisions of these General Terms of Use is declared void, inapplicable or is the subject of a requalification by a court, the challenged provision is deemed as unwritten. The other provisions herein will continue to produce all their effects.

  • Absence of waiver:
    The failure of a party to exercise a right, penalty or remedy under these General Terms of Use shall not be interpreted as a waiver to exercise this right, penalty or remedy.
  • Version of May 27, 2019