Platform Terms of Service
Automotive Place · Effective from August 19, 2026
This document sets out the rules and conditions for using the Automotive Place platform. Please read it carefully before registering or continuing to use the service.
§1. Definitions
- Platform – the Automotive Place online service available at automotiveplace.pl, together with the mobile application and related services.
- Operator – Dawid Szmigiel, operating a sole proprietorship under the business name “Dawid Szmigiel IT Solutions”, with its registered office at: ul. Listopadowa 17, 46-320 Praszka, Poland, NIP (Tax ID): 5761599645, REGON: 542171897, who operates the Platform; contact address: kontakt@automotiveplace.pl.
- User – a natural person who has registered an account on the Platform and accepted these Terms.
- Account – the set of resources and permissions assigned to a User within the Platform.
- Content – any materials published by a User within the Platform: posts, photos, project descriptions, comments (under posts and under Projects), Project notes marked as public, tags, polls in posts and in the Chat, messages in the Chat, posts published in Groups, reviews of Companies, fault reports (Problems) together with the suggested solutions and comments on them, and materials concerning Places.
- Project – digital documentation of a vehicle created by a User within the Platform.
- Spot – an announcement of a planned car meet-up/gathering created by a User via the Platform.
- Trip – an announcement of a planned group drive/road trip created by a User via the Platform.
- Group – a community created by Users within the Platform, public or private, with its own membership and moderation rules.
- Chat – a messaging feature available to the participants of a given Spot or Trip or the members of a Group, as well as a private conversation held directly between two Users.
- Place – a point on the map added by a User (e.g. a meeting spot) that can be linked to Spots or Trips.
- Problem – a vehicle fault report published by a User (description, category, photos, fault codes), to which other Users may add suggested solutions and comments.
- Company Profile – a profile of an automotive business maintained within the Platform by authorised Users.
- Consumer – a User who is a consumer within the meaning of applicable law, as well as – to the extent provided by law – a natural person conducting business activity who benefits from consumer protection (an entrepreneur with consumer rights).
§2. General Provisions
These Terms of Service set out the rules for using the Automotive Place Platform, the types and scope of services provided by electronic means, the rights and obligations of Users, and the scope of the Operator's liability.
Use of the Platform is voluntary. Registering an Account requires acceptance of these Terms. If you do not agree to their provisions, do not use the Platform.
The Platform is directed at users located in Poland and in other member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area. The Operator does not direct its services to users in other jurisdictions; persons using the Platform from outside the EU/EEA do so on their own initiative.
The Platform is intended solely for persons aged 16 or older. Minors under the age of 18 may use the Platform only with the consent of their parents or legal guardians. Registration requires submitting a declaration confirming these conditions. The Operator may request confirmation of age or of a guardian's consent, and accounts of persons under 16 will be deleted.
The Operator may modify the Platform and its functionality. The rules for amending these Terms and for changes to the Platform as a digital service, including how Users are informed and when changes take effect, are set out in §19.
§3. Technical Requirements
Using the Platform requires:
- a device with internet access,
- an up-to-date web browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) with JavaScript and cookies enabled – for the web version,
- a device running Android or iOS in a version supported by the current version of the mobile application – for the mobile app,
- an active e-mail address (for registration and Account-related communication), confirmed via the link sent by the Operator – the confirmation rules are set out in §4,
- an OBD-II diagnostic adapter connecting via Bluetooth Low Energy (e.g. ELM327-compatible) and Bluetooth enabled – only when using OBD diagnostics in the mobile app (§12).
Using location-based features (e.g. searching for nearby content) requires granting location access in your browser or on your device. Performance measurement in the mobile app also requires location permission – speed is calculated from GPS, while your position (coordinates) is not recorded (§12). Receiving push notifications in the mobile app requires system-level notification permission. Not granting these permissions does not prevent you from using the other features of the Platform.
§4. Registration, Account and Contract
Registration requires providing an e-mail address and a password, or signing in via an external identity provider (e.g. Google), as well as submitting the declarations referred to in §2. The information provided must be true.
After registering with a password, the Operator sends a confirmation link to the e-mail address provided. Until the address is confirmed, the Platform cannot be used – neither in the web version nor in the mobile app; the sign-in screen allows the link to be sent again. Registration via an external identity provider (e.g. Google) does not require separate confirmation, as the address is already confirmed on the provider's side.
An Account whose e-mail address has never been confirmed may be deleted by the Operator together with the data provided at registration. This applies only to Accounts older than 7 days on which no Content was ever created and which were not used during that time. Confirming the address at any point removes the Account from this clean-up. Deletion on this ground is not a measure applied in response to a breach of these Terms and does not constitute a decision that such a breach occurred.
The contract for the provision of services by electronic means is concluded upon completion of registration (creation of the Account), for an indefinite period. Use of the basic plan is free of charge. The User may terminate the contract at any time by deleting their Account in the settings.
The User is obliged to keep their Account credentials confidential. The Operator is not liable for the consequences of the User sharing their credentials with third parties or of their disclosure for reasons attributable to the User; this does not exclude the Operator's liability for security breaches of the Platform attributable to the Operator.
One account may be held by one natural person. Creating multiple accounts by the same User, as well as creating fictitious accounts or impersonating other persons, is prohibited.
In the event of a breach of these Terms or applicable law, the Operator – taking into account the gravity, consequences, and recurrence of the breach – may proportionately apply: a warning, temporary restriction of selected Account features, temporary suspension of the Account, and, in the case of serious or persistent breaches, deletion of the Account. Deleting an Account without a prior warning is possible only in the case of gross violations (e.g. publication of manifestly illegal content, fraud, endangering the safety of others).
The Operator informs the User by e-mail of the suspension or deletion of their Account, together with a statement of reasons including: the type of measure applied and – where relevant – its duration, the facts and circumstances on which the decision was based, information on whether automated means were used in making it, the provision of the Terms or of law that was breached, and information about available means of appeal – unless the law provides otherwise. The rules described in §5 apply to appeals.
The Operator may terminate the contract for important reasons (in particular, discontinuation of the Platform or a significant part of it) with at least 14 days' notice, informing the User by e-mail.
The User may delete their Account at any time. Account deletion is irreversible. The User's Content is deleted or anonymised; Content embedded in other Users' spaces (e.g. comments, entries in the history of other Users' Projects, messages in the Chats of Groups and events) may be retained after anonymisation (marked as “deleted user”), and photos sent by the User in the Chat are deleted. Details are set out in the Privacy Policy.
§5. User Content and Moderation
The User bears full responsibility for the Content they publish – its lawfulness, accuracy, and non-infringement of third-party rights.
The author of a post may tag other Users as co-authors; the tag is visible on the post. Responsibility for the publication rests with the User who published the post. If you do not wish to be listed as a co-author of someone else's post, report it via the “Report” feature or at kontakt@automotiveplace.pl.
By publishing Content on the Platform, the User grants the Operator a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display, store, and process it to the extent necessary to provide the Platform's services. The licence is limited to the period during which the given Content remains published on the Platform and expires when the Content or the account is deleted by the User – except for backup copies retained temporarily for technical reasons and to the extent that further storage is required by law.
Publishing the following content on the Platform is prohibited:
- content violating applicable Polish or EU law,
- racist or xenophobic content, or content inciting hatred or discrimination,
- pornographic content or content otherwise inappropriate for minors,
- content infringing third-party intellectual property rights,
- content containing viruses, malware, or links to phishing sites,
- spam, unsolicited advertising, or unfair commercial practices,
- content containing other persons' personal data without their consent.
Moderation tools:
The Operator uses automated moderation tools: an automatic text filter that may block the publication of content containing prohibited words or phrases, and an automatic analysis of uploaded photos for inappropriate content (performed on the User's device), which may prevent a photo from being uploaded. Decisions to remove published Content or restrict access to it are made by a human. In Groups, the publication of posts may additionally require approval by the Group administrator (§9).
The Operator may remove Content or restrict access to it if it violates the above rules or applicable law. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (the Digital Services Act – DSA), the Operator provides the User whose Content is affected with a statement of reasons including: the type of measure applied (e.g. removal of the Content, restriction of its visibility, suspension or deletion of the Account) and – where relevant – its duration, the facts and circumstances on which the decision was based, information on whether automated means were used, the provision of the Terms or of law that was breached, and information about available means of redress, including the right to seek judicial remedy – unless the law provides otherwise (e.g. due to ongoing proceedings by authorities).
Reporting content:
- Anyone may report to the Operator Content they consider illegal or in breach of these Terms – via the “Report” feature available in the app or by e-mail to kontakt@automotiveplace.pl.
- A report of illegal content should include: an explanation of why the content is unlawful; a precise indication of the content (the “Report” feature identifies it automatically; in an e-mail report, please provide a link or a description of its location); the name and e-mail address of the reporting person (except for reports concerning content related to child sexual abuse, which may be submitted anonymously); and a statement that the report is made in good faith and the information provided is accurate.
- The Operator confirms receipt of the report and processes it without undue delay, in a diligent, objective, and non-arbitrary manner, and informs the reporting person of the decision taken.
Appeals:
- The User whose Content or Account is affected by a decision, as well as the reporting person, may appeal against the Operator's decision. An appeal may be lodged within 6 months of receiving the decision, at kontakt@automotiveplace.pl, indicating the decision concerned and the grounds for the appeal.
- The Operator handles appeals in a non-discriminatory manner, with human involvement (not solely by automated means), without undue delay – as a rule within 14 days – and informs the appellant of the outcome together with a statement of reasons.
- In the case of frequent submission of manifestly unfounded reports or frequent publication of manifestly illegal content, the Operator may – after a prior warning – temporarily suspend the processing of reports from a given person or their ability to publish Content.
§6. Car Projects
The Platform enables Users to create digital documentation of their vehicles – in the form of Projects containing modification history, technical specifications, photos, and other materials.
A Project belongs to the User who created it. Other persons may follow or comment on it in accordance with the visibility settings chosen by the owner.
Comments under a Project are available to signed-in Users who have access to that Project. A comment may be deleted by its author and by the owner of the Project – the latter without giving a reason and without the Operator's involvement, within the limits of their own Project. The rules of §5 apply to the content of comments, including the right to report content via the “Report” feature; deletion of a comment by the Project's owner is not a decision of the Operator and is not subject to the appeal procedure under §5.
The owner of a Project can see the number of signed-in Users who have opened the details of their Project, together with the list of those persons and the date they opened it. By opening someone else's Project while signed in, a User acknowledges this. These statistics are not available to anyone other than the Project's owner, and signed-out visitors are not included in them.
Within a Project, a User may keep notes – a list of plans and tasks for the vehicle. A note is private by default; marking it as public makes it available to everyone who has access to the Project and turns it into Content within the meaning of §1.
A User may share a Project publicly – via a public link, QR code, sticker, or graphic. A publicly shared Project is visible to signed-out visitors as well. Public sharing can be disabled at any time in the Project's settings.
A Project can be transferred to another User (e.g. when the vehicle is sold). The transfer requires the recipient's acceptance. The vehicle documentation (data, history, photos, stages) passes with the Project; notes kept in the Project do not pass to the recipient – they are deleted upon transfer. The transfer is irreversible once accepted.
Project stages may contain results of measurements taken in the mobile app (§12), marked as “measured” together with the measurement date and the speed trace. These results are visible under the same rules as the rest of the Project's data, and projects with measured results can be filtered in the search.
The User is responsible for the accuracy of the technical data they publish. The Operator does not verify the correctness of the information contained in Projects and bears no liability in this respect.
§7. Spots – Meet-ups and Gatherings
The Spots feature enables Users to create and announce local meet-ups, gatherings, and other automotive events. The Platform is solely a tool for organisation and communication.
The User creating a Spot (the Organiser) acts on their own behalf and at their own responsibility. The Operator is not a co-organiser of any Spot announced via the Platform.
IMPORTANT – THE OPERATOR'S ROLE: The Operator is not the organiser, co-organiser, or a party to any Spot; the Platform serves solely to publish announcements and coordinate. The Organiser is responsible for the course and safety of a Spot, and each Participant is responsible for their own conduct. The Operator's liability for events and damage arising in connection with the organisation of or participation in a Spot is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. This exclusion does not cover damage caused by the Operator intentionally or through gross negligence, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited towards Consumers under mandatory provisions of law.
The Organiser of a Spot is obliged to:
- obtain all necessary permits required by law (e.g. notification of a mass event, road/lane occupancy permits),
- ensure the safety of participants to the extent possible,
- inform participants of any known risks related to the location or nature of the event,
- comply with road traffic regulations and local rules.
A Participant joining a Spot acknowledges that participation in automotive events involves potential risk and is responsible for their own actions.
§8. Trips – Group Drives
The Trips feature enables Users to organise and announce group drives or road trips. The Platform acts solely as a notice board and coordination tool.
The User creating a Trip (the Organiser) acts on their own behalf and at their own responsibility. The Operator is not a party to, or co-organiser of, any drive announced within the Platform.
IMPORTANT – THE OPERATOR'S ROLE: The Operator is not the organiser, co-organiser, or a party to any Trip. The Organiser is responsible for the course and safety of a Trip, and each driver is solely responsible for their own vehicle and their own conduct on the road. The Operator's liability for events and damage occurring during or in connection with a Trip is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. This exclusion does not cover damage caused by the Operator intentionally or through gross negligence, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited towards Consumers under mandatory provisions of law.
The Organiser of a Trip is obliged to:
- plan a route compliant with road traffic regulations,
- inform participants of the nature of the drive and any difficulties of the route,
- refrain from organising or allowing dangerous driving, racing, or behaviour endangering the safety of participants or other road users.
A Trip participant confirms that they hold a valid driving licence and current third-party liability insurance, and that their vehicle is in a technical condition that allows safe driving.
§9. Groups, Chat and Places
Groups:
- Groups may be public or private. Content published in a private Group is visible only to its members; joining a Group may require approval.
- The founder or administrator of a Group may: approve and reject join requests, invite new members, approve or reject posts before publication (rejecting a post means its permanent deletion), remove published posts that violate the Group's rules or these Terms, and remove members from the Group.
- Spots and Trips created within a Group inherit its visibility settings.
- If the founder's Account is deleted, the Group may be transferred to another member or deleted.
Chat:
- The Chat is available to the participants of a given Spot or Trip and to the members of a Group.
- In the Chat you can send text messages (up to 2000 characters), photos, and create polls. A sent message cannot be edited or deleted.
- The Chat is deleted in its entirety when the related Spot, Trip, or Group ends or is deleted.
- The rules of §5 (prohibited content, moderation, reporting) apply to Chat messages. After an Account is deleted, the User's messages are anonymised and the photos they sent are deleted (§4).
Direct messages:
- A User may start a private conversation with another User via the “Send a message” option available on a User's profile and in the Project view. The conversation is visible only to its two participants.
- A private conversation is intended for making contact. Messages and the photos sent in them are automatically deleted 7 days after being sent; once no messages remain in a conversation, the conversation itself is deleted as well. The Operator does not archive these messages and offers no way to recover them.
- Until the other party replies, a User may send at most 3 messages in a given conversation. This limit serves to prevent unwanted messages.
- In a private conversation you can send text messages (up to 2000 characters) and photos; the polls feature is not available.
- The rules of §5 (prohibited content, moderation, reporting) apply to direct messages, except that the Operator does not read the content of private conversations. Messages are checked solely by automated filters at the moment of sending.
- Using direct messages to send unsolicited commercial information, bulk content, or to harass other Users is prohibited. Breaching this prohibition is grounds for the measures set out in §4 and §5.
Places:
- A User adding a Place is responsible for the lawfulness of the published information and for not infringing third-party rights.
- The Operator may hide or remove a Place that violates these Terms or applicable law; the rules of §5 apply.
§10. Company Profiles and Reviews
The Platform enables the maintenance of Company Profiles of automotive businesses. A User creating or maintaining a Company Profile declares that they are authorised to represent the given business and is responsible for the content published within the Profile.
The Platform enables the publication of reviews of Companies. The Operator does not verify whether a review comes from a person who has actually used the services of the given Company – reviews may come from any registered User. Publishing fictitious, commissioned, or misleading reviews is prohibited. Reviews violating these Terms can be reported via the “Report” feature (§5).
§11. Fault Reports (Problems)
The Platform enables Users to publish vehicle fault reports (Problems) – with a description, category, photos, and fault codes read from the vehicle's on-board computer – and to search other Users' reports, including by fault code. Other Users may add suggested solutions (also on behalf of a Company, with a visible label), comment on them, vote for them, and follow Problems.
Problems, suggestions, and comments are Content within the meaning of §1 – the rules of §5 (prohibited content, moderation, reporting) apply to them. When publishing a Problem, do not include third parties' personal data or information you do not want to make public.
Suggested solutions come from Users and are for information purposes only – they do not constitute a professional diagnosis or servicing advice. The Operator does not verify their substantive correctness. Decisions concerning the repair and operation of a vehicle are made by the User at their own responsibility; in case of doubt, consult a professional workshop.
Public reports may be suggested to other Users who have encountered similar fault codes – including in diagnostic analysis reports (§12) – together with a link to the report.
§12. OBD Diagnostics, Performance Measurements and AI Analysis
OBD diagnostics:
- The mobile app can connect via Bluetooth to an OBD-II adapter plugged into the vehicle and read data from the on-board computer: operating parameters (e.g. engine speed, vehicle speed, temperatures), fault codes (DTC), and the VIN. The scope of available data depends on the vehicle and the adapter.
- Diagnostics may be used only with respect to a vehicle you own or are authorised to diagnose.
- Drive recordings (values of selected parameters over time) and analyses are stored on the User's Account and are not visible to other Users. A recording can be deleted in the app at any time; the availability period of recordings may depend on the plan (§17).
- The diagnostics and measurement screens are operated by a passenger or by the driver after stopping the vehicle. The live parameter view (AMP Panel) is meant to be glanced at like dashboard gauges – operating the app while driving is not permitted to the extent provided by road traffic law.
Performance measurements:
- A measurement (e.g. acceleration, braking, power) uses speed calculated from GPS and – optionally – data from the OBD adapter. Your position (geographic coordinates) is not read or recorded; the app does not register the route of the drive.
- The measurement history remains solely on the User's device. A result is added to a Project stage only when the User saves it themselves – it is then marked as “measured” (together with the measurement date and speed trace) and visible under the rules described in §6.
- Measurement results are estimates (taken with a mobile device) and do not constitute a homologated measurement.
- Measurements may be taken only where it is legal and safe to do so (closed areas, excluded from traffic). The driver bears sole responsibility for the manner of driving and its consequences.
IMPORTANT – INFORMATIONAL NATURE: diagnostic data, measurement results, and analysis reports are provided for information purposes only. They do not constitute a workshop diagnosis, an expert opinion, or a guarantee of the vehicle's technical condition, and they do not replace professional servicing. The Operator is not liable for decisions made on their basis or for the completeness and correctness of data read from the vehicle or the adapter. This does not exclude liability for damage caused by the Operator intentionally or through gross negligence, the Operator's statutory liability for the conformity of the digital service with the contract (§16), or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited towards Consumers under mandatory provisions of law.
AI analysis:
- At the User's request, the Platform generates an analysis of a recording or of fault codes. The analysis is generated automatically – using an artificial intelligence model (currently the Claude model by Anthropic) or deterministic rules – and is clearly labelled as automatically generated, together with an indication of how it was prepared.
- Only summaries of the readings, fault codes, the vehicle description from the Project, and the reported symptoms are sent to the AI model – without the VIN, Account data, or location. The details are set out in the Privacy Policy.
- An analysis report may refer to other Users' public fault reports (§11) matching the fault codes, together with a link to the report.
- The number of analyses available per month depends on the plan (§17). The analysis is auxiliary and informational in nature – it is not servicing advice or a diagnosis (see above).
§13. Personal Data Protection
The controller of Users' personal data is the Operator. Data is processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR).
Detailed information on the processing of personal data – purposes, legal bases, data recipients, retention periods, transfers outside the EEA, and your rights – is set out in the Privacy Policy available at automotiveplace.pl/privacy.
In particular, the User has the right to:
- access their personal data,
- rectify or complete it,
- erase their data ("right to be forgotten"),
- restrict processing,
- data portability,
- object to processing,
- lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority – in particular in the EU Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement; in Poland, this is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO, uodo.gov.pl).
All inquiries regarding personal data should be directed to: kontakt@automotiveplace.pl
The Platform uses cookies necessary for its operation and – only with consent given in the cookie banner – analytics cookies. The categories of cookies, the rules of their use, and how to withdraw consent are set out in the Privacy Policy.
§14. Intellectual Property
All rights to the Platform, including its source code, design, logos, and trademarks, belong to the Operator or to entities that have granted the Operator appropriate licences.
The User retains the rights to the Content they have published on the Platform. However, they grant the Operator the licence referred to in §5, which is necessary for the operation of the service.
Copying, reproducing, or distributing elements of the Platform without the Operator's written consent is prohibited.
§15. The Operator's Liability
The Operator makes every effort to ensure that the Platform operates without interruptions or errors, but does not guarantee its continuous availability. Technical breaks, updates, or force majeure may result in the temporary unavailability of services.
The Operator, as a provider of a hosting service within the meaning of Art. 6 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA), is not liable for Content published by Users, provided that it has no knowledge of its illegal nature and, upon obtaining such knowledge, promptly removes the Content or disables access to it.
The Operator is not liable for damage resulting from the User's improper use of the Platform or provision of false data, or for actions of third parties for which the Operator is not responsible under applicable law.
The Platform may contain links to external websites. The Operator is not responsible for the content or privacy policies of those websites.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits the Operator's liability for damage caused intentionally, or any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under mandatory provisions of law, in particular towards Consumers.
§16. Complaints and Conformity of the Service with the Contract
Complaints regarding the operation of the Platform and all services provided – including the free plan and Premium features – may be submitted to kontakt@automotiveplace.pl. A complaint should include the e-mail address assigned to the Account and a description of the problem.
The Operator responds to a complaint within 14 days of receiving it, to the e-mail address from which it was sent. If the Operator does not respond to a Consumer's complaint within this period, the complaint is deemed to have been accepted.
The Operator bears statutory liability towards Consumers for the conformity of the digital service with the contract, under the rules set out in Chapter 5b of the Polish Act on Consumer Rights. This also applies – to the extent provided by law – to services provided free of charge in exchange for personal data.
Information on out-of-court dispute resolution is provided in §20.
§17. Plans, Payments and Subscriptions
The Platform offers a free basic plan and a paid Premium subscription plan. The current scope of plan features and pricing are presented in the Account settings (Plan tab) and in the order summary before payment. Premium features work within a single Account in the web version and the mobile app; the technical requirements are set out in §3.
Payments are handled by an external payment service provider – Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., based in Dublin, Ireland). Payment card details are entered solely on Stripe's payment page and are not stored by the Operator. Stripe's terms of service are available at stripe.com/legal.
Prices of Premium plans are given in Polish zloty (PLN) and are total prices (inclusive of applicable taxes). The subscription is concluded for an indefinite period with a monthly billing cycle and is paid in advance. The subscription renews automatically – the fee for the next period is charged automatically to the saved payment method on the first day of the new billing period. There is no minimum commitment period. The User may cancel subscription renewal at any time in the Account settings (Plan tab); access to Premium features remains active until the end of the paid period.
The Premium subscription contract is concluded upon confirmation of payment by the payment operator; access to Premium features is activated immediately after this confirmation. After the contract is concluded, the Operator sends the User an e-mail confirmation of the conclusion of the contract on a durable medium, including the legally required information and confirmation of the consent referred to below. The Operator does not apply personalised pricing based on automated decision-making.
Right of withdrawal (Consumers):
- A Consumer is entitled to withdraw from the Premium subscription contract within 14 days of its conclusion, without giving any reason. To withdraw, it is sufficient to send a statement to kontakt@automotiveplace.pl before the deadline expires.
- Premium is a digital service provided on a continuous basis. By ticking the consent box at purchase, the User requests that performance of the service begin before the withdrawal period expires; in the event of withdrawal, the User will pay for the services performed up to the moment of withdrawal, in proportion to the scope of the service performed, and the remaining part of the payment will be refunded.
- The Operator refunds the payment within 14 days of receiving the statement of withdrawal, using the same means of payment used by the Consumer.
- The Consumer may use the model withdrawal form set out in Annex 2 to the Polish Act on Consumer Rights, but this is not obligatory. Example statement: “I, [name and surname], hereby withdraw from the Premium subscription contract concluded on [date]; the e-mail address assigned to my account: [e-mail].”
Changes to plan prices are made in accordance with §19; a new price applies at the earliest from the next billing period, after the User has been informed in advance. A User who does not accept the new price may cancel the subscription before the start of the next period.
Complaints regarding payments and Premium features are handled in accordance with §16.
§18. Advertising and Sponsored Content
The Platform is partly financed by advertising. The Operator may display advertising and sponsored content within it, in particular in the content feed and as a highlighted Company profile on the map.
Labelling
Every advertisement is labelled with the word “Advertisement” together with an indication of the party on whose behalf it is presented. Content that does not carry such a label is not advertising.
No profiling
The Operator does not build advertising profiles of Users, does not use third-party ad networks or third-party tracking scripts, and ad selection is not based on browsing history, the content of private messages, or special categories of data. An advertisement may be targeted only at the country the User has indicated in their content preferences.
Ad-free accounts
Accounts with an active Premium subscription do not receive advertising content. This scope may be extended, but it will not be narrowed to the User's detriment during a billing period already paid for.
Liability
- The advertiser is liable for the content of an advertisement and for the lawfulness of the goods and services offered in it.
- Displaying an advertisement does not constitute an endorsement of the advertiser by the Operator or a review of their offer; a highlighted Company profile on the map is advertising and does not constitute verification of the Company by the Operator.
- The Operator may refuse to display or may remove an advertisement that is unlawful, contrary to these Terms, or contrary to good practice, without an obligation to justify this to third parties.
- An advertisement that is unlawful or contrary to these Terms may be reported under the rules set out in §5.
The terms on which advertisements are commissioned by advertisers, including settlement, are governed by a separate agreement with the Operator.
§19. Amendments to the Terms and the Platform
The Operator may amend these Terms for important reasons, which are:
- a change in the law or its interpretation (including court rulings or decisions of authorities) affecting the Platform or these Terms,
- the introduction, modification, or withdrawal of Platform features,
- security reasons or the prevention of abuse,
- a change in the Operator's details or legal form,
- the need to correct errors or clarify provisions, provided this does not worsen the User's situation.
The Operator informs Users of amendments to the Terms at least 14 days in advance, via an in-app notification or e-mail, indicating the scope of the changes and the date they take effect. Changes made solely to the benefit of Users or of a purely editorial nature may take effect without observing this period.
A User who does not accept the changes may terminate the contract before the date they take effect by deleting their Account – free of any charge. In the case of a Premium subscription, a change unfavourable to the User does not affect the current, already paid billing period.
Changes to the Platform as a digital service that materially and negatively affect a Consumer's access to or use of it are made in accordance with Art. 43r of the Polish Act on Consumer Rights – they involve no cost to the Consumer, and the Operator informs about them in advance on a durable medium; the Consumer may then terminate the contract without notice.
§20. Final Provisions
These Terms are governed by Polish law. Any disputes arising from the use of the Platform will be resolved by the competent common court. This provision does not limit the rights of a User who is a Consumer – a Consumer may pursue claims before the court competent under general rules, including the court of their place of residence, and the choice of Polish law does not deprive them of the protection afforded by the mandatory provisions of the law of the country of their habitual residence.
The Operator does not consent to participation in out-of-court consumer dispute resolution proceedings before authorised bodies, unless such an obligation arises from mandatory provisions of law. A Consumer may obtain free assistance from, among others, a district (municipal) consumer ombudsman or a voivodeship inspectorate of the Trade Inspection; detailed information is available on the website of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (uokik.gov.pl). A Consumer residing in another EU country may obtain free assistance in a cross-border dispute from the European Consumer Centre in their country (ECC-Net).
The address kontakt@automotiveplace.pl serves as the point of contact within the meaning of Art. 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA) – both for the authorities of the Member States, the European Commission, and the European Board for Digital Services, and for recipients of the service. Communication with the point of contact is possible in Polish and English; correspondence is handled by a human.
These Terms have been drawn up in Polish and English. The English version is a translation provided for Users' convenience; in the event of any discrepancies, the Polish version prevails, which does not deprive a Consumer of the protection afforded by the mandatory provisions of the law of the country of their habitual residence.
If any provision of these Terms proves invalid or ineffective, the remaining provisions remain in force.
These Terms are effective as of August 19, 2026. In matters not regulated herein, the provisions of the Polish Civil Code, the Act on Providing Services by Electronic Means, the Act on Consumer Rights, the Electronic Communications Law, the GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA), and Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on artificial intelligence apply.
Contact the Operator: kontakt@automotiveplace.pl
Last updated: August 19, 2026
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