Terms of use

These terms govern your use of Shankdt — the website at shankdt.comand the Shankdt mobile app. By using Shankdt you agree to them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the service.

1. What Shankdt is (and isn’t)

Shankdt is a booking and community platform. We connect you with independent golf clubs, help you fill a fourball, and give you tools like the shot tracer. The clubs — not Shankdt — own and operate the courses, set green fees, and host your round. Your round itself is subject to the club’s own rules, dress code and conditions.

2. Bookings and fees

• Green fees and cart hire are paid by you directly to the club (“settle at the club”), unless stated otherwise at checkout.
• Shankdt charges a flat booking fee of 5%of your booking — green fees plus any cart hire — with no minimum. Where you pay through the app, the amount charged also includes the card/EFT processing charge and any VAT for which Shankdt is accountable, each shown as its own line. The club receives 100% of its green fees and cart hire. Every line is itemised before you confirm, and nothing is added afterwards. Shankdt Pro members’ booking fees are waived.
• Some bookings are confirmed instantly; concierge bookings are confirmed by our team, typically within about 15 minutes during club hours. A booking is only final once confirmed.
• Cancellations and no-shows are governed by the club’s policy; contact us and we’ll help where we can.

3. Fourball matchmaking

Open games place you with other golfers. Be decent: pitch up, play at pace, and treat your fourball the way you’d want your Saturday treated. Repeated no-shows or abusive behaviour can lead to suspension.

4. Shankdt Pro

Pro is our subscription. New Pro memberships start with a 3-day free trial; after the trial the subscription renews automatically at R89/month or R899/year unless you cancel — automatic billing only begins once our payment provider is live, and pricing is always shown before any charge. Purchases made inside the iOS/Android apps are billed through Apple/Google. The free tier includes 10 shot traces per calendar month; Pro removes that limit and adds premium features.

5. The shot tracer

Tracer numbers (carry, apex, hang time, ball speed) are physics-based estimates from your footage and inputs — brilliant for bragging, not a certified measuring instrument. Don’t use them for anything that needs certified accuracy, and film responsibly (don’t hold up play; respect others on the course).

6. Your content

• You own the reviews, photos and traces you post. You give Shankdt a non-exclusive licence to display them in the service (e.g. on course pages and the Clubhouse feed).
• Keep it clean and lawful: no offensive, defamatory or infringing content, and only upload photos you took or may share. We may remove content and restrict accounts that break these rules. Use the in-app report tools to flag problems.

7. Acceptable use

Don’t abuse the service: no scraping, no fake bookings, no attempting to break or overload our systems, no impersonating others.

8. Liability

Shankdt provides the platform “as is”. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for the acts of clubs or other golfers, course conditions, or indirect losses. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under the Consumer Protection Act or other South African law that cannot be excluded.

9. Privacy

Our privacy policy explains how we handle your personal information.

10. Changes and contact

We may update these terms as the service evolves; material changes will be posted here with a new date. Questions: mark@shankdt.com. These terms are governed by South African law.