bagtofly is a platform bringing together people with excess baggage and people with room for more. To use bagtofly, prospective fliers need to sign up and verify their ID based on certain criteria after activating the their accounts. Those who want to have their excess baggage carried can publish “Baggage Carriage Ads” after signing up with the site and having their IDs verified. They can create the ads by entering certain pieces of information such as flight and baggage details. All ads are checked by bagtofly. Those who wish to carry baggage, in their turn, would also sign up and have their IDs verified, and then proceed to check out the ads placed previously and place bids for the ads that match their conditions. Those who wish to have their baggage carried can review the bids received for their ads, and have a limited check of the bidding user’s profile. Later on, she may approve the bid of her choosing, and contact the user to have her excess baggage carried. All bagtofly charges is its service fee. The fee for the bid will be exchanged among the users, at the airport. Once the transportation process is completed, the users can review each other and assign scores using the site.
In case of lost or damaged baggage, according to the principles of bagtofly, and as a requirement to ensure customer satisfaction, the carrier agrees to go through the process of following up with the lost or damaged baggage or any other problem with the airline, on behalf of the original owner of the baggage. bagtofly shall not be liable to any member with respect to any commercial, financial or economic loss or indirect damages such as the loss of reputation, business, or profits, loss of planned savings and opportunities. Changes of Terms, Site, and Service bagtofly reserves the right to revise the Terms at will. Furthermore, bagtofly may, at any time without prior notice and without incurring any liability before the members, effect changes regarding the Services offered through the Site and/or the “view and impression” of the Site. All changes regarding the Site, the Services or the Terms shall enter into effect through publication thereof on the Site. The Members shall be deemed to have consented to such revised Terms should they continue to use the Services provided through the Site after the publication of the revised Terms. The Revisions shall not apply for the bookings made before the publication of the Revised Terms. From the Carrier’s Perspective The carrier is required to accurately state her name, surname, address, contact details, flight details, and weight she can take on in her registration in the system. In case of any doubt or evidence of irregularity regarding these details, the individual’s membership will be terminated with immediate effect. The carrier member declares her will to take delivery of the baggage only after entering the terminal, due to personal and flight security concerns. The carrier member also undertakes not to take any baggage, cargo or package from individuals who are not to board the plane. The carrier member and the member who owns the baggage shall be required to perform the check-in and baggage delivery together. The member agrees to send messages regarding baggage allowance sharing only, and in line with the purposes of the Site. Furthermore, the member undertakes to avoid using messages for personal or confidential communications. In case the carrier member will not be able to take the flight, she will be required to notify bagtofly as well as the member who wants her baggage to be carried, at least 1 hour in advance of the flight. Upon finding out any prohibited articles or irregularities, the member carrying baggage shall be required to notify bagtofly immediately. The same requirement for the member shall apply in case third parties notice such irregularities or prohibited articles as well. From the Baggage Owner’s Perspective The member who wants to her baggage carried is required to accurately state her name, surname, address, contact details, flight details, and weight she wants to have carried in her registration in the system. In case of any doubt or evidence of irregularity regarding these details, the individual’s membership will be terminated with immediate effect. The member declares her will to deliver the baggage only after entering the terminal, due to personal and flight security concerns. The member who wants to have her baggage carried is assumed to agree that the baggage cannot be carried in case she does not fly or any problem occurs with the flight schedule, and that she will not raise any claims in such cases. The member who owns the baggage and the carrier member shall be required to perform the check-in and baggage delivery together. The member agrees to send messages regarding baggage allowance sharing only, and in line with the purposes of the Site. Furthermore, the member undertakes to avoid using messages for personal or confidential communications. In case the member who owns the baggage will not be able to take the flight, she will be required to notify bagtofly as well as the carrier member, at least 1 hour in advance of the flight. The member who owns the baggage shall be required to notify bagtofly upon observing any irregularities regarding the carrier member. bagtofly is not a party to any agreement between the baggage owner and baggage carrier members; it shall not be held liable before any one of the parties unless the damage or loss incurred is caused by grave misconduct on part of bagtofly. bagtofly reserves the right to retain related information, publish or disclose the information on the Member’s online profile, and suspend or terminate the Member’s access to the site, in case the baggage owner or baggage carrier member does not comply with any of these terms or any other Terms.
Please read these ‘Terms and Conditions’ carefully before starting to use the app. The users who use this app are deemed to have agreed to the following terms and conditions: The site and all the pages linked to on the URL https://www.bagtofly.com are owned and operated by bagtofly. By utilizing and continuing to utilize the service provided on the site, you (the “User”) are deemed to be bound by the following terms in the utilization of all the services offered on the site, and to have the right, authority, and legal capacity to sign the agreement under the applicable laws; to be older than the age of 18; to have read and understood the present agreement, and to be bound by the terms of the agreement.
Agreement to the Terms These terms shall apply in any case, for any use of the Site and other tools (mobile apps etc.) included in the system. By checking the box below, the members shall agree to the Terms, even if they do not create a user account. Unless all the terms are agreed to, the members shall not be allowed to access services. No member is entitled to only partial agreement to the terms. All members agree to enter their personal details (name, surname, date of birth, ID number, residence address, phone number, GSM, e-mail address, passport number) as well as flight details (travel date, route, time, ticket number, booking number, baggage allowance required, available baggage allowance) into the system accurately, and agree to the use of such details in line with the confidentiality policy. bagtofly reserves the right to terminate the user account and suspend or revoke all the services offered to the member, in case the member does not comply with any one of the terms. The members shall be notified about bagtofly’s existing as well as future services and promotions, via electronic messaging. The persons who carry baggage and who have their baggage carried under the bagtofly system shall be deemed to have agreed to the present agreement. Both parties, the baggage owner and the baggage carrier, shall be required to comply with the rules imposed by national and international civilian aviation authorities, with respect to national and international flights, as well as the customs rules of the destination countries. In case one of the parties is found to carry illegal materials, the party shall be dispossessed of the right to use bagtofly; the details regarding the person involved will be shared with legal authorities. bagtofly neither provided baggage carrier services nor has its baggage carried. It exists solely as a platform providing communications between passengers who wish to have their baggage carried, and passengers who intend to carry baggage. Changes of Terms, Site, and Service bagtofly reserves the right to revise the Terms at will. Furthermore, bagtofly may, at any time without prior notice and without incurring any liability before the members, effect changes regarding the Services offered through the Site and/or the “view and impression” of the Site. All changes regarding the Site, the Services or the Terms shall enter into effect through publication thereof on the Site. The Members shall be deemed to have consented to such revised Terms should they continue to use the Services provided through the Site after the publication of the revised Terms. The Revisions shall not apply for the bookings made before the publication of the Revised Terms. User Account and Authenticity of Information Any member who intend to use the services shall be required to create a User Account, and agrees to submit all personal details required by bagtofly. The members shall be required to submit their names, surnames, ID numbers, residence addresses, phone numbers, GSM numbers, e-mail addresses, passport numbers, and flight details (travel date, route, time, ticket number, booking number, baggage allowance required, available baggage allowance). The members agree that all details submitted to bagtofly and the site with respect to the sharing of baggage allowance must be accurate, true, and complete. bagtofly shall not be held liable before any member with respect to incomplete, inaccurate, misleading or forged details submitted by another member (for the removal of doubt, including the details pertaining to another member). Unless bagtofly explicitly agrees otherwise, the members shall be entitled to just one user account. The user accounts cannot be set up on behalf of another individual or forging the identity of another person. By agreeing to these terms and conditions, all existing and prospective Members agree and consent to bagtofly gathering ID or passport details, ID cards, civil registry ID or driver’s license details or ID numbers (such as R.T. ID no.), including but not limited to their ID documents, with a view to receiving verification by a third party service provider, of the details specified on these documents, or the verification by bagtofly, of the R.T. ID numbers in question. bagtofly's Status Neither bagtofly nor the site offers any transportation, ticket sale, flight, or baggage carrier services. The site is merely a communication platform enabling the members to engage with other members. The agreement regarding the sharing of baggage allowance is executed by and between the owner of the baggage and the carrier passenger. bagtofly is not a party to any agreement or transaction between the members; it is also not liable for any matters concerning the reservation between the members. bagtofly is not and will not act as an agent of any member. The violation of these terms shall lead to immediate suspension of the relevant member’s user account. In such cases, the member’s access to other services may also be limited. Verification of Phone Number In order to enhance reliability, and to avoid typos as well as the reporting of incorrect phone numbers, the members’ mobile phone numbers should be verified. To do so, the members should submit their mobile numbers to bagtofly. Thereafter, the members shall be sent an SMS containing a 4-digit code, allowing verification on the site. This service is provided free of charge. The potential costs which may be charged by the member’s mobile phone operator with respect to the reception of SMS are considered exceptions of this provision. Intellectual Property The contents and the format of the site is protected under Turkish and international law. bagtofly reserves all rights concerning trademarks and copyrights it owns or has licenses to. All rights regarding the trademarks, registered or otherwise, mentioned on the site (regardless of bagtofly’s licensing status regarding them), are reserved. The commercial reproduction, copying, sale, resale, visit or use otherwise of the site or any part of it, without explicit written approval of bagtofly, is prohibited. None of the parties is entitled to systematically extract and/or reuse parts of the site contents, without explicit written approval of bagtofly. In particular, the use of data mining, bots, or similar data gathering and sorting tools to extract any part of the site for reuse (regardless of the act being performed in a single instance or in multiple instances), is definitely prohibited.
Privacy Policy By displaying the contents of the site, the users grant the right to display the contents and use them for this allowance sharing activity, to bagtofly. The users of the site are required to withhold publication of any contents of defamatory, misleading, political, discriminatory, philosophical, union related (such as labor union membership), religious, racially associated, personal (regarding those concerning the individual’s private life, sexual / ethical orientation, or health) nature, or offensive content, or content which violate the intellectual property rights (e.g. copyrights) or the privacy and confidentiality of others (including other members). Such contents constitute violation of bagtofly’s policies; bagtofly does not assume any liability regarding such contents. Any damages or other liability to arise shall be borne by the user in person. The user agrees to indemnify bagtofly for any damages it may incur due to liability it shall bear as a result of such contents. However, upon becoming aware of violating content, bagtofly shall apply due efforts to remove such content from the Site as soon as possible. Security Policy Site-Visitor Communications Security On the payment pages of the site, the communications with the visitor are encrypted with 2048 bit SSL. This standard is a secure framework, used even at sites with substantial traffic. The operation of this communication system on the page where the user would submit credit card details may be checked by seeing that the URL at the address bar starts with https://... rather than http://... Upon accessing such pages, the lower right corner of the browser shows a lock symbol. Site-Bank Communications Security The security framework applicable to the transfer of credit card details from the site to the bank provides the maximum security level offered by the bank. In addition to numerous components of that security system, the CVV2/CVC2 code is also used on our site, as a measure to prevent shopping using stolen cards or card details. Data Security within the Site The transactions you perform on the secure framework does not allow any person, entity, or organization to access your details, with the exception of you and the bank that extended the card. The credit card transaction page transfers the card details directly to the bank’s POS system, and notifies the customer about the result of the transaction. The credit card details are not sent via e-mails or similar methods. Even we cannot access the credit card details submitted as part of the online transactions. User Security The customer’s e-mail address will not be disclosed or used with any addressee, on any grounds; however, from time to time the address may be used only by bagtofly, to send promotional news concerning bagtofly. The registration details and personal details submitted to bagtofly will not be shared with 3rd parties. These details will be used exclusively by bagtofly, to establish the customer profile. The registration details and personal details may be revised only by you. No other member can access or revise your details. bagtofly undertakes to fully comply with the provisions of the Consumer Protection Law no. 4077.
Below is a general set of rules applicable to air transport. The rules may vary from one airline to another. The passengers are required to refer to the rules of the specific airline they will be flying with. bagtofly does not assume any liability due to variance in practices between various airlines. bagtofly cannot be held liable for cases where the airline refuses or fails to provide transportation on any grounds. According to EU aviation rules, due to occupational safety concerns, a maximum weight limit of 32 kg applies for each piece of baggage. bagtofly shall not assume any liability due to the transportation of prohibited materials listed below. The person to carry the baggage shall be under obligation to check if the baggage contains the following materials or not. The owner of the baggage, in turn, shall be deemed to have declared the lack of the following prohibited materials in the baggage. Prohibited Materials
Notice for passengers to USA: Due to the resolutions by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the US, resistance based flaming lighters are prohibited on passengers or cabin baggage for flights to the US.
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