Terms of use
Last updated: 11 November 2026
1. About these Terms
These Terms apply to the HearSayHorses website, form and matching or introduction service ("HSH"), operated by A cup of T bv, New-Yorkstraat 8, 9000 Gent, Belgium, company number BE0808.598.532.
Before submitting a form or asking HSH to make an introduction, you must have a clear opportunity to read these Terms. Submitting a form or asking HSH to make an introduction after being given that opportunity constitutes acceptance of these Terms. Merely viewing a public HSH post does not, by itself, create a contract with HSH.
2. What HSH does
HSH shares and links to dressage horses offered for sale by third parties and may introduce potential buyers and sellers. HSH does not own or sell the horses and does not negotiate or conclude a sale for either party. Any sale agreement is made directly between the buyer and seller.
HSH does not guarantee that it will find a match or make an introduction. Any match is a suggestion based on the information available to HSH and the preferences you have provided. It is not professional advice or an endorsement of a horse, buyer or seller.
Using HSH is free and does not oblige you to buy or sell. Any paid service must be agreed separately with you in writing before it is provided.
3. What we expect from you
You agree to:
- give HSH information that is accurate and keep it up to date;
- tell HSH if your search or sale is over, or if a horse has been sold or is no longer available;
- as a seller, offer only horses you are entitled to offer and provide honest information about them;
- treat people HSH introduces you to respectfully; and
- use another user's contact details only for the introduction for which they were shared, unless that user agrees otherwise.
4. Content you provide
If you send HSH photos, videos, text or other content, you confirm that you own it or have the permissions needed to let HSH use it.
You grant HSH a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to reproduce and share that content on HSH's own channels, with credit where known, solely to feature the relevant horse or listing. This licence lasts until you ask HSH to stop using the content. After that request, HSH will stop new use and remove the content from channels it controls within a reasonable period. Content already shared by third parties or retained in their systems may remain outside HSH's control.
5. Content decisions
HSH decides which horses, messages and content it shares. HSH may decline, remove or update content, or stop communicating with a user, for example where information appears inaccurate, rights to content are disputed, or the channel is misused.
6. Intellectual property
The HearSayHorses name, logo, website text and website design belong to A cup of T bv to the extent that A cup of T bv owns the relevant rights. Content supplied by others remains subject to the rights of its respective owners.
You may view HSH content for your personal use. You may not reproduce or use HSH-owned content for commercial purposes without HSH's prior permission.
7. Third-party information and sales; liability
Information about horses and sellers comes from third parties and may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. HSH does not inspect horses or verify every statement made by a seller. You must make your own enquiries and obtain any veterinary examination you consider appropriate.
HSH is not a party to a sale between users and is not responsible for a seller's or buyer's conduct, the condition or availability of a horse, or the performance or outcome of a sale.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability to the extent that it cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, or restricts any mandatory rights you have under applicable law. In particular, these Terms do not exclude liability for HSH's own intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
8. Privacy
Our Privacy Statement explains how HSH processes personal data and how you can exercise your rights.
9. Changes
We may update these Terms to reflect changes to HSH or applicable requirements. The date at the top shows when they were last updated. Changes apply prospectively from publication, subject to any mandatory legal requirements. Where required, we will notify users affected by a material change.
10. Applicable law and courts
These Terms are governed by Belgian law, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection rules that apply to you. Nothing in this section deprives a consumer of any right to bring proceedings before, or to be sued only in, a court determined by mandatory law.
For users who are not consumers, disputes are submitted to the competent courts of Ghent, Belgium, subject to any mandatory rules on jurisdiction.
11. Contact
A cup of T bv
New-Yorkstraat 8
9000 Gent, Belgium
Company number: BE0808.598.532 (RPR Gent, division Gent)
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @hearsayhorses