Legal

Terms of Service

Last updated: 5 May 2026 · Governed by the laws of Ireland

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Tip Sort platform. By creating an account or using Tip Sort, you agree to these Terms. Please read them carefully.

1. The service

Tip Sort is a software platform that helps Irish hospitality businesses manage and distribute tips and gratuities to staff in compliance with the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 (“the Act”). The platform provides tools for uploading tip pool data, calculating weighted distributions, generating WRC-compliant staff statements, and maintaining a full audit log.

The platform is operated by Tip Sort (“we”, “us”, “Tip Sort”). Contact: info@tipsort.com.

2. Eligibility

You may use Tip Sort only if:

You are operating a business located in the Republic of Ireland.
You are at least 18 years of age.
You have the legal authority to bind the business entity you are registering.
Your use complies with all applicable Irish and EU laws.

3. Your responsibilities

As the business operator using Tip Sort, you are responsible for:

Ensuring the accuracy of tip pool figures, hours worked, and staff data entered into the platform.
Complying with the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022, including providing staff with written statements within the required timeframe.
Obtaining any necessary consent from staff members for the processing of their personal data (including IBANs) as required by GDPR.
Keeping your account credentials secure and notifying us immediately of any unauthorised access.
Ensuring that invited users (e.g. managers) are authorised to access the platform on behalf of your business.

4. Compliance disclaimer

Tip Sort provides tools to assist with compliance under the Act. It does not constitute legal advice. You remain solely responsible for ensuring your tip distribution practices meet all statutory requirements. We strongly recommend obtaining independent legal advice on your obligations under the Act.

5. Acceptable use

You must not use Tip Sort to:

Enter false or misleading tip, hours, or staff data.
Circumvent or undermine the fair distribution of tips to staff as required by law.
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to other users’ accounts or data.
Reverse engineer, copy, or resell any part of the platform.
Use the platform for any unlawful purpose.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that breach these terms without notice.

6. Data and privacy

Your use of Tip Sort is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. You confirm that you have read and understood the Privacy Policy.

As a business using Tip Sort to process staff personal data, you act as the data controller and Tip Sort acts as your data processor under GDPR. A Data Processing Agreement is available on request at info@tipsort.com.

7. Intellectual property

All software, design, content, and documentation within the Tip Sort platform is owned by or licensed to Tip Sort. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the platform for your internal business purposes only. Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you.

8. Availability and changes

We aim to maintain high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the platform. We may update, modify, or discontinue features of Tip Sort at any time. We will give reasonable notice of any changes that materially affect your use of the service.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by Irish law, Tip Sort’s total liability to you for any claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the platform shall not exceed the total fees paid by you to Tip Sort in the 12 months preceding the claim.

Tip Sort is not liable for: indirect or consequential loss; loss of profits or revenue; fines or penalties imposed by the WRC or any regulatory body; or loss arising from inaccurate data entered by you or your staff.

10. Termination

You may close your account at any time by contacting info@tipsort.com. We will retain audit and distribution records for the minimum period required by the Act before deletion. We may terminate your account for material breach of these Terms.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you by email at least 14 days before material changes take effect. Your continued use of Tip Sort after that date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Contact

For any questions about these Terms, contact us at info@tipsort.com.