Terms & Conditions

Last Updated: August 2026

Welcome to Jay’s Lost Pet. These Terms & Conditions govern your use of JaysLostPet.com, our pilot directory, forms, content, services, and related features.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.

1. About Jay’s Lost Pet

Jay’s Lost Pet provides an informational directory designed to help pet owners locate independent drone operators who offer animal search and recovery services.

Jay’s Lost Pet does not perform lost-pet searches unless expressly stated otherwise, does not dispatch pilots, does not employ listed pilots, and is not a party to agreements between pet owners and pilots

2. Independent Pilot Directory

All pilots and businesses listed on Jay’s Lost Pet are independent third parties.

Listed pilots are not employees, agents, representatives, partners, or contractors of Jay’s Lost Pet.

Any agreement for services is made directly between the pet owner and the pilot.

Jay’s Lost Pet does not control:

  • pricing;

  • payment terms;

  • scheduling;

  • refunds;

  • cancellations;

  • search methods;

  • flight operations;

  • equipment used;

  • pilot conduct; or

  • the outcome of any search.

3. What “Verified” or “Approved” Means

Jay’s Lost Pet makes reasonable efforts to review applicants before listing them.

Depending on the verification process in place at the time, this may include reviewing business information, online presence, contact information, claimed experience, equipment, service areas, conducting a live phone interview, requesting documentation, and/or completing a background screening.

A designation such as Verified Pilot, Approved Pilot, Verified Network Member, or similar language means only that the applicant completed the verification requirements established by Jay’s Lost Pet at the time of review.

Verification is not:

  • a guarantee of honesty;

  • a guarantee of qualifications;

  • a professional certification;

  • an endorsement;

  • a guarantee of safety;

  • a guarantee of legal compliance;

  • a guarantee of service quality; or

  • a guarantee that a missing animal will be located or recovered.

Information may change after verification, and Jay’s Lost Pet cannot guarantee that every listing remains accurate at all times.

4. Consumer Responsibility

You are responsible for evaluating and selecting any pilot you hire.

Before hiring a pilot, you should independently discuss and confirm matters including pricing, services, travel charges, equipment, experience, insurance, licensing or certifications, search expectations, payment policies, cancellation policies, and any other information important to your decision.

Use of the directory does not replace your own judgment and due diligence.

5. No Guarantee of Search Results

Lost-pet searches are inherently uncertain.

Results may depend on weather, terrain, vegetation, animal behavior, thermal conditions, visibility, flight restrictions, equipment limitations, available search time, and many other factors.

Neither Jay’s Lost Pet nor any listed pilot can guarantee that an animal will be located, identified, recovered, or returned home.

6. Pilot Listings

Pilots are responsible for providing accurate and current information.

A pilot may be required to provide information including business name, contact information, location, service radius, experience, equipment, thermal capabilities, pricing information, certifications, insurance information, and other information relevant to the directory.

Jay’s Lost Pet may edit listing formatting for consistency but is not responsible for inaccuracies supplied by the pilot.

Pilots must promptly notify Jay’s Lost Pet if material listing information changes.

7. Application and Approval

Submitting an application does not guarantee approval.

Jay’s Lost Pet may approve, deny, suspend, or remove an applicant or listing based on its verification standards, safety concerns, inaccurate information, complaints, failure to cooperate with verification, conduct inconsistent with the purpose of the network, or other reasonable concerns.

Jay’s Lost Pet is not obligated to provide membership or listing services to every applicant.

8. Background Screening

Where applicable, pilot applicants may be required to consent to a background screening.

Background screening may not identify every criminal record, civil matter, complaint, or other relevant event.

Jay’s Lost Pet does not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of information provided by courts, databases, screening providers, applicants, or other third parties.

If Jay’s Lost Pet uses a consumer reporting agency or other regulated background-screening service, additional disclosures, authorizations, rights, and procedures may apply under federal or state law. The Fair Credit Reporting Act restricts access to consumer reports to legally permissible purposes.

9. Pilot Fees

Pilots may be charged application, screening, verification, listing, membership, or renewal fees.

Unless otherwise stated before payment:

  • payment does not guarantee approval;

  • screening or application fees may compensate Jay’s Lost Pet or third-party providers for work already performed;

  • approved memberships may require annual renewal; and

  • Jay’s Lost Pet does not receive a commission from jobs obtained through the directory.

Any applicable refund policy will be disclosed at or before payment.

10. No Pay-for-Endorsement

Payment of an application, verification, or membership fee does not purchase a positive recommendation or guarantee approval.

Paid membership allows eligible pilots to participate in the directory and related benefits only after completing applicable screening requirements.

Because pilots have a financial relationship with Jay’s Lost Pet through membership fees, you should avoid representing the listings as independent endorsements based solely on payment. FTC guidance requires transparency around material financial relationships when they could affect how consumers understand an endorsement.

11. Facebook Community

Jay’s Lost Pet may promote or identify approved pilots within affiliated social-media communities, including the Drone Animal Rescue Facebook group.

Facebook and other social-media platforms are independent third parties and are not affiliated with or responsible for Jay’s Lost Pet.

Membership in a Facebook group does not automatically qualify a pilot for directory approval.

12. Complaints and Removal

Users may report concerns regarding a listed pilot.

Jay’s Lost Pet may investigate complaints at its discretion, but it is not a law-enforcement agency, licensing board, arbitration service, or consumer-protection agency.

Jay’s Lost Pet may modify, suspend, or remove listings when it reasonably believes doing so protects users or the integrity of the network.

Removal from the directory does not constitute a determination of criminal or civil wrongdoing.

13. Emergency Situations

Jay’s Lost Pet is not an emergency service.

Do not rely on this website in place of police, animal control, fire departments, emergency veterinary care, search-and-rescue authorities, or other appropriate emergency services.

14. Drone Operations and Legal Compliance

Listed pilots are solely responsible for complying with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, flight restrictions, property-access requirements, aviation requirements, and safety rules.

Jay’s Lost Pet does not supervise drone flights and does not assume responsibility for a pilot’s regulatory compliance.

15. Property Access

Pet owners and pilots are responsible for obtaining permission before entering private property or conducting activities requiring owner authorization.

A listing on Jay’s Lost Pet does not grant permission to enter property, operate a drone, or otherwise conduct a search in any particular location.

16. Website Information

We try to keep information accurate and useful, but content may contain errors, omissions, outdated information, or technical issues.

Jay’s Lost Pet may change, update, remove, or discontinue website content or features at any time.

17. Third-Party Websites and Services

The website may contain links to pilot websites, social-media pages, mapping services, payment providers, background-screening services, or other third-party platforms.

Jay’s Lost Pet does not control those services and is not responsible for their content, security, privacy practices, availability, products, or services.

18. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, Jay’s Lost Pet owns or licenses the website content, branding, graphics, logos, badges, written materials, and related intellectual property.

Approved pilots may receive limited permission to display a Jay’s Lost Pet Approved Pilot or Verified Pilot badge while their membership remains active and in good standing.

Pilots may not modify the badge, imply broader certification than provided, or continue displaying it after suspension, expiration, or removal from the network.

19. Prohibited Use

You may not use the website to:

  • impersonate another person or business;

  • provide deliberately false information;

  • scrape or reproduce the directory for another commercial directory;

  • harass users or listed pilots;

  • interfere with website security;

  • misuse pilot contact information;

  • falsely claim Jay’s Lost Pet approval; or

  • engage in unlawful, fraudulent, or abusive activity.

20. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Jay’s Lost Pet and its website are provided “as is” and “as available.”

We disclaim warranties regarding accuracy, availability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, search outcomes, pilot performance, safety, or reliability.

21. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Jay’s Lost Pet and its owners, employees, volunteers, affiliates, and representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from use of the website or services provided by third-party pilots.

Jay’s Lost Pet is not responsible for injuries, animal injuries or deaths, unsuccessful searches, lost property, property damage, aviation incidents, payment disputes, refunds, fraud by third parties, or other losses arising from interactions between users and listed pilots.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

22. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, users and listed pilots agree to indemnify and hold harmless Jay’s Lost Pet and its owners, employees, representatives, and affiliates from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, or expenses arising from their own conduct, services, representations, legal violations, or misuse of the website.

23. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms periodically.

The current version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms where permitted by law.

24. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable federal law or another jurisdiction’s mandatory law provides otherwise.

25. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to:

Jay’s Lost Pet
Email: jayslostpet@gmail.com
Website: JaysLostPet.com