Last updated: September 2026
Welcome to FishingMU.com (“FishingMU”, “we”, “us” or “our”). FishingMU is a fishing community and information platform focused on Mauritius and the surrounding region.
By accessing or using FishingMU.com, creating an account, publishing content, submitting a listing, purchasing a product, or otherwise using our services, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.
If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
1. About FishingMU
FishingMU provides an online platform that may include:
- Fishing information and articles
- Fishing spots and reports
- Weather, wind, wave and tide information
- Fishing community features
- User profiles
- Fishing-related business directories
- Marketplace listings
- Fishing products
- Photos, videos and other user-generated content
- Other fishing-related services and information
Some services may be provided by FishingMU and others may be provided by independent users, businesses or third-party service providers.
2. User Accounts
Certain features require you to create an account.
You may register using:
- Email and password
- Other login methods made available by FishingMU
You are responsible for keeping your account information accurate and for protecting access to your account.
You must not:
- Create an account using another person’s identity
- Provide false or misleading information
- Share your account credentials with others
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to another account
- Create accounts for fraudulent or abusive purposes
FishingMU may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms & Conditions.
3. Community Content
Users may be able to publish fishing reports, photographs, comments, listings and other content.
You remain responsible for the content you publish.
By submitting content to FishingMU, you confirm that:
- You have the necessary rights to publish the content.
- The content does not knowingly infringe another person’s copyright or other rights.
- The content is not fraudulent or deliberately misleading.
- The content does not contain unlawful or harmful material.
- You have permission to publish photographs or information involving other people where such permission is required.
You grant FishingMU a non-exclusive permission to display and use your submitted content on FishingMU.com for operating, promoting and improving the FishingMU platform.
You retain ownership of your original content unless otherwise agreed.
4. Prohibited Activities
You must not use FishingMU to:
- Commit or promote illegal activities
- Harass, threaten or abuse other users
- Publish hate speech or discriminatory content
- Impersonate another person or business
- Upload malicious software
- Spam users
- Attempt to hack or disrupt the website
- Publish fraudulent listings
- Misrepresent products or services
- Use the website for scams or deceptive activities
- Circumvent security measures
- Collect personal information from other users without authorization
FishingMU may remove content or restrict accounts involved in such activities.
5. Fishing Information
FishingMU may provide information about fishing locations, species, weather, wind, waves, tides, marine conditions and fishing techniques.
This information is provided for general informational purposes.
Weather, tide and marine forecasts can change and may contain inaccuracies.
FishingMU does not guarantee that any fishing forecast, fishing spot information, species information or other marine information will be accurate, complete or current.
Users remain responsible for making their own decisions concerning:
- Weather conditions
- Sea conditions
- Navigation
- Fishing locations
- Boat safety
- Equipment
- Marine regulations
- Personal safety
Do not use FishingMU forecasts as the sole source for navigation or safety-critical decisions.
Always follow official maritime, weather and fisheries guidance.
6. Fishing Spots
FishingMU may publish information about fishing locations.
The availability of fish, access conditions, regulations and environmental conditions can change.
Some locations may be subject to:
- Marine protected areas
- Fishing restrictions
- Private-property restrictions
- Seasonal restrictions
- Local regulations
- Safety restrictions
Users are responsible for checking applicable laws and regulations before fishing.
FishingMU does not guarantee that fishing is legally permitted at every location displayed on the website.
7. Business Directory
FishingMU may allow businesses such as fishing shops, charter operators, guides, marine-service providers and other fishing-related businesses to create listings.
FishingMU does not necessarily own or operate these businesses.
Information contained in business listings may be provided by the businesses themselves or from other sources.
FishingMU does not guarantee the accuracy, availability, quality, safety or legality of products or services offered by third-party businesses.
Users should independently verify important information before purchasing a service or making a booking.
8. Marketplace
FishingMU may provide marketplace functionality allowing users or businesses to advertise or sell fishing-related products.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, FishingMU is not the manufacturer or seller of products listed by independent sellers.
Buyers and sellers are responsible for their transactions and communications.
Sellers are responsible for ensuring that their products comply with applicable laws and regulations.
FishingMU may remove listings that violate our policies or applicable laws.
9. Payments
Where FishingMU provides payment functionality, payments may be processed by third-party payment providers.
FishingMU may not directly store complete payment-card information.
Users may be subject to the terms and privacy policies of the relevant payment provider.
10. Third-Party Services
FishingMU may use third-party services to provide functionality including:
- Google authentication
- Facebook authentication
- Maps
- Weather information
- Marine forecasts
- Tide information
- Payment processing
- Analytics
- Advertising
- Hosting and technical services
These third parties may have their own terms and privacy policies.
FishingMU is not responsible for the policies or practices of independent third-party services.
11. Intellectual Property
The FishingMU name, logo, website design, original articles, graphics and other original material created by FishingMU may be protected by intellectual-property laws.
You may not reproduce, redistribute, sell or commercially exploit FishingMU-owned material without permission.
User-submitted content remains subject to the rights of its respective owner.
12. External Links
FishingMU may contain links to external websites.
These websites are operated independently from FishingMU.
We are not responsible for the content, security, availability, privacy practices or terms of external websites.
13. Advertising and Affiliate Links
FishingMU may display advertisements or participate in affiliate programs.
Where an affiliate relationship exists, FishingMU may receive a commission when users make qualifying purchases or bookings through certain links.
Affiliate relationships do not necessarily mean that FishingMU owns or operates the linked business.
14. Website Availability
We aim to keep FishingMU available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted availability.
The website may occasionally be unavailable because of:
- Maintenance
- Technical problems
- Hosting problems
- Security incidents
- Third-party service interruptions
- Circumstances outside our control
15. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, FishingMU is not responsible for losses or damages resulting from reliance on information provided on the website, including weather, marine, tide, fishing-location or user-generated information.
FishingMU is also not responsible for transactions, services, products or disputes between users and independent third parties.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude liability that cannot legally be excluded.
16. Changes to These Terms
FishingMU may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.
When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date may be changed.
Continued use of FishingMU after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms, where permitted by applicable law.
17. Account Termination
You may stop using FishingMU at any time.
You may request deletion of your FishingMU account using our Account Deletion page.
FishingMU may suspend or terminate an account where necessary to protect the website, its users, or where the user has violated these Terms.
18. Contact
For questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, please contact FishingMU through the contact information provided on FishingMU.com.
FishingMU.com (by Nouvel Horizon Ltd)
Mauritius