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Can I use this preview with real customers?

No. The Render preview uses temporary SQLite storage and is for fictional demo data only. Durable storage, backups and production readiness must come first.

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Are boarding and grooming separate subscriptions?

Yes. They are independent starting products. A business could later add the other capability without buying a separately marketed Complete package. Billing is not live.

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Can owners receive daily photos and reply?

The pilot supports private, visit-specific links, care diary updates, selected photos and owner replies. Messages use periodic refresh and should not be used for emergencies.

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Is a new consent required every time?

Yes. Each boarding or grooming visit gets its own editable consent with conditional pet-specific clauses and handwritten signature. A signed historical version is preserved.

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Can a merchant customise the consent?

The pilot supports merchant templates and individual visit supplements. Once signed, the original content remains archived; material changes require reissue and a new signature.

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Can clients pick a grooming style?

Yes in the pilot: looks, coat length and relevant details, plus reference photos. Customers can no longer alter the style once the appointment has checked in.

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Can I connect a camera to a pet’s room?

Not yet. Camera integration is on the roadmap, subject to per-pet access, shared-space privacy, audit and vendor security review.

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Does TailPact support Chinese?

The web pilot has English and Simplified Chinese. The WeChat Mini Program is still a development scaffold, not a published product.

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Can clients book and pay online?

No, not in the current preview. Public booking, online payments and subscription billing are planned.

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What are the prices?

Public subscription prices have not been announced. The pricing page describes the two-product structure only.

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Can staff receive SMS or automatic email reminders?

A staff attention queue is available in the pilot, but automatic outbound email/SMS/WeChat notifications are not connected yet.

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Can I export and store real signed documents safely?

No. The preview has versioned signature records but lacks durable encrypted production storage and validated identity verification. Use synthetic data only.

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Can I start with Boarding and add Grooming later?

Yes, that is the planned product structure. Start with one core product and add the other later while retaining the same pet records. Paid add-on billing is not live.

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Can I start with Grooming and add Boarding later?

That is the intended modular model. You do not need a separate Complete package. The commercial add-on is not available yet.

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Does the system handle multiple pets in one household?

The pilot associates pets with a household owner record. Multiple separately authorised family logins are not yet a finished feature.

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Can each pet have different food or medication instructions?

Yes in the pilot: diet, medication and handling notes belong to the individual pet. Clinical instructions still need staff verification.

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Can I assign a specific boarding room or kennel?

The pilot checks organisation-level overnight capacity. Detailed room or kennel assignment is not a production-ready function.

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How does TailPact prevent overlapping boarding stays?

The demo checks stay dates against capacity and existing bookings. Room-level inventory and production concurrency testing remain outstanding.

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Can I see arrivals, departures and missing checks in one place?

The pilot includes a daily operations and attention queue for arrivals, overdue tasks and missing consent.

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Can customers book boarding or grooming online now?

No. Current public slots and enquiries are illustrative only; they do not create a verified paid or confirmed booking.

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Can customers see the live availability calendar?

The public grooming examples are illustrative, not real-time production availability. Live booking and stock controls are planned.

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Can each groomer have a separate calendar?

Yes in the pilot. Staff availability and appointment allocation are part of the Grooming resource planner.

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Can I manage grooming tables and dryers as limited resources?

The grooming pilot includes resources and conflict checks to account for equipment capacity alongside groomer time.

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Can I add cleaning or preparation time between grooms?

Yes in the pilot. Service durations and cleanup buffers are considered during salon scheduling.

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Can a particular pet have its own grooming price?

The Grooming pilot supports pet-specific service rates alongside the regular service menu.

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Can owners upload a reference photo for a haircut?

The pilot offers reference photos and coat, face, ear and tail preferences. Preview media storage is not approved for real clients.

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Can I track bathing, drying and styling progress?

Yes in the pilot. Supported stage records can show preparation, bathing, drying and styling progress.

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Can a pet owner request their next grooming appointment?

The preview records a private rebooking request. It does not automatically reserve a confirmed time or send a reminder.

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Can staff send daily boarding photos to the pet owner?

The pilot has selected photo and care-note sharing by visit. External notification delivery and durable media storage are not yet live.

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Can customers reply to a boarding care update?

Owners can reply within a private visit conversation in the pilot. It refreshes periodically and is not an emergency hotline.

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Will customers receive automatic SMS, email or WeChat alerts?

Not yet. Outbound SMS, email and WeChat notifications are planned integrations, not active delivery channels.

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Does the owner portal expose private staff notes?

Staff-only notes are excluded from the pilot's authorised owner view. A production privacy audit is still required.

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Can customers watch pet-room cameras?

No. Camera integration is planned and must address room-by-room authorisation, other pets' privacy and secure video delivery.

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Does each grooming or boarding visit need new consent?

The pilot issues a separate consent for each service visit, with templates and individual pet-related clauses.

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Does the demo legally verify who signed a consent?

No. The preview captures signed versions and hand-drawn signatures but does not provide complete production-grade identity verification.

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Can the same company manage several branches?

Advanced cross-location controls and consolidated reporting remain planned. The pilot currently separates individual organisations.

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Are English and Chinese both supported?

The web pilot includes English and Simplified Chinese interfaces and public product pages. Language parity should be tested for each workflow.

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Is a WeChat Mini Program available?

There is a development scaffold for a Mini Program; an approved public production Mini Program is not available yet.

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Can TailPact import my old booking spreadsheet?

Not yet. A production bulk-import and reconciliation tool has not launched. Use the migration checklist to prepare records first.

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Can TailPact process customer payments?

No production payment processing or subscription checkout is enabled in this preview.

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How much is the monthly subscription?

Published subscription rates have not been announced. The pricing page explains the product structure, not a binding quote.

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Is there a free one-month commercial trial?

An introductory trial is under consideration, but no commercial trial or official terms have been activated.

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Is TailPact safe for real customer and veterinary data today?

No. The current free pilot uses temporary SQLite storage and lacks a fully tested production data and backup setup. Use fictional records only.

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What happens if the current demo server restarts?

The current free preview has no durable database disk. Demo edits and sample data can disappear after restart or deployment.

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How do I prepare a launch or migration without exposing clients?

Use synthetic test records; plan verified contacts, private media, secure database storage, backups, access roles and deletion/retention procedures first.

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Can my grooming salon keep a waitlist when appointments fill up?

Yes. Staff can register preferred dates and a groomer, search tentative slots against hours, staff and selected equipment, then confirm and create a booking after customer contact. Automatic alerts and gap filling are not live.

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