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Terms of Service

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1. Acceptance and who we are

These terms apply when you use our website or the What's For Dinner?! app. By using either, you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

The Service is operated by [PLACEHOLDER: legal entity name, company number and registered address] ("we", "us"). You can contact us using the details in section 18.

Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your personal data and forms part of your relationship with us. Please read it too.

2. Definitions

  • "Website" — our marketing and content site at [PLACEHOLDER: website URL], including the blog and email signup form.
  • "App" — the What's For Dinner?! mobile application, currently available for iOS, with an Android version planned.
  • "WFD" — the What's For Dinner?! product and brand.
  • "Service" — the Website and the App together, including any features we add over time.

3. Using the website

You are welcome to browse the Website for personal, non-commercial use. In return, you agree not to:

  • scrape, harvest or bulk-download content or data from the Website;
  • probe, attack or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website or its infrastructure;
  • use the Website to send spam, distribute malware or otherwise abuse it or other users;
  • misrepresent your association with us.

3.1 Website content is general information

Articles, guides and other content on the Website (including the blog) are provided for general information only. We try to keep them accurate and up to date, but we make no promises that they are complete or current, and they are not professional advice of any kind. Do not rely on Website content as a substitute for advice from a qualified professional.

4. Using the app

4.1 Your licence

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the App on devices you own or control, for your household's personal use, in line with these terms and the rules of the app store you downloaded it from.

4.2 Your account

To use some features you may need an account. You agree to:

  • give us accurate information when you sign up and keep it up to date;
  • keep your login credentials secure and not share your account;
  • tell us promptly if you think someone has accessed your account without permission.

You are responsible for activity on your account unless it results from our failure to keep the Service secure.

4.3 Household sharing

The App lets you pair with a partner, family member or housemate to plan meals together. When you share a household:

  • only invite people you know and who agree to join;
  • be aware that household members can see shared content, such as meal plans, matches and shopping lists;
  • do not use household features to harass, monitor or intimidate anyone.

If you leave or are removed from a household, you may lose access to that household's shared plans.

4.4 Acceptable use

When using the App, you must not:

  • add meals, names, images or other content that is unlawful, offensive, or infringes someone else's rights;
  • reverse engineer, decompile or attempt to extract the source code of the App, except where the law expressly permits it;
  • interfere with the operation of the Service, or access it by automated means without our written permission;
  • use the Service to abuse, spam or defraud others.

5. Your content

You may add your own meals, recipes, plans and other content to the App ("your content"). You keep ownership of your content.

So that the Service can work, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce and display your content — but only as needed to operate, maintain and improve the Service (for example, syncing a meal you added so your partner can see and swipe on it). This licence ends when you delete the content or your account, except where limited copies remain in routine backups for a short period.

You are responsible for your content. Only add content you have the right to share.

6. Availability and changes to the Service

We work hard to keep the Service running, but we do not guarantee it will be uninterrupted, error-free or always available. We may need to suspend it for maintenance, updates or reasons outside our control.

The Service will evolve. We may add, change or remove features at any time. Where a change would significantly reduce what a paid feature offers, we will give you reasonable notice where we can.

The Android version of the App is planned but not guaranteed, and we make no commitment about when (or whether) it will be released.

7. Important: meal suitability, allergies and dietary needs

Please read this section carefully.

WFD helps your household choose and plan meals. It is a planning and decision-making tool — nothing more. In particular:

  • We do not verify recipes, ingredients, nutritional content or allergens. Meal information in the Service — whether provided by us, by other members of your household, or by you — may be incomplete, inaccurate or out of date.
  • You are solely responsible for checking that any meal is suitable for you and everyone you cook for, including checking ingredients, allergens, dietary requirements (such as vegetarian, halal, kosher or gluten-free needs), portion suitability and food safety (such as safe preparation, cooking temperatures and storage).
  • Dietary tags and preference settings in the App are organisational aids only. They are set by users and are not a reliable indicator that a meal is free of any allergen or meets any dietary standard.
  • Nothing in the Service is medical, nutritional or dietary advice. If you have allergies, intolerances, a medical condition or specific dietary needs, consult a qualified professional and always check food packaging and recipes yourself.

8. Premium and purchases

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If we offer paid features:

  • purchases made through the Apple App Store or Google Play are billed by Apple or Google, and their billing, refund and cancellation terms apply;
  • for iOS, Apple's standard Licensed Application End User Licence Agreement applies as a minimum, and these terms apply in addition to it to the extent they are consistent with it;
  • as a UK or EU consumer you have statutory rights (including rights around digital content that is faulty or not as described) that these terms do not remove.

9. Intellectual property

The WFD name, logo, the App, the Website and all content we create (including designs, text and software) belong to us or our licensors. Except for the licence in section 4.1 and your rights in your own content (section 5), these terms do not give you any rights in our intellectual property. Please do not use our name or logo without our written permission.

10. Third-party app stores

You download the App from the Apple App Store or, in future, Google Play. Apple and Google are not parties to these terms and have no responsibility for the App or its content — that responsibility is ours.

For the iOS App, you acknowledge that: Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App; Apple is not responsible for handling claims relating to the App (including product liability, legal compliance and intellectual property claims); Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you; and you must comply with the App Store's terms of service when using the App.

11. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability where it would be unlawful to do so. In particular, nothing excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for your statutory rights as a consumer.

Subject to that:

  • we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking these terms or failing to use reasonable care and skill;
  • we are not responsible for loss or damage that is not foreseeable, or that results from your breaking these terms, or from events beyond our reasonable control;
  • we provide the Service for domestic and private use. We are not liable for business losses such as loss of profit or business opportunity;
  • subject to the paragraphs above, our total liability to you in connection with the Service is limited to [PLACEHOLDER: liability cap — e.g. the greater of £100 and the amounts you paid us in the previous 12 months].

Section 7 (meal suitability) is central to how the Service works: we are not liable for the suitability, safety or accuracy of any meal, recipe or ingredient information, to the extent the law allows.

12. Your responsibility to us

If your content or your deliberate misuse of the Service causes a third party to bring a claim against us, you agree to compensate us for losses we reasonably suffer as a direct result. This does not apply to the extent the claim arises from our own fault, and it does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.

13. Suspension and termination

You can stop using the Service, or delete your account, at any time.

We may suspend or close your account if you seriously or repeatedly break these terms (for example, abusive behaviour, unlawful content or attempts to compromise the Service). Where reasonable, we will warn you first and give you a chance to put things right. If we discontinue the Service or a paid feature, we will give you reasonable notice and, where required by law, an appropriate refund of amounts you have prepaid.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including sections 5, 7, 9, 11 and 15) continue to apply.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time — for example, when we launch new features, the Android app or a premium tier. We will post the updated terms on this page with a new "updated" date, and for significant changes we will give you reasonable notice in the App or by email. If you keep using the Service after a change takes effect, the updated terms apply to you. If you do not agree to a change, you can stop using the Service.

15. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of [PLACEHOLDER: confirm England and Wales], and the courts of [PLACEHOLDER: confirm England and Wales] will have jurisdiction over any dispute.

If you are a consumer living elsewhere in the UK or in the EU, you also benefit from any mandatory protections of the law of the country where you live, and you may bring proceedings in your local courts. Nothing in this section takes away rights you have as a consumer under your local law.

16. Severability

If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest of the terms remain in full effect.

17. Entire agreement

These terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any terms presented to you for specific features (such as a premium subscription), are the entire agreement between you and us for the Service. They do not affect your statutory rights.

18. Contact

Questions about these terms:

  • Email: [PLACEHOLDER: contact email]
  • Post: [PLACEHOLDER: postal address]