THESE TERMS OF USE (AND THE PRIVACY POLICY, AS NOTED BELOW) CREATE A LEGAL AGREEMENT (THIS “AGREEMENT”) BETWEEN INSTATASTE LLC (“INSTATASTE”, “WE”, “US” OR “OUR”) AND THE USER OF THE SERVICE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT (“YOU” OR “YOUR”).
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE INSTATASTE PRIVACY POLICY (the “Privacy Policy”), WHICH IS INCORPORATED INTO AND GOVERNED BY THIS AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE http://www.instatasteapp.com AND ANY SUBDOMAINS (the “Site”) AND THE SERVICES, FEATURES, AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE SITE AND/OR OUR MOBILE APPLICATION AVAILABLE VIA THE APPLE APP STORE, GOOGLE PLAY STORE, OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE APP STORE (TOGETHER WITH THE SITE, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED AND SUCCESSOR WEBSITES, APPLICATIONS, FEATURES, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES, OR ANY PART THEREOF, THE “SERVICE”).
BY USING OR ACCESSING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT OR IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 13, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THE SERVICE. INSTATASTE IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THIS SERVICE BY, OR FOR ANY CONTENT OR ADVERTISEMENTS VIEWED BY, MINOR CHILDREN IN VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IMPORTANT NOTICE – This Agreement requires the use of arbitration on an individual basis to resolve disputes between you and InstaTaste, rather than jury trials or class actions. Please read Section 16.4 for further details.
1. Changes to this Agreement.
Except with respect to Section 16.4 (Mandatory Arbitration), InstaTaste reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, replace, add to, supplement or delete any terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and governed by this Agreement) at any time; provided, however, that InstaTaste will use reasonable efforts to provide you with notification of any material changes (as determined in InstaTaste’s sole discretion) by email, postal mail, website posting, pop-up screen, or in-service notice. You should visit this page whenever you use the Service to review this Agreement and learn if any terms have changed. If any future changes to this Agreement are unacceptable to you or cause you to no longer be in compliance with this Agreement, you must immediately stop using the Service. Your continued use of the Service following any revision to this Agreement constitutes your complete acceptance of any and all such changes.
2. No Endorsement.
All text, images, articles, photographs, illustrations, audio, graphics, graphs, video clips, and other materials available through the Service (including without limitation material on the Service’s Public Areas (as defined below)) (the “Content”) are provided for informational purposes only. Any information provided to you by InstaTaste as a result of your participation in the Service is being provided to you solely for your informational benefit. In creating the Content, InstaTaste relies on third-party sources that InstaTaste has not vetted. Your reliance on the Service or the Content is at your own risk. InstaTaste does not endorse or warranty any product, service, opinion, or other information that may be referenced on or through the Service.
3. Access to the Service.
3.1. Subject to your acceptance of and compliance with this Agreement, InstaTaste grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable limited right to use the Service and associated Content for your personal non-commercial use. You agree not to use the Service for any other purpose, or to download, save, copy or distribute the Content that is not owned by or contributed by you except strictly in connection with your proper use of the Service or as specifically allowed in this Agreement.
3.2. InstaTaste may change, modify, suspend, or discontinue in its entirety or any aspect of the Service at any time. InstaTaste may also impose limits on certain features or restrict or prohibit your access to parts or all of the Service at any time, all without notice or liability.
3.3. You expressly agree that the Content may be viewed and accessed only by end users and not by any other website or web publisher.
3.4. Your use of the Service is conditioned upon your compliance with this Agreement and any use of the Service in violation of this Agreement may constitute infringement of InstaTaste’s copyrights in and to the Service and Content (as applicable). InstaTaste reserves the right to terminate your access to the Service without notice if you violate this Agreement or for any reason at InstaTaste’s discretion.
3.5 Registration and Subscription. You may access certain portions of the Service at no cost. As a non-paying user, you will have the ability to participate in some, but not all, of the features and services available within the Service. In order to access certain features and services, you must pay a fee for such other features and services. We may change the fees charged at any time.
3.6 Use of the Service by Minors.
The Service is a general-audience service and is not directed to children under 13. Children under 13 may not access, use, register for, or otherwise interact with the Service. By accessing, using, or registering for the Service, you represent and warrant that you are not under 13 years of age. InstaTaste does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If InstaTaste learns, is notified, or otherwise reasonably believes that a user or other individual is under 13 or that personal information of a child under 13 has been collected through the Service, InstaTaste reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without notice, to suspend or terminate any account, restrict access to the Service, remove any content, and delete any associated information, including personal information, to the extent it determines appropriate.
4. Ownership of Intellectual Property.
4.1. Except as set forth below, the Service and all Content and other materials that are part of the Service are owned, controlled, or licensed by InstaTaste and its licensors and are protected by law from unauthorized use. The entire Contents of the Service are copyrighted under the U.S. copyright laws and/or similar laws of other jurisdictions. InstaTaste, and the InstaTaste logos, are trademarks of InstaTaste and may not be used without the express written permission of InstaTaste.
(a) Third-Party References. The Service may reference third-party restaurant names, publications, review sources, ratings, awards, and trademarks solely to identify restaurants or to describe publicly reported recognitions. Any such references do not imply affiliation with, endorsement by, sponsorship by, or approval from any third party.
(b) No Affiliation. For the avoidance of doubt, InstaTaste is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any restaurant, brand, publication, review source, or award issuer referenced through the Service, except where expressly stated otherwise.
4.2. You do not acquire any ownership rights by using the Service, or by copying or downloading material from the Service. However, you retain ownership of any information or content initially owned by you that you upload or incorporate into the Service.
4.3. You agree not to copy, redistribute, publish or otherwise exploit Content, except as expressly permitted herein, without the express prior written permission of InstaTaste.
4.4. You hereby grant to InstaTaste a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), and transferable right and license to use all comments, feedback, blog or forum statements, suggestions, ideas, emails, and other submissions disclosed or submitted to InstaTaste in connection with your use of the Service (collectively, “Submissions”) in any manner InstaTaste may desire, including, but not limited to, to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, reproduce, modify, create derivative versions of, distribute, publicly display and publicly perform such Submissions, in any and all forms and media now known or hereafter devised, without compensation to you and without identifying you as the creator. You agree that the provisions in this Section 4 will survive any termination of your account(s), the Service, or this Agreement.
4.5. “Your Information” is defined as any information or content you provide to InstaTaste or other users, or to which you provide InstaTaste or other users access, in the registration or transaction process (including without limitation your name, photograph); in any Public Areas (as defined below), as well as your user profile and in-Service messages (including those between users); or through any e-mail or other feature of the Service.
4.6. You hereby grant to InstaTaste a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), and transferable right, license, and permission, in all forms and media, now known or hereafter devised, to exercise all rights you have in Your Information (including without limitation to use, adapt, reproduce, distribute, edit, exhibit, publicly display, publicly perform, and publish your name and photograph) in connection with providing the Service, subject to our Privacy Policy.
4.7. You hereby waive any right you may have to inspect or approve the materials that may be used in connection with your name and/or photograph, or the uses made of Your Information in connection with providing the Service. You retain ownership of Your Information. The license to use Your Information includes, without limitation, the right to display Your Information within the Service, share it with other users, and use it in connection with marketing and promotional materials related to InstaTaste. You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant this license and that Your Information does not violate any third-party rights. You hereby waive and release any claims you may have against InstaTaste for any damages, costs or liabilities you incur from InstaTaste’s use of Your Information, including but not limited to damages caused by any distortion, alteration, optical illusion or composite use, whether intentional or otherwise, that may occur in making, processing, duplicating, distributing or displaying Your Information.
4.8. You agree to include, and to not remove or alter, InstaTaste’s trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights notices, as provided by InstaTaste on or in connection with the Service, when using or sharing content, or otherwise using the Service, and you agree to comply with usage guidelines that may be provided by InstaTaste from time to time. You agree that all goodwill that arises in connection with your use of InstaTaste trademarks inures exclusively to InstaTaste, and you agree not to challenge InstaTaste’s ownership or control of any InstaTaste trademarks, nor use or adopt any trademarks that might be confusingly similar to such InstaTaste trademarks.
5. Terms for App Store Apps
5.1. If you accessed or downloaded the Service from the Apple App Store, you agree to use the Service only: (1) on an Apple-branded product or device that runs iOS (Apple’s proprietary operating system software); and (2) as permitted by the “Usage Rules” set forth in the Apple App Store Terms of Service as of the effective date of this Agreement. If You accessed or downloaded the Service from any app store or distribution platform (like the Apple App Store or Google Play) (each, an “App Provider”), then you acknowledge and agree that:
5.2. This Agreement is between you and InstaTaste, and not with App Provider, and that, as between InstaTaste and the App Provider, InstaTaste is solely responsible for the Service.
5.3. The App Provider has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Service.
5.4. In the event of any failure of the Service to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify App Provider and App Provider will refund to you any purchase price you paid for the Service (if applicable) and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, App Provider will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Service. Any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure of the Service to conform to any warranty will be the sole responsibility of InstaTaste.
5.5. App Provider is not responsible for addressing any claims you or any third party may have relating to the Service or your possession and use of the Service, including, but not limited to: (1) product liability claims; (2) any claim that the Service fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (3) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
5.6. In the event of any third-party claim that the Service or your possession and use of the Service infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, InstaTaste will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim solely to the extent required by this Agreement.
5.7. App Provider and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement as related to your license of the Service, and, upon your acceptance of this Agreement, App Provider will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this Agreement as related to your license of the Service against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.
5.8. You agree to comply with all U.S. and foreign export laws and regulations to ensure that neither the Service nor any technical data related thereto nor any direct product thereof is exported or re-exported directly or indirectly in violation of, or used for any purposes prohibited by, such laws and regulations. By using the Service you represent and warrant that: (1) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (2) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
6. Posting on Other Web Sites.
Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, InstaTaste grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable limited license to share content from the Service, including screenshots and links, on third-party platforms, including social media, personal websites, and other applications. You may not:
- use InstaTaste content in a misleading way;
- imply endorsement by InstaTaste where none exists;
- violate applicable law or the legal rights of others or publish or distribute any inappropriate, infringing, defamatory, profane, indecent, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable information or material;
- use the Service or the Content for unauthorized commercial purposes without permission; or
- interfere with or attempt to extract data from the Service at scale (e.g., scraping).
All rights not expressly granted are reserved by InstaTaste and InstaTaste may revoke this limited license, in whole or in part, upon notice.
7. Public Areas.
The Service may feature various community areas and other public forums, including but not limited to blogs or member communities, discussion boards, question and answer areas and comment areas (the “Public Areas”). If you use a Public Area you are solely responsible for your own Submissions, the consequences of posting your Submissions, and your reliance on any information in the Public Areas or other areas of the Service. If you feel threatened or believe that someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. Any information you share, including without limitation any discussions with others, in any online Public Area is by design open to the public and is not private. The InstaTaste Parties (as defined herein) reserve the right, but shall not be obligated, to record any dialogue or exchanges in the Public Areas of the Service. The InstaTaste Parties shall have no responsibility for any actions taken, or failures to take action, with respect to the Public Areas of the Service or any submissions by you or other users. As with any public forum on any website, the information you post may show up in third-party search engine results.
8. Passwords.
InstaTaste has several tools that allow you to record and store information in your account. You are responsible for all actions on the Service by you or under your password or account and for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your password or account. Nobody but you may use your password or your account and you are responsible for all actions taken by individuals who use the Service through your password or account in contravention of the foregoing. Without limiting the foregoing, it is your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of any login code and password; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your Service account and password; (3) promptly inform InstaTaste of any need to deactivate a password. You grant InstaTaste and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the Service the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use any information recorded and/or stored in your account in connection with the operation of the Service.
9. Usage Rules.
As a condition of your use of and access to the Service, you agree to comply with any application-, tool-, or content-specific rules published within the Service as well as the following usage rules, which InstaTaste may modify or supplement in its discretion from time to time (with notice to you of material changes, per Section 1). You agree that you will not, in regard to the Service (as determined by InstaTaste in its discretion):
(a) Copy, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, reverse assemble, modify or attempt to discover any software (source code or object code) that the Service creates to generate web pages or any software or other products or processes accessible through the Service;
(b) use or launch, develop or distribute any automated system, including, without limitation, any spider, robot (or “bot”), cheat utility, scraper or offline reader that accesses the Service, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software;
(c) distribute any virus, time bomb, trap door, Trojan horse, worm, malware, ransomware or other harmful, malicious or disruptive computer code, mechanism, software, script, agent or program;
(d) cover or obscure any notice, legend, warning, banner or advertisement contained on the Service;
(e) interfere with or circumvent any security feature of the Service or any feature that restricts or enforces limitations on use of or access to the Service;
(f) sell the Service or any part thereof including but not limited to user accounts and access to them in exchange for real currency or items of value;
(g) violate any applicable law, including without limitation any applicable export laws;
(h) harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their permission for posting or viewing Submissions;
(i) infringe or violate the rights of any other party, including without limitation any intellectual property rights or rights of privacy or publicity;
(j) engage in conduct that is obscene, offensive, pornographic, fraudulent, deceptive, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or causes embarrassment to any other person;
(k) further any chain letters or pyramid schemes, transmit unsolicited messages, or engage in “spam;”
(l) deliberately mislead anyone as to your identity, impersonate another, falsely identify the source of any Submissions, or allow another person or entity to use your identity in order to access the Service or post or view Submissions;
(m) engage in conduct that conflicts with the spirit or intent of the Service, including without limitation, by disrupting the flow of dialogue in a Public Area (as defined above), restricting any other user from using or enjoying the Service, or exposing InstaTaste or another to any liability or detriment of any kind;
(n) use automated queries, including screen and database scraping, spiders, robots, crawlers, information harvesting, and any other automated activity with the purpose of obtaining Content, information or data from the Service, unless you receive the express written permission of InstaTaste; or
(o) violate the terms of service of Apple, Google, or other channel by which you access the Service.
10. Privacy and Protection of Personal Information.
InstaTaste respects the privacy of visitors to and users of the Service. Information collected from you is subject to the InstaTaste Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you may be granting the third-party provider through whom you access the Service permission to share your email address and any other information with InstaTaste. Please see the InstaTaste Privacy Policy at http://www.instatasteapp.com/privacy for more information on the collection and use of your information. You acknowledge and agree that the InstaTaste Privacy Policy, including, but not limited to, the manner in which InstaTaste collects, uses and discloses your information, is incorporated into and governed by this Agreement. By accepting this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms of the InstaTaste Privacy Policy. You further agree to comply with all applicable laws with respect to all information you may receive from InstaTaste. In addition, if you provide information to InstaTaste about another person, you represent, warrant, and covenant that: (i) you have (and will continue to have) processed, collected, and disclosed all such information in compliance with applicable law and provided any notice and obtained all consents and rights required by applicable law to enable InstaTaste to lawfully process such information as permitted by this Agreement; (ii) you have (and will continue to have) full right and authority to make such information available to InstaTaste under this Agreement; and (iii) InstaTaste’s processing of such information in accordance with this Agreement or your instructions does and will not infringe upon or violate any applicable law or any rights of any third party.
11. Communications Decency Act Notification.
Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 230(d) as amended, InstaTaste hereby notifies you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. Information identifying providers of such protection is available at the following links:
http://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/;
https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-use-parental-controls-keep-your-kid-safer-online.
Please note that InstaTaste is not affiliated with the above listed sites, nor is the above intended as an endorsement of any of the products or services listed on such sites.
12. Disclaimers; Limitations; Waivers of Liability.
12.1. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EXCEPT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THIS DISCLAIMER IS PROHIBITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, AND WITH ANY LEGALLY REQUIRED WARRANTY PERIOD LIMITED TO THE SHORTER OF 30 DAYS FROM FIRST USE OR THE MINIMUM PERIOD REQUIRED). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER INSTATASTE NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR SUBSIDIARIES, OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, DISTRIBUTORS, LICENSEES OR LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, “INSTATASTE PARTIES”) WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, UNCORRUPTED, TIMELY, OR ERROR-FREE.
12.2. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE INSTATASTE PARTIES FURTHER MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DESCRIPTION OF ANY RESTAURANT, FOOD ITEM, PRODUCT, AND/OR SERVICE) WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR TIMELY. SOME RESTAURANT INFORMATION, RATINGS, AWARDS, EDITORIAL REFERENCES, AND OTHER CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE MAY BE DERIVED FROM THIRD-PARTY OR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES. INSTATASTE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY SUCH THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE, CURRENT, ACCURATE, OR ERROR-FREE, AND SUCH INFORMATION MAY BE CHANGED, UPDATED, OR REMOVED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE SERVICE MAY BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME FOR MAINTENANCE OR OTHER REASONS. INSTATASTE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR OTHER PROBLEMS OF TELEPHONE NETWORKS OR SERVICES, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, MOBILE PHONE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, OR EMAIL, INCLUDING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE INTERNET OR AT ANY SITE OR COMBINATION THEREOF, INCLUDING INJURY OR DAMAGE TO A USER’S OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON’S COMPUTER, MOBILE PHONE, OR OTHER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE, RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM USING OR DOWNLOADING MATERIALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEB AND/OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE. INSTATASTE PROVIDES RANKINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND CONTENT SOURCED FROM USERS, THIRD PARTIES, AND EDITORIAL INPUTS. ALL SUCH CONTENT REFLECTS OPINIONS OR AGGREGATED DATA AND IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. INSTATASTE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, RANKINGS, OR “WHAT TO ORDER” SUGGESTIONS. ANY RELIANCE ON SUCH CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
12.3. IN PARTICULAR, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES MAY CREATE OUTPUTS THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE, CORRECT, OR COMPLETE. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON ANY OUTPUTS FROM THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, AS TRUE OR FACTUAL INFORMATION. YOU INDEPENDENTLY MUST EVALUATE ANY AND ALL OUTPUTS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATENESS FOR YOUR USE CASE, INCLUDING USING A MANUAL HUMAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE USING, ACTING UPON, OR OTHERWISE RELYING ON ANY AND ALL OUTPUTS FROM THE SERVICE.
12.4. THE INSTATASTE PARTIES DO NOT ENDORSE OR WARRANT ANY RESTAURANT, FOOD ITEM, PRODUCT, SERVICE, OPINION, OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REFERENCED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE HEREUNDER IS DESIGNED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE INSTATASTE PARTIES HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR OR INVOLVEMENT WITH ANY RELATIONSHIP THAT EXISTS OR COMES TO EXIST BETWEEN A USER OF THE SERVICE AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL WITH WHOM YOU INTERACT THROUGH OR AS A RESULT OF THE SERVICE.
12.5. THE INSTATASTE PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, THE USE OR MISUSE OF SUBMISSIONS OR CONTENT IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE, WHETHER OR NOT THE INSTATASTE PARTIES ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN THE EVENT THAT THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY IS FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, AND A DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT INSTATASTE IS LIABLE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE INSTATASTE PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID INSTATASTE IN THE 90 DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT THE CLAIM.
12.6. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THESE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED HEREIN APPLY TO ANY AND ALL DAMAGES OR INJURY WHATSOEVER CAUSED BY OR RELATED TO USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE UNDER ANY CAUSE OR ACTION WHATSOEVER OF ANY JURISDICTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTIONS FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE).
12.7. Release. You forever release, discharge, and covenant not to sue the InstaTaste Parties from any and all liability, claims, actions, and expenses that may arise, whether caused by the negligence of the InstaTaste Parties or otherwise, in connection with your use of the Service or your interaction with any party through or as a result of the Service. In other words, you cannot sue the InstaTaste Parties if anything happens to you or your property from using the Service or interacting with any party through the Service. You agree that the provisions in this Section 12 will survive any termination of your account(s), the Service, or this Agreement.
13. Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the InstaTaste Parties from and against all liability, claims, actions and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of your use of the Service or your breach or alleged breach of any term, condition, obligation, representation or warranty in this Agreement. You agree that the provisions in this paragraph will survive any termination of your account(s), the Service, or this Agreement.
14. Copyright Policy; Objectionable Content.
If you believe your rights have been violated by, or you otherwise object to, any posting, content or information on the Service, please contact us promptly so we can evaluate the claim and take appropriate action. If your complaint includes a claim of copyright infringement, the following policy will apply:
It is InstaTaste’s policy to respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement, and to remove, or disable access to, infringing material. If you believe that any of the content or materials appearing on this Service contain infringements, please send a notice to our designated agent at the address stated below. Your notice should contain the following: a physical or electronic signature of a person (i.e., claimant) authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed; identification of the content or material claimed to be infringing; a reference or link to the infringing material or activity, or the subject of the infringing activity, including information to enable us to locate that material or reference; the address, telephone number or email address of the claimant; a statement that the claimant has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the claimant is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. InstaTaste will also terminate a user’s account if a user is deemed to be a repeat infringer, namely, one who has been notified of bona fide infringing activity more than twice. Our designated agent, to whom you should direct your infringement claim (or other complaints), is:
Attention: Copyright Manager
InstaTaste LLC
82 Wendell Avenue, Suite 100
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: +1-617-618-3605
Email: legal@instatasteapp.com
15. Third Party Sites and Products.
We may include links to third-party sites or services, or information about third-party products or services, which are typically subject to service terms and policies that differ from ours. Therefore, you should review the terms of use and privacy policies of all sites and services linked to from or referred to by our Service. We do not endorse or take responsibility for these third party offerings, nor do we vet or take responsibility for third-party sites, services or products or for the postings or communications of other users.
16. Governing Law/Waiver of Injunctive Relief.
16.1. This Agreement and all aspects of the Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts governing contracts entered into and to be fully performed in Massachusetts (thus, without regard to conflict of laws provisions) regardless of your location. With respect to any disputes or claims not subject to informal dispute resolution or arbitration (as set forth below), you agree not to commence or prosecute any action in connection therewith other than in the state or federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts, and you hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to, venue and jurisdiction in the state and federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts.
16.2. You acknowledge that the rights granted and obligations made hereunder to InstaTaste are of a unique and irreplaceable nature, the loss of which will irreparably harm InstaTaste and which cannot be replaced by monetary damages alone, so that InstaTaste will be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief (without the obligations of posting any bond or surety) in the event of any breach or anticipatory breach by you. You irrevocably waive all rights to seek injunctive or other equitable relief and agree to limit your claims to claims for monetary damages (if any).
16.3. To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy or claim related to this Agreement (“Dispute”), you and InstaTaste agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one person to the other. You will send your notice to InstaTaste LLC, Attn: Legal, 82 Wendell Ave, Ste 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201
16.4. Mandatory Arbitration. If you and InstaTaste are unable to resolve a Dispute through informal negotiations within 30 days, either you or InstaTaste may elect to have the Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Any election to arbitrate by one party will be final and binding on the other. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ABSENT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration will be commenced and conducted under the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Rules”) of JAMS, which is available at the JAMS website www.jamsadr.com. The determination of whether a Dispute is subject to arbitration will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and determined by a court rather than an arbitrator. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation will be governed by the Rules. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone, by video conference, or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so.
16.5. Notwithstanding the above, you and InstaTaste agree that arbitration will be limited to the Dispute between InstaTaste and you individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration will be joined with any other; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
16.6. You and InstaTaste agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations and binding arbitration: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of your or InstaTaste’s intellectual property rights; (b) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief or to compel arbitration, stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.
17. Waiver/Severability.
17.1. The failure of InstaTaste to require or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right under any provision of this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of InstaTaste’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.
17.2. You and InstaTaste agree that if any portion of this Agreement, except any portion of Section 16.4, is found illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such determination of invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other manner or jurisdiction and without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which will continue to be in full force and effect. If Section 16.4 is found to be illegal or unenforceable then neither you nor InstaTaste will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of Section 16.4 found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute will be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within Boston, Massachusetts, and you and InstaTaste agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.
18. Term and Termination.
This Agreement will remain in effect as long as your account is up-to-date and you remain in compliance with the terms hereof, unless it has been voluntarily suspended or terminated by you or InstaTaste. You may terminate this Agreement by destroying all Service-related materials obtained from the Service, InstaTaste or any other web site or source. The privileges granted to you under this Agreement will terminate immediately and automatically without notice from InstaTaste if, in our sole discretion, you fail to comply with any term or provision of this Agreement or for any reason in InstaTaste’s sole discretion. Following the termination of this Agreement, your account(s), or the Service, InstaTaste shall retain all rights to the Submissions pursuant to this Agreement.
19. Miscellaneous.
InstaTaste operates and controls the Service from the United States. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate, lawful, or available for use in other locations. If you access the Service from outside the United States, you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. The information provided on the Service is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject InstaTaste to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice will act to modify this Agreement. InstaTaste may assign this Agreement to any party at any time without any notice to you. You may not assign this Agreement without InstaTaste’s prior written consent. This Agreement (including the InstaTaste Privacy Policy) contains the entire understanding of you and InstaTaste’s, and supersedes all prior understandings between the parties concerning its subject matter, and cannot be changed or modified by you. Upon InstaTaste’s request, you will furnish InstaTaste with any documentation, substantiation or releases necessary to verify your compliance with this Agreement. You agree that this Agreement will not be construed against InstaTaste by virtue of having drafted it. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of this Agreement and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute this Agreement.
20. Construction.
In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears: (i) where not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense and vice versa and words in the plural number include the singular number and vice versa; (ii) reference to any person includes such person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement; (iii) reference to any gender includes each other gender; (iv) reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and includes all addenda, exhibits and schedules thereto; (v) the titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement; (vi) “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto,” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or Subsection of this Agreement; (vii) “including” (and with correlative meaning, “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term; (viii) any reference to “dollars” means United States Dollars; (ix) all references to “days” refer to calendar days; and (x) the word “or” is not exclusive. This Agreement has been executed in English and the English language version shall control notwithstanding any translations of this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, all deliverables will be in English.
21. Statute of Limitations.
You and InstaTaste both agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or this Agreement (including the Privacy Policy) must be filed within ONE (1) YEAR after such claim or cause of action arose (or, if longer, within the shortest statute of limitations for such claim which the parties may establish by agreement) or the claim will be forever barred.
22. Questions?
If you have any questions about this Agreement, its terms, your account or your rights hereunder, or if you have any complaints or claims, please contact: InstaTaste LLC, 82 Wendell Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201, support@instatasteapp.com.
23. Payment.
You understand that use of the Service may result in payments by you for the services you receive (“Charges”). After you have received the full service obtained through your use of the Service and applications, InstaTaste will process payment of the applicable Charges, using the preferred payment method designated in your account, and will send you a receipt by email.
Charges will be inclusive of applicable taxes where required by law. Charges paid by you are final and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, non-refundable unless otherwise determined by InstaTaste or required under applicable consumer protection laws.
In jurisdictions where mandatory refund or withdrawal rights apply (including, to the extent applicable, certain rights under EU consumer protection laws), such rights will be honored in accordance with applicable law.
Any request for lower Charges or disagreement with the Charges should be addressed to InstaTaste by contacting support@instatasteapp.com.
We reserve the right to establish, remove and/or revise Charges for any or all aspects of the Service at any time in our sole discretion, by posting or otherwise delivering notice to you. Any use of the Service after a notice of new or revised Charges has been posted on the Site or delivered to you will be deemed your acceptance of these new or revised Charges.
InstaTaste may from time to time provide certain users with promotional offers and discounts that may result in different Charges for the same or similar Service, and you agree that such promotional offers and discounts, unless also made available to you, shall have no bearing on your use of the Service or the Charges applied to you.