Mealply – Terms of Service

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
This agreement (“Terms”) is a legally binding contract between you (“you”, “your”, “User”) and Mealply, governing your access to and use of our mobile application and its services. By downloading, installing, registering for, or otherwise using the Services, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not access or use the Services.

1. Accounts & Registration

1.1 Account creation: To access certain features of the Services (for example user profiles, premium features), you must register an account (“Account”). You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information during registration and to maintain and promptly update the information.
1.2 Eligibility: You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old (or the legal age of majority in your applicable jurisdiction) and have full legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
1.3 Account security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account credentials, and for all activity occurring under your Account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other security breach.
1.4 Termination of Account: You may delete your Account at any time by following the instructions in the App. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Account (with or without notice) if you breach these Terms or for any other reason at our sole discretion.

2. Grant of Rights & Access

2.1 Licence to use: Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Services for your personal, non-commercial consumption.
2.2 Restrictions: You agree not to (and not to attempt to):

  • sell, lease, sublicense, transfer, or distribute the Services or any portion thereof;

  • reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or derive source code from the App;

  • use the Services to build a competing product or service;

  • copy, reproduce, modify, publish, transmit, distribute or publicly display any part of the Services except as expressly permitted;

  • use any automated means (bots, scrapers, spiders, crawlers, data-mining tools) to access, monitor or extract data from the Services

2.3 Modifications: We may change, suspend or discontinue any features or portions of the Services at any time without notice, and we will not be liable for any such changes.

3. User-Generated Content

3.1 Definition: “User Content” means any content you submit, post, upload, share, or otherwise make available through the Services (such as recipes, comments, photos, videos).
3.2 Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your User Content. You represent and warrant that your User Content:

  • you own or have the requisite rights to grant the licences below;

  • does not infringe or violate any intellectual property rights, privacy, publicity or other legal rights of any third party;

  • complies with all applicable laws and these Terms.

3.3 Licence to us: By submitting User Content, you grant us, our affiliates, and service providers a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform and display your User Content (in whole or part) and to prepare derivative works of, and incorporate your User Content into other works, in any media formats and through any media channels, for the purpose of providing and promoting the Services. You waive any moral rights or similar rights in your User Content to the extent permitted by law.
3.4 Rights of removal: We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to review, refuse, remove or disable access to any User Content for any reason, including if we believe you have violated these Terms. We may terminate your Account for repeat violations.

4. Acceptable Use & Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to use the Services to:

  • upload or transmit any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, threatening, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable;

  • infringe any third-party rights (including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, privacy or publicity rights);

  • interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers/networks connected to the Services;

  • use any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, automated tool or process to access, index, collect or extract data from the Services;

  • impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

  • use the Services in a manner that harms minors or violates applicable law;

  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Services or other user accounts.

5. Intellectual Property

All rights, title and interest in and to the Services (excluding User Content) and all associated intellectual property rights are owned by the Company. These Terms do not grant you any right, title or interest in any intellectual property rights except the limited licence in Section 2. You must preserve all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices contained in the Services.

6. Data Protection & Privacy

6.1 Privacy Policy: We process your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws (including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act 2018, where applicable). Please review our Privacy Policy which explains how we collect, use, and protect your data.
6.2 Location & device data: If you permit the App to access your device’s location services (e.g., GPS, network-based) we may collect, use and store location data and related information consistent with our Privacy Policy. You understand that location information may be used to personalise content and features of the Services.
6.3 International transfers: We may transfer your personal data to countries outside the EEA/UK where we or our processors operate, and we will ensure that such transfers are made only on lawful bases (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) and adequate protections are in place.

7. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

7.1 Disclaimer of Warranties
The services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we do not make any representations or warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including (but not limited to) implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the services will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that any content provided through the services is accurate, complete, or reliable.

7.2 Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, loss of data, or business interruption, arising out of or related to your use of the services or inability to use the services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
7.3 No guarantee of results: If the Services include recipes or cooking instructions, you acknowledge that individual results may vary and we make no guarantee that outcomes will match photos, videos or expectations. You assume all risk related to your use of any recipes or cooking methods.

8. Subscription, Payments & Refunds (if applicable)

If you subscribe to premium features of the Services:

  • Payment terms, renewal, cancellation and refund policies will be as described in the App or Website at the time of purchase.

  • You must cancel any recurring subscription prior to its renewal to avoid future charges; you acknowledge that prepaid fees are non-refundable unless otherwise stated.

  • We may change the subscription fees at any time; we will notify you of such change in advance and you may cancel your subscription if you do not agree.

9. Termination

9.1 By you: You may stop using the Services at any time. If you have a paid subscription, see Section 8 for cancellation procedures.
9.2 By us: We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services, with or without notice, if you breach these Terms or for any other reason permitted under applicable law.
9.3 Effect of termination: Upon termination of your rights, your Account will be closed, licences granted will cease, and we may delete or deactivate your data and content. Sections 3 (User Content), 5 (Intellectual Property), 7 (Disclaimers & Limitation), 10 (Governing Law & Disputes) and any other provisions which by their nature should survive termination shall remain in effect.

10. Amendments to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time in our sole discretion. If we do so, we will provide notice (for example via email or in-app notification) and post the revised Terms on our Website or in the App, specifying the effective date. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree with the modifications, you must stop using the Services prior to the new effective date. If you are a consumer under EU/UK law, we will comply with any additional notice or acceptance requirements mandated by law.

11. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms and any disputes arising out of or relating to them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws. Where you are a consumer residing in an EU Member State, you may also benefit from mandatory protections of your local law. Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Services or your use of the Services shall be resolved by the courts of Germany.
Where we offer binding arbitration, you and we may opt out of arbitration in favour of courts where required by applicable consumer law.

12. General Provisions

  • Entire agreement: These Terms, together with any additional terms incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Services, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals.

  • Severability: If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

  • Assignment: You may not assign or transfer any rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may freely assign or transfer our rights and obligations at any time.

  • Waiver: No failure or delay by us in exercising any right under these Terms will operate as a waiver of that right.

  • Notices / Electronic communication: You consent to receive notices, agreements, disclosures and other communications electronically.

  • Export controls: You must comply with all local and international export laws and regulations when using the Services.

  • Consumer rights: If you act as a consumer under applicable law, nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit your rights which cannot be excluded or limited under mandatory law.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: info@mealply.com