Terms of Service

Last updated: [EFFECTIVE DATE]

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a contract between you and [LEGAL ENTITY NAME] (“PAIR,” “we,” “us”) governing your use of the PAIR website and mobile app (the “Service”). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy.

1. Eligibility & accounts

You must be at least [13/16/18] years old to use the Service. You agree to provide accurate information, keep your password secure, and accept responsibility for activity under your account. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized use.

2. Licence to use the Service

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your own personal, non-commercial use. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time.

3. Subscriptions, billing & cancellation

Plans. The Service offers a free tier and a paid subscription (“Pro”) with additional features. Current prices and benefits are shown at checkout.
Auto-renewal. Paid subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly or annual) at the then-current price, and your payment method is charged, until you cancel.
Cancellation. You can cancel anytime — for web, in your account settings; for in-app purchases, through your [Apple App Store / Google Play] account. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and you keep Pro access until then.
Free trials. If a free trial is offered, it converts to a paid subscription automatically unless you cancel before it ends.
Price changes. We may change prices; we will give advance notice and the new price applies to the next renewal after the notice period.
Refunds. Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable. Purchases made through the [Apple App Store / Google Play] are governed by that store’s refund policy and managed in your store account.
Taxes. Prices may exclude taxes, which we add where required.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

copy, scrape, crawl, harvest, or bulk-extract any content or data from the Service, or use automated means to access it, except as we expressly permit;
reproduce, redistribute, sell, sublicense, or create a competing or derivative dataset or product from the Service’s content;
reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code, models, or weighting data, except where this restriction is prohibited by law;
circumvent any paywall, access control, rate limit, or security measure;
upload unlawful, infringing, or harmful content, or misuse, overload, or disrupt the Service;
use the Service to violate any law or the rights of others.

5. Intellectual property

The Service and all of its content — including the ingredient write-ups, curated facts and history, illustrations and icons, the flavour-pairing engine and its calibration data, the compilation and arrangement of the database, the software, and the PAIR name and logo — are owned by [LEGAL ENTITY NAME] or its licensors and are protected by intellectual-property and other laws. Except for the licence in Section 2, no rights are granted to you. Underlying facts (e.g., public nutrition data) are not owned by anyone, but our particular expression, selection, and arrangement of them is protected.

6. Your content & feedback

You keep ownership of the collections, notes, and other content you create (“Your Content”). You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, and display Your Content solely to operate and provide the Service. If you send feedback or suggestions, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free right to use them without obligation to you.

7. Informational use only — not professional advice

The Service provides general information about ingredients, flavour, nutrition, seasonality, and pairings for educational and culinary purposes. It is not medical, nutritional, dietary, or allergen advice, and it may contain errors or omissions. Do not rely on the Service for health or allergy decisions. Nutrition figures are approximate and vary by product and preparation; aroma and pairing data are partly modelled estimates. If you have a food allergy, intolerance, or medical condition, always verify ingredients and allergens with the manufacturer or a qualified professional. We are not responsible for any loss or harm resulting from reliance on the Service.

8. Third-party services

The Service relies on third-party providers (for example, payments, authentication, mapping, and geocoding) and may link to third-party sites. We are not responsible for third-party services or content, and your use of them may be governed by their own terms.

9. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, [LEGAL ENTITY NAME] and its suppliers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits, or goodwill. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the [twelve (12) months] before the claim or [USD 50]. Some jurisdictions do not allow these limits, so they may not fully apply to you.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless [LEGAL ENTITY NAME] from claims and expenses arising out of your misuse of the Service or your breach of these Terms or applicable law.

12. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms or to protect the Service. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (e.g., intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability) will survive.

13. Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of [STATE / COUNTRY], without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes will be resolved in the courts of [VENUE], unless you and we agree to [arbitration / another process]. [Consider an arbitration clause and class-action waiver — review enforceability with counsel for your market.]

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We will post the updated version with a new “Last updated” date and, for material changes, provide reasonable notice. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept them.

15. Contact

[LEGAL ENTITY NAME], [POSTAL ADDRESS] — [CONTACT EMAIL].