Use of the Website by you is governed by these terms and conditions of use
and, by accessing or using the Rate My Plate website you acknowledge
that you have read, understood and accept these terms.
No users under 16 years of age
The Rate My Plate website is not intended for use by individuals
under 16 years of age. If you are under the age of 16 please discontinue use
of the website.
Limitations of use
You agree not to use the Rate My Plate website or any products or
services available on the website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited
by these terms of use.
You must not submit any information or other material that contains viruses
or computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage or
interfere with data or information on the Rate My Plate website. You
must not attempt to gain access to the website through hacking or the impersonation
of others. You agree not to use software devices, or manual processes to monitor
or copy pages from the website without the permission of Rate My Plate in writing.
Intellectual property
The Rate My Plate website, as well as all elements contained in
or comprising the website, including the text, website design, logos, graphics,
icons, images, illustrations, photographs, digital material, video clips,
audio signals, and music files, as well as, layout and "look and feel" thereof
are the sole property of Rate My Plate Limited and are protected by
copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws and international
conventions. Software utilised in the website is the property of Rate My Plate. Software is also protected by British and international copyright
laws.
Rate My Plate grants you, the user a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to access and use the website and its contents for purposes of
general browsing, setting up personalised profiles on specific pages, posting,
editing and deleting information, uploading, editing and deleting photographs,
image files and conducting business with
Rate My Plate or third-party vendors or affiliates.
The trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, designs, and sounds
associated with the Rate My Plate website are owned by Smart Arts (UK)
Ltd.
User Profile Information
By using the Rate My Plate website you guarantee that the Profile
Information is true, accurate and complete in all respects. The Profile
Information, and all associated information you submit on the Rate My Plate
website as described in the next paragraph,
• does not infringe any intellectual property of a third party;
• will not cause offence to other users of the Rate My Plate website;
• does not violate any law;
• does not constitute advertising or solicitation of business.
By agreeing to our Terms and conditions of use, you grant to Rate My Plate a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, nonexclusive,
royalty-free right and license to use, copy, reproduce, display, license,
sublicense, distribute, transmit, edit, and modify the User Information on
the homepage of the Website and in any advertising, marketing, or promotions
by or on behalf of Rate My Plate of the website or the services provided
by or made available through the website, including in any print media, television,
motion pictures, the Internet, and in any other media now known or that may
be developed in the future (collectively, "Media").
You waive any inspection or approval of the finished Media. You waive any
claim against Rate My Plate for any alleged or actual infringements
of any proprietary rights, rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights, or
rights of attribution, and any claim of alteration (including, without limitation,
optical illusion or faulty mechanical reproduction), in connection with any
Profile Information. If you are not the owner of the Profile Information,
you acknowledge that the owner of the Profile Information account may delete,
for any or no reason, Profile Information submitted or posted to that account
by you or by anyone else.
Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent legally permissible by law, in no event shall Smart
Arts (UK) Ltd, its subsidiaries, and its affiliates, directors, employees,
agents, shareholders, representatives, suppliers, or content or service
providers be liable for damages of any kind (including without limitation,
direct, indirect, compensatory, special, incidental, punitive and consequential
damages) even if made aware of the possibility of such damages, whether
in an action under contract, tort or other theory, arising out of or in
connection with the use of, inability to use, or performance of the website,
its contents, information or materials contained on the website, and/or
any products or services available at the website.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Rate My Plate,
its subsidiaries, and its affiliates, directors, employees, agents, shareholders,
representatives, suppliers, and content and service providers from and against
all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
resulting from
• any violation of these terms of use, your use of the Rate My Plate website,
• Profile Information and any other communications you submit to us, or
• any activity related to your account with Rate My Plate by you
or any other person accessing the website using your account, user name or
account password.
Disclaimer of warranty
The Rate My Plate website, its contents and the products and services
available on the website are provided on an "as is" and "as
available" basis. To the maximum extent legally permissible by law, Rate My Plate expressly disclaims all representations and warranties, express
or implied, of any kind with respect to the website, its uses and the products
and services offered on the website, including but not limited to warranties
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, title,
accuracy and freedom from computer viruses or other harmful components.
Third party and affiliate links and frames
Rate My Plate may provide links to websites operated by third parties.
Rate My Plate makes no representations about any third party websites
that you may access through the website. Rate My Plate is not and will
not be responsible for the privacy practices, content or operation of such
websites. Rate My Plate reserves the right to disable any unauthorized
frames and specifically disclaims any responsibility for the contents of any
other websites linked to the Website.
Your Profile Information
Rate My Plate may send email and other communications to you
for the purpose of advising you of changes or additions to the Website,
about any of our products or services, or about any other matters. Such
communications are subject to the terms of our privacy
policy. If you do not want to receive email or other communications from
us, simply indicate this at the time of registering by emailing us at info@rate-my-plate.co.uk.
Privacy policy
Miscellaneous legal matters
The website is controlled and operated by Rate My Plate Limited.
Use of the Website shall be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom without
regard to its choice of law principles. All legal proceedings or disputes
arising out of these terms of use or your use of the website shall be resolved
exclusively in the United Kingdom and you agree to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of those courts. Any cause of action or claim you may have with
respect to the website must be commenced within six (6) months after the cause
of action or claim arises.
Changes to the website – Termination of service
Rate My Plate reserves the right to change or discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, the website, and those products and services available at
the website, without prior notice to you. You agree that Rate My Plate
shall not be liable to you for any modification, suspension, discontinuance
or deletion of the website, any elements comprising the website or any products
or services available on the website. Rate My Plate reserves the right,
at its sole discretion, immediately and without notice to you, to limit, restrict,
suspend or terminate your account and/or your ability to access the website
and the products and services available on the website, for any or no reason.
Notices of claimed infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on the
Rate My Plate website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement,
please provide the following information in writing to Rate My Plate
(address)
• an electronic or physical signature of the person authorised to act
on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
• a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
• a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is
located on the Website;
• your contact information including email address;
• a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information
is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the
copyright owner's behalf.
About terms and conditions of use
Rate My Plate reserves the right to change, alter or modify these
terms and conditions of use for any or no reason at any time and without notice.
Contact us
For further information on any of the aforementioned points, please contact
us by email at info@rate-my-plate.co.uk.
