Lunch Locals, LLC. Website Terms And Conditions
1. Introduction And Acceptance Of Terms
1.1 Introduction
Welcome to the website for Lunch Locals, LLC. (hereafter also referred to as the “Company,” “We,” “Our,” or “Us”). The Company is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Access to the Company’s website www.lunchlocals.com (the “Site”) is permitted only pursuant to the terms and conditions of this website user agreement (the "Agreement").
1.2 User Defined
Any person accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Site in any manner, whether directly, indirectly, manually, or via an automated program shall be deemed a "User" (also referred to herein as “You” or “Your”) under this Agreement. However, purchases or transactions from or through this Site may only be made by Users who are eighteen (18) years old or older.
1.3 About the Site
www.lunchlocals.com is a website designed to act solely as a facilitator, helping users discover and engage with local restaurants and businesses. These establishments are independent entities, and Lunch Locals does own and control the businesses advertised on our platform.
1.4 Use is Acceptance
Your use of the Site as defined above constitutes Your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Your agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions, and Your affirmation that you have read and understand this Agreement. When using a particular feature of the Site, You may also be subject to any posted guidelines, rules, terms of service, privacy policies, or other contractual provision as noted. In the event of a conflict between any other agreement, rule, policy, or terms of service on or available on the Site and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. If You have any questions about this Agreement, please contact the Company before using the Site.
2. Lawful Use
2.1 No Illegal Promotions
All advertising and promotional activities facilitated through Lunch Locals must comply with the laws of the respective localities where the businesses are based. Advertisements for illegal products or services are strictly prohibited. Businesses reserve the right to inspect content for legality before promotion.
2.2 Prohibited Activities
Users must not engage in any promotions or advertisements that involve illegal activities across state lines, including but not limited to the sale and distribution of restricted items like alcohol.
2.3 Regulated Promotions
Users are expected to be aware of and adhere to any local or state regulations affecting their advertisements. Prohibited types of promotions or exceeding regulated quantities in ads are not allowed.
2.4 Misleading Information
Information provided by users to Lunch Locals must be accurate and not misleading. It should not contain obscene content, viruses, or other harmful computer programming routines. Users must also respect third-party intellectual property rights and avoid defamatory or harassing communications.
2.5 No Spamming
You may not take any action that imposes an unreasonable burden upon the infrastructure used to support the efficient operation of the Site, including but not limited to unsolicited e-mail or texts.
3. Your Account
3.1 Personal Information
By registering on Lunch Locals, you agree to provide true, accurate, and complete information about yourself as required by the registration process and to update this information as necessary to keep it current. You affirm that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age.
3.2 Confidentiality
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including passwords and payment details ("Account Information"). You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree not to share your Account Information with third parties and to notify Lunch Locals immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. Lunch Locals is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security obligations.
4. The Perils Of Internet Use
4.1 Transmissions Non-confidential
You assume all responsibility and risk for Your use of the Site via the internet. You acknowledge that any uploads or transmissions You make related to the Site may potentially be intercepted and used by an unauthorized third party, including law enforcement. Accordingly, you assume all risk and responsibility for Your use of this Site.
4.2 Computer Viruses
The Company cannot, and does not, guarantee that the Site will be free of infection from viruses or other malware that could damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, hardware, software, data, or personal information belonging to You. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy Your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output and for maintaining a means external to the Site for the reconstruction of any lost data.
4.3 System Outages
The Company periodically scheduled system downtime for maintenance of the Site and for other purposes. Further, unplanned system outages may occur. The Company shall have no liability to You for unavailability of the Site, for any reason, or for any loss of data or transactions caused by planned or unplanned system outages or the resulting delay, miss-delivery, or non-delivery of information caused by such system outages. Also, the Company shall have no liability to You for any outages of web-host providers, internet infrastructure, and networks external to the Site.
5. Indemnification
5.1 Generally
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Company (and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents) harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, costs, liabilities, losses and damages of any kind (including attorneys' fees) resulting from (a) Your use, misuse, or abuse of the Site; (b) Your wrongful use of products or services provided through the Site; and/or (c) Your breach of any provision of this Agreement.
5.2 Right to Defend
The Company reserves the right to preliminarily assume the exclusive defense and control of any claim against the Company attributable to Your conduct subject to indemnification as set forth above and thereafter seek reimbursement from You for any and all such costs of defense and indemnity from You for any loss, settlement, or judgment sustained.
5.3 Cooperation
You agree to cooperate as the Company may require in defense of any claim made against the Company as a result of the foregoing conduct by You subject to indemnification.
6. Intellectual Property
6.1 Content Protection
The content on Lunch Locals, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is owned by Lunch Locals or its affiliates and is protected by local, national, and international copyright and trademark laws, as well as other intellectual property rights. You are allowed to use this content for your personal, non-commercial use only.
6.2 Restrictions on Use
Apart from personal use downloads, you may not reproduce, republish, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from the content of Lunch Locals. Some content may be licensed from third parties and their intellectual property rights must be respected.
6.3 Rights Reserved
All rights not explicitly granted in these terms are reserved by Lunch Locals. This agreement does not grant any implicit licenses to use patented, copyrighted, or trademarked materials of Lunch Locals or third parties.
6.4 Respect for Other Copyrights
Lunch Locals respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. You must not use the platform in a way that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others.
6.5 DMCA
The Company’s policy regarding copyright infringement and the Company’s designated agent for receipt of copyright infringement claims pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 USC § 512) is as follows: Company contact this Site.
7. Limitation of Liability
7.1 Users
For Lunch Locals users, our liability in connection with any service is limited to the amount paid for that specific advertisement or promotion, not to exceed $100.00. Users may seek direct, compensatory damages up to this limit. Under no circumstances will Lunch Locals be liable for indirect, special, consequential damages, loss of profits, goodwill, or punitive damages.
7.2 General Limits
These limitations apply to all claims related to the use of Lunch Locals, including damage to your equipment, the failure to deliver a service as promised, unauthorized access to your account information, or any misleading statements or behaviors by Lunch Locals or its representatives.
7.3 Applicability
These limitations benefit Lunch Locals’ owners, directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives.
8. No Endorsement of Content and External Links
Lunch Locals may include links to external websites purely for user convenience. We do not review all linked sites, take no responsibility for their content, and are not liable for any harm resulting from their content. Lunch Locals does not endorse, nor make any representations about these external sites, their information, products, or the outcomes of using them. Access to any external links is at your own risk.
9. International Users
Lunch Locals does not guarantee that the content or services are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Accessing the platform from territories where the content is illegal is not advised. If you access Lunch Locals from outside the U.S., you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
10. User Feedback
Feedback, questions, comments, or suggestions regarding Lunch Locals may be shared freely and are considered non-confidential. Lunch Locals has the right to use, reproduce, and share such feedback without obligation.
11. Updates and Modifications to This Agreement
Lunch Locals may modify these terms and any linked documents at any time without notice, by posting updated terms on the platform. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms. Content on the site may also be changed, deleted, or updated at any time without notice.
12. Termination
12.1 Termination by Lunch Locals
Lunch Locals reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the platform if you violate this Agreement, fail to verify provided information, or engage in behavior contrary to our values, at our discretion.
12.2 Termination by You
You can terminate your account at any time by contacting us directly.
13. Miscellaneous
13.1 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Tennessee, USA. Any disputes will be handled in the courts of Knox County, Tennessee.
13.2 Severability
If any part of this Agreement is deemed invalid or unenforceable, it will not affect the remainder of the Agreement.
13.3 Non-waiver
Failure to enforce any part of this Agreement does not waive the right to enforce it later.
13.4 Non-assignability
You cannot transfer your rights or responsibilities under this Agreement without written consent from Lunch Locals.
13.5 No Third-party Beneficiaries
This Agreement does not provide rights to anyone not a party to it.
13.6 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, along with any referenced documents, constitutes the entire agreement between you and Lunch Locals.