Terms of Use — Vittle
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These Terms of Use ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Lior Cohen ("Vittle", "we", "us") governing your use of the Vittle mobile application and related services (the "App").
1. Acceptance of these Terms
By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age required in your country) to use the App. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the App only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms.
3. The service
Vittle helps you track food across your storage locations (fridges, freezers, pantry) and builds a shopping list as items run out.
- Free tier: core inventory on a single device, stored locally on your device.
- Vittle Premium (subscription): unlocks multiple locations and real‑time household sync, which stores your data in the cloud so household members can share it.
We may add, change, or discontinue features at any time.
4. Your account
Some features (household sync) require you to sign in, including via Sign in with Apple. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for activity that occurs under it. Household inventory is intended to be created and used lawfully and truthfully.
5. Subscriptions, billing, and cancellation
- Vittle Premium is an auto‑renewing subscription sold through the Apple App Store: Monthly ($2.99) and Annual ($19.99), with a 7‑day free trial on the annual plan. Prices may vary by region and are shown in the App before purchase.
- Billing is handled by Apple. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period.
- Free trial: any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. If you do not cancel before the trial ends, it converts to a paid subscription.
- Manage or cancel anytime in your device Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. We do not process payments and generally cannot issue refunds; refunds are handled by Apple under Apple's policies and applicable law.
- These billing terms are supplemented by Apple's Standard EULA (see §16) and your local consumer‑protection rights, which are not waived by these Terms.
6. Your content
"Your Content" means the storage locations, items, quantities, expiry dates, shopping‑list entries, household name, and invitee emails you add.
- You own Your Content. You grant us a limited licence to host, process, store, and transmit it solely to operate the App and provide the features you use (including syncing it to your household members if you enable cloud sync).
- You are responsible for the accuracy of Your Content and for having the right to enter any information (such as an invitee's email address).
- You may delete Your Content at any time, and you may delete your account and associated data via Account → Delete account (see the Privacy Policy).
7. Household sharing
If you enable household sync and invite people:
- Members can view and edit everything in the household's inventory and shopping list. Only invite people you trust.
- You are responsible for whom you invite and for the sharing you enable. Removing a member or leaving a household stops future access but does not undo changes already made.
8. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- use the App in violation of any law or these Terms;
- interfere with, disrupt, or overload the App or its infrastructure, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to it or to other users' data;
- reverse‑engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code, except where permitted by law;
- use the App to store or transmit unlawful, infringing, or harmful content; or
- resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the App without our written permission.
9. Food‑safety and informational disclaimer
Vittle is an organizational tool, not a food‑safety, medical, dietary, or nutritional authority. Expiry dates, quantities, product names, and categories in the App are for general information and convenience only, and may be incomplete, outdated, or inaccurate — including product data retrieved from third‑party sources such as Open Food Facts. Always check the actual product, its packaging, and its printed date labels, and use your own judgment about whether food is safe to consume. Do not rely on the App for food‑safety, allergy, health, or dietary decisions; consult the product label and, where relevant, a qualified professional.
10. Third‑party services
The App relies on third‑party services — including Apple (Sign in with Apple, App Store billing), Google Firebase (authentication and cloud storage for sync), and Open Food Facts (barcode product look‑ups). Your use of those features may be subject to the third parties' own terms and policies. We are not responsible for third‑party services or content and provide no warranty regarding them.
11. Intellectual property
The App — including its software, design, branding, name, logo, and content we provide — is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by law. We grant you a personal, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable, revocable licence to use the App for its intended purpose. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works except as permitted by these Terms or applicable law. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
12. Disclaimer of warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the App is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non‑infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error‑free, or that data will always sync or be preserved. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of these exclusions may not apply to you.
13. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill, arising from or related to your use of (or inability to use) the App. To the extent liability cannot be excluded, our total liability is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for the App in the 12 months before the claim, or USD $50. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (including certain consumer rights).
14. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims and expenses arising out of your misuse of the App, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third‑party right, except to the extent caused by us.
15. Termination
You may stop using the App at any time and delete your account. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms or to protect the App or its users. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (e.g., content licence limits, disclaimers, liability limits) will survive.
16. Apple App Store — additional terms
These Terms are between you and us only, not with Apple, and Apple is not responsible for the App or its content. You acknowledge that:
- your licence to use the App is limited to a non‑transferable licence to use it on any Apple‑branded device you own or control, as permitted by the App Store Usage Rules;
- Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App;
- if the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price (if any); to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation regarding the App;
- we, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims relating to the App, including product‑liability, legal/regulatory, and consumer‑protection claims, and any claim that the App infringes a third party's intellectual‑property rights;
- you represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as "terrorist‑supporting," and that you are not on any U.S. Government restricted‑ parties list; and
- Apple and its subsidiaries are third‑party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.
17. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will update the "Last updated" date and, for material changes, provide reasonable notice. Your continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
18. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict‑of‑laws rules, and the courts of Haifa, Israel will have jurisdiction — except that this does not deprive you of any mandatory consumer protections of the country where you reside.
19. Miscellaneous
- Entire agreement: these Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App.
- Severability: if any provision is unenforceable, the rest remain in effect.
- No waiver: our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
- Assignment: you may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
20. Contact
By using Vittle, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms of Use.