Effective Date: 24/06/2025
Last Updated: 24/06/2025
Acceptance of terms
Welcome to Dear Food Us (“we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of our website located at dearfoodus.com (the “Service”) operated by Dear Food Us.
By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access the Service.
Description of service
Dear Food Us is a restaurant review and recommendation platform that provides:
- Restaurant reviews and ratings
- Curated toplists of dining establishments
- User-generated content including reviews and comments
- Restaurant information and recommendations across the United States
User accounts
Account creation
You may create an account to access certain features of our Service. When you create an account, you must provide information that is accurate, complete and current at all times.
Account security
You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account.
Account termination
We may terminate or suspend your account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.
Acceptable use
Permitted uses
You may use our Service for personal, non-commercial purposes to:
- Read restaurant reviews and recommendations
- Search for dining establishments
- Submit reviews and comments
- Share content through provided social features
Prohibited uses
You may not use our Service to:
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations
- Submit false, misleading or defamatory content
- Post spam, promotional material or unauthorized advertising
- Impersonate another person or entity
- Interfere with the proper functioning of the Service
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
- Collect or harvest personal information about other users
- Submit reviews for restaurants you have not personally visited
- Submit multiple reviews for the same restaurant under different accounts
User-generated content
Your content
You retain ownership of any content you submit to our Service, including reviews, comments and photos (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, display, reproduce, modify and distribute your content in connection with our Service.
Content standards
All User Content must:
- Be based on your genuine personal experience
- Be accurate and truthful to the best of your knowledge
- Not contain defamatory, offensive or inappropriate material
- Respect the privacy and rights of others
- Comply with applicable laws
Content moderation
We reserve the right to remove, edit or refuse to publish any User Content that violates these Terms or our community standards. We do not pre-screen all content but may review content after publication.
Review authenticity
All reviews must be based on genuine dining experiences. We prohibit:
- Fake or misleading reviews
- Reviews written by restaurant owners, employees or competitors
- Reviews submitted in exchange for payment or other incentives
- Multiple reviews of the same establishment by the same person
Intellectual property rights
Our content
The Service and its original content, features and functionality are owned by Dear Food Us and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property laws.
User license
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use our Service for personal purposes in accordance with these Terms.
Restrictions
You may not:
- Copy, modify or distribute our content without permission
- Use our trademarks or branding without authorization
- Create derivative works based on our Service
- Reverse engineer or attempt to extract source code
Disclaimers and limitation of liability
Information accuracy
While we strive to provide accurate information, we make no warranties about the completeness, reliability or accuracy of restaurant information, reviews or recommendations. Restaurant details, hours, menus and prices may change without notice.
Personal experiences
Reviews and ratings reflect individual experiences and opinions. Your experience at any restaurant may differ from those described in our reviews.
Third-party content
Our Service may include links to third-party websites or display content from third parties. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such materials.
Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Dear Food Us shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill or other intangible losses.
Medical and dietary disclaimers
Our reviews and recommendations are not medical or dietary advice. If you have food allergies, dietary restrictions or health concerns, please consult with healthcare professionals and verify information directly with restaurants.
Privacy policy
Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Service, to understand our practices.
Changes to terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.
Community guidelines
Respectful communication
Users must treat others with respect. We do not tolerate harassment, hate speech or discriminatory language.
Constructive feedback
Reviews should be constructive and helpful to other diners. While negative experiences can be shared, reviews should be fair and balanced.
Conflict resolution
If you have disputes with restaurants based on our reviews, please work directly with the establishment. We are not responsible for resolving such disputes.
Restaurant information
Accuracy efforts
We make reasonable efforts to ensure restaurant information is accurate, but details may change. We recommend contacting restaurants directly to confirm hours, availability and specific details.
Menu and pricing
Menu items and prices shown on our Service are for informational purposes and may not reflect current offerings. Restaurants may change their menus and prices without notice.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Dear Food Us and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees).
Governing law
These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of [Insert State], United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.
Entire agreement
These Terms constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Dear Food Us regarding the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties.
Contact information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:
Dear Food Us
Email: [email protected]
Website: dearfoodus.com
By using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms of Service and agree to be bound by them.