Terms and Conditions
These Terms of Service (which, together with the Business
Terms below, are the “Terms”) are effective immediately for users
accessing or using the Service without an Account or those registering.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE TERMS INCLUDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROVISIONS (SEE SECTION 13) THAT, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, REQUIRE THAT (1)
CLAIMS YOU BRING AGAINST WINEBOTTLE BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL
ARBITRATION, AND (2) YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS,
GROUP, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
These Terms govern your access to and use of our products
and services, including those offered through our websites, events,
communications (e.g., emails, phone calls, and texts) and mobile applications
(collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you
are agreeing to these Terms, which form a legally binding contract with: (i) WineBottle.,
a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Waynesboro, Tenneessee, unless
you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”)
or Switzerland; or (ii) WineBottle Ireland Ltd., a limited liability company
established and resident under the laws of the Republic of Ireland, if you are
a resident of a country in the EEA or Switzerland. “WineBottle” means
WineBottle. or WineBottle Ireland Ltd., as applicable. Do not access or use the
Service if you are unwilling or unable to be bound by the Terms. For more
information about our policies and instructions relating to the Service,.
- DEFINITIONS
- Parties. “You” and “your” refer
to you, as a user of the Service. A “user” is someone
who accesses or in any way uses the Service. “We,” “us,” and “our” refer
to WineBottle and its subsidiaries.
- Content. “Content” means
text, images, photos, audio, video, and all other forms of data or
communication. “Your Content” means Content that you
submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Service, such
as ratings, reviews, photos, videos, compliments, invitations, check-ins,
votes, friending and following activity, direct messages, and information
that you contribute to your user profile or suggest for a business
page. “User Content” means Content that users submit or
transmit to, through, or in connection with the Service. “WineBottle
Content” means Content that we create and make available in
connection with the Service. “Third Party Content” means
Content that originates from parties other than WineBottle or its users,
which is made available in connection with the Service. “Service
Content” means all of the Content that is made available in
connection with the Service, including Your Content, User Content, WineBottle
Content, and Third Party Content.
- Sites
and Accounts. “Consumer Site” means WineBottle’s consumer
website (www.WineBottle.com and related domains) and mobile
applications. “Consumer Account” means the account you
create to access or use the Consumer Site. “Business Account” means
the account you create to access or use the WineBottle for Business
Owners website (WineBottle and related domains) and mobile applications.
“Account” means any Consumer Account or Business Account.
- CHANGES
TO THE TERMS
We may modify the Terms from time to time. The most current version of the
Terms will be located here. You understand and agree that your access
to or use of the Service is governed by the Terms effective at the time of
your access to or use of the Service. If we make material changes to these
Terms, we will notify you by email, by posting notice on the Service,
and/or by other method prior to the effective date of the changes. We will
also indicate at the top of this page the date that such changes were last
made. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised
versions will be binding on you. You understand and agree that
your continued access to or use of the Service after the effective date of
changes to the Terms represents your acceptance of such changes.
- TRANSLATION
We may translate these Terms into other languages for your convenience.
Nevertheless, the English version governs your relationship with WineBottle,
and any inconsistencies among the different versions will be resolved in
favor of the English version available.
- USING
THE SERVICE
- Eligibility. To
access or use the Service, you must have the requisite power and
authority to enter into these Terms. You may not access or use the
Service if you are a competitor of WineBottle or if we have previously
banned you from the Service or closed your Account.
- Permission
to Use the Service. We grant you permission to use the Service
subject to these Terms. Your use of the Service is at your own risk,
including the risk that you might be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent, inaccurate, objectionable, incomplete, fails to
provide adequate warning about potential risks or hazards, or is
otherwise inappropriate.
- Service
Availability. The Service may be modified, updated, interrupted,
suspended or discontinued at any time without notice or liability.
- Accounts. You
must create an Account and provide certain information about yourself in
order to use some of the features that are offered through the Service.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account
password. You are also responsible for all activities that occur in
connection with your Account. You agree to notify us immediately of any
unauthorized use of your Account. We reserve the right to close your
Account at any time for any or no reason.
Your Consumer Account is for your personal, non-commercial
use only, and you may not create or use a Consumer Account for anyone other
than yourself. We ask that you provide complete and accurate information about
yourself when creating an Account in order to bolster your credibility as a
contributor to the Service. You may not impersonate someone else, provide an
email address other than your own, create multiple Accounts, or transfer your
Consumer Account to another person without WineBottle’s prior approval.
- Communications
from WineBottle and Others. By accessing or using the Service,
you consent to receive communications from other users and WineBottle
through the Service, or through any other means such as emails, push
notifications, text messages (including SMS and MMS), and phone calls.
These communications may promote WineBottle or businesses listed on WineBottle,
and may be initiated by WineBottle, businesses listed on WineBottle, or
other users. You further understand that communications may be sent using
an automatic telephone dialing system, and that you may be charged by
your phone carrier for certain communications such as SMS messages or
phone calls. You agree to notify us immediately if the phone number(s)
you have provided to us have been changed or disconnected. Please note
that any communications, including phone calls, with WineBottle or made
through the Service may be monitored and recorded for quality purposes.
You can opt-out of certain communications.
- CONTENT
- Responsibility
for Your Content. You alone are responsible for Your Content,
and once posted to WineBottle, it cannot always be withdrawn. You assume
all risks associated with Your Content, including anyone’s reliance on
its quality, accuracy, or reliability, and any risks associated with
personal information you disclose. You represent that you own or have the
necessary permissions to use and authorize the use of Your Content as
described herein. You may not imply that Your Content is in any way
sponsored or endorsed by WineBottle.
You may expose yourself to liability if, for example, Your
Content contains material that is false, intentionally misleading, or
defamatory; violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark,
service mark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of
publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; contains
material that is unlawful, including illegal hate speech or pornography;
exploits or otherwise harms minors; violates or advocates the violation of any
law or regulation; or violates these Terms.
- Our
Right to Use Your Content. We may use Your Content in a number
of different ways, including by publicly displaying it, reformatting it,
incorporating it into advertisements and other works, creating derivative
works from it, promoting it, distributing it, and allowing others to do
the same in connection with their own websites and media platforms (“Other
Media”). As such, you hereby irrevocably grant us world-wide,
perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, sublicensable,
transferable rights to use Your Content for any purpose. Please note that
you also irrevocably grant the users of the Service and any Other Media
the right to access Your Content in connection with their use of the
Service and any Other Media. Finally, you irrevocably waive, and cause to
be waived, against WineBottle and its users any claims and assertions of
moral rights or attribution with respect to Your Content. By “use”
we mean use, copy, publicly perform and display, reproduce, distribute,
modify, translate, remove, analyze, commercialize, and prepare derivative
works of Your Content.
- Ownership. As
between you and WineBottle, you own Your Content. We own the WineBottle
Content, including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive
features, graphics, design, compilation (including, but not limited to,
our selection, coordination, aggregation, and arrangement of User Content
and other Service Content), computer code, products, software, aggregate
star ratings, and all other elements and components of the Service
excluding Your Content, User Content and Third Party Content. We also own
the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets,
and other intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world
associated with the WineBottle Content and the Service, which are
protected by copyright, trade dress, patent, trademark, and trade secret
laws and all other applicable intellectual and proprietary rights and
laws. As such, you may not sell, license, copy, publish, modify,
reproduce, distribute, create derivative works or adaptations of,
publicly display or in any way use or exploit any of the WineBottle
Content in whole or in part except as expressly authorized by us. Except
as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, we do not grant you any
express or implied rights, and all rights in and to the Service and the WineBottle
Content are retained by us.
- Advertising. WineBottle
and its licensees may publicly display advertisements, paid content, and
other information nearby or in association with Your Content. You are not
entitled to any compensation for such advertisements. The manner, mode
and extent of such advertising are subject to change without specific
notice to you.
- Other. User
Content (including any that may have been created by users employed or
contracted by WineBottle) does not necessarily reflect the opinion of WineBottle.
Except as required by law, we have no obligation to retain or provide you
with copies of Your Content, and we do not guarantee any confidentiality
with respect to Your Content. We reserve the right to remove, screen,
edit, or reinstate User Content at our sole discretion for any reason or
no reason, and without notice to you. For example, we may remove a review
if we believe it violates our Content Guidelines. Except in
accordance with WineBottle’s Verified License program, WineBottle does
not attempt to verify any licenses a local business or its
representatives may have, and consumers should inquire about any such
licenses with the business directly. Businesses whose licenses have been
verified by WineBottle will have a “Verified License” badge displayed on
their WineBottle business page.
- BOOKING
AND TRANSACTING
- Generally. You
can access features through the Service that allow you to book or
transact online with local businesses, such as making restaurant or spa
reservations, ordering food delivery, or scheduling appointments. These
features may be provided by WineBottle’s third-party partners, including
through iframes or similar formats, and their use may be governed by
different or additional terms presented to you as part of the booking or
transaction process. Please note that such third-party partners and/or
the transacting local businesses themselves are responsible for
fulfilling such bookings and transactions.
- Payments
and Cancellations. You may be required to provide your credit
card information to confirm a booking, and will be charged any applicable
fees, including cancellation or no-show fees in accordance with the
transacting local business’s cancellation policy provided at the time of
booking. You agree that WineBottle may facilitate any such payments and
charges on behalf of the transacting local business.
- Coupons. Any
coupons that WineBottle might issue for use in connection with the
Service are non-transferable (unless required by law), not redeemable for
cash or any other consideration, and automatically expire thirty (30)
days after the issue date unless otherwise specified. If your Account is
terminated you will not be able to use any unexpired and unused coupons,
and any such coupons will automatically terminate and cannot be redeemed
unless required by law.
- REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
We are under no obligation to enforce the Terms on your behalf against
another user. While we encourage you to let us know if you believe another
user has violated the Terms, we reserve the right to investigate and take
appropriate action at our sole discretion.
- You
represent and warrant that:
- You
have read and understood our Content Guidelines;
- You
have read and understood our Privacy Policy. If you use the Service
outside of the United States of America, you consent to having your
personal data transferred to and processed in the United States of
America; and
- Prior
to attending any event listed on the Service, you have read and agree to
our Event Terms and Conditions.
- You
also represent and warrant that you will not, and will not assist,
encourage, or enable others to use the Service to:
- Violate
our Terms, including the Content Guidelines and Event Terms and
Conditions;
- Post
any fake or defamatory review, trade reviews with others, or compensate
someone or be compensated to post, refrain from posting, or remove a
review;
- Violate
any third party’s rights, including any breach of confidence, copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of
publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right;
- Threaten,
stalk, harm, or harass others, or promote bigotry or discrimination;
- Promote
a business or other commercial venture or event, or otherwise use the
Service for commercial purposes, except in connection with a Business
Account in accordance with the Business Terms;
- Send
bulk emails, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in
nature or not; engage in keyword spamming, or otherwise attempt to
manipulate the Service’s search results, review Recommendation Software
(as defined in the Business Terms below), or any third party website;
- Solicit
personal information from minors, or submit or transmit pornography;
- Violate
any applicable law;
- Modify,
adapt, appropriate, reproduce, distribute, translate, create derivative
works or adaptations of, publicly display, sell, trade, or in any way
exploit the Service or Service Content (other than Your Content), except
as expressly authorized by WineBottle;
- Use
any robot, spider, Service search/retrieval application, or other
automated device, process or means to access, retrieve, copy, scrape, or
index any portion of the Service or any Service Content, except as
expressly permitted by WineBottle (for example, as described at www.WineBottle.com/robots.txt);
- Reverse
engineer any portion of the Service, unless applicable law prohibits
this restriction, in which case you agree to provide us with 30
days’ prior written notice here;
- Remove
or modify any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice
that appears on any portion of the Service or on any materials printed
or copied from the Service;
- Record,
process, or mine information about users;
- Access,
retrieve or index any portion of the Service for purposes of
constructing or populating a searchable database of business reviews;
- Reformat
or frame any portion of the Service;
- Take
any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an
unreasonable or disproportionately large load on WineBottle’s technology
infrastructure or otherwise make excessive traffic demands of the
Service;
- Attempt
to gain unauthorized access to the Service, Accounts, computer systems
or networks connected to the Service through hacking, password mining or
any other means;
- Use
the Service or any Service Content to transmit any computer viruses,
worms, defects, Trojan horses, malicious code, spyware, malware or other
items of a destructive or harmful nature;
- Use
any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working
of the Service, or otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper
working of the Service;
- Use
the Service to violate the security of any computer network, crack
passwords or security encryption codes; disrupt or interfere with the
security of, or otherwise cause harm to, the Service or Service Content;
or
- Remove,
circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any
security-related features of the Service, features that prevent or
restrict the use or copying of Service Content, or features that enforce
limitations on the use of the Service.
- ADDITIONAL
POLICIES AND TERMS
- Copyright
and Trademark Disputes. You agree to follow
our Infringement Policy in notifying us about copyright and
trademark disputes concerning User Content. You agree we may forward any
notification sent pursuant to our Infringement Policy to the user who
submitted the User Content at issue.
- Additional
Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to any and all
additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines that we may post on or
link to from the Service (the “Additional Terms”). All such
Additional Terms are hereby incorporated by reference into, and made a
part of, these Terms. If you have a Business Account, the Business Terms
provided below apply to you.
- SUGGESTIONS
AND IMPROVEMENTS
By sending us any ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals (“Feedback”),
you agree that (i) your Feedback does not contain any third party
confidential or proprietary information, (ii) we are under no obligation
of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Feedback,
(iii) we may have something similar to the Feedback already under
consideration or in development, (iv) we have no obligation to review,
consider, or implement the Feedback, or to return to you all or part of
the Feedback, and (v) you grant us an irrevocable, non-exclusive,
royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, assignable, sublicensable,
transferable license to use, modify, prepare derivative works of, publish,
distribute and sublicense the Feedback, and you irrevocably waive, and
cause to be waived, against WineBottle and its users any claims and
assertions of any moral rights contained in such Feedback.
- THIRD
PARTY CONTENT AND SERVICES
- The
Service may host Third Party Content, or include links to other websites
or applications (each, a “Third Party Service”). We do not
control or endorse any Third Party Content or Third Party Service. You
agree that we are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or
content of any such Third Party Content or Third Party Service. Your use
of and reliance on any Third Party Content or Third Party Service is at
your own risk.
Some of the services made available through the Service and
Third Party Services may be subject to additional third party terms of service,
privacy policies, licensing terms and disclosures, and other terms, conditions,
and policies, including without limitation the ones posted here. It is
your responsibility to familiarize yourself with any such applicable third
party terms.
- INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless WineBottle, its parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, any related companies, suppliers, licensors and
partners, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors and
representatives of each of them (collectively, the “WineBottle Entities”)
from and against any and all third party claims, actions, demands,
losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including but not
limited to attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising out of or
relating to: (i) your access to or use of the Service, including Your
Content, (ii) your violation of the Terms, (iii) your breach of your
representations and warranties provided under these Terms, (iv) any
products or services purchased or obtained by you in connection with the
Service, (v) your products or services, or the marketing or provision
thereof to end users, or (vi) the infringement by you, or any third party
using your Account, of any intellectual property or other right of any
person or entity. WineBottle reserves the right, at your expense, to
assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are
required to indemnify us and you agree to cooperate with our defense of
these claims. You agree not to settle any such matter without the prior
written consent of WineBottle. WineBottle will use reasonable efforts to
notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of
it.
- DISCLAIMERS
AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY SINCE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF THE WINEBOTTLE
ENTITIES TO YOU. EACH OF THE SUBSECTIONS BELOW ONLY APPLIES UP TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. NOTHING HEREIN IS INTENDED
TO LIMIT ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY LIMITED. BY
ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ,
UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THIS SECTION. YOU ARE
GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS.
- THE
SERVICE AND SERVICE CONTENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN “AS IS”,
“WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH THE EXPRESS
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WINEBOTTLE ENTITIES MAY NOT MONITOR, CONTROL, OR
VET USER CONTENT OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT. AS SUCH, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE
IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. THE WINEBOTTLE ENTITIES MAKE NO
CLAIMS OR PROMISES ABOUT THE QUALITY, COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, OR
RELIABILITY OF THE SERVICE, ITS SAFETY OR SECURITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE SECURITY OF YOUR DATA, OR THE SERVICE CONTENT.
ACCORDINGLY, THE WINEBOTTLE ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
PERSONAL INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM THE
SERVICE’S INOPERABILITY, DEPLETION OF BATTERY POWER OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT
OF DEVICES USED TO ACCESS THE SERVICE, SERVICE UNAVAILABILITY, SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES OR FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR
RELIABILITY OF THE BUSINESS LISTINGS, RATINGS, REVIEWS (INCLUDING THEIR
CONTENT OR OMISSION OF CONTENT, ORDER, AND DISPLAY), METRICS OR OTHER
CONTENT FOUND ON, USED ON, OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE.
- THE WINEBOTTLE
ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD PARTY, SUCH
AS THE BUSINESSES OR ADVERTISERS LISTED ON THE SERVICE OR THAT OFFER
GOODS OR SERVICES THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR THE SERVICE’S USERS.
ACCORDINGLY, THE WINEBOTTLE ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
PERSONAL INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM ANY SUCH THIRD
PARTY’S ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, IF ANOTHER USER OR
BUSINESS MISUSES YOUR CONTENT, IDENTITY OR PERSONAL INFORMATION, OR IF YOU
HAVE A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OF THE BUSINESSES OR ADVERTISERS
LISTED OR FEATURED ON THE SERVICE. YOUR PURCHASE AND USE OF PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN
DISCRETION AND RISK.
- YOUR
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND REMEDY IN CASE OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE
SERVICE, RELATED SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER GRIEVANCE SHALL BE YOUR
TERMINATION AND DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, OR USE OF THE SERVICE.
- THE WINEBOTTLE
ENTITIES’ MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT
YOU SUFFER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO
THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO THE WINEBOTTLE
ENTITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE
ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (ii) $100.
- THE WINEBOTTLE
ENTITIES’ LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, THE WINEBOTTLE ENTITIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY (i) INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, RELIANCE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, (ii) LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, (iii) BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
(iv) REPUTATIONAL HARM, (v) LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA; OR (vi)
LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO A CONSUMER ALERT POSTED ON ANY WINEBOTTLE
BUSINESS PAGES FOR YOUR BUSINESS. THE WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED
IN THIS SECTION 12 WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF
ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT
LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
- ARBITRATION,
DISPUTES, AND CHOICE OF LAW
- If
you are a resident of the United States or Canada:
- EXCEPT
FOR EXCLUDED CLAIMS: ANY CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION, REQUEST FOR RELIEF OR
DISPUTE THAT MIGHT ARISE BETWEEN YOU AND WINEBOTTLE (“CLAIMS”)
MUST BE RESOLVED BY ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; YOU AND WE AGREE
THAT EACH MAY BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN
OUR RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS
MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH
YOU AND WINEBOTTLE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE
OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY
SITUATED, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A
REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. YOU AND WINEBOTTLE EXPRESSLY WAIVE
THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY A JURY.
- “Excluded
Claims” means: (a) Claims brought by you or WineBottle that could be
brought in small claims court, if permitted by the rules of that court,
or (b) Claims related to intellectual property (like copyrights and
trademarks), violations of WineBottle’s API Terms of Use (which, for
clarity, are governed by those terms), or a breach of Section 7 above
(Representations and Warranties). Excluded Claims may be brought in
court. Any issues relating to the scope and enforceability of the
arbitration provision will be resolved by the arbitrator. If any Claim
cannot be arbitrated in accordance with this provision, then only that
Claim may be brought in court and all other Claims remain subject to
arbitration. Notwithstanding this paragraph, Business Claims, as defined
in Section 3 of the Additional Terms for Business Accounts, are governed
by that section.
- Excluded
Claims and Claims that cannot be arbitrated must be brought in court.
Tennessee law will govern these Terms (to the extent not preempted
or inconsistent with federal law), as well as any such Excluded Claim or
Claim that cannot be arbitrated, without regard to conflict of law
provisions. You or WineBottle may seek relief in any small claims court
of competent jurisdiction. All other Excluded Claims and Claims that
cannot be arbitrated are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction in, and
the exclusive venue of, the state and federal courts located within San
Francisco County, Tennessee and you consent to the personal
jurisdiction of these courts for the purpose of litigating any such
Claim.
- Arbitration
shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in
accordance with its Consumer
Arbitration Rules then in effect. For more information,
visit www.adr.org. Arbitration
may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by
phone or online. The arbitrator may award damages to you individually as
a court could, including declaratory or injunctive relief, but only to
the extent required to satisfy your individual claim.
- Unless
the arbitrator finds the arbitration was frivolous or brought for an
improper purpose, WineBottle will pay all filing, AAA, and arbitrator’s
fees and expenses. We waiveany right to seek an award of attorneys’ fees
and expenses in connection with any non-frivolous arbitration between
you and us.
- If
you are a resident of a country located in the EEA or Switzerland, Irish
law will govern these Terms, as well as any dispute that might arise
between you and WineBottle.
- You
agree that any subpoena, third-party discovery request, or other
third-party process directed to WineBottle must issue from, or be
domesticated by, the state or federal courts located within San
Francisco County, Tennessee and you agree to submit to the
jurisdiction of each of these courts for any related proceedings.
- TERMINATION
- You
may terminate the Terms at any time by closing your Account,
discontinuing any access to or use of the Service, and providing WineBottle
with a notice of termination here.
- We
may close your Account, suspend your ability to use certain portions of
the Service, terminate any license or permission granted to you
hereunder, and/or ban you altogether from the Service for any or no
reason, and without notice or liability of any kind. Any such action
could prevent you from accessing your Account, the Service, Your Content,
Service Content, or any other related information.
- In
the event of any termination of these Terms, whether by you or us,
Sections 1, 3, 5, 7–15 of the Terms of Service will continue in
full force and effect.
- GENERAL
TERMS
- We
reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue the Service at our
sole discretion, at any time, for any or no reason, and without notice or
liability.
- Except
as otherwise stated in Section 10 above, nothing herein is intended, nor
will be deemed, to confer rights or remedies upon any third party.
- The
Terms contain the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use
of the Service, and supersede any prior agreement between you and us on
such subject matter. The parties acknowledge that no reliance is placed
on any representation made but not expressly contained in these Terms.
- Any
failure on WineBottle’s part to exercise or enforce any right or
provision of the Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or
provision. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any
right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights
hereunder. The Terms may not be waived, except pursuant to a writing
executed by WineBottle.
- If
any provision of the Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid by an
arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, then only that provision
shall be modified to reflect the parties’ intention or eliminated to the
minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full
force and effect and enforceable.
- The
Terms, and any rights or obligations hereunder, are not assignable,
transferable or sublicensable by you except with WineBottle’s prior
written consent, but may be assigned or transferred by us without
restriction. Any attempted assignment by you shall violate these Terms
and be void.
- You
agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, agency, special or
fiduciary relationship exists between you and WineBottle as a result of
these Terms or your use of the Service.
- The
section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or
contractual effect.
Copyright © 2026 WineBottle., PO BOX 777, Waynesboro, TN
38485, U.S.A.
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR BUSINESS ACCOUNTS
The following terms (“Business Terms”), in addition
to the Terms of Service above, govern your access to and use of your
Business Account. In the event of any conflict between these Business Terms and
the Terms of Service, the Business Terms apply. If you have purchased products or
services from WineBottle on behalf of your business (e.g., advertising or
business tools), the terms of that purchase apply in the event of any conflict
with these Business Terms. Capitalized words used but not defined in these
Business Terms have the meanings described in the Terms of Service. By
creating, accessing, or using your Business Account, you are agreeing to these
Business Terms and concluding a legally binding contract with WineBottle. You
are not authorized to create, access, or use a Business Account if you do not
agree to these Business Terms.
PLEASE READ THESE BUSINESS TERMS CAREFULLY AS THEY
REQUIRE THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES,
RATHER THAN TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS, AND ALSO LIMIT THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO
YOU IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE.
In the event of any termination of these Business Terms,
whether by you or us, these Business Terms in their entirety will continue in
full force and effect.
- REQUIREMENTS,
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
- In
order to access or use the Services, you agree that:
- you
have the authority to act on behalf of the business or businesses
associated with or claimed through your Business Account and bind any
such business (including any corresponding business entity) to the
Business Terms (such business or businesses, your “Business”);
- your
access to or use of the Business Site will only be in your capacity as
an authorized representative of your Business;
- you
will not use the Consumer Site for business activities, including but
not limited to flagging reviews or messaging people who have reviewed
your Business;
- your
Business complies with applicable laws and does not offer, advertise,
sell, or lease illegal products and/or services;
- you
grant WineBottle a non-transferable, non-exclusive, royalty-free limited
license to display your public website on the Services, or allow for its
display through iframes or other framing technology;
- you
agree that we may contact you, including by phone or email, using the
contact information you provide us, make publicly available, or that we
have on record for your business, and that our communications (including
phone calls) with you may be monitored and recorded for quality
purposes;
- you
understand that we may display health score information for your
Business, and may place a Consumer Alert regarding that health score, on
the business page for your Business;
- you
understand and agree that we may share certain aggregate or otherwise
deidentified information about your responses to Request a Quote leads
with other Businesses, for example, the number of total Businesses
responding to the lead and the speed of those responses; and
- you
understand and acknowledge that non-disparagement clauses in certain
consumer contracts, such as clauses that seek to restrict or prohibit
reviews (including provisions that penalize consumers for posting
reviews) about your Business, are prohibited under law (Cal. Civil Code
§ 1670.8) and under the federal Consumer Review Fairness Act (15 U.S.
Code § 45b) and you agree that you will not include such clauses in your
consumer contracts, or otherwise attempt to enforce non-disparagement or
‘gag’ clauses against consumers under any circumstances. You understand
that we may publicly notify consumers, including by placing a Consumer
Alert on the business page for your Business, if we have a good faith
belief that such clauses are used by your Business.
- You
represent and warrant that you will not, and will not authorize or induce
any other party, to:
- offer
incentives of any kind, such as discounts, freebies, refunds, gift
cards, contest entries, offers, or deals in exchange for the posting of
reviews of your Business, or to prevent or remove reviews, and you
understand and acknowledge that WineBottle, through its Consumer Alerts,
may publicly notify consumers about such incentives and other attempts
to obtain, prevent, or remove reviews;
- solicit
or ask for reviews from your customers;
- write
reviews or vote on Content (e.g., voting user reviews as useful, funny,
or cool) for your Business or your Business’s competitors;
- pay
or induce anyone to post, refrain from posting, or remove reviews, or
otherwise attempt to circumvent WineBottle’s Recommendation Software
(defined below) or fraud detection systems;
- attempt
to generate automated, fraudulent, or otherwise invalid ad impressions,
inquiries, conversions, ad clicks, or other actions;
- use
any automated means or form of scraping or data extraction to access,
query or otherwise collect WineBottle data, content and/or reviews from
the Consumer Site or the Business Site, except as expressly permitted by
WineBottle (for example, as described at www.WineBottle.com/robots.txt);
- use
any WineBottle trademark or service mark in any manner without WineBottle’s
prior written consent; or
- misrepresent
your identity or affiliation to anyone in connection with WineBottle.
- You
understand and acknowledge that WineBottle allows consumers to post
Content about your Business, including photos, ratings, and reviews. You
understand and acknowledge that WineBottle employs automated software in
an effort to showcase the most reliable and useful reviews while
displaying other reviews less prominently (“Recommendation Software”).
You understand and acknowledge that while WineBottle uses its
Recommendation Software to identify potentially less helpful reviews, the
Recommendation Software may sometimes suppress legitimate reviews or fail
to detect illegitimate reviews. You understand and acknowledge that any
purchase of advertising or other paid features from WineBottle will not
influence the Recommendation Software or otherwise allow or enable You,
directly or indirectly, to alter reviews or impact whether, where, or how
reviews appear on WineBottle.
The following Sections 2 and 3 apply if you are a
resident of the United States or Canada only:
- DISCLAIMERS
AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY SINCE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF THE WINEBOTTLE
ENTITIES TO YOU. FOR CLARITY, THE BELOW APPLIES IN ADDITION TO THE
DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY DETAILED IN SECTION 12 OF THE
TERMS.
The federal Communications Decency Act (47 U.S. Code §
230) limits the liability of interactive computer services, like WineBottle,
for their role in publishing third-party Content, including consumer
reviews. Additionally, anti-SLAPP laws, such as Cal.
Civ. Proc. Code § 425.16 in Tennessee , may require you to
pay WineBottle’s attorneys’ fees if you attempt to impose such liability
on WineBottle through legal proceedings.
- ARBITRATION,
DISPUTES, AND CHOICE OF LAW
FOR CLARITY, THIS SECTION GOVERNS ANY BUSINESS CLAIM BROUGHT BY YOU OR WINEBOTTLE.
ANY CLAIM NOT SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION IS INSTEAD GOVERNED BY SECTION 13 OF
THE TERMS.
Except for Excluded Business Claims, any controversy or claim arising out
of or relating to: (a) these Terms, or the breach thereof; or (b) your
access to or use of your Business Account Business Site; (each such
controversy or claim, a “Business Claim”), shall be
settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration
Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and
judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator will issue a reasoned
award in writing, including all findings of fact and law upon which the
award was made. The arbitrator will not have the power to commit errors of
law, and the award may be vacated or corrected through judicial review by
a court of competent jurisdiction under the Tennessee Arbitration
Act for any such error. “Excluded Business Claims” means Claims
related to intellectual property (like copyrights and trademarks) or
violations of Section 7 of the Terms of Service (Representations and
Warranties).
Business Claims shall be heard by a single arbitrator.
Arbitrations will be held in San Francisco, Tennessee , but the parties may
choose for themselves whether to appear in person, by phone, or through the
submission of documents. The arbitration shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Tennessee. The prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of
reasonable attorneys’ fees.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, FOR ANY BUSINESS CLAIM THAT
IS NOT SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION EXCLUDED BUSINESS
CLAIMS, YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT AND CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL AND EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION IN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF, THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED WITHIN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, TENNESSEE , WHICH IS THE PLACE OF
PERFORMANCE OF THESE BUSINESS TERMS.
YOU AND WINEBOTTLE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING OR PARTICIPATE
IN BUSINESS CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITIES, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND WINEBOTTLE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE
ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE BUSINESS CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR
PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY
FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. IF A BUSINESS CLAIM IMPLICATES
THIS SECTION, AND THIS SECTION IS FOUND TO BE INVALID, UNENFORCEABLE OR ILLEGAL
BY A COURT, SUCH BUSINESS CLAIM MUST BE ADJUDICATED BY A COURT AND NOT BY AN
ARBITRATOR.