Terms & Conditions
These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern the use of the WhiskeyShelf website and mobile applications (the “Service”) made available to you by WhiskeyShelf LLC (“WhiskeyShelf”). By accessing or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms, understand them, and agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of these Terms, do not access or use the Service. WhiskeyShelf will not and does not make the Service available to you unless you agree to these Terms.
In consideration of the promises and covenants described below, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, you agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
a. “Contributions” means all information, records, tasting notes, price information, purchase locations, wish list items, items willing to part with, comments, data
and other material, except for Third Party Materials, posted by you to the Service or otherwise provided by you to WhiskeyShelf.
b. “Service” means WhiskeyShelf’s proprietary website and mobile applications that allow the management of information about personal whiskey collections and
promotes the enhancement of whiskey appreciation and information.
c. “Third Party Materials” means professional reviews, tasting notes or other information or materials authored by a third party.
2. Service.
Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions hereof, WhiskeyShelf grants you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, personal and revocable license
to access and use the Service for your personal and noncommercial use. You acknowledge that the Service utilizes usernames and passwords to enable access to
the Service. You shall have the right to use a single username and password that you designate and identify to WhiskeyShelf. THE SERVICE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
OR CANCELLATION AT WHISKEYSHELF’S SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.
3. Limitations and Restrictions.
Except as specifically provided herein, you may not, in whole or in part: (a) copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, rewrite, create
derivative works from, transfer, or sell any material contained on this Service; (b) reverse engineer, make alterations, decompile, disassemble or make derivative
works based on the Service or any part thereof, except as otherwise permitted by law; (c) use, rent, loan, sub-license, lease, distribute or attempt to grant other
rights to the Service or any part thereof to third parties; or (d) use the Service to act as a service bureau or application service provider, or to permit remote access
to the Service to any third party. Nothing in these Terms shall give you the right or license to use any trademarks used in connection with the Service, including
without limitation “WhiskeyShelf” and/or any marks of WhiskeyShelf’s providers or suppliers.
4. Third Party Materials.
THE PORTION OF THE SERVICE TITLED “REVIEWS” IS AVAILABLE SOLELY FOR YOUR OWN PRIVATE, NONCOMMERCIAL USE, AND IS NOT FOR USE BY OTHERS. You
may post limited excerpts of Third Party Materials only to your own “Reviews” section of the Service, provided that you are authorized to receive, access and use
such Third Party Materials and comply with all terms and conditions imposed by the third party copyright owner for such use, such as reproducing applicable
proprietary notices or other requirements. ONLY THE COPYRIGHT OWNER IN THE THIRD PARTY MATERIALS CAN AUTHORIZE THE USE, DISPLAY, REPRODUCTION OR
DISTRIBUTION OF THIRD PARTY MATERIALS.
a. You may not post, input or copy (whether literally or in paraphrase) any Third Party Materials, in whole or in part, on any other portion of the Service, and you
may not rent, loan, sub-license, lease, distribute or otherwise attempt to grant access to such Third Party Materials to any third parties. You shall not attempt to gain
access to Third Party Materials posted by another user.
b. You represent and warrant that you have the right to receive, access, use and post such Third Party Materials on the Service and to transmit to and authorize
WhiskeyShelf to use the Third Party Materials for the purpose of providing the Service to you.
5. Prohibited Actions. Your failure to comply with any of the following conditions shall constitute a violation of these Terms and result in the termination of your
right to use the Service without notice:
a. You may not use the Service for commercial purposes of any kind without prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, restaurants may post their
whiskey lists, menu items and prices, but may not use Service for any other promotional purposes without WhiskeyShelf’s specific prior written permission.
b. You may not use the Service in any way that infringes or contributes to the infringement of any intellectual property rights or privacy rights of others or that is
obscene, defamatory, harmful, abusive, threatening or false. Owners of copyrighted works who believe that their rights under U.S. copyright law have been
infringed may take advantage of certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) to report alleged infringements. It is WhiskeyShelf’s
policy in accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws to reserve the right to terminate the Service, in circumstances WhiskeyShelf deems appropriate, that
is provided to any subscriber or user who is either found or deemed by us to infringe third party copyright or other intellectual property rights, including repeat
infringers, or who WhiskeyShelf, in its sole discretion, believes is infringing these rights. WhiskeyShelf may terminate the Service at any time with or without notice
for any affected subscriber or user. Further information on our policy is available to users upon request. You can contact our designated agent at
support@whiskeyshelf.app .
c. You may not use the Service in a manner that violates any applicable laws, rules or regulations, whether federal, state or local or those of any foreign jurisdiction,
nor may you use the Service in a way for unlawful purposes or to promote any unlawful activities.
d. You may not interfere or attempt to interfere in any manner with the proper working of the Service. You may not take any action that imposes an unreasonable
or disproportionately large load on the Service or WhiskeyShelf’s infrastructure.
e. You may not rent, loan, or sub-license any username or password to a third party. You may not impersonate another person or solicit passwords or personally
identifying information from other users.
f. You may not use the Service, directly or indirectly, to transmit “junk mail”, “chain letters”, or unsolicited mass mailing or to “spam” others.
6. Contributions.
a. You acknowledge and agree that your Contributions, including without limitation, postings in “Tasting Notes” and user forums, will be accessible by other
WhiskeyShelf users.
b. You acknowledge and agree that your Contributions may be accessible by other WhiskeyShelf users.
c. WhiskeyShelf does not screen Contributions in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring information or material posted by users or any other
person or entity. If notified by a user of Contributions that are alleged not to conform to these Terms, WhiskeyShelf may review the claim and determine in its sole
discretion to remove or request the removal of the Contributions. WhiskeyShelf reserves the right to remove Contributions that are abusive, illegal, disruptive or
that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms. WhiskeyShelf reserves the right (but is not obligated) to edit or delete any Contributions posted on the
WhiskeyShelf Service, regardless of whether such Contributions violate these standards for Contributions.
d. WhiskeyShelf reserves the right (but is not obligated) to monitor, edit, disclose or record any type of Contributions for adherence to these Terms. WhiskeyShelf
may exercise these rights if required, in the course of normal operations and maintenance of the Service, or by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (i) comply with the law or with legal process served; (ii) protect and defend the rights of WhiskeyShelf or others; or (iii) act in an emergency to protect
the personal safety of our users or the public or to protect the operation or integrity of the WhiskeyShelf infrastructure. WHISKEYSHELF HAS NO LIABILITY OR
RESPONSIBILITY TO USERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SCREENING ACTIVITIES.
e. WHISKEYSHELF HAS NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO USERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY
FOR COMMUNICATION OR ACTIONS BETWEEN USERS. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND COMMUNCIATIONS.
f. By posting Contributions, you are granting to WhiskeyShelf and its licensees a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive and irrevocable right and license
to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such Contributions by you (in whole or in part)
and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now or hereafter known.
g. You represent and warrant that you have the right to transmit to and authorize WhiskeyShelf to use the Contributions and all information, materials, data or
records that you provide to WhiskeyShelf in connection with the Service as set forth in hereunder.
7. No Commercial Use.
Except as expressly permitted to restaurants in Section 5(a), the Forums and other areas of this Service may not be used by you for any commercial or promotional
purposes, including without limitation to conduct sales of merchandise or services of any kind. You must obtain WhiskeyShelf’s prior written consent to make
commercial offers of any kind, whether by advertising, solicitations, links, or any other form of communication.
8. Offline Conduct.
Although WhiskeyShelf cannot monitor the conduct of its users off the Service, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from this Service
in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit or sell to any user without such users’ prior explicit consent.
9. Access and Interference.
You may not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy any portion of the Service or the Contributions contained thereon
or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior express written permission. You may not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to
interfere with the proper working of the WhiskeyShelf Service. You may not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on
WhiskeyShelf’s infrastructure.
10. Termination.
Your right to access and use the Service will automatically terminate without notice, if you breach any provision of these Terms. You agree that WhiskeyShelf may
terminate your use of this Service, remove your Contributions and/or exercise any other remedy available to it if WhiskeyShelf reasonably believes that you have
violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms, or violated the rights of WhiskeyShelf or any third party, or for any reason with or without
notice to you. WHISKEYSHELF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE YOUR ACCOUNT OR DISCONTINUE THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION OR FEATURE THEREOF FOR
ANY OR NO REASON AND AT ANY TIME IN WHISKEYSHELF’S SOLE DISCRETION. You agree that WhiskeyShelf will not be liable to you or any third party as a result of
such modification or discontinuation. The following Sections shall survive termination of these Terms: 3(b), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and all
other sections that may be reasonably interpreted to or are intended to survive these Terms.
11. Amendment.
WhiskeyShelf may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in these Terms, at any time by providing you notice of the change via email. IF ANY
MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICE FOLLOWING
NOTICE OF A CHANGE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
12. Proprietary Rights.
WhiskeyShelf owns all right, title and interest in and to the Service, including without limitation, copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret rights therein, and you
understand and agree that you receive no ownership rights in and to the Service. You agree to take all steps necessary to protect WhiskeyShelf’s proprietary rights
in the Service related to your use and possession of the same, including but not limited to, maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password. You will,
at your own cost and expense, protect and defend WhiskeyShelf’s ownership of the Service against all claims, liens and legal processes of your creditors and will
keep the Service free and clear of all such claims, liens and processes. ALL RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE RESERVED TO WHISKEYSHELF.
13. Confidentiality.
The Service is and contains confidential and proprietary information of WhiskeyShelf. You agree to hold in strict confidence, not to use or disclose to any third party,
and to take all necessary precautions to secure the confidentiality of the Service and any other nonpublic information of WhiskeyShelf (collectively “Confidential
Information”). You agree to take all steps necessary to safeguard the Confidential Information against unauthorized disclosure, reproduction, publication, or use,
and to satisfy your obligations hereunder. In accordance with this provision, you will maintain at least the same precautions as you take in regard to your own
confidential information, but not less than reasonable care. You will not at any time, during or after the conclusion of your use of the Service, directly or indirectly,
divulge or disclose for any purpose or use for its own benefit or for the purposes or benefit of any other person any Confidential Information. You shall immediately
advise WhiskeyShelf in writing of any improper disclosure, misappropriation, or misuse of the Confidential Information, which may come to your attention.
14. No Responsibility.
You, as the user of the Service, assume full responsibility for the selection and use of the Service, for the access, communication and interaction with any other user
of the Service, and results obtained from the Service.
a. WhiskeyShelf assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with
use of the Service. WhiskeyShelf is not liable for any lost data resulting from the access, use and operation of the Service and/or the enforcement of these Terms. The entire risk arising out of the use or performance of the Service remains with you. WhiskeyShelf urges all users to maintain their own back up versions of any Contributions they submit to the Service.
b. If your use of this Service results in the need for servicing or replacing property, material, equipment or data, WhiskeyShelf is not responsible for those costs. No agent or representative has the authority to create any warranty regarding this Service on behalf of WhiskeyShelf.
c. WhiskeyShelf does not assume any liability for the content of any material provided on this Service. Reliance on any information presented on this Service is at your own risk. WhiskeyShelf reserves the right to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of this Service at any time.
d. WhiskeyShelf disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any users, advertisers and/or sponsors on the Service or otherwise related to your use of the Service. WhiskeyShelf is not responsible for the products, services, actions or failure to act of any other third party in connection with or referenced on the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, you may report the misconduct of users and/or advertisers or sponsors, referenced on or included in the Service to
WhiskeyShelf. WhiskeyShelf may review your claim and take any actions it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion.
e. WHISKEYSHELF DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE RELIABLE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. WHISKEYSHELF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY, FOR ANY PURPOSE, OF THE SERVICE, ITS OPERATION OR ANY INFORMATION, INPUT OR RESULTS OBTAINED THEREBY. WHISKEYSHELF DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT IT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ON AN ONGOING BASIS OR WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
f. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
15. Limitation of Liability and Exclusive Remedy.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: IN NO EVENT SHALL WHISKEYSHELF BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF
WHISKEYSHELF HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
SERVICE OR ANY OTHER BREACH OF THESE TERMS BY WHISKEYSHELF SHALL BE FOR YOU TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU UNDER THE
LAWS OF THOSE STATES. No action, regardless of form, arising out of any transaction under these Terms, may be brought by you more than one year after you have
knowledge of the occurrence which gives rise to the cause of such action.
16. Waiver and Release.
YOU HEREBY DISCLAIM, WAIVE AND RELEASE TO WHISKEYSHELF AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE WHISKEYSHELF FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION,
JUDGMENTS, INJURY, LOSS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES AND DEMANDS WHICH MAY ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, RELIANCE ON, OR REFERENCE TO THE
SERVICE.
17. Your Warranty to WhiskeyShelf.
You warrant that you will observe and perform all the terms and conditions of these Terms. You agree to immediately notify WhiskeyShelf in writing of any misuse,
misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure, display or copying of the Service that may come to your attention.
18. Indemnity.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless WhiskeyShelf and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, suppliers, agents and contractors from any and
all claims, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) resulting from or incidental to: (i) your use or inability
to use, whether by act or omission, the Service; (ii) any claim of infringement of any intellectual property rights, privacy rights or violations any other rights of any
third party based on your use of the Service, or any Contributions or Third Party Materials posted by you or on your behalf; (iii) WhiskeyShelf’s use of the
Contributions, Third Party Materials or other information, materials or records provided by you; or (iv) any negligence or willful misconduct or any breach of any
warranty or covenant hereunder by you. WhiskeyShelf may, at its option and expense, participate in its defense with counsel of its choosing. You may not settle any
such claim without WhiskeyShelf’s prior written consent.
19. Injunctive Relief.
Because of the unique nature of the Service, you understand and agree that WhiskeyShelf may suffer irreparable injury in the event you fail to comply with any of
these Terms and that monetary damages may be inadequate to compensate WhiskeyShelf for such breach. Accordingly, you agree that WhiskeyShelf will, in
addition to any other remedies available to it at law or in equity, be entitled to immediate, injunctive relief to enforce these Terms without the necessity of posting a
bond.
20. General.
a. Assignment, Successors. No right or license under these Terms may be assigned or transferred by you, nor may any duty be delegated by you without
WhiskeyShelf’s prior written consent. Any assignment, transfer or delegation in contradiction of this provision shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, these
Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of you and WhiskeyShelf.
b. Governing Law and Venue. These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Kansas, but not including the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts
for International Sale of Goods. You agree that Sedgwick County, in the State of Kansas shall be the exclusive and proper forum for any action or proceeding,
including arbitration, if any, related to the subject matter of these Terms. You accept the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
c. Waiver, Severability. Waiver of a breach of or right hereunder will not constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or right. If any provision herein shall
be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, that provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the
original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law, and the remaining provisions herein will remain in full force and effect.
21. Acknowledgment of Understanding – Entire Agreement.
You acknowledge that you have read these Terms, understand them and agree to be bound by them. You also agree that these Terms are the complete and
exclusive statement of the agreement between WhiskeyShelf and you and supersede all proposals, representations or prior agreements, oral or written, and any
other communications between WhiskeyShelf and you relating to the subject matter of these Terms. These Terms may not be amended, except by an agreement in
writing which is signed by authorized representatives of WhiskeyShelf and you.
Last changed: February 17, 2022