# Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: March 11, 2026
Welcome to WinchesterBites! These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the WinchesterBites website and services (the "Platform"). By accessing or using WinchesterBites, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. Please read them carefully.
## 1. Account Creation
- Restaurants located in Winchester and Frederick County may create accounts to promote their business, menus, specials, and events.
- You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep your account information updated.
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
## 2. Acceptable Use
- You agree to use the Platform only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
- You may not use the Platform to post or transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, infringing, harassing, or otherwise objectionable.
- You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Platform, other accounts, or computer systems.
## 3. Content Ownership
- Restaurants retain ownership of the content they submit, including menus, images, specials, and event information.
- By submitting content to WinchesterBites, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, display, reproduce, and distribute your content on the Platform for promotional and operational purposes.
- You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to submit the content and that it does not infringe any third-party rights.
## 4. Restaurant Responsibility
- Restaurants are solely responsible for the accuracy, legality, and quality of the information they provide on their listings.
- WinchesterBites does not verify or endorse restaurant content and is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or misrepresentations.
- Restaurants must promptly update their listings to reflect any changes in menu, hours, contact information, or other relevant details.
## 5. Privacy
- WinchesterBites respects your privacy. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your information.
- By using the Platform, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in our Privacy Policy.
## 6. Limitation of Liability
- WinchesterBites provides the Platform on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind.
- We are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Platform.
- WinchesterBites does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content on the Platform.
## 7. Changes to Terms
- We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
## 8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@winchesterbites.com.
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