Website Terms of Use

1. About these terms

These terms describe permitted use of the STM FoodHub informational website operated by S T M CONSULTANCY LIMITED, company number 09995608. They are not a SaaS subscription agreement, restaurant trading agreement or payment-processing agreement. If you do not accept these terms, do not continue using the website.

2. About STM FoodHub

STM FoodHub is a restaurant technology platform under development for independent food businesses. The website presents product-development information and fictional demonstrations, rather than an available production restaurant service.

3. Current service availability

Informational content and interactive demonstrations are available. Merchant enquiry registration is not yet open. There is no production merchant registration, customer account creation, live ordering, live reservation service, Stripe Connect onboarding, live payment processing or paid subscription available through this website.

4. Acceptable website use

Use the website lawfully and without interfering with others’ access. Do not introduce malicious code, attempt unauthorised access, defeat security controls or knowingly impose abusive automated traffic. Ordinary browsing and proportionate indexing are not prohibited by this clause. Access may be restricted where reasonably necessary to address unlawful use or protect the website.

5. Website information

We aim to present accurate information, but development plans, specifications and any proposed pricing may change before launch. Website information is general product information, not a promise of availability or advice tailored to your business. Seek clarification before relying on it for a business decision. Nothing in these terms removes statutory rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

6. Interactive demonstrations

All restaurant records in the demonstration are fictional. Changes to orders, menu prices, availability, baskets or bookings are not real transactions. Demo data may be reset and changes do not persist as production restaurant records. Do not use the demonstration to enter confidential customer information or manage an actual service.

7. Intellectual property

Original website content, software, graphics and branding are protected by applicable intellectual property rights held by us or their respective rights holders. Third-party photographs and other licensed assets remain subject to the rights and licences of their owners; we do not claim ownership of those assets.

You may view the website and make reasonable copies for your own evaluation. This does not grant a licence to redistribute our software, use our branding as your own or reproduce third-party assets beyond their applicable licence. Rights and exceptions provided by law are unaffected.

8. Third-party links and services

Links to external sites are provided for relevant information. Their content, terms and practices are controlled by their operators. A link does not imply endorsement or an operational integration. In particular, the website does not provide active Stripe Connect onboarding or payment services.

9. Future subscriptions and payments

No paid software subscription or payment-processing service is offered on this website. Future commercial services, prices and merchant onboarding will require separate announcements, appropriate agreements and an operational service. These terms do not authorise any subscription charge.

10. Website availability

Access may be affected by maintenance, network problems, technical errors or changes to the site. Continuous availability is not guaranteed. Content or demonstrations may be changed or removed; any obligations under a separate agreement are unaffected.

11. Liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. Mandatory consumer protections, where applicable, are unaffected.

Subject to those protections, we are not responsible for loss caused by treating fictional demonstration actions as real restaurant transactions or by using the website unlawfully. Liability otherwise remains subject to applicable law; these terms do not impose a blanket exclusion of responsibility for our own negligence or a fixed financial cap.

12. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains website information and correspondence processing. Our Cookie Policy describes observed hosting cookies, cookie-free analytics and browser controls.

13. Changes to these terms

Revisions will be published on this page with an updated date. The terms applicable to a visit are those published at that time, subject to mandatory law. Future commercial services will be governed by separate agreements, not silently introduced through these website terms.

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. For business users, disputes relating to these terms are subject to the courts of England and Wales. This does not override mandatory applicable law or a consumer’s rights to rely on protections or courts available in their place of residence.

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