Terms of Use

These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you (whether personally or on behalf of an entity) and Recomndme ("we", "us", "our"), governing your access to and use of recomndme.com and any related media, channels, or applications (collectively, the "Site").

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. Changes take effect as soon as the updated Terms are posted. We will indicate the revision date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. We recommend bookmarking recomndme.com/terms/ and checking it periodically.

Any supplemental terms, policies, or documents posted on the Site from time to time are incorporated into these Terms by reference.

The Site is intended for users who are at least 18 years old. If you are under 18, you are not permitted to use or register for the Site.

The Site is not designed to comply with industry-specific regulations such as HIPAA or FISMA. If your use of the Site would be subject to such regulations, you may not use it for that purpose.

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site and all its content — including source code, databases, software, designs, text, photographs, graphics, and audio or video material (collectively, the "Content") — along with all trademarks, service marks, and logos (the "Marks") are owned by or licensed to us and protected by French, EU, and international intellectual property and copyright law.

The Content and Marks are provided on the Site for your personal, non-commercial use only. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, license, or commercially exploit any part of the Site or Content without our express prior written permission.

Subject to your eligibility to use the Site, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Site and to download or print portions of the Content solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes. We reserve all rights not expressly granted.

By using the Site, you represent and warrant that:

• All registration information you submit is true, accurate, current, and complete, and you will keep it up to date.
• You have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms and agree to comply with them.
• You are at least 18 years old or are not a minor in your jurisdiction of residence.
• You will not access the Site through automated or non-human means (bots, scripts, scrapers, etc.).
• You will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
• Your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any current or future access to the Site.

You may be required to register to access certain features of the Site. You agree to keep your password confidential and accept full responsibility for all activity conducted through your account.

We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username or registration detail that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be inappropriate, offensive, or otherwise objectionable.

You may not share your account, transfer it to another person, or allow any third party to access it on your behalf without our prior written consent.

You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than those for which we make it available. In particular, you agree not to:

The Site allows you to create, post, transmit, and share content including recommendations, profile information, text, photos, comments, and other material (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be visible to other users and indexable by third parties. Any Contribution you post should be treated as non-confidential.

By creating or posting a Contribution, you represent and warrant that:

• Your Contribution does not infringe any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights.
• You own or have all necessary rights, consents, and licenses to post the Contribution and to grant us the license in Section 7.
• Where your Contribution identifies another person, you have their written consent to include their name or likeness.
• Your Contribution is accurate and not misleading.
• Your Contribution does not constitute unsolicited advertising, spam, or solicitation.
• Your Contribution is not obscene, violent, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable.
• Your Contribution does not mock, intimidate, or abuse any individual or group.
• Your Contribution does not promote violence against any person or class of people.
• Your Contribution does not violate any applicable law or regulation, including those protecting minors.
• Your Contribution does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
• Your Contribution does not contain material that solicits or exploits minors.

Violation of these standards may result in suspension or termination of your account and, where applicable, referral to law enforcement authorities.

By posting Contributions to the Site or linking your account to a social media account, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid license to:

• Host, store, copy, reproduce, distribute, and transmit your Contributions in any media format or channel.
• Display, perform, and publish your Contributions on the Site and in our marketing materials, product demos, social media, and promotional communications.
• Reformat, translate, excerpt, or create derivative works from your Contributions.
• Use your name, company name, and any trademarks, logos, or images you provide in connection with the above.
• Sublicense these rights to our service providers and partners to the extent necessary to operate and promote the Site.

You waive any moral rights in your Contributions to the extent permitted by applicable law. We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions and you agree to hold us harmless from any claims arising from them.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to edit, remove, or re-categorize any Contribution at any time and for any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor Contributions.

Recomndme is built around professional recommendations and endorsements. When posting a review or recommendation, you must comply with the following standards:

• You must have direct, firsthand experience with the person you are endorsing.
• Your review must not contain offensive, abusive, racist, or hate language.
• Your review must not include discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability.
• Your review must not reference or encourage illegal activity.
• You must not post negative reviews if you are affiliated with a competitor.
• You may not post false or misleading statements about the person being reviewed.
• You may not organize or coordinate campaigns to post reviews — positive or negative — for any individual.

We may accept, reject, or remove reviews at our sole discretion. Reviews are not endorsed by us and do not represent our views. We assume no liability for any review or claims arising from it.

By posting a review, you grant us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to reproduce, modify, translate, display, and distribute that review content for any purpose connected to operating or promoting the Site.

You may link your Recomndme account to a third-party social media account ("Third-Party Account") by providing login credentials or authorizing us to access it. By doing so, you represent that you are entitled to share such access without breaching the terms of that third-party service.

When you link a Third-Party Account, we may access, store, and display content from that account (such as your profile picture, name, or connections) to enrich your Recomndme profile. We may also use this to identify and notify you when contacts from that network join Recomndme.

Your relationship with third-party providers is governed solely by your agreement with them. We make no representations about Third-Party Account content and are not responsible for its accuracy or legality.

You can disconnect a linked Third-Party Account at any time via your account settings. Upon disconnection, we will delete any data obtained through that account, except profile information (such as your name and profile picture) that has already been incorporated into your Recomndme account.

Any questions, comments, suggestions, feedback, or ideas ("Submissions") you send to us become our sole property. We may use Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without compensation or acknowledgment to you.

You warrant that your Submissions are original or that you have the right to provide them, and you waive all moral rights in them. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged infringement of any proprietary right in your Submissions.

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or display third-party content ("Third-Party Content"). We do not investigate, monitor, or endorse such websites or content, and we are not responsible for their accuracy, legality, or appropriateness.

If you leave the Site by following a third-party link, these Terms no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and privacy practices of any third-party site you visit. Any transactions made through third-party websites are solely between you and the third party.

We shall not be liable for any loss or harm resulting from your use of Third-Party Content or your interaction with third-party websites.

We do not currently display third-party advertisements on the Site. We intend to introduce advertising in the future. When we do, this section will govern the relationship between us and advertisers.

Advertisers will take full responsibility for any advertisement placed on the Site and any products or services sold through those advertisements. By placing an advertisement, an advertiser warrants that they hold all necessary rights — including intellectual property, publicity, and contractual rights — to do so.

We provide the space for advertisements; we have no other relationship with advertisers and are not party to any transaction between you and an advertiser.

Any advertisements will be subject to our DMCA Notice and Policy (Section 15). We will update this section and notify users when advertising features are activated.

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to:

• Monitor the Site for violations of these Terms.
• Take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates applicable law or these Terms, including reporting to law enforcement authorities.
• Remove, restrict, or disable access to any Contributions or content that breaches these Terms or is otherwise harmful, at our sole discretion and without notice.
• Remove files or content that are excessively large or burdensome to our systems.
• Manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and ensure its proper functioning.

We care about data privacy and security. Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference and forms part of this agreement. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy.

All servers and data are stored exclusively within Europe. For full details on how we collect, use, and protect your personal information, please read the Privacy Policy.

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material on the Site infringes a copyright you own or control, please notify our Designated Copyright Agent using the contact details below.

If you believe material was removed from the Site by mistake, you may submit a counter-notification to our Designated Copyright Agent. A valid counter-notification must include: identification of the removed material and its prior location; your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Paris, France; your name, address, and phone number; a statement under penalty of perjury that the material was removed by mistake; and your physical or electronic signature.

These Terms remain in effect for as long as you use the Site. We reserve the right to deny access to the Site, suspend, or terminate your account at any time, at our sole discretion, without notice or liability — including for any breach of these Terms or applicable law.

If your account is terminated or suspended, you are prohibited from re-registering under your own name, a pseudonym, or any third party's name. We also reserve the right to pursue civil, criminal, or injunctive remedies.

Upon termination, all licenses granted to you under these Terms will immediately cease. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination — including intellectual property rights, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and governing law — will remain in effect.

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove content from the Site at any time, at our sole discretion and without notice. We have no obligation to update any particular information on the Site.

We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. We may experience downtime due to maintenance, technical problems, or circumstances beyond our control. We will not be liable for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access the Site during any interruption.

Nothing in these Terms obliges us to maintain, support, or provide corrections, updates, or new releases for the Site.

These Terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of France. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded.

If you are a consumer habitually resident in the European Union, you additionally benefit from the mandatory consumer protection provisions of the law of your country of residence.

Both parties agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Paris, France. This means you may bring a claim in France or in the EU country where you reside if you are an EU consumer.

We do not endorse or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised by a third party through the Site, or for any transaction between you and a third-party provider.

Where French or EU consumer law applies and limits the exclusion of liability, those mandatory protections apply and the above exclusions apply only to the extent permitted by law. In particular, nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

Our aggregate liability to you for any cause, regardless of the form of action, will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you have paid to us in the 12 months preceding the claim or (b) €50 EUR. This cap does not apply to liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless — including our affiliates, officers, agents, partners, and employees — from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:

• Your Contributions or content posted on the Site.
• Your use of the Site.
• Any breach of these Terms or your representations and warranties.
• Your violation of any third party's rights, including intellectual property rights.
• Any harmful act toward another user you connected with via the Site.

We reserve the right, at your expense, to assume exclusive control of any matter you are required to indemnify us for, and you agree to cooperate with our defense at your expense. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim upon becoming aware of it.

We retain certain data you transmit to the Site for the purposes of managing performance and your use of the Site. While we perform regular backups, you remain solely responsible for any data you transmit or that relates to activity you take on the Site.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable to you for any loss or corruption of such data. Please review our Privacy Policy for full details on how we handle your personal data, your rights, and retention periods.

Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive communications from us electronically — via email or notices posted on the Site — and agree that such electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that communications be in writing.

You agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, and records, and to electronic delivery of notices, policies, and transaction records. You waive any right requiring an original (non-electronic) signature or delivery of non-electronic records to the extent permitted by applicable law.

To resolve a complaint, request information about these Terms, or contact us about your use of the Site:

These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Recomndme. Our failure to enforce any provision does not waive our right to do so. If any provision is found unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship is created by these Terms. These Terms may be assigned by us to a successor entity; they may not be assigned by you without our written consent.