Terms of Use
Terms Of Use Effective: July 7, 2024
Welcome! We’re so happy you’re here, but before you use our Platform, please read these Terms of Use (the “Agreement”) carefully.
Cottage Cakes LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Cottage Cakes,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) own and operate certain websites, including related subdomains; our mobile, tablet and other smart device applications; application program interfaces; in-store kiosks or other online services; other tools, technology and programs (collectively, the “Platform”) and all associated services (collectively, the “Services”); in each case, that reference and incorporate this Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes a contract between you and us that governs your access and use of the Platform and Services. What does that mean? It means that by accessing and/or using the Platform or our Services, or by clicking a button or checking a box marked “I Agree” (or something similar), you agree to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not access and/or use the Platform or Services. As used in this Agreement, “you” means any visitor, user, or other person who accesses our Platform or Services, whether or not such person registered for an Account (as defined below). Unless otherwise agreed by Cottage Cakes in a separate written agreement with you or your authorized representative, the Platform is made available solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE REVIEW THE “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” SECTION SET FORTH BELOW CAREFULLY, AS IT WILL REQUIRE YOU TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH COTTAGE CAKES, NO MATTER WHEN ARISING OR ASSERTED, THROUGH BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION (EXCEPT FOR YOUR CLAIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM OR SERVICES). YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU AND COTTAGE CAKES EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. IN ARBITRATION, THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY AND THERE IS MORE CIRCUMSCRIBED DISCOVERY AND APPELLATE REVIEW THAN THERE WOULD BE IN COURT. YOU ALSO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING AGAINST COTTAGE CAKES, WHETHER NOW PENDING OR FILED IN THE FUTURE. IF THERE ARE PROPOSED CLASS ACTIONS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION PROCEEDINGS PENDING AGAINST COTTAGE CAKES, THIS AGREEMENT APPLIES TO THEM UNLESS YOU OPT OUT AS DESCRIBED IN THE “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” SECTION BELOW. BY ENTERING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND HAVE TAKEN TIME TO CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IMPORTANT DECISION.
ABOUT COTTAGE CAKES Cottage Cakes is a virtual marketplace Platform that connects consumers with third-party service providers, including local merchants and independent delivery service providers. You may order food through the Platform to be delivered from particular merchants, including their authorized licensees and franchisees, or other purveyors of food in cities throughout the United States and other territories where Cottage Cakes provides such Services (collectively, the “Merchants”).
Cottage Cakes is not a restaurant or food preparation entity. The Merchants available on our Platform operate independently of Cottage Cakes. Merchants are required to comply with federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and standards pertaining to the preparation, sale, and marketing of food, including, without limitation, food preparation and safety and menu disclosure. Cottage Cakes is not liable or responsible for Merchants' food preparation or safety and does not verify their compliance with all applicable laws. In addition, Cottage Cakes does not guarantee the quality of what the Merchants sell, nor does it guarantee the services provided by them, including, without limitation, in those cases where they provide the delivery services or engage another third-party delivery service. Cottage Cakes does not independently verify, and is not liable for, representations made by Merchants regarding their food, including, without limitation, any menu- or Merchant-level descriptors, disclosures, photographs or images displayed through the Platform reflecting the food prepared by the Merchants and/or delivered by Delivery Partners (defined below). By accessing the Platform, you agree and acknowledge that Merchants are solely responsible for, and Cottage Cakes shall not be liable or responsible for, the services provided to you by any Merchant or any subcontractor of any Merchant, nor shall Cottage Cakes be responsible for any acts, omissions, errors or misrepresentations made by any Merchant or any subcontractor of any Merchant.
Cottage Cakes is not a delivery company or a common carrier. Some deliveries are provided by Cottage Cakes’ network of independent delivery service providers (“Delivery Partners”). Delivery Partners are not actual agents, apparent agents, ostensible agents, or employees of Cottage Cakes in any way. Rather, Delivery Partners have entered into agreements with Cottage Cakes which require them to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, traffic laws, requirements of the applicable motor vehicle agency, and applicable insurance requirements. By accessing the Platform, you agree and acknowledge that Delivery Partners are solely responsible for, and Cottage Cakes shall not be liable or responsible for, the delivery services provided to you by any Delivery Partner or any subcontractors of Delivery Partners, or any acts, omissions, errors or misrepresentations made by any Delivery Partner.
USING COTTAGE CAKES You may only create and hold one account on each of the separately branded properties on the Platforms (each, an “Account”) for your personal use. You may have another Account if you are using the Platform for business purposes, including as part of an enterprise Account, pursuant to a separate agreement with Cottage Cakes. In consideration of the use of the Platform and the Services, you agree that you are able to create a binding legal obligation with Cottage Cakes, and you also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself, and (b) maintain and promptly update the personal information you provide to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete.
The Platform may permit you to use the Services without an Account or without logging in to your Account (e.g. on our in-store kiosks, through our assisted phone ordering feature, or as a guest with our group order feature). If you use the Service in this manner, we may create an Account for you based on the information you provide to us in connection with the transaction (e.g., your payment information, name, phone number, email address, and other transaction information). If you are a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside (generally under the age of 18), you must have the permission of, and be directly supervised by, your parent or legal guardian to use the Platform, and your parent or legal guardian must read and agree to this Agreement on your behalf prior to your using the Platform. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you are not authorized to use the Platform or otherwise access the Services if you are under the age of 16. If you are using the Platform on behalf of an entity, organization, or company, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to this Agreement and you agree to be bound by this Agreement on behalf of that entity, organization, or company. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, including, without limitation, having an invalid or expired payment method on file, or if Cottage Cakes has reasonable grounds to suspect that any information you provide is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or if we believe that you have breached this Agreement, Cottage Cakes has the right to immediately block your current or future use of the Platform and/or the Services (or any portion thereof) and/or terminate this Agreement with you. If your Account is terminated for any or no reason, you may forfeit any pending, current, or future account credits, Perks (defined below) or other promotional offers, and any other forms of unredeemed value in or associated with your Account without prior notice to you.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Account including your password and, if applicable, any password for Facebook, Google, or other Third-Party login. You are also responsible for all activities or any other actions that occur under or that are taken in connection with your Account. You agree to: (a) immediately notify Cottage Cakes of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your password or Account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including, without limitation, loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information; and (b) ensure that you exit from your Account at the end of each session. Cottage Cakes will not be liable for any injury, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or relating to your failure to comply with (a) and/or (b) or for any acts or omissions by you or someone else who is using your Account and/or password.
OUR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES POLICY Some jurisdictions permit the ordering and delivery of alcoholic beverages. In such jurisdictions, if you place an order that includes any alcoholic beverage, you represent and warrant that you are at least 21 years of age. Upon delivery or pickup, as applicable, you shall present a government-issued identification card, evidencing your age, consistent with applicable legal requirements. The Delivery Partner may electronically scan the identification card of the individual receiving the order to confirm that the recipient is at least 21 years of age and the delivery may be completed. You also agree that our Delivery Partners may withhold delivery of the alcoholic beverages if you appear or the recipient of the delivery appears intoxicated when receiving delivery of such products. If you do not comply with these terms, you agree that the alcoholic beverage(s) will not be released to you, you may forfeit the cost of such beverages, and you may be responsible for restocking fees.
PAYMENT AND OUR CREDIT POLICY Certain features of the Platform, including, without limitation, the placing or receipt of orders, may require you to make certain payments, including commissions or other fees. When paid by you, these payments are final and non-refundable, unless otherwise determined by Cottage Cakes. Cottage Cakes, in its sole discretion, may offer credits or refunds on a case-by-case basis including, by way of example, in the event of an error with your order or in the amounts you were charged.
Cottage Cakes will charge, and you authorize Cottage Cakes to charge, the payment method you specify at the time of purchase. If you pay any amounts with a credit card, Cottage Cakes may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has credit available for your intended purchase. In the event Cottage Cakes advances payment for any of your orders placed via the Platform (e.g., if your corporate account has a line of credit), Cottage Cakes may separately send you invoices for payment of those advanced amounts. In the event that you fail to pay such invoices within thirty (30) days of the date of such invoice (the “Payment Due Date”), you grant Cottage Cakes the right, but not the obligation, to charge the credit card you provide with your Account at any time after any Payment Due Date, unless prohibited by law.
Please note, you are unable to complete checkout with only gift card information. In all events, you are required to provide another form of payment to submit an order, even if this payment method is not charged. Also, if you are a campus user and you opt to pay for a purchase with your stored-value card, on certain campuses, (i) Cottage Cakes will charge such purchase to your stored-value card and will charge any applicable fees to either your credit card or other payment on file with us, and (ii) you agree that Cottage Cakes may be unable to refund a purchase to your stored-value card and may, in its discretion, provide a refund through an alternative method.
Cottage Cakes reserves the right to establish, remove, and/or revise prices, fees, taxes, and/or surcharges for any or all services or goods obtained through the use of the Services at any time, and further reserves the right to consolidate or otherwise incorporate fees and/or surcharges into the prices listed for Merchant food and beverage items. You understand that the prices for menu items displayed through the Services may differ from the prices offered or published by Merchants for the same menu items, whether offered by the Merchant directly or on third-party websites. You also understand that such prices may not be the lowest prices at which the menu items are sold. Cottage Cakes’ white label convenience menus source products from select Third-Party providers, including existing Merchants on the Cottage Cakes Platform. Prices may vary between the existing Merchant menu and the Cottage Cakes white label convenience menu. For example, the same menu item may be available at both the existing merchant and Cottage Cakes’ white label convenience, but the price on the existing merchant's menu may be higher than the price on Cottage Cakes’ white label convenience menu.
For certain transactions, the subtotals shown at checkout are estimates that may be higher or lower than the total amount due. Regardless of the cause, Cottage Cakes reserves the right to charge the final price after checkout, including without limitation all applicable transaction taxes. Cottage Cakes may also, in its sole discretion, make Perks or other promotional offers with different features and different rates available to any or all of our users. Unless made available to you, these Perks and promotional offers will have no bearing on your obligation to pay the amounts charged. For more information on these offers, please see the “Perks” section below.
The provider of Services is set forth herein. If you are a California resident, in accordance with Cal. Civ. Code §1789.3, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112 Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
OUR MATERIALS AND LICENSE TO YOU With the exception of Your Content (defined below), the Platform and everything on it, including, without limitation, text, photos, videos, graphics and software, (collectively, the "Materials") is owned by or licensed to Cottage Cakes. The Platform and the Materials are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, domain name, patent, trade secret, international treaties, and/or other intellectual or proprietary rights and laws of the United States and other countries. Except as otherwise indicated on the Platform and except for the intellectual property of other companies that are displayed on the Platform, all intellectual property, such as trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, and trade names are proprietary to Cottage Cakes. Accordingly, you are not authorized to download, remove, transmit, alter, reproduce, modify, distribute, exploit, sell, lease, obscure, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble, any content or any trademark or copyright notice from the Platform, including, without limitation, the Materials. If you do any of the aforementioned, Cottage Cakes will not be responsible in any way for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from such download. Please also be advised that Cottage Cakes enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and revocable license to access and use the Platform for your personal and noncommercial use, solely as expressly permitted by this Agreement and subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all applicable intellectual property laws, and any Additional Terms (as defined below) contained on the Platform. Any other use of the Platform is strictly prohibited. Nothing contained on the Platform and/or Materials should be interpreted as granting to you any license or right to use any of the Materials (other than as provided herein) and/or third-party proprietary content on the Platform without the express written permission of Cottage Cakes or the relevant third-party owner, as applicable. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Cottage Cakes and Cottage Cakes’ licensors.
YOUR CONTENT AND CONDUCT I. Your Conduct
By accessing the Platform or the Services, you agree:
to comply with the Agreement and all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your use of the Platform and Services, including, without limitation, laws regarding online conduct and Your Content (as defined below); not to use the Platform or Services for any commercial or other purposes that are not expressly permitted by this Agreement or in a manner that falsely implies our endorsement, partnership or otherwise misleads others as to your affiliation with us; not to access the Platform or Services using a Third-Party's account/registration without the express consent of the Account holder and not to attempt to impersonate another user or person; not to avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or attempt, through any means, to circumvent any technological measure implemented by Cottage Cakes to protect the Platform, or otherwise attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Platform and/or any Service, other Account, computer system, and/or network connected to any Cottage Cakes server; not to use the Platform or Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, and/or impair the Platform, any Cottage Cakes server, or the network(s) connected to any Cottage Cakes server, and/or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Platform; not to advertise to, or solicit, any user, Merchant, or other business to buy or sell any products or services, or use any information obtained from the Platform or the Services in order to contact, solicit, or advertise or sell to any user, Merchant, or other business, in each case, unless specifically authorized in writing by Cottage Cakes; not to deep-link to or frame the Platform and/or access the Platform manually and/or with any robot, spider, web crawler, extraction software, automated process, and/or device or other means to scrape, copy, and/or monitor any portion of the Platform and/or any Materials and/or other content on the Platform, unless specifically authorized in writing by Cottage Cakes; not to conduct any scraping, indexing, surveying, data mining, or any other kind of systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Platform; not to create or compile, directly or indirectly, any collection, compilation, database, or directory from the Platform or Materials; not to create Merchant reviews or blog entries for or with any commercial or other purpose or intent that does not in good faith comport with the purpose or spirit of the Platform; not to copy, publish, or redistribute any coupon or discount code or act in bad faith in an attempt to manipulate or gain an unintended commercial benefit from incentive offers; not to harass, annoy, intimidate, threaten or engage in any racist, sexist, or other behavior that Cottage Cakes finds objectionable to any Cottage Cakes employees, contractors, or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services and not to engage in any other behavior that Cottage Cakes deems inappropriate when using the Platform or Services; not to engage in any criminal or tortious activity, including, without limitation, fraud, spamming (e.g. by email or instant message), sending of viruses or other harmful files, harassment, stalking, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets or otherwise deleting the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any of the Materials or from any portion of the Platform or the Services; not to rent, lease, redistribute, sell, sublicense, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Platform and/or the Materials, in whole or in part, to a human-perceivable form for any purpose, including, without limitation, to build a product and/or service competitive with the Platform and its Services; and not to disrupt, interfere with, or otherwise harm or violate the security of the Platform, or any Services, system resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through the Platform or affiliated or linked sites (including, without limitation, those of our Merchant). You agree to comply with the above conduct requirements and agree not assist or permit any person in engaging in any conduct that does not comply with the above conduct. In the event that Cottage Cakes believes that you have breached any of the above conduct requirements, Cottage Cakes reserves the right to suspend and/or permanently terminate your Account at our sole discretion. Further, you agree that the consequences of commercial use or re-publication of Your Content (defined below) or Materials from the Platform or other violations of the foregoing proscriptions may be so serious and incalculable that monetary compensation may not be a sufficient or appropriate remedy, and that Cottage Cakes will be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief to prohibit such use or activity without the need to prove damages.
II. Your Content
Cottage Cakes may provide you with interactive opportunities (i) on the Platform, including, without limitation, features such as user ratings and reviews, saved favorites, liked items and bookmarked Merchants, user profiles and pictures, (ii) on social media pages maintained by Cottage Cakes, as well as (iii) through other communications with you, including, without limitation, through text (“SMS”) or multimedia (“MMS”) messages (collectively, "Interactive Areas"). You represent and warrant that you are the owner of and/or otherwise have the right to provide all information, comments, reviews, ratings, photographs and/or other materials and/or content that you submit, upload, post, publish, and/or otherwise make available to Cottage Cakes through the Platform or otherwise in connection with your use of our Services, including, without limitation, information and materials provided or made available in connection with any Facebook, Google, or other Third-Party login (“Your Content”). Your Content includes, without limitation, your username and/or other user profile information such as your ratings history and how long you have been a Cottage Cakes diner, textual, visual, or audio content and information, whether transmitted via the Platform, SMS or MMS message, or otherwise.
III. Use of Your Content
You grant Cottage Cakes an irrevocable, transferable, paid up, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive worldwide sublicensable license to use, copy, display, publish, modify, remove, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or otherwise use Your Content in all forms of media now known or hereafter invented for the purpose of operating, promoting, and improving our Site, business, products and services, and developing new ones (collectively, the “Uses”). The Uses include, without limitation, use of your username and/or other user profile information such as your ratings history and how long you have been a Cottage Cakes diner, to attribute Your Content to you on the Platform, including in Interactive Areas and other public areas on our Platform, or otherwise in connection with our Services. All Uses will be made without notification to and/or approval by you and without the requirement of payment to you or any other person or entity. Further, you hereby grant Cottage Cakes a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, nonexclusive license to incorporate and use any of your suggestions, input, or other feedback relating to the Platform or the Services (collectively, the “Feedback”) for any purpose without notice to, approval by, or compensation to you.
You further understand and agree that you may be exposed to third-party content that is inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose. Cottage Cakes and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their officers, directors, employees, successors, assigns, licensors, licensees, designees, business partners, contractors, agents and representatives (collectively, the "Released Parties") will not be responsible for, and you hereby expressly release the Released Parties from any and all liability for the action of any and all third parties with respect to Your Content, or for any damages you allege to incur as a result of or relating to any third-party content.
IV. Conduct within Interactive Areas
By transmitting Your Content, you agree to follow the standards of conduct below, and any additional standards that may be stated on the Platform. We expect your cooperation in upholding our standards. You are responsible for all of Your Content. You agree that Your Content will not:
be unlawful, harmful to adults or minors, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, offensive, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, and/or racially, ethnically, and/or otherwise objectionable; have a commercial, political, or religious purpose; be false, misleading, and/or not written in good faith; infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of privacy and/or publicity, and/or other proprietary rights of any person and/or entity; be illegal and/or promote illegal activity; contain confidential information belonging to a Third-Party; contain unauthorized advertising and/or solicits users to a business other than those on the Platform; and/or be intended to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality or integrity of any computer software, hardware, or Materials on the Platform or other websites. We do our best to encourage civility and discourage disruptive communication on the Platform. We also do our best to discourage communications that incite others to violate our standards. Cottage Cakes may monitor any and all use of the Platform, including, without limitation, interactions between our users; however, we are under no obligation to do so. We may manage the Platform in a manner intended to protect our property and rights and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Platform. If any of Your Content or conduct on our Platform violates our standards, or any other terms of this Agreement; or interferes with other peoples' enjoyment of the Materials or our Platform or Services; or is inappropriate in our judgment; we reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without notice to you, (i) to change, delete or remove, in part or in full, any of Your Content, (ii) to terminate or suspend access to any Interactive Areas or any other part of our Platform, and/or (iii) to terminate or suspend your Account; in each case, with or without notice. Cottage Cakes will cooperate with local, state, and/or federal authorities to the extent required by applicable law in connection with Your Content.
V. Ratings and Reviews
The Platform and other Interactive Areas may allow you to rate (each, a “Rating”) and post reviews (each, a “Review”) of Merchants. Such Ratings and Reviews are considered Your Content and are governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Ratings and Reviews are not endorsed by Cottage Cakes, and do not represent the views of Cottage Cakes or of any affiliate or partner of Cottage Cakes. Cottage Cakes does not assume liability for Ratings and Reviews or for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any Ratings and Reviews. We strive to maintain a high level of integrity with our Ratings and Reviews and other aspects of Your Content. Therefore, all Ratings and Reviews must comply with the following criteria, in addition to and without limiting other requirements applicable to Your Content as set forth in these Terms: (1) before posting a Rating or Review, you must have had recent first-hand experience with the Merchant; (2) you may not have a proprietary or other affiliation with either the Merchant or any of its competitors; (3) you may not draw any legal conclusions regarding the Merchants' products, services, or conduct; (4) your Review must otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement as well as all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including without limitation the Federal Trade Commission’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (which may be found at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2009/10/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf), including that your Review must disclose any “material connection” you may have with Cottage Cakes or the Merchant; and (5) you will not submit a Rating or Review in exchange for payment, free food or beverage items, or other benefits from any Merchant or Third-Party. Any Rating and/or Review that we determine, in our sole discretion, could diminish the integrity of the Ratings and Reviews, the Materials and/or the Platform may be removed or excluded by us without notice.
COMMUNICATIONS & TEXT MESSAGES When you use the Services, or send emails, text messages, and other communications from your desktop or mobile device to us, you may be communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us or on our behalf electronically, such as e-mails, texts, mobile push notices, or notices and messages through the Services, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You agree to keep your contact information, including email address, current. This subparagraph does not affect your statutory rights.
Your voluntary provision to Cottage Cakes of your cell phone number represents your consent that Cottage Cakes may contact you by telephone, SMS, or MMS messages at that phone number, and your consent to receiving such communications for transactional, operational, or informational purposes. When you provide your phone number to Cottage Cakes, you warrant that you are the current subscriber or authorized user of the relevant account. You understand and agree that such messages may be sent using automated technology. You may unsubscribe from receiving text messages from Cottage Cakes at any time. To revoke your consent to receiving SMS or MMS messages from Cottage Cakes, you agree to follow the unsubscribe procedures described below.
When placing orders through the Platform, you may receive order status messages from Cottage Cakes about each order. To unsubscribe from order-related messages, just reply "STOP" to the number sending the message. To resubscribe, text “START” to the same number from the phone number associated with your account. If you need assistance, text “HELP”. Please note that unsubscribing from one of the branded properties in our Platform will not automatically unsubscribe you from another separately branded property in our Platform. For example, if you unsubscribe from Cottage Cakes order-related messages, you may still receive order-related messages when you place an order through Seamless, unless you also unsubscribe from Seamless order-related messages.
Additionally, you may receive messages from Cottage Cakes following receipt of a completed order soliciting feedback and/or other information relating to the order. You may unsubscribe from all such feedback messages by replying "STOP" to the number sending the feedback messages. To resubscribe, text "START" to the number sending the feedback messages using the phone number associated with your account. Please note that unsubscribing from such feedback texts will not prevent you from receiving texts from Cottage Cakes, the Merchant, or your delivery person regarding your order or its delivery unless you also text "STOP" to the number sending the order-related messages, and even in such event, you may still receive individual texts from the Merchant or your delivery person to enable successful delivery of your order.
You may also receive text messages in response to certain Customer Care requests. To unsubscribe from Customer Care messages, just reply to the message by texting “STOP” to the number sending the message.
If you unsubscribe from receiving text messages from Cottage Cakes through the process described above, you may continue to receive text messages for a short period while Cottage Cakes processes your request(s). If you change or deactivate the phone number you provided to Cottage Cakes, you have an affirmative obligation to immediately update your account information and the phone number(s) attached to your account to prevent us from inadvertently communicating with anyone who acquires any phone number(s) previously attributed to you, and any new phone number(s) you attach to your Account may receive Cottage Cakes’ standard SMS or MMS messages unless you also unsubscribe via the above procedures.
Standard data and message rates may apply for SMS and MMS alerts, whether you send or receive such messages. Please contact your mobile phone carrier for details. Your mobile phone carrier (e.g. T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, etc.) is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. If you require assistance, please call our Customer Care team at 1-877-585-7878.
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS We may make available software to access Cottage Cakes’ websites, technology platforms, and related online and mobile services via a mobile device (“Mobile Applications”). To use any Mobile Application, you must use a mobile device that is compatible with that Mobile Application. Cottage Cakes does not warrant that any Mobile Application will be compatible with your mobile device. You may use mobile data in connection with the Mobile Applications and may incur additional charges from your wireless provider for these services. You agree that you are solely responsible for any such charges. Cottage Cakes hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use a compiled code copy of the Mobile Applications for one Account on a mobile device owned or leased solely by you, for your personal use. You acknowledge that Cottage Cakes may from time to time issue upgraded versions of the Mobile Applications, and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of any Mobile Applications that you are using on your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device and agree to timely upgrade the Mobile Application in the event there is no automatic update. Please upgrade to the latest version of the Mobile Applications in order to view the most up-to-date information on the Platform regarding Merchants featured on the Mobile Applications. You further agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to all upgrades to the Mobile Applications. Any third-party code that may be incorporated in the Mobile Applications is covered by the applicable open source or third-party license EULA, if any, authorizing use of such code. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the Mobile Applications or any copy thereof, and Cottage Cakes or its third-party partners or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in the Mobile Applications (and any copy thereof). Any attempt by you to transfer any of the rights, duties, or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, is void. Cottage Cakes reserves all rights not expressly granted under this Agreement with respect to the Mobile Applications and otherwise. If any Mobile Application is being acquired on behalf of the United States Government, then the following provision applies: The Mobile Application will be deemed to be “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” respectively, pursuant to DFAR § 227.7202 and FAR § 12.212, as applicable. Any use, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of the Platform and any accompanying documentation by the U.S. Government will be governed solely by this Agreement and is prohibited except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement. The Mobile Applications originate in the United States and are subject to United States export laws and regulations. The Mobile Applications may not be exported or re-exported to certain countries or those persons or entities prohibited from receiving exports from the United States. In addition, the Mobile Applications may be subject to the import and export laws of other countries. You agree to comply with all United States and foreign laws related to use of the Mobile Applications and the Platform.
The following applies to any Mobile Application you acquire from the Apple App Store (“Apple-Sourced Software”): You acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is solely between you and Cottage Cakes, not Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) and that Apple has no responsibility for the Apple-Sourced Software or content thereof. Your use of the Apple-Sourced Software must comply with the App Store Terms of Service. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Apple-Sourced Software. In the event of any failure of the Apple-Sourced Software to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund to you the purchase price for the Apple-Sourced Software; to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Apple-Sourced Software, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be solely governed by this Agreement and any law applicable to Cottage Cakes as provider of the software. You acknowledge that Apple is not responsible for addressing any of your claims or those of any Third-Party relating to the Apple-Sourced Software or your possession and/or use of the Apple-Sourced Software, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Apple-Sourced Software fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy or similar legislation; and all such claims are governed solely by this Agreement and any law applicable to Cottage Cakes as provider of the software. You acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the Apple-Sourced Software or your possession and use of that Apple-Sourced Software infringes that Third-Party’s intellectual property rights, Cottage Cakes, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by this Agreement. You and Cottage Cakes acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are Third-Party beneficiaries of this Agreement as it relates to your license of the Apple-Sourced Software, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this Agreement against you as a third-party beneficiary as it relates to your license of the Apple-Sourced Software.
The following applies to any Mobile Applications you acquire from the Google Play Store (“Google-Sourced Software”): (i) you acknowledge that the Agreement is solely between you and Cottage Cakes only, and not with Google, Inc. (“Google”); (ii) your use of Google-Sourced Software must comply with Google’s then-current Google Play Store Terms of Service; (iii) Google is only a provider of the Google Play Store where you obtained the Google-Sourced Software; (iv) Cottage Cakes, and not Google, is solely responsible for its Google-Sourced Software; (v) Google has no obligation or liability to you with respect to Google-Sourced Software or the Agreement; and (vi) you acknowledge and agree that Google is a third-party beneficiary to the Agreement as it relates to Cottage Cakes’ Google-Sourced Software.
DISCLAIMER THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS, AND ALL OTHER CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, COTTAGE CAKES DISCLAIMS, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, THE PLATFORM, THE MATERIALS AND ALL OTHER CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM, ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. COTTAGE CAKES DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS AND/OR THE OTHER CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, AND/OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, AND/OR THAT THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS, AND/OR OTHER CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. COTTAGE CAKES DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS, AND/OR ANY OTHER CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE SAFETY, QUALITY, AND/OR TIMING OF A DELIVERY ORDERED ON THE PLATFORM, AND/OR THE FOOD OR OTHER PRODUCTS DELIVERED. YOU (AND NOT COTTAGE CAKES) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF USING THE SITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT FULLY APPLY TO YOU.
COTTAGE CAKES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM CAUSES BEYOND COTTAGE CAKES’ REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DELAYS AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. COTTAGE CAKES IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.
COTTAGE CAKES RELIES UPON MERCHANTS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE ALLERGEN AND DIETARY INFORMATION AND GENERAL PRODUCT SAFETY. COTTAGE CAKES DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MENUS, NUTRITIONAL AND ALLERGEN INFORMATION, PHOTOS, FOOD QUALITY OR DESCRIPTIONS, PRICING, HOURS OF OPERATION, OR REVIEWS. ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NUTRITIONAL AND ALLERGEN INFORMATION.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COTTAGE CAKES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, REPUTATION, USE, OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE), EVEN IF COTTAGE CAKES HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF A WARRANTY, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, OR ANY OTHER ACTION OF ANY TYPE THAT IN ANY MANNER ARISES OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR BY COTTAGE CAKES.
COTTAGE CAKES ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, BROWSING OF, OR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL FROM THE PLATFORM. COTTAGE CAKES ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY IN ANY MANNER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM, AS WELL AS ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE PAGES OR ADDITIONAL WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS PLATFORM, FOR ANY ERROR, DEFAMATION, LIBEL, SLANDER, OMISSION, FALSEHOOD, OBSCENITY, PORNOGRAPHY, PROFANITY, DANGER, INACCURACY CONTAINED THEREIN, OR HARM TO PERSON OR PROPERTY CAUSED THEREBY. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL COTTAGE CAKES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN WARRANTY, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT OR ANY OTHER ACTION OF ANY TYPE EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE (A) THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO COTTAGE CAKES OR A MERCHANT IN THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM, IF ANY, OR (B) $1,000 (WHICHEVER IS LESS). BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW.
YOU AND COTTAGE CAKES AGREE THAT THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE MATERIAL, BARGAINED-FOR BASES OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING THE CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN BY EACH PARTY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE DECISION BY EACH PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AND COTTAGE CAKES AGREE THAT THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE. EXCEPT AS MAY BE OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE PLATFORM AND SERVICES, WHICH YOU MAY DO AT ANY TIME.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO NEW JERSEY CONSUMERS
IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER RESIDING IN NEW JERSEY, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT APPLY TO YOU (AND DO NOT LIMIT ANY RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE) TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE UNENFORCEABLE UNDER NEW JERSEY LAW: (A) THE DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE EXTENT UNENFORCEABLE UNDER THE NEW JERSEY PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACT, NEW JERSEY PRODUCTS LIABILITY ACT, NEW JERSEY UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, AND NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT); (B) THE LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OR MISUSE OF ANY DATA (FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE EXTENT UNENFORCEABLE UNDER THE NEW JERSEY IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION ACT AND NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT); (C) APPLICATION OF THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY TO THE RECOVERY OF DAMAGES THAT ARISE UNDER CONTRACT AND TORT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY (FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE EXTENT SUCH DAMAGES ARE RECOVERABLE BY A CONSUMER UNDER NEW JERSEY LAW, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE NEW JERSEY PRODUCTS LIABILITY ACT); AND (D) THE FLORIDA GOVERNING LAW PROVISION (FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER RESIDING IN NEW JERSEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE GOVERNED BY NEW JERSEY LAW).
THIRD-PARTY LINKS The Platform may contain links to websites that are owned, controlled, developed, sponsored and/or maintained by third parties and which may be subject to additional terms and conditions ("Third-Party Websites"). If you click on a link to a Third-Party Website, Cottage Cakes will not warn you that you have left the Services or Platform or that you are subject to the terms and conditions of another website or Third-Party service provider. Cottage Cakes does not review, monitor, operate and/or control the Third-Party Websites and Cottage Cakes makes no guarantees, representations, and/or warranties as to, and shall have no liability for, the content, products or services available on or through and/or the functioning of the Third-Party Websites. By providing access to Third-Party Websites, Cottage Cakes is not recommending and/or otherwise endorsing the products and/or services provided by the sponsors and/or owners of those websites. Your access to and/or use of the Third-Party Websites, including, without limitation, providing information, materials and/or other content to the Third-Party Websites, is entirely at your own risk. Cottage Cakes reserves the right to discontinue links to any Third-Party Websites at any time and for any reason, without notice.
ADDITIONAL TERMS Your use of the Platform is subject to any and all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Services or certain features of the Platform that we may post or link to on the Platform (collectively, the "Additional Terms"), such as end-user license agreements, or other agreements or rules applicable to particular features, promotions, or content on the Platform, including, without limitation, the Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service located at https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps.html and the Google Privacy Policy located at https://www.google.com/intl/ALL/policies/privacy/index.html. All such Additional Terms are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
PERKS By participating in perks, which includes all promotions, discounts, coupons or loyalty programs available on the Platform (collectively, “Perks”), you agree to this Agreement and the additional Perks Terms of Use.
Please note, we may also give you the option on the Platform to register with a specific Merchant’s promotional or loyalty programs that are not operated by or associated with Cottage Cakes or Perks. If you do register with the Merchant’s promotional or loyalty program, you understand that you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions provided by the Merchant and/or you may be directed to a Third-Party Website. You also understand that you will need to contact the Merchant separately if you have any questions regarding your participation in their promotional or loyalty program and/or cancellation of your account with them directly. Cottage Cakes does not own, operate or otherwise control such separate Merchant promotional or loyalty programs and therefore shall have no liability for those separate programs, including without limitation your participation therein.
GIFT CARDS Cottage Cakes may make physical gift cards available for purchase. The terms and conditions stated on the physical card apply.
PRIVACY POLICY The terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
COPYRIGHT POLICY Cottage Cakes respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask all of our users to do the same. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on the Platform or a website through which our Services may be accessed in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Cottage Cakes’ Copyright Agent (as set forth below) with notification containing the following information required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §512 (“DMCA”):
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the work that allegedly has been infringed; Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works allegedly have been infringed, then a representative list of such copyrighted works; Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the allegedly infringing material, e.g., the specific web page address on the Platform; Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the party alleging infringement, including an email address; A statement that the party alleging infringement has a good-faith belief that use of the copyrighted work in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner or its agent, or is not otherwise permitted under the law; and A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the party alleging infringement is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the work that allegedly has been infringed. Please send this notification to our copyright agent at: Cottage Cakes LLC, Attention: Copyright Agent, 414 Evans Rd, Niceville, FL 32578.
UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY AND CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Cottage Cakes and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed. The preceding requirements are intended to comply with Cottage Cakes’ rights and obligations under the DMCA, including 17 U.S.C. §512(c), but do not constitute legal advice. It may be advisable to contact an attorney regarding your rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws.
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Cottage Cakes has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Cottage Cakes may also in its sole discretion limit access to the Platform, the Services and/or terminate the Accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
TERMINATION AND VIOLATIONS OF THE AGREEMENT Your rights under this Agreement will terminate automatically without notice if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement. Further, Cottage Cakes reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify, suspend, or discontinue at any time, with or without notice, the Platform and/or Services offered on or through the Platform (or any part thereof), including but not limited to the Platform's features, look and feel, and functional elements and related Services. We will have no liability whatsoever on account of any change to the Platform or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Platform. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by closing your Account, uninstalling all Mobile Application(s) (if applicable) and ceasing use of the Platform and Services provided herein.
Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason or no reason: (1) your access rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Platform and Services; and (2) any provision of this Agreement that contemplates or governs performance or observance subsequent to termination of this Agreement will survive the termination of this Agreement, including without limitation the following sections: (i) “Your Content and Conduct;” (ii) “Disclaimer;” (iii) “Limitation of Liability;” (iv) “Important Note to New Jersey Consumers;” (v) “Termination and Violations of this Agreement;” (vi) “Dispute Resolution;” (vii) “Indemnification” and (viii) “Waiver and Severability.”
Cottage Cakes reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of the Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to block access to the Platform and/or Services from a particular Account, device and/or IP address.
You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or your rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign this Agreement in whole or in part at any time to any entity without your notice or consent. Any purported assignment by you in violation of this section shall be null and void. This Agreement binds and inures to the benefit of each party and the party’s successors and permitted assigns.
INDEMNIFICATION You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cottage Cakes and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates (each, an "Indemnified Party") from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, actions, costs, damages, penalties, fines and expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses, that may be incurred by an Indemnified Party arising out of or in connection with: (i) Cottage Cakes’ use of your User Content; (ii) your unauthorized use of the Services, (iii) your breach of this Agreement; (iv) your actual or alleged violation of any law, rule or regulation; (v) any Third-Party’s access or use of the Services using your Cottage Cakes Account; or (vi) any dispute or issue between you and any Third-Party, including without limitation any Delivery Partner or Merchant.
CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT We may change this Agreement from time to time and without prior notice to you. If we make a change to this Agreement, it will be effective as soon as we post it and the most current version of this Agreement will always be posted under the "Terms of Use" link available on our Platform ("Updated Terms"). In addition to posting the Updated Terms, we may elect to provide additional notice to you of the Updated Terms, such as by sending an email to you or providing a notice through the Platform and/or Services. You agree that you will review this Agreement periodically and check the “Effective” date in this Agreement to stay aware of any changes. By continuing to access and/or use the Platform and/or Services after we post Updated Terms, you agree to be bound by the Updated Terms, and if you do not agree to the Updated Terms, you will stop using the Platform and/or accessing the Services. Except as otherwise provided in the “Dispute Resolution” section, the Updated Terms will govern any disputes between you and Cottage Cakes, even if the dispute arises or involves facts dated before the “Effective” date of the Updated Terms.
GOVERNING LAW Except for the “Dispute Resolution” section below, the terms, conditions, and policies contained in this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its choice or conflict of laws principles. The Federal Arbitration Act will govern the interpretation and enforcement of the “Dispute Resolution” section.
Also, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary (and to the fullest extent permitted by law), you must provide notice to Cottage Cakes, pursuant to the procedures in the “Dispute Resolution” section below, of any claim within one year of its accrual, or your claim will be waived and barred.
Venue You and Cottage Cakes agree that to the extent any dispute, claim, or controversy is permitted to proceed in court (except for small claims court), it shall be brought and heard exclusively in the state and federal courts of Okaloosa County, Florida.
The foregoing Governing Law and Venue provisions do not apply to the “Dispute Resolution” section, and we refer you to that section for the applicable provisions for such disputes.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION PLEASE READ THIS “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” SECTION CAREFULLY. IT LIMITS THE WAYS YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM COTTAGE CAKES AND REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. IN ARBITRATION, THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY AND THERE IS MORE CIRCUMSCRIBED DISCOVERY AND APPELLATE REVIEW THAN THERE IS IN COURT.
I. Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure.
There might be instances when a Dispute (as defined below) arises between you and Cottage Cakes. In those instances, Cottage Cakes is committed to working with you to reach a reasonable resolution; however, we can only do this if we know about and understand each other’s concerns. Therefore, for any Dispute that arises between you and Cottage Cakes, both parties acknowledge and agree that they will first make a good faith effort to resolve it informally before initiating any formal dispute resolution proceeding in arbitration or otherwise. This includes first sending a written description of the Dispute to the other party. For any Dispute you initiate, you agree to send the written description of the Dispute along with the email address associated with your account to the following email address: contact@CottageCakes.com. Your written description must be on an individual basis and also provide at least the following information: your name; a detailed description of the nature and basis of the Dispute, including any transaction details; and the specific relief sought and how it was calculated. Your written description must be personally signed by you. For any Dispute that Cottage Cakes raises, we will send our written description of the Dispute to the email address associated with your account.
You and Cottage Cakes then agree to negotiate in good faith about the Dispute. This might include an informal telephonic dispute resolution conference between you and Cottage Cakes if such a conference is requested by Cottage Cakes. If such an informal telephonic dispute resolution conference takes place, it shall be individualized such that a separate conference must be held each time either party intends to commence individual arbitration; multiple individuals initiating claims cannot participate in the same informal telephonic dispute resolution conference. If either party is represented by counsel, that party's counsel may participate in the informal telephonic dispute resolution conference, but the party also must appear at and participate in the conference. This should lead to resolution, but if for some reason the Dispute is not resolved satisfactorily within sixty (60) days after receipt of the complete written description of the Dispute, you and Cottage Cakes agree to the further dispute resolution provisions below.
To reiterate, this informal dispute resolution process is a prerequisite and condition precedent to commencing any formal dispute resolution proceeding. The parties agree that any relevant limitations period and filing fee or other deadlines will be tolled while the parties engage in this informal dispute resolution process. A court shall have the authority to enjoin the filing or prosecution of arbitrations based on a failure to comply with this Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure. A party may raise non-compliance with this Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure in court and/or in connection with the arbitration.
II. Mutual Arbitration Agreement.
You and Cottage Cakes agree that all claims, disputes, or disagreements that may arise out of the interpretation or performance of this Agreement or payments by or to Cottage Cakes, or that in any way relate to your use of the Platform, the Materials, the Services, and/or other content on the Platform, your relationship with Cottage Cakes, or any other dispute with Cottage Cakes, (whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory) (each, a “Dispute”) shall be submitted exclusively to binding arbitration. Dispute shall have the broadest possible meaning. This includes claims that arose, were asserted, or involve facts occurring before the existence of this or any prior Agreement as well as claims that may arise after the termination of this Agreement. This Mutual Arbitration Agreement is intended to be broadly interpreted. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Arbitration Agreement, where you allege claims of sexual harassment or sexual assault arising out of your use of the Platform or Services, you may elect to bring those claims in a court of competent jurisdiction. Cottage Cakes will honor your election to bring your sexual assault or sexual harassment claim in a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitration, but does not waive the enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement with respect to any other provision of this Arbitration Agreement or with respect to any other claim or Dispute.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, issues related to the scope, validity, and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement are for a court to decide. Also, each party retains the right to (1) elect (at any time prior to the appointment of an arbitrator) to have any claims heard in small claims court on an individual basis for disputes and actions within the scope of such court’s jurisdiction, provided the proceeding remains in small claims court and is not removed or appealed to a court of general jurisdiction, and (2) seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other confidential or proprietary information or intellectual property rights. For clarity, this “Dispute Resolution” section does not alter, amend, or affect any of the rights or obligations of the parties to any Cottage Cakes Delivery Partner Agreement.
ARBITRATION MEANS THAT AN ARBITRATOR AND NOT A JUDGE OR JURY WILL DECIDE THE DISPUTE. RIGHTS TO PREHEARING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND APPEALS MAY BE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU AND COTTAGE CAKES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
III. Class Action and Collective Relief Waiver.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, EXCEPT AS SET OUT IN SECTION VII BELOW, THERE SHALL BE NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FOR ANY DISPUTE TO BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON A CLASS, JOINT, COLLECTIVE OR CONSOLIDATED BASIS OR IN A PURPORTED REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR FOR PUBLIC INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND COTTAGE CAKES OTHERWISE AGREE IN WRITING, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS (EXCEPT AS SET OUT IN SECTION VII BELOW), AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF ANY CLASS, JOINT, COLLECTIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF (INCLUDING ANY DECLARATORY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF) ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO RESOLVE AN INDIVIDUAL PARTY’S CLAIM. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT AWARD RELIEF FOR OR AGAINST ANYONE WHO IS NOT A PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING.
THIS CLASS ACTION AND COLLECTIVE RELIEF WAIVER IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” SECTION, AND IF IT IS DEEMED INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE WITH RESPECT TO A PARTICULAR CLAIM OR DISPUTE, NEITHER YOU NOR COTTAGE CAKES IS ENTITLED TO ARBITRATION OF SUCH CLAIM OR DISPUTE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IF A COURT DETERMINES THAT THE CLASS ACTION AND COLLECTIVE RELIEF WAIVER IS NOT ENFORCEABLE AS TO A PARTICULAR CLAIM OR REQUEST FOR RELIEF OR A REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND ALL APPEALS FROM THAT DECISION HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED (OR THE DECISION IS OTHERWISE FINAL), THEN THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THAT PARTICULAR CLAIM OR REQUEST FOR RELIEF MAY PROCEED IN COURT BUT SHALL BE STAYED PENDING ARBITRATION OF THE REMAINING CLAIMS AND REQUESTS FOR RELIEF.
IV. Arbitration Rules.
The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). Except as modified by this “Dispute Resolution” section, the AAA will administer the arbitration in accordance with either (A) the Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect, or (B) the Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect if the matter involves a “consumer” agreement as defined by Consumer Arbitration Rule R-1 (together, the "Applicable AAA Rules"). The Applicable AAA Rules are available at https://www.adr.org/Rules or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879. If AAA is unavailable or unwilling to administer an arbitration consistent with this “Dispute Resolution” section as written, the parties will select an alternative arbitration provider that will administer the arbitration consistent with this “Dispute Resolution” section as written. If the parties cannot agree on an alternative arbitration provider, the parties shall mutually petition a court of appropriate jurisdiction to appoint an arbitration provider that will administer an arbitration consistent with this “Dispute Resolution” section as written.
V. Arbitration Process.
If after sixty (60) days the Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure above is unsuccessful in resolving the parties’ dispute, a party who desires to initiate arbitration must provide the other party with a written Demand for Arbitration as specified in the Applicable AAA Rules. (The AAA provides applicable forms for Demands for Arbitration available at https://www.adr.org/sites/default/files/Demand_for_Arbitration_0.pdf (Commercial Arbitration Rules) and https://www.adr.org/sites/default/files/Consumer_Demand_for_Arbitration_Form_1.pdf (Consumer Arbitration Rules), and a separate affidavit for waiver of fees for California residents only is available at https://adr.org/sites/default/files/Waiver_of_Fees_CA_Only.pdf.) If you initiate arbitration, you shall certify that you have complied with the Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure above and personally sign your Demand for Arbitration. The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator will be either a retired judge or an attorney licensed to practice law in the state or county in which you reside. The parties will first attempt to agree on an arbitrator. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within twenty-one (21) days of receiving the AAA’s list of eligible neutrals, then the AAA will appoint the arbitrator in accordance with the AAA Rules.
VI. Arbitration Location and Procedure.
Unless you and Cottage Cakes otherwise agree, the arbitration will be conducted in the county where you reside. If the amount in controversy does not exceed $10,000 and you do not seek injunctive or declaratory relief, then the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents you and Cottage Cakes submit to the arbitrator, unless a party requests a hearing and the arbitrator determines that a hearing is necessary. If the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000 or seeks declaratory or injunctive relief, the right to a hearing will be determined by the Applicable AAA Rules. Subject to the Applicable AAA Rules, the arbitrator will have the discretion to direct a reasonable exchange of information by the parties, consistent with the expedited nature of the arbitration. Unless otherwise prohibited by law or agreed by the parties, all arbitration proceedings and all related records will be confidential and closed to the public and any parties other than you and Cottage Cakes, except as necessary to obtain court confirmation of the arbitration award.
VII. Batch Arbitration.
To increase the efficiency of administration and resolution of arbitrations, in the event 100 or more similar arbitration demands presented by or with the assistance or coordination of the same law firm or organization are submitted to AAA or another arbitration provider (if AAA is unavailable) against Cottage Cakes, the arbitration provider shall (i) administer the arbitration demands in batches of 100 demands per batch (to the extent there are fewer than 100 arbitration demands left over after the batching described above, a final batch will consist of the remaining demands); (ii) designate a single, different arbitrator for each batch (unless the parties agree otherwise); and (iii) provide for a single filing set of fees (for example, if AAA is the arbitration provider, one filing fee, case management fee, and arbitrator compensation fee) due per side per batch. You agree to cooperate in good faith with Cottage Cakes and the arbitration provider to implement such a “batch approach” or other similar approach to provide for an efficient resolution of claims, including the payment of single filing and administrative fees for batches of claims. This “Batch Arbitrations” provision shall in no way be interpreted as authorizing class arbitration of any kind. Cottage Cakes expressly reserves its right to raise unique defenses as to each claimant in connection with this process.
VIII. Arbitrator's Decision.
The arbitrator will render an award within the time frame specified in the applicable AAA Rules. The arbitrator's decision will include the essential findings and conclusions upon which the arbitrator based the award. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator will have the authority to award monetary damages on an individual basis and to grant, on an individual basis, any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual to the extent available under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules, and this Agreement. The arbitrator's award of damages and/or other relief must be consistent with section III above and also must be consistent with the terms of the "Limitation of Liability" section above as to the types and the amounts of damages or other relief for which a party may be held liable. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding only between the parties to the arbitration proceeding and shall have no preclusive effect in any other arbitration or other proceeding involving a different party.
Attorneys’ fees will be available to the prevailing party in the arbitration only if authorized under applicable substantive law governing the claims in the arbitration. The arbitrator shall apply the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 after the arbitration award is entered. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of a claim or the relief sought in a Demand for Arbitration was frivolous or was brought for harassment or an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), the arbitrator may award attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses in favor of a party.
IX. Fees.
Your responsibility to pay any AAA filing, administrative, and/or arbitrator fees will be solely as set forth in the applicable AAA Rules (as modified by section VII above). If, however, you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive for you as compared to the costs of litigation, Cottage Cakes will reimburse as much of the filing, administration, and/or arbitrator fees as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive to you.
X. Right to Opt-Out of Arbitration.
Cottage Cakes’ updates to this Agreement do not provide you with a new opportunity to opt out of the Mutual Arbitration Agreement if you previously agreed to an Agreement and did not validly opt out of arbitration. Cottage Cakes will continue to honor any valid opt outs if you opted out of the Arbitration Agreement in a prior version of the Agreement. If you create a Cottage Cakes account for the first time on or after July 7, 2024, you may opt out of this Mutual Arbitration Agreement. To opt out, you must notify Cottage Cakes in writing no later than 30 days after first becoming subject to this Mutual Arbitration Agreement. Your notice must include your name and address, the email address you currently use to access your Cottage Cakes Account (if you have one), and a clear statement that you want to opt out of this Mutual Arbitration Agreement. You must send your opt-out notice to: contact@CottageCakes.com. If you opt out of this Arbitration Agreement, all other parts of this Agreement will continue to apply to you. Opting out of this Arbitration Agreement has no effect on any other arbitration agreements that you may have entered into with Cottage Cakes or may enter into in the future with Cottage Cakes.
XI. Changes.
Cottage Cakes reserves the right to change this "Dispute Resolution" section. If Cottage Cakes changes this "Dispute Resolution" section after the date you first accepted this Agreement (or accepted any subsequent changes to this Agreement), you agree that your continued use of the Platform or Services after such change will be deemed acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to such change, you may reject any such change by providing Cottage Cakes written notice of such rejection by email from the email address associated with your account to: contact@CottageCakes.com, within 30 days of the date such change became effective, as indicated in the "Effective" date above. In order to be effective, the notice must include your full name and clearly indicate your intent to reject changes to this "Dispute Resolution" section. By rejecting changes, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any dispute between you and Cottage Cakes in accordance with the provisions of this "Dispute Resolution" section as of the date you first accepted this Agreement (or accepted any subsequent changes to this Agreement, as applicable).
WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY Any waiver by Cottage Cakes of any term of this Agreement must be in writing. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (see “Dispute Resolution” section III), if any portion of this Agreement is found to be void, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, then that portion shall be deemed to be severable and, if possible, modified or replaced by a valid, enforceable provision that matches the intent of the original provision as closely as possible. The remainder of this Agreement shall continue to be enforceable and valid according to the terms contained herein.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with Cottage Cakes in connection with the Platform and the Services hereunder, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Cottage Cakes concerning the Platform, any orders placed through the Platform, and the Services hereunder.
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Cottage Cakes Merchant Terms
REQUIRED AGREEMENT FOR "BAKERS"
Merchant/Baker Terms Overview
By using this platform all users logged in under “Baker” certify that they are the duly authorized representative of this Bakery, and that the Baker has carefully reviewed and agree to the Cottage Cakes Merchant Terms (“Terms”), which are incorporated herein and made a part of this agreement. Cottage Cakes may modify the Terms at any time at its sole discretion, provided that such modifications will be applied only prospectively. You agree that Cottage Cakes has the right to notify you of changes by posting updated Terms. You should review the Terms before using any Cottage Cakes services. The Terms contain a mandatory arbitration that affects your legal rights. Please read it.
By using this platform all users logged in under “Baker” certify that the Bakery covered by this agreement is properly registered and in good standing with all applicable health and sanitation regulatory authorities.
Cottage Cakes Merchant “Bakery” Terms
Cottage Cakes Merchant “Bakery” Terms Updated July 7, 2024
These Cottage Cakes Merchant Terms (“Terms”) apply to the service relationship between Cottage Cakes LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Cottage Cakes” or “CC”) and the Bakery (“Bakery”) signing up for the Services (as defined herein). These Terms, and any other terms set forth in the sign up process will be together referred to as the “Agreement.” The Agreement is entered into as of the date Bakery signs up for the Services (“Effective Date”). THE SECTION BELOW ENTITLED “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” HAS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION. IT AFFECTS BAKERY’S LEGAL RIGHTS. PLEASE READ IT.
Rights and Obligations of CC a) CC will enable customers to purchase food and beverages from Bakery via (i) CC’s proprietary ordering, advertising, delivery logistics and billing system at Cottage Cakes.com and at CC’s sole option, its associated web-based and mobile properties and apps (the “CC Platform”); and (ii) at CC’s sole option, at any properties partnered with CC (together with the CC Platform, the “Systems.” The foregoing will not apply to any Bakery that has not signed up for Marketing Services until such Bakery elects to receive such Marketing Services.
b) MARKETING SERVICES (IF SELECTED): CC will include Bakery on the Systems as provided herein, and will enable the transmission of orders to Bakery for pickup or delivery (the “Marketing Services”). The Marketing Services, together with the Delivery Services and the POS Services (each as defined below), will be referred to herein as the “Services.”
c) SHIPPING SERVICES (IF SELECTED): It is the Baker’s sole responsibility to ensure shipping practices comply with the laws of their state.
d) CC owns all right, title, and interest in and to the CC Platform and any content supplied by CC, and will have sole editorial control over the CC Platform, including the presentation of any content provided by Bakery (“Bakery Content”). Bakery Content may include, without limitation, menus, photographs, trademarks and logos. For the term of the Agreement and for six ( 6 ) months thereafter, Bakery hereby grants to CC a royalty-free, worldwide, sub-licenseable, transferable, fully paid-up, irrevocable right and license to use the Bakery Content on the Systems, and for marketing and promotional purposes via any means now known or hereinafter developed. Bakery owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Bakery Content, subject to the license granted to CC herein. CC may remove Bakery Content on the Systems at any time if it believes, in its sole discretion, that such Bakery Content violates any applicable laws, infringes upon any third-party rights, or otherwise impacts the integrity of the Systems.
e) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT, CC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE SYSTEMS, THE SERVICES, AND ANY USE THEREOF, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND CC WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO BAKERY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEMS, SERVICES OR BAKERY CONTENT. CC WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO BAKERY FOR INDIRECT, WILLFUL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA OF ANY KIND, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF THE PARTY IS APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING. CC’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT WILL BE THE AMOUNT OF COMMISSIONS EARNED BY CC DURING THE SIX ( 6 ) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EVENT WHICH GAVE RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Rights and Obligations of Bakery a) Bakery will prepare food and beverage orders placed via the Systems (i) consistent with menu descriptions; (ii) in compliance with all applicable health and safety requirements; (iii) in accordance with industry standards; and (iv) during the hours of operation provided by Bakery to CC. Bakery will ensure that its menu(s), hours of operation, and other particulars required for CC to perform the Services are up to date. Bakery will ensure that its menu descriptions are sufficiently detailed as to ingredients and allergens, and contain any other health or safety notices that are recommended or required by applicable law, rule or regulation.
b) Bakery menu items available for purchase through the Systems must be substantially similar to those menu items available in-store and through any other digital ordering channel. Bakery menu item pricing through the Systems must be at least as favorable to the consumer as that which is available on Bakery’s standard menu or offered to any third-party service, and CC may update menu item pricing through the Systems to match more favorable terms of available elsewhere.
c) Bakery consents to receiving phone calls, faxes, emails, text messages and any other communications made available by and on behalf of CC as they may relate to the Systems, Services and terms governing Bakery’s use of the Systems and Services, including without limitation, marketing or transactional matters. Bakery hereby consents to the recording of telephone conversations related to the Systems and Services and will ensure Bakery’s employees, service providers and agents are informed of the same and consent to recording by CC. If Bakery accepts phone orders, Bakery must advise those placing phone orders that CSC (Card Security Code)/CVV/CVV2 should not be transmitted over the phone.
d) Bakery will not, and will not permit any third party to, market to or solicit any customer or company obtained through the Systems or via the Services for any purpose. For example, but without limitation, Bakery may not solicit a customer or order directly from Bakery or through a third-party. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing does not apply to any customer or company whose existence and information Bakery obtained independently of the Systems and Services.
e) Bakery will maintain the confidentiality of all non-public information that it acquires in the course of performing the Agreement, including without limitation all Customer Data (as defined below), as well as the terms and conditions of the Agreement (collectively, the “Confidential Information”). Bakery will not disclose to any third parties, or use in any way other than as necessary to perform its obligations hereunder, CC’s Confidential Information. Bakery will ensure that Confidential Information will only be made available to those of its employees and agents who have a need to know such Confidential Information and who are be bound by written obligations of confidentiality at least as protective as those set forth herein. Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement and as requested by CC, Bakery will deliver to CC (or destroy at CC’s election) any and all materials or documents containing the Confidential Information, together with all copies thereof in whatever form.
f) “Customer Data” means (i) any and all information about customers generated or collected by CC or Bakery through the Systems or Services, which may include but is not limited to, customer’s name, delivery address(es), email address(es), phone number(s), and customer preferences and tendencies and (ii) any information that may otherwise be considered “personal data” or “personal information” under applicable law. Bakery acknowledges that all Customer Data is the sole and exclusive property of CC. Accordingly, Bakery will use Customer Data for the sole purpose of fulfilling applicable customer orders or otherwise satisfying Bakery’s obligations hereunder. Bakery (and any other persons to whom Bakery provides any Customer Data only as necessary to perform the Agreement) will implement and maintain comprehensive administrative, physical and technical safeguards in accordance with current industry best practices in order to protect, handle, and secure Customer Data. Bakery will also be responsible for any breach of this provision by any third-party service provider engaged by Bakery. Bakery will notify CC in a secure manner immediately upon a data security breach or any reasonable suspicion thereof or any other unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information, and assist and cooperate with CC concerning any remedial measures and any disclosures to affected parties, in each case as requested by CC or required under applicable law.
g) Bakery agrees that its use of the Systems and Services is subject to the Cottage Cakes Terms of Service as in effect at the time (available at https://www.Cottage Cakes.com/terms-of-service), and further agrees that Bakery’s access to and use of Customer Data will be subject to the Cottage Cakes Privacy Policy as in effect at the time (available at https://www.Cottage Cakes.com/privacy-policy).
h) If Bakery is a franchisee of a franchisor (“Franchisor”) that has negotiated a master agreement with CC (“Master Agreement”), Bakery consents to the sharing of certain sales reporting data with Franchisor pursuant to the Master Agreement. i) Bakery represents, warrants and covenants: (i) it has the authority to enter into the Agreement and to grant the rights granted hereunder, and doing so will not violate any other agreement to which it is a party; (ii) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its origin; (iii) the Bakery Content will not infringe or otherwise violate the rights of any third party; (iv) it will comply with all applicable retail food, beverage (including alcohol) or other health and safety codes, rules or regulations, as well as any other laws applicable to its business (including without limitation the obligation to pay tips to delivery and other workers, if any); (v) it will provide accurate tax rates and calculations to CC; and (vi) it will remit to the applicable taxing authority all legally-required taxes and will file all required tax returns and forms. In the event that Bakery includes alcohol in its menu on the Systems, Bakery further represents and warrants that it maintains a valid and active liquor license and all other applicable licenses, permits and registrations for the sale, distribution and (if applicable) delivery of alcohol (collectively, “Liquor Licenses”). Bakery will provide CC with a copy of the Liquor Licenses and all renewals thereof, and will immediately notify CC if any Liquor License is not renewed or is revoked, cancelled or surrendered at any time during the Term. j) Bakery will indemnify and hold CC (including its directors, employees, officers, agents) harmless from any and all claims, actions, proceedings and damages arising out of Bakery’s activities, including, without limitation, (i) any third-party transactions or financing arrangement; (ii) Bakery’s provision, calculation, reporting or remission of taxes; or (iii) any breach or alleged breach of the representations, warranties or covenants set forth in the Agreement. CC will provide prompt notice to Bakery of any potential claim subject to indemnification hereunder. Bakery will assume the defense of the claim through counsel designated by it and reasonably acceptable to CC, provided that CC may use counsel of its choice at its own expense. Bakery will not settle or compromise any claim or consent to the entry of any judgment without the written consent of CC, which will not be unreasonably withheld. CC will reasonably cooperate with Bakery in the defense of the claim, at Bakery’s expense.
Payment Terms a) In consideration for Bakery’s access to the applicable Systems and Services, Bakery will pay to CC the Marketing Commission (for non-catering and/or catering, as applicable) and Delivery Commission (as applicable) provided in the sign up process (collectively, the “Commissions”). Except as otherwise specified, the Commissions apply to the product total on all orders placed through the Systems. The Delivery Commission does not apply to pickup orders or self-delivery orders. In the event Bakery does not use or ceases to use Delivery Services, the Marketing Commission will apply to the product total and any delivery fee charged by Bakery. For Bakeries that do not use Delivery Services, the Marketing Commission will be charged on telephone orders originating from the Systems based on the average of Marketing Commission amounts actually charged on at least Bakery’s previous six ( 6 ) non-telephone orders. The Commissions may be amended by CC upon three ( 3 ) days’ prior written notice to Bakery (email sufficient), provided that Bakery does not cancel the Agreement during such notice period.
b) CC will transmit via check or Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) to Bakery the “Payment Amount” at mutually agreed intervals. “Payment Amount” means the “Grand Total” (which includes the product total, tax, plus any tips and delivery fees for orders not using Delivery Services) received by CC for orders placed during the relevant billing period (“Billing Period”), less (i) the applicable Commissions, (ii) the processing fee (inclusive of credit charges) on the Grand Total, (iii) tax collected on orders to be reported/remitted by CC, and (iv) the amount of refunds or discounts granted to customers. Platforms associated with CC affiliates and partners may deposit their Payment Amounts to Bakeries separately.
c) Bakery is responsible for reporting and remitting all accurate and complete sales tax to the applicable taxing authorities.
Term a) The Agreement may be cancelled by either party for any reason (or no reason) upon three ( 3 ) days’ prior written notice to the other party; provided, however, that CC may suspend the Services or access to the Systems during any time it believes Bakery is in violation of the Agreement.
b) If either party wishes to cancel placement on any particular platform(s) and/or the Delivery Services, in each case, while remaining on the other platform(s) and/or retaining the other Services, it may do so at any time upon three ( 3 ) days’ prior written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that only placement on the such platform and/or the Delivery Services are cancelled, the Agreement will continue in full force and effect, except that: (A) “Services” will be redefined to refer only to the remaining Service(s), (B) “Commission” will be redefined to refer only to the Commission(s) applicable to the remaining Services, and ( C ) any obligations of CC with respect to the cancelled Service(s) will be of no further force and effect.
Dispute Resolution Bakery and CC agree that all claims or disputes arising out of the Agreement will be decided by an arbitrator through arbitration and not by a judge or jury (“Arbitration Agreement”). This Arbitration Agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and evidences a transaction involving commerce. The arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), which are available at www.adr.org. The arbitrator’s fees and the costs will be shared equally by the parties, unless prohibited by law. Parties are responsible for their own attorneys’ fees. The arbitration proceeding will take place in Okaloosa County, FL, unless otherwise agreed. A court of competent jurisdiction will have the authority to enter judgment on the arbitrator’s decision and award. The parties agree to bring any claim or dispute in arbitration on an individual basis only, and not as a class or collective action, and there will be no right or authority for any claim or dispute to be brought, heard or arbitrated as a class or collective action (“Class Action Waiver”). Regardless of anything herein and/or the applicable AAA Rules, the interpretation, applicability or enforceability of the Class Action Waiver may only be determined by a court and not an arbitrator. The following claims are excluded from this Arbitration Agreement: (a) claims in small claims court; (b) claims to enforce or to prevent the actual or threatened violation of a party’s intellectual property rights; (c) claims for temporary relief in connection with an arbitrable controversy; and (d) claims that are non-arbitrable per the applicable federal statute.
Miscellaneous Terms CC and Bakery are independent contractors, and nothing herein may be construed to create any agency, partnership or joint venture between them. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other party in any respect whatsoever. The Agreement are not intended to benefit, nor will it be deemed to give rise to, any rights in any third party. No ambiguity will be construed against any party based upon a claim that such party drafted the ambiguous language. With the exception of the Arbitration Agreement, which will be governed by the FAA, the Agreement will be governed by Florida law, without regard to conflict of law principles. The Agreement and any other agreements or terms incorporated herein by reference, constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior understanding (written or oral) on the subject matter hereof. In the event of any conflict between the Agreement and any of the Cottage Cakes Privacy Policy, or the Cottage Cakes Bakery POS API Terms, the terms of the Agreement will control. CC hereby reserves the right to update and modify these Terms at any time at its sole discretion, provided that such modifications will be applied only prospectively. You agree that CC has the right to notify you of updates to these Terms by posting them on the Systems. Therefore, you should review these Terms before using the Services. The Agreement may not be amended by Bakery unless such amendment is signed by an authorized representative of CC. If any provision of the Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then that provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. In the event of a breach, in addition to any remedies at law or in equity, the non-breaching party will be entitled to seek specific performance and immediate injunctive relief. Failure by CC to require performance or claim breach will not be construed as a waiver by CC. A party will not be liable for any failure of or delay in the performance of the Agreement for the period that such failure or delay is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, strikes or labor disputes, embargoes, government orders or any other force majeure event. Bakery may not assign the Agreement without the prior written consent of CC, and if permission is secured, the assignor will provide CC with advance written notice so that payment can be directed appropriately. Any assignment by Bakery in violation of this provision will be deemed a nullity. CC may freely assign the Agreement. The Agreement will be binding on the parties’ permitted heirs, successors and assigns. Any dispute, controversy or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Agreement or the relationship between the parties hereto will be governed by in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. This Section 6, the customer data, ownership, confidentiality, indemnity, limitation of liability and arbitration provisions and any other terms required for the full interpretation of the Agreement following expiration or termination will survive any expiration or termination of the Agreement.
Notices. All notices under the Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if given on the earliest to occur of (i) upon delivery, or refusal of delivery, if personally delivered; (ii) on the third business day after deposit with the United States Postal Service if sent by certified mail; (iii) on the first business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier if sent by such a courier; and (iv) on the day transmitted, as indicated by the transmission confirmation, if given by email (however, any notice transmitted by email after 5:00 PM local time at the destination of the recipient or on a day other than a business day will be considered given on the next business day). All notices to Bakery will be sent to Bakery at the email address provided by the authorized representative during the signup process or such other address provided by Bakery and accepted by CC in writing. All notices to CC will be sent to the below, unless otherwise provided by CC:
Cottage Cakes LLC 414 Evans Rd Niceville, FL 32578 Attn: Legal Department
Email: contact@CottageCakes.com