Website Disclaimers
By interacting with Little Bites Catering L.L.C. (“Little Bites”) on this website or via social media, you acknowledge and agree that you may be voluntarily sharing aspects of your personal information on a public website. Laws protecting the privacy of personal information may not apply to your use of Little Bites’ website or social media or other websites and social media accounts referenced in Little Bites’ content. Little Bites will not respond to specific inquiries regarding an individual’s event or service on this website or via social media. Reliance on any information provided on this website or any social media account affiliated with Little Bites is at your own risk. Little Bites shall not be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of Little Bites’ website, social media accounts, or webpages linked to Little Bites’ website and social media accounts. Little Bites does not knowingly collect any personal information from users of our website or social media who are under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not provide any personal information on Little Bites’ website or social media.
Terms & Conditions
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Limitations of Liability and Indemnification.
By using this website and any services provided by Little Bites Catering L.L.C. (“Little Bites Catering”), you agree that in no event will Little Bites Catering nor its members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, affiliates, licensees, nor web hosting services (“Affiliates”) be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages as a result of your accessing the website and using any of the services available through or initiated by accessing the website. Your sole remedy for any breach or default of this agreement by Little Bites Catering shall be a return of any fees paid to Little Bites Catering for any services provided under this agreement. You indemnify and agree to defend and hold harmless Little Bites Catering and its Affiliates for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including but not limited to court costs, legal fees, awards, or settlements) relating to or arising out of your use of Little Bites Catering, including any breach by you of the terms contained in this agreement.
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Responsibility for Use of Website
You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for your actions and decisions, including whether to meet in person with those whom you meet online by virtue of Little Bites Catering’s website and social media accounts. You understand and agree that you must take all reasonable precautions before meeting others through any services provided by Little Bites Catering’s website and social media accounts.
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Release of Personal Information
It is also possible that by using your name, email address, or other personally identifiable information, those other than Little Bites Catering and its Affiliates may, through means outside the control of Little Bites Catering, access such personal information. Little Bites Catering and its Affiliates are not responsible for these transmissions or the release of such information by others.
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Right to Monitor
Little Bites Catering reserves the right, but is not obligated, to monitor materials posted in any public area of the website or its social media accounts and shall have the right to remove any information deemed offensive by our staff. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you remain solely responsible for your use of any information contained on the website or social media accounts.
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Confidentiality
It is agreed that all personal information given to Little Bites Catering will be kept confidential by Little Bites Catering with the following exceptions: (1) you actively chose to post your personal information for others to see; (2) you send a message to another individual, which may disclose your email address to that individual; or (3) you have harassed another person via any service provided by Little Bites Catering, in which case the confidentiality clause contained in this agreement is rendered null and void.
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Ownership, Copyrights, Trademarks, Licenses
You acknowledge and agree that the website and any software or programs used with respect to any Little Bites Catering services contain proprietary and confidential information that is the property of Little Bites Catering and, as the case may be, its licensors, and is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. No rights or title of or to any of the proprietary and confidential information on Little Bites Catering’s website or social media accounts, or any software used in connection with any of its services, is provided, transferred, or assigned to you. You agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on any of Little Bites Catering’s website and social media content, services, or software, in whole or in part. Trademarks, service marks, logos, and copyrighted works appearing on Little Bites Catering's website and social media accounts are the property of Little Bites Catering. Little Bites Catering retains all rights with respect to any intellectual property appearing on its website and social media accounts, and no rights in such materials are transferred or assigned to you. By posting information to Little Bites Catering’s website or social media accounts, you represent that you have the right to grant permission for the use of such information by Little Bites Catering.
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No Warranties
Little Bites Catering providesthe Little Bites Catering website, social media, and services on an “as is” basis and does not make any warranty, express, implied, limited, or other with respect to the content and services provided. Specifically, Little Bites Catering does not warrant that the website and social media content or services will always be available, be uninterrupted, be error-free, or meet your requirements, or that any defects in the content or services will be corrected.
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Arbitration
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or related in any manner to this agreement or Little Bites Catering services that cannot be amicably resolved by the parties shall be solely and finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its commercial arbitration rules. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall take place before one or more arbitrator(s) sitting in the District of Columbia. The arbitrators will be bound to adjudicate all disputes in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia. The decision of the arbitrators shall be in writing with written findings of fact and shall be final and binding on the parties. The arbitrator shall be empowered to award monetary damages, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1 of this agreement, but shall not be empowered to award indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or specific performance. Each party shall bear its own costs relating to the arbitration proceedings, irrespective of their outcome. This section provides the sole recourse for the settlement of any disputes arising out of, in connection with, or related to this agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action seeking injunctive relief shall be submitted to the courts and shall not be subject to this provision. YOU AGREE THAT REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.