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OpenToBites Terms and Conditions

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. These Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and AIK Experiments LLC, doing business as OpenToBites (“OpenToBites,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), regarding your access to and use of the OpenToBites mobile application, website, software, content, products, subscriptions, features, communications, and related services (collectively, the “Service”).

By accessing or using the Service, creating an account, posting or requesting to join a meal, purchasing a subscription, or otherwise interacting with OpenToBites, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not access or use the Service.

1. Important Notices

OpenToBites is a social dining coordination app. It helps users find friendly company for a meal. It is not a dating app, matchmaking service, background-check service, emergency service, transportation provider, restaurant reservation service, food provider, payment processor for restaurant bills, or safety monitoring service.

OpenToBites does not control restaurants, transportation, venues, other users, or offline interactions. You are responsible for your decisions, your conduct, your safety, and your compliance with applicable law.

Please read the Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Class Action Waiver, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Release, and Indemnity sections carefully. They affect your legal rights.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to use OpenToBites. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that:

We may request information to verify eligibility, identity, age, account ownership, subscription status, or compliance with these Terms. We may refuse, suspend, restrict, or terminate access if we believe a user is ineligible or presents a risk to the Service or other users.

3. The Service

OpenToBites allows eligible users to create and browse meal posts, request to join meals, accept or decline requests, withdraw from meals, cancel meals, view meal details, use restaurant or map links, add limited host updates, receive service notifications, and access Free or Pro plan features.

A “meal,” “table,” “meal post,” or similar phrase refers to a user-created coordination post for meeting at or around a restaurant or dining location. OpenToBites does not guarantee that a meal will occur, that a restaurant will be open or available, that a restaurant link is accurate, that a host or guest will attend, or that any user will behave appropriately.

We may add, remove, suspend, modify, limit, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

4. Accounts and Registration

You may need an account to use most app features. You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information and to keep your account information updated.

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity under your account. You must notify us promptly if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.

You may not:

5. Sign-In Providers and Third-Party Accounts

OpenToBites may allow sign-in through third-party providers such as Apple or Google. Your use of third-party sign-in is subject to the terms, policies, and privacy practices of those providers. We are not responsible for third-party sign-in services, outages, data practices, or account restrictions.

6. Personal Use License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, OpenToBites grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use.

You may not:

7. Mobile App License

If you download or use the OpenToBites mobile app, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use a compiled-code copy of the app on a mobile device you own or control, solely for your personal use and subject to these Terms and applicable app store terms.

You may not modify, reverse engineer, copy, resell, sublicense, distribute, disable security features, remove proprietary notices, or use the app in violation of export control or sanctions laws. We may issue updates, patches, or upgrades, and those updates are also governed by these Terms.

8. Apple App Store and Google Play Terms

If you download OpenToBites through the Apple App Store, Google Play, or another third-party app store, you acknowledge that:

9. Meal Posts, Requests, and Public Display Snapshots

To coordinate meals, OpenToBites may display limited information about users and meals. When you create a meal or request to join a meal, we may create a public display snapshot of certain profile details at that time. These fields may include first name, profile photo, short bio, traveler/local preference, age range if you choose to display it, verification indicators, and meetup counts.

Public display snapshots help other users understand who is hosting or requesting to join without making full account records public. Later changes to your profile may not update existing meal posts or existing join requests. New meal posts and new join requests may use the latest available profile information at the time of creation.

You understand that information you include in meal posts, request messages, profile fields, host notes, photos, and other user-visible areas may be seen by other users.

10. User Content

“User Content” means any content or information you upload, submit, send, post, display, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Service, including profile information, photos, bios, meal posts, restaurant links, cuisine selections, notes, request messages, host updates, reports, feedback, and support communications.

You retain ownership of your User Content, subject to the rights granted in these Terms. You represent and warrant that:

You grant OpenToBites a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to host, store, reproduce, process, transmit, display, publish, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, and otherwise use your User Content as needed to operate, provide, secure, moderate, improve, promote, and support the Service, enforce these Terms, comply with law, and protect users. This license continues for as long as reasonably necessary for those purposes, including backups, logs, safety records, legal compliance, and dispute resolution.

User Content in public or user-visible areas is not confidential. Do not submit sensitive information that you do not want others to see.

11. Community Rules and Acceptable Use

OpenToBites is designed for simple, respectful meal coordination. You agree to follow these community rules:

11.1 Keep It Meal-Centered

OpenToBites is for meal company, not dating, sexual solicitation, escorting, romantic pursuit, or pressure. Do not use the Service to make other users uncomfortable or to turn meal coordination into unwanted romantic, sexual, or personal attention.

11.2 Be Respectful

You may not harass, threaten, stalk, intimidate, bully, shame, exploit, discriminate against, abuse, or harm another person. You may not post hateful, violent, degrading, sexually explicit, deceptive, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate content.

11.3 Be Honest

You may not impersonate another person, misrepresent your identity, use misleading profile information, create fake meals, post misleading restaurant links, misstate your intentions, or manipulate the Service.

11.4 Meet Safely

Meet in public places. Make your own transportation decisions. Keep control of your belongings. Use reasonable judgment. Leave any situation that feels uncomfortable or unsafe. OpenToBites is not an emergency service. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.

11.5 Protect Personal Information

Do not post or request sensitive information such as home addresses, passwords, banking details, government IDs, private contact details, health information, or other information that could put you or someone else at risk.

11.6 No Scams, Spam, or Commercial Solicitation

You may not use OpenToBites for spam, phishing, scams, fundraising, recruiting, unrelated advertising, multi-level marketing, affiliate schemes, paid solicitation, or commercial promotion without our written permission.

11.7 No Illegal or Dangerous Activity

You may not use OpenToBites to arrange, promote, encourage, or participate in illegal activity, violence, exploitation, drug transactions, weapons transactions, self-harm, or unsafe conduct.

11.8 Respect Restaurants and Staff

You are responsible for your conduct at restaurants and venues. Be courteous to staff and other guests. Follow restaurant rules. Pay your own bill or agreed share. OpenToBites is not responsible for restaurant bills, tips, transportation, food quality, allergies, illness, injuries, or disputes between users and venues.

11.9 Payment Expectations Between Users

OpenToBites may allow meal styles such as separate tabs or shared bites. These descriptions are coordination aids only. OpenToBites does not collect, hold, escrow, split, enforce, guarantee, or mediate payments between users for meals, transportation, tips, or other offline expenses.

12. Reports, Safety Review, and Moderation

OpenToBites may allow users to report concerns in the app or by contacting us. Reports may include user IDs, meal IDs, request IDs, messages, screenshots, descriptions, timestamps, device or account information, and other information relevant to the concern.

We may, but are not obligated to, review reports, user content, account activity, and related records. We may remove content, limit visibility, restrict features, issue warnings, suspend accounts, terminate accounts, preserve records, notify users, or contact law enforcement where we believe appropriate.

We do not guarantee that we will detect, prevent, or resolve every violation, unsafe situation, or harmful interaction.

13. Subscriptions, Purchases, and Plan Limits

OpenToBites may offer Free and paid features, including Pro Monthly and Pro Annual subscriptions. Pro features may include higher active commitment limits or other benefits described in the app at the time of purchase.

Subscription purchases made through Apple or Google are processed by the applicable app store. We do not receive or store your full payment card details. Subscription billing, renewals, cancellations, refunds, payment methods, and taxes may be governed by Apple, Google, and applicable law.

Subscriptions may renew automatically unless cancelled through the applicable app store before renewal. Deleting the OpenToBites app or deleting your OpenToBites account may not cancel an active app store subscription. You are responsible for managing subscriptions through Apple or Google.

We may verify subscription status with Apple, Google, Firebase, Google Cloud, or other service providers. We may grant, withhold, suspend, revoke, or correct paid features if a purchase cannot be verified, expires, is cancelled, is refunded, is charged back, is associated with fraud or abuse, or otherwise fails to satisfy applicable requirements.

OpenToBites may enforce limits on active meal commitments. For example, Free users may be limited to one active commitment, and Pro users may be allowed more commitments subject to spacing rules. Plan features, prices, trial availability, and limits may change over time.

14. Notifications and Electronic Communications

By using the Service, you consent to receive electronic communications from us, including in-app notices, push notifications, email, app store notices, and service-related messages. These may include account notices, security alerts, subscription information, meal updates, request updates, host updates, policy notices, support responses, and administrative messages.

You may be able to control push notifications through your device settings. Even if you disable promotional communications, we may still send non-promotional service, security, legal, billing, or account communications.

You agree that electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that communications be in writing.

15. Third-Party Links, Restaurants, Maps, and Services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites, apps, map services, restaurants, reservation platforms, payment providers, app stores, authentication providers, analytics providers, and other third-party services. These third parties are not controlled by OpenToBites.

OpenToBites does not endorse, guarantee, or control third-party content, availability, accuracy, policies, privacy practices, products, services, restaurants, menus, prices, hours, safety, or venue conditions. You access third-party services at your own risk and subject to their terms and privacy policies.

A restaurant link does not mean OpenToBites has confirmed a reservation, verified the venue, reviewed the restaurant, or guaranteed any aspect of the meal.

16. Service Availability and Changes

The Service may be interrupted or unavailable due to maintenance, updates, network issues, third-party outages, device issues, Firebase or cloud provider issues, app store issues, or causes beyond our control.

We may update, suspend, restrict, or discontinue the Service or any feature at any time. We are not liable for any interruption, modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

17. Security

You may not violate or attempt to violate the security of the Service. Prohibited conduct includes unauthorized access, probing, scanning, credential attacks, scraping, circumvention of App Check or authentication, interference with service, malware, unauthorized monitoring, or attempts to access another user’s account or data.

We may investigate suspected security issues and cooperate with law enforcement or service providers where appropriate.

18. Intellectual Property

OpenToBites, including the app, website, software, design, logos, graphics, icons, text, workflows, features, content, and trademarks, is owned by AIK Experiments LLC or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws.

Except for the limited license expressly granted to you, no rights are transferred to you. You may not use OpenToBites names, logos, trademarks, trade dress, or content without our prior written permission.

19. Copyright and DMCA Policy

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe content on OpenToBites infringes your copyright, you may send a notice to admin@opentobites.com with:

Knowingly submitting false infringement notices may result in liability.

20. Feedback and Ideas

If you submit ideas, suggestions, comments, or feedback about OpenToBites, you agree that we may use them without restriction, attribution, or compensation. Feedback is not confidential.

21. Account Deletion and Termination

You may delete your account through the app where available or request deletion by contacting admin@opentobites.com. Deleting your account may not automatically cancel an active Apple or Google subscription.

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you violated these Terms, created risk or liability, misused the Service, failed to comply with law, or harmed the community.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ends immediately. Certain provisions of these Terms will survive termination, including provisions about User Content licenses, subscriptions, intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, release, indemnity, dispute resolution, governing law, and legal compliance.

22. No Background Checks; No User Guarantees

OpenToBites does not guarantee the identity, character, intentions, criminal history, health status, reliability, attendance, payment behavior, or safety of any user. We do not perform comprehensive background checks unless we expressly state otherwise.

You are solely responsible for deciding whether to meet another user and for taking reasonable precautions.

23. Disclaimers; No Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. AIK EXPERIMENTS LLC AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, AND PARTNERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, AND COURSE OF DEALING.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS ARE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

24. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AIK EXPERIMENTS LLC AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, AND PARTNERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR ENHANCED DAMAGES; LOST PROFITS; LOST DATA; LOST GOODWILL; SERVICE INTERRUPTION; SUBSCRIPTION OR PAYMENT ISSUES CAUSED BY THIRD PARTIES; PERSONAL INJURY; PROPERTY DAMAGE; EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; OFFLINE INTERACTIONS; RESTAURANT DISPUTES; OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO OPENTOBITES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE; OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100).

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO SOME LIMITS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

25. Release

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you release AIK Experiments LLC and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, agents, service providers, licensors, and partners from claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses of every kind, known and unknown, arising from or related to:

If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code § 1542, which provides that a general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in their favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known, would have materially affected the settlement.

26. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless AIK Experiments LLC and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, agents, service providers, licensors, and partners from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising from or related to:

We may assume exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification, and you agree to cooperate with our defense.

27. Force Majeure

We will not be liable for delay or failure to perform resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including internet failures, cloud provider outages, app store outages, telecommunications failures, device issues, acts of God, natural disasters, labor disputes, public health emergencies, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental action, court orders, supply shortages, or failures of third parties.

28. Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute between you and AIK Experiments LLC will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except to the extent federal law applies.

29. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Class Action Waiver

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT REQUIRES CERTAIN DISPUTES TO BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, RATHER THAN BY A JURY TRIAL OR CLASS ACTION.

29.1 Informal Resolution

Before filing a claim, you agree to first contact us at admin@opentobites.com and attempt to resolve the dispute informally. The notice should describe the nature and basis of the claim and the relief sought. If we cannot resolve the dispute within sixty (60) days after receiving notice, either party may begin arbitration or, where allowed, small claims court.

29.2 Agreement to Arbitrate

Except for claims that qualify for small claims court and claims for injunctive or equitable relief related to intellectual property, security, or unauthorized use of the Service, you and AIK Experiments LLC agree that disputes arising out of or related to these Terms, the Service, subscriptions, user interactions, or our relationship will be resolved by final and binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.

29.3 Arbitration Rules

Arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its applicable consumer arbitration rules, unless another arbitration provider is agreed by the parties. The arbitrator has authority to decide issues relating to interpretation, applicability, and enforceability of this arbitration agreement, subject to applicable law.

29.4 No Class or Representative Actions

YOU AND AIK EXPERIMENTS LLC AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. NEITHER PARTY MAY BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS OF MULTIPLE PERSONS UNLESS ALL PARTIES AGREE IN WRITING.

29.5 Jury Trial Waiver

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AND AIK EXPERIMENTS LLC WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

29.6 Confidentiality

Unless prohibited by law, arbitration proceedings and related submissions, evidence, rulings, and awards will be confidential, except as needed to enforce or challenge an award or comply with legal obligations.

29.7 Severability of Arbitration Terms

If the class action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim must proceed in court and not arbitration. If any other part of this arbitration section is found unenforceable, it will be severed and the remainder will remain in effect to the maximum extent permitted by law.

30. Venue for Non-Arbitrable Claims

For claims not subject to arbitration or small claims court, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Texas in or for the county where AIK Experiments LLC maintains its principal office, unless applicable law requires another forum.

31. Injunctive Relief

You acknowledge that unauthorized use of the Service, misuse of data, infringement of intellectual property, security violations, or violation of certain provisions of these Terms may cause irreparable harm for which monetary damages are inadequate. We may seek injunctive or equitable relief without posting bond, to the extent permitted by law.

32. Statutory Rights and California Notice

Nothing in these Terms limits rights that cannot be waived under applicable law. If you are a California resident, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs at its current address or telephone number listed by the State of California.

33. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Updates will be posted in the app, on the website, or otherwise made available. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Service after updated Terms become effective means you accept the updated Terms.

34. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be severed or limited to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.

35. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to do so later. Any waiver must be in writing.

36. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, operation of law, or otherwise.

37. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms presented for specific features, are the entire agreement between you and AIK Experiments LLC regarding the Service and supersede prior agreements or understandings.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Operator: AIK Experiments LLC

Location: Houston, Texas, USA

Questions, notices, concerns, or feedback about these Terms? Contact us at admin@opentobites.com.