Terms and Conditions

Welcome to the website of The Golden Spoon, located at 456 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654. By accessing and using our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement between you and The Golden Spoon ("we," "us," or "our"). We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms. Please review these terms regularly.

2. Use of the Website

You agree to use our website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the website. Prohibited behavior includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any other user, transmitting obscene or offensive content, or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within our website.

3. Intellectual Property

The content, layout, design, data, graphics, and other materials on this website are protected by intellectual property laws, including copyright and trademark laws. All such rights are owned by The Golden Spoon or used under license from third-party owners.

• You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.
• You must not:
  • Republish material from this website (including republication on another website).
  • Sell, rent, or sub-license material from the website.
  • Show any material from the website in public.
  • Reproduce, duplicate, copy, or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose.
  • Edit or otherwise modify any material on the website.
  • Redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.

4. User Content

Where you are invited to submit any contribution to this website (including without limitation any text, graphics, video, or audio) you are required to grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that user content in connection with the website and our business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels.

You also grant each user of the website a non-exclusive license to access your user content through the website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display, and perform such user content as permitted through the functionality of the website and under these terms and conditions.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

This website is provided "as is" without any representations or warranties, express or implied. The Golden Spoon makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, The Golden Spoon does not warrant that:

• This website will be constantly available, or available at all.
• The information on this website is complete, true, accurate, or non-misleading.

Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind. If you require advice in relation to any legal, financial, or medical matter you should consult an appropriate professional.

6. Limitations of Liability

The Golden Spoon will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts, or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website:

• To the extent that the website is provided free-of-charge, for any direct loss.
• For any indirect, special, or consequential loss.
• For any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits, or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data.

These limitations of liability apply even if The Golden Spoon has been expressly advised of the potential loss.

7. Exceptions

Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit; and nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit The Golden Spoon's liability in respect of any:

• Death or personal injury caused by The Golden Spoon's negligence.
• Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of The Golden Spoon.
• Matter which it would be illegal or unlawful for The Golden Spoon to exclude or limit, or to attempt or purport to exclude or limit, its liability.

8. Indemnity

You hereby indemnify The Golden Spoon and undertake to keep The Golden Spoon indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by The Golden Spoon to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of The Golden Spoon's legal advisers) incurred or suffered by The Golden Spoon arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms and conditions, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms and conditions.

9. Breach of Terms

Without prejudice to The Golden Spoon's other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, The Golden Spoon may take such action as The Golden Spoon deems appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the website, prohibiting you from accessing the website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website and/or bringing court proceedings against you.

10. Governing Law

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, and any disputes relating to these terms and conditions will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Cook County, Illinois.

11. Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions or the use of this website shall be resolved through good faith negotiations. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute through negotiation, they agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in Chicago, Illinois. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on both parties.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only, and we have no control over the content of those websites. We do not endorse or make any representations about those websites, and we are not responsible for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. You access third-party websites at your own risk.

13. Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

14. Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies. Please review our Cookies Policy to understand how we use cookies and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

15. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about these terms and conditions, please contact us at:

The Golden Spoon
456 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: (312) 555-GOLD (4653)
Email: [email protected]