These terms govern your use of the Plate app on iPhone. By installing or using the app, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the app.
1. License
Sector 42 Limited grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Plate app on Apple-branded products that you own or control, in accordance with the Usage Rules in Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions. This license does not allow you to redistribute the app, make it available over a network, or sell or sublicense it.
2. Permitted use
Plate is intended for personal, non-commercial use: storing your recipes, planning meals, building a shopping list, importing recipes you find, and sharing recipes with friends and family.
3. Restrictions
You may not:
- reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except to the extent permitted by law;
- redistribute the app binary or any of its embedded models;
- use Plate's import features to access third-party websites in a way that violates those sites' terms of service or applicable copyright law.
4. Your content
Recipes, photos, notes, and other content you create or import using Plate remain yours. Sector 42 Limited makes no claim of ownership over your content. You are responsible for respecting the copyright and license terms of any recipe content you import from third-party sources.
5. AI-extracted content
Plate uses on-device machine learning to extract recipe text from photos and PDFs and to parse ingredients. This extraction is best-effort and may contain errors. You should verify the ingredients and quantities before cooking, especially in cases where allergens or precise measurements matter. Sector 42 Limited is not liable for cooking outcomes that result from incorrectly extracted content.
6. Service availability
Plate's iCloud sync depends on Apple's services and on your network. Sector 42 Limited does not operate Apple's infrastructure and does not guarantee its uptime. Your data remains on your device whether or not iCloud is available.
7. Disclaimer of warranties
The app is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
8. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sector 42 Limited's total liability arising out of or related to your use of Plate is limited to the amount you paid for the app, if any. In no event will Sector 42 Limited be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.
9. Apple as a third-party beneficiary
You acknowledge that these terms are between you and Sector 42 Limited, not with Apple, and that Apple is a third-party beneficiary of these terms with the right to enforce them against you. Apple is not responsible for the app or its content, and is not responsible for addressing any claims relating to the app.
10. Maintenance and support
Sector 42 Limited is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support for the app, as required by applicable law. Apple has no obligation to furnish maintenance or support.
11. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand.
12. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. When we do, we will update this page and the "Last updated" date at the top. Continued use of the app after a change constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
13. Contact
Questions about these terms: [email protected]