Terms of Service & User Disclaimers

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the HalalPlate website (https://halal-plate.truxio.bond), interactive mapping tools, and community services operated by H M Jubair Alam and the Islamic Digital Initiative ("HalalPlate", "we", "our", or "us").

By accessing or browsing this website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms and our associated Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must discontinue your use of our platform immediately.

2. Halal Verification & Diner Responsibility Disclaimer

Restaurants may alter their meat purveyors, abattoir suppliers, head chefs, cooking oils, or menu recipes at any time without notifying HalalPlate or updating their public marketing materials.

Therefore, the ultimate responsibility for verifying current halal status rests with each individual diner. In accordance with Islamic jurisprudential principles of personal caution (*Ihtiyat*):

• Diners are strongly urged to verbally reconfirm the current halal certification status with on-site restaurant management prior to ordering.
• Inspect physical, unexpired certification certificates visibly mounted on the premises.
• Directly inquire if specific items (such as gravies, desserts, or fryer oils) share equipment with non-halal ingredients.
• HalalPlate does not issue formal religious verdicts (*Fatwas*) and disclaims any spiritual or civil liability resulting from dining choices.

3. User Submissions & Community Contributions

HalalPlate allows users and restaurant proprietors to submit new dining recommendations, suggest amendments, upload photographs, and claim listings.

When you submit any information to HalalPlate:

• Accuracy Warranty: You represent and warrant that all information provided (including restaurant names, supplier details, address coordinates, and halal representations) is truthful, accurate to the best of your knowledge, and not intentionally misleading.
• Non-Exclusive License: You grant HalalPlate a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, display, reproduce, adapt, and distribute your submitted text and images across our digital directory.
• Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to submit fraudulent certification claims, post defamatory or abusive statements about competing businesses, distribute malware, or deploy automated bots/scrapers to harvest our compiled restaurant database.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

All content, layout designs, user interface code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), curated restaurant summaries, and logos on HalalPlate are the intellectual property of H M Jubair Alam and the Islamic Digital Initiative, protected by the copyright laws of the United Kingdom and international copyright treaties.

Third-party trademarks, certification logos (such as the Halal Monitoring Committee "HMC", Halal Food Authority "HFA", or IFANCA), and restaurant brand trademarks displayed on this site are the property of their respective owners and are utilized here strictly for factual, nominative, and educational identification purposes under fair dealing principles.

5. Interactive Map & Third-Party Links

HalalPlate includes navigation links to third-party services, including Google Maps, restaurant websites, telephone numbers, and food ordering platforms (e.g. Deliveroo, UberEats).

We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy practices, or pricing of external third-party websites. When you click an external link, you do so entirely at your own risk.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in England and Wales:

• HalalPlate is provided strictly on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis, without express or implied warranties of any kind regarding completeness, accuracy, reliability, or uninterrupted availability.
• Under no circumstances shall HalalPlate, its founder H M Jubair Alam, or the Islamic Digital Initiative be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your reliance on directory listings, restaurant visits, allergic reactions, food safety issues, or inadvertent consumption of non-halal ingredients.

7. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of HalalPlate shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.