By accessing or using Meals Prices ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access the Service.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance.
✅ Permitted Use
You may use Meals Prices for lawful personal and commercial research purposes. Specifically, you are permitted to:
Browse, search, and access price and nutrition data for personal use
Share links to Meals Prices pages
Reference Meals Prices data in research, journalism, or educational content with proper attribution
Use our comparison and calculator tools for personal meal planning
You are not permitted to:
Scrape, crawl, or systematically download data from Meals Prices without written permission
Reproduce our database or substantial portions of it on any other platform
Use automated tools to access the Service in a way that places undue load on our servers
Attempt to reverse engineer any part of our platform
Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent price information
Use the Service for any unlawful purpose
Commercial Data Use: If you wish to use Meals Prices data commercially, in a competing product, or via API at scale, you must obtain a written license. Contact us at [email protected].
📊 Data Accuracy Disclaimer
Important: Menu prices on Meals Prices are national averages and may not reflect actual prices at your local restaurant. Always verify prices at the point of purchase.
Meals Prices provides price and nutrition data for informational purposes only. While we work diligently to maintain accuracy, we make no warranties, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or suitability of any information on the Service.
Fast food prices change frequently and vary significantly by location, franchise, and time of day. Meals Prices should not be relied upon as a definitive source for making financial decisions. We are not responsible for any discrepancies between our data and actual restaurant prices.
💬 User-Submitted Content
Users may submit price reviews, corrections, and comments ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you:
Grant Meals Prices a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and modify your submission
Confirm that your submission is accurate to the best of your knowledge
Agree that your submitted name may be displayed publicly alongside your review
Understand that your email address will never be displayed publicly
We reserve the right to remove any User Content at our discretion, particularly if it is false, misleading, offensive, or violates these Terms.
The Meals Prices platform, including its design, code, database structure, written content, logos, and compiled price database, is owned by Meals Prices and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
Individual price figures are factual data points not subject to copyright. However, our compiled database — including the selection, arrangement, and presentation of pricing data — constitutes a protected database under applicable law.
Journalists and researchers may quote Meals Prices data with attribution: "According to Meals Prices (mealsprices.com)..." without additional permission.
⚖️ Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Meals Prices shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Service.
Our total liability to you for any claim arising from your use of the Service shall not exceed $100 USD. This limitation applies regardless of the form of the claim, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise.
Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties or exclusion of incidental damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
🛡️ Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Meals Prices and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses arising from your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms.
🚫 Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, if you violate these Terms or engage in conduct we determine to be harmful to other users, to us, or to third parties.
🏛️ Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms shall be resolved through binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Personal and research use is permitted with attribution. Commercial use, use in a competing product, or API access at scale requires a written license. Contact [email protected] for commercial licensing.
No. Scraping, crawling, or systematically downloading data from Meals Prices without written permission is not permitted. Our compiled database is protected intellectual property. Contact us to discuss API or data licensing options.
Submitting false, misleading, or fraudulent price information violates our Terms and Community Guidelines. This may result in removal of your submissions and termination of your access to the platform.
Yes. Journalists and researchers may quote Meals Prices data with attribution: "According to Meals Prices (mealsprices.com)..." without requiring additional permission.