DynamoKitchen is a division of OiC Professional Services Corp. (“Dynamo Kitchen”, “Dynamo” “we”, “OiC” “us” or “our”). All rights (including ownership) of every kind relating to the Platform, Website and Dynamo Kitchen intellectual property are exclusively owned and enforceable by OiC Professional Services Corp. For the purposes of this Agreement any reference to the term “Dynamo” or “Dynamo Kitchen” shall also be a reference to OiC.
The following General Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) apply to both a visitor’s use of the DynamoKitchen website and applications (the “Platform”) and the use of Dynamo’s website at www.DynamoKitchen.com. The terms "You" or “Your” (in both upper and lower case) refer to the individuals using the Platform (also a “Dynamo User”) as well as individuals or organizations who are providing services to Dynamo Users on Platform or Website (“Dynamo Service Provider”). The terms “We”, “Our” or “Us” (in both upper and lower case) refer to DynamoKitchen, Dynamo and OiC’s rights as owner of DynamoKitchen Platforms. The Agreement is an agreement between You and Us and by using the Platform, or visiting the Website, You agree to be bound by the Terms.
BY DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR USING OUR PLATFORM OR WEBSITE AND REGISTERING AN ACCOUNT, OR ENGAGING IN ANY WAY WITH A PRODUCT, OR SERVICE OFFERED BY A DYNAMO SERVICE PROVIDER, OR PROVIDING OR OFFERING A PRODUCT OR A SERVICE AS A DYNAMO PRODUCT OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ACCORDING TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW, YOU REPRESENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TERMS CONSTITUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND US, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ELECTRONIC AND IS NOT PHYSICALLY SIGNED BY EITHER YOU OR US. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, THEN DO NOT ACCESS THE PLATFORM AND WEBSITE OR USE THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR CONTENT IN ANY WAY.
Further, by purchasing any Dynamo Product or Service Provider’s offering, product or service or participating in other available programs via the Platform or the Website, or by engaging, as a Dynamo User with any Dynamo Product or Service Provider You both agree to these Terms of Use.
DynamoKitchen is a proprietary marketplace platform that enables prospective customers to find, order, book, and connect with food, beverage, and related service providers. Dynamo enables chefs, cooks and bakers to open their own cloud kitchen on the Platform and to earn an income.
Further, Dynamo platform enables users (a “Dynamo User”) to order foods and beverages directly from independent chefs, cooks and bakers; and helps food and related service providers (a “Dynamo Service Provider”) to monetize their skills, equipment, and time. Both Dynamo Users and Dynamo Product or Service Providers are bound by these terms and any reference to “You” (in upper or lower case) shall include both a Dynamo User and a Dynamo Service Provider.
Dynamo is a proprietary platform that brings together food and related service providers, and potential customers. Whenever someone needs to order or pick up food, they can find on Dynamo Platform a product and service provider (the Dynamo Service Provider) who may be willing and able to provide that product or service.The proprietary platform allows for searching, connecting, advertising and booking of services between Dynamo Users and Dynamo Service Providers. The Dynamo Service Provider and the Dynamo User connect and agree on the products and services to be provided using the Platform. Such transaction is wholly independent from the Platform and Website and as such we have no responsibility, liability, or warranty in relation to this transaction.
Dynamo Users and Dynamo Service Providers agree to adhere to the following covenants, and further agree that a breach of any of the following is sufficient cause for their account with Dynamo to be terminated:
Upon implementing payment functionality, Dynamo Service Providers will be charged fees for utilizing the Platform and posting service availability. This fee is currently set at 15% of gross revenues, but may be subject to change in the future.
Your permission to use our Platform is conditional upon Your agreement that You:
With respect to the Platform, both Dynamo Users and Dynamo Service Providers expressly agree:
All products and services that are described, made available or provided on the Platform or Website by a Dynamo Service Provider may be changed or withdrawn at any time without notice.The information, material and content provided in the pages of the Platform and Website, including pricing information for products, services or deals that are provided by Dynamo Service Provider’s, (the "Information") is believed to be reliable when posted, but there is no guarantee or warranty that it is accurate, complete or current at all times. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Information may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, Dynamo and their officers, directors, employees and agents have no obligation to update the Information, and also have no liability with respect to the Information. The Information on the Platform and Website may be changed, withdrawn or terminated at any time without notice. Each Dynamo Service Provider expressly agrees to indemnify and hold Us harmless from any losses, damages, claims or lawsuits as a result of inaccurate or misleading Information provided by a Dynamo Service Provider.
Any Information provided on the Platform and Website, including any data, text, comments, pages, commentary, is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific financial, investment, real estate, tax, legal, accounting or other advice to you, and should not be acted or relied upon in that regard without seeking the advice of a professional. We will have no liability for any Information that is provided by a Dynamo Service Provider on the Platform.
Dynamo provides the Platform and the Information on an "as is, where is" basis and does not make any express or implied warranties, representations, or endorsements with respect to the Platform or Website, the products or services offered, or the Information, including without limitation, warranties as to merchantability, operation, non-infringement, usefulness, completeness, accuracy, currency, reliability and fitness for a particular purpose. Further, Dynamo does not represent or warrant that the Platform or Website will be available and meet your requirements, that access will be uninterrupted, that there will be no delays, difficulties in use, defects, incompatibility, failures, errors, omissions or loss of transmitted information, that no viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties will be transmitted or that no damage will occur to your computer system. You have sole responsibility for taking protection and backup of data and/or equipment and for taking reasonable and appropriate
precautions to scan for computer viruses or other destructive properties. Further, Dynamo expressly disclaims any warranty or guarantee, of any kind, relating to bookings not being completed by a Dynamo Service Provider, work actually performed by a Dynamo Service Provider, incorrect business information provided in the account of a Dynamo Service Provider, or a Dynamo User being dissatisfied with the level or quality of service they receive, and in no way shall We be liable for any of the foregoing.
You (both Dynamo Users and Dynamo Service Providers) agree to indemnify, defend and hold Us harmless, as well as our officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of Your use of or inability to use the Platform, any user postings made by You, Your violation of these Terms or Your violation of any rights of a third party, any claim relating to a service that is performed by a Dynamo Service Provider for a Dynamo User, or Your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Dynamo reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You, in which event You will fully cooperate with Dynamo in asserting any available defenses.Further, You (in your respective capacity as a Dynamo User or Dynamo Service Provider as the case may be) agree to hold Us harmless and fully indemnify Us, relating to any damages, losses, claims or lawsuits relating to bookings not being completed by a Dynamo Service Provider, faulty, incorrect, or negligent work performed by a Dynamo Service Provider, incorrect business information provided in the account of a Dynamo Service Provider, or a Dynamo User being dissatisfied with the level or quality of service they receive, and in no way shall We be liable for any of the foregoing.
You agree that any information or materials that you provide to Dynamo through the Platform or Website shall become the sole property of Dynamo, and may be used freely by Dynamo. By providing such information and materials, you declare and warrant that you have all necessary rights to submit such information and materials and that the information and materials do not infringe the rights of third parties.
Any unprotected electronic communication over the Internet is, as with communication via other mediums (e.g. cellular phones, post office mail, social media pages) not secure or confidential, subject to possible interception or loss, and possible alteration. You should not send any confidential, proprietary or sensitive information about You or others via these mediums. Dynamo is not responsible for and will not be liable to You or anyone else for any damages in connection with an email, text message, comment, post or any other electronic message sent by You to Us or an email, text message, comment post or any other electronic message sent by a Dynamo User to You, and you hereby agree to indemnify Us for any damages, claims or causes of action pursuant to this provision.
No endorsement or approval of any Dynamo Service Provider, or any third party or its advice, opinions, information, products or services is expressed or implied by our authorizing You to use Our Platform. Further we do not endorse the work, or provide a warranty relating to the work of any Dynamo Service Provider. If, as a Dynamo User, you choose to engage a Dynamo Service Provider to perform certain work, you are doing so of your own free will and choice, without any coercion from Us. As such you accept, wholly, the risk of engaging with said Dynamo Service Provider. Also, as a Dynamo Service Provider you are taking on the risk of performing the services for the Dynamo User, and as such you take on full responsibility relating to this engagement in the same way that you would if you engaged a client outside of the Platform. You both acknowledge that You have no claim against us in your relationship with each other.
We are not responsible, and will not be liable to you or anyone else, for any damages whatsoever and howsoever caused (including direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages) arising out of or in connection with the Platform, or your ability or inability to access or use the Platform, or any action or decision made by You in reliance on the Platform, or any errors in or omissions from the Platform, or any unauthorized use or reproduction of the Platform, even if We have been advised of the possibility of these damages. We are also not liable in any way for unpaid fees, costs damages, or claims of any kind for work performed by Dynamo Service Providers that goes unpaid by Dynamo Users, nor are we liable in any way for costs, damages, and claims of any kind from Dynamo Users relating to work done by Dynamo Service Providers (whether negligent or otherwise). You agree to fully indemnify and hold Us harmless for any claims of this nature and acknowledge that
this clause is reasonable as We are not providing any direct service, other than an interaction portal through the Platform. You further acknowledge that any engagement between a Dynamo User and a Dynamo Service Provider is an independent contract and there is no relationship of privity, joint venture or partnership with Us for that separate transaction.
As a condition of Your use of the Platform and Website, You warrant to Us that You will not use the Platform or Website for any purpose that is unlawful, or is prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Platform and Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Platform and Website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Platform and Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Platform and Website. You will not post or distribute any material on the Platform and Website that violates the rights of any third party,
The Platform and Website may include links between the Platform and Website and other sites. Links from or to other sites, are for convenience only. Dynamo does not review or control, and are not responsible for, any Platform or website linked from or to the Platform and Website, the content of those Platforms and Websites, the privacy practices of those Platforms and websites, the third parties named therein, or their products or services.These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not because we endorse or have an opinion about the contents on such Platforms or websites. We expressly disclaim any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such Platform and website or the privacy practices of those Platform and website. If you decide to access Platform and Website maintained by other parties, you do so at your own risk. We are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage, loss or liability caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with any use of or reliance on any content, products or services available on or through any such linked site or resource. Linking to any other Platform or website is at your sole risk and Dynamo will not be responsible or liable for any damages in connection with such linking. In addition, Dynamo does not endorse or approve of any Platform and website linked from or to the Platform and Website, except for the Platform and Website of Dynamo. You may not gather, extract, reproduce and/or display on any other non-Dynamo Platform and website or other online service, any material on or from the Platform and Website, whether or not by the use of spiders or other 'screen scraping' software or system used to extract data without the express consent of Dynamo which consent may be unreasonably withheld. If you download any document (including all file types) or software, we are not responsible or liable for any difficulties or consequences associated with downloading such software. The use of any downloaded software is governed by the terms of the applicable license agreement, if any, which accompanies such software or is provided with such software or herein.
The Platform and Website is administered by Dynamo as specifically disclosed in the footers of the Platform and the Website, from its offices in Canada. The Platform and Website, and the terms of use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws, and notwithstanding your domicile, residence or physical location. All disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or in connection with the Platform and Website, or this Agreement shall be submitted to and be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta. You submit and attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta to finally adjudicate or determine any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Platform and Website, of this Agreement.
We may, at our sole discretion provide for third party log-in functions. If You log-in using Your credentials for another service including, without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, Microsoft, or Twitter, you may be re-directed to a sign-in request page hosted by that third-party service. By signing-in using Your credentials for that service, You agree to be fully bound by all of the terms and conditions stated herein, and to the extent that You provide any information to any of these third party services, You also agree to abide by and be bound by their stated terms of use and privacy policies.
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHIC IMAGES (“CONTENT”) INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PLATFORM AND WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE CONTENT HEREIN. DYNAMO MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PLATFORM AND WEBSITE AT ANY TIME. DYNAMO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE PLATFORM AND WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY PLATFORMLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. DYNAMO HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT DYNAMO IS IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION IT MAY OBTAIN FROM LINKED SITES.
We are not responsible for:
We reserve the right, and we have no obligation, to monitor, or take any action we deem appropriate regarding disputes that You may have with other Dynamo Users/Customers or any Dynamo Product or Service Provider. To the extent the law permits, you waive and release Us from any and all claims or liability related to any content posted on the Platform and Website and from any and all claims related to the conduct of any other customers of ours or any Dynamo Product or Service Providers.
Unless otherwise agreed in a separate writing, you agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between You (whether you are a Dynamo User or a Dynamo Service Provider) and Dynamo as a result of the use of the Platform and Website, or a separate transaction for services is entered into by a Dynamo User and a Dynamo Service Provider. Dynamo performance is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained herein is in derogation of Dynamo’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Platform and Website or information provided to or gathered by Dynamo with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then such provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as to best accomplish the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms constitute the entire Agreement between the user and Dynamo with respect to the Platform and Website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Dynamo with respect to the Platform and Website.
When you use our Platform or Website, You can publish and obtain access to various kinds of information and materials, and content which also includes information and materials posted to the Platform and Website by You. You agree not to revise or obscure content posted by others (including advertising and promotions authorized by Us), and You agree not to post or use any content in any manner that:infringes the copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of others,breaches the privacy, publicity, or other rights of third parties,is unlawful, defamatory, discriminatory, libelous, pornographic, obscene, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate, as determined by Dynamo in its sole discretion,is false or inaccurate, or could damage our company, parent company, sister companies, affiliates, advertisers, or any other third party. Though we strive to enforce these rules with all of our users, You may be exposed through the Platform or Website to content that breaches our policies or is otherwise offensive. You may use the Platform and Website at your own risk. We may, but are not obligated to, terminate user accounts and/or remove content from the Platform and Website if we determine or suspect that those accounts or content will breach the terms of this Agreement or the applicable agreement with the offending user(s). We take no responsibility for your exposure to content on the Platform and Website whether it breaches our policies or not.
We reserve the right to unilaterally terminate Your account in the event that You breach any of the terms contained herein. We also reserve the right to unilaterally terminate Your account for a reported incident (relating to Your provision of Services as a Dynamo Service Provider, or your receipt of services as a Dynamo User), that in our sole discretion, we determine to be detrimental to our business, or other Dynamo Users or Dynamo Service Providers. We may change or discontinue the Platform and Website or any of the Services at any time without prior notice. We reserve the right to terminate this Agreement at our election and for any reason, without prior notice, and this Agreement will automatically terminate in the event that you violate any of the terms and conditions set forth herein. In the event of any termination, You will immediately stop using our Platform and Website and our Services. Any Coupon issued prior to termination will be honored according to its terms and the terms of this Agreement specifically applicable to such Coupon.
The communications between You and Dynamo uses electronic means, whether You visit the Platform and Website or send us emails, or whether we post notices on the Platform and Website or communicate with you via email. For contractual purposes, You (a) expressly consent to receive communications from Us in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to You electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were in writing.
Dynamo reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which the Platform and Website is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Dynamo encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.