Licensing information for our food and product database API. Learn how you can use our data in your project.
The following terms of use ("Terms") govern access by you ("you", "your", "yours") to and use of the application program interfaces, software, code, specifications and documentation and related materials (the "Chomp API"), which are made available and provided by Chomp Foods LLC ("Chomp") through Chomp's web site, ChompThis.com, (the "Site"), and to use Chomp's database search and data services so as to provide users the opportunity to discover nutritional information, and other information, for food ("Chomp Database"). You understand that any grant of rights to you to use or access the Chomp API and/or the Chomp Database is conditioned upon and subject to your acceptance of these Terms and you acknowledge and understand that by accessing and/or using the Chomp API, you consent to be bound by these Terms.
Chomp's Privacy Policy is incorporated as if fully recited herein and controls Chomp's collection and use of personal information submitted by you and you acknowledge and agree that Chomp, from time to time, may send you certain communications related to the Chomp API that are mandatory for your use of the Chomp API and which you cannot opt out from.
Subject to these Terms, Chomp grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable license under Chomp's intellectual property rights during the Term of this agreement to use the Chomp API to develop, test, and support your application, web site, or other platform, and to let your customers use your integration of the Chomp API within your application, web site, or other platform.
You acknowledge and agree the "Limited" version of the Chomp API is intended for personal or not-for-profit use and that, accordingly, you are prohibited from using the "Limited" version of the Chomp API in connection with a commercial or business purpose or in manner that is commercial or business oriented without Chomp's express authorization.
You agree that you may use the "Standard" and "Premium" versions of the Chomp API for commercial or business purposes as long as you provide a link back to the Chomp API web site wherever Chomp data is shown.
You agree that data obtained through an annual data license is governed by the Terms outlined in this document and that you may use this data for commercial or business purposes with written consent from Chomp.
These Terms may be amended or modified at any time from time to time by Chomp in its sole discretion, by posting notice on the Site or by otherwise providing notice to you. Your continued use of or access to the Chomp API after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the amendments to these Terms and should you not accepts such changes, you agree that your only recourse is to terminate this license at such time as such changes are implemented.
You hereby agree to abide by the following non-exclusive list of terms and conditions in using or accessing the Chomp API and/or the Chomp Database and acknowledge that the license granted under these Terms is conditioned upon such compliance:
You hereby acknowledge that Chomp owns all rights, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to, the: 1) Chomp API, and all elements, components, code, modules, and executables of the Chomp API; 2) any and all of the Chomp Database made available by and through the Chomp API; 3) the Site; and 4) any Chomp branding, logos, or other trademarks or goodwill (collectively, all such materials shall be herein referred to as the "Chomp Materials"). Except for the express licenses granted in these Terms, Chomp does not grant you any right, title, or interest in any of the Chomp Materials.
Chomp welcomes your ideas, concerns, comments, suggestions, or feedback regarding the Chomp API (collectively, "Feedback"), and you hereby agree that Chomp is permitted and fully authorized to use, disclose, reproduce, license or otherwise distribute, and exploit any or all such Feedback in its sole discretion, entirely without any fees, obligations or restrictions including but not limited to any intellectual property rights of yours.
As a condition for your use of and access to the Chomp API, you agree to include and feature any logo provided by Chomp and hyperlink(s) to the Site (or other site as Chomp may specify) in connection with your use of the Chomp API and/or the Chomp Database. As a condition for your use of and access to the Chomp API, you agree to include and feature any names of data providers featured in any part of the Chomp Database and hyperlink(s) to any such provider's website(s) or other website(s) Chomp may specify, in connection with your use of the Chomp API and/or the Chomp Database.
You agree that, without your prior consent and even if you no longer use the Chomp Database, Chomp may publicly refer to you as a licensee of the Chomp API, orally or in writing, and that Chomp may also publish your name and logo, on the Site, in press releases, and in Chomp promotional materials, with or without mention of or link to your use or application that incorporates the Chomp API or Chomp Database.
As a condition for your use of and access to the Chomp API, you agree not to remove, change, or otherwise hide any Chomp or third party copyright or other proprietary notice or any hyperlinks included within any part of the Chomp Database.
Subscribers to the Chomp Recipe API are required to provide attribution to the original creator of each recipe as well as provide a link back to the original recipe wherever a recipe is shown on your platform. Failure to do so will result in the immediate termination of your subscription.
Subscribers to Chomp's Premium subscription are subject to a limitation on the number of API calls allowed during the free trial (5,000). Upon reaching the limit your access will be suspended until your trial ends. You can either wait until your trial ends and your subscription begins or contact us to ask for your trial to end early.
Chomp reserves the right to end your free trial early if you are a subscriber to the Premium plan and have reached the API call limit. This ensures that no one takes advantage of the free trial.
The statements in this section of the Terms of Use are not in effect for subscribers of plans other than the Premium plan.
Chomp reserves the right, from time to time, to update, modify, or alter the Chomp API. You understand and acknowledge that such updates, modifications, or alterations can or may adversely impact any of your applications or other uses that incorporate or access the Chomp API and that, in such instances, you bear sole responsibility, at your own expense, for making any updates, modifications, or alterations to any of your applications or other uses that incorporate or access the Chomp API. Chomp will attempt to (but does not guarantee) API in those instances where such updates, modifications, or alterations that substantially affect the functionality or compatibly of the Chomp API, by posting notice on the Site. For such updates, we target providing at least thirty (30) days advance notice to ensure production continuity. However, you acknowledge that in some cases Chomp may have to make immediate updates, modifications, or alterations to the Chomp API, in which case Chomp will attempt to provide you with a reasonable amount of advance notice under the circumstances.
For brevity, sections 9-15 (Termination, Confidentiality, Representations, Indemnification, Disclaimers, Liability, and Miscellaneous) and the specific photo/recipe owner clauses are part of your agreed terms.
The rights duties and obligations under these Terms shall commence on the date upon which you agree to these Terms and shall continue until such time as you discontinue using the Chomp API or Chomp terminates your access to the APIs, Chomp terminates this agreement, or both.
Chomp reserves the right to discontinue the availability of the Chomp API at any time, for any reason whatsoever. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to some or all of the APIs or our Website. All of our rights in these Terms may be exercised without prior notice or liability to you. Chomp reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your use of the Chomp API at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms or, if Chomp, in its sole discretion, determines the use or access to the Chomp API by you or your application is inconsistent with Chomp's business interests or the interests of any users.
In the event this agreement between you and Chomp under these Terms is terminated for any reason: 1) all rights and licenses granted to you under these Terms shall immediately cease and terminate with no further effect; 2) you shall forthwith destroy any and all Chomp Confidential Information in your possession or control; and 3) you shall forthwith and permanently delete all parts of the Chomp Database which you used and/or stored/archived in connection with your use of the Chomp API. This deletion obligation does not apply to individual user-generated records or history (e.g., meal logs) that contain food data or nutrition facts originally sourced from the Chomp Database. Chomp may request that you certify in writing your compliance with this section. You agree that Chomp shall bear no liability by virtue of terminating this agreement.
You understand that as a result of your use of the Chomp API, from time to time, you may receive or be given access to various items non-public information, code, software, documentation and/or other materials relating to the Chomp API or Chomp's business and Chomp's products, which is confidential and proprietary to Chomp (the "Confidential Information"). Your use of any such Confidential Information is strictly limited to that which is necessary in exercising your rights granted in these Terms and you understand that you are restricted from disclosing any such Confidential Information to any third party without Chomp's prior written consent. You hereby undertake to use a reasonable level of care, and in no event less that the level of care you use in protecting your own confidential and proprietary information, to safeguard against the unauthorized use, access, or disclosure of the Confidential Information.
In order to be granted the License under these Terms, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary power and authority to enter into this agreement and be bound by these Terms, either on your own behalf or on the behalf of an employer and/or an entity and that you (or such employer and/or entity) will comply with these Terms.
You agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify Chomp, and its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, agents, employees, advertisers, and partners, from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Chomp API, any part of the Chomp Database made available by and through such API and any other Chomp materials or intellectual properties, violation of these Terms, or any other actions connected with your use of the Chomp API, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature.
Chomp will use commercially reasonable efforts to make API available with a Monthly Uptime Percentage of at least 99.9% during any monthly billing cycle (Service Level Agreement). In the event that the Chomp API does not meet our Service Commitment, you will be eligible to receive a Service Credit as described in our SLA.
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