Terms of Use

1. What ToShareAMeal is

ToShareAMeal is the consumer-facing platform provided by Becoming Solo LLC. In these Terms, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Becoming Solo LLC as the operator of ToShareAMeal. ToShareAMeal is a coordination tool. We help people agree to eat together at a public restaurant at a stated time. We are not a restaurant, a booking service, a payment processor, a travel service or an event organiser. We do not employ, contract or supervise the people you meet.

2. Who can use it

You must be 18 or over and confirm that when you first take part in a table. You must give accurate information, use one account, and not use ToShareAMeal on behalf of someone else. We may restrict or remove an account that breaks these terms.

3. Taking a seat is a real commitment

Adding yourself to a table means you intend to attend. There is no “maybe”. If your plans change, leave the table so the seat can be filled by someone else. Repeatedly taking seats and not turning up may lead to your account being restricted.

4. Reservations

We do not make or hold restaurant reservations. If a diner volunteers to arrange one, that arrangement is between them and the restaurant. Anything recorded on the table page is what a diner typed in, not a confirmation from us or the venue. Deposits, cancellation charges and no-show fees are entirely between you and the restaurant.

5. Money

Diners pay the restaurant directly; ToShareAMeal never takes or holds money for a meal, and any payment arrangement shown on a table is an understanding between diners. Optional paid memberships (for example a one-time Traveler Pass or a recurring Circle+ plan) are charged through our payment processor, Stripe — we never see or store full card numbers. You can cancel a recurring plan at any time from your billing page; it then stops renewing and stays active until the end of the period already paid. Refunds are not guaranteed and are considered case by case, except where the law gives you a right to one.

6. Your content

You keep ownership of what you write. You give us permission to display it inside the product so tables work — titles and descriptions publicly, table chat only to the diners at that table. Do not post anything unlawful, hateful, harassing, deceptive, commercial or anyone else's personal information.

7. Community Safety Rules and moderation

We review reports by hand. We may hide or cancel a table, restrict an account, or refuse service where we believe these terms or our table conduct rules have been broken. We do not run background checks, identity verification, or criminal-record screening on anyone, and we do not vouch for any diner or venue.

7a. Conduct, reports, suspension and appeals

You agree to follow the Community Safety Rules (/guidelines) at meals, Side Quests, in chat and everywhere else on ToShareAMeal. You can report a person or table and block someone from any table page. Reports are reviewed by people but are not monitored live — if anyone is in immediate danger, call 911 first. When we look into a report we may ask both sides for information, and we decide based on what we can reasonably establish. Outcomes range from a warning to a temporary suspension or a permanent ban. While an account is suspended or banned it cannot take part in meals, Side Quests, chat or other activity, whether it is free or paid; it can still see its status, contact us, use privacy rights and reach its billing page. You can appeal a decision through the Contact page; we review appeals by hand and cannot promise a particular response time. Lifting a suspension never restarts a cancelled paid plan by itself.

7b. Not a dating service — respect boundaries

ToShareAMeal is a friendship and community platform, not a dating or matchmaking service. Meals, Meal Seeds, Side Quests and other gatherings are for shared experiences and community, and this applies to every participant equally. Do not treat them as speed dating or a dating opportunity. Unsolicited or persistent flirting, romantic or sexual advances, pressure to swap contact details or meet again, and sharing anyone's personal contact information without permission are not allowed. Agreeing to attend a meal is not consent to romantic attention, touching, exchanging contacts or future messages. Friendships, or anything else, that both people genuinely want and that grow naturally afterwards are not prohibited. Violations can be reported and blocked from any table page and are handled through the moderation, suspension and appeal process in section 7a; we do not monitor gatherings in real time and cannot guarantee anyone's identity or conduct.

8. No guarantee

ToShareAMeal is provided as it is. We do not guarantee that a table will fill, that other diners will attend, that a restaurant will be open or able to seat you, or that the service will be uninterrupted. Meeting people you do not know carries risk that we cannot remove.

9. Liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, ToShareAMeal is not liable for what happens at or around a meal, for the conduct of other diners, or for anything a restaurant does or fails to do. Nothing here limits liability that cannot legally be limited.

10. Ending your use

You may stop using ToShareAMeal at any time and ask us to close your account. We may suspend or end access where these terms are broken or where we believe it is needed to keep people safe.

11. Changes

As the product changes, these terms will change with it. We will show the date of the current version at the top of this page and, for significant changes, tell people who have an account.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms: legal@toshareameal.com. Safety concerns: support@toshareameal.com.

Business correspondence:

Becoming Solo LLC 447 Broadway, 2nd FL #835 New York, NY 10013 United States

Send formal legal notices by mail to the address below, marked “Attn: Legal Department”. For routine support, use the email channels above.

Formal legal notices:

Becoming Solo LLC Attn: Legal Department 447 Broadway, 2nd FL #835 New York, NY 10013 United States

13. Controlling language

English is the controlling language of these policies. Translations are provided to help members understand them. If a translation differs from the English version, the English version controls our interpretation and application of the relevant policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing in this provision limits rights or protections that applicable law provides.

Moderation and enforcement decisions, including restrictions, suspensions and appeals, apply the same English policies that are published to all members. We do not apply separate or unpublished English-only rules.

This provision does not by itself decide which law governs, which courts have jurisdiction, or the language of any legal proceeding.

14. Governing law

ToShareAMeal is based in New York City. These Terms, and disputes arising from or relating to them, are governed by the laws of the State of New York, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except to the extent applicable law requires otherwise. Applicable New York City laws and United States federal law also apply where relevant.

Nothing in these Terms takes away consumer, privacy or other legal rights that cannot be waived under applicable law, including rights that the law of the place where you live may give you.

This section is about which law applies. It does not choose a particular court, require arbitration, or waive jury trial or class actions.