Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of the Candor Dining website (candordining.com) and mobile apps (together, the “Service”). By using the Service you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

The Service republishes public restaurant inspection records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and adds search, maps, alerts, and plain-language summaries. The hygiene summaries are Candor Dining’s own interpretation of those records and are not official state ratings or grades.

The Service is provided for general information. It is not health, legal, or professional advice, and it is not a substitute for the official record. Inspection results reflect conditions on the date of a visit and can change at any time; the DBPR’s own portal is the authoritative source. Verify anything you intend to rely on. See the data disclaimer for details.

An account is optional and free. You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential and for activity under your account. You can delete your account at any time from Settings, which removes your email address, saved restaurants, and alert history from our systems. We may suspend accounts used to abuse the Service.

You agree not to: disrupt or overload the Service or its infrastructure; probe or circumvent its security or rate limits; use automated tools to scrape at volumes that degrade the Service for others (the underlying government data is available from the DBPR directly); misrepresent Candor Dining content as official state ratings; or use the Service to harass a business or person. The contact form may not be used to send spam or unlawful content.

Government inspection records are public information and belong to no one. Candor Dining’s original content — the summaries, methodology, guides, interface, and branding — belongs to Candor Dining. You may quote or link to pages freely with attribution; you may not present the Service, in whole or substantial part, as your own.

The Service shows clearly labeled advertising to cover its operating costs, and links to third-party sites, including official government portals. We are not responsible for third-party content, and an ad never affects how inspection data is presented. Advertising data practices are described in the privacy policy.

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or uninterrupted availability. Source records may contain errors, and synchronization delays mean the newest inspection may not have arrived yet.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Candor Dining and its operator are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of — or inability to use — the Service, including decisions made in reliance on the information it presents.

We may change or discontinue features at any time. When these terms change materially, the effective date above is updated; continued use after a change means you accept the revised terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict of law rules. Questions about them are welcome through the contact form.