Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and Mella, a DBA of Peak Potential LLC, a limited liability company registered in the State of Utah ("Mella," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Mella application and related services (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Mella is an AI-powered meal planning platform that generates personalized weekly meal plans, grocery lists, recipe suggestions, guided cooking instructions, and smart kitchen inventory tracking based on your dietary preferences, family size, food allergies, and nutritional goals. The Service uses your pantry inventory and ingredient expiration data to minimize food waste and reduce grocery costs. The Service may include free and paid subscription tiers with varying feature access.

3. Account Registration

To use certain features of the Service, you must create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep your account information updated. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Subscription Billing

Mella offers both free and premium subscription plans. Premium subscriptions are billed on a recurring basis (monthly or annually) at the rates displayed at the time of purchase. All payments are processed securely through Stripe, our third-party payment processor.

• Automatic Renewal: Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing cycle unless you cancel before the renewal date. You authorize us to charge your payment method on file for the applicable subscription fee.
• Price Changes: We reserve the right to modify subscription pricing. Any price changes will take effect at the start of your next billing cycle, and we will provide reasonable advance notice of any such changes.
• Taxes: Subscription fees are exclusive of applicable taxes, which will be added to your invoice as required by law.

5. Refund Policy

We want you to be satisfied with the Service. If you are not satisfied with your premium subscription, you may request a refund within 7 days of your initial purchase or renewal date. Refund requests should be submitted by contacting us at the email address listed below. After the 7-day period, subscription fees are non-refundable. Partial-month or partial-year refunds are not provided for mid-cycle cancellations. Cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing period, and you will retain access to premium features until that date.

6. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
• Transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other user accounts, or any computer systems or networks connected to the Service.
• Use automated scripts, bots, or other means to access the Service in a manner that exceeds reasonable usage or places undue burden on our infrastructure.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Service.
• Resell, sublicense, or redistribute access to the Service without our prior written consent.
• Use the Service to collect or harvest personal information of other users.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated this Acceptable Use Policy.

7. Intellectual Property

All content, features, and functionality of the Service — including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, software, and AI-generated meal plans and recipes — are owned by Mella or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You retain ownership of any content you submit to the Service (such as custom recipes), but you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, store, and process that content solely for the purpose of providing and improving the Service.

8. AI-Generated Content Disclaimer

Meal plans, recipes, nutritional estimates, and grocery cost estimates generated by the Service are produced using artificial intelligence and are provided for informational purposes only. They do not constitute medical, nutritional, or dietary advice. AI-generated content may contain errors or inaccuracies. You should consult a qualified healthcare professional or registered dietitian before making significant dietary changes, especially if you have food allergies, medical conditions, or specific nutritional requirements. Mella is not responsible for any adverse effects resulting from reliance on AI-generated content.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MELLA AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF MELLA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL MELLA'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO MELLA IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00 USD).

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. MELLA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Mella and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another party.

12. Termination

You may terminate your account at any time by using the account deletion feature in your Profile settings. Upon deletion, all your personal data, meal plans, recipes, family member data, pantry items, and grocery lists will be permanently deleted. We may also suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.

13. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Utah, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

14. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Terms on the Service and updating the "Effective Date" above. Your continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

15. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: