Terms and conditions of use

Last updated: 02 March 2026

1. Introduction and legal terms

By accessing or using our mobile application or website, https://www.dadwhatsfordinner.co.za/ (collectively, “the Platform”), or any of our services, you agree that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound to the terms and conditions contained herein (“Terms”). All rights in and to the content of the Platform always remain expressly reserved by Dad’s Dinner.

These Terms explain the conditions applicable to how you will use the Platform and our Services. Please read these Terms carefully before using the Platform or subscribing for our services. We will assume you have read and understood these Terms if you continue to access or make use of our Platform.

Please pay specific attention to the bold paragraphs of these Terms. These paragraphs limit our risk or liability, constitute an assumption of risk or liability by you, impose an obligation on you to indemnify us or is an acknowledgement of any fact by you.

The terms “end user”, “you” and “your” are used interchangeably in these Terms and accordingly refer to you, as the user. Accordingly, the terms “us”, “our” or “we” refer to Dad’s Dinner and, where the context requires, our affiliates and representatives.

2. Our services

What our platform offers

Dad What’s For Dinner is a digital meal-planning and grocery-assistance application that helps you decide what to cook and what to buy based on the ingredients you have available. The Platform enables you to (i) input, scan, or otherwise record ingredients you have at home, (ii) receive recipe suggestions based on those ingredients, (iii) identify ingredients you may be missing for selected recipes, (iv) compare or surface pricing information to help you find cheaper options for missing items (which pricing information may be sourced from third parties), (v) generate smart shopping lists based on your selected recipes and/or missing items, (vi) manage a household inventory of ingredients, and (vii) receive reminders where items recorded in your inventory may be approaching their expiry dates (collectively, the “Services”).

License for use

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Dad’s Dinner grants you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-assignable license to access and use the Dad’s Dinner software and related Services solely for your personal purposes. This license does not grant you any rights to the underlying software code, intellectual property, or any rights not expressly set out in these Terms. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by Dad’s Dinner and its licensors. You may not sublicense, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or otherwise exploit the software except as expressly permitted by these Terms or with Dad’s Dinner’s prior written consent.

3. Service disclaimer

Without limiting any other disclaimers in these Terms, you acknowledge and agree that:

Recipe suggestions and results: Recipes, meal suggestions, substitutions, and other recommendations generated or displayed through the Services are general in nature and are provided for informational and convenience purposes only. We do not guarantee that any recipe will be suitable for your needs, preferences, equipment, skill level, time constraints, budget, or the ingredients you have available, and we do not guarantee any particular outcome, taste, or result.

Dietary, allergen, and nutritional information: Any dietary labels (including “vegetarian”, “vegan”, “gluten-free”, “dairy-free”, “keto”, “halal”, “kosher”, or similar), allergen flags, nutritional estimates, portion sizes, or health-related information are estimates only and may be incomplete, inaccurate, or not tailored to you. You are solely responsible for verifying ingredients, allergens, cross-contamination risks, nutritional content, and dietary suitability, and for obtaining professional medical or dietary advice where required. Dad’s Dinner does not provide medical, health, or dietary advice.

Food safety and preparation: You are solely responsible for safe food handling, storage, preparation, and cooking (including hygiene, preventing cross-contamination, and ensuring foods are cooked to safe temperatures). You must not rely on the Services as a substitute for your own judgment regarding food safety, spoilage, or whether any ingredient is safe to consume.

Inventory management and expiry reminders: Inventory tracking and expiry reminders depend on the accuracy and completeness of the information you input (including product type, quantity, storage method, and dates) and may be based on assumptions or typical shelf-life ranges. Reminders may be delayed, not delivered, or incorrect. You remain solely responsible for checking the condition of ingredients and verifying expiry or “best before” dates and freshness before use or consumption.

Pricing, availability, and third-party information: Any pricing, specials, comparisons, product details, or availability information displayed through the Services may be sourced from third parties and may change without notice. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such information, and we are not responsible for any differences between displayed and in-store/online prices, stock availability, substitutions, delivery fees, minimum order values, or other retailer terms. Any purchase decisions you make are at your own risk and subject to the relevant retailer’s or third party’s terms.

Smart shopping lists: Shopping lists are generated based on your inputs and selections and may omit items, include incorrect quantities, or suggest unsuitable substitutes. You are solely responsible for reviewing and confirming your shopping list before purchasing.

4. Registering with Dad’s Dinner

Account sign-up and registration: To access certain features of the Platform and/or Services, you may be required to create an account and register as a user. By registering, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information, to keep your information updated, and to ensure that all information you submit is lawfully provided by you. Please see our Privacy Policy for more details on how we use and process personal data.

Eligibility and authority: By signing up, you warrant that you are at least 18 (eighteen) years old (or, if you are not, that you have the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who accepts these Terms on your behalf), and that you have the legal capacity and authority to enter into and be bound by these Terms.

Account security and responsibility: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities that occur under your account, whether or not authorised by you. You agree to notify us promptly if you suspect any unauthorised access to, or use of, your account. We may rely on any instructions or actions taken through your account as having been authorised by you.

One account: You may not impersonate any person or entity, create an account for anyone other than yourself (unless you are authorised to do so), or use another user’s account. We may refuse, suspend, or terminate any account that we reasonably believe is being used in breach of these Terms, unlawfully, fraudulently, or in a manner that creates a security, compliance, or operational risk.

Account access and availability: We may require additional information to verify your identity or eligibility, and we may decline a registration request in our reasonable discretion. We do not guarantee that registration, account access, or any particular feature will be available at all times.

5. Payment terms

Subscription fees and billing: Certain features of the Platform and/or Services may be offered on a paid subscription basis. If you subscribe, you agree to pay the subscription fees displayed to you at the time of purchase (the “Subscription Fees”) on either a monthly or annual recurring basis (each, a “Subscription Term”), as selected by you when signing up.

Auto-renewal: Unless you cancel your subscription before the end of the then-current Subscription Term, your subscription will automatically renew for a further Subscription Term of the same duration (monthly renews monthly; annual renews annually), and you authorise us (and/or our payment service provider) to charge the applicable Subscription Fees (together with any applicable taxes) to your selected payment method at the start of each renewal Subscription Term.

Pricing, promotions, and changes: Subscription Fees are as displayed on the Platform and may differ by plan, features, promotions, or billing frequency. We may change Subscription Fees from time to time; however, any change will apply only from your next renewal date (unless a change is required by law). Where reasonably practicable, we will provide notice of material pricing changes via the Platform and/or by data message.

Taxes: Subscription Fees are inclusive of VAT and other taxes as indicated during checkout. You are responsible for any applicable taxes not expressly included in the displayed price.

Failed payments and suspension: If payment cannot be charged to your payment card or a charge is returned for any reason (including chargeback), we reserve the right to suspend or restrict your access to paid features until payment is successfully processed and/or to cancel your subscription in our reasonable discretion. You remain liable for any outstanding amounts due to us.

Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings on the Platform (or, where applicable, through the relevant app store subscription management page). Cancellation will take effect at the end of your then-current Subscription Term, and you will retain access to paid features until that time, unless your access is suspended or terminated in accordance with these Terms.

No refunds for unused periods: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Subscription Fees are non-refundable and we do not provide refunds or credits for partially used Subscription Terms, unused access, or where you cancel before the end of a Subscription Term, except where required by applicable law.

Third-party billing terms: Where subscriptions are purchased through a third-party platform (including Apple App Store or Google Play), your payment may be processed by that third party and may be subject to that third party’s additional terms and conditions, which will apply in addition to these Terms.

6. Responsibilities and warranties

By using the Services, you warrant that:

you have read and agreed to these Terms and will use the Platform and Services in accordance with them;
you have not made any misrepresentations and the information provided in the sign-up process is true, accurate and complete in every aspect;
you are above the age of 18 (eighteen) years old and have the legal capacity to understand, agree with and be bound with these Terms;
you lawfully possess and may submit all information to Dad’s Dinner, and you will indemnify Dad’s Dinner against any third-party claims arising from Dad’s Dinner’s processing of information you share to the extent such claims result from your breach of these Terms, your unlawful conduct, or your infringement of any third-party rights;
you will not post, upload, replicate or transmit any content that is (or could reasonably be considered) threatening, harassing, defamatory, abusive, racist, sexist, discriminatory, unlawful, in breach of confidence, or in breach of privacy, or that restricts any other user from properly using the Platform or the Services;
you will not send any unsolicited electronic messages (including spam) or use any software, routine, device, script, bot, crawler, scraper, or other means to interfere (or attempt to interfere) electronically or manually with the operation, functionality, security, or availability of the Platform or the Services, including by uploading or making available files containing corrupt data, malware, or viruses, or by defacing, altering, or interfering with the front end ‘look and feel’ of the Platform or the Services or the underlying software code;
you will not infringe the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party or Dad’s Dinner, or transmit content that you do not own or do not have the right to publish or distribute;
you will not use the Platform or the Services for any commercial purpose except as expressly permitted by Dad’s Dinner in these Terms;
you will not use the Platform or the Services to breach any applicable law or regulation, or to perform or encourage any illegal activity, including (without limitation) promoting or facilitating money laundering or financial crimes; and/or
you will not facilitate, enable, or assist any third party to do any of the above;

failing which, such action will automatically and immediately be deemed to be a material breach of these Terms, allowing Dad’s Dinner to enforce all of our rights in the case of breach, including but not limited to denying you access to the Platform or the Services, reporting your actions to an applicable authority or instituting legal proceedings against you.

Access to platform in breach: Without prejudice to any of our other rights (whether at law or otherwise), we reserve the right to deny you access to the Services where we believe (in our reasonable discretion) that you are in breach of any of these Terms.

7. Data processing

We will store and process all data you share with us in accordance with applicable data protection legislation (including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”)) and our Privacy Policy. You hereby grant us the right to process your data for the purpose of providing our Services to you. We will process, store and maintain your data for such period of time necessary to provide our Services to you.

Please see our Privacy Policy for more information on how we process personal data.

8. Messages and hyperlinks

Data messages between you and Dad’s Dinner

Data messages, including email messages and support queries, you send to us will be considered received only when we acknowledge or respond to these messages.

Data messages we send to you will be regarded as received when the message enters your email inbox or messaging inbox and is capable of being retrieved and processed by you.

We reserve the right not to respond to any message that contains obscene, threatening, defamatory or otherwise illegal, unlawful, or inappropriate content, and to take appropriate action against the sender of such message if necessary.

Messages sent over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure as they can be intercepted, lost, or corrupted. We are therefore not responsible for the accuracy or safety of any message sent by email or over the internet.

Hyperlinks, deep links, framing

The Platform may include links to other websites (“other sites”). We do not own or endorse these other sites and are not responsible for the information, material, products, or services contained on or accessible through these other sites. Any hyperlinks do not imply any endorsement, agreement on or support of the content or products of these other sites.

We do not own the content on any other site which may be shown on the Platform. Should the owner of any content showcased on the Platform want the content to be removed, please contact us to request the removal of such content. Your access and use of the other sites remain solely at your own risk and on the terms set by the operator of any other site.

9. Intellectual property

Platform IP: All Platform and software layout, content, material, information, data, software, icons, text, graphics, layouts, images, sound clips, advertisements, video clips, user interface design and layout, trade names, logos, trademarks, designs, copyright and/or service marks, together with the underlying software code (“the intellectual property”) are owned (or co-owned or licenced, as the case may be) by Dad’s Dinner, our shareholders, directors, and/or affiliates, whether directly or indirectly, and as such, are protected from infringement by domestic and international legislation and treaties.

User submitted IP: All rights to any intellectual property you provide to us will remain with you, but for which you have provided us with a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, fully paid licence to use such intellectual property to provide you with our Services.

No modification of IP: Subject to the rights afforded to you in these Terms, all other rights to all intellectual property on the Platform, the Services or Dad’s Dinner are expressly reserved. You may not copy, download, print, modify, alter, publish, broadcast, distribute, sell, or transfer any intellectual property, editorial content, graphics or other material or the underlying software code whether in whole or in part, without our written consent first being granted, which consent may be refused at our discretion. No modification of any intellectual property or graphics is permitted. Should you breach these provisions, we and/or the rightful intellectual property rights owner may launch legal proceedings against you for a breach of contract, resulting in a claim of damages against you.

Updates: We reserve the right to make improvements or changes to the intellectual property, information, videos, graphics, and other materials on the Platform or within the Services, or to suspend or terminate the Platform or the Services, at any time without notice; provided that any transactions or functions already concluded will not be affected by such suspension or termination (as the case may be).

Third party IP: Where any intellectual property has been licensed to us or belongs to any third party (“third party IP”) all rights of use will also be subject to any terms and conditions which that licensor or third party imposes from time to time, and you agree to comply with such third-party terms and conditions. If there is a conflict between the licensing terms of third-party IP and these Terms, the licensing terms of the third-party IP shall prevail only in connection with the related third party IP. Dad’s Dinner disclaims all liability related to any third-party components utilised in the Services. You acknowledge that Dad’s Dinner is not the author, owner or licensor of any third-party IP, and we accordingly make no warranties or representations, express or implied, as to the quality, capabilities, operations, performance or suitability of third-party IP. Under no circumstances shall the Services or any portion thereof (except in respect of any third party IP contained therein) be deemed to be “open source” or “publicly available” software.

User licence: Subject to adherence to the Terms, Dad’s Dinner grants to you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and display all content and information on any machine within your network. However, nothing contained on the Platform or via the Services or in these Terms should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any intellectual property without our prior written permission.

10. Indemnities and disclaimers

Disclaimers

The Platform and Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or that the Platform or Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from viruses or other harmful components. Dad’s Dinner does not warrant that the Platform or Services will meet your specific requirements or that any defects or errors will be corrected. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Platform and Services is at your sole risk.

We take reasonable security measures to ensure the safety and integrity of the Platform and the Services and to exclude viruses, unlawful monitoring and/or access. However, we do not warrant or represent that your access to the Platform or the Services will be uninterrupted or error-free or that any information, data, content, software, or other material accessible through the Platform or the Services will be free of bugs, viruses, worms, trojan horses or other harmful components.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Dad’s Dinner, its shareholders, directors, employees, partners, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising from or in connection with (i) your use of, or inability to use, the Platform or Services; (ii) any unauthorised access to or use of our systems and/or any information stored therein; (iii) any interruption, delay, suspension, or cessation of transmission to or from the Platform; (iv) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, malware, or the like transmitted to or through the Platform by any third party; or (v) any act or omission of any third party (including retailers, marketplaces, data providers, or other third-party services) or any inaccuracy, unavailability, or change in third-party information (including pricing, specials, product details, or availability). Without limiting the foregoing, Dad’s Dinner is not responsible for (and you assume all risk relating to) your reliance on recipe suggestions, substitutions, shopping lists, inventory tracking, or expiry reminders, and you remain solely responsible for verifying ingredients, allergens, dietary suitability, food safety, and product pricing and availability before purchase, preparation, or consumption.

You expressly acknowledge and agree that Dad’s Dinner is not liable or responsible for the conduct of other users or third parties (including any unlawful, offensive, or improper conduct), or for any dispute between you and any third party (including any retailer, marketplace, or other third-party service) relating to third-party goods/services, pricing, availability, promotions, fees, delivery terms, or other third-party terms.

Indemnities

You indemnify and hold harmless Dad’s Dinner, its shareholders, directors, employees, and partners from any third-party demand, action, application, or other proceedings (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and related costs) arising out of or in connection with (i) your breach of these Terms, (ii) your unlawful conduct, (iii) your misuse of the Platform and/or Services, or (iv) your infringement of any third-party rights, except to the extent such losses arise from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of Dad’s Dinner or its representatives.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Dad’s Dinner, its shareholders, directors, employees, and partners harmless from any direct or indirect liability, loss, claim, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) to the extent arising from (a) your breach of these Terms or applicable law, (b) any information you provide that is inaccurate, incomplete, or unauthorised, (c) your misuse of the Platform or Services, or (d) any dispute between you and any third party (including any retailer or marketplace) relating to third-party goods/services, pricing, availability, promotions, or other third-party terms, except to the extent such liability, loss, claim, or expense results from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of Dad’s Dinner or its representatives.

This clause will survive termination of these Terms.

11. Dispute resolution

Negotiation: If a dispute, disagreement, or claim arises between you and Dad’s Dinner about the Platform or Dad’s Dinner’s payment facilitation Services, you and Dad’s Dinner will try to resolve it in good faith through informal negotiations.

Mediation: If we can’t resolve the dispute through negotiation (or within any extended period we agree), either you or Dad’s Dinner may refer it to an independent industry expert to mediate and help us reach a solution.

Arbitration: If the dispute still isn’t resolved after mediation, it will be finally resolved by confidential, binding arbitration under the expedited rules of the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (“AFSA”), with the arbitrator appointed by Dad’s Dinner.

Jurisdiction: You and Dad’s Dinner consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate South African courts. You may also use any tribunal or ombud process available under applicable law.

No publication: Neither you nor Dad’s Dinner may publicise any dispute on social media or any other public platform. We both understand that doing so could cause serious harm to the other party and may result in a claim for damages.

12. Termination of use

IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER RIGHTS HEREIN, WE MAY RESTRICT AND/OR TERMINATE YOUR USE OF OUR PLATFORM AND/OR SERVICES IF YOU BREACH THESE TERMS, IF WE REASONABLY BELIEVE YOUR USE CREATES A SECURITY, FRAUD, OR COMPLIANCE RISK, OR IF WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO BY LAW OR A PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER. WHERE REASONABLY PRACTICABLE, WE WILL GIVE YOU REASONABLE NOTICE.

In the event of termination, we will remove your access to the Platform and Services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data by using the account deletion option in the App’s settings, or by emailing nico@dadwhatsfordinner.co.za. Requests are processed within 30 days after identity verification, subject to any lawful retention requirements.

13. Notices and service address

Each of the parties chooses their service address for the purposes of the giving of any notice, the serving of any process and for any other purposes arising from these Terms as being:

in the case of Dad’s Dinner, at nico@dadwhatsfordinner.co.za; or
in the case of the client, at the e-mail, cellphone number, and/or address provided when onboarding with us.

Each of the parties will be entitled from time to time, by written notice to the other to vary its service address to any other address which is not a post office box or poste restante, provided that the change will become effective only 14 (fourteen) days after service of the notice in question.

Notwithstanding the above, any notice given in writing in English, and actually received by the party to whom the notice is addressed, will be deemed to have been properly given and received, notwithstanding that such notice has not been given in accordance with this clause.

14. Company information

Site owner: Dad Whats for Dinner (Pty) Ltd
Legal status: Private Company
Registration number: 2025/616693/07
Description of business: Software as a Service
Platform address: https://www.dadwhatsfordinner.co.za/
Email address: nico@dadwhatsfordinner.co.za
Telephone number: +27 71 5249766
Registered address: Unit 51 Amsterdam Apartments, 83 Jacaranda Avenue, Randburg, Gauteng, 2188
Postal address: As above.

15. General

Relationship between the parties: The relationship of the parties, inter se, shall be governed by these Terms and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a partnership, joint venture, employer/employee agreement, agency agreement, or the like between them. No party shall by reason of the actions of the other party incur any personal liability as co-partner to any third party.

Force majeure: If either party is prevented, whether in whole or in part, or delayed from performing any of its duties, functions or obligations under these Terms, whether timeously or at all, due to an event out of their control (which for the purposes hereof shall mean war, political riots, civil commotions, electrical load-shedding or surges, legal prohibitions or restrictions, epidemics, pandemics, governmental lockdowns, fire, floods or other similar natural disasters), then such failure shall not constitute a breach under these Terms, and the obligation to perform shall be suspended to the extent and during the continuance of such prevention provided that the parties shall use their reasonable commercial endeavours to minimise any delay occasioned thereby.

Change without notice: The Platform and these Terms are subject to change without notice. These Terms are updated or amended from time to time and will be effective once we upload the amended Terms to the Platform. Your continued access or use of the Platform constitutes your acceptance to be bound by these Terms, as amended. It is your responsibility to read these Terms periodically to ensure you are aware of any changes.

Entire agreement: This document contains the entire agreement between the parties in relation to the subject matter hereof. Save as contemplated above, no alteration, cancellation, variation of, or addition hereto will be of any force or effect unless published on the Platform.

No indulgence: No indulgence, leniency or extension of time granted by Dad’s Dinner shall constitute a waiver of any of Dad’s Dinner’s rights under these Terms and, accordingly, Dad’s Dinner shall not be precluded as a consequence of having granted such indulgence, from exercising any rights against the client which may have arisen in the past or which might arise in the future.

Importation of words: Words importing the singular will include the plural and vice versa. Words importing one gender will include the other genders, and words importing persons will include partnerships, trusts, and bodies corporate, and vice versa.

Headings as reference: The headings to the paragraphs in these Terms are inserted for reference purposes only and will not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions to which they relate.

Governing law: Your access and/or use of the Platform and/or the Services, any downloaded material from it and the operation of these Terms (including any transaction concluded pursuant thereto) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Failure to pay: In the event of a client failing to pay any amount timeously or breaching these Terms, the client shall be liable for all legal costs (on the scale as between attorney and client) (including collection commission) which may be incurred by Dad’s Dinner in relation to the payment failure or breach.

Severability: Each sentence, paragraph, term, clause and provision of these Terms and any portion thereof shall be considered severable and if for any reason, any such sentence, paragraph, term, clause or provision is held to be invalid, contrary to, or in conflict with any applicable present or future law or regulation or in terms of a final, binding judgment issued by any court, it shall to that extent be deemed not to form part hereof and shall not impair the operation of, or have any effect upon such other sentence, paragraph, term, clause or provision hereof as may otherwise remain valid or intelligible, which shall continue to be given full force and effect and bind the parties hereto.

Prohibited provision: No term or condition of these Terms is intended to breach any peremptory provisions of any consumer protection legislation and any regulations thereto (“Prohibited Provision”). Any breach of any such Prohibited Provision shall be governed by the provisions above.