Bite

Terms of Service

Effective 1 October 2026

Plain terms for a small app. By using Bite you agree to these, and to our Privacy Policy.

1. Who we are

Bite is made and run by one person, Nate Bautistas, an individual in California, USA. In these terms “Bite”, “we” and “us” mean him, and “you” means you. These terms cover the Bite iPhone app and this website, trybite.co.

2. What Bite is

Bite is a food diary for the meals you photograph and cook, shared with the friends you choose. You can post meals and recipes, comment and react, message friends, make plans together, and save places and recipes.

3. A beta

Bite is in beta and is delivered through Apple's TestFlight app, so Apple's TestFlight terms apply as well. Features will be added, changed and removed, sometimes without notice, and there may be bugs. Bite is free. We may end the beta, or Bite itself, at any time; if we do, we will try to give you notice and a way to keep a copy of what you posted.

4. Who can use Bite

You must be at least 13 years old. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you need a parent or guardian's permission, and they agree to these terms for you. You can't use Bite if we have suspended or removed your account before, or if the law where you live forbids it.

5. Your account

You sign in with Apple, and it is the only way in. Keep your Apple ID and the devices signed into it secure; you are responsible for what happens on your account. Use your own name or one you go by, and don't pick a username that pretends to be someone else or a brand you don't represent. We may reclaim a username that does.

6. Friends and who sees what

Accounts on Bite are private. You add someone by sending a request; when they accept, you follow each other and you are friends. Each meal you post is seen by your friends or by you alone, and you pick which. Being friends shares your diary with that person, so treat a request like an invitation. You can remove a friend or block anyone at any time. A plan or recipe link you share can be opened by anyone who has it. The Privacy Policy sets out exactly who sees what.

7. Your content stays yours

The photos, notes, verdicts, recipes, comments, messages and everything else you put into Bite belong to you. We do not claim ownership of them.

You give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, process and display your content, only to run Bite: to show it to the audiences you choose, to deliver your messages, and to render the share links, posters and recap images you make. The license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies in backups for a short time and content someone else has already received from you, such as a message or a link. We will not use your photos in marketing without asking you first.

You confirm that you have the right to post what you post, including permission from anyone recognisable in your photos where that is needed.

8. Content and conduct rules

There is no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users on Bite. Don't post, send or do any of the following:

• Harassment, bullying, threats or intimidation, or encouraging others to do it
• Hate speech, or attacks on people for their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, disability, disease, age, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation
• Sexually explicit content or nudity, and anything that sexualises a minor
• Graphic violence or gore, or content that promotes self-harm, suicide or eating disorders
• Content that promotes terrorism, violent extremism, or illegal activity
• Other people's private information, such as their address or phone number, or photos of them shared to embarrass or expose them
• Impersonation of another person, brand or organisation
• Spam, scams, unsolicited advertising, or misleading or fake reviews
• Content that infringes someone else's copyright, trademark or other rights
• Malware, or anything designed to damage or interfere with a device or service

9. Using the service fairly

Don't:

• Scrape, crawl or bulk-collect data from Bite, or build a database of its users
• Use bots, scripts or other automation to create accounts, post, follow, react or send messages
• Access accounts, meals, messages or data that aren't yours, or work around privacy settings, blocks or rate limits
• Probe, test or break Bite's security, or overload the service
• Reverse engineer the app, except where the law allows it
• Resell, sublicense or commercially exploit Bite or its data

10. Reporting, blocking and enforcement

You can report posts, comments, messages and people from inside the app, or by writing to hello@trybite.co. You can block anyone. A block works both ways: they can no longer see your meals, find you in search, message you, or send you a request.

We review every report and act on it within 24 hours. Depending on what we find, we may remove the content, warn the person who posted it, suspend their account, or remove them from Bite. We may also act on content or behaviour we find ourselves, report illegal content to the authorities, and keep reported content as long as we need it for safety or the law.

We may remove any content, or suspend or end any account, that breaks these terms or puts other people or Bite at risk. Where it is safe and practical, we will tell you why. If you think we got it wrong, write to us.

11. Copyright

If you believe something on Bite infringes your copyright, send a notice to hello@trybite.co with: your name and contact details; the work you say is infringed; where on Bite the material is (a link, or a username and description); a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner; and your physical or electronic signature. We will remove material we are given proper notice about, and remove accounts that infringe repeatedly. If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake, you can send us a counter-notice.

12. Places, recipes and other information

Bite shows what you and your friends thought, and place details such as names, addresses and hours from Apple Maps. That information can be wrong or out of date, and recipes are written by people, not checked by us. Nothing in Bite is a health, safety or dietary guarantee. Check anything that matters, and always confirm ingredients with the restaurant if you have an allergy.

13. Other services

Bite relies on services run by others, including Apple (Sign in with Apple, Apple Maps, TestFlight) and Google Books. Your use of them is also subject to their terms, and we are not responsible for them or for websites a recipe link points to.

14. The app and Apple

If you got Bite through Apple's App Store or TestFlight, these points also apply:

• These terms are between you and Bite only, not Apple. Bite, not Apple, is solely responsible for the app and its content.
• We give you a limited, non-transferable license to use the app on Apple-branded devices you own or control, as Apple's Usage Rules allow, including through Family Sharing where Apple permits it.
• Bite, not Apple, is responsible for maintenance and support. Apple has no obligation to provide either.
• If the app fails to conform to any warranty that applies, you can notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. Bite is free, so that is zero. To the maximum extent the law allows, Apple has no other warranty obligation for the app.
• Bite, not Apple, is responsible for any claims relating to the app or your use of it, including product liability claims, claims that it fails to meet a legal or regulatory requirement, and claims under consumer protection, privacy or similar laws.
• If someone claims the app or your use of it infringes their intellectual property, Bite, not Apple, is responsible for investigating, defending, settling and discharging that claim.
• You confirm that you are not in a country subject to a US Government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• You must also follow any third-party terms that apply when you use the app, such as your mobile carrier's.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms. Once you accept them, Apple has the right to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary.

Questions, complaints or claims about the app go to Bite: hello@trybite.co, Nate Bautistas, California, USA.

15. No warranties

Bite is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, to the fullest extent the law allows. We don't promise Bite will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free, or that your content will never be lost. Keep your own copies of photos that matter to you; your phone's photo library is the right place for them.

16. Limits on liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, Bite is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost data, profits or goodwill, arising from your use of Bite or from other people's content or conduct on it. Our total liability for any claim about Bite is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim (Bite is free, so that is nothing) and US$100.

Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not all apply to you. Nothing here limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including for fraud, or for death or personal injury caused by negligence.

17. If something goes wrong between us

You agree to cover Bite's reasonable costs from a claim brought by someone else because of content you posted or your breach of these terms, to the extent the law allows. Please write to us first if you have a problem; most things can be sorted out by email.

18. Ending it

You can stop using Bite at any time, and delete your account from Settings. We may suspend or end your access as described in section 10, or if we discontinue Bite. Sections 7 (for content already shared), 11, 15, 16, 17 and 19 survive the end of these terms.

19. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be decided in the state or federal courts in San Francisco County, California, and you and we agree to their jurisdiction. If you live outside the US, you keep any protections the consumer laws of your country give you.

20. Changes

We may update these terms. When we do we change the date at the top, and if a change is material we will say so in the app before it takes effect. If you keep using Bite after that, you accept the new terms. If you don't agree, stop using Bite and delete your account.

21. The rest

These terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and Bite about the service. If any part turns out to be unenforceable, the rest still applies. If we don't enforce something straight away, we can still enforce it later. You can't transfer these terms to someone else; we may transfer them to whoever takes over Bite.

22. Contact

Bite is operated by Nate Bautistas, California, USA. Write to hello@trybite.co.