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Terms of Service

Last updated: July 21, 2026

Important — please read this first

You use this website, and any referral you obtain through it, entirely at your own risk. By using this site you accept the following, each of which is explained in full below:

If you do not accept all of the above, do not use this site and do not submit an inquiry.

1. Acceptance of these terms — using this site means you agree

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of palmspringschefservice.com (the “Site”), operated by Grit Digital LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”). By using the Site, submitting an inquiry, calling a number listed on the Site, or otherwise contacting us, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

Your use of this Site is your agreement to these Terms. By accessing, browsing, viewing, or otherwise using or interacting with this Site in any way, you accept these Terms as written and agree to be legally bound by them. Any use of or interaction with this Site is a confirmation of your agreement to these Terms. This includes, without limitation:

If you do not agree to these Terms in full, you must not use this Site, must not submit any information through it, and must not contact us through it. Your sole and exclusive remedy if you disagree with any part of these Terms is to stop using the Site.

You agree that your continued use of the Site after any revision to these Terms is posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, and that you are responsible for reviewing them periodically. Our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer are incorporated into these Terms by reference, and your use of the Site is acceptance of those as well.

If you use this Site on behalf of a company, organization, or another person, you represent that you have authority to bind them to these Terms, and “you” includes that party.

2. What this Site is — please read this section carefully

Palm Springs Chef Service is a referral service. We are not a private chef, caterer, restaurant, catering hall, or food service business. We do not cook, prepare, handle, store, transport, plate, or serve food. We do not employ chefs, cooks, servers, or kitchen staff.

The Site advertises private chef and catering services available in Palm Springs and the wider Coachella Valley. When you contact us, we may refer your inquiry to one or more independent third-party chefs, caterers, or food service businesses (each a “Provider”) that we believe may be able to serve your request.

Any service you ultimately receive is provided by an independent Provider under a separate agreement between you and that Provider. We are not a party to that agreement. We do not set the Provider’s prices, menus, staffing, schedule, or standards, and we do not supervise or control how a Provider performs.

3. Referral of your information

By submitting an inquiry through a form on the Site, or by contacting us by phone, text, or email, you authorize us to share the information you provide with one or more Providers so that they may contact you, quote your event, and arrange service.

The information we may pass along includes, without limitation: your name, phone number, email address, event date and time, event address or location, guest count, budget, menu preferences, and any dietary, allergy, or medical information you choose to give us.

Once your information is shared with a Provider, that Provider’s own privacy and data practices govern how it is used, stored, and retained. We do not control, and are not responsible for, what a Provider does with your information. If you do not want your information shared with a Provider, do not submit it through this Site.

We may receive compensation from a Provider in exchange for referring you — including a flat fee, a per-inquiry fee, a percentage of a booking, or a recurring arrangement such as leasing this Site to a Provider. This compensation is paid by the Provider and does not increase what you pay.

4. Consent to be contacted

When you give us your phone number or email address, you consent to receive communications from us and from any Provider we refer you to, at the number or address you provided, regarding your inquiry. This may include calls, text messages, and email, and may include messages sent using automated technology.

Consent to receive marketing messages is not a condition of any purchase. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out at any time by replying STOP to a text message, using the unsubscribe link in an email, or asking the sender directly to stop contacting you. Opting out of messages from us does not opt you out of messages from a Provider, and vice versa.

5. No employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture

Providers are independent businesses and independent contractors. No Provider is our employee, agent, partner, joint venturer, or representative. No Provider has authority to bind us or to make representations on our behalf, and we have no authority to bind any Provider. Nothing on this Site creates an employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between us and you or between us and any Provider.

6. We do not verify Providers

Unless we state otherwise in writing for a specific Provider, we do not independently verify a Provider’s licenses, permits, food handler or food manager certifications, health department registrations, business registration, insurance coverage, background checks, training, experience, references, or qualifications. We do not inspect kitchens, vehicles, or equipment. We do not supervise food preparation.

You are responsible for satisfying yourself that any Provider you hire is appropriately licensed, insured, and qualified before you allow them into your home or event and before you pay them. We encourage you to request proof of insurance and applicable certifications, check references and reviews, and confirm the scope of work in writing.

7. No guarantee of availability, price, or outcome

We do not guarantee that a Provider will be available for your date, that any Provider will respond to your inquiry, that you will receive a quote, that a quote will fall within any range described on the Site, or that any service will be performed. Any prices, price ranges, per-person figures, package descriptions, menus, dishes, service styles, timelines, or inclusions shown on the Site are illustrative examples only. They are not offers, quotes, or guarantees, and they are subject to change without notice. Only a written agreement between you and a Provider sets the actual price and scope.

8. Quotes, bookings, payment, and cancellation

All bookings, contracts, deposits, payments, gratuities, rescheduling, cancellations, refunds, and disputes are strictly between you and the Provider. We do not collect payment for food service, do not hold deposits, do not process refunds, and do not act as an escrow or payment agent for any Provider.

If a Provider cancels, arrives late, fails to appear, performs poorly, damages property, or refuses a refund, your recourse is against that Provider. We are not liable for a Provider’s acts or omissions. We may, at our discretion and as a courtesy only, attempt to refer you to an alternate Provider, but we are not obligated to do so.

9. Food safety, allergies, and dietary requirements

This section is important. Please read it.

We do not prepare food and cannot guarantee the safety, ingredients, handling, or allergen status of any food prepared by any Provider. Any dietary, allergy, intolerance, religious, or medical information you give us is passed to the Provider as a convenience. Passing that information along is not a guarantee that it will be received, understood, followed, or successfully accommodated.

Food prepared in a private home, vacation rental, or non-commercial kitchen is generally not prepared in an allergen-free environment. Cross-contact with allergens including but not limited to peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, and sesame is possible even when precautions are taken.

If you or any guest has a food allergy, intolerance, or medical dietary requirement, you must confirm it directly with the Provider before service, and you are responsible for making your own risk assessment. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. We are not liable for any allergic reaction, foodborne illness, injury, or death arising from food prepared or served by a Provider.

10. Alcohol

Any alcohol referenced on this Site is understood to be supplied by you, the client. We do not sell, supply, furnish, or serve alcohol, and we do not hold any alcoholic beverage license. Whether a Provider may pour, serve, or handle alcohol, and what licensing that requires, is a matter between you and that Provider under applicable California law. You are responsible for compliance with all laws relating to alcohol at your event, including laws concerning service to minors and to intoxicated persons.

11. Access to your property

If you engage a Provider, you are responsible for providing safe and lawful access to the premises, a usable kitchen or cooking area, working utilities, and accurate information about the property. If the property is a rental, vacation rental, HOA-governed property, or venue, you are responsible for confirming that outside vendors, cooking, open flame, and guest counts are permitted, and for obtaining any required permission. We are not responsible for any fine, penalty, eviction, damage, or cancellation arising from a restriction at your property.

12. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract to use this Site or submit an inquiry. By using the Site you represent that you meet these requirements and that all information you provide is accurate and belongs to you or that you are authorized to provide it.

13. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Site to submit false, fraudulent, or third-party information without authorization; to harvest or scrape data; to send spam; to interfere with the Site’s operation or security; to attempt unauthorized access; to reverse engineer any part of the Site; or to use the Site for any unlawful purpose. We may refuse, suspend, or terminate access to the Site or decline to refer any inquiry, at our discretion and without notice.

14. Intellectual property

The Site and its content — including text, layout, graphics, logos, and compilation — are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may view and print pages for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, republish, scrape, resell, or create derivative works from the Site without our prior written permission.

15. Images and content are illustrative

Photographs, illustrations, icons, sample menus, and example dishes on this Site are illustrative and are used for the purpose of showing the general style of service described. Unless expressly stated otherwise, images are licensed stock photography and do not depict a specific Provider, a specific chef, a specific client event, or food actually prepared by a Provider. Sample menus are examples only and do not represent a fixed offering.

16. Third-party links

The Site may link to third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for their content, products, practices, or privacy policies. Links are not endorsements. Visiting a linked site is at your own risk.

17. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SITE AND ALL REFERRAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ACCURATE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY PROVIDER WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES SUPPLIED BY ANY PROVIDER.

18. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE, ANY REFERRAL, OR ANY PROVIDER’S GOODS OR SERVICES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100.00).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including liability for fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or death or personal injury caused by our own negligence.

19. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Grit Digital LLC and its owners, officers, members, employees, and agents from any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your use of the Site, your inquiry, your engagement of any Provider, your breach of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third-party right.

20. Dispute resolution and arbitration

Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights.

Before filing any claim, you agree to first contact us and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days after written notice describing the dispute.

If the dispute is not resolved, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by a recognized arbitration provider under its consumer rules, seated in the State of Washington, rather than in court, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court.

You and we each waive any right to a jury trial and any right to participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action. If this class waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim shall proceed in court and all other claims remain in arbitration. This section does not waive any right that cannot lawfully be waived under applicable law.

21. Governing law and venue

These Terms, and any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, this website, or any referral made through it, are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Subject to the arbitration section above, you agree that any claim or action must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the State of Washington, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts and waive any objection based on inconvenient forum.

22. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms at any time. The “Last updated” date above reflects the most recent version. Changes take effect when posted. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the revised Terms.

23. General

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, that provision will be limited or severed and the remaining provisions will remain in full force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them, including in connection with a sale or lease of the Site or the business. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site.

24. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to:

Grit Digital LLC
Longview, WA
brock@gritdigi.com