Terms of service
1. Subject matter
These terms govern the use of the Macondo application (the "Service"), provided by Claudio Mocci, registered office at Piazza Verga 4, 56123 Pisa, tax code (codice fiscale) MCCCLD89T09I452U (the "Provider").
By registering you declare that you have read and fully accept these terms. If you do not accept them, you may not use the Service.
2. Eligibility
To register you must be at least 14 years old. You declare that the data provided at registration is truthful and undertake to keep it up to date.
Your account is personal and non-transferable. You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for all activity carried out through your account. If you suspect unauthorised access you must notify us without delay at info@macondoapp.eu.
3. Description of the Service
The Service is organised into individually enabled modules (messaging, workouts, nutrition, pantry, recipes, shopping, reminders, notes and others). You can enable and disable them at any time from the settings. Some modules process health-related data and require separate, explicit and withdrawable consent.
The Provider may add, change or discontinue modules. Where a change substantially reduces features you were using, we will give you reasonable advance notice.
4. User-generated content
You retain ownership of the content you upload. You grant the Provider a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence, limited to what is technically necessary to store, process and display that content within the Service and to the recipients you designate. The licence ends when the content is deleted, save for backup copies for the technically necessary period.
You may not upload or distribute content that infringes the rights of others or that is unlawful, defamatory, discriminatory, violent, sexually explicit where minors are involved, or that constitutes harassment, spam or malicious code.
Public recipes. What you publish on the Public shelf of the Recipes plugin you grant to everyone under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/): anyone may copy, adapt and redistribute the recipe, including for commercial purposes, giving you credit and keeping the same licence. Publishing under this licence is a condition of using the Public shelf: this is what the Macondo Manifesto, which sets out its social guidelines, requires, in point 1, “What is made together belongs to everyone”. What you share there stays free for everyone. Attribution is the name shown on your profile. Copies already saved by others remain theirs even after you withdraw the recipe or delete your account; in that case the public recipe stays without your name, shown as "Deleted user". By publishing, you declare that the recipe is yours or that you hold the rights to it. Recipes imported from external websites cannot be published: the app prevents it.
If you are a rights holder and believe a recipe published on the Public shelf infringes your rights, write to info@macondoapp.eu stating which recipe and why: we will review it and, if the claim is well founded, remove it.
Zero tolerance. We have zero tolerance for offensive content and abusive users: the prohibited content listed above is never tolerated. Anyone can report content and block a user from the app. The Provider reviews reports within 24 hours, removes content that violates these terms, and suspends or closes the account of whoever posted it. Public content reported by several people may be hidden pending review.
5. Acceptable use
You undertake not to: access other people's data or accounts; circumvent security measures or technical limits; carry out bulk extraction of data; interfere with the operation of the Service; or use it for unlawful purposes or in breach of applicable law.
6. Suspension and termination
The Provider may suspend or close an account in the event of a material breach of these terms, unlawful use, or a concrete risk to the security of the Service or of other users. Unless the law requires otherwise or urgency prevents it, suspension is preceded by notice stating the conduct complained of.
You may close your account at any time from the settings. Data is handled according to the periods set out in the privacy notice.
In the cases described in section 4 (zero tolerance), suspension or termination may take place without prior notice.
7. Availability and no warranty as to content
The Provider endeavours to ensure continuity of the Service but does not warrant that it will be uninterrupted; interruptions may result from maintenance, faults or causes beyond its control.
Information provided by the workout and nutrition modules — including calorie values, heart rate zones and suggestions — is for informational purposes and does not constitute medical advice. It is not a substitute for the opinion of a healthcare professional. Consult a doctor before starting any exercise programme or dietary regime.
The Cycle module is meant to record your own data and to obtain indicative predictions (start of the cycle, ovulation, fertile window) calculated on averages. The predictions are estimates: they are not a contraceptive method, they do not guarantee either avoiding or achieving a pregnancy, and they do not replace the opinion of a doctor or another healthcare professional. Macondo is not a medical device and does not provide diagnoses, treatments or therapeutic advice. If you have doubts, a delay, pain or unusual symptoms, see a doctor. To avoid a pregnancy, use a contraceptive method recommended by your doctor.
8. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, the Provider is not liable for indirect damage, loss of profit or loss of data not attributable to its own fault. Nothing in this clause limits liability for wilful misconduct or gross negligence, nor the mandatory rights granted to consumers by Legislative Decree 206/2005.
9. Changes to these terms
The Provider may amend these terms. Substantial changes are notified in the app and require fresh acceptance before you can continue using the Service. If you do not accept them you may close your account at no cost.
10. Governing law and jurisdiction
The relationship is governed by Italian law. For consumers, the courts of their place of residence or elected domicile have exclusive jurisdiction under Art. 66-bis of Legislative Decree 206/2005. In all other cases the courts of Pisa have jurisdiction.
11. Specific approval
Pursuant to Arts. 1341 and 1342 of the Italian Civil Code, the user specifically approves the clauses at paragraphs 6 (suspension and termination), 7 (availability and no warranty as to content), 8 (limitation of liability), 9 (changes to these terms) and 10 (jurisdiction, for non-consumer relationships only).