Terms & Conditions

Version 2.0

September 29, 2026

Welcome to WhiskeyTrove!

Before you start exploring and sharing your passion for whiskey, please take a moment to read and understand our terms and conditions.

1. Acceptance of Terms

1.1 By using WhiskeyTrove, you agree to abide by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please refrain from using the app.

2. User Accounts

2.1. To use certain features, you may need to create a user account.

2.2. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and ensuring its security.

3. Collection Information

3.1. The app allows you to track and share details about your whiskey collection.

3.2. You own the information you provide and share, but by using the app, you grant us the right to use, display, and distribute this information within the app.

4. Appropriate Use

4.1. Please use the app responsibly and refrain from any unlawful or harmful activities.

4.2. Do not share inappropriate content or engage in any behavior that violates our community guidelines.

5. Privacy

5.1. We respect your privacy. Please review our Privacy Policy for details on how we collect, use, and safeguard your information.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1. The app and its content are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not use, reproduce, or distribute any part of the app without our explicit permission.

7. Updates and Changes

7.1. We may update or change the app and its features from time to time. Your continued use of the app implies acceptance of these updates.

8. Termination

8.1. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account if you violate these terms.

9. Disclaimer of Warranty

9.1. The app is provided "as is" without any warranties. We do not guarantee that the app will be error-free or uninterrupted.

10. Limitation of Liability

10.1. We are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the app.

11. Arbitration - Waiver of Trial by Jury

11.1 YOU AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US OR ANY OF OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES ACTING IN THEIR CAPACITY AS SUCH (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DISPUTE INVOLVES A THIRD PARTY) WITH REGARD TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US, INCLUDING,WITHOUT LIMITATION, DISPUTES RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE,YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND/OR PUBLICITY,WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION UNDER THE JAMS, INC. (“JAMS”) RULES FOR ARBITRATION OF CONSUMER-RELATED DISPUTES,AND YOU AND WE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,THAT WE OR YOU MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING JURISDICTION TO GRANT IT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL OR THREATENED INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. DISCOVERY AND RIGHTS TO APPEAL IN ARBITRATION ARE GENERALLY MORE LIMITED THAN IN A LAWSUIT,AND OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU AND WE WOULD HAVE IN COURT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.

11.2 Small Claims Court; Class Action Waiver

As an alternative,You may bring Your claim in Your local “small claims” court, if permitted by that small claims court’s rules and if such claim is within such court’s jurisdiction, unless such action is transferred, removed or appealed to a different court.You may bring claims only on Your own behalf. Neither You nor we will participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration for any claims covered by this agreement.YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER ON ANY CLASS CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US, INCLUDING,WITHOUT LIMITATION,ANY RIGHT TO CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY CONSOLIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATIONS.You also agree not to participate in claims brought in a private attorney general or representative capacity, or consolidated claims involving another person’s account, if we are a party to the proceeding.

11.3 Procedures

These dispute resolution provisions will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and not by any state law concerning arbitration. In the event that JAMS is unwilling or unable to set a hearing date within one hundred and sixty (160) days of filing the case, then either we or You can elect to have the arbitration administered instead by the American Arbitration Association. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction.Any provision of applicable law notwithstanding, the arbitrator will not have authority to award damages, remedies or awards that conflict with these Terms of Service. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of, related to or connected with the use of the Services or these Terms of Service must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever banned.

11.4 30-Day Opt-Out Period

If You do not wish to be bound by the arbitration and class-action waiver provisions in this Disputes section,You must notify us in writing within thirty (30) days of the date that You first accept these Terms of Service (unless a longer period is required by applicable law), and then You must litigate any disputes against us in accordance with the Governing Law and Jurisdiction section below.Your written notification must be mailed to us at the address set out at the end of these Terms of Service. If You do not notify us in accordance with this paragraph,You agree to be bound by the terms of this Disputes section, including, without limitation, the arbitration and class-action waiver provisions, and further including such provisions in any revisions we make to these Terms of Service after the date of Your first acceptance. Such notification must include: (i) Your name; (ii) Your email address and mailing address; and (iii) a statement that You do not wish to resolve disputes with us through arbitration or waive Your ability to participate in a class action. If we make any changes to this Disputes section (other than a change to the address at which we will receive notices or rejections of future changes to this Disputes section),You may reject any such change by sending us written notice, within thirty (30) days of the change, to the address set out at the end of these Terms of Service. It is not necessary to send us a rejection of a future change to this Disputes section if You had properly opted out within the first thirty (30) days after You first accepted the provisions in this Disputes section. If You have not properly opted out, then by rejecting a future change,You are agreeing that You will arbitrate any dispute between us in accordance with the language of this Disputes section, as modified by any changes You did not reject.A notification sent pursuant to this paragraph solely affects these Terms of Service; if You previously entered into other arbitration or dispute resolution agreements with us or enter into other such agreements in the future,Your notification that You are opting out of the provisions in this Disputes section shall not affect the other arbitration agreements between You and us.

11.5 Severability

If any of the prohibitions against class actions and other claims brought on behalf of third parties contained above is found to be unenforceable, then all of the preceding language in this Disputes section will be null and void.This Disputes section, including, without limitation, the arbitration agreement and class action waivers contained herein, will survive the termination of Your relationship with us.

12. Governing Law

12.1. These terms are governed by the laws of California, and any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of California.

Thank you for using WhiskeyTrove! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@whiskeytrove.com. Cheers! 🥃

Addendum to the WhiskeyTrove Terms of Service

Effective date: September 29, 2026

These Speakeasy Terms (“Speakeasy Terms”) govern your use of Speakeasy, the community feed, posting, commenting, liking, sharing, and related features in the WhiskeyTrove app and on whiskeytrove.com (together, the “Service”). They supplement, and do not replace, the WhiskeyTrove Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If there is a conflict about Speakeasy, these Speakeasy Terms control.

By signing up for a WhiskeyTrove account, engaging with the app, creating a Speakeasy post, or otherwise using Speakeasy, you accept these Speakeasy Terms.

1. Who can use Speakeasy

You must be at least 21 years old (or the legal drinking age where you live, if higher) to use Speakeasy. Speakeasy is for personal, non-commercial use by whiskey enthusiasts. You may not use it on behalf of a brand, distillery, retailer, or marketing agency unless we have given you written permission. You are responsible for everything done from your account.

2. What Speakeasy is

Speakeasy lets Trovers share photos, videos, text, bottle tags, collection shots, tasting notes, and comments with other users. Speakeasy is a community space, not a marketplace. Posts are not offers to sell alcohol and no sales or trading of alcoholic beverages is permitted.

3. Your content

“User Content” means anything you post, upload, comment, or otherwise make available in Speakeasy, including photos, videos, captions, comments, usernames, profile photos, and hashtags.

You own your User Content. You are solely responsible for it.

By posting, you grant Pointing Cabinet, LLC and its affiliates a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, modify (for formatting, compression, or display), publicly display, publicly perform, distribute, and otherwise use your User Content in connection with operating, improving, promoting, and providing the Service. This license lasts as long as your content remains on the Service. If you delete a post, we will take reasonable steps to remove it from Speakeasy, but copies may remain in backups, caches, or other users’ devices for a limited time.

You represent and warrant that:

you created the User Content or have all rights needed to post it and to grant the license above;
the User Content does not infringe anyone’s copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
people who appear in your photos or videos have consented to being posted, or you otherwise have the right to post them;
the User Content is accurate to the best of your knowledge (including bottle names, ratings, and tasting notes).

4. Community standards — what you may not post

You agree not to post, comment, or share anything that:

Illegal or dangerous

Promotes or depicts illegal activity
Offers to sell, trade, or ship alcohol in violation of law
Provides alcohol to, or is directed at, anyone under 21
Encourages drunk driving, binge drinking as a contest, or other unsafe drinking

Harmful or abusive

Harassment, threats, stalking, or bullying
Hate speech or slurs based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or similar traits
Sexually explicit or pornographic content
Graphic violence
Doxxing or posting someone else’s private information without consent

Dishonest or infringing

Impersonates another person, brand, distillery, or WhiskeyTrove
Infringes copyright, trademark, or other IP (including bottle and label photos used in a way that is not fair use or otherwise allowed)
Spam, scams, phishing, or deceptive schemes
Fake reviews, paid or incentivized posts that are not clearly disclosed, or coordinated inauthentic behavior
Malware or attempts to probe, scrape, or disrupt the Service

Off-platform and commercial misuse

Unsolicited ads, affiliate dumps, or repeated promotional posts for products or services you do not own, unless we permit brand accounts
Content that is primarily political campaigning or unrelated spam

We may remove content, limit distribution, warn you, suspend you, or close your account if we reasonably believe you violated these rules. We do not have to give advance notice.

5. How we moderate

We may review User Content, but we do not promise to monitor Speakeasy in real time. You may see content we have not reviewed. You can report posts and accounts in the app. We will review reports and may act, or may decline to act, in our discretion. We may remove or restrict content that does not violate these rules if we believe it harms the community, other users, or the Service.

Removal of content is not a finding that you broke the law.

6. Other people’s content

User Content is the opinion of the person who posted it. WhiskeyTrove does not endorse it. Ratings, notes, and “what’s in my collection” posts are not professional advice and are not a representation by us about authenticity, value, or quality of any bottle.

If you think content infringes your copyright, send a notice to the address in Section 12. We respond to valid DMCA notices and may terminate repeat infringers.

7. Followers, comments, and blocking

You can follow and unfollow other Trovers, comment on posts, and block users as the product allows. Unfollowing or blocking someone does not delete their existing content. Do not circumvent a block. Public posts can be seen by other users and, depending on your settings and our product, may be visible more broadly. Do not post anything you are not willing to have associated with your username.

8. Alcohol and responsible use

WhiskeyTrove celebrates collecting and tasting. It does not encourage excessive drinking.

Do not post content that glorifies drinking and driving or that targets minors. We may remove “challenge” or “finish the bottle” style posts that we reasonably view as promoting unsafe consumption. Speakeasy does not verify that every user is 21+. If you are not legally allowed to use the feature, do not use it.

9. Brands, distilleries, and retailers

Unless we offer a verified brand account:

do not present your profile as an official brand, distillery, or retailer page;
do not use another company’s logo as your profile photo;
sponsored or gifted bottles should be disclosed in the post (for example, “gifted by [brand]”).

10. Our rights in the Service

WhiskeyTrove, Speakeasy, the app, our logos, and the “Trover” community features are ours. These Speakeasy Terms do not give you any ownership in the Service.

We may change, suspend, or discontinue Speakeasy at any time.

11. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

SPEAKEASY IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We are not liable for User Content, other users’ conduct, or loss of posts.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability arising out of Speakeasy will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for WhiskeyTrove in the 12 months before the claim or (b) fifty U.S. dollars ($50). Some states do not allow certain limitations. In those states, our liability is limited to the fullest extent allowed.

12. Copyright complaints (DMCA)

Send infringement notices to:

Pointing Cabinet, LLC
Subject Line: Speakeasy / DMCA
Email: info@whiskeytrove.com

Include: your contact information; a description of the work; the Speakeasy URL or enough detail to find the post; a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized; a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized agent; and your physical or electronic signature.

13. Changes

We may update these Speakeasy Terms at any time without notice. We will post the new version (or a link thereto) in the app and update the effective date. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of all Terms and Conditions.

14. Contact

Questions: info@whiskeytrove.com
WhiskeyTrove / Pointing Cabinet, LLC