Legal notice & terms · Version 2026-06-08 · Last updated June 8, 2026
Legal information
Publisher
- Company name: SASU L'ALBA
- Legal form: Simplified joint-stock company with sole shareholder (SASU)
- Share capital: 500,00 €
- Registered office: 45 Route de Saint-Vallier, 71230 Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon, France
- RCS: Chalon-sur-Saône, n° 993 048 354
- SIREN: 993 048 354
- Intra-EU VAT: FR79 993 048 354
- Publication director: Alberto IACONO, President
- Contact: albertoit66@gmail.com
Hosting
The application is hosted on dedicated infrastructure operated by BW Agence — for any technical request, contact us at the email above.
Intellectual property of the Service
The Zest software, brand, design and editorial content are protected by intellectual property law. Any reproduction or representation without prior written authorisation is forbidden. Customer-imported or Customer-generated content (catalogue, dishes, photos, reviews collected) remains the property of the Customer and is governed by Article 6 below.
Privacy
Personal data processing is described in our privacy policy.
Terms of use & sale
1. Service and Parties
Zest is a SaaS application for restaurants: wine cellar management, AI sommelier pairings, menu publication, QR-code access, multi-language interface. The Service is provided by SASU L'ALBA (hereinafter "the Publisher") to professional restaurateurs (hereinafter "the Customer").
This contract is entered into between professionals within the meaning of the French Commercial Code. The provisions of the French Consumer Code, in particular the right of withdrawal (Articles L. 221-18 et seq.), are not applicable.
2. Subscription, price and trial
- Monthly price: 59,00 € excl. tax, billed monthly on the subscription anniversary date.
- Applicable VAT is added automatically by Stripe based on the Customer's location (Stripe Tax).
- Free trial: 30 days from creation of the Customer account. No payment is taken during the trial period.
- Initial commitment: 3 months of billing after the trial ends. The total minimum commitment is therefore 4 months from account creation.
3. Payment
Payment is processed through Stripe Payments Europe, Limited (Dublin, Ireland). The Customer enters and updates their payment method via the Stripe Customer Portal accessible from their administration area. The Publisher never accesses or stores card data. Accepted payment methods: bank card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Stripe Link.
4. Late payment, grace period and suspension
- In case of payment failure, the Customer is granted a 15-day grace period to regularise their situation, during which the Service remains accessible.
- Beyond this period, the Service may be suspended (public menu access disabled) without prior notice. Restoration is automatic upon payment regularisation.
- Stripe handles collection reminders. The Publisher reserves the right to reclaim any sums owed, including by judicial means and at the Customer's expense.
5. Cancellation and data portability
The Customer may cancel their subscription at the end of any monthly period once the initial 3-month commitment has elapsed. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period; no refund of pro-rata periods is due. The cancellation function is available in the Customer's administration area once the commitment has expired.
Reversibility — Upon request sent by email within 30 days following cancellation, the Customer may obtain a full export of their data (CSV/JSON format: cellar, menu, reviews, photos). Beyond this period, data is permanently deleted within 90 days, subject to legal retention obligations (accounting records, invoices).
6. Customer data and content
The Customer remains the sole owner of all data they import or generate via the Service (cellar catalogue, dishes, photos, reviews collected). The Publisher only uses these data to provide the Service and to compute aggregated statistics.
The Customer warrants that they hold all necessary rights (in particular intellectual property and image rights) on the content they publish, and indemnifies the Publisher against any third-party claim related to this content.
7. Customer obligations and prohibited uses
The Customer undertakes to use the Service in accordance with applicable laws and not to publish content that is illegal, defamatory, contrary to public order, infringing third-party rights, or exposing the Publisher to legal risk.
The Publisher reserves the right to suspend without notice, after a written warning where possible, any account exhibiting such content or making abusive use of the Service (in particular abnormal consumption of AI resources, attempts to circumvent technical limits, scraping).
8. Liability and availability
The Publisher commits to making its best efforts to ensure Service availability and performance. No contractual service level (SLA) is guaranteed at the price set out in Article 2. Any availability requirement higher than the standard best-effort level shall be the subject of a paid amendment.
AI-generated content (wine descriptions, food pairings) is provided as a recommendation; the Customer remains responsible for verifying and publishing content. The Publisher's total liability, all causes combined, is limited to the amounts paid by the Customer over the 3 months preceding the incident. The Publisher cannot be held liable for indirect damages (loss of revenue, loss of clientele, image damage).
9. Force majeure
Neither party shall be liable for any failure to perform its obligations resulting from a case of force majeure within the meaning of Article 1218 of the French Civil Code, in particular: large-scale failure of internet infrastructure or of an essential third-party service provider (in particular Stripe, OpenAI, the cloud host), large-scale cyber attacks, natural disasters, strikes external to the Publisher, government decisions making the Service impossible. The party invoking force majeure informs the other without delay; if the impediment lasts more than 60 days, either party may terminate without compensation.
10. Modification of the terms
The Publisher may modify these terms to take account of legal, technical or commercial developments. New versions are notified to the Customer by email at least 30 days before their entry into force. Without written objection within this period, the Customer is deemed to have accepted them. In case of disagreement, the Customer may terminate without penalty at the expiry of the previous terms, even before the end of the initial commitment.
11. Assignment of the contract
The Publisher may assign this contract to any company of its group or to any third-party successor, provided that the obligations are fully transferred. The Customer is informed by email. The Customer may not assign their rights and obligations under this contract without the prior written consent of the Publisher.
12. Applicable law and jurisdiction
These terms are governed by French law. Any dispute will fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Chalon-sur-Saône, even in the case of multiple defendants or warranty claims, and notwithstanding any contrary stipulation.
For Customers established outside the European Union, these terms remain governed by French law, except for the imperative provisions of the Customer's local law that would apply notwithstanding.