Legal Notice

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In compliance with Article 10 of Spanish Law 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), the following information is provided about the owner and operator of finest.press.

1. Company information

Legal name (denominación social): Certus SPV SLU
Legal form: Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada Unipersonal (SLU)
Tax identification number (NIF): B-00000000 — pendiente de inscripción
Registered address (domicilio social): Madrid, España — pendiente de inscripción registral
Contact email: [email protected]
Website: finest.press

2. Commercial registry details

Registration pending — Registro Mercantil de Madrid. Tomo, Folio and Hoja details to be completed upon registration. (Datos registrales pendientes de inscripción.)

3. Business purpose

Certus SPV SLU operates FINEST, an independent restaurant intelligence platform and editorial magazine covering Spanish gastronomy at the fine-dining level (restaurants priced above €50 per person). The platform publishes a weekly ranking (FINEST 100), editorial content, market data on restaurant scores, and offers subscription services through the FINEST Club membership programme.

4. Conditions of use

Access to and use of finest.press is governed by these terms and by the Terms of Service. By accessing the website, you accept these conditions in full. Certus SPV SLU reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the website at any time without prior notice.

User conduct

Users agree to use this website in accordance with applicable law, good faith and public order. The following are expressly prohibited: any action that could damage, disrupt or overload the website or its infrastructure; any attempt to obtain data from other users without their consent; the distribution of malicious software; impersonation of third parties; and any use that infringes intellectual property rights.

Intellectual property

All content on finest.press — including editorial text, photography, graphic design, source code, scores, indices and data — is protected by Spanish and EU intellectual property law. It is owned by Certus SPV SLU or licensed from third parties, and all rights are reserved.

Quotation and citation of editorial content for purposes of criticism, review or academic reference is permitted within the limits of Article 32.2 of the Spanish Intellectual Property Law (LPI), provided clear attribution to FINEST is given. Commercial reproduction, redistribution or use for AI/ML training is prohibited without a written licence from Certus SPV SLU.

5. Limitation of liability

External links

finest.press may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites. Certus SPV SLU does not control, endorse or assume responsibility for the content, privacy practices or availability of those websites. The inclusion of a link does not imply any commercial or editorial relationship with the linked site.

Service availability

Certus SPV SLU makes reasonable efforts to keep finest.press available and accurate, but does not guarantee uninterrupted service or the absence of technical errors. The platform is provided on an "as is" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Certus SPV SLU excludes liability for direct or indirect damages arising from use of or inability to access the website.

Restaurant scores and rankings

FINEST scores and rankings constitute editorial opinion. They are not legal, health or safety certifications and must not be relied upon as such. Score movements may affect the commercial perception of a restaurant; Certus SPV SLU is not liable for any commercial consequences of a score change.

6. Applicable law and jurisdiction

These legal notices and any disputes arising from use of finest.press are governed exclusively by Spanish law, in particular LSSI-CE (Law 34/2002), the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679), and the Spanish Organic Data Protection Law (LOPDGDD, LO 3/2018).

For disputes not subject to mandatory consumer jurisdiction rules, the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the city of Madrid, expressly waiving any other forum that may apply.

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