Effective October 27, 2026.
Jaywok is a small app for eating every country's cuisine in New York City, passport-style. It's built and run by one person through Jaywok LLC, in New York. These terms are written in plain English on purpose; a link to the privacy policy is at the bottom.
Jaywok is operated by Jaywok LLC, a New York limited liability company. When these terms say "we" or "Jaywok," they mean Jaywok LLC. Questions go to hello@jaywokapp.com.
You need to be at least 13 years old to create an account. Jaywok doesn't knowingly let anyone younger sign up, and an account found to belong to someone under 13 will be removed. You also need to be able to form a binding agreement where you live; if you're using Jaywok on behalf of someone else (a minor in your care, for instance), you're responsible for their use of it.
Jaywok has zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. Use Jaywok the way it's meant to be used: to track meals, plan adventures, and connect with friends. Don't:
This is the one rule Jaywok enforces hardest. You may not scrape, crawl, or use bots, scripts, or any automated tool to access Jaywok, its app, its API, or its website. You may not copy, extract, republish, or build a derivative database from Jaywok's restaurant data, cuisine mappings, curated picks, or adventure routes, in whole or in part, by any means, automated or manual. This data represents Jaywok's own research and curation work and is not licensed for reuse. Violating this clause is grounds for immediate account termination and, if it causes real harm, further legal action.
You keep ownership of the photos, notes, and other content you upload. By uploading it, you give Jaywok a license to store, display, and resize it as needed to run the app; for example, to show a stamp photo to your friends or a profile photo next to your name across the app. Your profile photo is visible to anyone who can see your name in Jaywok. Photos on your stamps and adventure days are visible to you and your friends, and a stamp a friend comments on is also visible to that friend's friends unless you turn that off in Settings; still, don't upload anything you wouldn't want a friend to see. Comments are visible to everyone who can see the stamp they're on; messages, only to the friend you send them to, or to the people in the group chat you send them in. You're responsible for what you post, and you confirm you have the right to post it. Jaywok can remove content that violates these terms.
If someone's name, photo, or behavior breaks these terms, report them from their row on the Global board, their friend request, or the ⋯ menu on their page. Report a comment or a message by pressing and holding it. Every report goes to the founder and is reviewed within 24 hours. Content that breaks these terms is removed, and the account behind it is suspended or deleted.
You can also block anyone. Blocking ends any friendship or pending request between you, and the two of you stop seeing each other anywhere in Jaywok, including the Global board, contact matching, and invites. You can unblock someone in Settings, under Blocked.
Display names are screened for slurs and abusive words when they're set, and comments and messages when they're sent. For anything urgent, or anything the Report button doesn't cover, email hello@jaywokapp.com.
The Jaywok name, logo, mark, and app design are trademarks of Jaywok LLC (Jaywok™). The app's code, design, curated restaurant picks, adventure routes, and cuisine-to-country research are Jaywok's own work and protected by copyright and other laws. You can use them as intended through the app; you can't copy, redistribute, or build on them outside that (see "No scraping" above).
Jaywok relies on outside data and services it doesn't control, including Overture Maps, Google Places, Apple Maps, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) permit data, and sign-in through Google and Apple. Restaurant listings, hours, addresses, and status may be wrong, outdated, or simply not reflect a place that's closed, moved, or changed hands. Jaywok makes a real effort to keep this accurate but can't guarantee it. Always confirm with the restaurant directly before relying on anything Jaywok tells you, especially for allergens, dietary restrictions, or anything health-related; Jaywok is not responsible for allergen information, food safety, or any harm arising from a meal, restaurant, or business you find through the app.
Adventure routes, walking directions, stops and sights are suggestions, not instructions. You're responsible for your own safety whenever you use them: obey traffic signals and cross at crosswalks (whatever the name suggests), watch the weather, check that places are open, and use your own judgment about where you go, how you get there, and when. Neighborhoods, streets, transit and businesses change, and Jaywok can't vouch for the conditions you'll find. You take part in any adventure at your own risk.
Jaywok is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind, whether stated or implied, including any implied warranty that it will work correctly, be available at all times, or be fit for a particular purpose. Jaywok is a one-person project without a dedicated support or security team; things will occasionally break, and features may change or be removed.
To the fullest extent the law allows, Jaywok LLC and its members are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the app, including a bad meal, a closed restaurant, lost data, or anything else. Jaywok's total liability to you for any claim is limited to the greater of the amount you've paid Jaywok in the past twelve months or $100. Some places don't allow certain of these limits, so they apply only as far as the law where you live permits.
If someone brings a claim against Jaywok LLC or its members because of content you posted, your breach of these terms, or your misuse of the app, you agree to cover the resulting losses and reasonable legal costs.
If you believe something posted on Jaywok, such as a profile photo, infringes your copyright, email hello@jaywokapp.com with the item, the work you own, your contact details, and a statement that you believe in good faith the use isn't authorized. Jaywok will review it and remove the item if it infringes, and will close the accounts of repeat infringers.
You can delete your account any time in Settings; doing so deletes your account and its data right away, as described in the privacy policy. Jaywok can suspend or terminate an account that violates these terms, especially the no-scraping clause, without advance notice. Either of us can stop the relationship at any time; the sections that are meant to survive (ownership, no warranty, limitation of liability) still apply after your account is gone.
Jaywok is free today. If that ever changes, for example a future one-time unlock for additional content, these terms will be updated first and you'll be told inside the app before anything you already have access to is affected. Jaywok may update these terms as the app evolves; for any change that matters, the effective date above will change and Jaywok will make an effort to tell you inside the app.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute that can't be resolved directly will be handled in the state or federal courts located in New York, New York.
hello@jaywokapp.com. See also the privacy policy.