Terms & Conditions.

The rules and agreements that apply when you use TL;DR.

Last updated: 1 July 2026 · Effective: 1 July 2026

1. About these Terms

1.1 These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at https://tldr-vision.com and the TL;DR Vision web application available at https://app.tldr-vision.com (together, the "Service"), operated by GF de Swart B.V., trading as TL;DR Vision ("TL;DR Vision", "we", "us", "our"), a private company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) under number 99103052, with its registered office at Blauwvoetstraat 73, 1061BM, Amsterdam, VAT number NL868798265B01.

1.2 By accessing the Service, creating an account, or using any feature of the Service, you ("you", "User") agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service.

1.3 These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and GF de Swart B.V. We recommend you save or print a copy for your records.

1.4 Additional documents that form part of your agreement with us:

2. The Service

2.1 The Service allows Users to upload a photograph of a grocery shelf and to receive, on the basis of dietary preferences entered by the User, an indication of which products in the image appear to match those preferences. Results are displayed by means of visual indicators.

2.2 The Service is provided free of charge.

2.3 The Service is informational only and does not constitute medical, nutritional, allergen, or healthcare advice. The Service is not a substitute for reading product packaging, consulting a healthcare professional, or exercising your own judgement. Results may be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date. Detailed warnings are set out in our Medical Disclaimer and in Section 10 below.

2.4 We may change, suspend, limit, or discontinue any part of the Service, including specific features, at any time and at our sole discretion, with or without notice. We will use reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of material changes that adversely affect existing Users.

3. Eligibility and Geographic Scope

3.1 Minimum age. You must be at least 16 years old to use the Service. By using the Service, you confirm that you are 16 or older. If you are under 18, you confirm that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.

3.2 Geographic scope. The Service is offered only to Users who are residents of, and physically located in, a Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA). By accessing or using the Service you represent and warrant that you are an EEA resident and are physically located in the EEA. We do not direct the Service to, and the Service is not intended for, users outside the EEA. We reserve the right to block access, refuse account creation, or terminate accounts of Users who do not meet this requirement.

3.3 If you access the Service from outside the EEA, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and you remain responsible for compliance with any local laws that may apply.

3.4 You must have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms under the laws of your country of residence.

3.5 Use from outside the EEA — waiver and assumption of risk. The Service is neither intended nor offered for use outside the EEA. If, notwithstanding Sections 3.2 and 3.3, you access or use the Service from outside the EEA, you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative. To the fullest extent permitted by the law of your jurisdiction, you irrevocably and unconditionally waive, release, and disclaim any and all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, and rights of any kind against GF de Swart B.V. and its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, and service providers, arising out of or in connection with your access to or use of the Service, including any claim for damages, personal injury, illness, or loss of any kind, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), statute, strict liability, or any other legal theory. You agree that the disclaimers and limitations in Sections 10, 12, and 13 apply to you to the maximum extent permitted by the law applicable to you, and that you will not seek to rely on any more protective law or forum. This Section 3.5 does not exclude any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

4. Accounts

4.1 Free use without account. You may use the core scanning functionality of the Service up to three (3) times without creating an account. After three uses, account creation is required for continued use.

4.2 Account creation. You may create an account using an email address and password, or by using Google Sign-In. By creating an account, you agree to:

  • (a) provide accurate, current, and complete information;
  • (b) keep your account credentials confidential and not share them with any third party;
  • (c) be solely responsible for all activity that occurs under your account;
  • (d) notify us promptly at info@tldr-vision.com of any unauthorised access or suspected security breach.

4.3 Dietary preferences. As part of account setup, you may enter and save dietary preferences (such as gluten-free, lactose-free, low-salt, low-calorie, and similar). Providing dietary preferences is optional, but the Service has limited functionality without them. You are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the preferences you enter. Information about how we process this data is set out in our Privacy Policy.

4.4 One account per User. You may not create more than one account, and you may not create an account on behalf of any other person without their authority.

4.5 Account termination by you. You may delete your account at any time through the account settings. Deletion is subject to the retention periods set out in our Privacy Policy.

4.6 Account suspension or termination by us. We may suspend or terminate your account, or restrict your access to the Service, at any time, with or without notice, if:

  • (a) we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms;
  • (b) we reasonably believe you have engaged in illegal, fraudulent, abusive, or harmful conduct;
  • (c) we are required to do so by law or by a competent authority;
  • (d) we discontinue the Service or any part of it; or
  • (e) for any other reasonable cause.

Where reasonably possible and lawful, we will provide notice and an opportunity to remedy the breach.

5. Acceptable Use

5.1 You agree to use the Service only for its intended purpose and in compliance with all applicable laws. You must not:

  • (a) upload any image other than a photograph of a grocery shelf or grocery products taken by you or with the consent of the rights-holder;
  • (b) upload any image that contains identifiable individuals without their consent, or any image taken in a manner that violates the privacy or property rights of others or the policies of the store or location;
  • (c) upload any image that is unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or otherwise objectionable;
  • (d) use the Service for any commercial purpose other than your own personal use, including without limitation: competitive benchmarking, market research on behalf of a third party, scraping product or pricing information for resale, or providing services to third parties based on the Service's output;
  • (e) use any automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Service or extract data from it;
  • (f) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code, algorithms, models, or underlying technology of the Service, except to the extent such restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law;
  • (g) interfere with, disrupt, overload, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, its servers, or any related systems or networks;
  • (h) circumvent or attempt to circumvent any technical, security, or access-control measures;
  • (i) use the Service to develop or train any competing product, service, or machine-learning model;
  • (j) impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
  • (k) use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our infrastructure, or the reputation of TL;DR Vision.

5.2 We may investigate and take appropriate action against any suspected breach of this Section, including removing content, suspending or terminating accounts, and cooperating with law enforcement.

6. User Content and Licence

6.1 "User Content" means any content you upload, submit, or otherwise provide to the Service, including photographs and dietary preferences.

6.2 Ownership. You retain all ownership rights you have in your User Content. We do not claim ownership of your User Content.

6.3 Warranties. By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:

  • (a) you own the User Content or have all necessary rights, licences, and consents to submit it and to grant the licence in Section 6.4;
  • (b) the User Content does not infringe any third-party rights (including intellectual property, privacy, and publicity rights);
  • (c) the User Content complies with Section 5 (Acceptable Use);
  • (d) any image you upload does not contain personal data of identifiable third parties without a lawful basis for our processing.

6.4 Licence to TL;DR Vision. You grant GF de Swart B.V. a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable licence to host, store, reproduce, modify, adapt, process, analyse, create derivative works from, and otherwise use your User Content for the following purposes:

  • (a) operating, providing, and maintaining the Service;
  • (b) analysing, researching, and developing our products, services, technology, and business;
  • (c) training, improving, evaluating, and developing machine-learning and artificial-intelligence models, whether our own or those of our service providers;
  • (d) producing, using, licensing, selling, and otherwise commercialising aggregated, anonymised, or de-identified data sets, statistics, and insights derived from User Content, including making such data sets available to third parties, provided that such data sets do not identify you or any other individual;
  • (e) complying with legal obligations and enforcing our rights.

This licence survives termination of your account with respect to (i) aggregated, anonymised, or de-identified data, and (ii) any User Content already incorporated into trained models or derivative works prior to termination.

6.5 No obligation to use. We are under no obligation to use, retain, or display any User Content.

7. Intellectual Property

7.1 The Service, including all software, code, designs, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, the "TL;DR Vision" name and brand, and all other content (other than User Content), and all intellectual property rights therein, are owned by GF de Swart B.V. or its licensors. All rights are reserved.

7.2 Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use.

7.3 You must not:

  • (a) copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or sublicense any part of the Service;
  • (b) remove or alter any proprietary notices;
  • (c) use our trademarks, logos, or brand without our prior written consent.

8. Third-Party Services

8.1 The Service may rely on or interoperate with third-party services (for example, Google Sign-In, cloud hosting, AI providers). Your use of those services is subject to the third party's own terms. We are not responsible for the availability, content, or practices of third-party services.

9. Privacy and Data Protection

9.1 Our processing of personal data in connection with the Service is described in our Privacy Policy at https://tldr-vision.com/privacy-policy. By using the Service you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Privacy Policy.

9.2 Where we rely on your consent to process certain personal data (including special category data such as health-related dietary information), you may withdraw your consent at any time as described in the Privacy Policy. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal but may affect the functionality of the Service.

10. Medical Disclaimer and Reliance

10.1 The Service is not medical advice. TL;DR Vision provides informational guidance only and may contain errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. The Service does not, and is not intended to, provide medical, nutritional, allergen, dietetic, or healthcare advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

10.2 Results are not guaranteed. Image recognition and dietary matching are based on automated analysis and may be wrong. Product formulations, ingredients, allergen statements, and packaging change frequently and may differ between batches, countries, and stores. The Service may not detect all relevant ingredients, allergens, or warnings.

10.3 Always verify. You must always read the product packaging, ingredient list, and allergen information directly on the product before purchasing or consuming it, and consult a qualified healthcare professional for any dietary, allergen, or medical decision, especially if you have a food allergy, intolerance, or medical condition.

10.4 Acknowledgement. You acknowledge that you have read and understood the Medical Disclaimer that is displayed in the Service, and that you will continue to read and comply with it each time it is displayed. The full Medical Disclaimer is available at https://tldr-vision.com/medical-disclaimer.

10.5 Your responsibility. You use the Service at your own risk and are solely responsible for your dietary, purchasing, and consumption decisions.

11. Service Availability

11.1 We aim to keep the Service available but do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free, or secure access. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

11.2 We may carry out maintenance, updates, or changes at any time, which may result in temporary unavailability.

12. Disclaimers and Warranties

12.1 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and without limiting Section 13, we disclaim all warranties, representations, and conditions of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, non-infringement, or that the Service will meet your requirements or expectations.

12.2 Without limitation, we make no warranty that:

  • (a) results obtained from the Service will be accurate, reliable, or suitable for any particular purpose, including dietary, allergen, or medical purposes;
  • (b) the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free;
  • (c) any defects in the Service will be corrected.

12.3 No advice or information obtained from the Service or from TL;DR Vision creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms.

13. Limitation of Liability

13.1 The Service is provided free of charge. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, GF de Swart B.V., its directors, officers, employees, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, including without limitation: loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of data, loss of goodwill, personal injury or illness arising from reliance on the Service's output, costs of substitute services, or any other intangible losses, arising out of or in connection with:

  • (a) your access to, use of, or inability to use the Service;
  • (b) any reliance on, or decision made on the basis of, results, content, or information provided by the Service;
  • (c) any unauthorised access to or alteration of your User Content or account;
  • (d) any conduct or content of any third party on or in connection with the Service;
  • (e) any error, inaccuracy, omission, or misidentification in the Service's output, including any misidentification of allergens, ingredients, or dietary suitability;

whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other legal theory, and whether or not GF de Swart B.V. has been informed of the possibility of such damage.

13.2 Aggregate cap. Without limiting Section 13.1, our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Service is excluded in its entirety, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. To the extent applicable law requires a positive monetary cap, such cap shall be the lowest amount permitted by applicable law.

13.3 Mandatory carve-outs. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for:

  • (a) death or personal injury caused by our gross negligence (grove schuld) or intentional misconduct (opzet);
  • (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • (c) any other liability that cannot be excluded under Dutch law or, where applicable, mandatory consumer protection law in your country of residence.

13.4 Allocation of risk. You acknowledge that the disclaimers and limitations in Sections 10, 12, and 13 reflect a reasonable allocation of risk between you and GF de Swart B.V., given that the Service is provided free of charge, that the Service is informational only, and that you remain responsible for verifying product information directly.

14. Indemnity

14.1 You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless GF de Swart B.V. and its directors, officers, employees, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with:

  • (a) your breach of these Terms;
  • (b) your User Content;
  • (c) your violation of any law or third-party right;
  • (d) your misuse of the Service.

15. Changes to these Terms

15.1 We may amend these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of these Terms indicates when they were last changed.

15.2 Material changes. For material changes (including changes to your rights, liability, or data processing), we will notify you by email and/or in-app notice at least thirty (30) days before the changes take effect. Material changes will require your renewed acceptance; if you do not accept, your account will be terminated and you may no longer use the Service.

15.3 Non-material changes take effect upon posting. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

16. Complaints

16.1 If you have a complaint about the Service, please contact us at info@tldr-vision.com. We will acknowledge your complaint within thirty (30) days and aim to provide a substantive response within sixty (60) days.

16.2 EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). Consumers resident in the EU may submit complaints to the European Commission's ODR platform at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not, however, obliged or willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration body.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

17.1 These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them are governed by the laws of the Netherlands, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

17.2 The courts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Service, subject to any mandatory rights a consumer may have to bring proceedings before the courts of their country of residence under applicable consumer protection law.

18. Miscellaneous

18.1 Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Medical Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and GF de Swart B.V. regarding the Service.

18.2 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force, and the invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid provision that most closely reflects the original intent.

18.3 No waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision shall not be deemed a waiver of that right or provision.

18.4 Assignment. You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to any affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

18.5 No partnership. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created between you and GF de Swart B.V. by these Terms.

18.6 Force majeure. We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, labour disputes, internet or telecommunications failures, or third-party service outages.

18.7 Language. These Terms are provided in English. A Dutch translation is available. In the event of any discrepancy between language versions, the English version shall prevail, except where Dutch mandatory consumer law requires otherwise.

19. Contact

GF de Swart B.V., trading as TL;DR Vision
Blauwvoetstraat 73, 1061BM, Amsterdam
KvK: 99103052
Email: info@tldr-vision.com