Grubhub Restaurant Terms

Updated October 24, 2023

These Grubhub Restaurant Terms (“Terms”) apply to the service relationship between Grubhub Holdings Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Grubhub” or “GH”) and the restaurant (“Restaurant”) signing the Grubhub services form (the “Services Form”), which is incorporated into these Terms. These Terms and the Services Form will be together referred to as the “Agreement.” The Agreement is entered into as of the date set forth on the Services Form (“Effective Date”). Capitalized terms not defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Services Form. THE SECTION BELOW ENTITLED “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” HAS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION. IT AFFECTS RESTAURANT’S LEGAL RIGHTS. PLEASE READ IT. 

1. Rights and Obligations of GH
   1. GH will enable customers to purchase food and beverages from Restaurant via (i) GH’s proprietary ordering, advertising, delivery logistics and billing system at grubhub.com and its associated web-based and mobile properties and apps, including Seamless (the “GH Platform”); (ii) if selected on the Services Form, the Grubhub for Work platform (“GFW” and together with the GH Platform, the “GH System”), and (iii) at GH’s sole option, at any properties partnered with GH (together with the GH System, the “Systems”). The foregoing does not apply to any Restaurant that signs a Services Form that does not include Marketing Services until such Restaurant elects to receive such Marketing Services.
   2. MARKETING SERVICES (IF SELECTED): GH will include Restaurant on the Systems as provided herein, and will enable the transmission of orders to Restaurant for pickup or delivery (the “Marketing Services”). The Marketing Services, together with the Delivery Services and the POS Services (each as defined below), will be referred to herein as the “Services.”
   3. DELIVERY SERVICES (IF SELECTED): GH will connect Restaurant with delivery service providers through GH’s proprietary logistics platform(s) (the “Delivery Services”). GH will have the sole right to determine the particulars of the Delivery Services, including, without limitation, the delivery fee, delivery area and availability. For clarity, GH does not itself provide delivery or logistics services; instead, GH provides a platform for restaurants to connect with delivery service providers to transport orders to customers and to receive information relating thereto. GH delivery service providers are independent contractors who access GH’s proprietary technologies to provide on-demand delivery and logistics services, and such independent contractors control the method and manner in which they deliver orders. Accordingly, GH will not be liable or responsible for any delivery service providers or any errors or misrepresentations made by them.
   4. POS SERVICES (IF SELECTED): Restaurant and GH will connect the GH System with Restaurant’s point-of-sale (“POS”) system (the “POS Services”). Restaurant expressly permits GH to have access to, and will ensure GH is an authorized user on, its POS account, and GH will be permitted to use Restaurant’s POS account and data included therein in order to provide the Services. GH disclaims any and all liability for the availability and operations of the POS Services, and all service requests in connection with the POS Services will be directed to the applicable POS provider (as identified on the Services Form) and not GH. Restaurant agrees that its use of any GH Application Programming Interfaces in connection with the POS Services is subject to Grubhub Restaurant POS API Terms as in effect (available at https://get.grubhub.com/legal/restaurant-pos-api-terms).
   5. GH owns all right, title, and interest in and to the GH System and any content supplied by GH, and will have sole editorial control over the GH System, including the presentation of any content provided by Restaurant (“Restaurant Content”). Restaurant Content may include, without limitation, menus, photographs, trademarks and logos. For the term of the Agreement and for six (6) months thereafter, Restaurant hereby grants to GH a royalty-free, worldwide, sub-licenseable, transferable, fully paid-up, irrevocable right and license to use the Restaurant Content on the Systems, and for marketing and promotional purposes via any means now known or hereinafter developed. Restaurant owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Restaurant Content, subject to the license granted to GH herein. GH may remove Restuarant Content on the Systems at any time if it believes, in its sole discretion, that such Restaurant Content violates any applicable laws, infringes upon any third-party rights, or otherwise impacts the integrity of the Systems.
   6. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT, GH AND ALL GH PARTNERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE SYSTEMS, THE SERVICES, AND ANY USE THEREOF, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND NEITHER GH NOR ANY GH PARTNER WILL BE LIABLE TO RESTAURANT FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEMS, SERVICES OR RESTAURANT CONTENT. GH WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO RESTAURANT FOR INDIRECT, WILLFUL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA OF ANY KIND, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF THE PARTY IS APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING. GH’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT WILL BE THE AMOUNT OF COMMISSIONS EARNED BY GH DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EVENT WHICH GAVE RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
2. Rights and Obligations of Restaurant
   1. Restaurant will maintain the confidentiality of all non-public information that it acquires in the course of performing the Agreement, including without limitation all Customer Data (as defined below), as well as the terms and conditions of the Agreement (collectively, the “Confidential Information”). Restaurant will not disclose to any third parties, or use in any way other than as necessary to perform its obligations hereunder, GH’s Confidential Information. Restaurant will ensure that Confidential Information will only be made available to those of its employees and agents who have a need to know such Confidential Information and who are be bound by written obligations of confidentiality at least as protective as those set forth herein. Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement and as requested by GH, Restaurant will deliver to GH (or destroy at GH’s election) any and all materials or documents containing the Confidential Information, together with all copies thereof in whatever form.
   2. “Customer Data” means (i) any and all information about customers generated or collected by GH or Restaurant through the Systems or Services, including, but not limited to, customer’s name, delivery address(es), email address(es), phone number(s), and customer preferences and tendencies and (ii) any information that may otherwise be considered “personal data” or “personal information” under applicable law. Restaurant acknowledges that all Customer Data is the sole and exclusive property of GH (or, as applicable, the GH Partner). Accordingly, Restaurant will use Customer Data for the sole purpose of fulfilling applicable customer orders or otherwise satisfying Restaurant’s obligations hereunder. Restaurant will not provide Customer Data to any third party (unless required by law or pursuant to a court order) and will implement and maintain comprehensive administrative, physical and technical safeguards in accordance with current industry best practices in order to protect, handle, and secure Customer Data. Restaurant will notify GH in a secure manner immediately upon a data security breach or any reasonable suspicion thereof or any other unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information, and assist and cooperate with  GH concerning any remedial measures and any disclosures to affected parties, in each case as requested by GH or required under applicable law.  In the event that Restaurant fails to comply with any of the requirements of this provision, GH may, at its sole discretion: (i) enable the Delivery Services for one or more locations (at the standard GH Delivery Commission rate in the applicable market(s)); (ii) remove one or more locations from the Systems without prior notice to Restaurant; and/or (iii) terminate the Agreement upon three (3) days’ notice to Restaurant.
   3. Restaurant agrees that its use of the Systems and Services is subject to the Grubhub Terms of Use as in effect at the time (available at https://www.grubhub.com/legal/terms-of-use), and further agrees that Restaurant’s access to and use of Customer Data will be subject to the Grubhub Privacy Policy as in effect at the time (available at https://www.grubhub.com/legal/privacy-policy). If Restaurant is using Grubhub for Restaurants (“GFR”) to receive and confirm orders from GH, Restaurant will comply with the GFR Terms of Use as in effect at the time (available at https://restaurant.grubhub.com/terms-of-use).
   4. If Restaurant is a franchisee of a franchisor (“Franchisor”) that has negotiated a master agreement with GH (“Master Agreement”), Restaurant consents to the sharing of certain sales reporting data with Franchisor pursuant to the Master Agreement.
   5. Restaurant represents, warrants and covenants: (i) it has the authority to enter into the Agreement and to grant the rights granted hereunder, and doing so will not violate any other agreement to which it is a party; (ii) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its origin; (iii) the Restaurant Content will not infringe or otherwise violate the rights of any third party; (iv) it will comply with all applicable retail food, beverage (including alcohol) or other health and safety codes, rules or regulations, as well as any other laws applicable to its business (including without limitation the obligation to pay tips to delivery and other workers, if any); (v) it will provide accurate tax rates and calculations to GH; and (vi) it will remit to the applicable taxing authority all legally-required taxes and will file all required tax returns and forms. In the event that Restaurant includes alcohol in its menu on the Systems, Restaurant further represents and warrants that it maintains a valid and active liquor license and all other applicable licenses, permits and registrations for the sale, distribution and (if applicable) delivery of alcohol (collectively, “Liquor Licenses”). Restaurant will provide GH with a copy of the Liquor Licenses and all renewals thereof, and will immediately notify GH if any Liquor License is not renewed or is revoked, canceled or surrendered at any time during the Term.
   6. Restaurant shall permit delivery service providers to use its toilet facility while performing the Delivery Services, except (i) where accessing the toilet facility would require a delivery service provider to walk through Restaurant’s kitchen, food preparation, storage area, or utensil washing area; (ii) where accessing the toilet facility would create an obvious health and safety risk to the delivery service provider or to Restaurant; or (iii) any additional exceptions promulgated under applicable law or regulation.
   7. Restaurant will indemnify and hold GH (including its directors, employees, officers, agents) harmless from any and all claims, actions, proceedings and damages arising out of Restaurant’s activities, including, without limitation, (i) any third-party transactions or financing arrangement; (ii) Restaurant’s provision, calculation, reporting or remission of taxes; or (iii) any breach or alleged breach of the representations, warranties or covenants set forth in the Agreement. GH will provide prompt notice to Restaurant of any potential claim subject to indemnification hereunder. Restaurant will assume the defense of the claim through counsel designated by it and reasonably acceptable to GH, provided that GH may use counsel of its choice at its own expense. Restaurant will not settle or compromise any claim or consent to the entry of any judgment without the written consent of GH, which will not be unreasonably withheld. GH will reasonably cooperate with Restaurant in the defense of the claim, at Restaurant’s expense.
3. Payment Terms
   1. In consideration for Restaurant’s access to the applicable Systems and Services, Restaurant will pay to GH the commissions and other fees set forth in the Services Form (collectively, the “Commissions”).
   2. Restaurant acknowledges and agrees that (i) GH is the agent of the Restaurant for purposes of the payment transaction, (ii) the customer placing the order with Restaurant shall be deemed to be the payor for any such payment transaction, (iii) the Restaurant shall be deemed to be the payee for any such payment transaction, and (iv) the customer’s obligation to pay the Restaurant in connection with any such payment transaction is satisfied upon receipt by GH of payment from the customer, including in the event GH fails to remit funds to Restaurant. Restaurant agrees to fully cooperate with GH to ensure GH acts as Restaurant’s “agent of the payee” for orders completed under these Terms including, without limitation and where required by applicable law, by holding GH out to the public as accepting payments for goods and services on Restaurant’s behalf.
4. Term
   1. The Agreement may be canceled by either party for any reason (or no reason) upon three (3) days’ prior written notice to the other party. 
   2. ONLY FOR GFW, DELIVERY SERVICES OR POS SERVICES: If either party wishes to cancel (i) placement on the GFW platform; (ii) the Delivery Services; and/or (iii) the POS Services, in each case, while remaining on the other platform(s) and/or retaining the other Services, it may do so at any time upon three (3) days’ prior written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that only placement on the GFW platform, the Delivery Services and/or the POS Services are canceled, the Agreement will continue in full force and effect, except that: (A) “Services” will be redefined to refer only to the remaining Service(s), (B) “Commission” will be redefined to refer only to the Commission(s) applicable to the remaining Services, and (C) any obligations of GH with respect to the canceled Service(s) will be of no further force and effect. Further, (I) any cancellation of Delivery Services for GFW will result in Restaurant’s removal from the GFW platform; and (II) any cancellation of the POS Services may affect the Commission rates of the remaining Services.
5. Dispute Resolution Restaurant and GH agree that all claims or disputes arising out of the Agreement will be decided by an arbitrator through arbitration and not by a judge or jury (“Arbitration Agreement”). This Arbitration Agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and evidences a transaction involving commerce. The arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), which are available at www.adr.org. The arbitrator’s fees and the costs will be shared equally by the parties, unless prohibited by law. Parties are responsible for their own attorneys’ fees. The arbitration proceeding will take place in New York, NY, unless otherwise agreed. A court of competent jurisdiction will have the authority to enter judgment on the arbitrator’s decision and award. The parties agree to bring any claim or dispute in arbitration on an individual basis only, and not as a class or collective action, and there will be no right or authority for any claim or dispute to be brought, heard or arbitrated as a class or collective action (“Class Action Waiver”). Regardless of anything herein and/or the applicable AAA Rules, the interpretation, applicability or enforceability of the Class Action Waiver may only be determined by a court and not an arbitrator. The following claims are excluded from this Arbitration Agreement: (a) claims in small claims court; (b) claims to enforce or to prevent the actual or threatened violation of a party’s intellectual property rights; (c) claims for temporary relief in connection with an arbitrable controversy; and (d) claims that are non-arbitrable per the applicable federal statute.
6. Miscellaneous Terms GH and Restaurant are independent contractors, and nothing herein may be construed to create any agency, partnership or joint venture between them. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other party in any respect whatsoever. The Agreement are not intended to benefit, nor will it be deemed to give rise to, any rights in any third party. No ambiguity will be construed against any party based upon a claim that such party drafted the ambiguous language. With the exception of the Arbitration Agreement, which will be governed by the FAA, the Agreement will be governed by New York law, without regard to conflict of law principles. The Agreement and any other agreements or terms incorporated herein by reference, constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior understanding (written or oral) on the subject matter hereof. In the event of any conflict between the Agreement and any of the Grubhub Terms of Use, the Grubhub Privacy Policy,  the GFR Terms of Use, or the Grubhub Restaurant POS API Terms, the terms of the Agreement will control; in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Services Form and these Terms, the terms of the Services Form will control. GH hereby reserves the right to update and modify these Terms at any time at its sole discretion, provided that such modifications will be applied only prospectively. You agree that GH has the right to notify you of updates to these Terms by posting them on the Systems. Therefore, you should review these Terms before using the Services. The Agreement may not be amended by Restaurant unless such amendment is signed by an authorized representative of GH. If any provision of the Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then that provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. In the event of a breach, in addition to any remedies at law or in equity, the non-breaching party will be entitled to seek specific performance and immediate injunctive relief. Failure by either party to require performance or claim breach will not be construed as a waiver. A party will not be liable for any failure of or delay in the performance of the Agreement for the period that such failure or delay is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, strikes or labor disputes, embargoes, government orders or any other force majeure event. Restaurant may not assign the Agreement without the prior written consent of GH, and if permission is secured, the assignor will provide GH with advance written notice so that payment can be directed appropriately. Any assignment by Restaurant in violation of this provision will be deemed a nullity. GH may freely assign the Agreement. The Agreement will be binding on the parties’ permitted heirs, successors and assigns. Any dispute, controversy or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Agreement or the relationship between the parties hereto will be governed by in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. This Section 6, the customer data, ownership, confidentiality, indemnity, limitation of liability and arbitration provisions and any other terms required for the full interpretation of the Agreement following expiration or termination will survive any expiration or termination of the Agreement.
7. Notices. All notices under the Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if given on the earliest to occur of (i) upon delivery, or refusal of delivery, if personally delivered; (ii) on the third business day after deposit with the United States Postal Service if sent by certified mail; (iii) on the first business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier if sent by such a courier; and (iv) on the day transmitted, as indicated by the transmission confirmation, if given by email (however, any notice transmitted by email after 5:00 PM local time at the destination of the recipient or on a day other than a business day will be considered given on the next business day). All notices to Restaurant will be sent to Restaurant at the address provided on the Services Form under “Contact Information,” or such other address provided by Restaurant and accepted by GH in writing. All notices to GH will be sent to the below, unless otherwise provided by GH:

Grubhub Holdings Inc.

111 W. Washington St., Ste. 2100

Chicago, IL 60602

Attn: Legal Department

Email: legal@grubhub.com