Terms of Use

Last updated November 9, 2026

These terms are the agreement between you and Austin Davison, who runs District of Coffee ("we"). By making an account or using the app, you agree to them. They're written to be read, so please do.

The app is in beta

District of Coffee is being tested. Things will change, some features may break, and data could occasionally be lost or reset. Thanks for helping make it better; tell us what you find at hello@districtofcoffee.app.

Your account

• You must be at least 13 years old.
• Use your real email, keep your password to yourself, and tell us if someone else gets into your account.
• One person, one account. Don't pretend to be someone else.

Play fair

Stamps, titles and ratings only mean something if they're real. So please don't:

• Check in at a shop you're not actually at, or fake your location.
• Post reviews or ratings for a shop you own, work at or compete with, or that you were paid or rewarded for.
• Harass, threaten, or post hateful, sexual or illegal content, or other people's private information.
• Spam, scrape the app, or try to break or overload it.

We may remove content or suspend accounts that break these rules.

What you post

You own the reviews, ratings, notes and photos you post. By posting them, you let us show them in the app and on districtofcoffee.app, and use them to build things like a shop's menu and ratings, for as long as they're up. You're responsible for what you post, and you need the right to post it, for example a photo you took.

Shop owners

• Only claim a shop you own or manage. We may ask for proof and may decline or remove a claim.
• Keep your shop's information, posts, drinks and beans accurate.
• You can't remove or change guests' reviews or ratings. You can report one that breaks these terms.
• When you import a menu, you're responsible for checking what's added before it goes live.

Shop information

Hours, menus, prices and other shop details come from owners, guests and public sources, and can be out of date. Check with the shop before you rely on them. Reviews are the opinions of the people who wrote them, not ours.

Ending things

You can delete your account any time in Settings. We may suspend or close accounts that break these terms, or stop offering the app, and we'll try to give notice when we can.

The legal part

The app is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for anything arising from content other people post or from your visits to shops. These terms are governed by the laws of the District of Columbia.

Changes

If these terms change in a way that matters, we'll update the date at the top and let you know in the app. Using the app after that means you accept the new terms.

Contact

Austin Davison, District of Coffee: hello@districtofcoffee.app