Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Our terms & conditions are designed to be easy to understand. Leading Restaurants.co.uk ("We") have highlighted the key information related to online purchases with us. Please note that by using this Website (the "Site"), you are accepting the terms below. If you do not accept the terms, you should not continue to use the Site.

Restaurant listing upgrades

Full details of what's provided for a restaurant listing upgrade are shown before purchase. Consequently, we are unable to refund any listing upgrades for any reason.
It is your responsibility to ensure you have the legal right to upload any images, files or other content to your restaurant listing page.
You must not upload any information that is inaccurate, defamatory, obscene, offensive, indecent, pornographic, abusive, blasphemous, hateful, threatening, inflammatory, in breach of privacy or which may cause annoyance, upset, anxiety, embarrassment or inconvenience to any other person; discriminates based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age. This list is not exhaustive; Leading Restaurants.co.uk reserves the right to remove any information from your restaurant listing page that contravenes these terms.
All restaurant listing upgrades last for a period of one year and will automatically renew when the subscription expires.
All upgrade subscriptions are managed via Stripe; you can cancel your subscription online at any time via your billing portal.
Upon expiry of your restaurant listing upgrade, your restaurant listing will revert to a standard free restaurant listing.

Restaurant database purchases

By purchasing our restaurant database, you agree to the following terms:
Our current data set will be available to download from your account once your payment has cleared for a period of 7 days.
Your purchase is non-refundable.
Your purchase does not entitle you to future updates when our database is updated, however our latest database can be purchased again at any time in the same way from your account.
Although all restaurants are manually checked and we strive to keep our database updated, changes can occur without our knowledge and therefore no guarantees can be offered as to the accuracy of the data provided.
All data is for use by the purchaser only (and associates); it may not be re-sold under any circumstances.

New restaurant listing purchases

Once your payment has cleared, we will endeavour to list your restaurant on Leading Restaurants.co.uk within 10 working days.
Your purchase is non-refundable.
Before your listing is visible in our search results, the listing will need to be upgraded. We will send you a voucher code for a free Silver listing upgrade automatically when your listing is created.
The above Silver upgrade voucher code can only be used by your account and cannot be shared with another user.
After your free one year Silver listing upgrade, you will be required to purchase a yearly listing upgrade for your listing to continue to appear in our site search results by default (note the direct listing URL will remain accessible regardless).

VIP account upgrade purchases

Once your payment has cleared, your account will be automatically upgraded.
Your account upgrade purchase is non-refundable.
All account upgrades last for a period of one year and will automatically renew when the subscription expires.
All account upgrade subscriptions are managed via Stripe; you can cancel your subscription online at any time via your billing portal.
Upon expiry of your account upgrade, your account will revert to a standard free account.

Other terms

Leading Restaurants.co.uk is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, any of the restaurant guides listed on this site. All trademarks remain property of their respective owners.
All order payments are taken in £GBP; any other currencies are shown as a guide and offer an approximate conversion only. Your order is not deemed to have been accepted until full payment has been received.
Leading Restaurants.co.uk will endeavour to ensure that the Site is accessible for 24 hours a day. However, Leading Restaurants.co.uk will not be liable if, for any reason, the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period. This includes server upgrades and other such essential maintenance. Leading Restaurants.co.uk will have the right to suspend access to the Site temporarily or permanently and without notice. Leading Restaurants.co.uk will not be liable for loss or damages arising in contract, tort or otherwise if the Site becomes unavailable or is suspended for any reason.
Leading Restaurants.co.uk accepts no responsibility for the content of any other site to which a hypertext link to or from the Site exits. Leading Restaurants.co.uk cannot warrant that the Site is free of technical defects of any description and will not be responsible for any technical problems arising from the use of the Site.
The information available on the Site has been published in good faith and we will do our best to ensure that it is accurate and up to date. However, occasionally, there may be errors in the information or it may be incomplete or out of date due to human error or circumstances beyond our control.
As the Site is established by Leading Restaurants.co.uk in England, English Law shall govern its use at all times and in the event of a dispute, the relevant parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Leading Restaurants.co.uk also adheres to all European Union regulations governing its use.
Any user who we feel abuses our site in any way may be blocked from future use. This includes but is not limited to mass search lookups (which we suspect may be automated) or abuse of our contact form.

Privacy policy

Leading Restaurants.co.uk will not share any personal information collected from any users on the site with any third parties what so ever without the required consent. We do not distribute email addresses or any other personal contact details under any circumstances. We may make public any statistical data we collect but this is totally anonymous and not personally identifiable to any one user.
Cookies are small files which are stored on your personal computer as a way of retaining information and tracking your web browsing experience. Cookies are used on this site but not to store any personally identifiable information. By using this site, you accept that cookies may be placed on your computer.