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While I do recognize that the social nature of drinking for a lot of people will pull popularity around this, something worries me about the health implications
by onteria 16y ago
While I do recognize that the social nature of drinking for a lot of people will pull popularity around this, something worries me about the health implications of the service. Seeing what crazy things happen with the legal system, it wouldn't surprise me to see someone with a liver issue take legal action, stating that this service encouraged them to drink more than they should. Not a lawyer, so maybe there is a way for you to protect yourself, but this really needs to be taken into consideration.
- prawn 16y agoLegal craziness aside (would be nice if people could just have a drink, track it, and not blame a website for their problems), would their Terms page cover them?
- ry0ohki 16y agoThis was a big concern of ours, we thought long and hard with our lawyers and got a rather detailed terms of service to mitigate the risk in this, and we don't ever make badges that are like "Drink 10 beers in one night"
- mtigas 16y agoUntappd does something like prevent you from checking in more than once per 10 or 15 minutes with a lighthearted message along the lines of “Slow down!” I’m not a lawyer either, but I think the Beerby ToS does cover this from a strictly legal standpoint. Disclaimers and Liability in http://beerby.com/tos.html http://beerby.com/tos.html -- the Section (ii) bit mentions damages from use or misuse of the app and related content.