What Are the Terms for Using This Cocktail Guide?

Last Updated: October 24, 2023

How Should You Use This Houston Bar Guide Responsibly?

We built this site to mirror the physical experience of sitting at a well-crafted bar. You come here to explore spirits, discover new flavor profiles, and understand Houston's evolving cocktail culture. Just as a physical lounge relies on a shared code of conduct to maintain its atmosphere, this site requires clear boundaries. Think of these terms as the house rules. They keep the site functional and ensure the resources we pour into our guides remain protected.

Every recipe, article, and community feature on this site exists to elevate your understanding of mixology. Engaging with this material means respecting the framework that allows us to publish it. Read through these stipulations to understand exactly how you can interact with our digital assets.

Agreement to These Terms

Accessing the site establishes a binding agreement between the visitor and Sanctuari Bar. Every individual who browses the articles, registers for an event, or downloads a recipe card falls under these stipulations. Continued use of the platform serves as active acceptance of the rules outlined below.

Visitors who find these conditions unacceptable must discontinue their use of the website immediately. The framework exists to protect both the intellectual property hosted here and the users engaging with it. We enforce these terms uniformly across the site to keep it consistent and secure.

Limited License to Read and Use Our Content

The articles, tasting notes, and photography published here represent many hours of dedicated research and recipe development. From the precise ratios in our agave spirit guides to the high-resolution imagery of our garnishes, this material holds significant value. We grant visitors a limited, non-exclusive license to access this material for personal, non-commercial purposes. You can read the guides, mix the drinks at home, and share links with friends.

Copying, mirroring, or reselling our content crosses the line. Scraping our database to populate a third-party app or republishing our mixology tutorials without explicit written permission violates this license. All rights to the site materials remain strictly reserved by Sanctuari Bar. We monitor where our work appears online to protect the integrity of our published work.

Your Responsibilities When Using the Site

Maintaining a secure site requires active participation from everyone who logs on. Users must provide truthful and current information when signing up for newsletters or booking event spaces. Falsified details disrupt our ability to manage capacity and communicate essential updates regarding our physical and digital offerings.

The infrastructure supporting our online presence handles significant traffic. Deliberate attempts to overload the servers disrupt the experience for others. Refrain from deploying automated scripts, attempting unauthorized access to backend systems, or introducing malicious code. Engage with the platform solely for lawful purposes. Respecting these operational boundaries ensures the site remains fast, secure, and accessible for the entire Houston hospitality community.

Editorial Information and Disclaimer

We publish our findings, tasting notes, and pairing recommendations 'as is' for general informational purposes. The landscape of craft spirits moves quickly. While we rigorously verify our cocktail recipes and historical spirit profiles prior to publication, ingredient availability and local liquor laws shift frequently, meaning our guides cannot serve as absolute legal or dietary guarantees.

We offer no warranty regarding the absolute accuracy, completeness, or fitness of the content for a specific commercial application. The insights shared in our articles reflect our professional approach to hospitality. They do not substitute for certified legal, medical, or business advice. Readers applying our techniques in commercial settings do so entirely at their own discretion.

Limits on Liability

Operating a digital platform involves inherent technical and informational variables. We accept no responsibility for losses incurred directly or indirectly from utilizing the site or relying on its content. If a recommended syrup recipe fails to yield the desired consistency, or a featured vintage spirit drops in market value after you purchase it, the financial or material burden rests entirely with the user—sourcing rare ingredients based on our tasting notes carries inherent financial risk.

Indirect, incidental, or consequential damages are strictly excluded from our liability profile. These limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. We structure our digital operations to mitigate risk, but users assume ultimate responsibility for how they apply the information found here.

Governing Law, Courts, and Severability

The legal framework governing this agreement stems directly from the jurisdiction where Sanctuari Bar operates. These terms are governed by applicable local and state laws in Texas. Any disputes arising from the use of this website or the interpretation of these terms fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the relevant courts in Houston.

Legal documents often contain clauses that courts later deem unenforceable. If a judge rules a specific provision of these terms invalid, that decision does not invalidate the remaining sections. The rest of the agreement remains fully active and enforceable. This severability ensures the broader agreement survives individual legal challenges.

Updates to These Terms and How to Contact Us

Digital platforms evolve, and the legal terms supporting them must adapt in tandem. We revise these terms periodically to reflect new features, updated privacy standards, or shifts in regulatory requirements. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates the most recent modifications.

Continuing to browse the site after we publish changes constitutes your agreement to the revised terms. Questions regarding these policies can be directed to our team through the channels listed on our Contact page.

Which specific clause in this agreement will dictate how you integrate our mixology research into your own upcoming projects?