Lita's Kitchen Terms of Service

1. The marketplace and the parties

Lita's Kitchen is a technology platform that connects home cooks (“Litas”) with buyers. The Lita is the registered cottage food vendor and the seller and preparer of the food. Kingbird is a marketplace facilitator and is not the seller, preparer, or handler of any food.

2. Home kitchen disclosure

Food sold here is made in a private home kitchen that is not inspected by a health department, in a space that may also process common food allergens. When you place an order you acknowledge and accept this.

3. The Lita's commitments

• She is registered with the Arizona cottage food program and holds a current food handler card.
• She uses meat or poultry only from USDA-inspected sources. Store-bought qualifies.
• She prepares food in her own residential home kitchen and labels every item as the law requires.
• She declares allergens accurately and follows safe food handling.

4. Allergens and food safety

Each item lists its declared allergens. If you have a food allergy or sensitivity you order at your own risk and should ask the Lita before ordering. Food safety concerns can be reported through the health department link printed on every label.

5. Orders, payments, and fees

You pay when you place your order, through our payment processor (Stripe). The total includes the Lita prices, a service fee, and any delivery fee. Kingbird retains a platform fee and remits the remainder to the Lita. During this pilot, cancellations and refunds are handled case by case.

6. Pickup and delivery

Pickup is available from the Lita after she accepts your order. Delivery, when offered, is performed in person by the Lita or a person she designates. The platform does not provide third-party courier delivery.

7. The Lita's independent status

Each Lita is an independent business, not an employee or agent of Kingbird. She sets her own menu, prices, hours, and delivery area, and is responsible for her own taxes.

8. Indemnification and limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Lita agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Kingbird from claims arising out of the food she prepares and sells. Kingbird is a neutral marketplace that does not prepare, handle, or inspect any food, and to the fullest extent permitted by law is not liable for food prepared by a Lita. Nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

9. Arbitration and governing law

These terms are governed by Arizona law. Disputes are resolved by binding arbitration in Maricopa County, Arizona, except where prohibited by law.

10. Changes and contact

We may update these terms and will post the new date above. Questions: hello@kingbirdsolutions.com.