Terms of use
Effective: 10 September 2026
This page sets out the terms for using the Dominate mobile app: what the app provides, what is free, how the subscription works, and what we are not responsible for. The same text can be read in the app.
1. About the app
Dominate is a food and cosmetics rating app that helps you make more informed buying decisions by scanning product barcodes and analysing photos of ingredients. To calculate scores, the app uses the open databases of Open Food Facts, Open Beauty Facts and Open Products Facts, as well as artificial intelligence.
2. The provider
The app is operated by the sole trader named in the privacy notice. Contact: dominatehu@outlook.com.
3. Accepting the terms
By registering, and by downloading and using the app, you accept these terms of use and the privacy notice. If you do not agree with the terms, please do not use the app.
4. Free use and the weekly allowance
The app's basic features are free. With a free account you can scan 5 products a week (by barcode or by photo); the allowance resets every week. Once the allowance is used up, scanning is paused until the end of the week or until you buy a subscription. Products you have already scanned, your history and your saved products remain available after the allowance is used up.
5. Dominate Plus subscription
The Dominate Plus subscription gives you unlimited scanning, search across the whole database and the category browser. It can be bought as a monthly or a yearly plan; the exact price is shown before purchase, in the app and in the App Store, in your own currency.
The subscription renews automatically: 24 hours before the current period ends, your payment method is charged for the next period, unless you cancel before then. Payment is handled by the Apple App Store using the payment method linked to your Apple account; we do not see or store your card details.
Cancelling: you can cancel the subscription at any time in your device's Settings app (Apple ID, then Subscriptions), or from the app with the "Manage subscription" button. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period; there is no refund for a period already paid for. Refunds can be requested from Apple, under Apple's rules.
After changing devices or reinstalling, you can link your subscription to your account again with the "Restore purchases" button, using the same Apple account.
We may change prices in the future; we will notify you of a price increase in advance, under the App Store rules, and the change only takes effect from the next renewal with your consent.
6. About the database
Product information comes from open, community databases (Open Food Facts, Open Beauty Facts, Open Products Facts) and from data submitted by users. Dominate is not responsible for data that may be incomplete or inaccurate. If you find incorrect data, let us know or report it on the platform concerned.
The category images on the website come from the Open Food Facts and Open Beauty Facts databases (CC BY-SA 3.0), with the background removed.
7. Health disclaimer
The scores and information shown by Dominate are for information only and do not constitute medical, dietary or health advice. The scores are partly produced by artificial intelligence, so they can be wrong. The app is not suitable for ruling out allergic reactions, and it does not replace reading the ingredients printed on the product's packaging. With a severe allergy, the packaging is always what counts. For medical questions, consult a professional.
8. User obligations
You may use the app only for lawful purposes and as intended. Reverse engineering or modifying the app, or using it with any automated tool, is prohibited. Unauthorised copying and distribution of content published on the platform is prohibited.
9. Intellectual property
The Dominate app, its visual identity, logo, source code and content are protected by copyright. The content of the open databases is available under the terms of the Open Database License (ODbL).
10. Limitation of liability
Dominate provides the app on an "as is" basis. We are not liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from errors, outages or inaccurate data in the app. The service may be changed or discontinued without prior notice.
11. Closing your account
You can permanently delete your account at any time within the app: on the Profile tab, in the Account section, with the Delete account option. Deleting the account also deletes the data belonging to you; the details are on the delete account page.
Deleting the account does not automatically cancel the App Store subscription: you must cancel it separately in your device's Settings, otherwise Apple will keep billing you.
12. Changes
We reserve the right to change these terms of use. We will notify you of changes within the app. Continuing to use the app after the changes take effect means you accept the changed terms.