Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Welcome to Recipe.Site. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website, services, and applications (collectively, the “Services”). Recipe.Site (“we,” “us,” or “our”) provides a modern publishing platform for chefs and recipe creators to publish and monetize their recipes and other content.
By accessing or using any part of the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and any other policies referenced herein. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any Services.
“Creator” refers to a user who creates an account on Recipe.Site, has access to the Creator Dashboard, and publishes content on a website hosted by Recipe.Site (e.g., username.recipe.site).
“User” refers to any individual who visits a website hosted by Recipe.Site, whether or not they have a Recipe.Site account.
“Your Content” refers to any recipes, blog posts, images, videos, or other materials that you, as a Creator, upload, publish, or transmit through the Services.
Account Creation: To become a Creator, you must register for an account. By registering, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information as prompted by the registration form.
Age Restriction: You must be at least 16 years of age or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher, to create an account and use the Services.
Account Responsibility: You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. Recipe.Site cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to maintain the security of your account and password. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
Free Trial: All new Creator accounts begin on an “Free Trial,” limited to publishing a maximum of 3 recipes.
Content Types: As a Creator, you can publish recipes and blog posts on your Recipe.Site-hosted website.
Content Restrictions: You agree not to upload, publish, or transmit any of Your Content that:
Infringes or violates the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party (including copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity rights).
Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
Contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or any other harmful or deleterious programs.
Constitutes spam or unauthorized advertising.
No Content Moderation: Recipe.Site does not actively moderate Your Content. Each Creator’s site is independent. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to remove or refuse to distribute any of Your Content on the Services, and to terminate or suspend users.
Intellectual Property Rights (Your Content): You retain all ownership rights to Your Content that you upload, publish, or display on or through the Services. By uploading, publishing, or displaying Your Content, you grant Recipe.Site a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, modify (for formatting purposes, e.g., to fit layout), perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties Your Content solely for the purposes of operating, promoting, and improving the Services. This includes making Your Content available to users who visit your Recipe.Site-hosted website.
Accuracy of Content: You are solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and legality of Your Content, including any recipes, health advice, or outcomes derived from your recipes. Recipe.Site is not responsible for and does not endorse any content posted by its Creators.
Monetization Options: As a Creator, you have the option to monetize Your Content through our Services, including user subscriptions, digital cookbook sales, ad sales, and the integration of third-party advertising services (e.g., Raptive, MediaVine, Google Ads) and affiliate links.
Revenue Share: Recipe.Site retains a 6% platform fee of all revenue generated by Creators through user subscriptions, recipe collection sales, digital cookbook sales, and ad sales processed directly via the Recipe.Site platform. This platform fee does not apply to revenue generated by Creators through third-party advertising services (e.g., Raptive, MediaVine, Google Ads) or direct affiliate link commissions.
Payment Processing: Recipe.Site uses Stripe Connect, a third-party payment processor, to facilitate all financial transactions related to user subscriptions, recipe collection sales, digital cookbook sales, and ad sales. By using the monetization features, you agree to be bound by the Stripe Connected Account Agreement (available at https://stripe.com/connect/legal), and you authorize Recipe.Site to collect and disburse funds on your behalf via Stripe. You agree that Recipe.Site is not liable for any issues arising from the processing of payments by Stripe.
Billing Cycles & Cancellations: Subscriptions for paid Creator accounts or for subscribing to a Creator’s site can be paid monthly or yearly. Payment is automatically charged at the beginning of each billing cycle. You may cancel your subscription at any time. Upon cancellation, your access to paid features or subscribed content will continue until the end of your current billing period. No refunds will be provided for any unused portion of a subscription period.
Information We Collect: We collect personal information such as your email address for basic Creator accounts. For paid Creator plans (“Creator,” “Pro,” “Enterprise”) and for users subscribing to a Creator’s site or purchasing recipe collections or digital cookbooks, we collect payment information via Stripe. You may optionally provide your name and photo for your account. All Recipe.Site-hosted websites utilize Google Analytics, which collects website usage information.
Data Storage and Protection: All data is stored on our servers. We implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect your data; however, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Creator’s Responsibility for User Data: As a Creator, if you integrate third-party tools or services (e.g., ad networks) that collect data from your website visitors, you are responsible for ensuring your compliance with applicable data privacy laws, including potentially having your own privacy policy for your site.
Recipe.Site integrates with various third-party services, including but not limited to Stripe (payment processing), SendGrid (newsletter service), Google Gemini, and Google Analytics. Your use of these third-party services may be subject to their respective terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices.
Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to:
Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
Engage in any form of harassment, hate speech, or discrimination.
Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Services or other systems or networks connected to the Services.
Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services or data contained therein.
Use the Services for any fraudulent or deceptive purposes.
Consequences of Violations: If you violate these Terms, Recipe.Site reserves the right to take any action it deems appropriate, including but not limited to:
Removing Your Content.
Suspending or terminating your account.
Blocking your access to the Services.
Reporting your conduct to law enforcement authorities.
Forfeiting any earned revenue if the violation is related to fraudulent or prohibited monetization activities.
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. RECIPE.SITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL RECIPE.SITE, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, RECIPE.SITE’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00) OR (B) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID RECIPE.SITE FOR THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT RECIPE.SITE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT PUBLISHED BY CREATORS ON THEIR RECIPE.SITE-HOSTED WEBSITES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OF RECIPES, ANY HEALTH OR NUTRITIONAL ADVICE, OR THE OUTCOMES OF USING SUCH RECIPES. ANY RELIANCE ON SUCH CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Recipe.Site, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (a) your use of and access to the Services; (b) your violation of any term of these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (d) any claim that Your Content caused damage to a third party.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Vermont, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules, rather than in court. The arbitration shall take place in Vermont. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding. You agree that you may bring claims against Recipe.Site only in your individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Services after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.
Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by Recipe.Site on the Services, constitute the entire agreement between you and Recipe.Site concerning the Services.
Severability: If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
No Waiver: No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Recipe.Site’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
Assignment: You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Recipe.Site’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null and of no effect. Recipe.Site may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction.