Terms of Service
Last updated: August 24, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to SnapChef. These Terms of Service govern your use of our recipe and cooking application. By accessing or using SnapChef, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
2. Description of Service
SnapChef is a recipe and cooking platform that helps users discover, save, and share recipes. The platform provides recipe recommendations, meal planning tools, cooking guides, and a community for food enthusiasts. SnapChef stores your recipe data securely to provide personalized experiences across your devices.
3. User Accounts
To access SnapChef services, you will be required to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information when creating your account. SnapChef may integrate with various third-party services through secure authentication protocols.
4. Recipe and Content Handling
SnapChef processes your recipe data to provide our cooking platform services. Important commitments regarding your data:
- Your saved recipes and meal plans are stored securely on our servers to provide cross-device synchronization
- You retain ownership of any original recipes you create and share on the platform
- We only access recipe data necessary to provide personalized recommendations and meal planning features
- Recipe processing occurs through secure, encrypted connections
- You maintain control over what recipes and cooking content you choose to share publicly
5. Acceptable Use
You agree to use SnapChef only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use our service:
- In any way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
- To send spam, unsolicited, or bulk communications
- To attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or user accounts
- To transmit or process any material that contains viruses or harmful code
- To infringe upon or violate the intellectual property rights of others or SnapChef
- To harass, abuse, or harm another person
- To use the service for any commercial purposes without our prior written consent
- To share recipes or content that violates copyright or other intellectual property rights
6. Recipe Recommendations and Features
You acknowledge and understand that:
- Recipe recommendations are based on your preferences and may not always suit every dietary need or taste
- You are responsible for verifying ingredients for allergies or dietary restrictions before cooking
- SnapChef's recipe suggestions are for informational purposes and do not replace professional dietary advice
- Cooking times and instructions may vary based on equipment and skill level
- You should use your own judgment when following recipes and cooking instructions
7. Intellectual Property
SnapChef and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by SnapChef and are protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
8. Third-Party Services
SnapChef may integrate with third-party service providers for enhanced functionality. We may share processed data with these providers to deliver our service, this is done securely and only for the purpose of providing you with recipe recommendations and cooking assistance. Your content is never used to train third-party models.
9. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to SnapChef immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including without limitation if you breach these Terms.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
SnapChef provides its service on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant that the service will be error-free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. Recipe recommendations and cooking suggestions are based on automated analysis and we do not guarantee the accuracy, taste, or suitability of recommended recipes.
11. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall SnapChef, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the service; (ii) any recipe recommendations or cooking content; (iii) any meal planning or recipe management actions taken by the service; (iv) any conduct or content of any third party on the service; (v) any content obtained from the service; and (vi) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
12. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Canada, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
13. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of any significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of these Terms.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].