1. About Shared Recipes Club

Shared Recipes Club is an online recipe, meal planning, and kitchen organization platform. Anyone may browse the public recipe collection without creating an account.

An active membership provides access to premium features, including but not limited to:

• My Kitchen
• Recipe submissions
• Recipe ratings and reviews
• Meal planning
• Pantry management
• Shopping lists
• AI-powered cooking and meal planning tools
• Family collaboration features
• Other premium features introduced in the future

Only active members may submit recipes, rate recipes, write reviews, or participate in member community features.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority in your country, to create an account.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

3. Free Trial

Shared Recipes Club may offer a free trial to new members. The duration and availability of the free trial will be displayed at the time of registration.

Unless otherwise stated, payment information is not required to begin a free trial. At the conclusion of the trial period, continued access to member features requires an active paid membership.

Shared Recipes Club reserves the right to modify, limit, or discontinue free trial offers at any time.

4. Membership

An active membership provides access to premium features and an ad-free experience throughout members-only areas of the website.

Membership benefits may change over time as Shared Recipes Club introduces new tools, improvements, and services. Membership fees are displayed during the signup process.

5. Billing

Memberships are billed through our secure payment provider. By purchasing a membership, you authorize recurring charges until you cancel your subscription.

Membership fees are non-refundable except where required by applicable law. We may change membership pricing in the future. Existing members will be notified before any pricing changes take effect. Applicable taxes may be added where required by law.

6. Failed Payments

If a recurring membership payment cannot be processed:

• We will notify you using the email address associated with your account.
• You will receive a fourteen (14) day grace period to update your payment information.
• During the grace period, your membership benefits will remain active.

If payment has not been successfully received before the grace period expires:

• Your account will automatically become Inactive.
• Premium features will no longer be accessible.
• Your personal information and private My Kitchen information will remain securely stored.
• You may reactivate your membership at any time by bringing your account into good standing.

7. Cancelling Your Membership

You may cancel your membership at any time. Cancellation stops future recurring billing.

When your membership is cancelled:

• Your account enters Inactive status.
• Premium features become unavailable.
• Your private My Kitchen information remains securely stored.
• You may reactivate your membership at any time and regain access to your private information.
• As part of the cancellation process, you will have the option to permanently delete your account.

8. Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your account at any time.

When your account is deleted:

• Personal account information will be deleted or anonymized where appropriate.
• Your private My Kitchen information will be permanently deleted, except where retention is required by law.
• During the deletion process, you may choose whether recipes, reviews, ratings, and other community contributions should also be removed.
• Some information may be retained where required by law, including records necessary for accounting, taxation, fraud prevention, security, or legal compliance.

9. Recipe Ownership

You retain ownership of recipes, photographs, and other original content that you create.

By submitting content to Shared Recipes Club, you grant Shared Recipes Club a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:

• Display your content
• Store your content
• Organize and categorize your content
• Index your content for searching
• Share your content through Shared Recipes Club
• Promote Shared Recipes Club using your publicly submitted content

This license exists solely to operate, improve, and promote the Shared Recipes Club service.

10. Your Private My Kitchen

Everything stored in your private My Kitchen belongs to you.

Private information may include:

• Meal plans
• Pantry inventories
• Grocery lists
• Household profiles
• Allergy information
• Nutrition goals
• AI conversations
• Personal notes
• Private recipes

This information remains private unless you intentionally choose to share it using a feature designed for collaboration.

11. User Responsibilities

You agree to:

• Provide accurate account information.
• Keep your account credentials secure.
• Respect other members.
• Submit only content you have the legal right to share.
• Follow applicable laws.
• Follow the Shared Recipes Club Community Guidelines.

12. Prohibited Conduct

You may not:

• Upload copyrighted material you do not have permission to use.
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other users.
• Post unlawful, hateful, discriminatory, or defamatory content.
• Upload malware or malicious software.
• Attempt unauthorized access to the website.
• Use automated systems to scrape or copy the website without permission.
• Artificially manipulate ratings or reviews.
• Spam other members.
• Use Shared Recipes Club for unlawful purposes.

13. AI Features

Shared Recipes Club offers AI-powered features to assist with cooking and meal planning. AI-generated information may not always be accurate.

Members are responsible for verifying:

• Ingredients
• Allergens
• Nutritional information
• Cooking instructions
• Food safety

AI features are provided for convenience and do not constitute medical, dietary, or nutritional advice.

14. Food and Allergy Disclaimer

Recipes submitted by members are provided for informational purposes.

Shared Recipes Club cannot guarantee:

• Ingredient accuracy
• Nutritional values
• Allergy safety
• Food safety practices
• Cooking results

Members are responsible for determining whether recipes are suitable for their dietary needs, allergies, medical conditions, and cooking abilities.

15. Copyright

If you believe content infringes your copyright, please contact us at admin@sharedrecipes.club.

We will investigate legitimate copyright complaints and remove infringing material where appropriate.

16. Availability of Service

We strive to provide reliable service but cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability.

Shared Recipes Club may occasionally be unavailable due to:

• Scheduled maintenance
• Software updates
• Security improvements
• Technical issues
• Events beyond our reasonable control

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue features when necessary.

17. Disclaimer of Warranties

Shared Recipes Club is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

We do not guarantee that:

• Recipes are error-free.
• AI responses are always accurate.
• Nutritional calculations are exact.
• Every feature will always be available.
• The website will always operate without interruption.

18. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Shared Recipes Club, its owners, employees, contractors, and service providers shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability where such limitation is prohibited by applicable law.

19. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that:

• Violate these Terms.
• Repeatedly violate the Community Guidelines.
• Engage in fraudulent activity.
• Attempt to compromise the security or operation of Shared Recipes Club.

Where appropriate, we will attempt to notify members before permanent account termination.

20. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If material changes are made, we will notify members through the website, email, or other appropriate means.

Continued use of Shared Recipes Club after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

21. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, except where mandatory consumer protection laws in another jurisdiction provide additional rights.

Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you may have under applicable consumer protection or privacy laws.

22. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding these Terms, please contact us: