Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to 55recipes.com ("Website", "we", "us", or "our"). By accessing and using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and any other applicable laws and regulations.

2. User Account

To access certain features of our website, you may need to create an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information
• Maintain the security of your account credentials
• Promptly update any changes to your information
• Accept responsibility for all activities under your account

3. Content and Submissions

By submitting recipes, comments, or other content to 55recipes.com, you:

• Grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, and distribute your content
• Confirm that you own or have the necessary rights to share the content
• Accept responsibility for the accuracy and legality of your submissions

4. Intellectual Property Rights

All content on 55recipes.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, recipes, and software, is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not:

• Copy, modify, or distribute our content without permission
• Use our trademarks or logos without explicit consent
• Scrape or automatically download content from our website

5. Community Guidelines

When participating in our community, you agree not to:

• Post harmful, offensive, or inappropriate content
• Harass or intimidate other users
• Spam or promote unauthorized commercial content
• Impersonate others or provide false information

6. Recipe Usage and Sharing

When using recipes from our platform:

• Credit must be given when sharing or adapting recipes
• Commercial use of recipes requires written permission
• Modifications should be clearly noted when sharing

7. Limitation of Liability

55recipes.com and its operators are not liable for:

• Accuracy of user-submitted content
• Outcomes from following recipes or advice
• Technical issues or service interruptions
• Any indirect, consequential, or incidental damages

8. Termination

We reserve the right to:

• Terminate or suspend accounts without notice
• Remove content that violates these terms
• Modify or discontinue services at any time

9. Changes to Terms

We may modify these terms at any time. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified terms. We will notify users of significant changes via email or website announcement.

10. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, United States. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Portland, Oregon.

11. Disclaimer

The content on 55recipes.com is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content.

13. Severability

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to be valid and enforceable.

14. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and 55recipes.com regarding your use of our website and services.