Privacy

So what's private? Your email address, password, and any private messages are all private. Any other content you create that is accessible by a public URL is, well, public. But you probably already knew that, seeing as we are here to share in the first place.

Advertising. Sometimes we'll show you advertisements. We use third party services (like Google's DoubleClick) to do so. They may attempt to show you targeted ads (basically ads they think you'll want to see). You can easily opt-out of this targeting by visiting this url.

General

These Terms of Service govern your use of the GroupRecipes.com web site (the "Site"). The Site is owned and operated by GroupRecipes.com ("we" or "us"). All actions performed while on GroupRecipes.com are subject to this Terms of Service Agreement ("Agreement"). This Agreement declares the legally binding terms of use for all of your activities on the Site ("Services" or "GroupRecipes.com Services"). All users ("Users"), both unregistered visitors (human or otherwise) and members, are subject to this Agreement. All Users must read this Agreement and agree to it prior to use of any GroupRecipes.com services. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

This Agreement is subject to change by GroupRecipes.com at any time. Said changes of this Agreement will take effect immediately upon being posted online at http://www.grouprecipes.com/terms. All Users, no matter when registered, must agree to said changes prior to use of the GroupRecipes.com Services. Changes to this Agreement will be reachable through a hyperlink at the bottom of the home page (http://www.grouprecipes.com/) or directly at http://www.grouprecipes.com/terms. Therefore, it is important to frequently check this Agreement prior to using any GroupRecipes.com Services

Disclaimers

Across the Site, we have provided links to Internet sites owned and operated by third parties. Our linking to such third-party sites does not in any form imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites, or the information, services or products contained or offered on or through the sites.

ALL INFORMATION AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY SORT, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, IMPLIED OR EXPRESS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PART OF THIS SITE ARE FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

You are responsible for providing all hardware and software necessary to access the Site. You assume the whole cost of any damage to, and all necessary maintenance or repair of, that hardware and/or software due to using the Site.

Interactivity & Prohibited Activities

The Site includes a number of features, including but not limited to groups, comments, private messages, email, and forums which involve feedback and interaction between Users. Responsibility for what is posted lies with each User. You ALONE are responsible for material you post. This responsibility extends to any possible legal action by a third-party. By agreeing to this Agreement you agree to NOT to do the following:

  • Inhibit or restrict any other User from using the Service.
  • Do anything to disrupt the network or servers that are used to run the Site.
  • Incite other Users to commit illegal actions or damage to any other person.
  • Use the Site to impersonate any entity or person.
  • Collect contact information for marketing purposes.
  • Solicit personal information from minors (anyone under the age of 18)
  • Send or post any message for a commercial purpose.
  • Gain unauthorized access to the Site, server, network, or User account.
  • Use the Site to transmit or post any unlawful, abusive, threatening, defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, vulgar, profane or indecent information of any nature, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law.
  • Use the Site to transmit any harmful software.
  • Use the Site for ANY sort of advertising purposes without express written consent. This includes, but is not limited to, sending advertising via private messages, comments, or electronic mail.
  • Utilize any sort of automated scripts to access the Site, contact members, or post information.
  • Use the Site in any nature that is illegal given relevant local, state, national or international law.

By accepting this Agreement you understand that we have no obligation to monitor any of the interactive features of the Site. Furthermore you understand that we reserve the right to deny access to the Site to anyone who violates these Terms of Service or who in our judgment, interferes with the ability of other Users to use the Site.

Access

When you register for the Site you select a username and password. You are solely responsible for all activities performed under your account. It is your responsibility to keep this information private, and to notify us if you feel the privacy of this information has been compromised. Use of the Site in any form is limited to persons age thirteen (13) and above.

Intellectual Property Rights

This Site and all the materials available on the Site are the property of us and/or our Users, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and Patents (currently pending). The Site is provided solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use the Site or the materials available on the Site in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. Moreover, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Service or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, reproduce, copy, republish, post, upload, transmit, translate, create derivative works, sell, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by electronic mail or other electronic means) any material from the Site.

By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation to, recipes, reviews, comments, photos and videos) to us through the Site, you are representing the following: (i) you are the owner of said material, or are making your submission or posting with the express consent of the owner of said material; and (ii) you are thirteen (13) years of age or older. Furthermore, when you submit or post any material, you are granting us, a royalty-free, unrestricted, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, modify, copy, transmit, delete, profit from in such ways as, but not limited to, sale or display, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose, in perpetuity. The foregoing permission shall include the right to utilize any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction.

If you are a copyright or trademark owner who believes your copyrighted or trademarked material has been posted, reproduced or distributed via the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please inform us by electronic mail using the "contact" link at the bottom of every page.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate your right to use or access the Site at any time without notice. If your rights to access the Site have been terminated you are no longer authorized to be a User of the Site or use it in any capacity.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, INCLUDING ITS MATERIALS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES. THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OFFENSIVE, DEFAMATORY OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE OR WITH ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR ONLY REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SITE.

Other

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.