By accessing or using Old Kitchen Stories you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Permitted use

The site and its content are for your personal, non-commercial use. You may view, print, and save individual recipes for your own cooking. You may not scrape the site, republish recipes in full, resell content, or use our material for commercial purposes without prior written permission.

Intellectual property

Recipes, text, photographs, and graphics on the site are owned by Old Kitchen Stories or our contributors unless otherwise noted, and are protected by copyright law. Recipe instructions in our own words are ours; the underlying traditional dishes belong to the cultures that created them and we make no claim of ownership over them.

User content

When you post comments, ratings, or photographs, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual licence to use, reproduce, adapt, and display that content in connection with the site. You confirm that you own the content or have the right to grant this licence.

We may remove user content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing, or off-topic, at our discretion and without notice.

Acceptable use

You agree not to: attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site or its systems; introduce malware; use automated tools to scrape content; impersonate any person; or use the site for any unlawful purpose.

Third-party services

The site uses third-party services including Google AdSense for advertising and an analytics provider for traffic measurement. Your use of those services is governed by their own terms and policies.

Disclaimer of warranties

The site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind. See our Disclaimer for additional limitations relating to recipes, nutrition, and food safety.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Old Kitchen Stories is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify Old Kitchen Stories against claims arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the site.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules.

Changes

We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the revised Terms.

Questions about these terms? Email [email protected].