Welcome to Epic Kitchn, a food blog accessible at www.epickitchn.com (the “Website”). These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website. By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not access or use the Website.
1. Use of the Website
a. Eligibility: You must be at least 13 years old to use the Website. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms of Use.
b. Permitted Use: You may use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes only. You may not use the Website for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations when using the Website.
c. Prohibited Conduct: When using the Website, you agree not to:
- Violate any applicable law or regulation.
- Infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
- Impersonate any person or entity.
- Engage in any conduct that is harmful, abusive, harassing, threatening, or defamatory.
- Interfere with or disrupt the security or operation of the Website.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website.
- Use any automated means, including robots, spiders, or scrapers, to access or collect information from the Website.
- Introduce any viruses, worms, or other malicious code to the Website.
2. Intellectual Property
a. Ownership: The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by Epic Kitchn, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
b. Limited License: Epic Kitchn grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes only. This license does not permit you to copy, modify, distribute, sell, or create derivative works based on the Website or its content.
3. User Content
a. Responsibility: You are solely responsible for any content that you submit, post, or display on the Website (“User Content”). You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to submit, post, or display the User Content and that the User Content does not violate any applicable law or regulation.
b. License Grant: By submitting, posting, or displaying User Content on the Website, you grant Epic Kitchn a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display the User Content in any media or format.
c. Monitoring and Removal: Epic Kitchn reserves the right to monitor and remove any User Content that it deems inappropriate or in violation of these Terms of Use.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Epic Kitchn disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
5. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Epic Kitchn be liable for any damages whatsoever, including but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use the Website.
6. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Epic Kitchn and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website or your violation of these Terms of Use.
7. Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [Your State], without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
8. Changes to These Terms of Use
Epic Kitchn reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. We will post the revised Terms of Use on the Website and update the “Effective Date” above. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at .