Last Updated: October 18, 2025
Welcome to Gentle Recipes! These Terms of Service explain the rules for using this website. By accessing or using gentlerecipes.com, you agree to these terms. If you don’t agree with any part of these terms, please don’t use the site.
About Gentle Recipes
Gentle Recipes is a personal food blog where I share recipes, cooking tips, and kitchen inspiration. The site is meant to help home cooks of all skill levels feel more confident in the kitchen. Everything here—from the recipes to the photos to the writing—is created with care and meant for your personal, non-commercial use.
Using the Website
What You Can Do
You’re welcome to:
- Browse and read recipes for your personal use
- Print recipes for your own cooking at home
- Share links to specific recipes on social media or with friends
- Leave comments (if commenting is enabled)
- Subscribe to newsletters or updates (if available)
- Contact me with questions or feedback
What You Can’t Do
Please don’t:
- Copy or republish entire recipes, blog posts, or photos without permission. Sharing a link is always fine, but copying my content word-for-word onto your own website, blog, or publication isn’t okay
- Use content commercially without written permission. This includes publishing my recipes in cookbooks, magazines, apps, or other commercial products
- Remove or alter copyright notices, watermarks, or attribution from photos or content
- Scrape or harvest content using bots, automated tools, or scripts
- Impersonate me or falsely claim affiliation with Gentle Recipes
- Post spam, malicious code, or harmful content in comments or contact forms
- Attempt to hack, disrupt, or compromise the website’s security or functionality
- Use the site for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law
Intellectual Property Rights
My Content
All content on Gentle Recipes—including recipes, text, photographs, graphics, logos, and design elements—is owned by me or licensed to me and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.
Recipes: While I can’t copyright a list of ingredients or basic cooking processes (those belong to everyone), the unique way I express, write, photograph, and present recipes is protected by copyright. This includes my specific instructions, personal notes, stories, and photography.
Photos and Images: All photographs on Gentle Recipes are either taken by me or properly licensed. You may not use, copy, or redistribute these images without explicit written permission.
Written Content: Blog posts, recipe descriptions, cooking tips, and all other written material are my original work and may not be reproduced without permission.
Using My Recipes
I love when people cook my recipes! Here’s what you can do:
- Cook and share: Make any recipe and share photos of your creation on social media. Tag @gentlerecipes or use relevant hashtags—I’d love to see what you make!
- Link back: Share links to specific recipes with proper attribution. Something like “I found this amazing pasta recipe on Gentle Recipes” with a link is perfect.
- Adapt for personal use: Feel free to modify recipes for your own dietary needs or preferences when cooking at home.
If you want to republish a recipe on your own blog, website, or publication:
- Write your own unique introduction and description (don’t copy mine)
- List the ingredients and basic steps in your own words
- Include a clear, prominent link back to the original recipe on Gentle Recipes
- Credit Gentle Recipes as the source
- Use only 1-2 of your own photos of the finished dish, not my original photos
For commercial use (cookbooks, magazines, apps, products), please contact me at contact@gentlerecipes.com for permission.
Your Content
If you submit comments, photos, feedback, or other content to Gentle Recipes, you grant me a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, display, modify, and distribute that content in connection with the website. You confirm that you own or have permission to share any content you submit and that it doesn’t violate anyone else’s rights.
I reserve the right to remove any user-submitted content that violates these terms, is inappropriate, spam, or for any other reason.
Recipe Disclaimers and Cooking Safety
No Professional Advice
I’m a home cook sharing recipes I love, not a professional chef, nutritionist, or dietitian. The recipes and cooking information on Gentle Recipes are for general informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered professional culinary or nutritional advice.
Cook at Your Own Risk
While I test my recipes and provide instructions to the best of my ability, cooking involves inherent risks including burns, cuts, food allergies, and foodborne illness. You assume all risk when preparing any recipe from this site.
Important safety reminders:
- Always follow proper food safety guidelines when handling raw meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy
- Cook foods to safe internal temperatures
- Be aware of your own food allergies and dietary restrictions
- Supervise children in the kitchen at all times
- Use caution with hot surfaces, sharp knives, and kitchen equipment
- If you have specific dietary needs or health conditions, consult with a healthcare provider or registered dietitian
Nutritional Information
Any nutritional information provided on Gentle Recipes is approximate and should be considered an estimate only. I’m not a nutritionist, and these calculations may not account for specific brands, substitutions, or preparation variations. If precise nutritional information is important to you for health or medical reasons, please calculate it yourself or consult with a qualified professional.
Allergen Information
While I try to note common allergens in recipes, I cannot guarantee that any recipe is safe for your specific allergies or dietary restrictions. Always read ingredient labels carefully, as manufacturers can change formulations. Cross-contamination can also occur in my home kitchen where I develop recipes.
External Links and Third-Party Content
Gentle Recipes may contain links to third-party websites (such as ingredient suppliers, kitchen equipment brands, or other cooking resources). These links are provided for your convenience, but I don’t control these external sites and am not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or terms of service.
Some recipe pages may also include embedded content from third-party platforms like YouTube (for video tutorials), Pinterest, or Instagram. Your interaction with these embedded elements is governed by those platforms’ terms of service and privacy policies.
Comments and Community Guidelines
If commenting is enabled on Gentle Recipes, I want to maintain a positive, helpful community. By commenting, you agree to:
- Be respectful and kind to me and other commenters
- Stay on topic and provide constructive feedback
- Not post spam, promotional content, or irrelevant links
- Not use offensive, abusive, or discriminatory language
- Not share personal information about yourself or others
- Not impersonate anyone else
I reserve the right to moderate, edit, or delete any comments that violate these guidelines or for any other reason. Repeated violations may result in being blocked from commenting.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Gentle Recipes is provided “as is” and “as available” without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. I don’t warrant that:
- The website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free
- The recipes will turn out perfectly every time
- The information is always complete, accurate, or up-to-date
- Any errors or defects will be corrected
I make every effort to keep the site running smoothly and the recipes accurate, but I can’t guarantee perfection.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, I (the owner and operator of Gentle Recipes) will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the website or recipes. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Kitchen accidents or injuries while preparing recipes
- Food allergies or adverse reactions
- Foodborne illness
- Damage to property or equipment
- Lost time or money
- Technical issues or data loss
Your use of Gentle Recipes and any recipes you choose to prepare is entirely at your own risk.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Gentle Recipes and its owner from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from:
- Your use of the website
- Your violation of these Terms of Service
- Your violation of any rights of another person or entity
- Content you submit to the site
Changes to These Terms
I may update these Terms of Service from time to time to reflect changes in how the site operates or for legal reasons. When I make significant changes, I’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and may post a notice on the website homepage.
Your continued use of Gentle Recipes after changes are posted means you accept the updated terms. I encourage you to review these terms periodically.
Termination
I reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to Gentle Recipes at any time, without notice, for any reason, including if you violate these Terms of Service.
Upon termination, your right to use the website immediately stops. Any provisions of these terms that should reasonably survive termination (including intellectual property rights, disclaimers, and limitations of liability) will continue to apply.
Governing Law
These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from these terms or your use of the website will be resolved in the courts of the United States.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Service is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service, along with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Gentle Recipes regarding your use of the website and supersede any prior agreements.
Contact Information
If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact me:
Email: contact@gentlerecipes.com
Contact Page: https://gentlerecipes.com/contact
Thank you for reading these terms and for being part of the Gentle Recipes community. Now let’s get cooking!
