Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of these Terms

By accessing or using the Service you confirm that you can form a binding contract with us, that you accept these Terms, and that you agree to comply with them. These Terms incorporate by reference our Privacy Policy and any guidelines, rules, or policies we publish within the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to bind that organization, and “you” refers to that organization.

2. Who we are

Simmmer is a recipe-discovery and cooking tool that helps you decide what to cook and guides you through preparing it. The Service is provided by Tritium Technologies. We may reorganize, incorporate, or assign our rights and obligations under these Terms to an affiliated or successor entity (see Section 24).

3. Eligibility & age requirements

• You must be at least 13 years old to create an account or use the Service.
• If you are under the age of majority where you live (typically 18), you may use the Service only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf. In some regions (for example, where a higher minimum digital-consent age applies), additional age limits or parental consent requirements may apply.
• The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. See Section 12 regarding alcohol-related content and our Privacy Policy regarding children.
• You must not be barred from using the Service under applicable law.

4. Your account

To use most features you must create an account, including via a third-party sign-in such as Google. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to keep it updated. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us promptly at security@simmmer.com or support@simmmer.com if you suspect unauthorized use. We are not liable for losses arising from your failure to keep your credentials secure. You may delete your account at any time from Settings → Account.

5. Subscriptions, billing & cancellation

Some features are offered as a paid subscription (“Premium”), where available. Payments are processed by our third-party payment processor, Stripe; we do not store your full card details. By purchasing a subscription you agree to the following:

• Pricing & billing cycle. Premium is billed in advance on a recurring basis (for example, monthly or annually) at the price shown at checkout, plus any applicable taxes. Prices may change; we will give reasonable advance notice and changes apply to the next billing cycle.
• Automatic renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period and your payment method will be charged for the renewal, unless you cancel before the renewal date. You authorize these recurring charges.
• Free trials. If we offer a free trial, we may require a payment method, and unless you cancel before the trial ends, the trial converts to a paid subscription and you will be charged.
• Cancellation. You may cancel at any time through the billing portal or your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; you retain Premium access until then.
• Refunds. Except where required by applicable law, payments are non-refundable and we do not provide refunds or credits for partial periods, unused time, or features you did not use.
• Failed payments. If a charge fails, we may suspend or downgrade your Premium access until payment is resolved.

6. Free plan, trials & changes to features

We offer a free tier with usage limits (for example, a daily limit on recipe searches and a cap on saved favorites). Limits, features, and the boundary between free and paid functionality may change over time. We may add, modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice, and we are not liable to you for doing so, except as required by law.

7. Licence to use Simmmer

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your own personal, non-commercial use. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

8. Acceptable use

You agree not to, and not to allow others to:

• use the Service for any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose, or in violation of these Terms;
• copy, scrape, harvest, or systematically extract recipe data, content, or other information from the Service, including by automated means (bots, crawlers, or scrapers), except as expressly permitted;
• resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the Service or its content without our written permission;
• reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code of the Service, except where this restriction is prohibited by law;
• interfere with, disrupt, or place undue load on the Service, our servers, or our providers, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, or data;
• circumvent usage limits, age gates, authentication, security, or rate-limiting measures;
• upload or transmit malware, or content that is unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, or that violates the rights of others;
• misrepresent your identity, age, or affiliation, or provide false date-of-birth or location information to bypass age-restricted content;
• use the Service or its outputs to train, develop, or improve any machine-learning model or competing product.

We may investigate and take action, including suspension or termination, for any suspected violation.

9. Your content

The Service lets you create and store content such as folders, shopping lists, notes, ratings, meal logs, and profile details (“Your Content”). You retain ownership of Your Content. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, and process Your Content solely to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Service and to provide it to you. You are responsible for Your Content and represent that you have the rights to submit it and that it does not violate any law or third-party right. We may remove content that we believe violates these Terms or applicable law.

10. Recipes, nutrition & informational use

Recipes, cooking instructions, timings, nutritional estimates, tags, and other information on the Service are provided for general informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not professional, medical, dietary, nutritional, or health advice. Nutrition figures are estimates, may be generated automatically or sourced from third parties, and may be inaccurate or incomplete. Recipe data may originate from third-party sources (see Section 14). You should independently verify any information before relying on it, and consult a qualified professional (such as a physician or registered dietitian) regarding your individual health, dietary needs, or medical conditions.

11. Food safety, allergens & dietary information

Cooking involves inherent risks, including fire, burns, sharp tools, undercooked food, foodborne illness, and allergic reactions. You are solely responsible for safe food handling, preparation, cooking temperatures, storage, and for confirming that ingredients are safe for you and anyone you serve. Dietary labels and filters (such as “vegetarian,” “gluten-free,” or “dairy-free”) and allergen information are provided on a best-effort basis, may be incomplete or wrong, and must not be relied upon if you have a food allergy, intolerance, or medical dietary restriction. Always read ingredient lists and packaging, check for cross-contamination, and when in doubt, do not consume the dish. We are not responsible for any adverse reaction, illness, injury, or harm resulting from preparing or consuming any recipe.

12. Alcohol & age-restricted content

Some recipes contain or relate to alcohol. Access to alcohol-related content is restricted based on the date of birth and country you provide, in accordance with applicable legal drinking ages. You must provide accurate information and must not attempt to bypass these restrictions. We do not encourage excessive or unlawful consumption of alcohol. You are responsible for complying with all laws applicable to the purchase, preparation, and consumption of alcohol where you live.

13. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, design, branding, the “Simmmer” name and logo, text, graphics, and original editorial content (but excluding Your Content and third-party content), is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the limited licence in Section 7, these Terms do not grant you any right, title, or interest in the Service or our intellectual property. You may not use our marks without our prior written consent. If you send us feedback or suggestions, you grant us an unrestricted, royalty-free right to use them without obligation to you.

14. Third-party services & data sources

The Service relies on third parties and incorporates third-party data. These include, without limitation, cloud hosting and database/authentication providers, our payment processor, third-party sign-in (such as Google), analytics, and recipe and nutrition data sources (for example, recipe data provided by TheMealDB and nutrition reference data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central). Optional features may use your browser’s built-in capabilities (for example, voice search may use your browser’s speech-recognition service, and a wake-lock feature may keep your screen on). Your use of third-party services may be subject to their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for third-party services, content, or data. Trademarks and content of third parties belong to their respective owners.

15. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your information and the choices and rights you have. By using the Service you acknowledge that we process your information as described there.

16. Disclaimers — no warranties

The Service and all content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of harmful components, that defects will be corrected, or that any content (including recipes and nutrition information) is accurate, reliable, complete, or current. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you.

17. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will we, our affiliates, or our suppliers be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, or for any personal injury, illness, or property damage, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the Service, any content, any recipe you prepare or consume, or these Terms, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you paid us for the Service in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars (US $100). These limitations apply even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you; nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

18. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Tritium Technologies and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use or misuse of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms or applicable law; (c) your violation of any third-party right; or (d) Your Content. We may assume the exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification, in which case you agree to cooperate with us.

19. Suspension & termination

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or the law, to protect the Service or other users, or if providing the Service to you becomes impractical or unlawful. Upon termination, your licence ends and we may delete your account and Your Content, subject to our Privacy Policy and legal retention obligations. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 9, 13, 16–18, 21–24) will survive.

20. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify you (for example, by updating the “Last updated” date, posting a notice, or emailing you). Changes are effective when posted unless stated otherwise. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Service.

21. Governing law

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States, and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to Section 22, you and we agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York for any matter not subject to arbitration, and you waive any objection to venue there.

22. Dispute resolution & arbitration

Please read this section carefully — it affects your legal rights.

• Informal resolution first. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at legal@simmmer.com and try to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.
• Binding arbitration. Except as provided below, any dispute that is not resolved informally will be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, administered under the rules of a recognized arbitration provider, except that either party may bring a qualifying claim in small-claims court.
• Class-action waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by law, disputes will be resolved only on an individual basis; you and we waive any right to participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action. If this waiver is found unenforceable, the rest of this Section 22 will be void for that dispute.
• Exceptions. Either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to protect its intellectual-property rights.
• Opt-out. You may opt out of arbitration and the class-action waiver by emailing legal@simmmer.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your name and that you opt out of arbitration.

Where binding arbitration is not permitted by applicable law for a given user or claim, this section applies only to the extent allowed, and the remainder of the Terms (including Section 21) continues to apply. Nothing here waives statutory consumer rights that cannot be waived.

23. Pre-release / testing notice

The Service, or parts of it, may be offered on a beta, preview, or testing basis. Such features may be incomplete, may change or be withdrawn, may contain errors, and are provided with no service-level commitment. We may collect feedback and usage data to improve them, as described in our Privacy Policy.

24. General terms

• Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements.
• Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force, and the unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
• Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our consent. We may assign them, including to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets.
• Force majeure. We are not liable for any delay or failure caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
• Notices. We may provide notices to you via the Service or the email associated with your account. You may contact us using the details below.
• No third-party beneficiaries, except that our affiliates and suppliers may rely on Sections 16–18.

25. How to contact us

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at legal@simmmer.com (legal), support@simmmer.com (general support), or privacy@simmmer.com (privacy and data requests). You can also review our Privacy Policy.