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Your access and use of this Website, inclusive of any related websites owned and operated by Eat and Thrive Kitchen (including eatandthrivekitchen.com – collectively known as the “Website”, and inclusive of any provided services) is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) and all applicable laws. By using the Eat & Thrive Kitchen Website, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Agreement”). If you do not agree to all of the following terms and conditions, then you should cease using this Website immediately.

1. Acceptance of Terms of Use – By accessing, browsing and interacting with the Website and any of its services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement, including Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any of the Terms of Use contained within this Agreement or the Privacy Policy (or any subsequent amendments), please cease using the Website and any of its services immediately.

2. Intellectual Property Rights – The content of this Website, including logos, Website coding, information, data, images/infographics, videos, logos and systems it contains are the property of Eat & Thrive Kitchen, and/or an affiliate and are copyrighted unless otherwise noted. As a user of this Website, you signify that you agree to use it only in accordance with these Terms of Use, and must not infringe on the intellectual property rights of Eat & Thrive Kitchen. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, use for public or commercial purposes, download, modify or create any other derivative materials using copyrighted materials from this Website in any way, unless specified within the Terms of Use. Any commercial use of copyrighted material (including recipes/images/nutrition articles/infographics) without written permission is strictly prohibited. Failure to comply with Terms of Use regarding use of content on this Website is a violation of the copyright and other proprietary rights of Eat & Thrive Kitchen.

3. Permission Policy – While Eat & Thrive Kitchen encourages the dissemination of nutrition information, please understand that a lot of hard work goes into producing recipes, photos, nutrition articles and infographics. As such, all content that you see on this Website is copyrighted and owned by Eat & Thrive Kitchen. Any unauthorized use of this content that does not comply with the following policies will constitute as theft and may result in legal action.

Please feel free to use copyrighted content from the Website as long as it falls within the policies outlined below. All use of copyrighted content that complies with the following policies does not require written consent:

3A. Recipe Content – All recipes and their associated images are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- Non-Commercial 4.0 International License. Under this license, the following policies apply:

1. You may only use one photo per recipe
2. Any sharing of recipes in their entirety without written permission is strictly prohibited
3. Any sharing of recipes and associated photos must include proper attribution to Eat & Thrive Kitchen as the content creator, and include a link to the original content (e.g. Recipe name by Eat & Thrive Kitchen)
4. You may alter, transform or build upon recipes as long as proper attribution is given to Eat & Thrive Kitchen as the original content creator, and
   include a link to the original content (e.g. Adapted from recipe name by Eat & Thrive Kitchen)
5. You may not use recipes and associated images for commercial purposes

3B. Nutrition Articles – All nutrition articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- Non-Commercial 4.0 International License. Under this license, the following policies apply:

1. You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium
2. Any sharing of nutrition articles must give appropriate attribution to Eat & Thrive Kitchen as the content creator, and include a link to the original content (e.g. Article name by Eat & Thrive Kitchen)
3. You may alter, transform or build upon nutrition articles as long as proper attribution is given to Eat & Thrive Kitchen as the original content creator and include a link to the original content (e.g. Adapted from article name by Eat & Thrive Kitchen)
4. You may not use nutrition articles for commercial purposes

3C. Infographics – All fact sheets and infographics (including those designed for social media) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- Non-Commercial & No Derivative Works 4.0 International License. Under this license, the following policies applies:

1. You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium
2. Any sharing of fact sheets and infographics must give appropriate attribution to Eat & Thrive Kitchen as the content creator, and include a link to the original content (e.g. Infographic name by Eat & Thrive Kitchen)
3. You may not alter, transform or build upon infographics
4. You may not use fact sheets or infographics for commercial purposes

If you would like to share copyrighted content from Eat & Thrive Kitchen in any other way that is not specified within this permission policy, please free to get in contact with us at: support@eatandthrivekitchen.com

4. Recipe Disclaimer – Eat & Thrive Kitchen in no ways provides any warranty (expressed or implied) towards the recipe content in this Website. All users are encouraged to evaluate the suitability of recipes according to their needs including, cooking skills, monetary value of recipes, recipe quality, ability to follow recipe instructions and personal safety. In preparing recipes from this Website, you do so at your own risk. Eat & Thrive Kitchen is not responsible and assumes no liability for:

1. Adverse reactions to food consumed (e.g. allergies, intolerances, food poisoning or other food-borne illnesses)
2. Recipe experimentation or misinterpretation
3. Domestic accidents (e.g. fires, damaged cooking equipment, injuries, etc)

Nutritional values for recipes are provided for convenience and as a courtesy. This information is gathered primarily from nutrient reference databases (e.g NUTTAB), product nutrition information labels, or otherwise using online calculators. Nutritional values for recipes may vary depending on a range of factors including:

1. Precision of measurement
2. Ingredient brands
3. Ingredient freshness
4. Source of nutritional values

While an effort is made to keep nutrition information as accurate as possible, Eat & Thrive Kitchen makes no warranties regarding its accuracy. You are encouraged to evaluate the suitability of recipes according to your circumstances, including making your own calculations based on actual ingredients used. All dietary related categories for recipes (e.g. low sodium, heart friendly, etc) are are based on the cut off values designated by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand as per Schedule 4 of the Food Standards Code. However, the dietary related categories and all included information should not be interpreted as or used as a substitute for medical advice.

Eat & Thrive Kitchen shall not be liable for any adverse reactions or any other outcomes resulting from the use of recipes or nutrition information on this Website or actions taken as a result.

5. Information Disclaimer – Eat & Thrive Kitchen publishes information on nutrition, health, diet and other related information designed for education and information purposes only. It does not take into account individual specific needs or medical conditions. All information offered on this Website does not, is not intended to be, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Furthermore, Eat & Thrive Kitchen does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, reliability of the materials on its Website or otherwise relating to such materials on any other websites linked to this Website. Eat & Thrive Kitchen is not responsible for any action, or lack of action, made by users based on the information provided by this Website.

6. Information Accuracy – While reasonable efforts are made to include the most accurate and up to date information, Eat & Thrive Kitchen may include technical, typographical or photographic errors. Eat & Thrive Kitchen makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy, completeness or currentness of the information provided. Eat & Thrive Kitchen may make changes to materials contained on the Website at any time and without notice. Additionally, Eat & Thrive Kitchen makes no commitments to update any materials.

7. Comments Policy – Eat & Thrive Kitchen welcomes users to interact with content through comments as long as they are respectful and related to the content. Eat & Thrive Kitchen reserves the right to restrict/remove comments that:

1. Are not related to the content
2. Contain profanity, personal attacks or false information
3. Contain copyrighted information
4. Contain spam or promotional materials to an unrelated business (e.g. no self-promos)

Any comments that may be in breach of this policy will be deleted without notice.

If you submit comments to the Website, you retain ownership of your comment, and grant Eat & Thrive Kitchen license to post/publish your comment at our discretion. Any and all content (comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, concepts, questions or other communications – collectively referred to as “User Content”) that you submit to the Website shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. Submission of any User Content grants Eat & Thrive Kitchen a perpetual and irrevocable license to copy, publish, translate, modify, creative derivative works from, distribute, reproduce or use the User Content in any commercial or non-commercial manner. Eat & Thrive Kitchen will be free to utilise User Content for the production of content, the development, manufacturing and marketing of products and potentially other future services. Eat & Thrive Kitchen has no obligation to monitor, respond to, use or display, or compensate users for submitting User Content to the website.

Eat & Thrive Kitchen does not warrant for any liability that may result from User Content you make on the Website. You are solely responsible for the User Content you publish on this Website and hereby agree to indemnify Eat & Thrive Kitchen from any and all damages, claims, expenses, costs or fees arising from or in connection with a breach of any of the foregoing representations or your violation of any law or rights of a third party.

8. Communications Policy – When you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, you expressly consent to receive any notices, announcements, Agreements, disclosures, reports, documents, communications regarding new content or products, or other forms of correspondence from Eat & Thrive Kitchen. You consent to receive notices electronically by transmission via email.

9. Privacy Policy – Eat & Thrive Kitchen will not intentionally disclose any personally identifying information about you to third parties, except where Eat & Thrive Kitchen, in good faith, believes it is necessary to disclose information to comply with the law or enforce these Terms of Use. By using this Website, you signify your acceptance of Eat & Thrive Kitchen’s Privacy Policy (eatandthrivekitchen.com/privacypolicy). If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, in whole or part, please do not use this Website.

10. Links to External Websites – Eat & Thrive Kitchen may contain links to other websites. Eat & Thrive Kitchen has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Eat & Thrive Kitchen shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services. It is strongly advised that you read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

11. Indemnity – You agree to indemnify Eat & Thrive Kitchen of any liability, loss, expenses or damages incurred that arise out of:

1. A breach of or failure to comply with any of these Terms of Use,
2. Any violation by you of law or the rights of any third party,
3. Any materials, information, works and/or other content of whatever nature or media that you post or share on or through the Website
4. Your use of the Website or any services that Eat & Thrive Kitchen may provide via the Website
5. Your conduct in connection with the Website with other users of the Website or the services, or
6. Any other default or wrongful conduct related to the subject matter of these Terms of Use.

12. Jurisdiction – This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Australian laws, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You further submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Queensland. 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.

13. Modification to Terms of Use – These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy may be amended at any time without notice on this page. By using this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by the current version of this Agreement and Privacy Policy.

14. Contact – If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Use, you may contact us at support@eatandthrivekitchen.com.

This policy was last updated on the 1st of December, 2023.