Terms and Conditions | Alpha Foody

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

1. Agreement to These Terms

Welcome to Alpha Foody (https://alphafoody.com), operated by Maria (“Alpha Foody,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website, content, and any related services (together, the “Site”).

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Disclaimer. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you should use the Site with the involvement of a parent or guardian. By using the Site, you represent that you meet these requirements.

3. Changes to the Site and Terms

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time. We may also update these Terms. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date above. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the revised Terms.

4. Intellectual Property

Our Content

All content on the Site, including recipes (written instructions and ingredient presentation), articles, text, photographs, graphics, logos, videos, design, and the compilation of the Site, is owned by or licensed to Alpha Foody and is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. “Alpha Foody” and our logos are our trademarks, and you may not use them without written permission.

Limited License to You

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, such as viewing recipes, printing them for your own kitchen, and saving them for later.

Sharing Our Recipes and Images

We love when you share our work, as long as you do it respectfully:

  • You may share a link to a recipe, and you may share one photo with a short description, credited and linked back to the original post on alphafoody.com.
  • You may not copy and republish a full recipe (including ingredients and instructions), full articles, or our photographs on another website, blog, app, social media account, or in print, whether or not you credit us.
  • You may not use our content to train, fine-tune, or populate machine learning or AI models, or to build datasets, without our prior written permission.
  • You may not use our content for commercial purposes, including in products, advertising, or paid services, without our prior written permission.

To request permission to use our content, contact us.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Violate any applicable law or regulation
  • Scrape, crawl, or harvest the Site by automated means without our written permission (except for standard search engine indexing)
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, servers, or accounts
  • Introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful code
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Site’s operation or other users’ enjoyment of it
  • Use the Site to send spam or unsolicited commercial messages
  • Impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
  • Remove copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices

6. User Comments, Reviews and Submissions

If the Site allows comments, ratings, or other submissions (“User Content”), the following applies:

  • You are responsible for your User Content and confirm that you own it or have the right to submit it, and that it does not violate anyone’s rights or any law.
  • License to us: By submitting User Content, you grant Alpha Foody a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable license to use, display, reproduce, edit, and distribute it in connection with the Site and our business, including in promotion.
  • Moderation: We may review, edit, decline, or remove any User Content at our sole discretion, including content that is spam, off-topic, abusive, defamatory, hateful, unlawful, or promotional.
  • Public nature: Comments are visible to the public. Please don’t post personal or sensitive information.

If you submit recipe ideas or feedback, we may use them without obligation or compensation to you.

7. Third-Party Links, Ads and Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, advertisements, affiliate links, and services we do not own or control. We are not responsible for their content, products, policies, or practices. Your dealings with any third party are solely between you and that party. Please review their terms and privacy policies.

8. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content

Some content may include affiliate links or sponsored material. We disclose these relationships as described in our Disclaimer. Purchases made through third-party links are subject to the seller’s terms, and we are not a party to those transactions.

9. Recipes, Food Safety and Health

Recipes and cooking information are provided for general purposes only. You are responsible for following safe food-handling practices, checking ingredient labels for allergens, and deciding whether a recipe is appropriate for you and the people you cook for. Nutrition information is approximate. Nothing on the Site is medical or dietary advice. Please read our Disclaimer in full.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY RECIPE WILL PRODUCE A PARTICULAR RESULT. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALPHA FOODY, ITS OWNER, CONTRIBUTORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, ILLNESS, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED [ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100)].

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Alpha Foody, its owner, contributors, and service providers from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your violation of these Terms, your User Content, or your misuse of the Site.

13. Copyright Complaints (DMCA)

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, please send a notice to our designated contact at infoalphafoody@gmail.com that includes:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature
  2. A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
  3. The exact URL of the allegedly infringing material
  4. Your name, address, phone number, and email
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf

We may remove content in response to valid notices and may terminate repeat infringers. (Optional: register a DMCA designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office for full safe-harbor protection.)

14. Termination

We may suspend or restrict your access to the Site at any time, without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or for any other reason at our discretion. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification) will remain in effect.

15. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of [Your State], United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. You agree that any dispute arising from these Terms or the Site will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in [Your County, State], and you consent to their jurisdiction. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us and try to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

(An arbitration or class-action waiver clause can be added with attorney guidance.)

16. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use information.

17. General Provisions

  • Entire agreement: These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, are the entire agreement between you and us about the Site.
  • Severability: If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest will remain in effect.
  • No waiver: Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right.
  • Assignment: You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign ours freely.
  • Headings: Section headings are for convenience only.

18. Contact Us

Questions about these Terms? We’re happy to help.

Alpha Foody Email: infoalphafoody@gmail.com