Terms of Use | OldenRecipes.com

Last Updated: March 6, 2025

Welcome to OldenRecipes

Welcome to OldenRecipes.com, a heritage recipe archive dedicated to preserving and sharing traditional culinary knowledge. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your relationship with OldenRecipes.com (“the Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operated by Saffron Thatcher.

By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, please refrain from using our Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing OldenRecipes.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and OldenRecipes.com.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age to use this Website. By using OldenRecipes.com, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement. If you are under 18 years of age, you represent that you have your parent or guardian’s permission to use the Website.

3. Account Registration

While general browsing of OldenRecipes.com is available without registration, certain features may require you to create an account. When registering, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Please notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

4.1 Our Content

All content on OldenRecipes.com, including but not limited to text, images, graphics, logos, recipes, articles, adaptations, and commentary (“Content”), is the property of OldenRecipes.com or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

4.2 Historical Recipes

While many historical recipes on OldenRecipes.com may be in the public domain due to their age, our specific adaptations, commentary, and presentation of these recipes are protected by copyright. Our curatorial work in collecting, preserving, adapting, and contextualizing these recipes represents significant creative and scholarly effort that is protected under copyright law.

4.3 Limited License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Content for personal, non-commercial purposes only. This license does not include the right to:

  • Republish, distribute, or commercially exploit the Content
  • Modify, adapt, or create derivative works based on the Content
  • Use data mining, robots, or similar data gathering methods
  • Remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices

5. User-Submitted Content

5.1 Ownership

When you submit content to OldenRecipes.com, including recipes, comments, photos, or stories (“User Content”), you retain ownership of your User Content. However, by submitting User Content, you grant OldenRecipes.com a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the Website and our business.

5.2 Representations and Warranties

By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:

  • You own or have obtained all necessary rights to the User Content
  • The User Content does not infringe upon the rights of any third party
  • The User Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws

5.3 Family Recipes

We encourage sharing family recipes with proper attribution. When submitting a family recipe, please provide the name of the family member who created or passed down the recipe if known. This helps us maintain the provenance of culinary traditions.

6. Recipe Use Guidelines

6.1 Personal Use

You may use the recipes on OldenRecipes.com for your personal, non-commercial food preparation.

6.2 Sharing and Attribution

If you share our recipes (in non-commercial settings such as family gatherings or social media), we request proper attribution to OldenRecipes.com and, where applicable, to the original creator of the recipe as noted on our site.

6.3 Commercial Use

Any commercial use of our recipes, including in cooking classes, restaurants, or published works, requires prior written permission from OldenRecipes.com.

7. Prohibited Activities

When using OldenRecipes.com, you agree not to:

  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations
  • Infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others
  • Submit false or misleading information
  • Engage in unauthorized framing or linking to the Website
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website
  • Use the Website to transmit harmful code or interfere with its operation
  • Harvest or collect user information without permission
  • Impersonate any person or entity

8. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

8.1 Recipe Results

While we thoroughly test the recipes we share, results may vary based on ingredients, equipment, and cooking conditions. We cannot guarantee that your results will match the description or images on our Website.

8.2 Food Safety

OldenRecipes.com adapts historical recipes to meet modern food safety standards when possible. However, users should exercise their own judgment regarding food safety, particularly when working with preservation techniques or raw ingredients.

8.3 Allergens

We make efforts to note common allergens in recipes, but cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of allergen information. Individuals with food allergies or dietary restrictions should exercise caution.

8.4 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, OldenRecipes.com and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Website.

9. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the modified Terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at:

Saffron Thatcher

Saffron@oldenrecipes.com

https://oldenrecipes.com/contact/

Thank you for visiting OldenRecipes.com. We appreciate your interest in preserving culinary heritage and tradition.