Welcome to Eat like Cathy. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the eatlikecathy.com website and all related services (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Service.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing eatlikecathy.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Eat like Cathy. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
2. Description of Service
Eat like Cathy provides a food blog and recipe platform featuring real family cooking from a Chinese-American mom in Los Angeles. Our Service includes recipes, cooking tips, food photography, personal stories, and related content focused on organic ingredients when it matters and honest cooking always. The content available through eatlikecathy.com is provided for informational and entertainment purposes.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time without prior notice. We may also impose limits on certain features or restrict access to parts or all of the Service without liability.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of the Service may require you to create an account. When creating an account on eatlikecathy.com, 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.
You agree to immediately notify Eat like Cathy of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security obligations.
You must be at least 13 years of age to create an account. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You specifically agree not to:
Use the Service in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
Transmit any material that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, or otherwise objectionable
Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Eat like Cathy, our employees, another user, or any other person or entity
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service
Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Service without our express written permission
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other malicious or technologically harmful material
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service or any systems or networks connected to the Service
Use the Service to transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or spam
5. Intellectual Property Rights
The Service and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all recipes, text, photographs, graphics, logos, and software) are owned by Eat like Cathy, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
The Eat like Cathy name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Eat like Cathy. You may not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on eatlikecathy.com are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may access and use the Service only for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any material from our Service, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials
You may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution
You may share recipes through social media sharing buttons provided on the Service, provided you do not modify the content and you provide attribution to Eat like Cathy
6. User Content
The Service may allow you to post, submit, publish, or display content such as comments, reviews, photos, and other materials ("User Content"). You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in your User Content. By posting User Content to eatlikecathy.com, you grant Eat like Cathy a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the Service.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to post your User Content and that your User Content does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, intellectual property rights, or any other rights of any person or entity.
We reserve the right to remove or refuse to post any User Content for any reason at our sole discretion. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to comply with legal obligations or protect the rights, property, or safety of Eat like Cathy, our users, and the public.
7. Disclaimers
The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Eat like Cathy disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Service or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the content on eatlikecathy.com in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.
Dietary and Health Information: The recipes, cooking tips, and nutritional information provided on Eat like Cathy are for general informational purposes only and are not intended as medical or dietary advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of any nutritional information. You should consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making any dietary changes, especially if you have food allergies, dietary restrictions, or health conditions.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Eat like Cathy, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:
Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service
Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service
Any content obtained from the Service
Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
Any allergic reactions, foodborne illness, or other health issues resulting from recipes or cooking advice provided on eatlikecathy.com
In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the amount you have paid to Eat like Cathy, if any, in the past twelve months, or one hundred dollars ($100), whichever is greater.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Eat like Cathy, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Service, including but not limited to your User Content, any use of the Service's content and services other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Service.
10. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.
You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us at the email address provided in the Contact Information section below. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including without limitation ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Los Angeles County, California for the resolution of any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service.
12. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms and, where appropriate, by posting a notice on eatlikecathy.com or sending you an email notification. Material changes will take effect 30 days after they are posted, except that changes addressing new functions of the Service or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately.
Your continued use of the Service after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Service.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
14. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by Eat like Cathy on the Service, constitute the entire agreement between you and Eat like Cathy concerning the Service and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, regarding the Service.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:
Eat like Cathy
Email: [email protected]
Website: eatlikecathy.com
We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry in a timely manner.