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Terms of Use

Last updated July 12, 2026

Use Of The Site

By using What's Cooking, you agree to use the site lawfully and responsibly. The site is provided for informational, editorial, planning, and entertainment purposes.

Content

Recipes, recommendations, tools, and planning features are offered as general guidance. You are responsible for checking ingredients, allergens, doneness, food safety, and whether a recipe or suggestion is appropriate for your needs.

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the service. If the law where you live requires a higher age to consent to online services, you may use the service only with authorization from a parent or guardian.

Accounts

You are responsible for accurate account information, safeguarding your credentials, and activity under your account. Tell us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised. We may suspend or terminate accounts that misuse the service or put users, systems, or others at risk.

User Content

You retain ownership of recipes, photos, labels, and other content you submit. You give What's Cooking and The How To Network a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, adapt for technical display, and show that content as needed to operate features you request. If you mark content public, this license includes displaying and distributing it through the service. You confirm that you have the rights and permissions needed to submit the content and that it does not violate law or another person's rights.

AI-Generated Content

Some recipes, meal plans, substitutions, and event suggestions are generated or structured using artificial intelligence. AI output may be incomplete, inaccurate, unsafe, or unsuitable for your circumstances. Review ingredients, allergens, measurements, cooking temperatures, and other details before relying on it.

Intellectual Property

The site's design, branding, text, images, recipes, and related materials are owned by or licensed to What's Cooking and The How To Network unless otherwise noted. Do not copy, republish, or commercially reuse site materials without permission.

Third-Party Links

The site may link to external sites, including The How To Network properties, social platforms, affiliate partners, retailers, or advertisers. We are not responsible for third-party sites or their practices.

No Warranties

The service is provided “as is” and “as available” to the extent permitted by law. We do not promise that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or suitable for every purpose.

Limitation Of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, What's Cooking and The How To Network will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of the service. Nothing in these terms excludes rights or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Changes

We may update these terms as the site grows. Continued use of the site after updates means you accept the revised terms.

Contact

Questions can be sent to [email protected].