Effective Date: May 27, 2025
Welcome to This Healthy Table, a food blog offering healthy, seasonal, and adventurous recipes, cooking guides, and related content. By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using This Healthy Table, including browsing, submitting comments, signing up for our newsletter, or clicking affiliate links, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. We may update these Terms from time to time, and changes will be effective upon posting with an updated “Effective Date.” We will notify users of material changes via a notice on the website or email. Your continued use of the website after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
2. Use of the Website
- Eligibility: You must be at least 13 years old to use this website. If you are under 13, you may not use the website or submit personal information without verifiable parental consent, per the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
- Permitted Use: You may use the website for personal, non-commercial purposes, such as viewing recipes, leaving comments, or subscribing to our newsletter.
- Prohibited Activities: You agree not to:
- Use the website for illegal or unauthorized purposes.
- Copy, reproduce, distribute, or modify website content without permission (except as allowed under Section 5).
- Post harmful, defamatory, or infringing content in comments.
- Engage in automated data collection (e.g., scraping, bots).
- Attempt to access or interfere with the website’s security or functionality (e.g., hacking, introducing malware).
- Account Responsibility: If you create an account (e.g., for newsletter sign-ups or comments), you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and for all activities under your account.
3. Intellectual Property
- Ownership: All content on This Healthy Table, including recipes, text, photos, videos, and logos, is owned by This Healthy Table or its licensors and is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
- Limited License: You may use one hero photo from a recipe post for non-commercial purposes, provided you include a do-follow link to the original post, as outlined in our FAQ. Any other use of content (e.g., republishing recipes, using multiple photos) requires prior written permission. Contact us at emily@shinyhappybright.com. for requests.
- User-Generated Content: By posting comments or other content on the website, you grant This Healthy Table a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use, display, modify, and reproduce your content in connection with the website. You represent that your content does not infringe on third-party rights.
4. User-Generated Content
- Comments: We encourage you to leave comments on our blog posts. However, we reserve the right to moderate, edit, or remove comments that are:
- Offensive, defamatory, or illegal.
- Infringing on intellectual property rights.
- Unrelated to the post or promotional in nature.
- Responsibility: You are solely responsible for the content you post and any consequences arising from it.
5. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy
We respect intellectual property rights and comply with the DMCA. If you believe content on our website infringes your copyright, please submit a takedown notice to our designated DMCA agent via email at emily@shinyhappybright.com.
Your notice must include:
- A description of the copyrighted work.
- The URL of the allegedly infringing content.
- Your contact information.
- A statement of good faith belief that the use is unauthorized.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and you are authorized to act.
- Your signature (physical or electronic).
We will respond to valid notices promptly and may remove or disable access to the content. If your content is removed, you may submit a counter-notice to the same contact. We may terminate accounts of repeat infringers.
6. Affiliate Links and Third-Party Content
- Affiliate Links: Some posts contain affiliate links (e.g., Amazon Associates), meaning we may earn a commission if you make a purchase through these links. These links are disclosed in posts, per FTC guidelines.
- Third-Party Sites: Our website includes links to third-party websites (e.g., affiliate retailers, social media). We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of third-party sites.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
This Healthy Table is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose. We do not guarantee that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses. You use the website at your own risk.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, This Healthy Table, its owners, employees, or affiliates will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the website, including but not limited to errors in recipes, website downtime, or third-party actions. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which states that a general release does not extend to unknown claims.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless This Healthy Table, its owners, employees, and affiliates from any claims, damages, or losses arising from your use of the website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of third-party rights through your content.
10. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the website at our discretion, without notice, for reasons including but not limited to violation of these Terms, illegal activity, or technical issues. You may stop using the website at any time.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any legal action or proceeding arising from or related to these Terms or your use of the website must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts for such purposes.
12. Miscellaneous
- Entire Agreement: These Terms, along with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and This Healthy Table regarding your use of the website.
- Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, the remaining provisions will remain in effect.
- No Waiver: Our failure to enforce any provision does not waive our right to enforce it later.
- Assignment: We may assign these Terms to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at emily@shinyhappybright.com.