Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: January 14, 2026
Last Updated: January 14, 2026

Welcome to Cookies Free Gluten! By accessing or using our website at cookiesfreegluten.com, creating an account, subscribing to our newsletter, or using any of our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

If you disagree with any part of these terms, please don’t use our website. We know that sounds harsh, but these terms exist to protect both you and us, and they’re pretty reasonable.

Who We Are and How to Reach Us

These terms are a legal agreement between you and LLC Cookies Free Gluten, a limited liability company registered in Oregon.

Business Address:
LLC Cookies Free Gluten
123 Gluten Free Way, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97204

Legal inquiries: [email protected]
General contact: [email protected]

Use of Our Website and Content

What You Can Do

You’re welcome to:

  • Browse our recipes and articles for personal, non-commercial use
  • Print recipes for home cooking
  • Save recipes to your account
  • Share links to our content on social media
  • Reference our recipes in personal blogs with proper attribution and links back to the original
  • Use our recipes to cook for family, friends, and personal meals

What You Can’t Do

Please don’t:

  • Copy our recipes or articles and republish them on your own website or blog without written permission
  • Use our content for commercial purposes without authorization (this includes cooking our recipes for sale without permission)
  • Remove copyright notices or attribution from our content
  • Use automated systems (bots, scrapers) to extract large amounts of content from our site
  • Sell, redistribute, or create derivative works from our content without permission
  • Claim our recipes or content as your own
  • Use our content in ways that compete directly with our business

Real talk: We love when people make our recipes and share their results. Share photos, tag us, tell friends—that’s awesome. Just don’t copy-paste our full recipes onto your own site. That’s what links are for.

User Accounts and Responsibilities

Creating an Account

To access certain features (saved recipes, comments, premium content), you need an account. When creating an account:

  • Provide accurate, current information
  • Keep your password secure and confidential
  • You’re responsible for all activity under your account
  • Notify us immediately if you suspect unauthorized access

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. If you’re under 18, you confirm you have parental permission to use our services.

Account Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that:

  • Violate these terms
  • Engage in abusive behavior toward our team or community members
  • Share spam or malicious content
  • Attempt to hack or compromise website security

If we terminate your account, you’ll lose access to saved recipes and purchased content. We’ll provide notice when possible, but immediate termination may occur for serious violations.

User-Generated Content (Comments, Reviews, Submissions)

What You Post

When you post comments, reviews, photos, or other content on our website:

  • You retain ownership of your content
  • You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and share your content
  • You confirm you have the right to post the content
  • You’re responsible for the accuracy and legality of what you post

Content Guidelines

User content must not:

  • Contain hate speech, harassment, or bullying
  • Include personal attacks or threats
  • Violate anyone’s privacy rights
  • Contain spam, advertising, or self-promotion (unless approved)
  • Include sexually explicit content
  • Violate copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights
  • Contain false or misleading information

We review comments and reserve the right to remove content that violates these guidelines. Repeated violations result in account suspension or termination.

Recipe Photos and Modifications

We love seeing your results! When you share photos of our recipes:

  • You grant us permission to share your photo on our website and social media (with credit)
  • If you modify our recipes significantly, please note the changes when sharing
  • We appreciate constructive feedback about recipe outcomes

Intellectual Property Rights

Our Content

All content on Cookies Free Gluten—including recipes, articles, photos, videos, graphics, design elements, and logos—is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. We own or have licensed rights to all this content.

Copyright: © 2019-2026 LLC Cookies Free Gluten. All rights reserved.

Trademarks: “Cookies Free Gluten” and our logo are trademarks of LLC Cookies Free Gluten.

Recipe Attribution

If you reference our recipes elsewhere:

  • Include clear attribution: “Recipe from Cookies Free Gluten”
  • Link back to the original recipe page
  • Don’t copy the entire recipe—excerpt key points and link for full details

Recipe Development Debate

We know there’s debate about whether recipes can be copyrighted. Our position: while ingredient lists alone aren’t protected, our unique instructions, techniques, personal stories, photos, and the complete creative presentation are protected by copyright. We ask for respect and proper attribution when using our work.

Purchases and Premium Content

Payment Terms

When purchasing premium content (meal plans, recipe books, courses):

  • All prices are in USD unless otherwise stated
  • Payment is processed immediately through Stripe
  • You’ll receive email confirmation of your purchase
  • Access to purchased content is granted immediately upon successful payment

Refund Policy

Digital products: Due to the instant-access nature of digital products, all sales are generally final. However:

  • If you experience technical issues preventing access, we’ll resolve them or issue a refund
  • If content is materially different from what was described, contact us within 7 days
  • Refund requests considered on a case-by-case basis at our discretion

Fair use concern: If you access/download the content and then request a refund, we’ll investigate for abuse. Repeated refund requests after accessing content may result in account suspension.

Subscription Services

If we offer subscription services:

  • Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel
  • Cancel anytime through your account settings
  • Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period
  • No refunds for partial billing periods
  • We’ll notify you before subscription price changes

Recipe Results and Food Safety

No Guaranteed Outcomes: While we test recipes thoroughly, we cannot guarantee results in your kitchen. Variables like ingredient brands, oven calibration, altitude, humidity, and technique affect outcomes.

Food Allergy and Safety Responsibility: YOU are responsible for determining whether recipes are safe for your dietary needs. While we provide ingredient information, we cannot guarantee:

  • Complete absence of allergens or cross-contamination
  • Accuracy of nutritional calculations
  • Suitability for specific medical conditions

Always read labels carefully, especially if you have severe allergies or celiac disease. When in doubt, consult healthcare professionals.

Medical and Nutritional Disclaimers

Not Medical Advice: Content on Cookies Free Gluten is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It does not constitute medical, nutritional, or health advice. Never disregard professional medical advice based on anything you read here.

Celiac Disease Caution: While Emma has celiac disease and we’re careful about cross-contamination prevention, our recipes are developed in home kitchens, not certified gluten-free facilities. Use your judgment about cross-contamination risks.

Nutritional Information: Nutritional data is calculated using software and databases that may contain errors. Values are estimates only. Don’t rely on them for medical decisions.

Individual Results Vary: What works for one person may not work for another. Dietary needs, health conditions, and personal tolerance vary significantly.

No Professional Relationship

Using our website doesn’t create a dietitian-client, doctor-patient, or professional advisory relationship. Our team members’ credentials and experience don’t create professional obligations to individual users.

Our website contains links to third-party websites (ingredient suppliers, product recommendations, partner content). We’re not responsible for:

  • Content, accuracy, or availability of these external sites
  • Privacy practices of third-party sites
  • Products or services purchased through external links
  • Loss or damage from using third-party sites

When you leave our website, read the terms and privacy policies of wherever you go next. Inclusion of links doesn’t imply endorsement.

Affiliate Relationships

We participate in affiliate programs (Amazon Associates, others). When you purchase products through our affiliate links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This doesn’t influence our recommendations—we only recommend products we’ve tested and genuinely like.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

We’re not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from:

  • Use or inability to use our website
  • Recipe outcomes or food preparation results
  • Allergic reactions or health issues related to recipe use
  • Loss of data, revenue, or business opportunities
  • Third-party content or services accessed through our site

Maximum liability: In any case, our total liability to you is limited to the amount you paid us in the past 12 months (or $100 if you haven’t made purchases).

Important exception: Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud, or matters that can’t be excluded by law.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from claims, damages, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from:

  • Your use of our website
  • Your violation of these terms
  • Your violation of any third-party rights
  • Content you post on our website

Website Availability and Changes

No Uptime Guarantee

We strive for 99.9% uptime, but can’t guarantee our website will always be available. We may suspend service temporarily for:

  • Scheduled maintenance (we’ll try to notify users in advance)
  • Emergency repairs or security updates
  • Technical issues beyond our control
  • Legal or regulatory compliance

Right to Modify

We reserve the right to:

  • Modify or discontinue features, services, or content at any time
  • Change pricing for future purchases (existing purchases honored)
  • Update these terms (with notice of material changes)
  • Refuse service to anyone for any legal reason

We’ll make reasonable efforts to notify users of significant changes that affect their access or rights.

If you believe content on our site infringes your copyright:

Email our DMCA Agent: [email protected]

Include:

  • Your contact information
  • Identification of the copyrighted work
  • Location of the allegedly infringing material on our site
  • Statement of good faith belief
  • Statement that information is accurate under penalty of perjury
  • Physical or electronic signature

We’ll investigate legitimate claims promptly and remove infringing content when appropriate.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon and federal US law, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes will be resolved in courts located in Multnomah County, Oregon.

Informal Resolution First

Before filing any legal action, contact us at [email protected] to attempt informal resolution. We’re reasonable people and prefer resolving issues through communication rather than lawyers.

Arbitration Agreement

For disputes that can’t be resolved informally, you agree to binding arbitration under the American Arbitration Association’s rules. Arbitration occurs in Portland, Oregon. Each party pays their own legal fees unless the arbitrator awards fees to the prevailing party.

Exception: Either party may seek injunctive relief in court for intellectual property infringement or misuse.

Class Action Waiver

You agree to bring claims only in your individual capacity, not as part of a class action or representative proceeding.

Entire Agreement

These terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the complete agreement between you and us regarding website use.

Severability

If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full effect.

No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision doesn’t waive our right to enforce it later.

Assignment

You can’t transfer your rights under these terms to anyone else. We may assign our rights to a successor organization.

Force Majeure

We’re not liable for delays or failures due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control (natural disasters, wars, panics, pandemics, government actions, internet failures).

Notice Requirements

Legal notices to us must be sent to [email protected] or our physical address above. Notices to you may be sent to your account email or posted prominently on our website.

Changes to These Terms

We’ll update these terms occasionally as our business evolves or laws change. When we make changes:

  • Updated “Last Updated” date at the top
  • Email notification for material changes affecting your rights
  • Continued use after changes means acceptance

We encourage periodic review of these terms.

Questions About These Terms?

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions:

Email: [email protected]
Response time: We’ll respond within 5 business days

Mail:
Legal Department
LLC Cookies Free Gluten
123 Gluten Free Way, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97204

Thank you for taking the time to understand our terms. We genuinely appreciate your interest in Cookies Free Gluten and look forward to helping you create delicious gluten-free meals!