Terms of Service
Last Updated: August 28, 2026 | Effective Immediately
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using Kitchen Desk ("the Website," "we," "us," or "our"), located at kitchendesk.online, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and persons who access or use the Website. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must immediately discontinue use of our Website and all associated services.
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.
2. Description of Service
Kitchen Desk provides a suite of free culinary calculation tools including but not limited to: a Recipe Portion Scaler, Cooking Unit & Density Converter, Meat Internal Temperature Guide, Macro & Calorie Calculator, Ingredient Substitution Finder, and Weekly Meal Planner. In addition to these interactive tools, the Website publishes original culinary guides, tested recipe articles, and educational content related to cooking science, food safety, and kitchen techniques.
All tools operate entirely client-side (in your browser) and do not store any personal data or recipe inputs on our servers. The Website is provided free of charge and is supported solely through standard web hosting.
3. Informational & Educational Purpose
All content on Kitchen Desk — including recipes, cooking calculators, unit conversions, temperature guidelines, calorie estimates, ingredient substitution ratios, and nutritional information — is provided strictly for educational, informational, and home-cooking assistance purposes. Nothing on this Website constitutes professional nutritional advice, medical advice, dietary counseling, or food safety certification.
You should always consult qualified professionals (including registered dietitians, physicians, or certified food safety experts) before making significant dietary changes or cooking decisions for individuals with health conditions, allergies, or special dietary requirements. Temperature guidelines are based on USDA recommendations and are provided as general reference only — individual circumstances, equipment, and ingredient quality may vary significantly.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and all of its original content — including but not limited to the design, layout, CSS styling, JavaScript code, custom culinary formulas, original recipe articles, photography, graphics, and editorial copy — are the exclusive intellectual property of Kitchen Desk and are protected under applicable international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes only. This license does not permit you to: reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Website; republish any recipe article, tool output, or editorial content without explicit written permission; reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from any part of the Website; or create derivative works based on Kitchen Desk content for commercial distribution.
Small excerpts of content may be shared with proper attribution linking back to the original page on Kitchen Desk. Any other use requires written authorization from the Kitchen Desk team.
5. User Conduct & Prohibited Uses
When using Kitchen Desk, you agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:
- Using the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks
- Attempting to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website or any other systems or networks connected to it
- Using automated scripts, bots, scrapers, or crawlers to extract content from the Website at scale
- Transmitting any material that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable
- Impersonating any person or entity or falsely misrepresenting your affiliation with any person or entity
- Using the Website for any commercial purpose without our explicit written consent
- Interfering with or disrupting the integrity or performance of the Website
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
Kitchen Desk is provided on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We expressly disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that: (a) the Website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free; (b) any information obtained through the Website will be accurate, complete, current, or reliable; (c) any defects in the operation of the Website will be corrected; or (d) the Website or its servers are free of viruses or other harmful components.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Kitchen Desk and its operators, contributors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including but not limited to loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses — arising from: (a) your use or inability to use the Website; (b) any reliance on information provided on the Website; (c) cooking outcomes resulting from the use of our calculators or recipes; (d) unauthorized access to or alteration of your data; or (e) any other matter relating to the Website.
8. Third-Party Links & Services
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Kitchen Desk. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We strongly recommend that you read the terms and privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit. The inclusion of any link does not imply our endorsement of the linked site.
9. Changes to the Website
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue — temporarily or permanently — the Website or any part thereof at any time with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Website. We may also update our tools, calculators, recipes, and educational content at any time without notice to improve accuracy, usability, or completeness.
10. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the use of the Website shall be subject to binding individual arbitration, waiving any right to participate in class-action lawsuits.
11. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kitchen Desk and its operators, contributors, affiliates, agents, and successors 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 Website, including but not limited to your User Content, your connection to the Website, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding these Terms of Service, please reach out to us through our Contact Page. We aim to respond to all legal inquiries within 5 business days.