1. Service Description

Cooking Cards is a recipe management application that allows users to import, store, organize, and plan meals using recipes. The service includes AI-powered recipe extraction from URLs and semantic search functionality.

2. Account Terms

• You must be at least 13 years old to use this service.
• You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password.
• You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account.
• One person or legal entity may not maintain more than one free account.
• You must provide accurate information when creating an account.

3. Subscription Terms

Free Trial

New users receive a 14-day free trial with full access to all features. No credit card is required during the trial period.

Grace Period

After the trial ends, you have 7 days to subscribe before your account becomes read-only. During this grace period, you can still access all features.

Subscription

The subscription costs 20 SEK (approximately $2 USD) per month. This covers AI processing costs and hosting. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time and will remain active until the end of the billing period.

Read-Only Mode

Expired accounts enter read-only mode. You can still view your existing recipes and meal plans but cannot create new ones or import recipes until you subscribe. Your data is never deleted due to subscription status.

4. User Responsibilities

• You may not use the service for any illegal purposes.
• You may not abuse the recipe import feature (e.g., automated bulk imports or scraping).
• You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to save recipes you import for personal use.
• You agree not to attempt to circumvent any rate limits or access restrictions.
• You may not share your account credentials with others.
• You may not use the service to spam, harass, or harm others.

5. Content & Intellectual Property

Recipes you import remain your responsibility. We do not claim ownership over your content. However, by using the service, you grant us the right to store and process your data to provide the service.

Recipes you create manually within the service are automatically licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-SA 4.0). This means other users may view, share, and adapt your manually created recipes, provided they give appropriate credit and share any adaptations under the same license.

Recipes imported from external websites may be subject to copyright. The service is intended for personal, non-commercial use of imported recipe content. You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws.

The Cooking Cards name, logo, and application design are our intellectual property and may not be used without permission.

6. Privacy & Data Handling

What We Collect

• Account information: Email address, display name, and password (hashed).
• Recipe data: Recipes you import or create, including ingredients, instructions, and images.
• Meal plans: Your weekly meal planning data.
• Usage data: Basic analytics to improve the service (e.g., feature usage, error logs).

How We Use Your Data

• To provide and maintain the service.
• To process recipe imports using AI.
• To enable search functionality.
• To send important service notifications (not marketing).
• To improve the service based on usage patterns.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to provide Cooking Cards:

• Google Firebase: Authentication, database, and file storage.
• Google Gemini AI: Recipe extraction from URLs and search functionality. Recipe URLs and page content are sent to this service for processing.
• Vercel: Application hosting.

Data Retention

Your data is retained as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your personal data will be deleted within 30 days. Some anonymized usage data may be retained for analytics purposes.

Your Rights

• Access: You can view all your data within the app.
• Export: You can export your recipes at any time.
• Deletion: You can delete your account and all associated data.
• Correction: You can update your profile information at any time.

Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Service Availability

We strive to maintain high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. We may perform maintenance that temporarily affects availability. We will attempt to provide notice for planned maintenance when possible.

8. Disclaimers

• The service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
• AI-extracted recipes may contain errors in ingredients, quantities, or instructions. Always verify cooking times, temperatures, and ingredient quantities before cooking.
• We are not responsible for food safety issues, allergic reactions, or health problems arising from recipes used through the service.
• Some websites may block our import feature. We cannot guarantee compatibility with all recipe sources.
• We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any recipe content.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Cooking Cards and its creators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of the service.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes via email or in-app notification. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

11. Contact

For questions about these terms or the service, please use the bug report feature within the app or contact us through the contact information provided in the application settings.