Terms of Use

Last updated: October 27, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Captivate Recipes (captivaterecipes.com), you agree to these Terms of Use. They apply to everyone who visits the site, reads recipes, submits a rating or comment, or sends us a message. If you do not agree with any part of them, please stop using the site.

Our handling of personal data is described separately in the Privacy Policy, which should be read alongside these terms. You can learn more about the site itself on the About Us page.

2. Recipe, Nutrition and Food Safety Disclaimer

The recipes and articles on Captivate Recipes are provided for general information and home cooking. Our recipes are developed and edited for clear steps, realistic times and temperatures, ingredient substitutions and food-safety notes. Cooking is still variable, and you should use your own judgement at every stage.

Results Vary

We cannot guarantee that a recipe will turn out the same way in every kitchen. Results depend on your oven and cookware, the size, quality and freshness of your ingredients, altitude, humidity and your own experience. Cooking and baking times are guides, not promises. Captivate Recipes is not responsible for failed dishes or wasted ingredients.

Food Safety and Doneness

You are responsible for the safety of the food you prepare and serve. In particular:

Store and handle raw meat, poultry, eggs and seafood carefully, and keep them separate from foods eaten raw.
Verify doneness with a food thermometer rather than relying on time or appearance alone, and follow the safe minimum internal temperatures published by your national food safety authority.
Refrigerate leftovers promptly and reheat them thoroughly.
Take normal kitchen precautions with knives, hot surfaces, hot oil and steam.

Allergens and Dietary Needs

Many recipes contain common allergens such as dairy, eggs, gluten, nuts, soy, fish or shellfish. Substitution suggestions are offered as ideas and may change the texture or result of a dish. If you or the people you cook for have allergies, intolerances or other dietary restrictions, check every ingredient and product label yourself before cooking, since brands and formulations differ.

Nutrition Information

Where nutrition values appear, they are estimates only. Actual values change with the brands, ingredient sizes, substitutions and portion sizes you use. Nutrition information is not medical, dietary or nutritional advice. If you manage a health condition, are pregnant, or follow a specific diet, please consult a qualified health professional.

3. Content and Copyright

The text, recipes, instructions, graphics, logos and design of Captivate Recipes are protected by copyright and belong to Captivate Recipes unless stated otherwise. Use of the site does not transfer any ownership rights to you.

Permitted Use

You may use our content for personal, non-commercial purposes. For example, you may:

Print or save a recipe for use in your own kitchen.
Share a link to a recipe on social media, in messages or by email.
Save or pin our images to Pinterest, as long as the pin links back to the original recipe page.

Prohibited Use

Without our prior written permission, you may not:

Republish our recipes, instructions or articles, in whole or in substantial part, on another website, blog, app, newsletter or social media account.
Use our content or images for any commercial purpose.
Present our recipes or images as your own work.
Copy the site's content in bulk, including by automated means.

If you would like to quote a short excerpt or feature a recipe, please ask first through the Contact Us page. A link back to the original recipe is always appreciated.

4. User Submissions: Ratings, Comments and Messages

You can send us a message through the contact form and leave a rating or comment on recipes. By submitting content, you confirm that you wrote it yourself or have the right to share it, and that it does not break any law or anyone else's rights.

When you post a rating or comment, the name and text you submit may be displayed publicly on the recipe page. Please do not include personal information you would not want others to see. Messages sent through the contact form are used only to reply to you.

You give us a non-exclusive, royalty-free permission to display your ratings and comments on the site. We may edit, decline or remove any submission, for example if it is:

Abusive, harassing, threatening, hateful or obscene.
Spam, advertising or self-promotion.
Off-topic, or likely to mislead other readers.
Unsafe, such as advice that could put someone's health at risk.

Comments express the views of the people who write them, not those of Captivate Recipes. Anything you post is your own responsibility, and comment advice, including substitutions and changed cooking times, has not been reviewed by us.

5. Third-Party Links, Ads and Services

Captivate Recipes may link to external websites, including our social profiles such as Pinterest. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy or privacy practices. Their own terms and policies apply when you visit them.

The site displays ads served by Google AdSense, and uses Cloudflare for content delivery and security. Ads are provided by third parties, and the appearance of an ad is not an endorsement of the advertised product or service by Captivate Recipes. Personalized ads are shown only with your consent where required, and details about cookies and data are in the Privacy Policy.

6. Acceptable Use of the Site

Please use the site in a lawful and considerate way. You agree not to disrupt or attempt to disrupt the site or its security, probe for vulnerabilities, overload it with automated requests, or try to gain access to parts of it that are not meant to be public.

7. Availability and Accuracy

We aim to keep the site available and its information useful, but we provide it "as is" and "as available". Pages may occasionally be unavailable, and recipes or other content may contain mistakes or become outdated. If you spot an error in a recipe, please let us know through the Contact Us page.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Captivate Recipes and the authors and contributors who write for it are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage arising from your use of the site or from following a recipe. This includes, for example, foodborne illness, allergic reactions, injury, damage to property or cookware, and wasted ingredients.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, nor any rights you have as a consumer that cannot be waived.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time, for example when the site or applicable rules change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when the current version took effect. Continuing to use the site after changes are published means you accept the updated terms, so we suggest checking this page occasionally.

10. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, or want to ask permission to use our content, please reach out through our Contact Us page.