These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of https://www.piscine.us (the “Site”), operated by Piscine (“we,” “us,” or “the publisher”). By visiting or otherwise using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. The Site is informational
Piscine is an editorial site about home cooking. The recipes, techniques, equipment notes, and ingredient guides on the Site are published for general informational and educational purposes only. Nothing on the Site is intended as medical, nutritional, dietary, legal, or financial advice. If you need professional advice, please consult a qualified professional.
2. Acceptable use
You may read the Site, share links to articles, save recipes for your personal use, and quote brief excerpts with credit. You may not:
- Republish, sell, or commercially exploit our content without our written permission;
- Scrape, crawl, or mass-download the Site by automated means in a manner that places unreasonable load on our servers;
- Use the Site or its content to train a machine-learning model without our written permission;
- Attempt to interfere with the operation of the Site, its security, or its users;
- Use the Site to violate any law or any other person’s rights.
3. Intellectual property
All original text, photographs, illustrations, code, and design on the Site are © Piscine unless otherwise noted. The Piscine name and logo are trademarks of Piscine. You may not use them in a way that is likely to cause confusion about the source of goods or services. Recipes themselves — as lists of ingredients and procedures — are not protected by copyright; the editorial writing around them is. Please credit Piscine when you adapt or republish our writing.
4. User submissions
If you send us a message, comment, or any other content (a “submission”), you grant Piscine a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, edit, and publish that submission in connection with the Site, with appropriate credit where reasonable. You confirm that you have the right to grant this license.
5. Newsletter
The Piscine newsletter is free. By subscribing, you agree that we may send you the newsletter at the email address you provide. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every newsletter, or by writing to us. See our Privacy Policy for details.
6. Third-party links
The Site may include links to third-party websites. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, terms, or practices. Following a link to a third-party site is at your own risk.
7. No warranty
The Site is provided “as is” and “as available.” We make reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy, but we do not warrant that the Site or its contents are complete, accurate, current, or free of errors. Your use of the Site is at your own risk.
8. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Piscine is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the Site, including but not limited to losses related to cooking outcomes, food preparation, kitchen accidents, allergic reactions, or food safety. You are responsible for using your own judgment when cooking and for following good food-safety practices.
9. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Piscine and its editors, writers, and contributors from any claims or expenses arising out of your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Site.
10. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of the page. For material changes, we will post a notice on the Site for at least 30 days.
11. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of these Terms or the Site shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Iron County, Michigan, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.
12. Contact
Questions about these Terms:
hello@piscine.us
Piscine Editorial
26 Elmwood Ave
Gaastra, MI 49927 · United States