Terms of service

By accessing or using Weeknight Feast (the “site”), you agree to these terms of service. If you do not agree with any part of them, please do not use the site.

If you use the site on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you have authority to accept these terms on its behalf.

Weeknight Feast is operated by [YOUR NAME OR COMPANY], based in [CITY, COUNTRY]. References to “we”, “us” and “our” in these terms mean the operator of the site.

You may read, print and cook from the recipes on this site for your own personal, non-commercial use, including cooking for other people in a domestic setting.

You agree not to:

• republish substantial portions of the site’s content elsewhere without permission;
• use automated tools to scrape, harvest or bulk-download content in a way that places unreasonable load on the site;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site, its administration area, or any server or database behind it;
• use the site for any unlawful purpose or in any way that could damage, disable or impair it.

Recipes are published for general information and enjoyment. Cooking involves heat, sharp tools, hot oil and raw ingredients, and you are responsible for your own safety and the safety of anyone you cook for.

You are responsible for safe food handling. This includes storing ingredients correctly, avoiding cross-contamination, and cooking food to safe internal temperatures. Where a recipe gives a temperature or a visual cue for doneness, treat it as guidance — ovens, pans, hobs and ingredients vary, and you should satisfy yourself that food is properly cooked before serving it.

Some recipes on this site involve raw or lightly cooked ingredients. These include raw fish, rare-seared fish, runny egg yolks and lightly cooked eggs. Eating raw or undercooked fish, shellfish, meat or eggs carries a risk of foodborne illness, and that risk is higher for pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone who is immunocompromised. Where a recipe calls for sashimi-grade fish, use fish sold for that purpose.

Some ingredients carry specific health guidance. For example, large predatory fish such as shark and swordfish are high in mercury, and public health bodies advise that certain groups avoid them entirely. Where we are aware of such guidance we note it in the recipe, but you should follow the advice of your own national food safety authority, which takes precedence over anything written here.

Nothing on this site is medical, dietary or nutritional advice. If you have a health condition, are pregnant, or are cooking for someone who is, consult a qualified professional.

Always check ingredient labels yourself. Do not rely on this site to keep you safe from an allergen. Recipes list ingredients as we use them, but manufacturers change formulations, and products vary between brands and countries.

Labels such as “vegetarian”, “vegan” and “seafood” are applied in good faith to help you browse, but they are not a guarantee. Some ingredients have hidden animal derivatives — cheeses made with animal rennet, some wines and beers, certain sugars and additives. If a dietary requirement matters to you medically, ethically or religiously, verify every ingredient independently.

Suggested substitutions are offered as ideas, not tested guarantees, and we cannot predict how a substitution will behave in your kitchen.

You may leave comments and ratings on recipes without creating an account. Anything you post is public and visible to everyone. See our privacy policy for what we store when you do.

You agree that you will not post content that:

• is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, hateful or threatening;
• infringes anyone else’s copyright, trademark or other rights;
• impersonates another person, or misrepresents your connection to anyone;
• is spam, advertising, or posted primarily to promote another site or product;
• contains other people’s personal information, or personal information about yourself you would not want published.

You retain ownership of what you post. By posting, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to display, store and reproduce your comment on the site, including in excerpts and in search results.

We may edit, refuse or remove any comment at our discretion, without notice and without giving a reason. We are not obliged to monitor comments, and comments reflect the views of the people who wrote them, not ours. Ratings shown on a recipe are calculated from ratings submitted by visitors.

The recipe text, written instructions, page design and code on this site belong to us, unless stated otherwise. Note that a list of ingredients alone is generally not protected by copyright in most jurisdictions, but the written method, headnotes and notes around it are.

Photographs on this site are either our own or used under licences that permit commercial use without attribution. Those licences apply to the photographs themselves and are not granted by us.

You may quote short extracts with clear credit and a link back. You may not reproduce whole recipes, or substantial parts of the site, without written permission.

If you believe content here infringes your rights, contact us at [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL] with enough detail to identify the material and we will investigate promptly.

The site may link to other websites. We do not control them, do not endorse them by linking, and are not responsible for their content, accuracy or privacy practices. Visiting them is at your own risk.

We aim to keep the site available but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may change, suspend, restrict or withdraw all or part of the site — including individual recipes — at any time and without notice.

The site and everything on it are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that the content is accurate, complete, current or fit for any particular purpose, or that the site will be free of errors, viruses or interruptions.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of this site or from following any recipe on it. This includes illness, injury, allergic reaction, damage to property or equipment, wasted ingredients, and any indirect or consequential loss.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

We may update these terms from time to time. The version published on this page is the one that applies, and the “last updated” date at the top shows when it last changed. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the revised terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of [YOUR COUNTRY / STATE], and any dispute will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of its courts. If you are a consumer, this does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory consumer protection laws in your country of residence.

Questions about these terms can be sent to [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL], or through our contact page.