Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of this recipe-management application (the App), operated by Michael Wegener (mw@michaelwegener.de). They apply to every user of the App.

The App is invite-only: an account can only be created with a valid invite code issued by an existing user.

• You must be at least 16 years old to create an account.
• Each person may hold only one account.
• You must provide accurate information when registering.

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at mw@michaelwegener.de if you believe your account has been compromised.

You retain ownership of the recipes, photos, and other content you create or upload (your Content). By submitting Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to store, reproduce, and display it solely as necessary to operate the App — including showing published recipes to other users.

You warrant that you hold the necessary rights to any Content you submit, in particular any photos you upload, and that it does not infringe the rights of any third party.

When using the App, you must not:

• upload or publish unlawful, infringing, or abusive content;
• attempt to circumvent authentication or access another user's account or unpublished content without authorisation;
• use automated means to access or scrape the App beyond what is documented; or
• interfere with the normal operation of the App.

The App is provided free of charge on a best-effort basis. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability and may modify, suspend, or discontinue features at any time.

We are liable without limitation for damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence, for injury to life, body, or health, and under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz).

For damage caused by ordinary negligence, we are liable only for the breach of a material contractual obligation (a Kardinalpflicht) whose fulfilment is essential to the proper performance of these Terms and on which you may reasonably rely — and in that case only up to the damage that was foreseeable and typical for a service of this kind. Liability beyond this is excluded.

You may stop using the App and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your account if you materially breach these Terms. When an account is deleted, its Content is removed subject to the retention described in our Privacy Policy.

We may amend these Terms from time to time. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of material changes, for example by email or through the App. Continued use of the App after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms; if you do not agree, you may stop using the App and delete your account.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding its conflict-of-law rules. If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of your country of habitual residence. Should any provision of these Terms be invalid, the remaining provisions remain unaffected.

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution, available at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obliged, and are not willing, to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Section 36 of the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act — VSBG).

Questions about these Terms can be sent to Michael Wegener, mw@michaelwegener.de.