Terms

Acceptance of Terms

This is a Website of Foodcazt. Use by you of this Website and any other websites operated by Foodcazt is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”).

Content

The copyright in the material contained on, in, or available through this Website excluding the Content but including all other information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video messages or other materials and the selection and arrangement thereof, and all source code, software compilations and other material (“Material”) is owned by or licensed to Foodcazt or its group companies. This site often uses photographs or materials from Pexels, Unsplash or similar provides of license free photos, videos etc, where no attribution is required. We will attempt to attribute where possible, but inability to do so does not contribute a liability for Foodcazt or its sister companies. All rights are reserved. You do not have any right, interest or title in or to the Material unless otherwise expressly indicated. The trademarks, service marks, and logos (“Trade Marks”) contained on or in this Website are registered and owned by or licensed to Foodcazt or its group companies. Save as expressly stated, you do not have any right to use, copy, edit, vary, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, store, transmit, commercially exploit or disseminate the Trade Marks without the prior written consent of Foodcazt. You are permitted to print or download extracts of the Material for your personal use only provided that each copy contains a notice that the Material is owned by or licensed to Foodcazt. None of the Material may be used for any commercial or public use. Save as expressly stated or as necessary to view, print or download extracts of the Material for personal use, none of the Material may be copied, edited, varied, reproduced, published, displayed, distributed, stored, transmitted, commercially exploited or disseminated in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of Foodcazt.

Ancillary copyright law (Leistungsschutzrecht): We continue to welcome mentions in quote form or links to our posts – whether with a snippet or without. In concrete terms, this means: It is still permitted to link to posts from Foodcazt, for example in the manner of our RSS feed, using both a headline and a teaser. In principle, this also applies if links are set in a commercial environment, i.e. advertising is displayed on the linking page. If you are interested in a secondary use of text passages or texts, please send an email to mediacazt1@gmail.com

Takedown Notices / DMCA Violations

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to our website violates your copyright or trademark, please send a notice of claimed infringement to mediacazt1@gmail.com with the subject “Takedown Request,” and include the following:

  • Identification of the copyrighted work (or mark) you believe to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works, a representative list of such works.
  • Identification of the material you believe to be infringing in a sufficiently precise and detailed manner to allow us to locate that material.
  • Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, email address, postal address and telephone number).
  • A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement that the information in the written notice is accurate.
  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Third Party Products, Services and Downloads

​This Website may feature products and services of third parties or contain links to websites operated by third parties. Foodcazt does not have any influence or control over any such Products or Services or any Third-Party Website. Unless otherwise stated, Foodcazt is not responsible for and does not endorse any Products or Services or any Third-Party Website, or its availability or contents. Foodcazt is not responsible for any agreement or understanding you enter into with a third party through a Third-Party Website and/or in relation to any Products or Services. While Foodcazt aims to provide unbiased editorials we wish to disclose that (i) we occasionally receive free products from marketers that we sometimes review or discuss in our editorials, and (ii) we may run advertisements on our sites concerning some of those products or companies that sell them (and other products sold by such companies) for which we sometimes receive compensation, and (iii) we may sell these products within our stores, and (iv) we may use affiliate links to products and or services for which we sometimes receive compensation. Foodcazt is a participant in a number of affiliate advertising programs. For instance, we participate in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

AI Content Disclosure Policy

At Foodcazt, we aim to deliver accurate, insightful, and up-to-date Food-related content for our readers. As technology progresses, so do our methods. This includes leveraging state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to generate or assist in the creation of some content. All AI-generated content undergoes rigorous review by our team to ensure its accuracy, relevance, and alignment with our magazine’s standards.

Our primary goal remains consistent: to keep our readers informed and engaged. By integrating AI into our toolkit, we hope to further enrich our content, all while upholding the standards of transparency and trust our readers deserve.

We commit to using AI responsibly. This means not only focusing on content accuracy but also ensuring it is unbiased, well-researched, and that it maintains the integrity our readers expect.

As the realm of AI expands and evolves, so will our engagement strategies and this declaration. Our community will be the first to know about any modifications in our AI-related practices.

Downloads

Without limiting the foregoing, you expressly agree that Foodcazt, its officers, subsidiaries, employees and/or affiliates shall have no liability whatsoever for the performance of any software product you purchase and/or download through, or via a link from, the Foodcazt (“Download”). You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of any Download is at your sole risk and that the entire risk as to satisfactory quality, performance, accuracy and effort is with you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Downloads are provided “As Is” and without warranty of any kind, and Foodcazt and its group companies hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with respect to the Download, either express, implied or statutory, including (without limitation) the implied warranties and/or conditions of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, quiet enjoyment and non­infringement of third-party rights. Foodcazt does not warrant against interference with your enjoyment of the Download, that the functions contained in the Download will be continuous, uninterrupted, secure, virus­free, or error­free, or that defects in the Download will be corrected. Should the Download prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction.

Affiliate & Advertising disclosure

We always aim to provide unbiased editorials. We also need to pay our teams and website costs so we make money in a number of ways. We sometimes use affiliate links to products and services on retailer sites for which we can receive compensation if you click on those links or make purchases through them. From time to time we also publish advertorials (paid-for editorial content) and sponsored content on the site. When this is the case the content is clearly marked as sponsored or promoted, so you’ll always know which content is editorial and which is not.

Site Visitor / Member Responsibilities / Conduct

You agree that when using the Website or any other Foodcazt Site or Servers you will not: (a) Upload, post or otherwise transmit Content which violates the rights (including, without limitation, the intellectual property rights) of a third party or which is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, argumentative, flaming, hateful, offensive (whether in relation to sex, race, religion or otherwise) harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, indecent, libellous, invasive of another’s privacy or contains any illegal content; (b) Harvest Content or IP addresses or upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content which contains software viruses or any other files or programs that may interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of this Website or any networks connected to this Website or another’s computer, or that contains any chain letters, pyramid­selling schemes, bulk mail, junk mail or similar; or (c) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content for any commercial or business purpose including (without limitation) any Content which contains any advertising or promotional materials; or (d) Restrict or in any way inhibit any person from using this Website; (e) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content which is unnecessary and/or repetitive including any Content which repeats that previously uploaded, posted or transmitted by you or another visitor, unless absolutely necessary; or (f) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to a part of this Website which is irrelevant to the subject matter or the Content; or (g) Register yourself as a member of this Website or the forum provided through this Website or to receive any newsletter or other service under more than one user name and/or user account number without the consent of the Website editor or the forum moderator; or (h) Use this Website in a manner that is inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions and/or any relevant laws and regulations in force from time to time; or (i) Breach the terms of any suspension or ban or seek alternative access. You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for maintaining a secure password for the purpose of gaining access to the member sections of this Website. You agree to indemnify Foodcazt and its group companies in full and on demand from and against any loss, damage, costs or expenses which they suffer or incur directly or indirectly as a result of your use of this Website other than in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Privacy Policy​

If you provide information to Foodcazt on or through this Website, Foodcazt will use it in accordance with the terms of its p​rivacy policy (see privacy section of our website). ​That privacy policy forms part of these Terms and Conditions and by using this Website you acknowledge and agree that you have read and accept the terms of that privacy policy.

Disclaimer / Liability​

This Website links to the Third Party Websites, and any Material and Content are provided on an ‘as­is’ and ‘as available’ basis and use is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law: (a) Foodcazt disclaims all liability whatsoever, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise in relation to this Website, Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, Material and Content; and (b) all implied warranties, terms and conditions relating to this Website, Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, Material and Content (whether implied by statute, common law or otherwise), including (without limitation) any warranty, term or condition as to accuracy, completeness, satisfactory quality, performance, merchantability, fitness for purpose or any special purpose, non­infringement and title are, as between Foodcazt and you, hereby excluded. Foodcazt makes no representation or warranty that this Website and/or any Third Party Websites will be continuous, uninterrupted, secure or error­free. Foodcazt will not be liable, in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), under statute or otherwise, as a result of or in connection with this Website, any Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, the Material, Content, Downloads or any products or services offered on or through this Website or Third Party Website, whether by Foodcazt or on its behalf, for any: (a) economic loss (including, without limitation, loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings); or (b) loss of goodwill or reputation; or This Website is controlled and operated by REV Partners. Foodcazt makes no representation that material contained on this Website is appropriate or available for use in all locations. Those who choose to access this Website or any Foodcazt Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Even if the contents of our site are created with the greatest care, we cannot guarantee that the contents are correct, complete or up-to-date. According to Section 7, Paragraph 1, of TMG (§ 7 Abs. 1 TMG), we are responsible for our own content under general laws.

As a service provider within the meaning of Sections 8 to 10 TMG (§§ 8 bis 10 TMG), we are not obliged to monitor information transmitted or stored by third parties or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. This does not affect any obligation to remove or block the use of information in accordance with general law. Liability for the information mentioned only exists from the time we become aware of a specific legal violation. As soon as we become aware that information transmitted or stored by third parties is infringing, we will immediately remove it from our site.

Access Restriction

Foodcazt reserves the right in its sole discretion to deny you access to this Website, or any portion thereof, without notice and for any reason including, without limitation, if you fail to comply with Member Conduct or any other provision of these Terms and Conditions. In particular, Foodcazt may deny you access to this Website if Foodcazt exercises its right to lock any discussion topic to prevent further discussion, following submission of Content relating to that topic by you.

General

​These Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time) constitute the entire agreement between you and Foodcazt concerning your use of this Website and supersede any previous arrangement, agreement, undertaking or proposal, written or oral between you and Foodcazt in relation to such matters. Foodcazt reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. If it does so, the updated version will be effective as soon as it is uploaded on to this Website. No other variation to these Terms and Conditions shall be effective unless in writing and signed by an authorised representative on behalf of Foodcazt. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with German law and you agree, for the benefit of Foodcazt, to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the German Courts. If any provision(s) of these Terms and Conditions is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Foodcazt’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Foodcazt in writing.