TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Last updated April 11, 2026
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms“) govern your access to and use of the services provided under the name Chefs Food Cost Calculator, including our website, web application, desktop-access experience, mobile application, and any related content, features, subscriptions, and services that link to these Terms (collectively, the “Services“).
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Services.
If you use the Services on behalf of a business, organization, or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and in that case, “you” and “your” refer to both you and that entity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Chefs Food Cost Calculator regarding your use of the Services. Your access to and use of the Services is also subject to our Privacy Notice, which describes how we collect, use, and disclose personal information.
2. THE SERVICES
The Services are designed to help users manage and organize food costing, recipes, batches, inventory, event planning, pricing, and related operational information. Certain features may be available only through a registered account, a paid subscription, or a particular platform.
We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or limit any part of the Services at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
3. ELIGIBILITY AND ACCOUNTS
You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Services unless a parent, guardian, or authorized business representative has accepted these Terms on your behalf where permitted by law.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You must provide accurate, current, and complete information and keep it updated.
You may not share your account in a manner that violates these Terms, applicable subscription limits, or applicable law.
4. SUBSCRIPTIONS, BILLING, AND CANCELLATION
Certain features of the Services may require payment of subscription fees or other charges. Pricing, billing intervals, included features, and renewal terms will be presented to you at the time of purchase.
Website and Web App Purchases
If you purchase a subscription through our website or web app, payment processing and certain billing functions may be provided by Stripe. Unless otherwise stated at the time of purchase, paid subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing cycle until canceled.
If billing management functionality is made available in your account, you may manage or cancel your web subscription through the billing tools or customer portal made available to you within the Services. You may also contact [email protected] for assistance.
Mobile App Purchases
If you purchase a subscription through the Android mobile application, billing may be processed through Google Play. Google Play subscriptions generally renew automatically on an ongoing basis until canceled through Google Play.
If you subscribed through Google Play, you may manage or cancel your subscription through your Google Play account, including at https://play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions, subject to Google Play's applicable rules and policies. Uninstalling the mobile app does not automatically cancel a Google Play subscription.
Billing Authorization
By purchasing a paid subscription, you authorize the applicable payment provider or platform to charge the stated fees, taxes, and any other applicable charges using your selected payment method on a recurring basis unless and until canceled in accordance with the applicable purchase flow.
5. REFUNDS
Except where required by applicable law, expressly stated at the time of purchase, or required by the policies of the platform through which you purchased the subscription, fees are non-refundable.
If you purchased through Google Play, refunds, cancellation timing, prorated refunds where available, and related billing matters may be governed in whole or in part by Google Play's rules and policies. If you purchased through our website or web app, any refund rights will be governed by the terms presented at checkout, applicable law, and any refund policy we may communicate at the time of sale.
6. YOUR CONTENT AND DATA
You retain ownership of the information, files, images, recipes, batches, notes, event information, inventory data, and other content that you submit to or create within the Services (“Your Content“).
You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, process, transmit, display, and otherwise use Your Content solely as reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, secure, improve, and provide the Services to you.
You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights necessary to provide Your Content and that Your Content does not violate applicable law or the rights of any third party.
7. ACCEPTABLE USE
You agree not to misuse the Services. Without limitation, you may not:
- Use the Services in violation of any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right
- Upload unlawful, infringing, fraudulent, harmful, defamatory, or misleading content
- Attempt to interfere with, disrupt, or compromise the security, integrity, or performance of the Services
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data
- Copy, scrape, reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to extract source code or underlying ideas from the Services, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law
- Use the Services to store or transmit malicious code, spam, or abusive content
- Use the Services in a manner that exceeds reasonable usage or applicable subscription limits
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Services, including the software, design, text, graphics, interfaces, trademarks, logos, and other content provided by us, are owned by or licensed to us and are protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to access and use the Services for your internal personal or business use in accordance with the features made available to you.
No rights are granted to you except as expressly stated in these Terms.
9. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
The Services may integrate with or rely on third-party products, platforms, websites, and services, including Google, Google Play, Stripe, Firebase-related services, and OpenFoodFacts. Your use of such third-party services may be subject to separate terms, privacy notices, and policies issued by those third parties.
We are not responsible for third-party services or for any loss or damage arising from your use of them, except to the extent required by applicable law.
10. DISCLAIMERS
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE FROM HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY DATA, CALCULATIONS, IMPORTS, EXPORTS, OR THIRD-PARTY LOOKUP RESULTS WILL BE COMPLETE, ACCURATE, OR CURRENT.
The Services are tools for informational and operational support only. You remain solely responsible for pricing, costing, purchasing, inventory decisions, tax treatment, profitability analysis, allergen and dietary determinations, recipe accuracy, food safety, labeling, event planning, and compliance with applicable laws and industry requirements. The Services do not constitute legal, tax, accounting, medical, nutritional, or food safety advice.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CHEFS FOOD COST CALCULATOR, ITS OWNERS, OPERATORS, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO US FOR THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM; OR (B) FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (US $50.00).
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations or exclusions of liability. In such jurisdictions, some of the limitations above may not apply to you to the extent prohibited by law.
12. INDEMNIFICATION
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Chefs Food Cost Calculator and its owners, operators, licensors, service providers, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of the Services; (b) Your Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any law or third-party right.
13. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Services at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe that you have violated these Terms, applicable law, or have otherwise created risk, harm, or potential liability for us, other users, or third parties.
You may stop using the Services at any time. Termination of your account or access does not automatically entitle you to a refund except where required by applicable law or the applicable platform's rules.
14. CHANGES TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS
We may update or modify these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date above. If we make material changes, we may provide additional notice where appropriate or required by law.
Your continued use of the Services after updated Terms become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
15. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES
These Terms and any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [INSERT STATE/COUNTRY], without regard to conflict of laws principles.
Unless applicable law requires otherwise, the courts located in [INSERT COUNTY/STATE/COUNTRY] shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services.
16. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions regarding these Terms, you may contact us as follows:
Chefs Food Cost Calculator
Website and web app matters: [email protected]
Mobile app matters: [email protected]