Terms & conditions.

1. Important notice and assumption of risk

Use of the app is voluntary and at your own risk. You assume responsibility for the decisions you make and their outcomes. Plates and Plans disclaims all liability to the maximum extent permitted by law.

2. No medical, nutritional, or professional advice

Plates and Plans does not provide medical, nutritional, dietary, fitness, or health advice of any kind. The service does not diagnose, recommend treatments, provide personalised guidance, or replace professional consultation. All content is for general information only. You must always seek advice from a qualified professional before acting on any information provided in the app.

3. Recipe, ingredient, and allergen liability disclaimer

Recipes and ingredient information may be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. Allergen information is not guaranteed, and foods marked with dietary indicators may still contain allergens or be affected by cross-contamination. Ingredient substitutions, regional differences, and brand variations may also alter safety. We accept no responsibility for allergic reactions, food intolerance reactions, illness, injury, or adverse health outcomes. You must personally verify all ingredients and determine their suitability for your personal needs.

4. Tracking data and insights disclaimer

Tracking tools may include inaccurate user-input data, and any calculations or insights may be incorrect. No guarantees are made regarding their accuracy or outcomes. Tracking features should not inform medical or safety decisions.

5. Community content disclaimer

User-generated community content is not verified or endorsed by us. Other users may provide misleading, harmful, or incorrect information. We are not liable for user-provided advice or disputes between users.

6. Image vault and uploaded content risk

Uploaded content may be lost, corrupted, delayed, or deleted. We do not guarantee permanent storage. You remain responsible for keeping your own backups.

7. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Plates and Plans, its owners, employees, partners, and affiliates shall not be liable for any personal injury, illness, allergic reaction, emotional distress, data loss, financial loss, or loss of profits or expected benefits arising from use of the service. This includes indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, whether the claim arises from your use of or inability to use the service, reliance on its content, community interactions, tracking features, or technical errors.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising from your use of the service, reliance on its content, failure to verify ingredients, uploaded content, or violation of these terms.

9. No guarantees

All services are provided "as is" and "as available." We make no guarantees regarding results, accuracy, or uninterrupted service.

10. Termination and suspension

We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, without notice, for breach of these terms or misuse of the service.

11. Apple iOS specific terms

Acknowledgement. This EULA is concluded between you and Plates and Plans only, not Apple. Plates and Plans is solely responsible for the app.

Scope of licence. You receive a limited, non-transferable licence to use the app on Apple-branded devices you own or control, consistent with Apple's Media Services Terms. This licence also permits access via Family Sharing or volume purchasing where applicable.

Maintenance and support. Plates and Plans provides all support for the app; Apple has no obligation to do so.

Warranty disclaimer. Plates and Plans disclaims all warranties. In the event of any failure of the app to conform to an applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. Apple has no other warranty obligation, and any other claims related to warranty failure are the sole responsibility of Plates and Plans.

Product claims. Plates and Plans is responsible for addressing product liability claims, legal compliance, consumer protection, and privacy claims relating to the app.

Intellectual property rights. Plates and Plans is responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement, and resolution of any claim that the app infringes a third party's intellectual property rights.

Legal compliance. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a US government embargo, and are not on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Third party terms. You must comply with any applicable third-party agreements when using the app.

Third party beneficiary. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by applicable local law, without regard to conflict of law principles.