Last updated: March 26, 2026
1. Agreement to These Terms
By accessing or using makeitplantbased.com (the “Site”), including its recipe calculator, recipe submission system, and nutritional analysis tools, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
These Terms apply to all visitors, registered users, and anyone who submits content to the Site.
2. About This Site
makeitplantbased.com is a plant-based recipe and nutrition database operated by the site owner (“we”, “us”, “our”). The Site allows users to browse recipes, calculate nutritional values of plant-based dishes, and submit their own recipes for possible publication.
3. Age Requirement
You must be at least 16 years old to use this Site or submit any content. By submitting a recipe or creating an account, you confirm that you meet this age requirement. We do not knowingly collect data from or publish content submitted by anyone under 16.
4. User Accounts
Creating an account is optional — you may submit recipes anonymously without registering. If you do register:
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
- You agree to provide accurate information and keep it up to date.
- You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
- You may delete your account and request erasure of your personal data at any time via our Data Request page.
5. Recipe Submissions
5.1 Your rights and responsibilities
By submitting a recipe to this Site, you confirm that:
- You are the original author of the recipe, or you have permission from the copyright owner to share it.
- If the recipe is from a published book or website, you have credited the original source accurately in the submission form.
- The submission does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other rights of any third party.
- The content does not violate any applicable law.
5.2 License you grant us
When you submit a recipe, you grant makeitplantbased.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to publish, display, format, adapt, and promote the recipe content (including recipe name, description, ingredient list, cooking instructions, and nutritional data) on this Site and in related promotional materials. This licence continues for as long as the recipe remains published.
You retain ownership of your original creative work. We will not sell or license your recipe to third parties without your consent.
5.3 Anonymous submissions
You may submit recipes without providing your name or email address. Anonymous submissions will be published without author attribution. After an anonymous submission, you have the option to create an account and claim attribution for your recipe — this is entirely optional and you may choose to remain anonymous.
5.4 Author visibility
If you are a registered user, you can choose whether your display name appears publicly on your published recipes (“Show my name”) or whether the recipe is published without attribution (“Post anonymously”). You can indicate your preference during submission. This preference is stored and respected when your recipe is published.
5.5 Editorial review
All recipe submissions are reviewed before publication. We reserve the right to decline, edit for formatting, or remove any submission at our sole discretion, including but not limited to submissions that are inaccurate, inappropriate, or infringe third-party rights. We are under no obligation to publish any submitted recipe.
5.6 Removal of your submission
If you wish to have a recipe removed after publication, please contact us using the details in Section 13. We will remove your recipe within a reasonable time. Note that if a valid copyright complaint is received about a recipe (see Section 9), it may be removed regardless of who submitted it.
6. Nutritional Information Disclaimer
Nutritional values displayed on this Site are calculated estimates based on publicly available food composition databases (including the USDA FoodData Central database) and user-submitted ingredient data. They are provided for general informational purposes only.
We use AI-assisted optical character recognition (OCR) to extract nutritional data from product label photos uploaded by users. While we take care to provide accurate information, AI extraction may produce errors.
The nutritional information on this Site is not a substitute for professional dietary advice, medical advice, or the nutritional information provided directly on food product packaging. If you have dietary restrictions, food allergies, or a medical condition that requires dietary management, consult a qualified healthcare professional.
We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any nutritional information for your specific circumstances.
7. Uploaded Images
When you upload photos (ingredient photos, recipe photos, nutrition label images), the Site automatically:
- Re-encodes images using image processing software, which removes all embedded metadata including EXIF data (GPS location, device information, timestamps).
- Stores only the re-encoded optimised version — the original file is never saved to disk.
- Resizes images to a maximum dimension of 800px.
By uploading an image, you confirm that you own or have the right to use that image and that you consent to it being processed and potentially published as described above. If you request erasure of your data, your uploaded images will be deleted from our servers.
8. Recipes from Books and Websites
The Site allows users to attribute submitted recipes to published books or external websites. If you attribute a recipe to a third-party source, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your submission complies with the copyright terms of that source. Reproducing a recipe verbatim from a published book may infringe the author’s copyright — ingredient lists are generally not protectable, but creative expression in instructions and descriptions may be. If you are unsure, submit only the ingredients and write the instructions in your own words.
9. Copyright and DMCA Takedown Policy
We respect intellectual property rights and respond to valid notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with applicable law (including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512, where applicable).
If you believe that content published on this Site infringes your copyright:
- Submit a written copyright complaint using our Copyright / DMCA Complaint form.
- Your notice must include: identification of the original work, identification of the infringing content (with URL), your contact information, a statement of good faith belief, a statement of accuracy under penalty of perjury, and your electronic signature.
- We will review the notice and, if valid, remove or disable access to the content promptly.
Counter-notice: If you believe content was removed in error, you have the right to submit a counter-notice. We will explain how to do this in our response to the original takedown. If a valid counter-notice is received, we may restore the content after 10–14 business days unless the original claimant files a court action.
Submitting a false copyright complaint is a serious matter that can have legal consequences. Please only submit a complaint if you have a genuine good-faith belief that your rights have been infringed.
10. Intellectual Property — Site Content
All original content on this Site that is not user-submitted — including the Site design, logo, written text, and original nutritional analysis tools — is owned by or licensed to us. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from Site content without our prior written permission, except for personal, non-commercial use.
11. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use this Site to:
- Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent content.
- Infringe the intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
- Upload content that contains malware, viruses, or harmful code.
- Scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data from the Site using automated tools.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site or its infrastructure.
- Use the Site in any way that violates applicable law or regulation.
We reserve the right to terminate or restrict access to the Site for any user who violates these Terms.
12. Privacy and Data
Your use of this Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, your rights under applicable data protection law (including the right to access, correct, or erase your data), and how to exercise those rights. Please read the Privacy Policy before submitting a recipe or creating an account.
You may submit a Data Subject Access Request at any time via our Data Request page.
13. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
The Site and its content are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Site, including but not limited to reliance on nutritional information, recipe instructions, or user-submitted content.
Nothing in these Terms limits our liability for fraud, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
14. Third-Party Links and Services
The Site may contain links to third-party websites or reference external services (such as source websites for attributed recipes). We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third-party site. Links do not constitute an endorsement.
15. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If we make significant changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify registered users.
16. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws applicable in the jurisdiction where the site operator is established. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that jurisdiction.
17. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, wish to report a copyright issue, or need to request removal of a recipe, please contact us:
- Copyright / DMCA complaints: Copyright Complaint Form
- Data rights requests: Data Request Form
- General enquiries: Use the contact form on the Site.