Terms & Conditions
Welcome to https://www.google.com/search?q=GHCOOK.com. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you and GHCOOK Media Group (“GHCOOK,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) concerning your access to and use of the GHCOOK website, including all content, recipes, videos, sub-domains, and services offered (collectively, the “Service”). The Service provides users with access to culinary content, including recipes for meals, drinks, ice creams, and snacks, with a focus on Ghanaian and international cuisine. By accessing, browsing, or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with all of these Terms, you are expressly prohibited from using the Service and must discontinue use immediately.
1. Acceptance and Changes to Terms
By using the Service, you confirm your acceptance of these Terms. We reserve the right to revise and modify these Terms at any time, in our sole discretion. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Terms to the Service. The date of the last update will be clearly indicated at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of the revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to the changes. You are responsible for periodically reviewing these Terms to stay informed of updates.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
The Service, and all content included on it, such as recipes, text, graphics, logos, images, video content, and the compilation of all content (collectively, the “GHCOOK Content”), is the property of GHCOOK Media Group or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of Ghana, the United States, and other international jurisdictions.
- Limited License: We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service and the GHCOOK Content for your personal, non-commercial use only, such as printing a recipe for your home kitchen or sharing a link on social media.
- Prohibitions: You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post, or transmit any GHCOOK Content in any form or by any means for commercial purposes without our prior written permission. This includes, but is not limited to, republishing our recipes on another website, using our photography for commercial sale, or using our recipe methods to develop a commercial product without explicit licensing.
3. User Representations and Conduct
By using the Service, you represent and warrant that: (1) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms; (2) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (3) you will not access the Service through automated or non-human means; (4) you will not use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (5) your use of the Service will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
Prohibited Activities: You agree not to:
- Use the Service to advertise or offer to sell goods and services, or engage in unsolicited communication (“spam”).
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Service to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Make any unauthorized use of the Service, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email.
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Service or the networks or services connected to the Service.
4. User Generated Content
The Service may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Service (collectively “User Content”).
- License Grant: By posting any User Content to the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, publish, broadcast, or otherwise exploit such User Content for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content.
- Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your User Content and agree that it will not violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, or personality rights. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor and remove any User Content that we deem inappropriate, offensive, or in violation of these Terms.
5. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS. GHCOOK EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE RECIPES WILL YIELD THE DESIRED RESULT DUE TO VARIATIONS IN INGREDIENTS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, OR INDIVIDUAL SKILL. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE PRACTICES.
7. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware.