Terms of Service

Last Updated: November 15, 2021


The following terms (“Terms of Service”) constitute an agreement between Our American Cuisine LLC (“we” or “us”) and you. This agreement governs your use of this website (“Website” or “Site”) and all of its associated services, content, and functionality. 

Your use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of, and agreement to the following Terms of Service, along with the Privacy Policy, Comment Policy, and Disclaimer for Nutrition Information and Recipes. We reserve the right to modify, alter, amend, and/or update these Terms of Service, our policies, and the Site at any time without notice.

If you do not agree with or do not accept any part of these Terms of Service, then you must discontinue use of the Site.

SITE USE

The Site is solely for entertainment and informational purposes. You understand and agree that you are fully and solely responsible for your use of the information provided on the Site. 

We make no representations, warranties, or guarantees. 

We assume no responsibility for inaccuracies, errors, and/or omissions that may appear on the Site, and we expressly exclude liability for them to the fullest extent permitted by law.

This Site is intended for use by people over the age of 16 years old. 


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our American Cuisine LLC owns the intellectual property and rights to all content and material on the Site, unless otherwise stated. All rights reserved.

You are not permitted to republish, redistribute, sell, rent, or sub-license any content from the Site unless we specifically and expressly, in written form, make content available for such purpose.

You are not permitted to reproduce or duplicate any content on the Site for commercial purposes. 

You are not permitted to modify any content on the Site and/or represent it, in any way, as your own. 

Copyright Notice and Trademark Usage 

We are the owner of the copyrights to all content on the Site, unless clearly stated otherwise. This includes but is not limited to recipes, text, photographs, videos, artwork, and the Site design/look. United States and international laws protect our content (assets), and unauthorized use of our assets may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense. You may not in any way reuse, reproduce, redistribute, prepare derivative works, and/or make commercial use of our content without our prior permission, expressly and specifically, in written form. 
You may not use our trademarks for commercial purposes or in any way that negatively portrays Our American Cuisine LLC. This includes but is not limited to the following activities: (a) promoting or in any way connecting us to a product or service that is not ours; (b) misleading and/or confusing people through the unauthorized use of our trademarks; and (c) damaging our reputation and/or casting aspersions on us.

Contributed Content

If selected to contribute content to the Site, you agree that any content you provide, including but not limited to comments, posts, submissions, photos, interviews, and essays, was lawfully obtained, adheres to all applicable laws, and will not give rise to any legal action against the Site. We are not responsible for and assume no liability for any contributed content. We do not necessarily support or endorse any statements made in comments and/or contributed content.

Through contributing content to the Site, you agree to grant Our American Cuisine LLC the sole royalty-free license to distribute, reproduce, publish, alter, and/or translate any content you provide to us worldwide.  

UNACCEPTABLE SITE USAGE

Under applicable laws, you are prohibited from the following activities when using the Site:

  • Any action that may cause damage to the Site, its owners, its users, and/or impair functionality in any way;

  • Hacking, decompiling, disassembling, altering, and/or otherwise degrading the Site; 

  • Any action that involves harmful and/or malicious code;

  • Using the Site to promote commercial activities and/or for third-party marketing purposes;

  • Spamming the comments section and/or contact form; 

  • Any form of data collection, unless granted express written permission;

  • Deep-embedding Site content elsewhere on the internet;

  • Reprinting and/or republishing site content in any manner without express written permission;

  • Linking to the Site in any way that “frames” the actual Site.


EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

If you provide Our American Cuisine LLC your email address in any way, such as sending us an email or subscribing to our mailing list, then you consent to receive email communications. Any legal notice sent via email will serve as written notice.  


LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

We are not responsible for and assume no liability for the content of any third-party site that we may provide links to. You agree that you will hold us harmless in any dispute that may arise with any third party, including but not limited to any situation in which you were linked to the third party through the Site. 

We do not necessarily endorse or support the content provided on any third-party site. 


AMAZON ASSOCIATE DISCLOSURE

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

You agree that we are not responsible for and assume no liability for any products, services, and/or content available through affiliate links. 

DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT, SERVICE, OR FEATURE OF THE SITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESULTS. THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE DELIVERED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC CANNOT ENSURE THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, CONTAMINATION, OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS OF ANY CONTENT CONTRIBUTED, UPLOADED, AND/OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE TRANSLATION AND/OR INTERPRETATION OF SITE CONTENT INTO ANY LANGUAGE. 

In addition, Our American Cuisine LLC reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time, without notice: (a) to modify, suspend or terminate operation of or access to the Site, or any portion of the Site, for any reason; (b) to modify or change the Site, or any portion of the Site, and any applicable policies or terms; and (c) to interrupt the operation of the Site, or any portion of the Site, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance, error correction, or other changes.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC BE LIABLE FOR: (i) ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES; AND (ii) ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BODILY INJURY TO PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH), DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, AND COMMERCIAL LOSS OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, REVENUE OR SAVINGS), RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WEB SITES MAINTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES AND LINKED TO THIS WEB SITE AND/OR ANY RELIANCE BY YOU ON ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THIS WEB SITE THAT RESULTS IN MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OR CORRUPTION OF FILES, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE. THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO ALL CLAIMS WHETHER BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.

IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, OUR AMERICAN CUISINE LLC IS FOUND TO BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS THAT IS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONNECTED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THEN OUR LIABILITY SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED US$100.00.

GOVERNING LAW & ARBITRATION

Regardless of where you are located, Illinois state laws will govern these Terms of Service and the relationship between you and us, along with any and all matters arising from or related to these Terms of Service. 

At our sole discretion, we may require you to submit any disputes arising from these terms of service to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be seated in Cook County, Illinois. 


FINAL PROVISIONS

If any provision(s) of the Terms of Service is held to be unconstitutional, void, or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions shall remain in force. If a provision is so broad as to be unenforceable, said provision shall be limited or reduced in scope in order to be enforceable.

If you do not agree with or do not accept any part of these Terms of Service, then you must discontinue use of the Site.

Please use our Contact Form if you have any questions about the Terms of Service.