Terms of Use

World Cuisines Network — Terms of Use

Effective date: 12 March, 2026
Last updated: 12 March, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to World Cuisines Network (the “Site”), a website, brand, and online service operated by LOVI Tech (“LOVI Tech,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of:

• the World Cuisines Network website;
• any recipes, articles, guides, downloads, meal plans, newsletters, emails, images, graphics, text, videos, social content, comments, and related materials made available through the Site;
• any related products, features, tools, or services we offer under the World Cuisines Network brand, including the Five Dinners newsletter and other email or digital offerings.

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Site.

If you are using the Site on behalf of a business or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

2. Who We Are

World Cuisines Network is owned, operated, and controlled by LOVI Tech. Any reference in these Terms to World Cuisines Network also includes LOVI Tech where relevant.

Operator: LOVI Tech
Brand: World Cuisines Network
Contact email: team@worldcuisines.net
Business address:

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Site independently. If you are under that age, you may use the Site only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.

4. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Updated Terms will become effective when posted on the Site, unless otherwise stated. Your continued use of the Site after updated Terms are posted means you accept the changes.

We recommend checking this page periodically.

5. Nature of Content — General Information Only

World Cuisines Network provides food, recipe, meal-planning, lifestyle, and general informational content.

All content is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. Nothing on the Site is intended to be:

• medical advice;
• nutritional therapy or dietetic advice;
• allergy-safe or medically tailored guidance;
• professional health advice;
• legal, financial, or other professional advice.

You are responsible for deciding whether any recipe, ingredient, cooking method, or recommendation is appropriate for you and anyone you cook for.

6. Health, Nutrition, Allergy, and Food Safety Disclaimer

You acknowledge and agree that:

• recipes and cooking suggestions may not be suitable for every person;
• ingredients may cause allergic reactions, intolerances, or other adverse outcomes;
• nutritional values, if provided, are estimates only and may vary significantly depending on ingredients, brands, substitutions, portion sizes, and preparation methods;
• cooking times, food temperatures, and outcomes can vary based on equipment, altitude, ingredient freshness, kitchen conditions, and skill level;
• it is your responsibility to safely handle, prepare, cook, store, and consume food.

Before preparing or consuming any recipe from the Site, you should:

• read ingredient labels carefully;
• assess allergens and dietary restrictions;
• use proper food handling and storage practices;
• confirm meats, eggs, seafood, and other foods are cooked to safe temperatures;
• seek professional advice where needed.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, LOVI Tech and World Cuisines Network disclaim liability for any injury, illness, allergic reaction, intolerance, adverse health effect, kitchen accident, food poisoning, or damages resulting from use of the Site or reliance on its content.

7. No Guaranteed Results

We do not guarantee that:

• any recipe will turn out exactly as described;
• any dish will suit your preferences or your family’s preferences;
• any meal plan will meet your budget, schedule, dietary needs, or goals;
• any newsletter or content will solve meal planning, health, or household challenges.

Cooking results depend on many factors outside our control.

8. Account, Newsletter, and Email Communications

Certain parts of the Site or related services may allow or require you to subscribe to newsletters, including Five Dinners, or otherwise provide your email address.

By subscribing, you agree that:

• the information you provide is accurate and belongs to you or you are authorized to provide it;
• we may send you newsletters, updates, service messages, promotional messages, and related content, subject to applicable law;
• you may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link or by contacting us.

You acknowledge that email delivery is not guaranteed and may be affected by spam filters, technical issues, third-party email providers, or incorrect contact details.

9. Intellectual Property Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, all content on the Site is owned by or licensed to LOVI Tech and is protected by copyright, trademark, design, database, and other intellectual property laws.

This includes, without limitation:

• recipes as presented on the Site, including original expression, structure, commentary, introductions, instructions, descriptions, notes, and accompanying text;
• articles, blog posts, meal ideas, and newsletters;
• branding, logos, names, slogans, and trade dress;
• photographs, graphics, icons, layout, design, and visual elements;
• downloadable materials, PDFs, guides, checklists, and digital products;
• software, code, databases, and site functionality.

World Cuisines Network, Five Dinners, and any related names, logos, taglines, or marks used by us are our property or used under license unless otherwise indicated.

10. Limited License to Use the Site

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use.

You may:

• browse the Site;
• print or save recipes for personal household use;
• share links to our pages through normal social sharing or personal communication;
• reference our content in a limited way consistent with fair dealing/fair use or similar applicable law, with proper attribution and a clear link back where possible.

You may not, without our prior written consent:

• copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or commercially exploit substantial portions of the Site;
• scrape, harvest, extract, or systematically collect recipes, articles, images, metadata, or other content;
• reproduce our recipes, articles, newsletters, or images on another website, app, social platform, cookbook, database, or newsletter;
• use our content to train, fine-tune, power, or improve any artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automated content generation system;
• create a competing recipe database, archive, or service using our content;
• remove watermarks, copyright notices, or attribution;
• use our content in advertising, paid products, sponsored compilations, or subscription services;
• frame or mirror the Site;
• reverse engineer any part of the Site;
• use the Site in any way that infringes our rights or the rights of others.

11. Recipe Use by Readers

We understand readers may cook from our recipes at home and may share their cooking results online. That is welcome, provided you do not reproduce substantial portions of our original content.

You may generally:

• post a photo of a dish you made from one of our recipes;
• say that you made the recipe from World Cuisines Network;
• share a short personal comment about your experience;
• link directly to the original recipe page.

You may not:

• copy and paste our full recipe text, instructions, commentary, or article content into your own blog, social post, newsletter, ebook, or website;
• republish recipe cards, intros, tips, or complete ingredient and method sections in a way that substitutes for visiting our Site;
• remove our branding and republish our images as your own.

12. User Submissions and User-Generated Content

The Site may allow comments, reviews, messages, submissions, photos, ratings, recipe variations, or other user-generated content (“User Content”).

You retain ownership of User Content you submit, but by submitting it, you grant LOVI Tech a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, display, distribute, translate, create derivative works from, and otherwise exploit that User Content in connection with the Site, World Cuisines Network, Five Dinners, our business, and our marketing.

This includes the right to:

• display your comments or feedback on the Site;
• feature user photos or testimonials;
• edit User Content for length, clarity, formatting, spelling, or moderation;
• use submitted content in newsletters, social media, promotional materials, paid advertising, or related brand content.

You represent and warrant that:

• you own or control the rights to the User Content;
• the User Content does not infringe any third-party rights;
• the User Content is not defamatory, unlawful, abusive, misleading, obscene, harassing, discriminatory, or otherwise inappropriate;
• any photo, recipe, or text you submit is your own or you have permission to share it.

We are not obligated to publish, maintain, or use any User Content.

13. Community Rules

When using the Site, you agree not to:

• post unlawful, harmful, abusive, threatening, defamatory, obscene, or hateful material;
• impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation;
• post spam, scams, phishing links, chain messages, or unsolicited promotions;
• upload malware, malicious code, or harmful files;
• disrupt or interfere with the Site or its security;
• harvest personal information about other users;
• post false reviews or misleading claims;
• post copyrighted material you do not have rights to use.

We may remove any User Content or restrict access to the Site at our sole discretion.

14. Links to Third-Party Sites and Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, products, or services, including social media platforms, retailers, advertisers, affiliates, newsletter platforms, analytics services, or embedded content.

We do not control third-party sites and are not responsible for:

• their availability;
• their content;
• their privacy practices;
• their terms;
• their products or services;
• any damage or loss arising from your use of them.

Your dealings with third parties are solely between you and that third party.

15. Affiliate Links, Sponsorships, and Advertising

World Cuisines Network may include affiliate links, sponsored content, product mentions, partnerships, advertising, or endorsements.

This means we may earn commissions or other compensation if you click on certain links or make purchases through them, at no additional cost to you unless clearly stated.

We aim to share recommendations we genuinely believe may be useful, but you remain responsible for evaluating any product or service before purchasing or relying on it.

We make no warranty regarding third-party products or services unless expressly stated in writing.

16. Digital Products, Paid Content, and Purchases

If we offer any paid products, subscriptions, downloads, guides, meal plans, or services, additional terms may apply at the point of purchase.

Unless otherwise stated:

• all prices are shown in the currency specified at checkout;
• you are responsible for any taxes, duties, or fees that apply;
• digital products are licensed, not sold;
• unauthorized sharing, copying, forwarding, reselling, sublicensing, or redistribution of paid materials is prohibited.

Refunds

Because digital products can be accessed immediately, all sales may be final unless otherwise required by law or expressly stated by us at the point of sale.

Nothing in these Terms excludes any non-excludable consumer rights you may have under applicable law, including the Australian Consumer Law where applicable.

17. Accuracy of Information

We try to keep the Site accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee that all content is complete, current, accurate, or error-free.

Recipes, ingredient availability, pricing references, product references, substitutions, and related information may change without notice.

We may correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time.

18. Availability of the Site

We do not guarantee that the Site or any part of it will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

We may suspend, withdraw, modify, or discontinue all or part of the Site at any time without notice.

19. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy and, if applicable, our Cookie Policy. Those documents explain how we collect, use, store, and disclose personal information.

20. Security

While we take reasonable steps to protect the Site, no online service can be guaranteed completely secure. You use the Site at your own risk.

You are responsible for:

• maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials, if accounts are introduced;
• securing your own devices, browsers, and internet connection;
• ensuring downloaded materials are appropriate for your systems.

21. Prohibited Automated Use

You may not use any bot, spider, scraper, crawler, data-mining tool, AI harvesting tool, robot, or other automated means to access, monitor, copy, extract, or index the Site or its content without our prior written permission.

You may not bypass rate limits, access restrictions, robots.txt directives, or any technological protection measures.

22. AI and Machine Learning Restrictions

Without our prior written consent, you may not use any content from the Site, including recipes, text, images, metadata, structure, labels, comments, or user content, for:

• training or fine-tuning AI models;
• building datasets;
• retrieval-augmented generation systems;
• machine learning pipelines;
• synthetic content generation;
• automated recipe generation or content cloning;
• any commercial or research model development.

23. Copyright Complaints

If you believe any content on the Site infringes your copyright or other rights, please contact us at [Insert contact email] with sufficient detail, including:

• your contact information;
• a description of the work claimed to be infringed;
• the URL or location of the allegedly infringing content;
• a statement of your rights and good-faith belief.

We may investigate and remove or disable content where appropriate.

24. Termination or Suspension

We may suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, infringed rights, created risk, or acted unlawfully or inappropriately.

Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnities, governing law, and dispute provisions.

25. Indemnity

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LOVI Tech, World Cuisines Network, and their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to:

• your use of the Site;
• your breach of these Terms;
• your User Content;
• your violation of any law or rights of a third party;
• your misuse of recipes, materials, or services obtained through the Site.

26. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Site and all content, products, and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

LOVI Tech disclaims all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, implied warranties of:

• merchantability;
• fitness for a particular purpose;
• title;
• non-infringement;
• compatibility;
• availability;
• security;
• accuracy.

We do not warrant that the Site will meet your requirements, that the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected.

27. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, LOVI Tech, World Cuisines Network, and their directors, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, agents, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, data, business opportunity, or use, arising out of or in connection with:

• your use of or inability to use the Site;
• reliance on recipes, content, or recommendations;
• food preparation, ingredient substitutions, or cooking outcomes;
• health reactions, allergies, or food-related incidents;
• third-party links, products, or services;
• unauthorized access to or alteration of transmissions or data.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Site will not exceed:

• the amount you paid to us, if any, for the relevant product or service in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim; or
• AUD $100, if you have not paid us anything,

whichever is greater, except where a higher amount is required by non-excludable law.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted, or modified, including under the Australian Consumer Law where applicable.

28. Australian Consumer Law

If you are a consumer located in Australia, certain guarantees, rights, and remedies may apply under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Consumer Law. Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude, restrict, or modify any non-excludable rights you may have under that law.

Where our liability cannot be excluded but can be limited, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

29. International Use

We operate from Australia unless otherwise stated. We make no representation that the Site is appropriate or available in all jurisdictions.

If you access the Site from outside Australia, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

30. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, and the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia applicable there, unless otherwise required by mandatory consumer law.

31. Jurisdiction

You agree that the courts of Victoria, Australia will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site, except where applicable consumer law gives you the right to bring proceedings elsewhere.

32. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be severed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

33. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

34. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any applicable Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, purchase terms, and any additional terms expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and LOVI Tech regarding the Site.

35. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact:

LOVI Tech / World Cuisines Network
Email: team@worldcuisines.net