Forkin Cooking – Terms of Use
1. Using Forkin Cooking
Forkin Cooking is a personal food-science and recipe website created and operated by Iain Robertson from Western Australia.
Recipes, cooking guides, lessons and notes are provided for personal, non-commercial use only.
All original content, including written material, photographs, videos and branding, remains the intellectual property of Forkin Cooking unless otherwise stated.
You may share links to our content, but you must not reproduce, republish, distribute, scrape or commercially exploit our original content without prior written permission.
2. Your Account
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account credentials.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts involved in misuse, unauthorised scraping, illegal activity or behaviour that interferes with the website or other users.
Account suspension or termination may result in the loss of access to saved recipes, notes and other account information.
3. Personal Information
We collect only the information necessary to operate the website, including your email address, saved recipes, personal notes, ratings, likes and optional profile details.
We use this information solely to deliver website features, manage accounts and improve our content.
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
You have the right to access, review and correct your personal information at any time through your account settings. Further details are set out in our Privacy Policy.
4. Cookies and Analytics
We use essential session cookies to maintain your signed-in state and basic analytics to understand website performance and improve functionality.
We do not use third-party advertising trackers or marketing cookies.
5. Deleting Your Account
You have the right to delete your Forkin Cooking account at any time directly through your account settings.
Deleting your account immediately and permanently purges your authentication record, profile and associated personal data, including saved recipes, personal notes, custom collections and ratings, except where retention is strictly required or permitted by applicable law.
6. Cooking, Health and Food Safety
All recipes, cooking guidance and food science explanations are provided for general educational and informational purposes only.
Nothing on Forkin Cooking is medical, nutritional or dietetic advice. Any nutrition, protein or dietary information is general only. If you have a medical condition, food allergy or specific dietary needs, seek advice from a qualified health professional.
Cooking inherently involves risks, including heat, sharp implements, allergens and foodborne illness. You are responsible for exercising personal judgement and following safe food-handling, storage and cooking practices.
While we strive to provide tested, accurate information, results will vary depending on your ingredients, equipment and cooking conditions.
7. No Warranty, Limitation of Liability and Governing Law
Forkin Cooking is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted or error-free, nor do we guarantee specific cooking results.
Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded under Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Australian Consumer Law) or mandatory consumer protection legislation in your jurisdiction of residence.
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Western Australia, Australia. Subject to any non-excludable statutory rights in your jurisdiction, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia.