Terms of Service
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Sous Chef mobile and web applications, related websites (including souschefai.app), and our APIs and backend services (collectively, the “Service”), operated by Sublime Developers, based in Bangalore, India. By creating an account, using the Service, or purchasing a subscription, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
Important: Sous Chef uses artificial intelligence to generate recipes, meal plans, and related suggestions. AI output may be inaccurate or incomplete. Sous Chef is not medical, nutritional, or allergy advice. You are solely responsible for verifying ingredients, portions, and food safety before cooking or eating.
1. Eligibility
Sous Chef is designed for users of all ages. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use the Service only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. Where local law requires parental consent before a child may use an online service or create an account, that consent must be obtained before use. Adults using the Service with or for children are responsible for supervising kitchen activities and verifying that recipes and ingredients are appropriate and safe.
2. The Service
Sous Chef helps you discover, generate, import, save, and organize recipes and meal plans based on your preferences. Features may include, among others:
- AI-assisted recipe and meal-plan generation
- Recipe import from URLs or pasted text
- Grocery lists and saved favorites
- Pantry or fridge photo analysis (Premium)
- Generated recipe images
- Trending or publicly favorited recipe listings
- Optional advertising (when enabled)
We may add, change, or remove features at any time. Some features require an account; limited use may be available without signing in, subject to usage limits.
3. Accounts and security
You may register with email and password, Google Sign-In, Apple Sign-In, or other methods we support. You agree to provide accurate information and keep your credentials secure. You are responsible for activity under your account. Notify us promptly at [email protected] if you suspect unauthorized access.
Email verification may be required for certain account actions. You may delete your account from within the app where available; deletion is subject to our Privacy Policy and any legal retention obligations.
4. Subscriptions and purchases
Premium. Certain features require a paid subscription (“Premium”), billed through Google Play or the Apple App Store (or other platforms we support). Product name, price, billing period, and included features are shown at purchase (for example, a monthly plan at the price displayed in the app).
Billing. Payment is processed by the applicable app store, not directly by us. Your purchase is subject to that store’s terms and refund policies. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel before the renewal date in your store account settings.
Free tier. Free accounts are subject to usage limits (such as daily recipe generations, imports, or meal-plan length) that we may change with reasonable notice where required by law or store policy. Daily limits reset based on UTC calendar days unless a different reset window is shown in the Service.
Trials and promotions. Any free trial or promotional offer will be described at sign-up and may convert to a paid subscription unless canceled.
5. Your content
You may submit prompts, preferences, dietary information, photos, imported text, saved recipes, favorites, and other materials (“User Content”). You retain ownership of your User Content. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, process, reproduce, display, and use User Content solely to operate, improve, and secure the Service — including sending relevant content to our service providers (such as AI and hosting providers) as described in our Privacy Policy.
If you mark a recipe as a public favorite, you understand that recipe metadata may appear in trending or discovery features visible to other users. Do not submit content you do not have the right to share.
6. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Use the Service for unlawful, harmful, or abusive purposes
- Attempt to bypass authentication, rate limits, or paywalls
- Scrape, reverse engineer, or overload our systems
- Upload malware or content that infringes others’ rights
- Misrepresent AI-generated output as professional dietary or medical guidance
- Use the Service in a way that violates third-party terms (including app stores and OAuth providers)
We may suspend or terminate access for violations or to protect the Service, users, or third parties.
7. AI-generated content
Recipes, meal plans, images, pantry suggestions, and other outputs are generated automatically and may contain errors, unsafe combinations, or ingredients that do not match your stated allergies or diets. Always review results yourself. We do not guarantee that outputs are unique, accurate, culturally appropriate, or free of allergens.
8. Intellectual property
The Service, including our branding, software, and design, is owned by Sublime Developers or our licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any rights to our trademarks or underlying technology except the limited right to use the Service as permitted here.
Imported or user-provided recipes may be subject to third-party copyrights. You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable law.
9. Third-party services
The Service relies on third parties such as Firebase/Google Cloud, Google Gemini and related Google APIs, Apple and Google app stores, Pinecone, image-generation providers, and analytics or advertising partners. Your use of those services may be subject to their separate terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services we do not control.
10. Advertising
When ads are enabled, we or partners may show advertisements in the app. Ad partners may use device identifiers as described in our Privacy Policy. You can manage certain ad preferences through your device or platform settings.
11. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR THAT AI OUTPUT WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR BE SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION.
12. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR RELIANCE ON AI-GENERATED CONTENT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR (B) USD $50.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those cases, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your User Content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.
14. Changes
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the revised version with a new effective date and, where required, provide additional notice. Continued use after changes become effective constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree, stop using the Service and cancel any subscription through your app store.
15. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access for any reason, including breach of these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive (including disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnification) will survive termination.
16. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer protection laws in your country of residence require otherwise. Any dispute will be resolved in the courts located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, unless applicable law requires a different forum. You may also have rights under your local consumer protection laws.
17. Contact
Sublime Developers
Bangalore, India
Questions about these Terms: [email protected]
See also our Privacy Policy.