Terms of Service

Last updated: April 28, 2026

1. What softboiled is

softboiled is a personal recipe management app. You can digitize, organize, search, and blend your recipe collection using AI. Your recipes are private by default.

softboiled is not a cookbook distribution platform. The cookbook indexing feature is for organizing recipes from books you own — not for digitizing or sharing books.

2. Your account

You need an account to use softboiled. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials safe. You can delete your account at any time from Settings — this permanently removes all your data.

3. Your recipes

You own your recipes. softboiled stores them for you and processes them with AI when you ask. We do not claim ownership of your content. You can export your entire library as JSON at any time.

4. Cookbook indexing

The cookbook indexing feature lets you organize recipes from cookbooks you personally own. Each time you index from a cookbook, you confirm:

You own a physical or licensed digital copy of the book.
The recipes you extract are for your personal use only.
You will not share, screenshot, or redistribute cookbook-derived content through softboiled or elsewhere.

Cookbook-derived recipes are private to your account; we never make them public, never share them with third parties beyond what is required to operate the service, and never include them in any analytics shared outside softboiled. You agree to indemnify softboiled against claims arising from a false ownership confirmation. softboiled reserves the right to remove content and suspend accounts where ownership is in doubt.

softboiled extracts only the functional elements of a recipe (ingredient list, basic cooking steps, times, servings). We never extract or store cookbook photos, headnotes, stories, sidebars, or other creative content from the book.

5. Acceptable use

You may not:

Upload content you do not own or have permission to use.
Attempt to bypass private-visibility controls on cookbook-derived recipes.
Share cookbook-derived content via screenshots, exports, or workarounds.
Use softboiled to redistribute copyrighted material.
Bulk-upload scanned PDFs or other digitized cookbook content.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other accounts.
Use softboiled to distribute malware or illegal content.
Abuse the AI features (excessive automated requests, prompt injection attacks).

6. AI features

Kitchen Lab uses AI to blend and generate recipe variations. AI-generated recipes are saved as new versions — your originals are never overwritten. AI output may not always be accurate; always review ingredients for safety (allergens, cooking temperatures).

7. Copyright and DMCA

If you believe content on softboiled infringes your copyright, see our DMCA policy for how to submit a notice. We respond promptly to valid notices and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers (three or more valid notices within a 12-month window).

8. No warranty

softboiled is provided "as is." We do our best to keep it running, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted service or perfect AI output. We are not liable for recipes that don't turn out as expected, or for allergic reactions, food-safety incidents, or other consequences of cooking from any recipe on the service. You are responsible for verifying ingredients and food-safety practices.

9. Termination

You may delete your account at any time. softboiled may terminate accounts for material violation of these terms, especially repeat copyright infringement.

10. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. If we make significant changes, we will notify you through the app. Continued use means you accept the updated terms.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States.

Contact

Questions about these terms: privacy@jessicathornton.dev