Last updated: July 19, 2026
Welcome to Stella Chef. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website located at https://www.stellachef.com, including its recipes, articles, photographs, videos, comments, newsletters, and other content or features (collectively, the “Site”).
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. About Stella Chef
Stella Chef is a food and recipe website that provides recipes, cooking ideas, kitchen tips, meal inspiration, and related editorial content for general informational and entertainment purposes.
2. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes to the Site, our practices, or applicable requirements. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means that you accept the revised Terms.
3. Permitted Use of the Site
You may access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use. You agree to use the Site lawfully and in a way that does not interfere with its operation or with another person’s use of the Site.
You may not:
- Copy, reproduce, republish, sell, license, or redistribute substantial portions of the Site without prior written permission.
- Remove copyright, trademark, attribution, or other ownership notices.
- Use automated tools to scrape, harvest, download, or reproduce Site content at scale.
- Use Site content to create a competing recipe database, publication, product, or commercial service.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its server, accounts, data, or security systems.
- Introduce malware, malicious code, spam, or other harmful material.
- Use the Site for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or misleading activity.
You may share a link to a Stella Chef page and may quote a brief excerpt with clear attribution and a link back to the original page. Republishing a complete recipe, article, photograph, or substantial portion of our content requires prior written permission.
4. Recipes and Cooking Information
Recipes and cooking information on Stella Chef are provided as general guidance. Results can vary because ingredients, brands, equipment, elevations, oven calibration, pan materials, cooking experience, and other conditions differ from kitchen to kitchen.
You are responsible for using appropriate judgment, following manufacturer instructions, practicing safe food handling, and confirming that food has reached a safe internal temperature before serving. Cooking times are estimates and should not replace visual, textural, or temperature-based doneness checks.
Never leave cooking food or heated appliances unattended. Keep hot surfaces, knives, electrical equipment, and other hazards away from children and pets.
5. Allergies and Dietary Requirements
Stella Chef does not guarantee that any recipe is free from allergens or suitable for a particular allergy, intolerance, medical condition, or dietary requirement. Ingredients and manufacturing practices may change, and cross-contact may occur.
Always review product labels and contact the manufacturer when necessary. If you or someone you are cooking for has a serious allergy or medical dietary restriction, consult an appropriately qualified professional before relying on a recipe or substitution.
6. Nutrition Information
Any nutrition information displayed on the Site is an estimate provided for convenience. Actual values may vary based on ingredient brands, quantities, substitutions, preparation methods, serving sizes, and calculation tools.
Nutrition information is not medical or dietary advice and should not be treated as a substitute for guidance from a physician, registered dietitian, or other qualified professional.
7. No Professional Advice
The Site does not provide medical, nutritional, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Content is provided for general informational and entertainment purposes only. You remain responsible for decisions made using information found on the Site.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the Site and its original content, including text, recipes as presented, photographs, graphics, logos, design elements, downloadable materials, and other creative works, are owned by or licensed to Stella Chef and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Individual ingredient lists may not be protected in the same way as original written expression, but Stella Chef’s photographs, introductions, instructions, notes, arrangement, commentary, and presentation may not be copied or republished without permission.
9. Comments and User Contributions
If the Site allows comments, reviews, messages, recipe ratings, or other contributions, you remain responsible for anything you submit.
By submitting content to the Site, you represent that you have the right to submit it and that it does not violate another person’s rights or applicable law. You grant Stella Chef a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, edit, moderate, and use that content in connection with operating and promoting the Site.
You may not submit content that is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, deceptive, infringing, promotional spam, or harmful. We may moderate, edit, refuse, or remove contributions at our discretion, but we are not obligated to monitor every submission.
Comments and other user contributions reflect the views of their authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Stella Chef.
10. Advertising, Affiliate Links, and Sponsored Content
The Site may display advertisements and may include affiliate links or sponsored content. Stella Chef may receive compensation when you view or interact with an advertisement, purchase through an affiliate link, or participate in a sponsored promotion.
Where required, material relationships and sponsored content will be disclosed. Compensation does not change the price you pay unless specifically stated.
Third-party advertisers, affiliate programs, and sponsors are responsible for their own products, services, claims, offers, policies, and practices. Stella Chef does not control and is not responsible for transactions between you and a third party.
11. Third-Party Links and Services
The Site may link to third-party websites, products, social platforms, or services for convenience or additional information. A link does not necessarily mean that Stella Chef endorses or controls the third party.
Third-party websites operate under their own terms and privacy practices. You access them at your own discretion and risk.
12. Privacy and Cookies
Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected, used, and shared, including through cookies, analytics, advertising technology, and other services.
13. Copyright Concerns
We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe that content on the Site infringes your copyright, email contact@stellachef.com with:
- Your name and contact information.
- A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.
- The exact URL of the allegedly infringing material.
- A statement explaining why you believe the use is unauthorized.
- A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act for the owner.
We may request additional information before taking action. This section provides a contact process and does not state that Stella Chef has registered a designated DMCA agent.
14. Site Availability and Changes
We may update, remove, correct, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time. We do not guarantee that the Site or any particular content will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, complete, or error-free.
15. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Site and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.
Stella Chef does not warrant that every recipe will produce identical results, that all information will always be complete or current, or that the Site will be free from interruptions, errors, or harmful components.
16. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Stella Chef and its owners, contributors, contractors, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Site.
This includes, without limitation, losses or injuries related to recipe results, food preparation, allergic reactions, dietary decisions, equipment use, third-party products, external websites, data loss, or interrupted access.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
17. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Stella Chef and its owners, contributors, contractors, and affiliates from claims, liabilities, losses, and reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful misuse of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or content you submit to the Site.
18. Termination of Access
We may restrict or terminate access to the Site when we reasonably believe a user has violated these Terms, interfered with the Site, infringed another person’s rights, or engaged in unlawful or harmful conduct.
19. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory applicable law provides otherwise.
20. Severability and Waiver
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A failure to enforce a provision does not waive the right to enforce it later.
21. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional policies or disclosures posted on the Site, form the agreement between you and Stella Chef regarding use of the Site.
22. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms may be sent to:
Stella Chef
Email: contact@stellachef.com
Website: https://www.stellachef.com