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Copyright Policy

Last Updated: July 20, 2025

This Copyright Policy explains how intellectual property (“IP”)—including text, photographs, graphics, video, and other creative materials—on SavorySpiral.com (the “Site”) may be used. It also explains how to report alleged infringement of your rights.

Plain Language Snapshot: Everything on the Site is protected.You may link to a recipe page or use one photo with proper credit and a do‑follow (ordinary) link back, unless a photo is watermarked or marked “All Rights Reserved.” For takedown requests, email contact@savoryspiral.com.

1. Ownership of Site Content

Unless otherwise stated, all original content on the Site—including (a) recipes and accompanying headnotes, (b) step‑by‑step instructions, (c) original food photography and styling, (d) design elements, and (e) downloadable resources—is owned by Charlotte (“Savory Spiral”). All rights are reserved. Some stock images, fonts, icons, or embedded widgets are used under license; their copyrights remain with their respective owners.

2. What You May Do (Permitted Uses)

You are welcome to:

  1. Link to any public page or post on the Site (encouraged!).
  2. Quote up to 2 short ingredients lines OR 1–2 sentences from a recipe headnote in a blog post, article, or social caption with clear attribution (“Recipe by Savory Spiral” or “Via SavorySpiral.com”) and a direct, functioning hyperlink to the original recipe page.
  3. Use one (1) unaltered photo from a recipe post in a roundup article or feature only if you provide: (a) visible credit (“Photo: Savory Spiral”), and (b) a direct link to the specific post. Do not add overlays, filters, text, cropping that removes watermark, or use the image in collage pins without permission.
  4. Print a recipe for personal, non‑commercial kitchen use (e.g., family meal planning) provided the printed copy retains the original attribution and is not redistributed.

3. What You May Not Do (Prohibited Uses)

You may not:

  • Upload Site photos to social platforms (including Pinterest) as if they are your own or to create derivative image sets without permission.
  • Translate entire posts or recipes and publish them without consent (translation creates a derivative work still requiring permission).
  • Use content for commercial purposes (print, ebooks, courses, AI dataset training, advertising assets, restaurant menus, packaged goods) without a written license.
  • Remove, obscure, or alter watermarks, copyright notices, or metadata.
  • Frame this Site within another website or use embedded methods that make content appear as part of another site.
  • Use automated scripts to bulk copy, scrape, or train machine learning models on our content without a written data/content license.

4. Recipe Adaptations & Attribution Guidelines

If you develop a recipe inspired by one published here and wish to post your adaptation:

  • Rewrite the method and ingredient list in your own words reflecting substantive changes (e.g., altered ratios, technique changes, ingredient substitutions that materially affect outcome).
  • Attribute clearly near the recipe title or headnote: e.g., “Adapted from Savory Spiral’s [Original Dish Name]” with a hyperlink.
  • Avoid passing off extremely close copies as original; minor tweaks (swapping herbs, adjusting salt) do not create a new recipe.

5. User‑Generated Content (UGC)

If we enable comments, submitted text remains yours, but by posting you grant us a non‑exclusive, royalty‑free, worldwide license to display, reproduce, and distribute that content within the Site and associated backups. Do not post content you lack rights to (e.g.We may moderate or remove UGC at our discretion.

6. Requests for Additional Permissions / Licensing

For media features, corporate usage, cookbooks, educational materials, sponsorship decks, or other uses beyond Section 2, email contact@savoryspiral.com with:

  • URL(s) of the content you wish to use
  • Intended use and distribution (print run, platform, territory)
  • Whether modifications will be made We aim to respond within 5–7 business days. Fees may apply depending on scope.

7. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) / Infringement Notices

If you believe material hosted on or linked from the Site infringes your copyright, submit a notice containing all of the following:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (representative list if multiple works at one site).
  3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material (URL(s) sufficient to locate it).
  4. Your contact information: name, address, telephone, email.
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Send notices to: contact@savoryspiral.com (Subject: “Copyright Notice”).

7.1 Counter‑Notification

If you believe material you posted was removed due to mistake or misidentification, send us a counter‑notice including:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the removed material and the location where it appeared before removal.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, address, telephone number, and a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of federal court in Oregon (or if outside the U.S., consenting to jurisdiction where located) and that you will accept service of process from the original complaining party.

We may restore the content at our discretion consistent with the DMCA and applicable law.

8. Repeat Infringers / Policy Enforcement

We may terminate or limit access (e.g., comment privileges) for users who repeatedly infringe copyrights or submit infringing content. We also reserve the right to implement technical measures (e.g., disabling hotlinking) to protect content.

9. Trademarks

“Savory Spiral” and associated logos or taglines (if any) are unregistered or common law trademarks owned by Charlotte. Third‑party marks referenced remain the property of their respective owners and are used nominatively for identification only.

10. Use of Content in AI / Machine Learning

Using Site content (recipes, images, text) to train, fine‑tune, or augment machine learning or AI models—whether for commercial or non‑commercial research—requires express written permission unless such use is clearly permitted under an applicable open license explicitly stated on the specific content (none by default). Automated scraping for dataset building is prohibited.

11. No Transfer or Waiver

Nothing in this Policy transfers ownership of our IP to you. Failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of rights.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Copyright Policy to reflect new legal requirements or business practices. Material changes will be noted by updating the Last Updated date and may be announced on the Site. Continued use constitutes acceptance of changes.

13. Contact

Questions or permission requests: Savory Spiral (Charlotte)
155 N 1st Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Email: contact@savoryspiral.com