Terms of Use

1. About these terms

By signing up for a Zuppi account or choosing to continue without an account, you agree to these Terms of Use. Please read them and the Privacy Policy before continuing.

Zuppi is provided by Nathan O’Dowd, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (“we”, “us”). These terms describe use of the Zuppi website and services, and the app when made available. The Privacy Policy explains information handling; it is not a blanket consent to optional processing.

Zuppi is now available for Android alpha testing through Google Play, while iPhone testing is coming soon. Website illustrations show the idea of the product and are not a guarantee of final screens or functionality. App features depend on the build, platform, device and services available to you. The Apple-specific testing, licensing and payment details below apply to the iPhone version. The Android alpha conditions below apply to the current Google Play test.

2. Joining the waitlist

Joining is free. It registers your interest and consent to an email when testing opens. It is not a purchase, subscription, guaranteed testing place or guarantee of particular features. We do not charge you or enrol you in a paid plan when you join.

Use an email address you control and do not sign other people up without permission. You can leave by emailing hello@zuppi.recipes. Testing notifications will include an unsubscribe link. See the waitlist privacy details.

3. Beta testing & eligibility

Android alpha

The Android alpha is free, optional and currently requires Android 12 or newer. Join using the testing link at android.zuppi.recipes, then install and update Zuppi through Google Play using the same Google account.

Alpha builds can contain faults, lose data, change or stop working. Export important recipes before testing or updating; uninstalling or clearing app storage removes local data, and system backup is not a guarantee of recovery. Alpha access does not promise access to a future paid release.

Google sign-in is optional for local recipes and required for Friends and Home. App-session and import diagnostics are collected automatically as explained in the Privacy Policy; the current alpha has no diagnostics switch. Joining the alpha is not a subscription or consent to marketing. Plus purchases are not available in this alpha.

iPhone TestFlight

When iPhone testing opens, participation is optional and subject to Apple’s TestFlight terms and the invitation requirements. Beta software can contain faults, lose data, change or expire. Back up important recipes before testing. Beta access does not promise access to a later commercial release.

For iPhone TestFlight, you must meet Apple’s minimum age requirements. For all testing, applicable local age and consent rules apply. Zuppi is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 18, review these terms with a parent or guardian and obtain their permission where required.

Purchases made within a TestFlight beta use Apple’s test environment and are not charged as real App Store purchases. A later App Store subscription is separate and requires its own purchase approval.

4. App licence & acceptable use

The app is licensed, not sold. Android alpha builds are supplied under the applicable Google Play terms and the licence shown with the app. For an App Store release, the licence supplied with that release governs installation and use; Apple’s Standard End User Licence Agreement applies where no custom licence is supplied. TestFlight builds are governed by the applicable beta licence.

Use the website and connected services lawfully. Do not attack, overload, spam or gain unauthorised access to them; bypass access controls or service limits; impersonate others; or submit material that infringes rights or unlawfully harms other people. Restrictions do not remove rights granted by applicable law or open-source licences.

The Zuppi branding, interface and code remain ours or our licensors’. Third-party names, content and marks belong to their respective owners. Zuppi is not endorsed by the social platforms from which you import recipes.

5. Recipes, contributions & sharing

You retain rights you already hold in recipes, photos and notes you create. Importing someone else’s recipe does not transfer their copyright to you. Only import, upload, copy or share content you are entitled to use, and preserve source attribution where provided.

We do not claim ownership of your content. When you use a connected feature, you permit the processing, storage and delivery needed to provide it, for example, cloud recipe extraction or showing a shared recipe to an accepted friend or Home member. The Privacy Policy explains cloud caching and retention.

Cloud recipe processing

Cloud recipe processing is part of the Zuppi service. Recipe links, pasted text, text recognised from photos and saved recipe text may be sent to Zuppi’s cloud AI service to extract ingredients and methods and suggest improvements. This can include personal information you put in a recipe. Suggested changes to saved recipes require your review and approval.

You can turn off Cloud AI for recipes in Settings and continue using local imports and manual editing. Turning it off applies on your device immediately; your account and previously submitted work receive the updated choice when connected. Optional analytics, advertising choices and device permissions remain separate.

Do not share sexual exploitation, threats, hateful abuse, harassment, dangerous instructions, spam, impersonation or infringing material. Report content from its in-app report control or through Zuppi support. Include the content link or reference and the reason. We review reports and may remove content or restrict an account; contact us to appeal a decision.

Shared Home content can be edited by other members. People may retain copies they have already made; removing a recipe, leaving a Home or deleting your account cannot recall those copies. Do not upload private information about other people without appropriate permission.

Product contributions and corrections are intended for the shared barcode catalogue and may appear in catalogue data exports. Open Food Facts data is subject to its database and image licence terms; those licences continue to apply. Do not put personal information into product fields.

Use available export controls to keep your own backup. Personal recipe export does not require Plus. Exporting content does not create rights to republish someone else’s protected work.

6. Recipe accuracy & food safety

Automatic imports, AI processing, barcode data and recipe conversions can be incomplete or wrong. A source or confidence indicator is not a guarantee. Check ingredients, amounts, units, cooking steps and temperatures against a reliable source before cooking.

Keep an eye on cooking and use an appropriate timer or thermometer where needed. Device notifications, voice commands and timers can be interrupted by system settings or faults. These precautions do not exclude any responsibility or consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

7. Other websites & online services

Source sites may restrict access, change their content or block imports. Google sign-in and Play services, Apple sign-in, Zuppi account sync, barcode data and other online features depend on third-party availability and your configuration. Some imports require manual correction, pasted text or screenshots.

We cannot guarantee every link will work or that third-party information is accurate. Follow the source service’s terms and applicable law. Where cloud features have quotas, the applicable limits or allowance are shown in the app or service response. A failed cloud read may still leave an on-device result, but a successful import is not guaranteed.

8. Zuppi Plus & payments

The website waitlist and Android alpha are free and do not sell subscriptions. Alpha access does not create a paid plan. Any future Google Play purchase must show its price, billing period, renewal and cancellation terms before purchase. The Apple billing and cancellation rules in this section apply only to Apple purchases. If Plus is offered in the app, it is an optional monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription; on iPhone, it is billed by Apple. The actual price, billing period, available features and any offer conditions must be shown before you confirm a purchase. Website previews and testing prices are not an offer of a live subscription.

Current Plus features are centred on meal planning and additional connected conveniences where available. Existing personal recipes remain accessible when Plus expires; paid actions can stop, and connected features can have different limits. Home Plan, Shop and Pantry have full access while any current member has active Plus. Without an active Plus member, viewing and completion actions remain available while adding and managing content are reduced. Refer to the current purchase screen for what your plan includes.

• Apple charges your Apple Account when a real purchase is confirmed and handles renewals under the terms shown at purchase.
• Subscriptions renew until cancelled. Manage or cancel them in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Deleting Zuppi, leaving the waitlist or signing out does not cancel an Apple subscription.
• If a trial or discounted offer is actually offered, its eligibility, duration and subsequent price will be disclosed. Follow Apple’s cancellation deadline, including cancelling a free or discounted trial at least 24 hours before it ends if you do not want renewal.
• You can request an eligible refund through Apple’s Report a Problem service. Refund eligibility depends on the circumstances, region and applicable law; there is no universal refund window promised by these terms.

See Apple’s cancellation instructions. Your statutory cancellation, refund and other consumer rights remain unaffected.

9. Changes & stopping use

We may update the app and website, and change or withdraw beta features. We do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Where changes materially affect a paid service, we will provide the notice and remedies required by applicable law. We will not use these terms to remove rights for something you have already paid for.

You can stop using the app, export your recipes, leave the waitlist or use available sharing-account deletion controls. A Home host may need to transfer or delete the Home first. These are separate from cancellation of an Apple subscription.

We may restrict access to protect the service or address unlawful use or a material breach. Where reasonably possible, we will explain the issue and give you a chance to resolve it. Contact us if you believe access was restricted in error.

We will date changes to these terms and provide appropriate notice of material changes. Where agreement is required, we will seek it. Changes do not override mandatory consumer rights.

10. Our responsibilities & your rights

We will provide our services with reasonable care and skill. Software and connected services can have faults, but this does not remove your rights where a service is faulty or does not match what was promised.

Where we breach our obligations, we are responsible for loss that is a foreseeable result of that breach, subject to applicable law. Zuppi is intended for personal use; to the extent the law allows, we do not accept responsibility for business losses from using it for commercial purposes.

Nothing here excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be limited. Nothing removes your statutory rights, including applicable rights under the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 or mandatory protections where you live.

11. Contact & disputes

Questions, complaints and support requests can be sent to Nathan O’Dowd at hello@zuppi.recipes. We are based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; a postal contact address is available on request.

These website and service terms are governed by Scots law, subject to mandatory protections in your country. Consumers retain any right to bring proceedings in their local courts. Apple’s own service and licence terms govern your separate relationship with Apple.

You can contact us to try to resolve a problem. Information about independent consumer dispute-resolution bodies in the EU is available from the European Commission. We do not promise participation in a particular scheme unless required or separately agreed.

If a provision cannot be enforced, the remaining provisions continue to apply to the extent permitted by law. No transfer of the service or change to these terms reduces rights that the law guarantees you.