Terms of Service — Fridgely

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, accessing, or using the Fridgely mobile application ("App") or website ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Fridgely ("we", "our", or "us"), operated from Turkey. By using the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and accepted these Terms.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. If you are between 13 and 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher), you must have the express permission of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf.

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements. We reserve the right to terminate accounts of users who do not meet these requirements.

3. Description of Service

Fridgely is an AI-powered mobile application that provides the following features:

Fridge scanning — using your device camera to identify ingredients via AI image analysis.
Recipe generation — AI-generated recipes tailored to your available ingredients and dietary preferences.
Macro tracking — calculation of nutritional and macronutrient information for suggested recipes.
Dietary filtering — categorisation of recipes by meal type, diet type, and health goals.
Recipe sharing — the ability to share recipes with other users within the App.

AI-generated outputs — including ingredient identifications, recipes, and nutritional estimates — are provided for informational purposes only and may not always be accurate or complete. You should independently verify all outputs before acting on them.

4. Account Registration

To access Fridgely's features, you must create an account. You agree to:

Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep it up to date.
Maintain the security and confidentiality of your account credentials and not share them with others.
Take full responsibility for all activity that occurs under your account, whether or not authorised by you.
Notify us immediately at support@fridgely.app if you suspect unauthorised access to your account.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that contain false information, are involved in fraudulent activity, or otherwise violate these Terms.

5. Subscription and Payment

5.1 Free Trial

New users receive a 7-day free trial with full access to all Fridgely features. No payment information is required to begin the trial. You may cancel at any time during the trial period at no charge.

5.2 Paid Subscription

After the free trial period ends, continued access to the Service requires a paid monthly subscription at the price displayed in the App at the time of subscription. Subscriptions are billed monthly and renew automatically unless cancelled in advance.

5.3 Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription at any time through the Google Play Store. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will retain full access to the Service until the end of the period you have paid for. We do not offer pro-rata refunds for unused portions of a billing period.

5.4 Refunds

Subscription fees are generally non-refundable. Refund requests may be submitted to Google Play in accordance with their refund policy. You may also submit requests directly to support@fridgely.app, which we will consider on a case-by-case basis at our sole discretion.

5.5 Price Changes

We reserve the right to change our subscription pricing at any time. We will provide at least 30 days' advance notice of any price change via in-app notification or email. Continued use of the Service after the new price takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated pricing.

5.6 Payment Processing

All payments are processed securely by Stripe. Fridgely does not store your payment card details. By subscribing, you also agree to Stripe's Terms of Service and Google Play's billing policies.

6. User Content

Fridgely allows you to create and share content including recipes, ingredient lists, and comments ("User Content"). You agree that:

You retain full ownership of all User Content you create.
By submitting or sharing User Content within the App, you grant Fridgely a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, display, distribute, and modify for technical formatting purposes your User Content, solely for the purpose of operating and improving the Service.
This licence terminates when you delete your User Content or your account, subject to reasonable backup retention periods of up to 30 days.
We will never sell, license, or transfer your User Content to third parties for commercial purposes without your explicit consent.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to the User Content you submit, and that it does not infringe any third-party rights.

7. Community Rules

To protect all users of the Service, you agree not to submit, share, or transmit content that:

Is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or obscene.
Infringes any intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any person.
Contains personal or sensitive information about other individuals without their consent.
Impersonates any person, organisation, or entity.
Contains malware, viruses, or any other malicious code.
Is false, misleading, or designed to deceive other users.

We reserve the right to remove any User Content that violates these rules and to restrict or terminate the accounts of users responsible, without prior notice and at our sole discretion.

8. Acceptable Use and Rate Limits

You agree to use the Service only for its intended purpose and in compliance with all applicable laws. You may not:

Use bots, scripts, automated tools, or any non-human means to access or interact with the Service.
Attempt to bypass, circumvent, or exceed rate limits, access controls, or usage restrictions.
Use the Service to collect, scrape, or extract data to build competing products, datasets, or AI models.
Interfere with, disrupt, or degrade the performance, availability, or integrity of the Service or its infrastructure.
Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or extract the source code of the App.
Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of our systems or networks without authorisation.
Use the Service in any way that could expose Fridgely to disproportionate API, infrastructure, or bandwidth costs.

We monitor usage patterns to ensure system stability and fair access for all users. We reserve the right to throttle, suspend, or permanently restrict access to any account that violates these rules or negatively impacts Service performance or costs, without prior notice.

9. AI-Generated Content Disclaimer

Fridgely uses artificial intelligence systems — including Anthropic's Claude API and TheMealDB — to generate recipes, identify ingredients, and estimate nutritional information. You acknowledge and agree that:

AI-generated outputs are probabilistic and may contain errors, omissions, unusual combinations, or inaccurate values.
Ingredient identifications from fridge scans may be incomplete or incorrect, particularly for unlabelled, packaged, or partially obscured items.
Nutritional and macronutrient values are estimates based on reference databases and may not reflect the exact composition of ingredients you use.
Cooking instructions in AI-generated recipes should be verified against established culinary standards before following.

You are solely responsible for independently verifying all AI-generated outputs before acting on them.

10. Health and Nutrition Disclaimer

FRIDGELY IS NOT A MEDICAL, NUTRITIONAL, OR DIETARY SERVICE. All nutritional information, macro tracking, health badges, and dietary categorisations provided by the App are for general informational purposes only. They do not constitute medical advice, dietary prescriptions, or professional nutritional guidance.

You should not rely on information provided by Fridgely to make decisions about your health, diet, or medical treatment. If you have a medical condition, food allergy, eating disorder, or specific dietary requirement, consult a qualified healthcare professional or registered dietitian before making any dietary changes.

Fridgely expressly disclaims all liability for any health outcomes, adverse reactions, injuries, or damages arising from reliance on content generated or provided by the App.

11. Food Safety Disclaimer

You are solely responsible for determining whether any ingredient is safe to consume. Fridgely makes no representations or warranties regarding:

The freshness, quality, or edibility of any ingredient identified in a fridge scan.
Whether identified ingredients are within their safe consumption or expiry date.
Appropriate storage conditions for any ingredient or prepared recipe.
The presence of allergens, contaminants, or other hazardous substances in any ingredient.

Expiry date detection and freshness indicators, where available in the App, are provided as a convenience only and should not be relied upon as definitive food safety guidance. Always exercise your own judgement and follow applicable food safety standards.

12. Intellectual Property

All original content within the Fridgely App and Service — including but not limited to the Fridgely name, logo, visual design, software, underlying technology, and proprietary content — is owned by or exclusively licensed to Fridgely and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws of Turkey and international treaties.

You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly display, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without our prior written permission.

Recipe data sourced from TheMealDB is subject to TheMealDB's own licensing terms. AI-generated recipes produced by the App are provided for your personal, non-commercial use only.

13. Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third-party providers including Anthropic (AI processing), Supabase (database), Stripe (payments), TheMealDB (recipe data), and Google Play (distribution and billing). Your use of the Service is subject to these providers' respective terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or practices of third-party services.

14. Termination

14.1 Termination by You

You may delete your account at any time through the App settings or by contacting support@fridgely.app. Upon account deletion, your right to use the Service terminates immediately. Subscription cancellation and account deletion are separate actions — cancelling your subscription does not delete your account.

14.2 Termination by Us

We reserve the right to suspend or permanently terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, engaged in fraudulent or abusive activity, or for operational or legal reasons. In cases of serious violation, termination may be immediate.

14.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination, all rights granted to you under these Terms cease immediately. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination — including intellectual property rights, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and governing law — shall survive.

15. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant that any defects will be corrected or that the Service will meet your requirements.

16. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FRIDGELY AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE. This includes but is not limited to damages for loss of profits, loss of data, loss of goodwill, personal injury, or property damage, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any claims arising from or relating to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the greater of USD $100 (one hundred US dollars), or the total amount you paid to Fridgely in the 12 months immediately preceding the claim.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or liabilities. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

17. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Fridgely and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to:

Your use of or access to the Service.
Your violation of any provision of these Terms.
Your User Content, including any claim that your content infringes a third party's rights.
Your violation of any applicable law or regulation.
Your violation of any third party's rights.

18. Business Transfer

In the event that Fridgely is involved in a merger, acquisition, asset sale, or other business transfer, your personal data and account information may be transferred to the acquiring entity as part of that transaction. We will provide at least 30 days' advance notice via in-app notification or email before any such transfer takes effect. Your rights under these Terms and our Privacy Policy will continue to apply following any such transfer.

19. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. When we make material changes, we will:

Update the "Effective Date" at the top of this document.
Notify you via in-app notification or email at least 14 days before the changes take effect.
For changes that significantly affect your rights, we may require your renewed acceptance before continued use.

If you do not agree with the updated Terms, you may cancel your subscription and delete your account before the changes take effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

20. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Turkey, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Turkey.

Before initiating any formal legal proceedings, we strongly encourage you to contact us at support@fridgely.app to attempt to resolve the matter informally. We will make reasonable efforts to resolve disputes amicably within 30 days of receiving written notice.

21. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, which shall continue in full force and effect.

22. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Fridgely with respect to the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions, whether oral or written.

23. Contact

For legal or Terms-related inquiries:

Email: support@fridgely.app
Website: fridgely.app/terms
Response time: within 30 days