Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 2 July 2026

These terms are a legal agreement between you and [LEGAL ENTITY NAME] ("Pinch", "we", "us") governing your use of the Pinch app and website. By creating an account or using Pinch, you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use Pinch.

1. The service

Pinch is a private recipe app: you save recipes from links, text, photos, and videos into your own library, organise and scale them, build grocery and pantry lists, and cook hands-free. Some features use AI to parse and enrich recipes.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least [16 / 18 — confirm with counsel] to use Pinch. By using Pinch you confirm you meet this requirement.

3. Your account

Pinch uses passwordless sign-in (a one-time email code or Apple/Google sign-in). You are responsible for keeping access to your email and devices secure and for activity under your account.

4. Your content

You keep ownership of the recipes, notes, and other content you add ("Your Content"). You grant us a limited licence to store and process Your Content solely to provide the service to you and the households you share with (including sending it to our AI processors to parse, scale, or search it, as described in the Privacy Policy). You are responsible for having the right to save and share what you add.

5. Content from third-party sources

When you save a recipe from a website or social post, Pinch extracts the recipe into your private library and records the source attribution and URL. We do not republish it publicly. You are responsible for your use of third-party content and for respecting the source's rights and terms. If you are a rights-holder and believe content should be removed, contact [LEGAL/CONTACT EMAIL] and we will act on valid notices.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to use Pinch to store or share unlawful content, to infringe others' rights, to abuse or attempt to break the service, to reverse-engineer it, or to bypass usage limits. We may suspend or remove content or accounts that breach these terms. To report illegal content, contact [LEGAL/CONTACT EMAIL].

7. AI features — please review

Pinch uses AI to parse, transcribe, scale, and search recipes. AI output can be wrong or incomplete. Pinch presents parsed recipes for you to review and confirm before you rely on them. Always check ingredients, quantities, and steps against the original source. Pinch is a convenience tool, not an authority.

8. Allergen and dietary information — important

Pinch may highlight possible allergens in a recipe to help you. This is a best-effort warning, not a guarantee:

• The absence of a warning does not mean a recipe is safe. Allergen detection can miss ingredients, misread quantities, or lack information about preparation, cross-contamination, or brand variations.
• Pinch does not certify any recipe as safe for any allergy or diet.
• If you have a food allergy, intolerance, or medical dietary need, always verify ingredients yourself and consult a qualified professional. Do not rely on Pinch for safety-critical decisions.

9. Nutrition and health

Any nutrition or dietary information in Pinch is approximate and provided for general interest only. Pinch makes no medical or health claims and is not medical or dietary advice. Consult a qualified professional for advice about your diet or health.

10. Subscriptions and payments

Pinch is free to use with a monthly allowance of AI-assisted saves. Pinch Pro unlocks unlimited AI ingestion and additional features:

• Monthly — £1.99 per month
• Annual — £14.99 per year
• Lifetime — £39, one-time

Purchases are processed by the Apple App Store or Google Play, under their terms and billing. Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel a subscription in your App Store or Google Play account settings — not by uninstalling the app. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Prices may change; we will notify you of changes to a subscription you hold as required by the stores and by law.

11. Your right to cancel (EU/UK consumers)

Digital content is supplied as soon as you buy and begin using it. Where you have a statutory 14-day right of withdrawal, you acknowledge that by starting to use a purchased feature you request immediate supply and, to the extent permitted by law, may lose that right once supply has begun. Refund requests for App Store / Google Play purchases are handled by Apple or Google under their policies.

12. Changes and availability

We may update, add, or remove features, and we may change or discontinue the service. We aim to keep Pinch available but do not guarantee it will be uninterrupted or error-free.

13. Termination

You may stop using Pinch and delete your account at any time (Settings → Delete account & data, or getpinch.io/delete-account). We may suspend or terminate access for breach of these terms.

14. Disclaimers and liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Pinch is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law (including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or fraud). Subject to that, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for decisions you make relying on AI output, allergen warnings, or nutrition information. [Confirm liability caps and consumer-law carve-outs with counsel.]

15. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of [England and Wales — confirm], and the courts of that jurisdiction have exclusive jurisdiction, without affecting any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have where you live.

16. Contact

[LEGAL ENTITY NAME] — [LEGAL/CONTACT EMAIL] — [REGISTERED ADDRESS].