The deal between you and Prep Slate.

The agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a contract between you and BMK Studios LLC, the company behind Prep Slate ("Prep Slate", "we", "us"). They cover your use of the Prep Slate website, web app, and any mobile apps we publish (together, the "Service").

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you confirm that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. If you are between 13 and the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may only use the Service with the consent of a parent or guardian. The Service is not directed at children under 13.

Your account

• You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for everything that happens under your account.
• One person per account. Do not share your login with anyone else.
• You agree to give us accurate information, and to keep it up to date (your email in particular, since billing and security notices go there).
• If you think your account has been compromised, change your password and email us so we can help.

The service

Prep Slate is a tool for home cooks. The Service lets you save and organize recipes, import recipes from websites, plan meals, run a cook mode on a kept-awake screen, and generate shopping lists from what you plan to cook.

The exact features available depend on whether you are on a trial, an active subscription, or a free read-only state after a subscription has lapsed. We may add, change, or remove features over time as the product evolves. Where a change materially reduces what you get, we will let you know in advance.

Subscription, trial, and billing

Free trial

New accounts include a 14-day free trial of the full Service. No payment method is required to start the trial. When the trial ends, you may choose a subscription to continue using paid features, or keep using the Service in its free read-only state where your library and exports remain available.

Subscription plans and pricing

Current pricing is shown on our pricing page. Prices may change over time, but any change will not affect a subscription period you have already paid for.

How billing works

How your subscription is billed depends on where you buy it:

• On the web.Payments are processed by Stripe, our payment processor. Stripe holds your card details; we never see or store your full card number. We charge your subscription on a recurring basis until you cancel.
• In the iOS app.Purchases go through the Apple App Store. Apple holds your payment information, charges your account, and handles renewals according to its own terms.

Either way, subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date.

Taxes

Prices are exclusive of taxes unless stated otherwise. Any sales tax, VAT, or similar charge required by your jurisdiction will be applied at checkout.

Cancellation and refunds

You can cancel your subscription at any time. Cancellation stops future renewals; access to paid features continues until the end of the current billing period.

• Web subscriptions.Cancel from your account settings, or email us. Refunds are at our discretion and handled by us directly — get in touch if something has gone wrong.
• iOS subscriptions.Cancel through your App Store subscription settings. Refunds are handled by the Apple App Store under its refund policy; we cannot issue them directly for App Store purchases.

When a paid subscription ends, your account moves to a free read-only state. Your library stays visible. You can still export your recipes as JSON and as printable HTML. New saves, new imports, meal planning, and cook mode pause until you resubscribe.

Your content

You retain all rights to the recipes, photos, notes, and other content you upload or create in Prep Slate ("Your Content"). We do not claim ownership of any of it.

To run the Service, you grant Prep Slate a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to store, copy, transmit, and display Your Content for the sole purpose of providing the Service to you. This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for backup copies that age out on our normal rotation.

You are responsible for Your Content. You confirm that you have the right to upload it and that it does not violate anyone else's rights.

Importing recipes from other sites

The importer fetches a URL you give it, parses the page, and saves the parsed recipe to your account for your personal use. You are responsible for making sure your use of imported content is allowed by the source site's terms and by applicable copyright law. As a general matter, saving a recipe for your own kitchen use is fine; republishing it publicly is a different question and not something the Service does.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service to break the law, infringe someone's rights, or harass anyone.
• Upload malware, attempt to compromise the Service, or probe it for vulnerabilities without our written permission.
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest data from the Service in bulk, or use automated systems to create accounts.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service, except where local law expressly permits it.
• Resell, sublicense, or repackage the Service as your own.
• Interfere with other users' use of the Service, or with the infrastructure that runs it.

Common-sense good behavior covers most of this.

Our intellectual property

The Service itself — the Prep Slate name, the logo, the design, the code, the documentation, and everything else we create — is our intellectual property and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. These Terms do not transfer any of that to you. They grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service for its intended purpose while your account is in good standing.

Cooking disclaimer

Recipes in Prep Slate are written, imported, or modified by you and other users. They may contain errors, allergens, or ingredients unsuited to your diet. Prep Slate does not verify nutritional information, allergen presence, food safety, cooking temperatures, or storage instructions. You are responsible for the food you prepare and serve. If you have allergies, dietary restrictions, or medical conditions, double-check ingredients against authoritative sources before cooking.

Service availability and changes

We work to keep the Service available, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may need to take the Service down for maintenance, upgrades, or to address security issues. We may also modify, add, or remove features over time. Where a change materially reduces the value you get from a paid subscription, you may cancel your subscription.

Disclaimer of warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including (without limitation) implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, virus-free, or that any defect will be corrected. Your use of the Service is at your own risk.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, BMK Studios LLC and its officers, members, employees, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, loss of data, loss of goodwill, or business interruption, arising out of or relating to your use of the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of those damages.

Our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the amounts you paid us for the Service in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred US dollars (USD $100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. In those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless BMK Studios LLC and its officers, members, employees, and agents from any claim, liability, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of (a) your use of the Service, (b) Your Content, (c) your violation of these Terms, or (d) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

Termination

You can stop using the Service at any time, cancel your subscription, and delete your account from your profile.

We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms, if your account is being used to harm other users or the Service, or as required by law. Where reasonable, we will give you notice and a chance to correct the issue before terminating. On termination, your right to use the Service ends immediately, but your export tools (JSON and printable HTML) remain available for a reasonable period so you can take your data with you.

Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If a change is material, we will let you know by email and update the "Last updated" date above before the new version takes effect. Your continued use of the Service after the new version takes effect means you accept the updated Terms. If you do not accept them, you may cancel your subscription and delete your account.

Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You and Prep Slate agree that any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. Nothing in this section limits any right you have under the mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence.

Contact

Questions about these Terms, billing, or anything else: email us at support@prepslate.com.