Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Website: www.theyumflavors.com
Contact: legal@theyumflavors.com
Acceptance of Terms
By using The Yum Flavors website (www.theyumflavors.com), you agree to these terms and conditions. If you don’t agree with any part of these terms, please don’t use our site. We know legal documents are about as exciting as stale coffee, but these protect both of us.
Use of Content
What You Can Do:
- Read, share, and enjoy all our coffee content
- Print articles for personal use (like that brewing guide you want in your kitchen)
- Share our content on social media with proper attribution
- Use our brewing techniques and recipes in your own kitchen
- Reference our content in non-commercial settings with proper credit
What You Can’t Do:
- Republish our articles on other websites without permission
- Use our content for commercial purposes without licensing
- Remove our copyright notices or author attributions
- Create derivative works based on our proprietary content
- Scrape our data for commercial databases
User Contributions
Comments & Community: When you comment on our articles or participate in our community, you grant us the right to display, modify, and distribute your contributions. Keep comments respectful, relevant to coffee, and helpful to other readers.
Photo Submissions: Love sharing photos of your coffee creations using our methods? By tagging us or submitting photos, you give us permission to feature them (with credit) across our platforms. We’ll always ask before using your photos commercially.
Recipe Modifications: When you share variations on our brewing techniques, those contributions help our entire community. By sharing, you agree that these modifications become part of our collective knowledge base.
Intellectual Property
Our Content: All articles, guides, photography, videos, and proprietary brewing techniques on The Yum Flavors are protected by copyright. Our brand name, logo, and distinctive content formats are our trademarks.
Fair Use: You can quote reasonable excerpts from our articles for reviews, commentary, or educational purposes, provided you include proper attribution and links back to the original source.
Coffee Industry Information: General coffee knowledge, widely-known brewing techniques, and industry-standard information aren’t proprietary to us. Our unique presentation, specific techniques, and original research are protected.
Coffee-Specific Disclaimers
Health & Dietary Information: Our content about coffee’s health benefits, caffeine content, and dietary considerations is for general information only. We’re coffee experts, not doctors. If you have specific health concerns, allergies, or medical conditions, consult healthcare professionals before making significant changes to your coffee consumption.
Taste Preferences: Coffee taste is subjective. When we say a coffee has “notes of dark chocolate and orange zest,” that’s our professional assessment, but your palate might experience something completely different. That’s not a flaw – it’s the beautiful diversity of coffee tasting.
Equipment Recommendations: We rigorously test all equipment we recommend, but results can vary based on your water, beans, technique, and even altitude. We stand behind our recommendations but can’t guarantee identical results in every kitchen.
Brewing Results: While we test all our brewing methods extensively, factors like water quality, bean freshness, grind consistency, and environmental conditions affect results. We provide techniques that work consistently for us and most readers, but some troubleshooting might be needed.
Affiliate Relationships & Product Recommendations
Transparency in Recommendations: Some product links are affiliate relationships, meaning we earn a small commission if you purchase through our links. This never influences our recommendations – we only promote equipment and beans we genuinely use and love.
Independent Testing: All coffee and equipment recommendations come from our own testing and purchasing. We maintain editorial independence and regularly recommend products from companies we don’t have affiliate relationships with.
Limitation of Liability
Educational Content: Our brewing guides, equipment reviews, and coffee recommendations are educational content based on our expertise and testing. While we strive for accuracy, we can’t be liable for results that differ from expectations.
Third-Party Products: When we recommend coffee beans, equipment, or other products, we’re not responsible for product defects, shipping issues, or customer service problems. Those concerns should be directed to the manufacturer or retailer.
Content Accuracy: We regularly update our content to reflect new information and changing products, but the coffee industry evolves rapidly. Always verify current pricing, availability, and specifications directly with suppliers.
Governing Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, United States. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of Denver County, Colorado.
Changes to Terms
We may update these terms periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We’ll notify newsletter subscribers of significant changes and post updates on this page with revision dates.
Contact Information
General Legal Questions: legal@theyumflavors.com
Licensing Requests: licensing@theyumflavors.com
Copyright Concerns: copyright@theyumflavors.com
Main Contact: contact@theyumflavors.com
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