Terms of Use

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Welcome to 5 Mins Recipes ("we," "our," or "us"). These Terms of Use govern your use of our website at 5minsrecipes.com (the "Site"). Please read them before you browse our recipes, post a rating or comment, or send us a message.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information is handled when you visit. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the Site.

2. Use of Our Content

The recipes, text, images, graphics and other materials on 5 Mins Recipes are protected by copyright. Unless a page says otherwise, we or our content creators own them.

You may:

• View, save and print recipes for your own personal, non-commercial use
• Cook our recipes at home for yourself, your family and your guests
• Share a link to a recipe page on social media, in a message or on your own website
• Quote a short excerpt (a sentence or two) with a clear credit and a link back to the original recipe page

You may not:

• Copy, republish or redistribute full recipes, articles or images on another website, app, newsletter or publication without our written permission
• Use our photos or text in your own commercial products, advertising or printed materials
• Sell or otherwise commercially exploit our content
• Remove or change copyright notices or attribution from our materials
• Scrape or copy the Site in bulk by automated means

If you would like to use our content in a way that is not covered above, please ask first through our Contact Us page.

3. Recipe and Nutrition Disclaimer

Our recipes are developed and edited to give clear steps, realistic times and temperatures, ingredient substitutions and food-safety notes. They are provided for general informational purposes. Please use your own judgment when you cook.

• Results vary. Ovens, stovetops, air fryers and slow cookers heat differently, and ingredient brands, sizes and freshness differ. Your timing, texture and flavor may not match what a recipe describes, so adjust as needed and trust what you see in your pan.
• Nutrition values are estimates. Any calorie or nutrition figures are approximate. They can change with the brands, quantities and substitutions you use, and they should not be treated as exact.
• Check allergens yourself. Recipes may contain or come into contact with common allergens such as milk, eggs, wheat, nuts, peanuts, soy, fish, shellfish and sesame. Always read the labels on the ingredients you buy, and make your own judgment about whether a dish is safe for you or your guests, especially when someone has an allergy or intolerance.
• Food safety is your responsibility. Wash your hands and surfaces, keep raw meat, poultry and seafood away from ready-to-eat foods, and refrigerate leftovers promptly. Use a food thermometer to confirm doneness rather than relying on time or appearance alone. As a general guide, poultry should reach an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C), ground meats 160°F (71°C), and whole cuts of beef and lamb at least 145°F (63°C), with a short rest time. Follow the guidance of your local food-safety authority where it differs.
• Not medical or dietary advice. Nothing on the Site is medical, nutritional or dietary advice. If you have a health condition, follow a special diet, are pregnant, or are cooking for infants or others with particular needs, speak with a qualified health professional before relying on any recipe.
• Use care in the kitchen. Cooking involves hot surfaces, sharp tools and open flames. Take sensible precautions, and supervise children around the kitchen.

4. User Submissions

The Site lets you submit recipe ratings and comments, and send us messages through the contact form.

• Ratings and comments. When you post a rating or comment, you provide a name and the text you choose to write. These may be displayed publicly on the recipe page. Please do not include personal details such as your address, phone number or email address in a public comment.
• Contact messages. Messages sent through the contact form (name, email address and message) are used only to reply to you.
• Your responsibility. You are responsible for what you submit. Do not post content that is unlawful, abusive, hateful, misleading, spam or advertising, or that infringes someone else's rights or privacy.
• License to display. By posting a comment or rating, you give us a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to display it on the Site in connection with the recipe it relates to. You keep ownership of your own words.
• Moderation. We may edit, decline or remove submissions that break these terms or that we consider inappropriate, and we may do so without notice.

Opinions in comments belong to the people who write them. They are not statements by 5 Mins Recipes, and tips from other readers are not a substitute for the food-safety notes in the recipe.

5. Third-Party Links and Advertising

The Site may link to other websites, including our social profiles on Pinterest, and it displays advertising provided by Google AdSense. Cloudflare provides content delivery and security for the Site. These third parties operate independently of us and have their own terms and privacy policies.

A link or an advertisement is not an endorsement. We do not control third-party websites or ads and are not responsible for their content, products, services or practices. If you click through to another site, you do so at your own risk, and we encourage you to read its terms and privacy policy. You can find more about cookies, consent choices and advertising in our Privacy Policy.

6. Accuracy and Availability of the Site

We aim to keep the Site accurate and useful, but we cannot guarantee that every recipe, time, quantity, image or description is free of errors or up to date. We may change, update or remove content at any time. The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and we do not promise that it will be uninterrupted or free of technical problems.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, 5 Mins Recipes and the people who contribute to it are not liable for any loss, injury, illness, allergic reaction, damage or expense arising from your use of the Site or from preparing, serving or eating any dish based on our recipes.

This includes indirect or consequential loss, and loss arising from reliance on estimated nutrition values, cooking times or substitutions, or from third-party websites and advertisements.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including any rights you have as a consumer.

8. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time, for example to reflect changes to the Site or to legal requirements. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised terms, so please check this page now and then.

9. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, want to request permission to use our content, or want to report a problem with a recipe or a comment, please reach us through the Contact Us page. To learn more about the Site and the recipe categories we publish, see the About Us page.