Terms of Use
These terms set the ground rules for how readers interact with our editorial material on coffee, cafés, and dining.
What These Terms Cover
Every visit to the site brings you into contact with written pieces, images, and recommendations built around real café visits and brewing trials. The rules here apply to all of that material and to any comments or submissions you add in return.
Using Our Coffee, Café, and Dining Content
Read freely. Quote short passages for personal notes or discussion. Reproduce longer sections only with clear credit and a link back to the original page. We built these pieces from repeated tastings and conversations with baristas, so the details stay tied to those sources.
Copyright, Sharing, and Fair Use Expectations
Text and photographs remain our property. Fair use covers criticism, teaching, or brief review. Anything beyond that needs written permission. A multi-year project with a regional roaster taught us how quickly shared material can drift from its original context, so we ask readers to keep citations direct.
Reader Conduct, Comments, and Submissions
Keep comments respectful. Off-topic promotion or repeated disruption leads to removal. When you send a recipe note or café story, you grant us the right to edit and publish it. We treat every submission as a contribution to the larger record rather than private correspondence.
Links, Recommendations, and Third-Party Sites
Outgoing links point to places we have visited or studied. They do not constitute endorsement of every page on those sites. An ongoing partnership since 2019 with a small publishing collective has shown how quickly external content changes, so check dates before relying on any linked material.
How These Terms Relate to Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains data handling. These terms add only the expectations around content use and reader input. No conflict exists between the two documents.
Important Limits on Advice, Accuracy, and Liability
Recipes and café notes reflect conditions at the time of writing. Tastes shift with beans, water, and equipment. We present observations, not guarantees. Liability stays limited to what local law requires.
Updates, Corrections, and Contact
Terms may change. The date at the bottom of this page marks the current version. Reach the editors through the contact form on the Contact page when questions arise.