Terms of Service
Effective Date: May 19, 2026
Website: CottageKitchenFinder.com
Welcome to Cottage Kitchen Finder (“CKF,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Service explain the rules for using our website and services.
By using CottageKitchenFinder.com, submitting information, creating or claiming a listing, sending a message, or using any CKF feature, you agree to these Terms of Service.
If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
1. Purpose of Cottage Kitchen Finder
Cottage Kitchen Finder is designed to help people discover cottage food sellers, local producers, farmers markets, farm stands, U-pick farms, seasonal foods, and community food resources.
CKF may include public listings, market information, merchant information, seasonal guidance, food assistance information, articles, contact forms, claim tools, correction forms, and related local food resources.
CKF is an informational directory and discovery platform. CKF does not own, operate, inspect, certify, endorse, supervise, or control the businesses, markets, producers, vendors, or organizations listed on the website unless specifically stated.
2. Use of the Website
You agree to use CKF in a lawful, respectful, and honest manner.
You may not use the website to:
- Submit false, misleading, abusive, defamatory, or fraudulent information
- Impersonate another person, business, market, or organization
- Claim a listing you are not authorized to manage
- Upload or submit content you do not have the right to use
- Harass, threaten, spam, or abuse other users, merchants, markets, or CKF staff
- Attempt to damage, disrupt, overload, scrape, hack, or interfere with the website
- Use CKF for unlawful activity
- Misuse contact forms or outreach features
- Collect contact information for spam or unauthorized marketing
We may restrict, remove, edit, suspend, or block access to content, listings, submissions, or users that violate these terms or harm the website, users, markets, merchants, or the public.
3. Listings and Public Information
CKF may display public information about merchants, markets, farm stands, U-pick farms, local producers, organizations, and related food resources.
Listing information may come from:
- Information submitted by listing owners or representatives
- Publicly available sources
- Market websites or directories
- Government or program websites
- Public correction or suggestion forms
- CKF research and administrative review
- Other sources believed to be relevant
We try to make CKF useful and accurate, but we cannot guarantee that all listing information is complete, current, or error-free.
Users should confirm important details directly with the market, merchant, producer, or official source before visiting, purchasing, applying, attending, or relying on listing information.
4. Claiming or Managing Listings
Some listings may be claimable by authorized owners, managers, or representatives.
By submitting a claim request, you represent that:
- You are authorized to manage or represent the listing
- The information you provide is accurate
- You will not claim or modify a listing fraudulently
- You understand that CKF may review, approve, deny, suspend, or remove listing access
CKF may request additional information before approving a claim. CKF may reject or revoke claims if ownership or authority cannot be reasonably verified.
5. User Submissions
You may submit information through forms, listing updates, claim requests, correction suggestions, contact forms, images, descriptions, or other website features.
By submitting content to CKF, you confirm that:
- The information is accurate to the best of your knowledge
- You have the right to submit it
- You allow CKF to store, review, edit, display, publish, or use it as reasonably needed to operate the website
- Public listing information may appear on CKF if submitted for that purpose
You remain responsible for the information you submit.
CKF may edit, format, reject, remove, or decline to publish submitted content for clarity, accuracy, quality, safety, legal concerns, moderation reasons, or website standards.
6. Photos, Logos, and Images
If you upload or submit images, logos, banners, or photos, you represent that you own them or have permission to use them.
You grant CKF permission to display submitted images on relevant public listings or website areas.
You may not submit copyrighted, stolen, misleading, offensive, unsafe, or unauthorized images.
CKF may remove images at its discretion.
7. Contact Forms and Communication
CKF may provide contact forms, claim forms, correction forms, support forms, or other messaging tools.
You agree not to use these tools for spam, harassment, scams, abusive messages, illegal activity, or unrelated solicitation.
CKF may log form submissions, sender information, message content, IP address, timestamps, and related details for administrative, moderation, security, and audit purposes.
CKF does not guarantee that a merchant, market, producer, or organization will respond to a message.
8. Food, Health, Safety, and Legal Responsibility
CKF is not responsible for the food, products, services, business practices, licensing, permits, safety, compliance, labeling, preparation, delivery, storage, or sales practices of any listed merchant, market, vendor, producer, or organization.
Cottage food laws, farmers market rules, food safety requirements, permits, labeling requirements, tax obligations, insurance requirements, and product restrictions vary by state and locality.
Merchants, vendors, producers, and markets are responsible for understanding and following the laws, rules, and requirements that apply to them.
Shoppers are responsible for asking questions, checking product information, reviewing allergen concerns, verifying seller information, and making their own purchasing decisions.
CKF does not provide legal, food safety, health, tax, or business advice.
9. Food Assistance Information
CKF may display information about food assistance programs at markets, including EBT, SNAP, WIC/FMNP, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Up Food Bucks, Produce Perks, Market Match, Healthy Bucks, or similar programs.
This information is provided as a helpful public resource and may change.
CKF does not determine eligibility, issue benefits, process benefit payments, or administer government assistance programs.
Users should confirm program availability, eligibility, rules, accepted benefits, token systems, matching limits, and participation directly with the market, program administrator, or official source.
10. Articles and Educational Content
CKF may publish articles, guides, blog posts, seasonal information, local food education, and related content.
This content is for general informational purposes only.
We try to provide useful information, but we do not guarantee that all content is complete, current, or applicable to every location or situation.
You should verify important information with official sources, qualified professionals, or the relevant market, merchant, agency, or organization.
11. No Guarantee of Availability or Results
CKF may change, update, pause, remove, or discontinue parts of the website at any time.
We do not guarantee:
- That listings will receive traffic, messages, sales, customers, or claims
- That all submitted listings or changes will be approved
- That all information will be error-free
- That the website will always be available
- That search results will include every relevant producer, market, or resource
- That any third-party website, contact, or link will remain available
12. Paid Features, Upgrades, or Sponsored Placement
CKF may offer paid features, listing upgrades, color listing options, sponsorships, advertising, premium visibility, or other paid services in the future or where already available.
Any paid feature may have additional terms, pricing, expiration dates, renewal rules, refund policies, or display limitations.
Unless otherwise stated, purchasing a paid feature does not guarantee sales, traffic, ranking, approval, or specific business results.
CKF may change or discontinue paid offerings with reasonable administrative control.
13. Third-Party Links
CKF may link to third-party websites, social media pages, government resources, market websites, merchant websites, food assistance program pages, payment processors, maps, or other external resources.
We are not responsible for third-party websites, their content, policies, accuracy, security, availability, or actions.
Visiting third-party websites is at your own risk.
14. Intellectual Property
The CKF website design, branding, text, structure, features, layout, code, articles, original content, and related materials are owned by CKF or used with permission, unless otherwise stated.
You may not copy, reproduce, scrape, republish, sell, or misuse CKF content or data without written permission, except for normal personal use, fair use, or sharing links back to the website.
Listing owners retain rights to their own business names, logos, photos, and submitted materials, but grant CKF permission to display and use submitted materials as part of the website.
15. Accuracy and Corrections
We welcome correction requests and suggestions.
If you believe a listing is inaccurate, outdated, claimed incorrectly, or should be updated, please use the available correction or contact tools.
CKF may review and decide whether to make corrections. We may keep audit records of corrections, claims, updates, and related submissions.
16. Account, Access, and Security
If CKF provides login links, claim tools, portal access, magic links, or other account-style features, you are responsible for keeping access links and account information secure.
You may not share private access links with unauthorized people.
CKF may revoke or limit access if there is suspected misuse, fraud, unauthorized access, security risk, or violation of these terms.
17. Disclaimer of Warranties
CKF is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
We make no warranties or guarantees, express or implied, about the website, listings, content, availability, accuracy, merchant quality, market operations, producer compliance, food safety, third-party links, or results from using the website.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CKF disclaims warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and accuracy.
18. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CKF and its owners, operators, administrators, contractors, service providers, and affiliates will not be liable for damages arising from or related to:
- Use of or inability to use the website
- Inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or missing information
- User-submitted content
- Third-party listings, markets, merchants, vendors, producers, or organizations
- Food products, purchases, transactions, visits, events, or communications
- Website downtime, errors, data loss, security incidents, or technical problems
- Reliance on food assistance, seasonal, market, or listing information
Your use of CKF is at your own risk.
19. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CKF and its owners, operators, administrators, contractors, service providers, and affiliates from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from:
- Your use of the website
- Your submissions or content
- Your violation of these terms
- Your violation of another person’s rights
- Your business, market, products, services, or listing information
- Your unlawful or improper conduct
20. Moderation and Removal
CKF may remove, edit, hide, suspend, archive, or reject listings, content, accounts, claims, messages, images, or submissions at its discretion.
Reasons may include inaccurate information, suspected fraud, abuse, spam, duplicate listings, legal concerns, safety concerns, outdated information, unsupported claims, user complaints, or violation of these terms.
21. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Service from time to time.
When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.
Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated terms.
22. Contact
For questions about these Terms of Service, contact:
Cottage Kitchen Finder
Email: Cottage Kitchen Finder.com
Website: CottageKitchenFinder.com
