Terms of Use

Date last updated: 17 May 2023

These Salty Ginger Terms and Conditions of Service and Sale relate to the use of and the purchasing of anything from the Salty Ginger website (https://saltyginger.com), or any associated platforms. By accessing our website, registering an account, or purchasing from our website you automatically agree to these Terms and Conditions.

Use of our website

Your use of the website, opening an account with Salty Ginger, and/or ordering of anything from Salty Ginger creates a legally binding contract between you and Salty Ginger subject to these Terms and Conditions.

Governing Law

These terms of use and any separate agreement whereby we provide services and/or products shall be governed by and construed by the laws of New Zealand.

You and we submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand concerning any dispute, claim or legal matter arising as a result of, or in regards to, your use of the service and these terms and conditions.

Your use of the website, opening an account with Salty Ginger, and/or ordering of anything from Salty Ginger is subject to the laws of New Zealand.

No warranty for the use of the website.

Salty Ginger endeavors to ensure that no computer virus or malicious software is contained on our website, Salty Ginger makes no warranty as to your use of the website and Salty Ginger will have no liability for any damage to your computer or other hardware or software as a result of your use of the Website.

Limitations and Permission

You may not use the logo(s), photographs, or content on the website without attribution. You may link to the website from any other website provided that you agree to immediately remove the link if requested by Salty Ginger.

Privacy

We collect, hold, and protect the personal information you share with us per our Privacy Policy. Please read this for detailed information regarding your privacy and our website.

You are in control of your personal information and can ask us to share this with you or to delete this at any time. To do this, simply contact us or email [email protected] and we will action this request within 7 working days.

Consent to use cookies

Our website uses cookies to give you the best user experience. Read more about the use of cookies in our Privacy Policy.

Affiliate programs

Because Salty Ginger is an income source and does occasionally include endorsements and testimonials, it is important to disclose the following:

This blog is a source of income and may be used to promote products, services, or other businesses
I share and promote products, services, or businesses that I believe could be beneficial to you.
An affiliate link, used in some posts, is where Salty Ginger makes a small percentage of each sale, at no additional cost to you. This is one of the ways in which Salty Ginger earn an income.

Salty Ginger participates in the following programs

AMAZON - As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As part of this program, Salty Ginger can post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their websites. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commissions on these sales.
CLOUDWAYS - Salty Ginger is a participant in the Cloudways affiliate program, an affiliate network that provides a means for us to earn commissions by linking to affiliated sites and products. For more information, please see Cloudways Privacy Policy.
SHAREASALE - Salty Ginger is a participant in the ShareASale affiliate program, an affiliate network that provides a means for us to earn commissions by linking to affiliated sites and products. For more information, please see ShareASale’s Privacy Policy.
UPDRAFT PLUS - Salty Ginger is a participant in the Updraft Plus affiliate program, an affiliate network that provides a means for us to earn commissions by linking to affiliated sites and products. For more information, please see Updraft Plus Privacy Policy.
WORDFENCE - Salty Ginger is a participant in the WordFence affiliate program, an affiliate network that provides a means for us to earn commissions by linking to affiliated sites and products. For more information, please see Wordfence's Privacy Policy.
CJ- Salty Ginger is a participant in the CJ affiliate program, an affiliate network that provides a means for us to earn commissions by linking to affiliated sites and products. For more information, please see CJ Privacy Policy.
FEAST DESIGN - Salty Ginger is a participant in the Feast Design affiliate program, an affiliate network that provides a means for us to earn commissions by linking to affiliated sites and products. For more information, please see Feast Design Privacy Policy.

On occasion, Salty Ginger will participate in other non-specified affiliate programs, which have the capability to track the referrals to their websites and utilize cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

Consent to receive email communications

By using our site, and registering for a newsletter, you consent to us sending you email updates. You can opt to receive this newsletter at the bottom of our website. We will allow you to unsubscribe to the newsletter at any time (by simply clicking on the link in the footer of the email newsletter).

Alternatively, should you wish to unsubscribe, you can contact us at [email protected]

General Conditions

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

We do not guarantee that this website will be available at all times. You will agree that we are not liable to you for any unavailability of this website at any given time.

Disclaimer

Salty Ginger disclaims and excludes all liability for any claim, loss, demand, or damages of any kind whatsoever (including for negligence) arising out of or in connection with the use of either this website or the information, content, or materials included on this site or on any website we link to.

In preparing this site, every effort has been made to ensure the content is up-to-date and accurate. However, unintentional errors can occur and therefore the information may neither be up to date nor accurate.

While Salty Ginger endeavors to ensure that no computer virus or malicious software is contained on our website and/or products, Salty Ginger makes no warranty as to your use of the website or products and will have no liability for any damage to your computer or other hardware as a result of the use of the website/products.

Continuity or modification of service

Salty Ginger makes no warranty or representation, express or implied, as to the continuity of service. It reserves the right to suspend, terminate or otherwise alter access to some or all of the site’s services and/or products at any time and without notice.

Link to Third-Party Website

This website contains links to websites that are not controlled by Salt Ginger (Third Party Website). Salty Ginger makes no promises or warranties as to the content or security of any Third-Party Website and you link to and use any such Third Party Website at your own risk.

Copyright

This website, including all images, text, software, and other content is the property of Salty Ginger (Mary-Lou Watkins) and is protected by New Zealand and international copyright laws. All rights reserved.

We own or license all intellectual property rights in this website and all content contained on it, including but not limited to all products, brand names, logos, trademarks, designs, artwork, photographs, text, visual effects, graphics, and source code.

You may have the opportunity to download ebooks or other digital products from our Website or newsletter. If you decide to do this, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable license to use the product(s). You agree that you are not allowed to modify, distribute, sell, share, republish, or create derivative content from any information provided to you without express consent from Salty Ginger.

You have our permission to use a link to our Website from your website. You may use one photo or excerpt (up to 100 words) from any post, with a mandatory link back to the post on our Website where it originated. We do not allow re-posting an entire recipe or more than one paragraph of a post, using photos without linking back, or presenting any of our content as your own. Any distribution of content from Salty Ginger beyond what is described herein constitutes copyright infringement.

You may view and print any content displayed on the Website for personal, non-commercial use, provided that all copyright and attribution notices remain intact.

By using this website you agree to not reproduce, publish, transmit, sell, license, distribute, or create derivative content from this Website or any part of it, without written consent from Salty Ginger.

The framing, scraping, data-mining, extraction, or collection of the content from the Website in any form and by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. This includes the use of content (blog posts, photographs, and video) for the teaching/machine learning used in Artificial Intelligence programs.

This would indicate that content from this website cannot be extracted, mirrored, or used for any other purpose than personal.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Salty Ginger and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Use or the documents they incorporate by reference or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

Nutrition Information

Salty Ginger provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered from online calculators and can vary for a recipe based on the precision of measurements, brands, as well as a source of nutrition data. We strive to keep the information as accurate as possible, but make no warranties in terms of accuracy and encourage the readers to use their own calculators.

The author of Salty Ginger is not a dietitian or nutritionist, and nutrition data cannot be construed as medical or nutritional advice. You are fully responsible for your own action and consequence as a result of anything you read and/or make from this Website.

Salty Ginger, nor Mary-Lou Watkins shall not be held liable for any adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result.

Entire Agreement

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this website or in respect to The Service constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications, and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us, (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).

Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.

Accessibility Statement

Salty Ginger strives to ensure that its services are accessible to people with disabilities. Salty Ginger has invested a significant amount of resources to help ensure that its website is made easier to use and more accessible for people with disabilities, with a strong belief that website accessibility efforts assist all users and that every person has the right to live with dignity, equality, comfort, and independence.

I am continuously improving the accessibility of my website for people with disabilities. If you find that I am not meeting your requirements please send me a message at [email protected].

Disclaimer

Salty Ginger continues its efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of its site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible, and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities.

Despite our efforts to make all pages and content on saltyginger.com fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution.

Your license to us

Other than personal information, which is covered under the privacy policy, any material you transmit or post to the site is considered non-confidential. This includes feedback or submissions you provide.

We reserve the right to sue all user-submitted content we receive in our marketing and promotional material, both on and offline, identifying the submitter by first name only. If you do not want us to use your submitted content, please let us know.

Your submission of such content confirms you understand that this content may be used in a public context, either online and/or offline, and that Salty Ginger may specifically use, modify, edit, or republish such content submitted. While we endeavor not to significantly alter the meaning or intent of submitted content, we do sometimes edit to condense, summarise, improve readability or comply with our regulatory obligations, and reserve the right to do so.

Beyond prevailing legislation, Salty Ginger has no obligation to screen or edit any content supplied by customers but has the right to do so, and to modify, delete, refuse to post or remove any content in whole or in part, from any portion of Salty Ginger’s website or social media platforms, at its sole discretion for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to, content that violates these terms and conditions or is otherwise objectionable.

You may not be permitted to edit or delete any content you have submitted, but can ask us for it to be removed from online publication, and we will remove it so long as it’s reasonably practicable for us to do so.

If your contributions to the site include material in which copyright or other intellectual property is owned by a third party, you warrant that you have the right to use that material and to grant the licence referred to in, and on the terms of, the clause above.

Revisions to these terms of use

Salty Ginger may revise these terms of use at any time. Any such revisions take effect when this page is published.