Effective date: May 1, 2026
Last updated: May 1, 2026
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of pastapeak.com (the “Site”), operated by Marlow Bendrose (“we,” “us,” “our”). By using the Site you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
1. What the Site is
PastaPeak publishes recipes, cooking guides, calculators, and editorial content focused on pasta cooking. Content is intended for personal, non-commercial home use.
2. Use of the content
Permitted
- Cook the recipes for personal, family, friends, and small private gatherings.
- Save recipes for personal reference.
- Share an individual recipe link with attribution back to pastapeak.com.
- Quote up to two short paragraphs in a review or article, with a clear link back.
Not permitted, without prior written consent
- Republishing recipes or articles in full, on any other website, platform, app, newsletter, or print product.
- Selling, sub-licensing, or otherwise commercializing the content.
- Scraping, mass-downloading, or otherwise systematically extracting content via automation.
- Using the content to train machine-learning models. Robots.txt and ai.txt rules apply; ignoring them is a violation of these Terms.
- Removing copyright notices, source attributions, or version numbers from recipes you reuse with permission.
If you want to feature a recipe in a roundup, in a newsletter, or in any commercial context, ask first via the contact page. The default answer is yes; we just want a heads-up and a working link.
3. Recipes are editorial content, not professional advice
Cooking times, temperatures, and quantities published on the Site are based on our test-kitchen results under our specific equipment and conditions. Your kitchen is not our kitchen. Variation is normal.
- We are not registered dietitians. Nutritional information, where provided, is calculated by software estimation and is approximate.
- We are not medical professionals. If you have a food allergy, an intolerance, a chronic condition, or are pregnant, consult a qualified professional before changing your diet based on anything you read here.
- Foodborne illness risk depends on your handling of ingredients. We assume you follow basic safety practices (refrigerate raw protein, cook to safe internal temperatures, do not reuse marinades that touched raw meat).
4. User-submitted content
If you leave a comment, send a contact-form message, or submit a recipe rating, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to display that content on the Site and reproduce it in newsletter excerpts. You keep ownership of what you wrote.
By submitting, you affirm:
- The content is yours, or you have permission to share it.
- It does not violate any law, third-party right, or another website’s terms.
- It is not abusive, defamatory, threatening, or spam.
We reserve the right to edit (for clarity, length, or typo) or remove user-submitted content at our discretion. We do not pre-screen comments; if you spot something that should not be there, flag it via the contact page.
5. Affiliate links and disclosures
Some outbound links on the Site are affiliate links. If you click and buy, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Recommendations are based on our actual use; commission has no influence on what we recommend. Full breakdown on the affiliate disclosure page.
6. Third-party links and content
The Site links to third-party websites we do not control. We are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or terms. Visit them at your own risk.
7. Trademarks
“PastaPeak” and the PastaPeak logo are trademarks of Marlow Bendrose. Brand names mentioned in articles (Barilla, De Cecco, Garofalo, KitchenAid, etc.) are the property of their respective owners and are referenced under nominative fair use.
8. Disclaimer of warranties
The Site is provided “as is” and “as available.” We make no warranty that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. Cooking outcomes depend on factors beyond our control. Use of the Site and its recipes is at your own risk.
9. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, PastaPeak, Marlow Bendrose, and any contributors are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Site or its content, including but not limited to spoiled meals, burnt fingers, ruined dinners, food allergies, kitchen mishaps, or business losses claimed to flow from the recipes.
If applicable law caps disclaimers like this one, the Site’s total liability to you for any claim is limited to one hundred US dollars ($100).
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold harmless PastaPeak and Marlow Bendrose from any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) that arises from your misuse of the Site or violation of these Terms.
11. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site if you violate these Terms or engage in conduct we reasonably believe is harmful to the Site, other users, or us.
12. Governing law and dispute resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute that cannot be resolved through good-faith discussion will be brought in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York. You and we each waive any objection to jurisdiction or venue there.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms. The “Last updated” date will reflect the change. Continued use of the Site after the update means you accept the revised Terms.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms go to the contact page.