The Feathered Nester

Sourdough + Family Recipes

Terms of Service

Last Updated: October 9, 2026

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern access to and use of the website located at thefeatherednester.com and all related content, features, and communications (the “Service”), which is operated by The Feathered Nester LLC. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service.

In Sections 6, 8, and 12, the terms “We” and “Us” have the meaning given in those Sections and include The Feathered Nester LLC’s vendors and service providers. In all other Sections, The Feathered Nester LLC is referred to by name.

2. Use of the Service

2.1 Permitted Uses

You may use the Service to:

  • Browse and view recipes for personal, non-commercial use.
  • Print recipes for personal use.
  • Share recipes using the social sharing buttons provided on the Service.
  • Subscribe to The Feathered Nester LLC newsletter.
  • Submit comments on posts, subject to Section 7.

2.2 Prohibited Uses

You may not use the Service to:

  • Copy, reproduce, or redistribute content without permission.
  • Use recipes for commercial purposes without authorization.
  • Submit false, misleading, or inappropriate content.
  • Violate any applicable law or regulation.
  • Attempt to hack, disrupt, or damage the Service.
  • Use automated systems to scrape or harvest content.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

3.1 Ownership of Content

All content on the Service, including but not limited to recipes, photographs, text, graphics, logos, and design elements, is owned by The Feathered Nester LLC or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

3.2 User-Generated Content

By submitting comments, reviews, or other content to the Service, you grant The Feathered Nester LLC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, modify, and display such content.

4. Recipe Terms

4.1 Personal Use

You may use recipes for personal, non-commercial cooking and baking.

4.2 Sharing and Attribution

  • You may share recipes by linking to the Service or by using the social sharing tools provided on the Service.
  • If you republish or adapt a recipe elsewhere, you must provide clear attribution and a link to the original recipe on the Service.
  • When sharing on social media or other platforms, you must credit thefeatherednester.com or @thefeatherednester as the image or recipe source and include a link to the original recipe.
  • You may not claim recipes or images as your own creation.

4.3 Commercial Use

Commercial use of recipes requires prior written permission from The Feathered Nester LLC.

4.4 Screenshots and Reproduction

Sharing a screenshot or photograph of a full recipe is a violation of copyright law and will be reported as such.

4.5 Recipe Testing and Variations

  • Recipes are tested by The Feathered Nester LLC with specific ingredients and equipment.
  • Results may vary based on ingredient substitutions, altitude, humidity, and equipment differences.
  • Experimentation is encouraged, but The Feathered Nester LLC cannot guarantee results when a recipe is modified.

4.6 Food Safety

  • You are responsible for following proper food safety practices.
  • You are responsible for checking expiration dates and applicable food safety guidelines.
  • To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Feathered Nester LLC is not liable for foodborne illness or other food safety issues.

4.7 Ingredient Sourcing

  • The Feathered Nester LLC may recommend specific brands or products.
  • Such recommendations are based on The Feathered Nester LLC’s testing and preference.
  • You may substitute ingredients at your own discretion.

5. Disclaimers

5.1 Recipe Accuracy

While The Feathered Nester LLC strives to provide accurate recipes and cooking instructions:

  • The outcome of any recipe is not guaranteed.
  • Cooking and baking results may vary based on ingredients, techniques, and equipment.
  • You are responsible for food safety practices in your own kitchen.

5.2 Dietary and Allergy Information

  • Nutritional and dietary information is provided for convenience only.
  • The accuracy of nutritional calculations is not guaranteed.
  • You are responsible for checking ingredients for allergens and dietary restrictions.
  • You should consult a healthcare professional regarding specific dietary needs.

5.3 Service Availability

  • Uninterrupted access to the Service is not guaranteed.
  • The Feathered Nester LLC may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service at any time.
  • The Feathered Nester LLC is not liable for any downtime or technical issues.

6. Limitations on Liability

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE, OR OUR VENDORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, “WE” OR “US”), SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ANY OF US EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE TO RAPTIVE BY YOU FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ACT, OMISSION, OR OCCURRENCE GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY; OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

7. User Conduct and Comments

7.1 Comment Policy

When submitting comments or reviews, you agree to:

  • Be respectful and constructive.
  • Stay on topic and relevant to the recipe or post.
  • Refrain from including spam, promotional content, or inappropriate material.
  • Refrain from sharing personal information.

7.2 Content Moderation

The Feathered Nester LLC reserves the right to:

  • Remove or edit any user-generated content.
  • Block users who violate these Terms.
  • Report illegal activity to the appropriate authorities.

These Terms incorporate The Feathered Nester LLC’s Privacy Policy, which discloses how we, our vendors and our service providers collect and use data when you use the Service and/or mobile applications. By using the Service, you hereby consent to the collection and use of data by us, our vendors and our service providers as described in the Privacy Policy (including any links to other policies therein). You can opt out of the use of your data for cross-contextual advertising at any time by following the opt-out instructions in the Privacy Policy or clicking the provided links on the Service.

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services.

  • The Feathered Nester LLC is not responsible for the content or practices of third-party sites.
  • Your interactions with third-party services are governed by their terms and policies.
  • The Feathered Nester LLC does not endorse or warrant third-party services.

10. Affiliate Disclosure

  • The Feathered Nester LLC may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through affiliate links.
  • Affiliate relationships do not influence recipe recommendations.
  • All affiliate relationships are disclosed in accordance with Federal Trade Commission guidelines.

11. Newsletter and Communications

By subscribing to the newsletter:

  • You consent to receive periodic emails from The Feathered Nester LLC.
  • You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link.
  • The Feathered Nester LLC will not share your email address with third parties for their marketing purposes.

12. Binding Arbitration (“Arbitration Agreement”)

a. Applicability of Arbitration Agreement. You agree that any dispute or claim against us, or our vendors or service providers (collectively, “We” or “Us”), related in any way to your access or use of the Service, to these Terms, or to any aspect of your relationship with Us, will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that (1) you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify, so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis; and (2) you or We may seek equitable relief in court for infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights (such as trademarks, trade dress, domain names, trade secrets, copyrights, and patents). You agree that you must commence any arbitration or other claim within one (1) year after the dispute arises; otherwise, the claim is permanently barred, which means that you will no longer have the right to assert a claim regarding the dispute. This Arbitration Agreement will apply, without limitation, to all claims that arose or were asserted before the effective date of these Terms or any prior version of this Arbitration Agreement.

You agree in advance that you will not participate in or seek to recover monetary or other relief in any lawsuit filed against Us, alleging class, collective, and/or representative claims on your behalf. Instead, by agreeing to arbitration, you may bring your claims against any of Us in an individual arbitration proceeding (except for any Batch Arbitration, as described below). If successful on such claims, you could be awarded money or other relief by an arbitrator. You acknowledge that you have been advised that you may consult with an attorney in deciding whether to accept these Terms, including this Arbitration Agreement.

The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement.

b. Process. To begin a claim, you must first send a letter describing your claim in detail, including your name and contact information, your legal claim, the specific facts giving rise to your claim (including the date(s) and amount(s) of any relevant transaction or interaction with us), and the requested relief, to The Feathered Nester LLC, 1401 21st Street, Suite R, Sacramento, CA 95811. You and We agree to attempt in good faith to negotiate an informal resolution of your claim. If a resolution is not reached within thirty (30) days, you may commence an arbitration action as set forth herein. The arbitration will be conducted by JAMS, an established alternative dispute resolution provider. Disputes involving claims and counterclaims under $250,000, not inclusive of attorneys’ fees and interest, will be subject to JAMS’s most current version of the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and procedures available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/; all other claims will be subject to JAMS’s most current version of the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-comprehensive-arbitration/. JAMS’s rules are also available at www.jamsadr.com or by calling JAMS at 800-352-5267. If JAMS is not available to arbitrate, the parties will select an alternative arbitral forum. You may choose to have the arbitration conducted remotely, based on written submissions, or in person at a mutually agreed location. We will be entitled to make an offer of judgment in the arbitration proceeding. If the offer of judgment is not accepted, and the award is not more favorable than the unaccepted offer, you will be solely responsible for all costs incurred by Us after the offer of judgment is made to the extent permitted by applicable law. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

c. Fees. If the arbitrator finds that you cannot afford to pay JAMS’s filing, administrative, hearing, and/or other fees, and you cannot obtain a waiver from JAMS, we will pay them for you. If the arbitrator determines the claims are frivolous, you agree to pay Us our attorneys’ fees and costs in the arbitration, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

d. Authority of Arbitrator. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, will have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Arbitration Agreement, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitration will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and Us. The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties. The arbitrator will have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim. The arbitrator will have the authority to award monetary damages and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules, and these Terms (including the Arbitration Agreement). The arbitrator will issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and Us.

e. Waiver of Jury Trial. You and We hereby waive any constitutional and statutory rights to sue in court and have a trial in front of a judge or a jury. You and We are instead electing that all claims and disputes will be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified in Section (a) above. An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow this Agreement as a court would. However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review.

f. Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions. Except with respect to Batch Arbitration (as defined below), all claims and disputes within the scope of this Arbitration Agreement must be arbitrated on an individual basis and not on a class basis, only individual relief is available, and claims of more than one customer or user cannot be arbitrated or consolidated with those of any other customer or user. In the event that this subparagraph is deemed invalid or unenforceable neither you nor We are entitled to arbitration and instead claims and disputes will be resolved in a court as set forth in these Terms.

g. Batch Arbitration. You and We agree that, in the event that there are fifty (50) or more individual requests for arbitration of a similar nature filed against Us within an approximately (30) thirty-day period (or otherwise in close proximity) regardless of the state(s) in which such claims are filed, JAMS will administer all such similarly situated arbitration demands on a collective basis as a single, consolidated arbitration (subject to a single set of fees, proceeding schedule, and, if required, hearing) before a single arbitrator in accordance with the requirements outlined elsewhere in this section, provided that, in the event that the arbitrator deems it impracticable or inequitable to administer all such claims collectively in a single arbitration, (s)he may group demands for arbitration into groups of not fewer than twenty (20) matters, plus a remainder group as needed (or as otherwise deemed by the arbitrator to be practicable, equitable, and in best keeping with the spirit of this provision) and arbitrate each group of matters as a single, consolidated arbitration (either structure a “Batch Arbitration”). You and We agree (1) to work with JAMS in good faith to facilitate the resolution of disputes on a Batch Arbitration basis and (2) that requests for arbitration are of a “similar nature” if they arise out of the same event, agreement, or factual scenario and raise the same or similar legal issues and seek the same or similar relief. Disagreements over the applicability of this Batch Arbitration process will be settled in a single, consolidated arbitration proceeding that includes all affected parties and is resolved by a single arbitrator subject to the requirements of this section. This Batch Arbitration provision shall in no way be interpreted as authorizing a class or collective arbitration or action of any kind, or any suit or arbitration involving joint or consolidated claims, under any circumstances other than those expressly set forth in this section.

h. Severability. If any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts will be of no force and effect and will be severed, and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement will continue in full force and effect.

i. Survival. This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with Us.

j. Modification. Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms to the contrary, We agree that if We make any future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, it will not apply to any individual claim(s) for which that you had already provided notice to Us.

13. Governing Law

These Terms, and any claim or dispute not subject to the Arbitration Agreement, are governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict of law principles. The Arbitration Agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act as stated in Section 12.

14. Modifications to Terms

The Feathered Nester LLC reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time.

  • Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
  • Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
  • Material changes may be communicated by email or website notice.
  • Changes to the Arbitration Agreement are subject to Section 12(j).

15. Termination

The Feathered Nester LLC may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, for any reason, including:

  • Violation of these Terms.
  • Inappropriate conduct.
  • Legal requirements.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms, other than the Arbitration Agreement (which is governed by Section 12(h)), is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be severed, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

17. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and The Feathered Nester LLC regarding use of the Service.

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

  • Email: info@thefeatherednester.com
  • Contact Form: thefeatherednester.com/contact

Legal notices, including notices required under Section 12(b), must be sent to:

The Feathered Nester LLC
1401 21st Street, Suite R
Sacramento, CA 95811