Terms of Use
Effective Date
August 3, 2026
Last Updated
August 3, 2026
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of https://www.thegourmetgeek.com (the “Website”) and the recipes, digital cookbooks, downloadable files, email content, educational materials, and other products and services offered through the Website.
The Gourmet Geek is operated by Windward Vistas (“The Gourmet Geek,” “Windward Vistas,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing the Website, purchasing a product, downloading content, subscribing to an email list, or otherwise using our services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Website or purchase our products.
1. Business Information
Business Name: Windward Vistas Brand: The Gourmet Geek Website: https://www.thegourmetgeek.com Mailing Address: 369 Westpark Road, Lehigh Acres, Florida 33936 Support Email: support@thegourmetgeek.com
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority where you live, to make a purchase through the Website. By purchasing, you represent that you have legal authority to enter into these Terms and provide accurate billing and contact information.
3. Website Content
The Website may provide recipes, cooking techniques, nutritional information, meal ideas, product recommendations, articles, downloads, and other educational or informational content.
We may update, correct, remove, or change Website content at any time. We do not guarantee that every item will always remain available or that all content will be error-free.
4. Digital Products
The Gourmet Geek sells digital products, including PDF cookbooks and downloadable cooking resources. Unless a product page expressly states otherwise:
- Products are delivered digitally and no physical item will be shipped.
- Access is provided after successful payment.
- Download links are provided on the order-confirmation page and may also be sent by email.
- Each purchased downloadable product allows up to five downloads.
- Download access expires 30 days after purchase.
- You are responsible for downloading and safely storing your files before access expires.
If a technical problem prevents access during the stated access period, contact support@thegourmetgeek.com with the email address used for the order.
5. License and Permitted Use
When you purchase or download a digital product, Windward Vistas grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use that product for your personal, non-commercial use.
You may:
- Download the purchased file to your personal devices.
- Print a reasonable number of copies for your personal household use.
- Prepare recipes for yourself, your household, or personal guests.
You may not:
- Resell, redistribute, share, sublicense, upload, publish, or give away the digital file.
- Post the complete product or substantial portions of it online.
- Place the file in a shared drive, membership library, file-sharing service, or public repository.
- Remove copyright, trademark, attribution, or proprietary notices.
- Use the product to create a competing cookbook, database, course, membership, or commercial content collection.
- Use automated systems, scraping tools, or artificial-intelligence training systems to copy or extract substantial portions of paid content without written permission.
Purchasing a product does not transfer ownership of the product or its intellectual-property rights.
6. Orders and Payment
Payments are processed by third-party payment providers, including Stripe, through WooCommerce. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate billing information.
Prices are displayed in U.S. dollars unless stated otherwise. We may change prices or offers at any time, but changes will not affect an order that has already been completed.
An order is accepted when payment is successfully processed and an order confirmation is issued. We may cancel or refund an order affected by fraud, payment failure, pricing error, technical error, unauthorized activity, or violation of these Terms.
7. Taxes
Applicable taxes, if any, may depend on your location and the nature of the product. You are responsible for providing accurate location and billing information. Any taxes collected at checkout will be shown before the order is submitted.
8. Digital Product Sales and Customer Support
Because our digital products are delivered or made available for download immediately after purchase, all digital product sales are final. We do not offer refunds, returns, or exchanges for digital products, except where required by applicable law.
If you experience a problem with your order, download, file, or digital product, please contact support@thegourmetgeek.com and include the email address used for the order and enough information to identify the purchase. We value our customers and will make a good-faith effort to understand the issue and find a satisfactory resolution when reasonably possible.
Any accommodation or remedy we may provide in a particular situation is determined at our discretion and does not create an ongoing obligation or change this all-sales-final policy. Nothing in this section limits rights that cannot legally be waived under applicable consumer-protection law.
9. Chargebacks and Payment Disputes
Before initiating a chargeback or payment dispute, please contact support@thegourmetgeek.com so we can attempt to resolve the issue. Filing a knowingly false or abusive dispute may result in suspension of download access and restriction of future purchases.
10. Recipes, Nutrition, and Health Disclaimer
The Gourmet Geek provides cooking and nutrition-related content for general informational and educational purposes. We are not a medical provider, registered dietitian, or substitute for professional medical or nutritional advice.
Calorie counts, serving sizes, nutrition estimates, cooking times, temperatures, and other measurements may vary based on brands, substitutions, portion sizes, appliances, preparation methods, and user error. You are responsible for confirming that ingredients, cooking methods, temperatures, and serving sizes are appropriate for your circumstances.
Consult a qualified professional regarding medical conditions, dietary restrictions, weight-management decisions, allergies, or other health concerns.
11. Food Safety and Allergens
You are responsible for safe food handling, storage, preparation, cooking temperatures, and avoiding cross-contamination. Recipes may contain or come into contact with common allergens, including milk, eggs, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, and sesame.
You are responsible for reviewing every ingredient label and determining whether a recipe is safe for you and the people you serve. We do not guarantee that any recipe is free from allergens or suitable for a particular diet.
12. Intellectual Property
The Website and its original content, including text, recipes as presented, photographs, graphics, branding, logos, downloadable files, page designs, compilations, and other materials, are owned by or licensed to Windward Vistas and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
“The Gourmet Geek” and associated branding may not be used in a manner that suggests sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or authorization without written permission.
13. User Submissions
If you submit a review, comment, photograph, recipe variation, testimonial, suggestion, or other content, you represent that you have the right to submit it and that it does not violate another person’s rights.
You grant Windward Vistas a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, adapt, and distribute the submission in connection with operating and promoting The Gourmet Geek. We will not claim ownership of your underlying submission.
Do not submit unlawful, deceptive, defamatory, infringing, abusive, malicious, or privacy-violating content.
14. Prohibited Conduct
You may not:
- Use the Website for unlawful, fraudulent, or abusive purposes.
- Attempt to bypass payment, download, security, access-control, or usage restrictions.
- Interfere with the Website, servers, payment systems, or another user’s access.
- Introduce malware, malicious code, automated attacks, or excessive requests.
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation.
- Collect personal information from other users without authorization.
- Use Website content in violation of these Terms or applicable law.
15. Third-Party Services and Links
The Website may use or link to third-party services, including Stripe, WooCommerce, GetResponse, hosting providers, social-media platforms, analytics providers, and other services. Those third parties operate under their own terms and privacy policies.
We are not responsible for the availability, security, accuracy, content, or practices of third-party websites and services.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Website and all products and content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.
We do not guarantee uninterrupted Website operation, error-free content, particular cooking results, health outcomes, weight-loss outcomes, or compatibility with every device, browser, appliance, or software application.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty disclaimers, so portions of this section may not apply to you.
17. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Windward Vistas and The Gourmet Geek will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits, revenue, business opportunity, or goodwill arising from or related to the Website, products, recipes, or these Terms.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for a claim related to a purchased product will not exceed the amount you paid for that product during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
18. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Windward Vistas, The Gourmet Geek, and their owners, contractors, service providers, and representatives from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Website, violation of these Terms, infringement of another person’s rights, or unauthorized redistribution of our products.
19. Termination
We may suspend or terminate access to the Website, downloads, or services when we reasonably believe a user has violated these Terms, engaged in fraud or abuse, created a security risk, or violated applicable law.
Sections that by their nature should survive termination will remain effective, including provisions concerning payment, intellectual property, disclaimers, liability, indemnification, and disputes.
20. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to any consumer rights that cannot legally be waived, disputes arising from these Terms or the Website will be brought in the state or federal courts serving Lee County, Florida, and you consent to their jurisdiction.
21. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect, and the unenforceable provision will be interpreted as closely as possible to its intended purpose.
22. No Waiver
Our failure to enforce a provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision or our right to enforce it later.
23. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms periodically. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Changes apply prospectively unless applicable law requires otherwise.
24. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to:
The Gourmet Geek Operated by Windward Vistas 369 Westpark Road Lehigh Acres, Florida 33936 support@thegourmetgeek.com
