Terms of Use

Please read this statement carefully before proceeding to access this site, www.ketofokus.com. Your use of this website (“Site” or “Website”) indicates your agreement to abide by the Terms in effect (“Terms”). By using this website, you accept these Terms in full. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, please do not use this website.

We can change these rules whenever we want and will post the new rules on our site. These Terms became effective on April 5, 2011, and were last updated on December 4, 2022.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER; NO WARRANTY

1. This is a blog site (“Site”, “Website”) owned by KETO FOKUS LLC (“Site Owner”, “Owner”, “Company”). Information on the Site, including recipes and nutritional contents of recipes, may contain errors or inaccuracies; the Site Owner does not make any warranty as to the correctness or reliability of the site’s content. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy of Website Content. Under no circumstances will Site Owner be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on any Website Content. Reliance on any information provided by this Site is solely at your own risk.

Information, views and opinions on this Site may contain errors or inaccuracies; Site Owner does not make any warranty as to the correctness or reliability of the Site’s content. Any claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a recipe, an ingredient, or a cooking method should be independently verified.

2. This Site is NOT intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Content should not be considered a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The reader assumes full responsibility for consulting a qualified health professional regarding health conditions or concerns, and before starting a new diet or health program. The Site Owner is not responsible for adverse reactions, effects, or consequences resulting from the use of any recipes or suggestions included in this Site.

All information and resources found on this Website are based on the Author’s personal opinions unless otherwise noted. All information is intended to motivate readers to make their own nutrition decisions after consulting with their healthcare provider. The Site Owner encourages you to consult a doctor before making any health changes, especially any changes related to a specific diagnosis or condition. No information on this Site should be relied upon to determine diet, make a medical diagnosis, or determine treatment for a medical condition. The information on this Website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified healthcare professional and is not intended as medical advice. No information on this Site should be used to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease or condition.

3. The nutritional information provided on this Site is approximate. It can vary depending on the exact ingredients/quantities used and may contain inaccuracies. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy of all nutritional facts posted here, especially if you have a specific medical condition, in which case you should also consult with your healthcare professional before using any of the recipes.

4. Please always go to the actual recipe on the Site. Don’t try to make this Site’s recipe based on information from other sources such as social media platforms. Please always read the original recipe on this Site before attempting to make any of this Site’s recipes.

5. Recipes may include links to recommended products. It is your responsibility to verify that those products are appropriate for your particular needs. For example, while most recipes on the Site are gluten-free, linked products are not necessarily gluten-free. You will have to verify that any products you use in our recipes, including products that we recommend and link to, are gluten-free.

6. The information offered on the Site, including nutritional facts and the labeling of recipes as healthy, keto, low carb, gluten-free, paleo, etc. is to be used at your own discretion and only after you have independently verified its accuracy. If you have specific medical concerns, please consult with your doctor or with a nutritionist prior to using the recipes posted here.

7. The Site is currently labeled as featuring recipes that are keto, low-carb, and gluten-free. However, many recipes do not qualify as all three. For example, some recipes are low-carb but not gluten-free, while some are gluten-free but not low-carb. Please check each recipe carefully to verify it is compatible with your nutritional needs, and calculate your own nutritional information before preparing it.

8. When using sugar-free sweeteners, the Author calculates their carbs as zero. However, you should always test for yourself and make sure that a particular recipe does not negatively impact you.

9. The information provided on this Site is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified medical professional. Please inform your physician of changes you make to your lifestyle or diet and discuss these with him or her. For specific questions or concerns about medical conditions that you may have, please contact your doctor.

10. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. It’s your choice whether to prepare recipes such as soft-boiled eggs or medium-rare steak (among others), but please realize that there is risk involved.

11. Taste is subjective. The Site Owner is not liable for any food experience gone wrong. All recommendations included in

this Site are based on personal preferences, and may or may not work for you.

12. Recipes taken from this Website and prepared are done so “at your own risk”. VDL, LLC is not responsible for any damage, physical or otherwise, resulting from the preparation of food using the instructions or recipes provided on this Website. You must take care to check the instructions provided and determine their value and any possible risk that may arise from the consumption of the ingredients listed in recipes on this Website.

NO MEDICAL ADVICE

The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only. No information on this website is or should be used for the purposes of diagnosing, treating, curing, or preventing any disease. The information on this Website has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Nothing on this Website is intended to recommend any particular form of medical treatment, or that people should manage their own health problems without the advice of a licensed healthcare practitioner.

You should always consult a qualified medical professional before making any health decision or changing your diet. The information on this Website should not be used in place of a consultation with a professional health care provider. If you suspect you have a medical problem, or should you have any health care-related questions, please promptly call or see your health care practitioner. No information on this Site should be used to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease or condition under any circumstances.

USE OF CONTENT

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site, or if you are a resident of the US, you must be at least 16 years old. If you are under 18, you agree that a parent or legal guardian agrees to these rules on your behalf.

The Site Owner grants you a limited license to access and use this Website for your personal use only. This license or access and use do NOT include any resale or commercial use of this Website or its contents, any derivative use of this Website or its contents; any downloading or copying of information; or any use of data mining, content scraping, robots, or data gathering and extraction tools.

You may use a photo and an excerpt (one paragraph) from any recipe with a link back to the original recipe. The Site Owner does not allow reposting a full recipe or more than one paragraph, using the photos on this Website without linking back to the original recipe, or presenting any of the recipes on this Website as your own.

Except for the limited permission given in the above paragraph, this Website or any portion of this Website may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of the Site Owner. If you’d like our permission to use any of our content in a manner that differs from what’s permitted in the above paragraph, please contact us.

We are not responsible for the data cost on your mobile device for using the Site or its services.

CORRESPONDING WITH THIS SITE

Any correspondence with this Site, including any documentation or images, is considered the property of the Site Owner. Site Owner reserves the right to reproduce and publish such correspondence, in whole or in part.

Any communications made through our contact page, email, newsletter sign-up or other pages, is not confidential and is subject to viewing and distribution by third parties. We own any and all communications displayed on our website, servers, comments, emails or other media as allowed by United States law, and we will not give credit or pay royalties for unsolicited user-generated content such as emails. For more information on when and how we store and use your communications or any data provided by you in those communications, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to republish or distribute anything you send to our site as reasonable in the course of our business. You agree not to submit any content that could be illegal or serve an unlawful purpose, including, but not limited to, content that is potentially libelous or maliciously false, obscene, abusive, negligent or otherwise harmful or inappropriate.

Each comment is reviewed before being published. Any comment that provides no benefit to other readers will not be published. We reserve the right to edit comments for clarity so that they are helpful to other readers.

EXTERNAL LINKS

This Site contains links to external, third-party websites. By providing links to other sites, Site Owner does not guarantee, approve or endorse the information or products available at these sites, nor does a link indicate any association with or endorsement by the linked site to this Site.

Site Owner does not operate or control and has no responsibility for the information, products and/or services found on any external sites. Nor do such links represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any information, products and/or services provided on or through any external sites, including, without limitation, warranties of any kind, either express or implied, warranties of title or non infringement or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Visitors to this Site assume complete responsibility and risk in their use of any external sites. Visitors should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

The Site Owner has no control over and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that the Site Owner shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, products, or services.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Site Owner from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of, related to, or that may arise in connection with: (i) your access to or use of the Website; (ii) user content provided by you; (iii) any actual or alleged violation or breach by you of these Terms or applicable Additional Terms; (iv) any actual or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant that you have made to Site Owner; or (v) your acts or omissions. You agree to cooperate fully with Site Owner in the defense of any claim that is the subject of your obligations hereunder.

DISCLAIMERS

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SITE OWNER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY: (1) WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (2) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, SECURITY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, OR INFORMATIONAL CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE OR WEBSITE CONTENT; (3) WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, CUSTOM, TRADE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (4) WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON OUR WEBSITE OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE; (5) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE; (6) WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE SECURE OR UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY OR ERROR-FREE; (7) WARRANTIES THAT DEFECTS OR ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED; AND (8) WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE (OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE) IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

(A) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SITE OWNER BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, ECONOMIC, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF FORESEEABLE OR IF SITE OWNER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE, THESE TERMS OF USE OR APPLICABLE ADDITIONAL TERMS.

YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKS ON THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKS ON THE WEBSITE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF ANY CONTENT POSTED BY A THIRD-PARTY OR CONDUCT OF A THIRD-PARTY ON THE WEBSITE.

(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF SITE OWNER EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE TOTAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM YOU BY SITE OWNER DURING THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD OR $100 (U.S. CURRENCY) IF NO PAYMENTS WERE RECEIVED. FURTHERMORE, YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE, THESE TERMS OR APPLICABLE ADDITIONAL TERMS MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.

(C) In some jurisdictions limitations of liability or of warranties are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitations may not apply to you. These limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(D) The Site Owner shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.

NO WARRANTIES

The information on this Site is provided to you with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. We make a reasonable effort to provide accurate information, but cannot warrant that any information provided is accurate, complete, reliable, or current. We provide no warranty or assume liability for any information on the Website. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Site Owner expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Site, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Site Owner provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Site will meet your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Site Owner does not make any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Site, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Site; or (iv) that the Site, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Site Owner are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. In such a case, the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

TERMINATION

(A) Site Owner reserves the right in its sole discretion and at any time and without notifying you to block your access to the Website for any reason and for no reason at all. You agree that the Site Owner shall not be liable to you or any third party for blocking your access to the Website.

(B) Any suspension or termination shall not affect your obligations to Site Owner under these Terms. The provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive the suspension or termination of your use of the Site or these Terms shall survive, including, but not limited to, the rights and licenses that you have granted hereunder, indemnities, releases, disclaimers, limitations on liability, provisions related to choice of law, and all of the miscellaneous provisions.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

These Terms shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

If you have any concerns or disputes about the Site, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us.

You agree that any legal action or claims between you and the Site Owner must be resolved exclusively through a mandatory, final, binding arbitration in the state and federal courts of the State of Tennessee, in Shelby County. The parties shall be responsible for their own attorneys’ fees and will equally share the cost of arbitration.

For any claim that is not arbitrated or resolved in small claims court, you agree that it will be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the District of Tennessee or a state court located in Tennessee. You also agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of either of these courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim and you waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. The laws of the State of Tennessee, to the extent not preempted by or inconsistent with federal law, will govern these Terms and any claim, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

PRIVACY

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, Site Owner may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process. Please refer to our privacy policy for more information.

AMENDMENT

(A) Site Owner reserves the right in its sole discretion and at any time without prior notice and for any reason, to modify or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Website or to modify or add to these Terms (“Updated Terms”). In addition, Site Owner reserves the right to provide you with operating rules or additional terms that may govern your use of the Website generally, unique parts of the Website, or both (“Additional Terms”). Any Additional Terms that we may provide to you will be incorporated by reference into these Terms. To the extent any Additional Terms conflict with these Terms, the Additional Terms will control.

(B) Updated Terms or Additional Terms will be effective immediately upon notice, by posting on the Website. It is your responsibility to review the Terms and the Website from time to time for any Updated Terms or Additional Terms. Your access and use of the Website after we have posted the Updated Terms (or engaged in such other conduct as we may reasonably specify) or applicable Additional Terms will signify your assent to and acceptance of the same, which will be effective as of the time of posting and will apply to your use of the Website from that point forward. If you object to any Updated Terms or to any Additional Terms, you should immediately discontinue use of the Website.

MISCELLANEOUS

(A) Any delay or failure on the part of Site Owner to exercise or enforce any rights under

these Terms shall not, in any event, be construed as a waiver of the right and privilege to do so at any subsequent time. Site Owner has the right to determine your compliance with these Terms in its sole discretion. You irrevocably agree that you waive any and all rights to injunctive or other equitable relief. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import. If any provision of these Terms is held to be unlawful, void, or for any reason invalid or unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.

(B) These Terms (including the Privacy Policy and any Updated Terms or Additional Terms incorporated by reference) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between us.

(C) You may not assign these Terms or assign any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without Site Owner’s prior written consent. Any such purported assignment or delegation by you without the appropriate prior written consent will be null and void and of no force and effect. Site Owner may assign these Terms or any rights hereunder without your consent and without notice.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us on this page.

KETO FOKUS
1704 Llano St, NM, 87505, USA