Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 17 June 2026

Welcome to Brine & Bloom. These Terms & Conditions explain the rules for using our website, brineandbloom.shop.

By visiting or using this website, you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.

1. Who we are

This website is operated by:

Brine and Bloom
Sepapaja 6
Tallinn 15551
Estonia

Email: hello@brineandbloom.shop

Brine & Bloom is a fermentation-focused website offering articles, recipes, guides, cultural notes, food stories, and related content. At this stage, the website is primarily editorial. E-commerce features may be added in the future.

2. Use of this website

You may use this website for personal, non-commercial purposes, including reading articles, following recipes, browsing guides, and learning about fermentation and food preservation.

You agree not to use this website in any way that:

breaks any applicable law or regulation;
damages, disrupts, or interferes with the website;
attempts to gain unauthorised access to the website, its server, or related systems;
copies, scrapes, republishes, or exploits website content without permission;
uploads or transmits harmful code, spam, or malicious material;
misrepresents your identity or affiliation with Brine & Bloom.

We may restrict access to the website if we believe these Terms & Conditions have been breached.

3. Editorial and educational content

The content on Brine & Bloom is provided for general information, education, and inspiration.

Our articles, recipes, guides, and recommendations are created with care, but they are not a substitute for professional food safety, medical, nutritional, legal, or regulatory advice.

Fermentation and food preservation depend on many factors, including ingredient quality, cleanliness, temperature, salt levels, acidity, storage, and handling. You are responsible for using your own judgement and following safe food preparation practices.

4. Recipes and food safety

Brine & Bloom recipes are provided for home use. We aim to give clear instructions, including measurements, fermentation times, storage guidance, and safety notes where relevant.

However, home fermentation can vary depending on your environment, equipment, ingredients, and handling. We cannot guarantee identical results for every reader.

You should always:

use clean equipment;
follow the stated salt percentages or brine ratios where provided;
keep vegetables submerged where required;
observe recommended fermentation and storage guidance;
discard any food showing mould, unpleasant odours, unusual texture, or signs of spoilage;
avoid eating anything you are unsure about.

When in doubt, do not eat it.

Brine & Bloom cannot accept responsibility for individual preparation, storage, consumption, or outcomes.

5. Health and nutrition information

Brine & Bloom may discuss fermentation, ingredients, food culture, preservation, and microbial activity in food.

Any health, nutrition, or ingredient-related content is provided for general information only. We do not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or personalised dietary guidance.

You should consult a qualified health professional if you have allergies, immune concerns, pregnancy-related dietary questions, medical conditions, or specific nutritional needs.

Nothing on this website should be interpreted as a claim that a food can diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

6. Allergens and dietary requirements

Recipes and articles may mention ingredients that can cause allergies or intolerances, including but not limited to dairy, gluten, mustard, sesame, nuts, soy, eggs, fish, shellfish, sulphites, and other allergens.

We do our best to describe ingredients clearly, but we cannot guarantee that every recipe or article will identify every possible allergen or dietary concern.

You are responsible for checking ingredients, labels, substitutions, and suitability for your own dietary needs.

7. Intellectual property

All content on this website, including text, recipes, photographs, graphics, illustrations, branding, layout, and design, belongs to Brine & Bloom or is used with permission, unless otherwise stated.

You may:

read and use recipes for personal home cooking;
share links to Brine & Bloom pages;
quote short excerpts with clear credit and a link back to the original page.

You may not, without prior written permission:

copy or republish full articles or recipes;
reproduce images, graphics, or branding;
use Brine & Bloom content for commercial purposes;
scrape, bulk download, or redistribute website content;
present our content as your own.

8. User comments and submissions

If comments, forms, or other submission features are enabled, you are responsible for anything you submit.

You agree not to submit content that is unlawful, abusive, defamatory, misleading, spam-like, offensive, or infringes the rights of others.

We may moderate, edit, refuse, or remove comments or submissions at our discretion.

By submitting content to the website, you grant Brine & Bloom permission to display, store, moderate, and use that content as reasonably necessary to operate the website.

Comments: Enabled

9. Links to other websites

Brine & Bloom may include links to third-party websites, articles, studies, shops, tools, social media platforms, or embedded content.

These links are provided for convenience, reference, or further reading. We are not responsible for the content, availability, accuracy, policies, or practices of third-party websites.

Visiting external websites is at your own risk.

10. Sources and references

Brine & Bloom aims to use credible sources where factual, technical, scientific, regulatory, or historical claims are made.

Sources may include academic publications, official guidance, recognised food safety organisations, universities, public institutions, books, cultural references, and original source material.

However, sources may change, move, or become unavailable over time. We do not guarantee that all linked sources will remain active or unchanged.

11. Product information and future shop features

Brine & Bloom may refer to fermentation tools, jars, weights, airlocks, crocks, starter cultures, ingredients, books, or other products.

At this stage, the website is primarily editorial. If e-commerce features are added in the future, additional shop terms may apply, including terms for orders, payments, shipping, delivery, returns, refunds, cancellations, and consumer rights.

Until such shop terms are published, any product references are provided for informational or editorial purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell.

12. Affiliate links, sponsorships, and advertising

Some pages may contain affiliate links, sponsored content, advertising, gifted products, or commercial partnerships in the future.

Where this applies, we aim to disclose it clearly.

Affiliate links or sponsored relationships do not change our commitment to clear, grounded, and responsible content.

Current affiliate/sponsored content status: None

13. Website availability

We aim to keep the website available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free, or secure access.

We may update, suspend, remove, or change parts of the website at any time without notice.

We are not responsible for losses caused by website downtime, technical issues, errors, or unavailability.

14. Accuracy of information

We make reasonable efforts to keep website content accurate and up to date.

However, food knowledge, safety guidance, product availability, legal requirements, and external sources may change. We do not guarantee that all content will always be complete, current, or free from errors.

We may update, correct, or remove content at any time.

15. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Brine & Bloom is not liable for any loss, damage, injury, illness, expense, or claim arising from:

use of the website;
reliance on website content;
preparation, fermentation, storage, or consumption of food based on website content;
use of third-party links, tools, products, or services;
website errors, interruptions, or unavailability;
unauthorised access, technical issues, or data loss.

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so.

16. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold Brine & Bloom harmless from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from your misuse of the website, breach of these Terms & Conditions, or violation of any rights or laws.

17. Privacy and cookies

Your use of this website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

Please read those policies to understand how we collect, use, and protect personal information, and how cookies or similar technologies may be used.

18. Changes to these Terms & Conditions

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. By continuing to use the website after changes are published, you agree to the updated terms.

19. Governing law

These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of Estonia, unless mandatory consumer protection laws in your country of residence provide otherwise.

Any disputes will be handled by the competent courts of Estonia, unless applicable law gives you the right to bring proceedings elsewhere.