Version 2.6 · Last updated: October 17, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a legally binding agreement between you ("you", "your") and Zest Delicious Software LLC ("Zzest", "we", "us", "our") regarding your use of the Zzest platform and services, including live cooking sessions, related websites, and any associated software, content, and features (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service in any capacity — as a Creator or as a Participant — you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.
You must be at least 18 years old to become a Creator or to turn a camera on in a Session. By applying as a Creator, or by turning a camera on, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18. Loading a post, without joining a Session, is not use of the Service under this Section.
Entering a kitchen asks for a first name, so other cooks can see who is there. That is a display name. We do not ask for an email address, a birth date, or an identity document. The camera and microphone start off. Turning a camera on is your statement that you are at least 18. We do not ask a separate age question, and we do not store an age answer. For a new participant who does not yet have a reputation on Zzest, video from a newly turned-on camera is time-shifted so a moderator can see it before the rest of the room does. We do not detect a child standing in the frame behind an adult. If we learn that a minor was captured, we delete that recording when we learn of it.
The Service is currently available to users located in the United States. If you access the Service from elsewhere, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
The Service enables Creators to offer live video cooking sessions to their audiences and enables Participants to join and cook along in real time. Sessions are hosted in the browser and may be accessed from a Creator's blog or from a link shared on social media. The Service is provided for entertainment and community purposes only and does not constitute medical, nutritional, health, legal, financial, or food-safety advice.
The Service is currently in a pre-launch phase. Sessions, features, and pricing may change, and some features described in marketing materials may not yet be available. An early-adopter bonus that has locked under Section 7.2 does not change under this Section. You acknowledge that the Service is provided on a limited, evolving basis and that you should not rely on any future feature, capability, or level of activity being available at any particular time.
Nothing in a Session is medical, nutritional, or food-safety advice. A Participant is responsible for checking ingredients, allergies, and safe food handling. A claim about a Creator's written recipe, outside a live Session, remains the Creator's. If a claim is brought against a Creator and it arises directly from a live cooking Session, including a food-safety claim from that Session, Section 16.2 applies.
The Service and any Content shared through it are provided for general informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in the Service constitutes legal, financial, tax, medical, nutritional, or other professional advice. You should not rely on any Content as a substitute for advice from a qualified professional, and you are solely responsible for any decisions you make in reliance on the Service. Creators, in particular, are responsible for their own tax, legal, and business affairs relating to any revenue earned through the Service.
Participants may, at their option, purchase Upgrades during a Session. The purchase of any Upgrade is subject to the payment terms presented at the time of purchase, and all such payments are final except as required by law or as otherwise stated at the time of purchase. Some Upgrades change the order in which a Participant's camera is featured or how many messages a Participant may send. An Upgrade never affects the ability to watch, cook along, mute, or report, which stay free for everyone. Zzest does not display to other Participants which Upgrades, if any, a Participant has purchased.
For eligible Creators, Zzest pays a base rate of $10 per 10k user-minutes ($60 per 1,000 user-hours). A user-minute counted toward a Creator is one person, for one minute, who joined from that Creator's page or link, including people who only watch. People in a shared room are counted for the Creator they came through, not for every Creator in the room. A user-hour is sixty user-minutes. The early-adopter period stays open until Zzest posts on zzest.io that it has ended. A Creator who installs the plugin and emails support@zzest.io during that period receives an early-adopter bonus of 50% of the base rate in effect for each user-minute. At the current base rate that is an additional $5 per 10k user-minutes ($30 per 1,000 user-hours). The bonus is not a fixed dollar amount. If the base rate changes, the bonus changes with it. That email after installation is sufficient to lock the bonus. Once locked, the 50% will not be reduced or removed, except as provided in Section 8.4. Zzest may change the base rate.
Zzest may, in its sole discretion and from time to time, modify the base payout rate and any other payment terms other than a locked early-adopter bonus, with or without prior notice. A locked early-adopter bonus, as described in Sections 7.2 and 8.4, stays at 50% of the base rate in effect for each user-minute and will not be reduced or discontinued under this Section 7.3. Continued use of the Service after a change to the base rate constitutes acceptance of the revised base rate. Nothing in these Terms guarantees any particular level of traffic, Sessions, or total earnings.
Payments to Creators will be made on the payout schedule Zzest sends after the Creator emails support@zzest.io. Amounts a Creator has earned for user-minutes already counted are a debt Zzest owes the Creator. Zzest pays that debt on that schedule. Suspension or termination of the Creator's account does not cancel amounts already earned. No limit in Section 15 applies to that debt. Zzest may withhold only amounts it is required by law to withhold, and may set off only a documented amount the Creator owes Zzest. Creators are solely responsible for all taxes arising from revenue earned through the Service, and Zzest may be required to collect and report tax information as required by law (including, where applicable, Form W-9 or W-8BEN information).
Zzest does not guarantee any particular level of revenue, traffic, engagement, session attendance, or number of Sessions. Actual results will vary and depend on factors beyond Zzest's control, including the Creator's audience, participation, and market conditions.
For payment-related disputes, contact legal@zzest.io.
To take part as a Creator, install the plugin and email support@zzest.io. For Instagram or TikTok, email support@zzest.io with your handle. For a blog, that installation and email are sufficient to lock the early-adopter bonus under Sections 7.2 and 8.4. That does not promise future Sessions, revenue, or continued participation.
You represent and warrant that: (a) you own, or are lawfully authorized to operate, the blog and/or social media account(s) you associate with your Creator account; (b) all information you provide to Zzest, including your audience size, is true, accurate, and not misleading; (c) you have the rights to any Creator Materials you contribute; and (d) your use of the Service complies with the terms of any third-party platform (including Instagram and TikTok) and all applicable laws.
Blog Creators agree to install and maintain the Zzest plugin on their blog for as long as they participate as a Creator, and to re-install it if it is removed. Social Creators agree to keep their associated social media account(s) active and in good standing, and to cooperate with Zzest in scheduling and promoting Sessions. All Creators agree to respond promptly to communications from Zzest and to keep their account information current.
The early-adopter bonus in Section 7.2 locks when the Creator has installed the plugin and emailed support@zzest.io during the early-adopter period. That email is sufficient. The locked bonus is 50% of the base rate in effect for each user-minute. It is not a fixed dollar amount. If the base rate changes, the bonus changes with it. Once locked, the 50% will not be reduced or removed, except as provided in this Section. The base rate may still change under Section 7.3. The lock does not promise future Sessions, traffic, or continued participation.
The bonus belongs to the Creator, not to a particular blog or domain. A Creator may move the bonus to a different blog or domain by emailing support@zzest.io. Zzest will apply the bonus to the new blog or domain once the plugin is installed and enabled there. A move under this Section is not an uninstall or offline event under this Section. Only one blog or domain may carry the bonus at a time; the same bonus will not apply to two blogs or domains at once.
The bonus applies to user-minutes the Creator earns while the Creator remains in good standing as a Creator, with the plugin installed and enabled on the Creator's current blog or domain. Zzest will revoke a locked bonus only for one of the following reasons, and only after emailing the Creator and giving a reasonable time to fix the issue (at least 30 days, unless the circumstances reasonably require otherwise): (a) the plugin has been uninstalled, deactivated, or disabled, and is not re-installed or re-enabled within that time; (b) the Creator's current blog or domain has been offline or inaccessible for a prolonged period, and is not restored within that time; or (c) software on the Creator's blog interferes with Zzest's ability to measure user-minutes or serve the live kitchen, and the conflict is not resolved within a reasonable time and the Creator chooses not to remove or disable the interfering software. For a conflict described in (c), Zzest will first make reasonable, good-faith efforts to help the Creator resolve the conflict.
A revocation under this Section affects only user-minutes earned after the revocation takes effect; amounts already earned remain owed under Section 7.4. Zzest will act reasonably and in good faith and will not revoke the bonus for any reason other than those listed here. If the Creator resolves the issue and returns to good standing, Zzest will reinstate the bonus for future user-minutes on request, unless the Creator relationship has been terminated.
Zzest may moderate, remove, or terminate any Session, Content, or Creator account at any time, with or without notice or cause, including for violation of these Terms, concerns about safety, quality, or legality, or for any other reason. Removal, suspension, or termination does not cancel user-minute amounts the Creator has already earned. Zzest remains obligated to pay those amounts under Section 7.4. Zzest is not liable for Sessions or user-minutes that have not yet occurred.
You retain all right, title, and interest in and to your Creator Materials. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of your Creator Materials to Zzest. Recordings of Sessions are held only as described in Section 9. The license in Section 10.2 does not cover those recordings.
Where your participation involves social media platforms such as Instagram or TikTok, your use of those platforms remains subject to their respective terms of service and policies, which Zzest does not control. Zzest is not responsible for, and will have no liability arising from, any action taken by a third-party platform, including account suspension, removal of links or content, or changes to platform policies. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your promotion of Sessions complies with each platform's policies.
A moderator may watch a session while it is live. For a new participant who does not yet have a reputation on Zzest, video from a newly turned-on camera is time-shifted so a moderator can see it before the rest of the room does. A recording is kept for 7 days so a report made during the session, or shortly after, can be reviewed, and is then deleted. If we learn that a minor was captured, we delete that recording when we learn of it. Zzest will not use a recording to train anyone, to improve the product, or to advertise Zzest. Zzest will disclose a recording only pursuant to a court order, or as needed to review that report. People are told, before they join, that the Session may be recorded for this purpose. Retention is described in our Privacy Policy.
People are told, before they join, that a Session is recorded. While a Session is live, a moderator may watch it. A recording kept after the Session is used only as stated in Section 9.1.
You are responsible for disconnecting from a Session when you are finished. If you leave a Session connected, recording continues and may capture content you did not intend to share. You release Zzest and the applicable Creator from any and all liability arising out of content recorded due to your failure to disconnect, and you assume all responsibility for properly managing your Session connections.
Keep your camera on your cooking area. For a new participant who does not yet have a reputation on Zzest, video from a newly turned-on camera is time-shifted so a moderator can see it before the rest of the room does. We do not detect a child standing in the frame behind an adult. If we learn that a minor was captured, we delete that recording when we learn of it. Email privacy@zzest.io with the approximate time of the session and that a minor was visible. We will reply to confirm the deletion.
Once a Creator has enabled the plugin, loading any WordPress post sends the visitor's IP address to Zzest, including a post that is not a recipe. Zzest uses that IP only to derive an approximate location so people can be placed near each other, and does not keep it as part of a user profile. Access logs may keep the IP for up to 7 days. The Creator's privacy policy should already tell readers that a third party may receive an IP address. Leave the plugin off until Zzest has confirmed that sentence by email. Agreement to these Terms and the Privacy Policy, for a Participant, happens when the person joins a Session. The plugin does not set its own cookies before that agreement. Local storage on the Creator's domain is described in the Privacy Policy. If a privacy claim is brought against a Creator because of Zzest's collection or use of Participant information, Zzest will defend the Creator and pay the claim, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
Zzest owns the Service and its content, excluding your Creator Materials. Zzest holds recordings of Sessions only as a custodian for the legal and compliance purposes in Section 9.1. Zzest does not own those recordings for promotion, training, or advertising. You may not reproduce or distribute Service content without Zzest's prior written consent.
By using the Service, you grant Zzest a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, perform, and display Content you share through the Service, other than recordings of Sessions, for the purpose of operating the Service. This license does not cover a retained recording of a Session. Zzest will not use a retained recording to train anyone, to improve the product, or to advertise or promote Zzest. Retained recordings are used only as stated in Section 9.1.
Nothing in this Section transfers ownership of your Creator Materials, your blog content, or your recipes to Zzest. The license in Section 10.2 does not apply to recordings of Sessions and does not grant Zzest ownership of, or an exclusive license to, your pre-existing materials.
You agree to use the Service lawfully and not to: violate any law; transmit illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, or infringing content; impersonate others; transmit spam or unauthorized advertising; interfere with or disrupt the Service; gain unauthorized access; use automated tools to scrape the Service; or otherwise misuse the Service. Zzest may monitor, review, and remove content at any time and may report illegal content to authorities.
Zzest is an interactive computer service provider under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and is not responsible for content created, posted, or transmitted by users, Creators, bloggers, or third parties. This Section does not limit Zzest's obligations to a Creator under Section 16.2.
Zzest respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. If you believe that content available through the Service infringes your copyright, you may notify us by emailing legal@zzest.io and providing the following information: (a) a description of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed; (b) a description of the allegedly infringing material and where it is located; (c) your contact information; (d) a statement of your good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (e) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf. We may remove or disable access to content that we reasonably believe to be infringing, and may terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.
We do not guarantee that the Service will be available at all times or free from errors, interruptions, or defects. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ZZEST AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. THIS SECTION DOES NOT LIMIT AMOUNTS ZZEST OWES A CREATOR FOR USER-MINUTES ALREADY EARNED, AND IT DOES NOT LIMIT ZZEST'S OBLIGATION TO DEFEND AND PAY A CLAIM UNDER SECTION 16.2. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Zzest and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your violation of these Terms, content you share that you did not receive through the Service, your written recipes, the operation of your blog or social media account apart from a live cooking Session and the Zzest plugin, or your taxes. This Section 16.1 does not apply to a claim that Section 16.2 requires Zzest to defend.
If a claim is brought against a Creator and it arises directly from a live cooking Session or from the Zzest plugin, Zzest will defend the Creator and pay the damages, settlement, and reasonable attorneys' fees. This includes a food-safety claim arising from the live Session, and a privacy claim arising from Zzest's collection or use of Participant information. It does not include a claim about the Creator's written recipe, the rest of the blog, the Creator's taxes, or a claim caused by the Creator's own misconduct. The Creator will tell Zzest promptly at legal@zzest.io and let Zzest control the defense.
Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Dover, Delaware, under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, conducted by a single arbitrator in English.
You and Zzest agree to bring claims only in an individual capacity, and to waive any right to a class, collective, or representative proceeding and any right to a jury trial.
You may opt out of the arbitration agreement in this Section by sending written notice to Zest Delicious Software LLC, 8 The Green Ste A, Dover, DE 19901, USA, within thirty (30) days of your first use of the Service. If you opt out, the arbitration agreement in Section 17.1 will not apply to you, but all other terms of these Terms, including the class-action waiver in Section 17.2, will continue to apply.
Either party may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction in Dover, Delaware for injunctive relief or to enforce an arbitration award.
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without cause or notice, including for violation of these Terms or use of the Service outside the United States. If you are a Creator, suspension or termination ends future participation. Amounts already earned for user-minutes remain owed and will be paid under Section 7.4. Sections that by their nature survive termination (including unpaid Creator payouts, Intellectual Property, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Dispute Resolution) shall survive.
By using the Service, you consent to receive electronic communications from Zzest, including transactional emails relating to your account, onboarding, and Sessions. You agree that such electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that communications be in writing. You may manage marketing communications as described in our Privacy Policy.
Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms (other than payment obligations) where such failure or delay results from any cause beyond that party's reasonable control, including natural disasters, acts of government, pandemics, power failures, telecommunications or internet outages, or other similar events.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. Any court proceedings shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in Dover, Delaware.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Zzest regarding the Service. We may modify these Terms and will post changes on this page; continued use constitutes acceptance. If any provision is unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect. No waiver of any term is a continuing waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them without restriction. These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights. Questions: legal@zzest.io.
BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.