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This is a courtesy translation. The German version (https://smartasty.de/nutzungsbedingungen) is the legally binding text.
Welcome to SmarTasty! Please read our terms of use and community rules carefully. By using our platform – on the website or in our mobile apps – you agree to these terms.
Last updated: November 2026
These terms of use apply to the use of the website SmarTasty.de, the mobile SmarTasty apps (iOS & Android) and all services offered, in particular reading recipes, commenting, rating, posting your own user-generated content and using the calorie tracker, the meal planner and other tools.
The provider is Daniel Lehner, Theodor-Alt-Str. 6, 81737 München, email: kontakt@smartasty.de (hereinafter “we”).
All content and recipes on SmarTasty are provided for neutral information only. They do not constitute medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and do not replace a visit to a doctor. We expressly make no promises of healing. If you have an existing illness or a food intolerance, or before a drastic change to your diet, we always recommend consulting a qualified doctor or nutritionist.
Users may not make medical claims of healing in comments or uploaded recipes either (e.g. “This recipe cures disease X”).
Nutrition values, vitamins, minerals and the Health Score are estimates (from recipe information, product data or photo and text recognition) and may differ. They describe what is in the food, not your health.
We want a respectful and inspiring exchange. The following content is strictly prohibited on our platform:
If a signed-in user publishes their own recipe or images on SmarTasty, they grant SmarTasty the simple (non-exclusive), free right, unlimited in space and time, to store, reproduce and make this content publicly available on the platform (including SmarTasty’s social media channels). The user remains the author and may have the content deleted at any time or use it elsewhere themselves.
We review content regularly but cannot monitor all user contributions immediately.
We give no guarantee that the recipes provided here (including nutrition and time information) are completely correct, complete or will always succeed. Always check ingredients yourself if you have allergies or intolerances. The operators of external websites we link to are responsible for their content.
We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, under the German Product Liability Act and where we have given a guarantee. In the case of slight negligence we are only liable for the breach of essential contractual obligations – obligations whose fulfilment makes the use of SmarTasty possible in the first place and on which you may regularly rely – and limited to the typical damage foreseeable when the contract was concluded. Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded. For paid services (Premium), your statutory rights in the case of defects in digital products also apply (sections 327 et seq. of the German Civil Code, BGB).
SmarTasty is free to use. From version 1.2 of the iPhone app we also offer the subscription “SmarTasty Premium”. Until then, the following limits and prices do not apply yet; we will announce the start in the app beforehand.
New users can try Premium for free for 7 days. The trial starts when you first open the app or when you create your account and applies only once per device and per account (an earlier trial on the same device counts). You do not need to enter any payment details. It ends automatically – no subscription is created and there is nothing to cancel. After that you continue with the free version.
Accounts created before Premium launched get Premium as a gift until the date shown in the app (at launch: 31 December 2026). Gifted time – including via “Invite friends” (7.8) or days we give away – is free of charge, ends automatically and is added to the end of any running Premium time. There is no right to an extension or a payout.
For in-app purchases, the right of withdrawal follows Apple’s terms. You request a refund directly from Apple, e.g. at reportaproblem.apple.com. We cannot refund in-app purchases ourselves. If Apple refunds a purchase, Premium ends for that purchase.
We keep developing SmarTasty. We may change Premium features if there is a valid reason (e.g. technical developments, new legal requirements, security or a changed offer from our service providers), it causes you no extra costs and we inform you clearly and understandably. If a change affects your use more than insignificantly, we will inform you in good time beforehand; you can then end the subscription free of charge within 30 days of the change (section 327r BGB). New features are added at no extra charge.
Consumers generally have a statutory right of withdrawal. For subscriptions you take out in the iPhone app via Apple, 7.7 applies (withdrawal via Apple); for subscriptions via Google Play in the Android app, 7.7a. The following information applies to contracts you conclude directly with us (e.g. digital products or books via our website).
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the day the contract is concluded. To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us (Daniel Lehner, Theodor-Alt-Str. 6, 81737 München, email: kontakt@smartasty.de, phone: 017680426421) of your decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or an email).
If you withdraw from this contract, we must reimburse all payments we have received from you without undue delay and at the latest within fourteen days from the day on which we received notice of your withdrawal from this contract. For this reimbursement, we use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction.
For a contract for the supply of digital content that is not on a physical data carrier, the right of withdrawal also expires if we have started performing the contract after you have expressly agreed that we begin performing the contract before the withdrawal period ends, and you have confirmed your knowledge that by giving this consent you lose your right of withdrawal once performance of the contract begins.
Note on in-app purchases: if you take out a subscription via an app store (e.g. the Apple App Store or Google Play), the terms of the respective app store regarding the right of withdrawal apply. Refunds must then be requested directly via the store.
Creating a user account is voluntary and required for certain features (commenting, meal planner, calorie tracker etc.). You can register with Google, Apple or email.
Users can delete their account irrevocably at any time, in the account settings under “Delete account”. This permanently and irrevocably deletes all personal data (profile data, comments, saved recipes, tracker data, meal plans). An active Premium subscription must first be cancelled separately via the respective app store.
Using SmarTasty requires a minimum age of 16 years. Persons under 16 may only use the platform with the express consent of a parent or guardian. By registering, users confirm that they are at least 16 years old or have the consent of a parent or guardian.
Protecting your personal data is important to us. You can find out which data we collect, how we use it and which rights you have in our detailed privacy policy.
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, the mandatory consumer protection provisions of the country in which the consumer has their habitual residence also apply where they are more favourable to the consumer.
If the user is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with these terms is the operator’s registered office. We are neither obliged nor willing to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
If we change these terms, we will inform you beforehand in the app or on the website. Changes that affect existing Premium subscriptions only apply under the conditions of 7.9; prices for running subscriptions only change in accordance with 7.6.