Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your use of the Human Food Atlas (“HFA,” “we,” “our,” or “the Site”). By using the Site, you agree to these Terms.

Purpose of the Site

Human Food Atlas is an educational and informational resource exploring the history of human food, including foods, dishes, cultures, technologies, nutrition, archaeology, geography, and related subjects.

The content is provided for general informational and educational purposes only.

Historical and Scientific Content

Human Food Atlas draws on historical, archaeological, scientific, nutritional, and other published sources.

Some historical scenes and descriptions include AI-assisted reconstructions created from available evidence. Such reconstructions may necessarily include reasonable interpretation where the historical or archaeological record is incomplete.

The Site may be updated as new research becomes available.

No Professional Advice

Content on Human Food Atlas is not medical, nutritional, dietary, legal, financial, or other professional advice.

Nutritional values, glycemic information, historical estimates, dates, geographic locations, and similar data may vary between sources or depend on assumptions and should not be relied upon for medical or other professional decisions.

Accuracy and Availability

We aim to provide accurate and well-sourced information but do not guarantee that all Site content is complete, error-free, or current.

Human Food Atlas may be changed, corrected, expanded, suspended, or discontinued at any time without notice.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, the Human Food Atlas name, design, original text, graphics, datasets, visualizations, illustrations, and other original Site content are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Third-party materials, references, trademarks, and source materials remain the property of their respective owners.

You may access and use the Site for personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes. Reproduction, systematic extraction, redistribution, commercial reuse, or creation of derivative databases from substantial portions of the Site requires prior permission unless otherwise permitted by law.

External Links and Sources

The Site may contain references or links to third-party websites, publications, databases, and services. These are provided for research and informational purposes.

Human Food Atlas does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, availability, privacy practices, or services.

Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Human Food Atlas and its operators will not be liable for losses or damages resulting from reliance on Site content, inability to access the Site, errors or omissions, or use of third-party resources linked from the Site.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms as the Site evolves. Updated Terms will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

Continued use of the Site after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Contact

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