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Terms of Service
Effective date: 3 October 2026
Welcome to Slowly Eating. By accessing or using slowlyeating.com (the "Platform"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.
1. About the Platform
Slowly Eating is a mindful eating community and personal progress tracker. It is designed to support healthy eating habits through the practice of taking thumbnail-sized bites and chewing each bite approximately 32 times. The Platform includes a public community feed, a private 40-Day Challenge tracker, and educational content about mindful eating.
2. Health Disclaimer
Not medical advice
The content on Slowly Eating — including The Method, success stories, community posts, and any information about weight, chewing, or eating habits — is provided for general informational and motivational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet, especially if you have a medical condition, eating disorder, or are pregnant. Slowly Eating accepts no liability for health outcomes resulting from use of the Platform.
3. Eligibility
- You must be at least 13 years old to use the Platform.
- By creating an account, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate.
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
4. Community Rules and Acceptable Use
Our community is built on kindness, honesty, and mutual support. By posting in the community feed or sharing milestones, you agree not to:
- Post content that is abusive, harassing, threatening, hateful, or discriminatory.
- Share content that promotes eating disorders, extreme dieting, or harmful health practices.
- Post spam, advertisements, or promotional content for third-party products or services.
- Share another person's personal information without their consent.
- Upload images that are sexually explicit, violent, or otherwise inappropriate.
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to other accounts or the Platform's systems.
- Use automated tools (bots, scrapers) to access or collect data from the Platform.
We reserve the right to remove content that violates these rules and to suspend or terminate accounts of users who repeatedly breach them.
5. User-Generated Content
You retain ownership of the content you post (text, photos, milestone messages). By posting, you grant Slowly Eating a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display your content on the Platform for as long as it remains posted.
You are solely responsible for the content you share. You confirm that you have the right to post any photos or text you upload, and that doing so does not infringe any third-party rights.
Your progress entries (chew counts, weight logs, food notes) are private by default and visible only to you unless you explicitly choose to share a milestone.
6. Privacy
Your use of the Platform is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please read it to understand how we collect and use your data.
7. Intellectual Property
All content on the Platform that is not user-generated — including the Slowly Eating name, logo, design, written content, and The Method — is owned by or licensed to Slowly Eating. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our content without our written permission.
8. Account Termination
You may delete your account at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. We will permanently delete your personal data within 30 days.
We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms, engage in harmful behaviour, or if we are required to do so by law. We will provide notice where reasonably practicable.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Slowly Eating shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Platform, including but not limited to health outcomes, data loss, or service interruptions.
The Platform is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. For significant changes, we will notify registered members by email.
11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Platform shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.
12. Contact
For questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Slowly Eating