By accessing or using Healthy Meals Incentives (the "Site"), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site. These terms are informational and do not replace legal advice for your specific situation.

What this Site is

Healthy Meals Incentives is an editorial site covering school nutrition, GLP-1 medications, and related wellness topics. Content is published for general educational purposes. We are a publisher, not a healthcare provider, insurer, or legal advisor.

Not medical, legal, or financial advice

Articles on the Site may discuss health, medical, legal, or financial topics. Nothing on the Site constitutes medical, legal, or financial advice. Do not act on Site content without consulting a licensed professional who can evaluate your specific circumstances. In particular:

Acceptable use

You agree to use the Site lawfully and in good faith. You may read, reference, and share links to Site content with attribution. You may not:

Editorial standards and corrections

Our sourcing, expert review, and correction standards are described on our Editorial Policy page. If you believe a Site article contains a factual error, please email editorial@healthymealsincentives.org with the article URL and the specific claim you would like reviewed. We correct documented errors promptly and note material corrections on the affected article.

Affiliate and commercial disclosures

Pillar and explainer articles on the Site do not contain affiliate links. When an article on the Site does contain affiliate links or other material commercial relationships — typically in explicitly labeled review or round-up articles — that relationship is disclosed prominently within the article. We comply with US Federal Trade Commission endorsement guidelines (16 CFR Part 255) as they apply to our content.

Intellectual property

All Site content — including article text, photographs, illustrations, diagrams, charts, logos, and layout — is the property of Healthy Meals Incentives or its licensors and is protected by United States copyright and trademark law. Personal, non-commercial reading and sharing with attribution is permitted. Reproduction, republication, adaptation into derivative works, or use in machine-learning training sets requires prior written permission. To request a license or permission, email awards@healthymealsincentives.org.

Third-party links and services

The Site links to external sources, studies, and tools published by third parties, including government agencies, peer-reviewed journals, manufacturers, and industry publications. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, availability, or practices of third-party sites. Following a link to an external site is at your own discretion.

User-submitted content

If you email us a tip, correction, or question, you grant Healthy Meals Incentives a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the content of that email for editorial purposes (including quotation with attribution, if consented to). We will not publish your email address or any identifying details without your consent.

Warranties and limitation of liability

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent permitted by law, Healthy Meals Incentives disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose. Healthy Meals Incentives, its authors, reviewers, and contributors are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from your use of or reliance on the Site, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. Historical versions can be provided on request.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the jurisdiction of the publisher's state of operation, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes that cannot be resolved informally will be handled in the courts of that jurisdiction.

Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to editorial@healthymealsincentives.org for editorial matters or awards@healthymealsincentives.org for general inquiries and licensing requests.