Terms and conditions

Last updated: 13 May 2026

1. Introduction

1.1. These are the Terms and Conditions ("Terms") for the makemeacocktail.com website, the Make Me a Cocktail mobile applications, our public API, our recipe widget and our WordPress plugin (together, the "Service"). The Service is owned and operated by Nick Wilkins Limited ("we", "us" or "our").

1.2. The Service is provided to you free of charge for your personal use, subject to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. By using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Service. If you breach these Terms, your right to access and use the Service will cease immediately.

1.3. These Terms explain:

• how the Service operates;
• what you can do with our content;
• what we can do with content you post or upload;
• your rights and responsibilities as a user, member or Community Maker;
• how Premium Membership works on the website and inside the mobile apps;
• our drink-responsibly position.

1.4. We may update these Terms at any time. We will let you know what those changes are by posting them to this page and updating the "Last updated" date above, but it is your responsibility to check for changes on a regular basis. Changes become effective as soon as they are posted. If you continue to use the Service after a change to these Terms, your continued use indicates that you agree to be bound by the new Terms.

2. About the Service

2.1. The Service is about sharing ideas, information and knowledge on cocktails in a collaborative and engaging way. We provide a searchable database of cocktail recipes, ingredients and related content, tools for you to track the bottles in your home bar, tools for you to submit your own recipes, public profile pages for members of our Community Maker programme, mobile applications, an embeddable recipe widget and a WordPress plugin.

2.2. Some parts of the Service use artificial intelligence — for example to suggest recipes, to identify bottles in photos you upload to your bar, or to help you describe a recipe you are submitting. AI features are provided as helpful tools and are not perfect; you should review and confirm any AI-generated suggestion before relying on it.

3. The Service Is Not

3.1. Information on the Service is for users to enjoy cocktails. If companies and brands are mentioned on the Service it is usually because of their inclusion in a cocktail or on recommendation through a recipe or similar post. Given that the impact of any information expressed on the Service can vary widely, you should always carry out your own research into a product that is of interest to you.

4. Drink Responsibly

4.1. Always drink alcohol responsibly and in moderation, knowing your limits and never on an empty stomach. makemeacocktail.com has collated cocktails including alcohol-free recipes, and others that are on the stronger side of the ABV line. Please be sensible when consuming alcohol, and if in any doubt refer to resources such as, but not limited to:

4.1.1. www.drinkaware.co.uk;

4.1.2. www.responsibledrinking.org;

4.1.3. www.drinkinmoderation.org.

5. Privacy

5.1. We take your privacy seriously. Please read our Privacy Policy to see how we collect, use and protect your personal information.

5.2. Any searches and AI prompts you enter on the Service we store, and may use in anonymised form publicly to help provide other users with answers to common questions. We do not show any personally identifiable information in any search result if it is used.

6. Links on the Service

6.1. The Service includes details on, or links through to, information provided by other websites. We do not control the accuracy or completeness of that information and cannot accept any responsibility for the content of those websites. You take complete responsibility for using that information, verifying it, and for any decision to use, purchase or refrain from purchasing any of the services or products mentioned on a linked site. If you purchase products or services from another website please read its contract carefully before deciding to engage further.

6.2. When you use other websites, any personal information you give them will be dealt with in line with their privacy policies, not ours, so please read the privacy policy of each website before using it.

6.3. Occasionally the adverts and links included on the Service are affiliate links for which we receive a referral fee. These are links which take you directly or indirectly to a product or service provider. You are responsible for clicking through to their site or purchasing a product from them.

6.4. You are only permitted to link to the Service with our prior written consent, provided you:

6.4.1. comply with these Terms and all applicable laws;

6.4.2. link only to those pages we have given you permission to link to;

6.4.3. do not in any way imply that we are endorsing you, your website, or its products or services;

6.4.4. do not misrepresent your relationship with us or present false information about us;

6.4.5. do not infringe any intellectual property or other rights of any person, or otherwise breach all relevant laws and regulations;

6.4.6. do not have content in your website that could be considered distasteful or offensive.

6.5. If you breach these Terms we have the right to require that your link is removed and to take whatever other action we think appropriate.

7. Our Content

7.1. All of the content on the Service that we have created — including but not limited to editorial recipes, photography, illustrations, branding, source code, the widget, the WordPress plugin and the mobile applications — is owned by makemeacocktail.com / Nick Wilkins Limited and is protected by English and international copyright laws.

7.2. You are allowed to use our content for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that all copyright and proprietary notices are kept intact. Otherwise, no content from the Service may be republished, posted, transmitted, stored, sold, distributed or modified without our prior written consent.

8. Your Content

8.1. The Service relies on user-generated content. "Your Content" means anything you submit, upload or post to the Service, including but not limited to cocktail recipes, ingredients, photos of bottles in your bar, photos of finished cocktails, your avatar, your Community Maker profile (bio, journey, tips, favourite bars, top cocktails, social links and hero image), tasting notes and reviews, ratings, comments, custom lists and menus.

8.2. When you post Your Content you agree and represent that you have created it (or that you have the necessary rights and permissions to upload it). You expressly grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, fully transferable, worldwide royalty-free licence to use, edit, adapt, publish, display, distribute, republish, redistribute, make available and/or sell that content in any format and on any platform now known or hereinafter invented — including across the website, the mobile applications, the widget, the WordPress plugin, our marketing channels and our API — as part of an edited compilation or otherwise. We may automatically track certain contextual links in any content that you provide.

8.3. We reserve the right to edit, hide or remove any of Your Content, at our sole discretion and without prior notice. This includes content that we deem inappropriate, offensive, irrelevant, low-quality, duplicative, misleading, unsafe or in violation of these Terms. We take no responsibility for the deletion of, or failure to store, any of Your Content.

8.4. By submitting a cocktail recipe to the Service (via the "Add a Recipe" tool or any other submission method), you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, fully transferable, worldwide royalty-free licence to use, edit, adapt, publish, display, distribute and incorporate that recipe — including its name, description, ingredients, method, garnish and any associated images — into our cocktail database and across the Service, whether now known or hereinafter invented. Submitted recipes are reviewed by our moderation team before they appear publicly: we may approve, edit, enhance, combine with other content, keep private or remove a submission entirely at our sole discretion. Once a recipe is approved and incorporated into our database it becomes part of the Service's content library and may continue to be displayed and used even if your account is subsequently closed or the original submission is withdrawn.

8.5. When uploading images or photos to the Service — including bottle photos in My Bar, recipe photos, your avatar and your Community Maker hero image — you warrant that: (a) you own the image or have the necessary rights and permissions to upload it; (b) the image does not contain inappropriate, offensive or illegal content, and does not show a recognisable third party without their permission; (c) the image is relevant to the cocktail, ingredient, bottle or profile section to which it is attached; and (d) the image does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights or any other rights of any third party.

8.6. If you are aged under 18, you confirm that you have the permission of your parent or guardian to submit content to us. The Service is intended for adults of legal drinking age in your jurisdiction.

9. Community Behaviour

9.1. We require that your use of the Service is lawful and in accordance with these Terms.

9.2. We accept no liability for user content provided by yourself or by others, including any reliance on the accuracy or completeness of such user content. You acknowledge and accept that user content posted on the Service is the opinion of the person posting only and in no way reflects our opinions or attitudes. While we have no obligation to monitor or moderate content posted by you and other users on the Service, we reserve the right to review, edit or remove any content at our sole discretion.

9.3. You warrant that the content you post does not contain extremist views, does not appear to incite or promote terrorist activities, and is not obscene, fraudulent, libellous, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful or embarrassing to any other person (as determined by us in our sole discretion), or illegal. You further warrant that the content you submit does not infringe any intellectual property right or proprietary or privacy right of any party or individual.

9.4. You agree not to:

9.4.1. impersonate another person or business, including by registering a Community Maker profile under someone else's name or brand;

9.4.2. disguise the IP address of the connection used to post any message;

9.4.3. post or transmit any files containing viruses or other harmful computer code;

9.4.4. harvest or otherwise collect or use information about others, including email addresses or images of other users, without their explicit consent;

9.4.5. post the same recipe more than once, or attempt to circumvent submission rate limits;

9.4.6. knowingly post untrue information about another person or business with the intention of harming their reputation or livelihood;

9.4.7. engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Service, or which, in our judgement, exposes us to any liability or detriment of any type;

9.4.8. intentionally publish misleading recipes or fabricated tasting notes;

9.4.9. use the Service, or any AI feature within it, to generate or amplify content that is unsafe, defamatory, sexually explicit, hateful or otherwise prohibited.

10. My Bar

10.1. The "My Bar" feature lets you record the bottles and ingredients in your home bar, optionally upload a photo of each bottle, and discover what cocktails you can make. My Bar is for your personal use only. If you record another person's bottles or details, you must get their permission first, and by submitting their details you confirm to us that you have their permission and that they understand how their details will be used.

10.2. The photo-scan feature lets you take a picture of one or more bottles so that we can use an artificial-intelligence service to suggest matching ingredients to add to your bar. By using photo-scan you agree that:

10.2.1. you have the right to upload the photograph and that it does not show any recognisable third party without their consent;

10.2.2. you understand that AI detection is not perfect and that you are responsible for reviewing and confirming what is actually added to your bar;

10.2.3. we may retain the photograph, the AI's detections, your decisions and a record of the scan session so that you can review your scan history in your account, and in order to provide the feature, prevent abuse, count usage against any applicable allowance and improve the service;

10.2.4. the number of photo-scans available to you may be limited and may differ between free and premium members.

10.3. You may choose to share a My Bar with another person by sending them a unique share link. Anyone with that link can see the contents of that bar, including any bottle photos you have added; you should only share the link with people you trust. You can stop sharing at any time by deleting the bar or generating a new one.

11. Community Maker Profiles

11.1. The Community Maker programme lets you publish a public profile page on the Service so that other users can discover your recipes, your favourite bars, your top cocktails and your social links. Becoming a Community Maker is optional and is enabled by you from your profile settings after accepting these Terms in that section; we may require you to have a verified email address and a complete profile before enabling it.

11.2. By enabling your Community Maker profile you agree that the information you choose to include — including your display name, bio, hero image, journey story, tips, favourite bars, top cocktails, social-media links and any recipes you submit — will be published on a public page at /makers/<your-slug> and may be indexed by search engines.

11.3. You warrant that any business or brand information on your Community Maker profile is accurate and that you have the right to represent that business or brand. We may suspend or remove a Community Maker profile that we believe is misleading, infringing or otherwise in breach of these Terms.

11.4. You can disable your Community Maker profile at any time from your profile settings, which will remove your public maker page. Recipes you have already submitted and other public contributions you have already made may remain on the Service under a generic attribution, in accordance with clause 8.4.

11.5. Being a Community Maker is not an employment, agency, partnership or endorsement relationship with us. We do not pay Community Makers and we make no representation that membership of the programme will produce any particular outcome for you or your brand.

12. Account

12.1. It is your responsibility to:

12.1.1. check and ensure that all information, content, material or data you provide on the Service is correct, complete, accurate and not misleading, and that you disclose all relevant facts;

12.1.2. ensure that any username, password and/or other identification information you create (or any social sign-in account you link) is kept confidential by you and is not disclosed or shared with anyone. Where you do disclose any of these details, you are solely responsible for all activities undertaken on the Service where they are used;

12.1.3. choose a strong password to access your personal information on the Service. Your password can only be reset with access to the email address registered on the account.

12.2. We reserve the right to suspend, restrict or terminate your account and access to the Service at any time, at our sole discretion, without prior notice or liability. This includes, but is not limited to, situations where: (a) you have violated these Terms; (b) you have uploaded inappropriate, offensive or illegal content; (c) your conduct negatively impacts other users or the Service; (d) we are required to do so by law; or (e) for any other reason we deem appropriate. Upon termination, all content you have uploaded — including images, comments, tasting notes, lists, menus, your Community Maker profile and recipes — may be removed from the Service.

12.3. We are not obligated to provide a reason for account suspension or termination, nor are we required to provide any refund of Premium Membership fees in cases where termination results from a violation of these Terms.

13. Disclaimer and General Liability

13.1. We provide the Service free of charge to you, the member of the public, and with good intention, but we cannot and do not warrant the completeness, truth or accuracy of the information or other content or postings found on the Service, or their usefulness for any particular purpose. You acknowledge and agree that: (i) your use of the Service is at your own sole risk; and (ii) you bear full responsibility for your own research and decisions arising from the Service, and that we shall not be liable for any action that you or others take or do not take based on your use of, or reliance on, information provided by us or other users.

13.2. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or reliability of any statement made on the Service by anyone other than authorised staff members of Make Me a Cocktail acting in such capacity.

13.3. We do not promise that your access to the Service, or its content, will be delivered uninterrupted, timely or error-free, or that the Service will be free from viruses or other harmful properties. It is your responsibility to implement satisfactory safeguards and procedures to make sure any files you obtain through the Service are free from such contamination or other harmful properties.

13.4. You agree that, under no circumstances, will we or our affiliates be held liable to you or any other party for any damage, loss or injury resulting from your use of any of the content from the Service.

14. Indemnity

14.1. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless us from and against any claim, liability, cost, damage or loss we may incur (including reasonable legal fees) as a result of any material that you post or transmit on the Service or via any other communications system, any actions you take which disrupt access to and/or the functioning of the Service, or any breach by you of your obligations under these Terms.

15. Premium Membership

15.1. Membership options and pricing. makemeacocktail.com offers Premium Membership designed to enhance your cocktail-crafting journey. Premium Membership is available in three tiers:

• Monthly Subscription: all premium features for £5 per month. Subscription fees may vary if discount codes are applied at the time of purchase.
• Yearly Subscription: an annual subscription at £50, offering a cost-saving opportunity compared to the monthly option.
• Lifetime Membership: a one-time payment of £95 grants you lifetime access to all premium features.

Equivalent prices may apply in other currencies when purchased through the mobile apps, and the store may apply local taxes.

15.2. Payment and billing (web). Subscriptions purchased on the website are processed securely through Stripe, ensuring the safety and confidentiality of your financial information. By choosing a Premium Membership you authorise us to charge the subscription fee through your selected payment method.

15.3. Payment and billing (mobile apps). Subscriptions purchased through our iOS or Android applications are processed by the Apple App Store or Google Play and reconciled by RevenueCat. They are billed by the relevant app store under that store's terms and conditions and managed from your store account, not from your makemeacocktail.com account. Refund and cancellation requests for an in-app subscription must be made through the relevant app store; we cannot issue refunds for purchases we did not bill.

15.4. Non-refundable policy (web). All payments made directly to us for Premium Memberships are non-refundable. This policy applies to all tiers of membership, including monthly, yearly and lifetime subscriptions. We encourage you to carefully consider your subscription choice before making a payment.

15.5. Subscription management. Members can upgrade or downgrade their subscription tier directly from their account settings (for web subscriptions) or from their store account (for in-app subscriptions). Downgrading your subscription before the end of your current subscription term does not qualify for a partial refund; we recommend adjusting your subscription level only when your current term is close to expiring.

15.6. Cancelling your subscription. You can cancel a web subscription at any time through your account settings, and an in-app subscription through your app store account. Upon cancellation you will retain access to Premium features until the end of your current billing cycle. As per our non-refundable policy, cancellations will not result in a refund of any remaining portion of your subscription fees.

15.7. Changes to membership terms. makemeacocktail.com reserves the right to modify membership fees, features, terms and conditions at any time. Any changes to the Premium Membership terms will be communicated to our members in advance through the Service and/or by email notification.

16. Mobile Applications

16.1. We make Make Me a Cocktail available as native mobile applications on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Your use of the mobile applications is subject to these Terms, our Privacy Policy and the terms and policies of the relevant app store.

16.2. The mobile applications may request access to device features such as the camera and photo library (so that you can take and upload bottle and recipe photos), and to notifications. You can grant or revoke these permissions at any time from your device settings.

16.3. We are responsible for the mobile applications and for handling any claims that you or a third party may have in relation to them. Apple Inc. and Google LLC are not parties to these Terms and have no obligation to provide support or maintenance for the applications.

17. Widget Usage Terms

17.1. Overview. makemeacocktail.com offers a widget feature that allows users to embed a dynamic cocktail recipe tool on their own websites. To ensure a consistent and secure experience for all users we have established the following terms of use for our widget.

17.2. Usage licence. By embedding the makemeacocktail.com widget on your website you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the widget on your site. This licence is subject to your compliance with the terms outlined in this section.

17.3. Code integrity. You agree not to alter, modify or otherwise change the original widget code provided by makemeacocktail.com in any way. This includes, but is not limited to, changing the functionality, appearance or intended operation of the widget.

17.4. Link preservation. The widget includes a discreet link back to makemeacocktail.com. You agree not to remove, obscure or otherwise interfere with this link. The link must remain intact and functional, directing users to our website when clicked.

17.5. Consequences of violation. Failure to adhere to these Widget Usage Terms may result in the revocation of your licence to use the widget. makemeacocktail.com reserves the right to require the immediate removal of the widget from your website if these terms are violated. Further, violators may be subject to legal action if the modifications cause harm to makemeacocktail.com or its users.

17.6. Intellectual property. The widget, including its code, design and functionality, is the property of makemeacocktail.com and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Your use of the widget does not transfer any intellectual property rights to you.

17.7. Disclaimer. The widget is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. makemeacocktail.com does not guarantee that the widget will be free from errors or interruptions. By using the widget you acknowledge and agree that your use is at your sole risk.

17.8. Acceptance of terms. By embedding the makemeacocktail.com widget on your site you signify your agreement to these Widget Usage Terms. If you do not agree with these terms, you must not use the widget.

17.9. Changes to terms. makemeacocktail.com reserves the right to modify these Widget Usage Terms at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the widget following any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

18. WordPress Plugin

18.1. We offer a WordPress plugin that allows users to integrate our cocktail recipe database into their WordPress sites.

18.2. By downloading and using our WordPress plugin you agree to comply with these Terms and any additional terms specific to the plugin that we may provide.

18.3. The plugin is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee that the plugin will be free from errors or interruptions.

18.4. You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the plugin on your WordPress site, subject to compliance with these Terms.

18.5. You agree not to modify, alter or reverse engineer the plugin. Any unauthorised use or modification of the plugin is strictly prohibited.

18.6. We reserve the right to update, modify or discontinue the plugin at any time without notice.

18.7. We do not accept any liability for any damage, loss or injury resulting from the use of the plugin. You use the plugin at your own risk.

18.8. For support and more information about the plugin please refer to the documentation provided with it or contact us through our support channels.

19. Comments on the Service

19.1. We welcome comments and feedback from users on the Service and we aim to create a positive and respectful environment for discussions.

19.2. All comments are subject to moderation. We reserve the right to review, edit or delete any comments at our discretion, without notice.

19.3. Comments that are deemed to be spam, offensive, abusive, defamatory or in violation of any laws will be removed. This includes comments that contain hate speech, threats or personal attacks.

19.4. By posting a comment on the Service you grant us the rights described in clause 8.2.

19.5. You are responsible for the content of your comments. We do not endorse any user comments and are not liable for any claims or damages resulting from them.

19.6. If you believe that a comment violates these Terms please report it to us using the contact information provided on the Service.

20. General

20.1. If any of these provisions is deemed invalid, void or unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from the rest and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

20.2. Our failure or delay to exercise any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

20.3. These Terms shall be governed by the laws of England and any dispute between us will be resolved exclusively in the Courts of England.