Privacy Policy
The purpose of the site
This site was created as a place for barbecue and grilling enthusiasts to come together and share their passion for live fire cooking. We are committed to protecting your privacy and security online and want you to have optimal experience with our site. Please read the following Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, so that you will fully understand how your personal information will be treated and the rules for the use of our site.
By using our site, you agree to the following terms, which may change from time to time. If we decide to make any modifications, we will post those changes on this page.
Using the information on this site:
The information on this site is intended to tell you more about Steven Raichlen’s books, classes, and activities and about barbecuing and grilling in general. This Site, including its appearance and design as well as all of its content and other materials (including recipes, essays, photographs, pictures, and diagrams) is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws. You are free to print anything on this site for your own personal, non-commercial use. Should you wish to use any of the recipes from this site on another site, you must include the following credit line (Recipe from [insert title of book] by Steven Raichlen Copyright by Steven Raichlen. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Workman Publishing.) and a) a link to purchase Steven Raichlen’s books through a reputable online retailer or b) a link back to BarbecueBible.com. However, materials may not otherwise be circulated, reproduced, or distributed without prior written permission from Steven Raichlen or the third parties that provided it. Nothing contained in this site grants to you any other license or right to any of our or our affiliates’ intellectual or other property.
Cook at your own risk
Barbecuing and grilling are the world’s oldest and most universal cooking methods. They’re easy and fun, producing some of the best tasting food on the planet. But never forget that you’re playing with live fire. Please follow the safety tips on this site and in Steven’s books. When lighting or using a grill, always follow the manufacture’s instructions or contact the manufacturer directly. Before you use any recipe on this site or in one of Steven’s books, review it for any ingredients to which you may be allergic. Steven Raichlen, Workman Publishing, and Barbecuebible.com assume no responsibility for cooking or grilling mishaps that may result when you prepare the recipes.
About submissions to Barbecuebible.com
Making a submission to this site assumes you are willing to share it with the public. So please use care when deciding to post any personal information. All postings, including recipes, restaurant recommendations, stories, anecdotes, and questions, will become the property of Steven Raichlen and Barbecuebible.com. As such, they can be used on this and other sites Steven is affiliated with and in future books, articles, and newsletters by Steven without specific permission or compensation. Efforts will be made to credit the contributor by name when possible. If you prefer to remain anonymous, please let us know when you make your submission.
In addition, although we look forward to your submissions, we require that you abide by certain content guidelines. We ask visitors to the site to make postings in a polite, civilized, and responsible manner. In using this Site, we require that you not post, upload or transmit to the Site any communications, text, graphics or other information (collectively “Material”) that:
- is obscene, fraudulent, indecent, discourteous, racially offensive, or abusive;
- defames, abuses, harasses or threatens others;
- contains any computer viruses or other disabling devices or other harmful component intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
- advocates or encourages any illegal activity;
- violates the privacy of individuals, including other users of this Site; or
- violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law.
Visitors who make such submissions or engage in any other unlawful conduct may be barred from the site in the future and will be subject to all penalties under law.
Please remember that the BBQ Board is open to the public and may or may not contain safe, sensible, or accurate information. Steven Raichlen, Workman Publishing, and Barbecuebible.com assume no liability for these postings.
This site should be used at your own risk, and subject to the submission restrictions describe above. THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS FEATURED ON IT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE USE OF THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE FROM ERROR, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THIS SITE AVAILABLE TO YOU ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER BARBECUEBIBLE.COM NOR STEVEN RAICHLEN SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY PRODUCTS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
About recommendations made on this site
Barbecue stirs strong emotions and is a highly opinionated business. The opinions expressed by Steven Raichlen and the editors of this site are just that—opinions. The same goes for recommendations of grills, products, merchandise, restaurants, newsletters, books, or services. Do not take them as fact. We attempt to update the information on this site on a regular basis, but assume no responsibility or liability for inaccurate, missing, or out of date information.
Will my name and/or e-mail address be shared with others?
Only if you want it to or if Steven Raichlen and/or Workman Publishing have a good faith reason to believe that such disclosure is necessary to comply with legal requirements, respond to claims that any submissions or activities violate the rights of third-parties, or protect the rights, property, or safety of BarbecueBible.com, its users, or the public. You have the option to add your name, address, and e-mail address to our mailing list for information on future books, classes, trips, products, activities, and newsletters.
Other uses of personal information
In addition, please note that any information relating to your use of this site or which specifically identifies you (“Personal Information”) may be collected, generated, retained, and used by us for our own, internal purposes to help improve this Site and our products and services. Like many other sites, we may use “cookies.” “Cookies” are a standard technology that is used to help collect information about how a site is used. Cookies help us keep track of your use, and the number of entries in our promotions or contests. Cookies also help us estimate the size of our audience and measure traffic patterns.
Links to Other Sites
As a customer service, we may offer links to other sites. We do not assume any responsibility for those sites or their privacy policies and provide those links solely for the convenience of our visitors. Please note that when you enter these other sites (using links on our Site), you are entering a site for which we have no responsibility. If you link to any sites, you must rely only on their privacy policies, if any, posted on those sites. Please read the privacy policies and terms and conditions posted on these linked sites before disclosing any personal information to such linked sites.
Special Thanks
Much of this site is powered by Movable Type. Long Live Movable Type! The BBQ Trailmap uses a wonderful little app called IndyJunior by Bryan Boyer. Thanks also to Forum Images for the great rank images used on the BBQ Board, and to Free Original Clipart at Designed to a T for the Up in Smoke image.
About our trademarks
Barbecue! Bible is a registered trademark of Workman Publishing Co., Inc. and Steven Raichlen; Workman is a registered trademark and service mark of Workman Publishing co., Inc.; Barbecuebible.com, Barbecue University, Barbecue Boot Camp, and Planet Barbecue are trademarks or service marks of Steven Raichlen.
Who can I contact if I have further questions regarding my privacy or the terms of use?
Should you have continued concerns about your privacy or these terms of use, please feel free to contact Steven Raichlen in writing c/o Workman Publishing, 225 Varick St., New York, NY 10014.
