Terms of Service

Introduction

Welcome to ChiliHeat (“we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of our website at spicyqueen.com and all associated calculators, guides, and services (collectively, the “Service”).

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of them, please do not use the Service.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or using ChiliHeat, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference.

We may update these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Educational Aids — Verify Before You Rely

ChiliHeat’s calculators are cooking and gardening aids. They apply commonly cited Scoville values, stated formulas, and figures you enter to produce an estimate, and round results for readability. Real pepper heat varies with the plant, ripeness, and growing conditions, so nothing on the Service is a laboratory measurement or a guarantee of how a specific pepper or batch will behave. Before you rely on a result for anything that matters — a large batch of hot sauce, a fermentation you plan to bottle and store, or a recipe you’re serving to others — taste and adjust as you go.

The Service covers chili peppers and hot-sauce making purely as a food hobby. It does not provide health, digestion, or medical advice of any kind, and nothing here should be read as such.

Description of Service

ChiliHeat provides free, browser-based calculators and educational resources, including:

• A Scoville blend calculator for estimating the heat of a mixed pepper mash
• A ferment brine ratio calculator for lacto-fermenting chilies
• A chili substitution calculator that scales a swap by Scoville rating
• A hot sauce heat-scaling calculator for hitting a target Scoville level
• A pepper drying weight calculator and a pepper dilution ("how many peppers") calculator
• Guides, explainers, and reference content on chili peppers and hot-sauce making

All tools are provided free of charge. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time.

Your Responsibilities

When using the Service, you agree to:

• Use the tools in good faith for cooking, gardening, and personal projects
• Enter values in the correct units and check that your inputs make sense
• Not disrupt, overload, or attempt to compromise the website
• Respect intellectual property rights

You are responsible for exercising your own judgment, following safe food-handling and fermentation practice, and confirming important results before relying on them.

Accuracy and Disclaimers

While we aim for correct formulas, we cannot guarantee that every calculation is error-free or suited to your circumstances. Results are estimates based on standard methods, commonly cited reference values, and the figures you provide, and are rounded for display. ChiliHeat makes no warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Intellectual Property

All content on this website — text, graphics, logos, tools, calculators, and software — is the property of ChiliHeat or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable copyright and other laws. You may use the tools for personal and educational purposes; you may not copy, resell, or reverse engineer them, or remove proprietary notices.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall ChiliHeat or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, a spoiled batch, wasted ingredients, or other losses) arising out of your use of, or inability to use, the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Third-Party Links and Ads

The Service may link to third-party websites and displays third-party advertisements. We do not control and are not responsible for their content, and inclusion of a link or ad is not an endorsement. Your use of any third-party site is at your own risk.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located there.

Contact Information

• By email: support@spicyqueen.com
• Via our contact page