Who we are
Science Snitch is operated by Science Snitch LLC, a Wyoming (USA) company.
"Science Snitch," "we," "us," and "our" mean Science Snitch LLC. "You" means the person using the site, subscribing to the newsletter, or buying a paid membership.
By using the site, subscribing, or purchasing membership, you agree to these Terms. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your data.
What Science Snitch is
Science Snitch publishes independent journalism, analysis, and commentary about food, nutrition, fitness, and consumer health - including ingredient analysis, scientific research, product regulation across countries, and the claims made by the people and companies behind these products.
The free newsletter is available to subscribers who confirm their email address.
Paid membership is optional. It supports the work and may include members-only editions or other member benefits described at checkout.
Science Snitch is written for adults. You must be at least 16 to subscribe to the newsletter and at least 18 (or the age of majority where you live) to buy a paid membership.
Newsletter
The newsletter uses double opt-in. You are not added until you confirm your email address.
Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link. If you unsubscribe, we stop sending newsletter emails to that address.
Paid membership and billing
Paid membership renews automatically unless you cancel.
Before you pay, the checkout flow shows the price, billing interval, and renewal terms. Payment is handled by Stripe. We do not receive or store your full card number.
For yearly plans, we email you a reminder before the renewal date, with the amount and a cancellation link.
You are responsible for keeping your payment and email information current so you can receive notices and manage your membership.
Cancellation
You can cancel paid membership anytime through the billing portal or by contacting us.
When you cancel, billing stops at the end of the period you have already paid for. You keep access until that period ends. Cancel any time before your renewal date and you will not be charged again.
Cancelling never requires a call, a chat with a bot, haggling, or an exit survey.
Unsubscribing vs cancelling
Unsubscribing from email and cancelling paid membership are separate actions.
That is intentional. Email apps and mailbox providers can sometimes trigger unsubscribe actions automatically. We do not want an accidental email-client action to cancel something you paid for.
If you unsubscribe while you have an active paid membership, we show you a clear way to manage or cancel billing too. We do not want anyone paying for editions they no longer want to receive.
Refunds
If something went wrong - accidental renewal, duplicate payment, wrong plan, technical issue, or a membership that simply was not what you expected - contact us.
Our default posture is to be fair, not to trap people. Because members-only editions may be delivered as they are published, refunds are handled case by case unless a refund window applies - the cooling-off right below, or a specific window shown at checkout.
If you live in the EU, UK, or another place with a legal cooling-off period: you can withdraw within 14 days of starting a paid membership and get a full refund. This applies to your first payment. If a renewal charged you and you did not want it, contact us within 14 days of the charge and we refund it. Members-only content may be delivered right away, but if you still change your mind within the window, we refund you - we would rather refund than argue.
Nothing in these Terms takes away any mandatory refund or consumer rights you have where you live.
Books and guides
What you buy. Science Snitch sells digital books and guides, such as PDF guides. When you buy one, you get a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to read it for your own non-commercial use. You do not buy the copyright in it.
Your personal copy. Each copy is made for its buyer: your name, your email address and a copy code are printed in it. Do not share, upload, post, resell or otherwise distribute your copy or any part of it, and do not remove or change these marks.
Delivery and access. After payment we email you a link to your library, where you can download your copy. Access links are personal. We may limit sign-ins and devices, and we may suspend access to a copy that is being shared or abused. If you think we got it wrong, contact us.
Who sells it. Books and guides are sold through Link, Stripe's merchant of record service. Link takes the payment, calculates and collects tax, and sends your receipt. Your card statement shows "LINK.COM*" followed by our name. Link's own purchase terms also apply to the payment.
Refunds. If a book or guide is not right for you, write to us within 30 days of the purchase and we will refund it in full. When a purchase is refunded, access to that copy ends. This does not limit any rights you have under the consumer law where you live.
Information, not medical advice. Our books and guides are journalism and information. They are not medical, nutritional or veterinary advice and do not replace a doctor, dietitian or vet. Talk to a doctor before you change your diet. Where a book gives the author's personal opinion, such as a ranking, it says so.
Up to date as of its edition. Each edition reflects the research available when it was written. Science changes. We may publish corrected or updated editions.
Brand names. Books and guides may name products and brands to describe them. Brand names belong to their owners. Science Snitch is not affiliated with them or endorsed by them.
Your submissions
If you send us questions, survey answers, tips, corrections, comments, or other content, you give us permission to read, edit, summarize, quote, anonymize, and publish it as part of Science Snitch, including in members-only editions.
Please do not send confidential information, trade secrets, private medical details, financial details, government IDs, or personal data about someone else unless you have the right to share it and it is necessary.
We may decline, edit, or remove submissions for any reason.
Corrections and complaints about content
If you believe something we published is wrong, contact us and explain the issue clearly.
We review correction requests in good faith and correct substantiated errors.
Acceptable use
Do not:
- try to break, scan, overload, or bypass the site;
- abuse forms, payments, unsubscribe links, or email systems;
- resell, scrape, redistribute, or republish paid content without permission;
- impersonate someone else;
- submit unlawful, abusive, or misleading content;
- use the service to violate someone's rights or the law.
We may block, suspend, or terminate access if someone abuses the service.
Intellectual property
The site, newsletter, branding, design, and content belong to Science Snitch or its licensors.
You may read and use the content for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not copy, sell, scrape, or redistribute paid or members-only content without permission.
Informational content, not professional advice
Science Snitch publishes journalism and commentary. It is not medical, legal, nutritional, financial, or professional advice.
You should not rely on it as a substitute for qualified professional advice where that matters.
Changes to the service
We may change the site, newsletter, membership tiers, pricing, features, or publishing schedule.
If a change materially affects paid members, we will try to give reasonable notice and a chance to cancel before the change applies. If a material change hurts your paid membership and you cancel because of it, we refund the unused part of what you paid.
Account and membership termination
You may cancel paid membership at any time.
We may suspend or end access if you materially breach these Terms, abuse the service, attempt unauthorized access, misuse paid content, or create legal or security risk.
Liability
We try to run Science Snitch carefully, but the service is provided as is and as available. We do not make promises beyond what these Terms say, and we disclaim implied warranties to the extent the law allows.
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for losses caused by third-party outages, email-provider decisions, payment-provider issues, or internet infrastructure failures.
Where the law allows a liability cap, our total liability is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim or USD 100.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of Wyoming, USA, except where mandatory consumer law gives you rights that cannot be waived.
Before starting a formal dispute, please contact us so we can try to resolve it directly.
Updates to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
For minor changes, we update the date above. For material changes affecting paid membership, we will give reasonable notice.
If you continue using the service after the updated Terms take effect, you accept the updated Terms.
If part of these Terms cannot be enforced, the rest still applies.
Contact
Questions about these Terms: use the contact page on sciencesnitch.com.