Terms of Use

Last updated: October 14, 2026

JoyMeals is an app by Van Heukelum Technology B.V., Cordell Hullplaats 117, 3068 VB Rotterdam, the Netherlands, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) under number 83050302. Which terms apply to you depends on where you downloaded the app.

This is a translation of the Dutch terms at joymeals.nl/voorwaarden. If the two differ, the Dutch text applies.

iPhone and iPad: the App Store

If you got JoyMeals from the App Store, Apple's standard license agreement for apps applies: the Licensed Application End User License Agreement. We are the licensor under it.

If you buy Pro on the App Store, Apple handles the payment, automatic renewal, cancellation and refunds, under Apple's terms. How to cancel is explained on the support page.

Android: Google Play

If you got JoyMeals from Google Play, the terms below apply.

1. The license

We give you the right to use JoyMeals for yourself, on phones and tablets that you own or control. That right is personal: you may not sell it, transfer it or sublicense it. You may not copy, modify or reverse engineer the app, except as far as the law allows. All rights in the app stay with us.

2. Your account

You sign in with your Google account. You are responsible for what happens with your account; don't let others use it. You can always delete your account, see Delete your account.

3. Basic and Pro

JoyMeals is free to use with Basic. Pro is a subscription, monthly or yearly, that gives your group more. Pro applies to your whole group as long as someone in that group has a subscription.

  • Paying: you buy Pro on Google Play, and Google handles the payment. You see the price, including VAT, in the app and on Google Play before you buy.
  • Renewal: the subscription renews automatically at the end of each period, at the price that applies then, until you cancel it.
  • Canceling: you do that on Google Play, at any time. Your group keeps Pro until the end of the period you paid for. Deleting your account does not cancel the subscription.
  • Price changes: if the price goes up, Google Play lets you know in advance, and you can cancel before the new price takes effect.
  • Refunds: these go through Google Play, under Google's refund policy. Your statutory rights as a consumer always continue to apply.

4. What you put in JoyMeals

Your recipes, photos, ratings and comments remain yours. You only give us the right to store them, read them and show them to the members of your group, for as long as that is needed to make JoyMeals work. Only add what you're allowed to use. JoyMeals is for your own kitchen, not for republishing other people's recipes. If you misuse JoyMeals, for example by overloading our servers or operating the app automatically, we may restrict your access.

5. Reading recipes with AI

JoyMeals reads recipes with the help of AI. That usually goes well, but not always: check a recipe before you cook with it, especially the amounts and anything you need to know about allergies. What a recipe from another website or creator says belongs to that creator; we don't check it.

6. Liability

We do our best to keep JoyMeals working well and available, but we provide the app as is. We don't promise that it will always work, or work without errors. As far as the law allows, we are not liable for indirect damage, such as consequential damage or lost data, and our total liability is limited to what you paid for Pro in the twelve months before, with a minimum of €50. These limitations do not apply if we caused the damage intentionally or through deliberate recklessness, and not to the extent that mandatory law does not allow them.

7. Ending

You can stop using JoyMeals at any time, and delete your account. If you don't comply with these terms, we may close your account. If we stop JoyMeals, we will let you know well in advance.

8. Changes

We may change these terms. When we do, we update the date at the top. If a change is to your disadvantage, we will let you know before it takes effect.

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by Dutch law. Any dispute will be brought before the competent court in the Netherlands. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection that the mandatory law of your country of residence gives you.

For everyone

How we handle your data is in the privacy policy. Questions about the app go to support@joymeals.nl; if you hold the rights to something and want a copy of your content removed, read Copyright on the support page.