Last updated: September 17, 2026
Welcome to The Chomp.
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of The Chomp website, newsletters, and related online services (collectively, the “Site”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms.
The Chomp LLC operates The Chomp and is based in Oregon, United States. References to “The Chomp,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to The Chomp and its operator.
If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.
1. About The Chomp
The Chomp is an independent vegan publication covering topics including animals, food, nutrition, science, culture, products, sustainability, the plant-based industry, and related subjects.
Our reporting may include factual news coverage, summaries of scientific research, commentary, opinion, criticism, analysis, and editorial perspectives.
The Chomp has an explicitly vegan and pro-animal editorial perspective. The presence of a point of view does not change our commitment to accurately representing facts, research, quotations, and source material.
2. Informational and Editorial Content
Content published by The Chomp is provided for general informational and editorial purposes.
Although we work to publish accurate and well-sourced information, news develops, research evolves, sources may contain errors, and information may become outdated. We do not guarantee that every article, statistic, quotation, link, or other piece of information will always be complete, current, or error-free.
We may update, correct, clarify, or remove content at any time.
3. Health and Nutrition Information
The Chomp frequently covers food, nutrition, health research, and scientific studies.
Nothing published on the Site constitutes medical, nutritional, veterinary, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
Information about nutrients, foods, health outcomes, medical research, or scientific studies should not be interpreted as personalized health guidance or as a substitute for advice from a qualified professional familiar with your individual circumstances.
Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on The Chomp.
4. Scientific Research
When The Chomp reports on scientific research, we may summarize findings into language designed for a general audience.
Individual studies have limitations, and scientific evidence may change as additional research becomes available. An association reported in a study does not necessarily establish causation.
Readers who require complete scientific context should consult the original study and other relevant research.
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site and its original content—including articles, graphics, branding, logos, page designs, original illustrations, headlines, videos, and other materials—are owned by or licensed to The Chomp and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
You may share links to our articles and may quote limited portions of our content for purposes such as commentary, criticism, discussion, or reporting where permitted by law and with appropriate attribution.
You may not, without our written permission:
- republish complete articles or substantial portions of them;
- reproduce our original graphics or branded content for commercial purposes;
- scrape, systematically copy, or create a database from our content;
- represent our content as your own;
- remove copyright, attribution, or ownership notices; or
- use The Chomp’s trademarks or branding in a way that suggests an affiliation or endorsement that does not exist.
Requests to license or reproduce our material may be sent to [CONTACT EMAIL].
6. Third-Party Material
The Chomp may quote, discuss, embed, link to, or otherwise reference material created by third parties.
Ownership of that material remains with its respective owners. References to third-party material do not imply that The Chomp owns, endorses, sponsors, or is affiliated with the source unless we expressly say otherwise.
If you believe material appearing on The Chomp infringes your copyright or other rights, contact us at info@readchomp.com with enough information for us to review the matter.
7. External Links
Articles may contain links to studies, news organizations, companies, charities, advocacy organizations, retailers, social-media platforms, or other third-party websites.
We provide these links for reference, sourcing, convenience, or additional context. We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, privacy practices, security, products, or services.
Visiting an external website is at your own discretion and is subject to that website’s terms and policies.
8. Affiliate Links, Advertising, and Sponsorships
The Chomp may earn revenue through advertising, affiliate links, sponsorships, partnerships, or other commercial relationships.
If we earn a commission when a reader purchases something through a particular link, we will provide an appropriate disclosure.
Sponsored or paid editorial content will be identified as such.
Commercial relationships do not give advertisers or affiliate partners the right to alter our independent editorial conclusions unless content is explicitly presented as sponsored or produced in partnership with a brand.
Additional information is available in our Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure.
9. Email and Newsletters
You may choose to subscribe to emails or newsletters from The Chomp.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in those messages.
We may still send administrative or transactional messages when reasonably necessary, such as confirming a request you made.
10. Comments and User Submissions
If The Chomp allows comments, messages, submissions, tips, or other user-provided content, you remain responsible for anything you submit.
You agree not to submit content that:
- violates applicable law;
- infringes another person’s rights;
- contains malware or malicious code;
- impersonates another person;
- constitutes spam or unauthorized advertising; or
- is intentionally threatening, abusive, or harassing.
We may moderate, refuse, edit, or remove user submissions at our discretion.
By voluntarily submitting material to us for publication, you represent that you have the right to provide it. Unless we separately agree otherwise, you grant The Chomp a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, edit, publish, display, and distribute that material in connection with The Chomp and its related channels.
Sending us a story idea or tip does not guarantee publication.
11. Acceptable Use
You may not attempt to interfere with the Site’s operation, security, servers, accounts, databases, or other users.
You may not use automated systems to access the Site in a manner that creates unreasonable load, bypasses technical restrictions, or systematically extracts our content except where permitted by law or expressly authorized by us.
12. No Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
We make no warranties regarding the accuracy, availability, reliability, suitability, or continued availability of the Site or any particular piece of content.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The Chomp and its owners, operators, employees, contractors, and contributors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from your use of—or inability to use—the Site or reliance on information published through it.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
14. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Chomp and its operators from claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or material you submit in violation of another person’s rights.
15. Changes to the Site or These Terms
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue parts of the Site at any time.
We may also update these Terms periodically. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of the Site after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
16. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
17. Contact
Questions regarding these Terms may be sent to:
The Chomp
info@readchomp.com
Oregon, United States