Pinterest Disclaimer

The weeknight plate shares recipe pins on Pinterest to help readers discover dinner ideas, seasonal bakes, and quick appetizers before they ever land on the site. This page explains how those pins work, what they represent, and what to do if something about a pin looks off. It should be read alongside our general Disclaimer, since Pinterest visuals are simply another format of the same content we publish here.

What a Pinterest Pin Actually Is

A pin is a short visual summary, not the full recipe. When you see a graphic for something like our Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie With Biscuits or the Mediterranean Hummus Bowl, that image and headline exist to catch your eye in a busy feed and give you a quick sense of what the dish is. The actual instructions, ingredient amounts, timing, and any safety notes only live on the full blog post. We design pins to be tempting and clear at a glance, but they are never meant to replace reading the recipe itself before you shop, prep, or cook.

Because pins are compressed into a small graphic, some details are simplified or left out entirely. A pin might show a finished bowl of pasta without listing every seasoning, or it might highlight the word "5-Ingredient" without spelling out pantry staples like oil or salt that we assume most kitchens already have. This is normal shorthand for the format, not an attempt to mislead anyone.

Appearance May Vary by Screen and Platform

Colors, cropping, and text overlay on a pin can look slightly different depending on the device, browser, or app you are using to view Pinterest. A photo of golden roasted vegetables might look a shade warmer on one phone screen and cooler on another. Font sizing and layout can also shift depending on whether you are browsing on mobile, tablet, or desktop. None of this changes the recipe itself — it is simply a byproduct of how images render across different screens and Pinterest's own display settings.

We also can't control how Pinterest chooses to crop thumbnails, generate previews, or display our content within its own interface, feed algorithms, or recommendation panels. Those features are entirely managed by Pinterest, not by the weeknight plate.

Pinterest Controls Its Own Platform Behavior

Once a pin is published, decisions about how it is shown, ranked, recommended, or shared belong to Pinterest, not to us. This includes:

• Which pins appear in a user's home feed or search results
• How boards, related pins, or "more like this" suggestions are generated
• Whether a pin's image or headline is auto-modified for accessibility or display purposes
• How third parties may re-pin, save, or repost our images within Pinterest's ecosystem

We have no ability to edit or override Pinterest's internal systems. If you experience an issue that is clearly tied to the Pinterest app or website itself — such as a broken link inside Pinterest, a slow-loading image, or a platform glitch — that concern is best directed to Pinterest support rather than to us.

Recipe Accuracy Still Lives on the Blog

If a pin's headline or image ever seems to promise something the actual recipe doesn't deliver — for example, a cook time that looks shorter in the graphic than what's written in the post — the full blog post is always the accurate, final source. We do our best to keep pin text aligned with the recipe, but headlines are sometimes shortened for space, and that shorthand should never be treated as a binding claim about exact timing, yield, or nutrition. Our Editorial Policy explains how we approach accuracy and updates across all our content, including these visual summaries.

Photo Sourcing and Credit

Many of our pin graphics are built from original photography taken in our own kitchen, while others may incorporate licensed stock elements or styled backgrounds. If you're curious about where a particular image originated, or you believe a photo used in a pin needs proper attribution, our Image Credits page outlines how we source and credit visuals across the site.

Raising a Concern About a Pin

We take image rights and accuracy seriously. If you believe a pin misrepresents a recipe, uses an image you have rights to, or displays something that seems inaccurate or inappropriate, please reach out directly rather than reporting it only on Pinterest first — that way we can look into it and correct anything on our end quickly. You can reach our team at [email protected] or through our Contact page. Please include the pin link or a screenshot along with a short description of the issue so we can locate and review it without delay.

For concerns strictly about how Pinterest itself is displaying, ranking, or moderating content — separate from the accuracy of our own recipe — Pinterest's own reporting tools and support channels are the appropriate next step, since platform behavior falls outside what we can directly manage.

How This Fits With Our Other Policies

This Pinterest notice works alongside the rest of our site policies rather than replacing them. For broader context on how we handle content responsibility, see our Disclaimer; for how we collect and use data, our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy apply. If you're a brand or content partner interested in how we approach visual sourcing for collaborations, our Collaboration page has more detail.