Terms of Use

By using The 40 Method (“the Site”), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the Site. We may update these Terms from time to time; the “Last updated” date above will reflect the most recent change.

About The 40 Method

The 40 Method is an independent editorial site that publishes buying guides, product reviews, and practical guides for women over 40. Content is written and published by an anonymous editorial team under a single byline: The 40 Method Editorial Team. We do not claim clinical credentials. We don’t have a registered dietitian, doctor, or licensed professional on staff.

Use of content

All content on this Site — text, images, charts, audio, and video — is the intellectual property of The 40 Method or its licensors, unless explicitly noted otherwise. You may:

• Read and share links to articles for personal, non-commercial use.
• Quote short passages (under 200 words) for editorial or academic purposes, with attribution.
• Print articles for personal use.

You may not:

• Republish full articles or substantial portions on other websites or in commercial publications without written permission.
• Use our content to train AI models without written permission. (Yes, we noticed.)
• Strip our citations and republish the medical claims as your own.
• Frame our pages within another site to obscure the source.

For licensing or syndication inquiries, write to editor@the40method.com.

Medical disclaimer

Information on this Site is for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice, and is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified physician. See the full Medical Disclaimer for the limits of what this Site can and cannot do for your personal health.

By using the Site, you acknowledge that any action you take based on information presented here is at your own risk and should be taken only after consultation with your own physician.

Affiliate relationships

The Site contains affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and purchase a product, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. The commercial relationship between you and the merchant is solely between you and the merchant — not us. The 40 Method is not a party to the transaction, does not handle payment, and does not ship product. Refunds, returns, warranty claims, and customer service are between you and the merchant directly.

See the full FTC Affiliate Disclosure for how affiliate compensation works on this Site.

User submissions

If you submit a comment, question, story tip, or correction to us (by email, contact form, or any other channel), you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use the submission for editorial purposes — including quoting it in articles or in The Notebook, with attribution if you provide a name. We will not publish your full email address or other identifying information without explicit consent.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law: The 40 Method, its editors, its medical reviewers, its officers, employees, and contractors are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Site or any of its content. This includes (without limitation) damages for personal injury, lost profits, lost data, or business interruption.

This limitation applies whether the claim is based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of certain damages, so this limitation may not fully apply to you.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The 40 Method and its editors from any claim arising out of your violation of these Terms, your misuse of the Site, or your reliance on Site content in ways inconsistent with the Medical Disclaimer.

Changes to the Site

We may add, modify, or remove content from the Site at any time without notice. We will not delete or rewrite published articles silently when their substance changes — see our correction policy for how we handle updates and reversals.

Termination

We may, at our discretion, terminate access to the Site for any user who violates these Terms — for example, by submitting abusive messages, attempting to scrape or republish content without authorization, or attempting to interfere with Site operations.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state in which The 40 Method’s parent organization is registered, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. Any dispute arising under these Terms shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within that state.

Contact

Questions about these Terms: disclosure@the40method.com.