Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: August 18, 2026
Last Updated: August 18, 2026

Welcome to TheArdentVegan.com, operated by Ardent Vegan LLC (“Ardent Vegan,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of www.theardentvegan.com and any related webpages, online store, services, communications, promotions, and features we make available through the website (collectively, the “Site”).

These Terms also govern purchases of food, merchandise, and other goods or products made through the Site.

By accessing the Site, creating an account, placing an order, purchasing a Product, submitting information, or otherwise using the Site, you agree to these Terms and to any additional policies referenced in them, including our Privacy Policy, Shipping Policy, Return/Refund Policy, and any applicable promotional terms.

If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site or place an order.

1. About Ardent Vegan

Ardent Vegan LLC develops, markets, distributes, and sells packaged food products, including Jaime’s Savory Almond Dip & Spread and related vegan food products.

Our current business contact information is:

Ardent Vegan LLC
17845 Skypark Circle, Unit B
Irvine, California 92614
Email: support@theardentvegan.com

Products and availability may change from time to time.

2. Eligibility and Use of the Site

You must be at least 18 years old or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction to make purchases through the Site.

If you use the Site or place an order on behalf of another person, company, or organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that person or organization to these Terms.

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when making a purchase or otherwise interacting with us.

You may not use the Site for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or unauthorized purposes.

3. Sale of Goods and Products

The Site is an e-commerce website through which Ardent Vegan offers food products and other goods for sale directly to consumers.

By submitting an order, you are making an offer to purchase the Products identified in your order under these Terms.

Receipt of an order confirmation does not necessarily constitute our final acceptance of an order. We reserve the right to accept, decline, cancel, limit, or modify an order for legitimate reasons, including:

• Product availability;
• Pricing or description errors;
• Suspected fraud;
• Payment problems;
• Shipping restrictions;
• Food safety concerns;
• Product recalls;
• Regulatory restrictions;
• Quantity limitations; or
• Other circumstances reasonably affecting our ability to fulfill the order.

If we cancel an order after payment has been collected, we will refund the applicable amount to the original payment method unless another method is required by law or agreed upon with you.

4. Product Information

We make reasonable efforts to ensure that descriptions, photographs, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen information, pricing, weights, sizes, availability, and other Product information appearing on the Site are accurate.

Food products, recipes, ingredients, suppliers, formulations, packaging, nutrition information, and labeling may occasionally change.

The physical Product label and packaging accompanying the Product should be reviewed before consumption and control over conflicting or outdated information displayed on the Site.

If you have questions about ingredients, allergens, nutrition information, storage, or preparation, contact us before consuming the Product.

Product photographs are illustrative. Actual packaging, appearance, color, texture, or other characteristics may vary.

5. Food Labeling and Regulatory Compliance

Ardent Vegan intends to manufacture, package, label, advertise, store, distribute, and sell its food Products in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local food laws and regulations.

These may include, where applicable:

• The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
• Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) food-labeling regulations;
• Food allergen labeling requirements;
• The Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”);
• Current Good Manufacturing Practices;
• Applicable California food manufacturing and processing requirements;
• Applicable state food-safety laws in jurisdictions into which Products are sold or shipped; and
• Federal and state consumer-protection and advertising laws.

Nothing on this Site should be interpreted as a representation that a Product has been specifically approved, endorsed, or certified by the FDA or another governmental agency unless expressly stated and legally authorized.

We reserve the right to alter Products, formulations, packaging, labeling, manufacturing methods, or availability when necessary to comply with regulatory requirements, address safety concerns, improve Products, or respond to ingredient availability.

6. Allergens

IMPORTANT: ARDENT VEGAN ALMOND DIP PRODUCTS CONTAIN ALMONDS.

Almonds are tree nuts and may cause serious or life-threatening allergic reactions in individuals with tree-nut allergies.

Certain Products may also be manufactured, prepared, packaged, or handled in facilities that process other tree nuts or additional allergens.

Customers with food allergies, intolerances, sensitivities, or other dietary restrictions are responsible for carefully reviewing the complete ingredient statement and allergen disclosure appearing on the Product packaging before consumption.

Do not rely solely on website descriptions, photographs, marketing statements, social-media content, prior purchases, or previous ingredient lists when determining whether a Product is appropriate for you.

If you are uncertain whether a Product is appropriate for you because of an allergy or sensitivity, do not consume the Product until you have consulted an appropriate healthcare professional or contacted Ardent Vegan for additional information.

We cannot guarantee that a Product is completely free from unintended trace amounts of allergens except where we expressly provide such a guarantee in writing.

7. Vegan, Gluten-Free, Keto, Nutrition, and Dietary Statements

Terms such as “vegan,” “plant-based,” “gluten-free,” “keto,” “low-carb,” “high-protein,” “clean ingredients,” and similar descriptions may be used on the Site to provide general information about particular Products.

Where such statements are subject to legal definitions or regulatory standards, we intend to use them in accordance with applicable requirements.

Nutrient amounts, Daily Values, serving sizes, carbohydrate calculations, protein content, vitamin content, and similar nutrition information should be confirmed by reviewing the current Product label.

Individual nutritional requirements, dietary responses, allergies, and health conditions vary.

8. No Medical Advice

Content on the Site concerning nutrition, ingredients, vegan eating, fitness, diet, wellness, recipes, food choices, or other health-related subjects is provided for general informational purposes only.

It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease or health condition.

Nothing on the Site should replace advice from your physician, registered dietitian, allergist, or other qualified healthcare professional.

You should consult an appropriate healthcare professional before making significant dietary changes if you have a medical condition, food allergy, nutritional concern, pregnancy-related concern, or other health issue.

Individual results and experiences may vary.

9. Food Safety, Storage, and Handling

Customers are responsible for following all storage, refrigeration, opening, preparation, use-by, best-by, and food-safety instructions appearing on the Product packaging.

Where a Product label instructs you to refrigerate a Product after opening, you should do so promptly and maintain appropriate refrigeration.

Do not consume a Product if the packaging arrives or becomes:

• Open or unsealed when it should be sealed;
• Leaking;
• Swollen or unusually pressurized;
• Severely damaged;
• Contaminated;
• Unusually discolored or odorous;
• Outside applicable storage requirements; or
• Otherwise reasonably suspected of being unsafe.

If you believe a Product was damaged or compromised during shipping, do not consume it. Contact support@theardentvegan.com promptly and provide your order number, description of the problem, and photographs when reasonably possible.

Food safety takes priority over returning the Product to us.

10. Product Recalls and Safety Notices

Ardent Vegan may initiate or participate in a voluntary or mandatory Product recall, market withdrawal, safety alert, or other corrective action when appropriate.

If we learn that a Product you purchased may be subject to a significant food-safety issue, we may use the contact information associated with your purchase to communicate with you regarding the issue.

Such communications may be sent even if you have opted out of promotional marketing communications because Product safety and recall communications are transactional or safety-related rather than promotional.

You agree to follow recall, disposal, return, or other safety instructions we provide.

11. Pricing

Prices are displayed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

We reserve the right to change prices at any time before an order is accepted.

Despite reasonable efforts, pricing or Product information may occasionally contain errors. We may correct errors and cancel or modify affected orders where permitted by law.

Prices may not include sales tax, delivery charges, shipping fees, handling fees, or other applicable charges unless expressly stated.

12. Payment

You agree to provide valid and authorized payment information.

By providing a payment method, you represent that you are authorized to use that payment method and authorize us and our third-party payment processors to charge the amount associated with your order, including applicable taxes and shipping charges.

We do not guarantee that any particular payment method will remain available.

Payment processing may be provided by independent third parties whose own terms and privacy practices may apply.

13. Taxes

You are responsible for applicable sales, use, excise, local, or similar taxes associated with your purchase to the extent permitted by law.

Where required, Ardent Vegan or its commerce provider will calculate, collect, and remit applicable taxes.

14. Shipping and Interstate Orders

Ardent Vegan may sell and ship Products to customers located outside California and into other states where such sales and shipments are permitted.

Availability in a particular state does not necessarily mean that every Product can legally or practically be shipped to every address.

We reserve the right to:

• Limit shipping destinations;
• Exclude certain states, territories, or addresses;
• Restrict Products based on regulatory or carrier requirements;
• Require expedited shipping for certain Products;
• Temporarily suspend shipping because of weather or temperature conditions;
• Delay fulfillment for food-safety reasons; or
• Cancel an order that cannot reasonably or legally be shipped.

Customers are responsible for providing a complete and accurate shipping address.

We are not responsible for delays or losses resulting from incorrect addresses supplied by customers, subject to applicable law.

15. Shipping Times and Delays

Shipping and delivery estimates are estimates unless expressly stated otherwise.

We will use reasonable efforts to ship orders within the shipping period represented at the time of purchase.

If we cannot ship an order within the represented time, we will handle the delay, cancellation, customer notification, consent to delay, and any required refund in accordance with applicable law.

Delivery times provided by carriers after an order has shipped are generally outside our direct control.

Weather, natural disasters, carrier disruptions, governmental actions, transportation interruptions, unusually high order volume, and other circumstances may affect delivery.

16. Delivery and Receipt of Food Products

Customers should retrieve delivered food shipments promptly.

You are responsible for inspecting your shipment after delivery.

If Products are damaged, missing, incorrect, leaking, improperly sealed, or reasonably suspected of being unsafe, contact us as soon as reasonably practical at support@theardentvegan.com.

When reporting a shipping or quality problem, we may request:

• Your order number;
• Photographs of the Product and packaging;
• Lot or batch information;
• Best-by or use-by information;
• Delivery date;
• Description of the Product condition; and
• Other information reasonably necessary to evaluate the issue.

Nothing in this section limits any rights or remedies you have under applicable consumer-protection law.

17. Returns, Refunds, and Food Products

Because our Products include consumable food items, food-safety considerations may prevent returned Products from being resold.

Unless otherwise stated in a separate Refund or Return Policy, sales of food Products are generally final after delivery except for Products that are:

• Incorrect;
• Damaged during shipment;
• Defective;
• Unusable;
• Subject to recall; or
• Otherwise eligible for refund or replacement under applicable law.

We may offer, depending on the circumstances, a replacement, store credit, partial refund, or full refund.

Nothing in these Terms eliminates rights you may have under applicable consumer-protection laws.

18. Email Marketing

If you provide your email address and subscribe to promotional communications, Ardent Vegan may send you emails concerning:

• Products;
• New flavors;
• Promotions;
• Discounts;
• Farmers markets or events;
• Recipes;
• Company news;
• Special offers; and
• Other Ardent Vegan marketing.

Marketing emails will provide a method for unsubscribing.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us.

Unsubscribing from promotional email does not prevent us from sending necessary non-promotional communications related to your orders, account, payments, customer-service requests, Product safety, recalls, legal notices, or transactions.

Our marketing email practices are intended to comply with applicable commercial email and advertising laws, including the CAN-SPAM Act.

19. SMS/Text Message Marketing

Ardent Vegan may offer an optional SMS/text-message marketing program.

Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services from Ardent Vegan.

Where you separately provide the legally required consent to receive marketing messages, you authorize Ardent Vegan and service providers acting on our behalf to send recurring promotional or marketing text messages to the mobile telephone number you provided.

Messages may include information concerning:

• Product launches;
• Special offers;
• Discounts;
• Promotions;
• Farmers-market appearances;
• Events;
• Cart reminders;
• Product availability; and
• Other Ardent Vegan marketing.

Messages may be sent using automated technology where permitted by law.

Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.

You represent that you are the subscriber or customary authorized user of the telephone number you provide and that you are authorized to consent to receive messages at that number.

SMS Opt-Out

You may withdraw consent at any time.

You may reply STOP, QUIT, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or OPT OUT to a marketing text message to request that promotional SMS communications stop.

We will honor legally valid revocation and opt-out requests in accordance with applicable law.

You may receive a single non-promotional message confirming your opt-out.

For assistance, reply HELP where supported or contact:

support@theardentvegan.com

Opting out of promotional SMS messages will not necessarily prevent legally permitted transactional, security, order, delivery, recall, or safety communications where a separate legal basis for those communications exists.

Wireless carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages to the extent permitted by law.

Ardent Vegan’s collection and use of telephone numbers and SMS information is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

20. Separate Marketing Consent

Acceptance of these general Terms alone does not constitute consent to receive promotional text messages where separate consent is required by law.

When legally required, SMS marketing consent will be requested through a separate checkbox, form, keyword, sign-up process, or other affirmative consent mechanism.

We may retain records of marketing consent and opt-out requests as reasonably necessary for compliance purposes.

21. Promotions, Discounts, and Coupon Codes

Promotions, discounts, coupons, giveaways, free shipping offers, referral programs, and other offers may be governed by additional terms.

Unless otherwise stated:

• Offers have no cash value;
• Offers may not be combined;
• Offers may be limited to one per customer or household;
• Offers may exclude certain Products;
• Offers may expire;
• Offers may be modified or withdrawn where permitted by law; and
• Fraudulent or abusive use may result in cancellation.

Additional restrictions will control if they conflict with this section.

22. Customer Reviews and User Content

The Site may allow customers to submit reviews, comments, photographs, testimonials, recipes, feedback, or other content.

You are responsible for content you submit.

You may not submit content that:

• Is knowingly false or deceptive;
• Infringes another person’s rights;
• Contains unlawful material;
• Contains malicious software;
• Is defamatory or threatening;
• Contains unauthorized advertising or spam; or
• Misrepresents your experience with a Product.

By submitting content to us, you grant Ardent Vegan a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, publish, display, adapt, and distribute that content in connection with our business and marketing, subject to applicable law and our Privacy Policy.

We may remove user content where appropriate.

23. Intellectual Property

The Site and its content, including trademarks, logos, Product names, photographs, graphics, recipes, text, packaging designs, videos, website design, and other materials, are owned by or licensed to Ardent Vegan and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Nothing in these Terms grants you ownership rights in our intellectual property.

You may use the Site solely for personal, lawful, noncommercial purposes unless we authorize another use in writing.

24. Prohibited Conduct

You may not:

• Use the Site for unlawful activity;
• Attempt unauthorized access to the Site or its systems;
• Introduce malware or harmful code;
• Scrape or harvest personal information unlawfully;
• Commit payment fraud;
• Submit fraudulent orders;
• Impersonate another person;
• Interfere with Site operation;
• Violate intellectual-property rights;
• Circumvent security features; or
• Use the Site in a manner that violates applicable law.

We may suspend or terminate access for violations.

25. Third-Party Services and Links

The Site may link to or integrate with services operated by third parties, including payment processors, shipping carriers, social-media platforms, marketing providers, analytics services, and other service providers.

Ardent Vegan does not control all third-party websites or services and is not responsible for their independent content, security, availability, terms, or privacy practices.

Your use of third-party services may be governed by separate terms.

26. Privacy

Our collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy and applicable privacy laws.

These Terms should be read together with the Privacy Policy.

27. California Proposition 65

Certain Products or materials sold or shipped in California may be subject to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as Proposition 65.

Where Ardent Vegan determines that a Proposition 65 warning is legally required, an appropriate warning may appear on Product packaging, the applicable Product webpage, during the purchasing process, or through another legally permitted method.

A Proposition 65 warning, when provided, does not necessarily mean that a Product violates applicable food-safety standards.

28. Availability and Changes to Products

We do not guarantee continuous availability of any Product, flavor, size, recipe, ingredient, packaging configuration, promotion, or price.

We may discontinue, reformulate, modify, replace, restrict, or temporarily suspend Products without prior notice where permitted by law.

29. Website Availability

We try to maintain the Site in reliable operating condition but cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.

We may modify, suspend, maintain, update, or discontinue portions of the Site from time to time.

30. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

EXCEPT FOR WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT LEGALLY BE DISCLAIMED AND ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES PROVIDED WITH A PRODUCT, ARDENT VEGAN DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

THIS PROVISION DOES NOT LIMIT ANY NON-WAIVABLE WARRANTY OR CONSUMER RIGHT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

31. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ARDENT VEGAN AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM USE OF THE SITE OR PRODUCTS.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS LIABILITY WHERE SUCH LIABILITY CANNOT LEGALLY BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED.

IN PARTICULAR, NOTHING IN THESE TERMS IS INTENDED TO WAIVE OR LIMIT LEGALLY NON-WAIVABLE RIGHTS RELATING TO DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS, FOOD SAFETY, PERSONAL INJURY, FRAUD, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR APPLICABLE CONSUMER-PROTECTION LAW.

32. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Ardent Vegan and its officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Site, violation of these Terms, infringement of another person’s rights, or fraudulent conduct.

This provision does not apply where prohibited by applicable consumer law.

33. Force Majeure

Ardent Vegan will not be responsible for delays or failures caused by circumstances reasonably outside our control, including natural disasters, extreme weather, wildfires, earthquakes, epidemics, governmental actions, transportation failures, supply-chain disruptions, labor interruptions, utility failures, carrier disruptions, ingredient shortages, or similar circumstances.

This section does not eliminate any refund or cancellation rights required by applicable law.

34. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, except where applicable consumer law requires the application of another jurisdiction’s laws.

Nothing in this section deprives a consumer of protections that cannot legally be waived.

35. Dispute Resolution

Before filing a legal action concerning these Terms or an online purchase, you and Ardent Vegan agree, where reasonable, to attempt to resolve the dispute informally.

You may contact us at:

support@theardentvegan.com

If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, claims may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to applicable jurisdictional and consumer-protection requirements.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from pursuing claims in small claims court where permitted.

36. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms periodically to reflect changes in our Products, business practices, technology, or applicable laws and regulations.

When material changes are made, we will post the revised Terms with an updated “Last Updated” date and provide additional notice when required by law.

Your continued use of the Site after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

Changes will not retroactively alter completed transactions where prohibited by law.

37. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

38. No Waiver

Failure by Ardent Vegan to enforce a provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other right.

39. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Shipping Policy, Return/Refund Policy, SMS or promotional terms, and other policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the agreement governing your use of the Site and purchases through it.

If a specific promotion, Product, or service has additional terms, those additional terms will govern that specific offering in the event of a conflict.

40. Contact Us

Questions concerning these Terms, Products, orders, food safety, allergies, privacy, or marketing communications may be directed to:

Ardent Vegan LLC
17845 Skypark Circle, Unit B
Irvine, California 92614

Email: support@theardentvegan.com

Website: www.theardentvegan.com