CONTENT REMOVAL

Content published on The Cuisine Journal (TCJ) may be submitted voluntarily by individuals, restaurants, chefs, venues, producers, brands, or contributors, or developed from publicly available information.

During the submission process, contributors confirm that they have the right to submit the materials provided and grant TCJ permission to edit, publish, archive, and distribute the content across its platforms.

TCJ does not claim ownership of submitted content and does not control the original source or creation of such materials.

Editorial Use and Approval

Content published on TCJ has been reviewed and approved for editorial use at the time of submission or curation. This may include:

  • written material
  • images and photographs
  • restaurant and venue information
  • menus, recipes, and ingredient information
  • descriptive, historical, or contextual content

Once published, content forms part of TCJ’s editorial archive.

Who May Submit a Removal Request?

A removal request may be submitted by an individual or organisation that owns the relevant material, represents the rights holder, or is directly affected by the published content.

Submitting a request does not guarantee removal. Each request is reviewed according to the circumstances, the available evidence, and TCJ’s editorial responsibilities.

Verification Process

To process a removal request, TCJ may require reasonable proof of identity, ownership, authority, or applicable rights. This may include:

  • original source files or metadata
  • published attribution records
  • written confirmation of rights ownership
  • proof that the requester represents the relevant individual, restaurant, venue, organisation, or rights holder
  • an explanation identifying the disputed content and the reason for the request

TCJ reserves the right to request additional information before making a decision.

Grounds for Removal or Amendment

TCJ may consider removing, redacting, correcting, or amending content where:

  • the material infringes intellectual property or privacy rights
  • the information is materially inaccurate or misleading
  • the requester did not authorise the submission of privately owned material
  • publication creates a legitimate safety, legal, or privacy concern
  • the content no longer meets TCJ’s editorial standards

Changes in opinion, ownership, branding, menu offerings, staffing, or commercial preference do not automatically require the removal of accurate historical editorial content.

Scope of Removal

An approved request may result in:

  • correction of inaccurate information
  • removal or replacement of specific images or materials
  • redaction or amendment of relevant sections
  • removal of personal or identifying information
  • full removal of an article where necessary

TCJ retains editorial discretion over the final resolution and may choose correction or amendment where complete removal is not necessary.

Editorial Archives

Published articles form part of TCJ’s editorial and historical archive.

Where content was accurate, lawful, and appropriately published at the time, TCJ may retain it even if a restaurant closes, a menu changes, ownership transfers, a contributor withdraws support, or the subject later prefers not to be included.

Where appropriate, TCJ may add an update, correction, closure notice, or other editorial clarification instead of removing the original article.

Third-Party Indexing and Redistribution

TCJ is not responsible for content that has been independently indexed, cached, archived, reproduced, summarised, or redistributed by:

  • search engines
  • social media platforms
  • web archives
  • AI systems
  • third-party websites or services

Removal from TCJ does not guarantee immediate or complete removal from external systems.

How to Submit a Request

Removal requests should be submitted using the contact details or designated form provided on the TCJ website.

The request should clearly identify:

  • the relevant article or page
  • the specific content being disputed
  • the requester’s relationship to the content
  • the requested action
  • any supporting evidence

Incomplete or unverifiable requests may not be processed.

Removal Form