Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an agreement with The Master Chefs Website (“The Master Chefs”) and to have agreed to be bound by the terms set out below. The Site is owned and operated by The Master Chefs.

  1. Intellectual Property Protection
  2. Use of The Master Chefs Content
  3. Term and Termination
  4. Changes to the Site
  5. Registration, Passwords and Responsibilities
  6. Privacy Policy
  7. Community Forums
  8. No Warranty, Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnity
  9. Force Majeure
  10. Miscellaneous
  11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms were last updated on 01 June 2010.

  1. Intellectual Property Protection
    The contents and design of the Site and any material e-mailed to you or otherwise supplied to you in conjunction with the Site (such contents, design and materials being collectively referred to as the “The Master Chefs Content”), are copyright of The Master Chefs and its licensors. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trade marks (such as “The Master Chefs” name and logo or other trade names appearing on the Site) for any reason without written permission from The Master Chefs. The software which operates the Site is proprietary software and you may not use it except as expressly allowed under these Terms. You may not copy, reverse engineer, modify or otherwise deal with the software.
  2. Use of The Master Chefs Content
    You may retrieve and display content on a computer screen or (if expressly authorised) mobile telephone, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on your mobile telephone for your personal, non-commercial use. Except as expressly set out above, you may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the Content. In particular, but without limiting the general application of the restrictions contained in the preceding sentence, you may not do any of the following without prior written permission from The Master Chefs:

reproduce or store in or transmit to any other web site, newsgroup, mailing list, electronic bulletin board, server or other storage device connected to a network or regularly or systematically store in electronic or print form, all or any part of our Content, or modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit all or any part of our Content (including use as part of any library, archive or similar service) without the prior written consent of The Master Chefs, remove the copyright or trade mark notice from any copies of The Master Chefs Content made under these Terms.

Any use of our Content not specifically permitted above is expressly prohibited. Requests for permission for other uses may be sent to TheMasterChefs.com, Linton House 39-51 Highgate Road, London NW5 1RS, United Kingdom, and may be subject to a fee.

  1. Term and Termination
    The Master Chefs may, in its discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site (including any right to access and use Content) with or without cause by delivering notice to you.

The rights of termination are in addition to all other rights or remedies of Season magazine provided in these Terms or by law.

  1. Changes to the Site
    The Master Chefs reserves the right, in its discretion, to suspend, change, modify, add or remove portions of its Content available on the Site at any time and to restrict the use and accessibility of the Site.
  2. Registration, Passwords and Responsibilities
    Certain areas of the Site are only open to you if you register. You are solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of and access to the Site using your user name, sign-on password, and/or I.D. You agree to immediately notify us if you become aware of any loss or theft of any sign-on password or I.D. or any unauthorised use of a sign-on password, I.D. or user name. You will provide us with accurate, complete registration information (including in particular your e-mail address) and inform us of any changes to such information. For the purpose of confirming your compliance with the terms of these Terms, we reserve the right to monitor and record activity on the Site, including access to The Master Chefs Content.

Each registration is for a single user only. You may not share your user name and password with any other person, nor may you share or transfer your subscription. The Master Chefs does not permit access through a single name and password being made available to multiple users on a network. The Master Chefs may cancel or suspend your access to the Site if you do this without further obligation to you.

  1. Privacy Policy
    The information that you provide about yourself to The Master Chefs will only be used in accordance with the The Master Chefs Privacy Policy Statement.
  2. Community Forums
    The Site may include bulletin boards, discussion groups and other public areas that allow feedback to The Master Chefs and interaction between users and our representatives (“Forums”). While The Master Chefs does not control the information/materials posted to Forums by users (the “Messages”), it reserves the right (which it may exercise at its sole discretion without notice) to delete, move or edit the Messages and to terminate your access to and use of the Forums.

You are solely responsible for the content of your Messages. You must comply with any rules posted by The Master Chefs on a Forum. You may not:

  • post, link to or otherwise publish any Messages containing any form of advertising or promotion for goods and services or any chain Messages or “spam”;
  • post, link to or otherwise publish any Messages with recommendations to buy or refrain from buying a particular security or which contain confidential information of another party or which otherwise have the purpose of affecting the price or value of any security;
  • post, link to or otherwise publish any Messages that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, indecent, infringe copyright or other rights of third parties or which contain any other form of illegal content;
  • post or otherwise publish any Messages that contain a virus or other harmful component;
  • disguise the origin of any Messages;
  • impersonate any person or entity (including The Master Chefs employees or Forum guests or hosts) or misrepresent any affiliation with any person or entity;
  • post or otherwise publish any Messages unrelated to the Forum or the Forum’s topics;
  • post or transmit any Messages that contain software viruses, files or code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Site or any computer software or equipment;
  • collect or store other users’ personal data;
  • restrict or inhibit any other user from using the Forums.

By submitting Messages to any Forum you agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Master Chefs from all claims, costs and expenses (including legal expenses) arising out of any Messages posted or published by you that are in breach of this section 8.

The Forums contain Messages submitted by users over whom The Master Chefs has no control. The Master Chefs cannot guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any Messages. Some users may breach these terms and post Messages that are misleading, untrue or offensive. You must bear all risk associated with your use of the Forum and should not rely on Messages in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment or other decisions.

By submitting Message to a Forum you are granting The Master Chefs perpetual royalty free non-exclusive licence to reproduce, modify, translate, make available, distribute and sub-license the Message in whole or in part and in any form. This may include personal information such as your user name and alias and your expressions of opinion.  The Master Chefs reserves the right to contact you by e-mail with regard to your use of the Forums. You waive any moral rights that you may have in regard to the Messages you submit.

It is not possible for The Master Chefs to fully and effectively monitor Messages that are submitted for infringement of third party rights. If you believe that a message infringes your legal rights, you should notify The Master Chefs immediately.

  1. No Warranty, Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnity
    Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the high quality and accuracy of the Site, Seaons Magazine and The Master Chefs makes no warranty, express or implied concerning content, the Site, software or products or services available through the Site (the “Site Services”), which are provided “as is”. The Master Chefs expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of merchantability. In no event will The Master Chefs, its affiliates or other suppliers be liable for direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information or other pecuniary loss) arising directly or indirectly from the use of (or failure to use) or reliance on the Site Services, even if Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an has been advised of the possibility that such damages may arise. Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an does not guarantee the accuracy, content, or timeliness of the Site Services or that they or related systems are year 2000 compliant or free from viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties.

In no event will any liability of The Master Chefs, its affiliates, agents and licensors to you (and/or any third party) arising out of any kind of legal claim (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) in any way connected with the Site Services or breach of these Terms by The Master Chefs exceed the amount, if any, paid by you to The Master Chefs in respect of the particular Site Service to which the claim relates.

Upon The Master Chefs’s request, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless The Master Chefs from any claims and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, related to any breach of these Terms by you or your use of any Site Services.

  1. Force Majeure
    The Master Chefs, its affiliates and its information providers will not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance or interruption of the delivery of The Master Chefs Content resulting directly or indirectly from any cause or circumstance beyond its or their reasonable control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes or natural disasters, strikes or other labour problems, wars, or governmental restrictions.
  2. Miscellaneous
    Changes to these Terms.
    The Master Chefs may, in its discretion, change these Terms (including those relating to your use of Site and/or The Master Chefs Content). When Terms are changed, we will notify you by email or by publishing details of those changes by including them in these Terms. If you use the Site after The Master Chefs has published or notified you of the changes, you are agreeing now to be bound by those changes. If you do not agree to be bound by those changes, you should not use the Site any further after they are published. Access to certain Content may be subject to additional terms and conditions.

Advertising, Third Party Content and other Web Sites.
Parts of the Site may contain advertising or other third party content. Advertisers and other content providers are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site complies with international and national law. The Master Chefs is not responsible for any third party content or error, omission or inaccuracy in any advertising material. The Site may contain links to other web sites. The Master Chefs is not responsible for the availability of these web sites or their contents.

Assignment of Agreement.
This agreement is personal to you and your rights and obligations under these Terms may not be assigned, sub-licensed or otherwise transferred. This agreement may be assigned to a third party by The Master Chefs.

Non-Waiver.
No delay or omission on the part of either party in requiring performance by the other party of its obligations will operate as a waiver of any right.
Notices. Notices to Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an  must be given in writing by letter and sent to Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an ’s last known place of business in London (for the attention of the web production department).

Severability/Survival/Statute of Limitations.
If any provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, such will not render all the Terms unenforceable or invalid but rather the Terms will be read and construed as if the invalid or unenforceable provision(s) are not contained therein. Any cause of action of yours with respect to these Terms must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in London, England, within one year after the cause of action has arisen, or such cause will be barred, invalid, and void.

Whole Agreement.
Save as expressly referred to herein, any representation, warranty, term or condition not expressly set out in these Terms shall not apply.
Headings. Headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal meaning or effect.

  1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
    These Terms shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall (subject to the paragraph below) have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under, or in connection with these Terms or the legal relationship established by them, and for those purposes irrevocably submit all disputes to the jurisdiction of the English courts.

For the exclusive benefit of Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an , shall retain the right to bring proceedings as to the substance of the matter in the courts of the country of your residence or, where these Terms are entered into in the course of your trade or profession, the country of your principal place of business.

  1. Competitions
    All competitions offered by Aus from this Website (“Competitions”) are open to individuals worldwide who are aged 18 or over, although prizes that include electrical equipment or bulky items are strictly limited to individuals resident in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Channel Island. No employees (and their families) of Damson Media or anyone else connected with the Competitions may enter.

All entrants must register for the relevant competition or prize draw by giving their correct name and email address. Entries must reach the website by the closing date. Competition winner(s) will be selected at random from entries that answer the question(s) correctly. Prize draw winners(s), including prize draw winners associated with quizzes, will be draw at random from all entries. Multiple entries are accepted and will increase the probability of winning a prize. The winner will be announced after the competition closing date, and the winner will then be notified within 28 days of the prize draw or competition closing date. No employees of Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an  or any company associated with this competition or any member of their close family may enter. No companies or agencies may enter. The prizes are as stated and no alternatives, cash or otherwise, are available. Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an  reserve the right to change the prize for another prize of equal value. No purchase necessary. Publicity may be given to any competition winners and/or entrants, and their names and/or photographs published. Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an  accepts no liability for any loss, damage or injury caused by any prizes won. Where prizes are offered on behalf of an associated company, these prizes are provided in their entirety by these associated companies. Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an  cannot be held responsible for any failure to provide prizes as specified and all enquiries relating to such prizes will be referred to the associated companies. The publisher’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. If you do not want to be contacted with future offers and promotions from Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the master chefs web site at www.themasterchefs.com or http://www.themasterchefs.com (“the Site”) or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an  and other carefully selected companies please tick the relevant opt out boxes provided on each competition and prize draw page.

All Competitions shall be subject to terms and conditions as displayed on the Website in relation to each Competition.