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Terms and Conditions
ChefsBest®
Terms of Use
Welcome to the ChefsBest website. We offer you this website based on the terms, conditions and notices contained below, so please take the time to review them.
Acceptance of Terms of Use
When you access, use or view this website, you thereby agree to be bound by this Terms of Use Agreement (“Terms of Use”). Please note that ChefsBest may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. If you access, use or view this website after such revisions have been made, you will be bound by them; therefore, we advise you to periodically review this page for such revisions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. You further agree to comply with all laws, regulations and rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content. You may wish to print this page for your reference.
Privacy Policy
Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices regarding your privacy in connection with our website.
Security
We take reasonable precautions to insure that the information you submit to us online is as secure as possible from unauthorized use or access.
You are advised that information sent via email, or by other methods across the world wide web to ChefsBest are not secure transmissions, and ChefsBest makes no guarantees regarding the privacy of such submissions while they are in transit.
Third Party Content
This website contains links to other Internet sites (“third-party sites”) that are not owned or maintained by ChefsBest. This website may also contain content provided by our licensees. Links to third-party sites and information provided by our licensees are included for your convenience and do not imply approval of or endorsement by ChefsBest of those sites or such content. ChefsBest makes no warranties or representations and disclaims any responsibility for the content of and products or services offered by third-party sites. Further, ChefsBest makes no warranties and disclaims any responsibility for the content, products or services offered or provided by our licensees and contained on this site.
License and Website Access
ChefsBest hereby grants you a limited, revocable, nontransferable and nonexclusive license to access and make personal use of this website and the materials provided hereon. You may not, however, download this website (other than page caching) or modify it in whole or in part unless you have first received express written consent from ChefsBest. Furthermore, this limited, revocable license does not include the right to: any resale or commercial use of this website or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this website or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This website (or any portion thereof) may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent from ChefsBest. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including, but not limited to, images, text, page layout, and/or form) of ChefsBest and/or our licensees without express written consent from ChefsBest. You may not use any metatags or any other “hidden text” utilizing ChefsBest’s name or trademarks without express written consent from ChefsBest. You may not create hyperlinks to this website, or use any ChefsBest logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission from ChefsBest.
Any unauthorized use automatically terminates the licenses and permission granted above by ChefsBest. ChefsBest and its affiliates reserve the right to block access, refuse services, or remove or edit content in connection with this website.
Subscription Services Access and Fees
Certain features of this website are available only through the purchase of a subscription (“Subscription Services”).
(a) Payment: You agree to pay, using a valid credit or debit card acceptable to ChefsBest, the monthly or annual subscription fees set forth on the website, applicable taxes, and other charges incurred on your account in order to access the Subscription Services. You are responsible for any and all charges associated with connecting to the website and the Subscription Service such as telephone and computer access lines.
(b) Increasing Fees: ChefsBest reserves the right to increase subscription fees, upon reasonable advance notice posted on the website.
(c) Renewal: ChefsBest will automatically charge your account for renewal of your subscription. Such renewal charge will be the current published rate for the term of subscription. ChefsBest will send you an email reminder about the renewal before your credit or debit card is charged. ChefsBest reserves the right to terminate your access to the Subscription Services in the event that ChefsBest cannot charge your account.
(d) Cancellation: You have the right to cancel your subscription at any time. If you purchase an annual subscription, ChefsBest will cancel such subscription at the end of the month in which we receive your cancellation request. ChefsBest will refund the number of full months remaining on your subscription, however, no refunds will be given for a partial month subscription. If you purchase a monthly subscription, ChefsBest will cancel such subscription within 30 days from the date that ChefsBest receives your cancellation request. ChefsBest will not refund you for a partial month subscription. When you cancel your subscription, your access to the Subscription Services will be terminated immediately.
(e) Password: The password that you choose to access the Subscription Services is for your individual use only and you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password you use to access the Subscription Services.
Copyrights, Trademarks & Trade Dress
All content included on the site, the compilation and visual display of all content on the site and all software used on the site are the property of ChefsBest, its licensees or its content suppliers, and are protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Furthermore, ChefsBest®, AMERICAN CULINARY CHEFSBEST®, the gold medal symbols, as well as other marks on the site including graphics, logos, images, page headers and titles, button icons, scripts and trade and service names, are the copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property of ChefsBest and its licensees in the U.S. and other countries.
Except as provided in the “Licensing and Website Access” section above, unless you receive ChefsBest’s prior express written consent, you may not: (1) copy, reproduce, publish, distribute, create derivative works of, sell, transfer, display, transmit, compile or collect in a database, or in any manner commercially exploit, any copyright or trademark-protected element of the site, including its content; (2) make any use of ChefsBest’s trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property; (3) frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including, but not limited to, images, text, page layout, and/or form) of ChefsBest; or (4) use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing ChefsBest name or trademarks.
ChefsBest intends that all content provided on the website respect the copyright and other proprietary rights of third parties. Alleged copyright, trademark and trade dress violations should be reported to the ChefsBest Webmaster in care of this site. ChefsBest makes no representations concerning, and assumes no liability for, any infringing or non-infringing nature of any trademarks which appear on the site but are not owned by ChefsBest.
Limitations on Information Submitted
Any submission of information by you through the website is subject to the following guidelines and restrictions: (a) it may not contain content that discloses or contains any personally identifying information beyond a first name about any person who appears to be under the age of 18 or that includes private, confidential information; (b) it may not contain content that we have reason to believe was posted for malevolent purposes, including slanderous, libelous, defammatory or harrassing material; (c) ChefsBest reserves the right to delete URLs or links to any other websites for any reason; (d) it may not contain copyrighted material (unless you own the copyright or have the owner's permission to post the copyrighted material); (e) it may not contain trade secrets (unless you own them or have the owner's permission to post them); (f) it may not contain material that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, patent, or trade secret rights; (g) it may not contain information that is known by you to be untrue, false or misleading or that does not fairly or accurately depict or describe the subject matter that is the subject of the information posted by you; (h) it may not present information which impersonates another person, whether living or dead, misstate the identity of any person, or misstate or mislead as to gender or age; (i) it may not contain viruses, spiders, bots, Trojan horses or other programs or information which disrupts or interferes with the operation of the website or the Subscription Services; (j) it may not be sent for the purpose of "flooding," "mailbombing" or "crashing" the Site; (k) you may not solicit money, investments or make any offering of securities or investments; and (l) you may not submit chain letters or pyramid schemes.
Warranties & Disclaimers
While ChefsBest’s website endeavors in good faith to provide useful, beneficial information about our company and the products featured on our website, we provide this information with the expectation that those who receive it will independently investigate its usefulness to their own purposes. The information provided on this website is for general informational purposes and is not intended to be a complete description of the products discussed herein. As such, you assume risk for any and all use of this website.
FURTHER, THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED BY CHEFSBEST ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. CHEFSBEST MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED; AS SUCH CHEFSBEST ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN, OR RELIANCE UPON, THE INFORMATION IN THIS SITE.
ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR AVAILABILITY OF CONTENT, (2) NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
CHEFSBEST DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE, ITS SERVERS, OR EMAIL SENT FROM CHEFSBEST OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.
Limitations of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHEFSBEST SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY, MENTAL ANGUISH, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR WRONGFUL DEATH THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS PROVIDED ON THIS SITE, OR THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED FROM THIS SITE. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ACTIONS TAKEN BY YOU OR OTHERS IN RELIANCE ON INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CHEFSBEST IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OFFENSIVE, DEFAMATORY, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY VISITOR TO THIS SITE, OR USER OF INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE. YOU AGREE THAT CHEFSBEST SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES UNDER ANY INDEMNITY OR ANY THEORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, PATENT OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS CHEFSBEST FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY AND COSTS INCURRED BY CHEFSBEST® IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH OF ANY OF YOUR REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR DOWNLOADING AND/OR USE OF FILES, INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, CONTENT, OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSED THROUGH OR OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THIS SITE.
Applicable Laws
The laws of California govern this agreement. You agree that any legal action between you and ChefsBest shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in San Francisco, California.
Representations of User
You hereby represent and warrant the following:
(a) you are at least eighteen (18) years old and that you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this agreement and to use the website in accordance with these terms and conditions.
(b) all information contained in any submission by you is either owned by you or rights have been granted to you permitting you to disseminate the information, including personal information, as set forth in this Agreement.
(c) the information contained in any submissions by you does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, including, but not limited to, copyright, trademark, patent or trade secret rights.
Termination
ChefsBest may cancel or terminate this Agreement at any time. ChefsBest also reserves the right to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to the Subscription Services, without notice, with respect to any breach or threatened breach by you of any portion of this Agreement.
General Information
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and ChefsBest and govern your use of this website. This agreement supercedessupersedes any prior agreements between you and ChefsBest Relating to the access and/or use of the ChefsBest website. A waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any repetition of such breach or in any manner affect any other terms or conditions of these Terms of Use. The failure of ChefsBest to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms of Use is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of this website or the Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
All Rights Reserved
All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and to review this Agreement.