Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Site. If you are under 18, you may use the Site only with the involvement and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms.

2. Educational Disclaimer

Masters Games provides educational courses and a fun quiz on classic, rare, and antique board games for learning and entertainment purposes only. Course content and quiz results are informational and are not a guarantee of outcomes, mastery, collectible value, or any particular gameplay result.

Collecting and preservation involve judgment calls. Condition grading, edition identification, and storage decisions can vary by materials, prior handling, and environment. You are responsible for how you apply the information. When in doubt about conservation of valuable or fragile items, you should consult a qualified conservator.

3. Description of the Site and Content

The Site offers educational materials about classic and vintage tabletop games, including (by way of example) rules walkthroughs, history notes, collecting guidance, preservation techniques, and strategy discussions. The Site may also include interactive elements such as a short quiz designed to suggest game styles or learning tracks.

We may update, reorganise, improve, or remove parts of the Site at any time. We do not promise that any specific lesson, quiz question set, or course module will remain available indefinitely.

4. Account and Registration

Some features may require you to register by providing a name, email address, and password. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it updated if it changes. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for all activities that occur under your credentials.

If you suspect unauthorised access to your account information, contact us promptly at [email protected]. We may request information needed to verify your identity before taking action.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Site lawfully and in a way that does not interfere with other users or with the integrity and security of the Site. In particular, you must not:

• Access, scrape, crawl, or harvest content using automated means without our prior written consent.
• Attempt to bypass, disable, or interfere with security-related features, rate limits, or access controls.
• Introduce malware, viruses, or any code intended to disrupt or damage the Site or other users.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with Masters Games.
• Use the Site to send spam, bulk messages, or unsolicited promotional content.
• Use the Site in a way that violates applicable sanctions or export control laws, or access the Site from restricted jurisdictions where use is unlawful.

We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations and to take appropriate action, including limiting access, suspending features, or terminating use of the Site.

6. Intellectual Property

The Site and its content, including text, lesson structures, graphics, design elements, logos, and code, are owned by or licensed to Masters Games Ltd and are protected by intellectual property laws.

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial educational purposes. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, create derivative works from, or exploit any content from the Site without our prior written permission, except to the extent permitted by law.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

The Site may reference third-party resources (for example, publishers, museums, or external reading). We do not control third-party websites or services and are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices. Your interactions with third parties are between you and those third parties.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Masters Games Ltd disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, and availability.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of harmful components. We do not warrant that course materials or quiz outcomes will be complete, current, or suitable for any specific collecting or preservation decision.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Masters Games Ltd will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or use, arising out of or related to your use of (or inability to use) the Site.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the total liability of Masters Games Ltd for any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site will be limited to the greater of: (a) the amount you paid to Masters Games Ltd in the 12 months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim; or (b) £100.

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or fraudulent misrepresentation.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Masters Games Ltd, its directors, officers, employees, and contractors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from or relating to: (a) your use of the Site; (b) your breach of these Terms; or (c) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

11. Force Majeure

Masters Games Ltd will not be liable for any failure or delay in performance to the extent caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labour disputes, pandemics, power failures, internet outages, cyberattacks, and third-party hosting or infrastructure failures.

12. International Use

The Site is operated from the United Kingdom. We make no representation that the Site is appropriate or available for use in all jurisdictions. If you access the Site from outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Subject to any mandatory consumer protection laws that apply in your country of residence, the courts of London, England will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site.

14. Dispute Resolution

Before filing a formal claim, you agree to contact us and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days. You can reach us at [email protected] with the subject line “Terms Dispute”.

If you are a consumer residing in the European Economic Area, you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence where mandatory local law permits.

15. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Site, in whole or in part, at any time if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms or if we need to protect the security or integrity of the Site. You may stop using the Site at any time.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

17. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Masters Games Ltd regarding your use of the Site and supersede any prior understandings or agreements on the same subject.

18. Assignment

Masters Games Ltd may assign or transfer these Terms (in whole or in part) in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganisation, or sale of assets. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent.

19. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to do so later. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorised representative of Masters Games Ltd.

20. Modifications to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated Terms on this page and update the “Last Updated” date. Changes will be effective 14 days after posting, unless a change is required by law or addresses an urgent security issue.

21. Electronic Communications

By using the Site and communicating with us electronically, you consent to receive communications from us electronically. You agree that electronic agreements, notices, and other communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, including the UK Electronic Communications Act and the EU eIDAS framework.

22. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, contact:

• Legal entity: Masters Games Ltd
• Address: 227b Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 4TB, United Kingdom
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +44 1727 856321