Who we are. Chefs MAG (chefsmag.com) is a digital culinary magazine published by SK Creative Business Solutions Ltd, which also trades as All4Chefs. We are a company registered in England and Wales (no. 06937117) at Docklands Business Centre, Suite 12/3d, 10-16 Tiller Road, London E14 8PX, UK. We are the controller of the personal data described here. Contact: hello@chefsmag.com.
What we collect and why.
| What | When | Why we use it | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name, job title, company, email | You request a digital edition or join our list | To send the editions you chose and, if you agreed, our newsletter | Your consent |
| Name, email, company, country, website, Instagram, story details, files | You submit a story through Contribute to Chefs MAG | To consider your story for publication and reply to you | Your consent and our legitimate interest in running the magazine |
| Name, email, company, country, message | You use the Contact or Partner with us forms | To answer your enquiry or partnership request | Our legitimate interest in replying |
| Pages visited, device and browser type, approximate location | You browse the site, only after you accept analytics cookies | To understand which stories people read, using Google Analytics | Your consent |
| IP address | Every visit | Security and keeping the site running (our host, SiteGround) | Our legitimate interest in a secure site |
Email. Edition and newsletter emails are sent from hello@chefsmag.com using Zoho Campaigns. We may see whether an email was opened or a link clicked, to improve what we send. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and you can withdraw consent at any time by writing to hello@chefsmag.com.
Who sees your data. Our team at SK Creative Business Solutions Ltd, and the service providers who help us run the site: SiteGround (hosting), Google (Analytics and web fonts) and Zoho Corporation (Zoho Campaigns, for edition and newsletter emails). Form submissions are delivered to our All4Chefs inbox, operated by the same company. We never sell your data. If your story or interview is published, the details you agreed to publish will appear in the magazine.
International transfers. Some providers, including Google, may process data outside the UK. Where they do, they use safeguards recognised under UK data protection law, such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum.
How long we keep it.
- Edition and newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete your details.
- Story submissions and enquiries: up to 24 months, then deleted, unless the story is published.
- Analytics: Google Analytics keeps event data for the period set in our Google Analytics settings.
Your rights. Under UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) you can ask to see the personal data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to how we use it, or receive a copy to take elsewhere. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. Write to hello@chefsmag.com; we reply within one month. If you are unhappy with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Cookies. We use cookies only as described in our Cookie Policy. Analytics cookies are set only after you click Accept on our banner.
Security. Our site uses HTTPS, form submissions travel encrypted, and access to personal data is limited to the people who need it.
Children. Chefs MAG is written for professionals in gastronomy and hospitality. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.
Links to other sites. This policy does not cover other websites we link to, including all4chefs.com, which has its own policy.
Changes. We review this policy regularly. Last updated: 10 October 2026.