Terms & Conditions
Last Updated: August 24, 2026
Welcome to The Second Helping.
The Second Helping is part of Formacion Lancaster SL, its parent company, and operates as a subsidiary of Gastronomic Arts Barcelona (GAB) and GAB LAB.
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of The Second Helping website, membership, members-only content, community, events, and related services.
By creating an account, purchasing a membership, or using our services, you agree to these Terms.
1. About The Second Helping
The Second Helping is a members-only cooking club designed to extend the culinary learning and community experience beyond the classroom.
Depending on your membership and the services available at the time, membership may include:
Seasonal recipes and cooking content
Video tutorials and demonstrations
Members-only articles and resources
Online or in-person cook-alongs, Q&As, challenges, and events
Access to a private member community
Ingredient sourcing tips and seasonal shopping recommendations
Member challenges and spotlights
Discounts on selected classes
Priority booking opportunities
Exclusive recipes and content
Invitations to members-only activities or events
Other benefits introduced from time to time
Specific benefits may vary depending on your membership level.
2. Membership Eligibility
You must be legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to purchase a membership.
When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate and current information and to keep your account details up to date.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for activity conducted through your account.
Memberships are intended for individual use unless we expressly state otherwise.
3. Membership Plans and Pricing
The Second Helping may offer monthly, annual, tiered, promotional, trial, or other membership options.
Current membership prices and the benefits included with each plan will be displayed on our website at the time of purchase.
All applicable charges, taxes, billing periods, and renewal terms will be presented during checkout.
We reserve the right to introduce, modify, or discontinue membership plans and benefits. Any changes affecting an existing paid subscription will be handled in accordance with applicable law and communicated where required.
4. Subscription Billing and Automatic Renewal
Where you purchase a recurring subscription, your membership will automatically renew at the end of each applicable billing period unless you cancel it in accordance with these Terms.
By purchasing a recurring membership, you authorize us and our payment provider to charge your selected payment method for applicable membership fees at each renewal.
Monthly subscriptions will generally renew monthly, while annual subscriptions will generally renew annually, according to the plan selected at checkout.
If a payment cannot be processed, we may attempt to process it again, contact you to update your payment information, suspend membership benefits, or terminate the membership.
5. Cancellation
Unless otherwise stated for a particular offer, members may cancel their subscription at any time.
Cancellation prevents future subscription renewals but does not necessarily result in a refund for amounts already paid.
After cancellation, you may continue to have access to your membership until the end of your current paid billing period unless otherwise stated.
Instructions for cancelling your membership will be made available through your account or by contacting us at: support@gastronomicartsbarcelona.com
Nothing in these Terms limits any mandatory cancellation, withdrawal, or consumer rights you may have under applicable law.
6. Refunds
Except where required by applicable law or expressly stated in a specific offer, membership payments are non-refundable once the applicable membership period has begun.
If you believe you have been charged incorrectly, please contact us at [INSERT CONTACT EMAIL] so we can review the matter.
Certain events, classes, or additional purchases may be subject to separate cancellation and refund conditions disclosed at the time of booking.
7. Digital Content and Membership Access
The Second Helping membership may provide access to digital content, including recipes, videos, articles, downloadable materials, tutorials, and other resources.
Access is provided for your personal, non-commercial use.
Unless expressly permitted by us, you may not:
Reproduce or republish membership content
Share paid or members-only content with non-members
Distribute recipes, videos, downloads, or other materials commercially
Sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit our content
Record or redistribute live sessions without permission
Share account credentials to provide another person with membership access
Remove copyright, trademark, or ownership notices
Your access to members-only content generally ends when your membership access expires or is terminated.
8. Intellectual Property
The Second Helping website, recipes, photographs, videos, written materials, branding, graphics, course materials, tutorials, and other original content are owned by or licensed to Formacion Lancaster SL, Gastronomic Arts Barcelona, GAB LAB, and/or The Second Helping, as applicable.
These materials are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Purchasing a membership gives you permission to access and use applicable membership materials for personal purposes. It does not transfer ownership or intellectual property rights to you.
9. Community Guidelines
Membership may include access to private communities through platforms such as WhatsApp, online forums, or other services.
We want these spaces to be welcoming, useful, and respectful.
Members must not:
Harass, threaten, discriminate against, or abuse other members
Post unlawful, hateful, defamatory, or intentionally harmful content
Spam members or use the community primarily for unsolicited commercial promotion
Infringe another person's privacy or intellectual property rights
Collect or misuse other members' personal information
Share members-only material outside the community without authorization
Disrupt the community or interfere with other members' enjoyment of it
We may moderate content and remove posts or members when reasonably necessary to protect the community.
Serious or repeated violations may result in suspension or termination of membership.
10. Member Content and Spotlights
Members may have opportunities to share photographs, comments, recipe recreations, challenge entries, testimonials, and other content.
You retain ownership of content you create.
If we would like to feature identifiable member content publicly—for example, on our website, social media, newsletter, or promotional materials—we will obtain any permission required under applicable law.
Content posted within a private member community may be visible to other members according to the functionality and settings of the relevant platform.
11. Cooking, Food Safety and Allergies
The Second Helping provides culinary education, recipes, demonstrations, and related information for general educational purposes.
Members are responsible for exercising appropriate care when cooking, including following safe food-handling practices and safely using knives, ovens, stovetops, appliances, and other kitchen equipment.
Recipes or recommendations may contain or involve allergens, including but not limited to nuts, gluten, dairy, eggs, shellfish, fish, soy, sesame, or other ingredients.
You are responsible for checking ingredients and determining whether a recipe, ingredient, activity, or event is appropriate for your own dietary requirements, allergies, health circumstances, and level of cooking experience.
If you have a serious food allergy or dietary concern, you should not assume that a recipe or suggested substitute is safe for you solely because it appears in The Second Helping content.
12. Live and In-Person Events
Some memberships may include or provide access to live cook-alongs, Q&A sessions, challenges, workshops, classes, or members-only events.
Availability, capacity, location, dates, instructors, and formats may change.
Where an event requires separate registration or payment, additional terms may apply and will be provided when appropriate.
We may reasonably reschedule, modify, relocate, substitute, or cancel an event when necessary. Where a separately paid event is cancelled, applicable refund or rescheduling terms will be communicated to affected participants.
13. Member Discounts and Priority Booking
Membership may include discounts, priority booking, special offers, or other benefits relating to Gastronomic Arts Barcelona, GAB LAB, or associated activities.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, these benefits:
Are for the member's personal use
Have no cash value
Cannot be transferred or resold
May be subject to availability
May have specific booking periods or exclusions
Cannot necessarily be combined with other offers
Specific promotional conditions will take precedence where applicable.
14. Third-Party Services
The Second Helping may use third-party services for website hosting, payments, membership management, email communications, community features, analytics, video hosting, and other functions.
Your use of certain third-party services may also be subject to those providers' terms and privacy policies.
We are not responsible for third-party platforms to the extent they operate independently from us.
15. Availability of the Service
We aim to provide reliable access to The Second Helping, but we do not guarantee that the website, members area, community, or individual features will always be available without interruption.
We may occasionally need to update, maintain, replace, or temporarily suspend parts of the service.
We may also change recipes, instructors, content formats, events, community platforms, or membership features as the club develops, provided that we respect applicable contractual and consumer-law obligations.
16. Suspension or Termination
We may suspend or terminate access to The Second Helping where reasonably necessary, including where a member:
Fails to pay applicable membership fees
Materially violates these Terms
Shares membership credentials or paid content without authorization
Abuses or harasses other community members
Uses the service unlawfully or fraudulently
Creates a material security or safety risk
Where appropriate and legally required, we will provide notice before termination.
17. Limitation of Liability
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The Second Helping, Formacion Lancaster SL, Gastronomic Arts Barcelona, and GAB LAB will not be responsible for indirect or consequential losses arising from use of the membership or services where such liability may lawfully be excluded.
Nothing in this section is intended to restrict mandatory consumer rights or improperly exclude liability for personal injury, fraud, gross negligence, or other matters for which liability cannot legally be excluded.
18. Privacy
Your use of The Second Helping is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information is collected, used, stored, and shared.
Please review the Privacy Policy before creating an account or purchasing a membership.
19. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms periodically to reflect changes to our services, membership structure, business operations, or legal requirements.
The current version will be published on our website with an updated revision date.
Where a material change affects an existing paid membership, we will provide notice where required by applicable law.
20. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Spain, subject to any mandatory consumer protections that apply based on your place of residence.
Nothing in these Terms deprives consumers of rights or protections that cannot be waived under applicable law.
21. Contact Information
Questions about these Terms, memberships, cancellations, or The Second Helping may be directed to:
The Second Helping
Part of Formacion Lancaster SL
Gastronomic Arts Barcelona / GAB LAB
The Second Helping
Legal Business Name: Formacion Lancaster SL
Email: support@gastronomicartsbarcelona.com
Address: Carrer de Lancaster 10, Bajo 1a, 08001, Barcelona, Spain
Website: https://www.thesecondhelping.com
CIF/NIF: B10908614
If applicable, you may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data-protection or privacy regulator responsible for your jurisdiction.
The Second Helping is part of Formacion Lancaster SL, its parent company, and operates as a subsidiary of the esteemed Gastronomic Arts Barcelona (GAB) and GAB LAB.
The Second Helping is an extension of the Gastronomic Arts Barcelona family, bringing our culinary education, creativity, and community beyond the classroom through an ongoing membership experience.