TERMS  OF  SERVICE

DISCLAIMER

This Shaolin Communications website, www.shaolinZEN.org, is provided for your personal, non-commercial use. Any reproduction, distribution, or other use of the content in this website is expressly prohibited under these "Terms of Service." Your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of the current "Terms of Service," or "Service."

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

All information, graphics, images, and services (collectively, hereafter referred to as, "Content"), is protected by Copyright and other intellectual property laws.

OWNERSHIP

The content of this website is owned by:

• Shaolin Chi Mantis                          Gongfu and Taijiquan

• Shaolin Communications           Licensing Masters and Printing

• Shaolin Digital                         Website Production

• Shaolin Music                      Music Publisher

• Shaolin Zen                       Buddhist Magazine

• and their affiliated companies, licensors, and suppliers.

The Content is intended for the personal use of users of the Service only. While you may interact with or download a single copy of any portion of the Content for your personal, scholastic, or entertainment purposes, you may not reproduce, sell, publish, distribute, modify, display, repost or otherwise use any portion of the Content in any other way or for any other purpose without the written consent of Shaolin Communications or Shaolin Music.

Requests regarding use of the Content for any purpose other than personal, or non-commercial use should be directed to the Publisher of Shaolin Communications:
        

You acknowledge that the Content includes certain trademarks and service marks owned by Shaolin Communications and Shaolin Music, and certain logotypes, as well as trademarks owned by other information providers. You agree not to copy, use or otherwise infringe upon these trademarks or service marks. You further agree that you will not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from any copies of the Content.

USER CONTENT

By placing material on or communicating with the Shaolin Communications, Shaolin Zen websites, you hereby grant to Shaolin Communications, Shaolin Zen and their affiliates and related entities (collectively, "Shaolin") the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, copy , modify, display, distribute and reproduce all such materials in any form, media, software or technology of any kind; now existing or developed in the future. You also agree to indemnify, defend and hold Shaolin harmless against any claims or costs, including attorneys fees, arising from the use of or distribution of those materials. You further grant Shaolin the right to use your name in connection with the reproduction or distribution of such material. Shaolin does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas for use or publication in their newspapers, broadcast programming, books or other digital and electronic media except in connection with the forums, chat rooms and bulletin boards on the Service.

Shaolin shall not be responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to materials or ideas transmitted to the Service.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You expressly agree that use of the Service is at your own risk. Neither Shaolin, nor any of its employees, agents, Instructors, counselors, content providers or licensors makes any representations or warranties of any kind regarding the Service, the Content, any advertising material or the results that may be obtained from use of the Service. The Service is provided on an "as is" basis and Shaolin specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties, including without limitation, warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, warranties of merchantability or warranties against infringement.

Shaolin, its affiliates, employees, agents, content providers and licensors shall in no event be liable for any damages or losses, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental or punitive damages, resulting from or caused by the Service or its Content, including, without limitation, losses related to: your use or inability to use the service; any errors, omissions or defects in the Content; or any interruptions, delays in transmission, or computer viruses.

In any event, any liability of Shaolin, its employees, agents, content providers and licensors shall not exceed the amount paid by you to the Service in the 12 months prior to the claimed injury or damage.

MISCELLANEOUS

Shaolin Communications and Shaolin Zen reserve the right at their discretion to change these Terms of Service and will notify users of any such changes by online postings on this page. A date at the bottom of this page will indicate the last date this page was uploaded, edited, or updated.

Your continued use of the Service after the posting of any amended Terms of Service shall constitute your agreement to be bound by any such changes.

Products purchased may or may not include warranties. Memberships and tuitions are nonrefundable. Seminar fees may be refunded or credited to another seminar if cancelled prior to seminar with a written confirmation of your cancellation from:
        

The Service may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion of the Service, including the availability of any portion of the Content at any time, without notice or liability.

These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions with any other States, or other Countries.

You hereby agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to the Service must be filed in the federal or state courts located in Los Angeles, California within one year after the cause of action arises or the case is barred.