Terms of Use of friendsoftaichi.org

Last revision: September 1, 2024

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

The following Terms of Use govern and apply to your use of or reliance upon this website maintained by Friendsoftaichi.org  (the “Company”).

Your access or use of the Website indicates that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and any other applicable laws, statutes and/or regulations. We may change these Terms of Use at any time without notice, effective upon its posting to the Website. Your continued use of the Website will be considered your acceptance to the revised Terms of Use.

1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All intellectual property on the Website is owned by us or our licensors, which includes materials protected by copyright, trademark, or patent laws. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by us. All content on the Website, including but not limited to text, software, code, designs, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, applications, interactive features and all other content is a collective work under Canadian and other copyright laws and is the proprietary property of the Company; All rights reserved.

2. USE OF COMPANY MATERIALS

We may provide you with certain information as a result of your use of the Website including, but not limited to, documentation, data, or information developed by us, and other materials which may assist in the use of the Website or Services (“Company Materials”). The Company Materials may not be used for any other purpose than the use of this Website and the services offered on the Website. Nothing in these Terms of Use may be interpreted as granting any licence of intellectual property rights to you.

3. ACCEPTABLE USE

You agree not to use the Website for any unlawful purpose, or any purpose prohibited under this clause. You agree not to use the Website in any way that could damage the Website, the services or the general business of Friendsoftaichi.org.         
 
You further agree not to use and/or access the Website:

a) To harass, abuse, or threaten others or otherwise violate any person’s legal rights;

b) To violate any intellectual property rights of us or any third party;

c) To upload or otherwise disseminate any computer viruses or other software that may damage the property of another;

d) To perpetrate any fraud;

e) To engage in or create any unlawful gambling, sweepstakes, or pyramid scheme;

f) To publish or distribute any obscene or defamatory material;

g) To publish or distribute any material that incites violence, hate or discrimination towards any group;

h) To unlawfully gather information about others.

4. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY

We do not collect any personal information on this Website. If you would like to disable our access to any passive information we receive from the use of various technologies, you may choose to disable cookies in your web browser.

5. REVERSE ENGINEERING & SECURITY

You may not undertake any of the following actions:

a) Reverse engineer, or attempt to reverse engineer or disassemble any code or software from or on the Website;

b) Violate the security of the Website through any unauthorized access, circumvention of encryption or other security tools, data mining or interference to any host, user or network.

6. DATA LOSS

Your use of the Website is at your own risk.

7. INDEMNIFICATION

You defend and indemnify Friendsoftaichi.org and any of its affiliates and hold us harmless against any and all legal claims and demands, including reasonable attorney’s fees, which may arise from or relate to your use or misuse of the Website, your breach of these Terms of Use, or your conduct or actions. We will select our own legal counsel and may participate in our own defense, if we wish to so.

8. SPAM POLICY

You are strictly prohibited from using the Website or any of our services for illegal spam activities, including gathering email addresses and personal information from others or sending any mass commercial emails.

9. THIRD-PARTY LINKS & CONTENT

We may occasionally post links to third party websites or other services. We are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage caused as a result of your use of any third-party services linked to from our Website.

10. VARIATION

To the extent any part or sub-part of these Terms of Use is held ineffective or invalid by any court of law, the prior, effective version of these Terms of Use be considered enforceable and valid to the fullest extent.

11. SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS

We may need to interrupt your access to the Website to perform maintenance or emergency services on a scheduled or unscheduled basis. You agree that your access to the Website may be affected by unanticipated or unscheduled downtime, for any reason, but that we will have no liability for any damage or loss caused as a result of such downtime.

12. NO WARRANTIES

Your use of the Website is at your sole and exclusive risk and any services provided by us are on an “as is” basis. We disclaim any and all express or implied warranties of any kind, including, but not limited to the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose and the implied warranty of merchantability. We make no warranties that the Website will meet your needs or that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure. We also make no warranties as to the reliability or accuracy of any information on the Website or obtained through the Services. Any damage that may occur to you, through your computer system, or as a result of loss of your data from your use of the Website is your sole responsibility and we are not liable for any such damage or loss.

13. PRIVACY

a) Collected personal data, processed personal data and data collection

Our Website does not collect any personal data.

b) Data Hosting

The Website is hosted by: WordPress.com, headquartered at the following address:

Automattic Inc. 60 29th Street #343 San Francisco, CA 94110

The host may be contacted at the following email address: legal@wordpress.com.

c) Controller

The controller is: Friendsoftaichi.org

14. COOKIES

a) Consent to our use of cookies

The Website may use cookies, which allow us to process statistics and information on traffic, to make your experience of the Website smoother and more interactive. Use of cookies involving personal data storage or analysis, you will be asked for your consent.

Your consent is valid for a maximum period of thirteen (13) months. After expiry of this period, the Website will ask you again for your consent to save cookies on your computer.

b) Right to object to use of cookies by the Website

You may object to the use of cookies by altering the settings of your web browser. However, any loss of functionality may not be held against us.

c) Description of cookies used by the Website

The following cookies are used when you browse our website:

to be determined

15. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

We are not liable for any damages that may occur to you as a result of your use of the Website, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The maximum liability of friendsoftaichi.org arising from your use of the Website is limited to the amount you paid to friendsoftaichi.org in the last six (6) months. This applies to any and all claims by you, including, but not limited to, lost profits or revenues, consequential or punitive damages, negligence, strict liability, fraud, or torts of any kind.