INTRODUCTION
This site is provided by Tiger Kim's Academy ("THE SCHOOL") as a service to our students. Please review the following basic rules that govern your use of our Site (the "Agreement"). Please note that your use of our Site constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Although you may "bookmark" a particular portion of this Site and thereby bypass this Agreement, your use of this Site still binds you to the Terms. THE SCHOOL reserves the right to update or modify these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Your use of THE SCHOOL Web site following any such change constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by the Terms and Conditions as changed. For this reason, we encourage you to review these Terms and Conditions whenever you use this Web site. If at any time you no longer agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should immediately cease use of this web site.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
When you visit THE SCHOOL web site or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS
Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, text, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, programs, video clips and written and other materials that are part of this Site (collectively, the "Contents") are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by THE SCHOOL, one of its affiliates or by third parties who have licensed their materials to THE SCHOOL and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Webmation, Inc. and is also protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
THE SCHOOL and its suppliers and licensors expressly reserve all intellectual property rights in all text, programs, products, processes, technology, content and other materials, which appear on this Web site. Access to this Web site does not confer and shall not be considered as conferring upon anyone any license under any of THE SCHOOL's or any third party's intellectual property rights.
No trademark or service mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on this website. Access to this website does not authorize anyone to use any name, logo or mark in any manner.
References on this Web site to any names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to third party sites or information are provided solely as a convenience to you and do not in any way constitute or imply THE SCHOOL's endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of the third party, information, product or service. THE SCHOOL is not responsible for the content of any third party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of material on such sites. If you decide to link to any such third party web sites, you do so entirely at your own risk.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The design of the Web Site, graphics, buttons, software and all HTML, CGI and other codes and scripts in any format used to implement, or featured on, the Web Site (“Code”) are the property of Webmation Inc. All information, including, without limitation the text, photographs, videos, logos and other content in any format used, or featured on, the Web Site (“Content”) are the property of East Coast Martial Arts. The Code and Content is for personal use only. Permission is granted to electronically copy and to print in hard copy portions of this Web site for the sole purpose of placing an order with East Coast Martial Arts. You may not copy, modify, upload, download, transmit, (re)publish, create derivative works from, or otherwise distribute any Code or Content from the Web Site except as expressly permitted by these terms and conditions. Doing so will violate East Coast Martial Arts’s copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights in Content and Webmation Inc's copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights in Code.
All Content and Code on the Web Site is protected by United States Copyright Law, Trademark Law and applicable international treaties and conventions governing intellectual property law. Any and all East Coast Martial Arts trademarks, logos, page headers, custom graphics, button bars, service marks and trade names which East Coast Martial Arts uses in connection with the Web Site shall remain the exclusive property of East Coast Martial Arts. Nothing contained in the Agreement shall be deemed to give you any rights in or to any trademarks of East Coast Martial Arts. All other trademarks, product names and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
THE SCHOOL grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of THE SCHOOL. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of THE SCHOOL, our affiliates or suppliers without express written consent. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by THE SCHOOL. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of THE SCHOOL so long as the link does not portray THE SCHOOL, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any of THE SCHOOL’s logos or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.
If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. If you are under 18, you may use THE SCHOOL web site only with involvement of a parent or guardian. THE SCHOOL and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.
SITE SECURITY
Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for such user or logging onto a server or an account which the user is not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mailbombing" or "crashing;" (d) sending unsolicited email, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; or (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. THE SCHOOL will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations. You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of this Site or any activity being conducted on this site. You agree, further, not to use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search this Site other than the search engine and search agents available from THE SCHOOL on this Site and other than generally available third party web browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Explorer).
USER REVIEWS, FEEDBACK, SUBMISSIONS, COMMENTS
All reviews, comments, feedback, postcards, suggestions, ideas, and other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered to THE SCHOOL on or by this Site or otherwise disclosed, submitted or offered in connection with your use of this Site (collectively, the "Comments") shall be and remain THE SCHOOL's property. Such disclosure, submission or offer of any Comments shall constitute an assignment to THE SCHOOL of all worldwide rights, titles and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual properties in the Comments.
Thus, THE SCHOOL will own exclusively all such rights, titles and interests and shall not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise, of any Comments. THE SCHOOL will be entitled to use, reproduce, disclose, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, publish, display and distribute any Comments you submit for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way.
THE SCHOOL is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (2) to pay to user any compensation for any Comments; or (3) to respond to any user Comments. You agree that any Comments submitted by you to the Site will not violate this policy or any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary right(s), and will not cause injury to any person or entity. You further agree that no Comments submitted by you to the Site will be or contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form of "spam".
THE SCHOOL does not regularly review posted Comments, but does reserve the right (but not the obligation) to monitor and edit or remove any Comments submitted to the Site. You grant THE SCHOOL the right to use the name that you submit in connection with any Comments. You agree not to use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any Comments you submit. You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any Comments you make and you agree to indemnify THE SCHOOL and its affiliates for all claims resulting from any Comments you submit. THE SCHOOL and its affiliates take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Comments submitted by you or any third party.
DISPUTES
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to THE SCHOOL or to products you purchase through THE SCHOOL web site shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in THE SCHOOL’s state except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate THE SCHOOL's intellectual property rights, THE SCHOOL may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in its state, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
PRIVACY NOTICE
THE SCHOOL, its affiliates and suppliers take your privacy seriously. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting THE SCHOOL, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
Here are the types of information we gather.
Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, improving our schools, and communicating with you.
Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses THE SCHOOL web site.
E-mail Communications: To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from THE SCHOOL if your computer supports such capabilities. We also compare our customer list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our customers.
Cookies: Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide advanced features, keep track of your basket contents, etc.
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We will release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of THE SCHOOL, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
If you choose to visit THE SCHOOL, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms and Conditions, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state THE SCHOOL operates in. This Notice and the Terms and Conditions will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. It is your responsibility to check our Web site frequently to see recent changes.
ONLINE PROSHOP "STORE"
THE SCHOOL, our affiliates and suppliers advocate caution and courtesy in training and disclaims all liability from the use of equipment purchased from THE SCHOOL web site. Please consult a physician before beginning any new exercise program.
Order Acceptance
Please note that there may be certain orders that we are unable to accept and must cancel. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to refuse or cancel any order for any reason. For your convenience, you will not be charged until your payment method is authorized, the order information is verified for accuracy and your order is shipped. Some situations that may result in your order being canceled include limitations on quantities available for purchase, inaccuracies or errors in product or pricing information, or problems identified by our credit and fraud avoidance department. We may also require additional verifications or information before accepting any order. We will contact you if all or any portion of your order is canceled or if additional information is required to accept your order. If your order is canceled after your credit card has been charged, we will issue a credit to your credit card in the amount of the charge.
Pricing or Typographical Errors
While THE SCHOOL strives to provide accurate product and pricing information, pricing or typographical errors may occur. THE SCHOOL cannot confirm the price of an item until after you order. In the event that an item is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to an error in pricing or product information, THE SCHOOL shall have the right, at our sole discretion, to refuse or cancel any orders placed for that item. In the event that an item is mispriced, THE SCHOOL may, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation. Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
Quantity Limits & Dealer Sales
THE SCHOOL reserves the right to limit the quantity of items purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may be applicable to orders placed by the same account, the same credit card, and also to orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. We will provide notification to the customer e-mail and/or billing address provided should such limits be applied. THE SCHOOL also reserves the right to prohibit sales to dealers.
Colors
We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors of our products that appear on the Site. However, as the actual colors you see will depend on your monitor, we cannot guarantee that your monitor's display of any color will be accurate.
Refunds and Exchanges
Unless an item is defective ALL SALES ARE FINAL. All exchange requests for defective items purchased from THE SCHOOL web site must be brought to THE SCHOOL for processing. We do not accept exchanges of any item that is returned more than 10 days after delivery.
Shipping Policy
Orders are normally processed in one business day and shipped via UPS ground. Please allow 4 to 10 working days for UPS ground delivery depending on your zone. THE SCHOOL may allow orders to be sent directly to your residence or picked up from the school. The online proshop is meant for current students and special events only. Orders will only be shipped to the student’s residence or THE SCHOOL for pickup.
Shipping Rates and Taxes
Shipping Rates are 7% of the order sub total with a minimum shipping charge of $6.00. State Tax is charged and is based on THE SCHOOL’s location.
We accept Credit Card payments only for online orders when shipping within the United States and its territories. To pay by check please place your order at THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL is not responsible for and cannot be held liable for any additional fees, levies or taxes that a country may impose on a customer's order of goods. Our shipping and handling charges does not cover this extra cost.
Certain countries will impose additional unspecified charges that the customer will be responsible for such as customs duty, customer V.A.T., clearance fee, etc. To determine the additional amount (if any), please query the appropriate regulatory agency of your country prior to placing your order as we cannot reimburse you once shipment is made.
Heavy or Oversize Items
Some heavy or large items, which are identified as oversize in their product descriptions, have special shipping and handling costs in addition to regular shipping and handling charges. Please note: Some oversize items cannot be shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. protectorates and territories.
Out of Stock/Back Orders
We will notify you if your request is currently out of stock. In most cases, back orders should be received within 3–4 weeks.
Weapons
Certain types of nunchakus and other weapons cannot be shipped to Canada nor to the states of California, Massachusetts, and New York You must check Federal, State and Local laws because weapons may be illegal in your area. THE SCHOOL will not sell weapons to minors and disclaims all liability from the sale and use of products in this online store.
Email Confirmations
Shortly after placing your order, you will receive an email confirming that we have received your order. Please save these email invoices for your records.
RISK OF LOSS
All items purchased from THE SCHOOL are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold THE SCHOOL harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from or related to your use of the Site.
TERMINATION
These terms are effective unless and until terminated by either you or THE SCHOOL. You may terminate this Agreement at any time, provided that you discontinue any further use of this Site. THE SCHOOL also may terminate this Agreement at any time and may do so immediately without notice, and accordingly deny you access to the Site, if in THE SCHOOL's sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of this Agreement. Upon any termination of the Agreement by either you or THE SCHOOL, you must promptly destroy all materials downloaded or otherwise obtained from this Site, as well as all copies of such materials, whether made under the terms of use or otherwise.
GENERAL
This Agreement represents the complete agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and representations between them. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and the other terms of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of THE SCHOOL to act with respect to a breach of this Agreement by you or others does not constitute a waiver and shall not limit THE SCHOOL's rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under THE SCHOOL’s State law as such law applies to agreements between residents of that state entered into and to be performed within THE SCHOOL’s State. Any action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or your use of this Site must be brought in the state or federal courts of THE SCHOOL’s state.
DISCLAIMER
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE SCHOOL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SCHOOL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE SCHOOL DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, FOR ANY MERCHANDISE OFFERED ON THIS SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF THE SCHOOL WEB SITE, THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THIS DISCLAIMER DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY PRODUCT WARRANTY OFFERED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ITEM. THIS DISCLAIMER CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL THE SCHOOL OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, VENDORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SCHOOL WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, WORK STOPPAGE, ACCURACY OF RESULTS, OR COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE SCHOOL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE FEES PAID BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE.