Terms of Service

Last Updated: April 3, 2022

The following Terms of Service, together with any documents expressly incorporated by reference (collectively “Terms of Service”), govern your access to and use of www.yangjwingming.com (the “Website”), including any content, functionality and services (the “Services”) offered on or through the website.

Introduction

By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service agreement as well as all applicable laws and regulations. Additionally, you are responsible for complying with any local laws specific to your area. This agreement covers all products, services, and features of which Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming and the webmasters (“I”, “we” or “us”) of https://www.yangjwingming.com are the owner, creator, or sponsor of, whether in full or in part. If you do not agree to any condition or clause presented in this agreement, you explicitly give up your right to access and use this website, and you would then also be prohibited from doing so.

These Terms of Service may be revised at any time without notice. By accessing and using this website, you are agreeing to abide by the current version. We will put forth reasonable efforts in informing its visitors about any change deemed to be significant but will ultimately not be responsible for anybody who accesses or uses this site without being aware of such changes made.

Copyright Policy

All content on this website (including but not limited to text, photos, graphics, videos, and audio) are protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws, and such content shall always be one of the following: 1) owned by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Mingl, 2) open to fair use and presented as such, 3) properly credited to its original source, with permission if applicable, requested, or mandatory. We will do its utmost in good faith to always credit copyrighted material with permission whenever required. Upon notification, any item that is incorrectly attributed or misused will either be corrected or removed right away.

Permission is granted to download copies of the content in this website for personal, non-commercial use only. Such copies include data that is downloaded and cached in your website browser. Downloaded copies are granted under a license with restrictions where you may not 1) modify the content, 2) use the content for any commercial purpose or public display, 3) attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on this website, 4) remove any copyright or other proprietary mark on the content, 5) distribute or share the content on any network, server, third party service, website, or otherwise (including embedding or reposting content) that is not for your personal or home use. We reserve the right to modify these restrictions if deemed necessary with due effort in providing prior notice. This license is granted as a convenience and any violation of these restrictions without explicit permission constitutes abuse and copyright infringement, resulting in the termination of said license immediately. Upon termination of the license, you are required to promptly destroy any infringing content related to Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, whether in electronic or printed format. This license can be reinstated only after coming to terms directly with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming.

Disclaimer and Limitations

This website is presented “as is.” We make no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, about this website’s content or how it is used. While we will make its best efforts to maintain and keep this website updated and secure, which includes hosting the site, databases, and content on a secure host, it cannot and does not guarantee that the code will always be virus-free, error-free, or free of any other type of attack that ultimately may be malicious to your computer and data. Additionally, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of intellectual property, or any other violation of rights.

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming and any affiliated company shall not be liable for any damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, health problems, damages for loss of data or profit, computer viruses, business interruption, attorney fees) arising out of or connected in any way to the use or inability to use the content on this website, even if Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming or an authorized representative of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming has been previously advised orally or in writing of the possibility of such damages, costs and expenses. Because some jurisdictions do not permit exclusion or limitation of liability on implied warranties for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

The content and services provided through this website are intended for supplementary reference and educational purposes only and should under no circumstances replace professional medical help, advice, treatment, training, or diagnosis.

Revisions and Errata

The content presented on this website may contain technical, typographical, or media-related errors. We will make a reasonable effort in keeping content as accurate, reliable, complete, and current as possible. Once alerted, we will duly investigate any possible errata or areas of question and consequently make the appropriate changes within a reasonable time period when necessary. Any part of the website may be changed or revised at any time without notice. We will announce any changes that are deemed significant. You may request dates of when specific documents, files, or media were last modified.

Users

User Content

You shall retain all rights to any content that you upload or send to the website (providing that the rights do actually belong to you) with the express understanding that you are permitting us to reuse such content under a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, unrestricted license, which includes the right to copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, sublicense, and distribute, with no compensation paid to you. However, we will never directly sell your content and will request your explicit permission whenever possible if using such content in any public or commercial manner. Private messages and individual emails will always be considered confidential unless otherwise notified. Any other communications, remarks, questions, requests, or suggestions, especially those posted to public areas of the website, are automatically regarded as non-confidential and subject to this license.

User Conduct

Users of this website’s system agree to common sense behavioral guidelines when making any post or upload: 1) be respectful of others opinions, feelings, and well-being, 2) do not post unsolicited spam or advertising, 3) do not impersonate or misrepresent others, 4) do not copy or repost copyrighted material without permission, 5) do not purposely try to overload the website’s servers, exploit flaws in the website’s code or infrastructure, or use it in a way that was not intended.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

All refund requests are subject to review. You may be entitled to a full or partial refund, minus processing fees.

Cancellations for summer seminars:

• If a cancellation request is made before May 1st, you may be entitled to a full refund, minus processing fees.
• If a cancellation request is made before June 1st, you may be entitled to a 50% refund, minus processing fees.
• If a cancellation request is made before July 1st, you may be entitled to a 30% refund, minus processing fees.
• If a cancellation request is made after July 1st, you will not receive a refund.

Please send refund requests through our contact page, and we will respond to you within 10 business days or less.

Links

We shall not be held responsible for the content of any link to other websites. As not all links can be immediately reviewed (including but not limited to links posted by users, spam bots, or viruses) and content hosted on other websites are beyond the scope and control of us, the existence of any such link on our website does not imply endorsement by us. While we will put forth our best effort to maintain the integrity of posted links, the use of links posted on this website will ultimately be at the user’s own risk. It is highly recommended to hover over a link to confirm its hyperlink destination before clicking on it.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Terms of Service agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, USA. If any part of this agreement is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then the appropriate laws will take precedence for those parts only while the rest of this agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any conflicts will be resolved to the minimum extent necessary to not significantly alter the rest of this agreement. Claims, legal proceedings, or litigation involving Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming shall take place in federal or state courts located in California.