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This website is controlled and operated by Maiyian.Org, USA from its principal office in the State of Georgia, USA. The laws of the State of Georgia govern these General Terms and Conditions and your use of the website. We recognize that it is possible for you to obtain access to this website from any jurisdiction in the world, but we have no practical ability to prevent such access. This website has been designed to comply with the laws of the State of Georgia and the United States. Those who choose to access the website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If any material on this website, or your use of the website, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, then the website is not intended for you and we ask you not to use the website. You may not use or export materials on this website in violation of United States export laws and regulations. This website is not intended to subject Maiyian.Org, USA to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than the State of Georgia and the United States of America.
If a dispute arises under these General Terms and Conditions between you and any member of the Maiyian.Org, USA, such dispute shall be resolved (i) in Saint John, Washington, USA; and (ii) at the filing party’s election, in either a small claims court or by final and binding arbitration administered by the National Arbitration Forum or the American Arbitration Association, under their rules for consumer arbitrations. All disputes in arbitration will be handled solely between the named parties, and not on any representative or class basis. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A COURT (OTHER THAN A SMALL CLAIMS COURT) OR JURY. Notwithstanding any other provision of these General Terms and Conditions, any member of the Maiyian.Org, USA may resort to court action for injunctive relief at any time if, in its good faith belief, the dispute resolution procedures described above would permit or cause irreparable injury to such member of the Maiyian.Org, USA or any third party claiming against a member of the Maiyian.Org, USA, due to delay arising out of such dispute resolution procedures.
If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the agreement will remain in place. These General Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and Maiyian.Org, USA with respect to use of the website, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications; except that use of any Restricted Sites are governed by the Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions. A printed version of these General Terms and Conditions shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to use of the website to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
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Online Registration
Upon the completion by Registrant of the online registration form, Registrant may access and use the Restricted Sites to obtain certain information provided by Maiyian.Org, USA and/or conduct certain transactions and activities through the Restricted Sites, including, but not limited to, the submission of donations to Maiyian.Org, USA (each, a “Transaction”) and submission of and access to digitized communications with Registrant’s sponsored child through My Correspondence (each, a “Digital Communication”). Unless otherwise indicated by Maiyian.Org, USA, all Transactions and Digital Communications conducted by Registrant through the Restricted Sites will be subject to these Restricted Site Terms and Conditions, as well as the Maiyian.Org, USA website General Terms and Conditions available at www.maiyian.org/terms_of_use and the Maiyian.Org, USA Privacy Policy available at www.maiyian.org/privacy-policy.php and any other terms and conditions presented to Registrant by Maiyian.Org, USA l in connection with such Transactions and Digital Communications.
Transactions
Method of Payment. In order to complete a Transaction, Registrant may need to provide a method of payment (“Payment Account”) as specified during the registration process. Registrant may execute a single Transaction at a time or execute multiple Transactions on a recurring basis (e.g., monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.), depending upon the options selected during the Transaction process. You authorize Maiyian.Org, USA to charge your Payment Account at the frequency and in the amounts designated by you during the Transaction process. All fees will be billed via the method of payment you designate during the Transaction process. Once submitted, amounts paid are generally non-refundable. However, in the event your donation was not intended for Maiyian.Org, USA, you may request a refund. Maiyian.Org, USA may periodically need to increase the sponsorship amount and in such cases, Maiyian.Org, USA will announce the increase before any additional deductions are made. You will always have the option to decline an increase.
Donations. Registrant acknowledges and agrees that Maiyian.Org, USA did not provide any goods or services to Registrant personally in consideration for any donations made by Registrant as part of a Transaction. Maiyian.Org, USA will apply Registrant’s donations in accordance with its internal policies and procedures.
Digital Communications
My Correspondence. In order to facilitate communication with Registrant’s sponsored child(ren) Maiyian.Org, USA offers Registrant the option of sending and receiving Digital Communications through the My Correspondence feature. Registrant may use the My Correspondence feature by registering for an account (“My Correspondence Account”).
Intellectual Property License. Registrant owns all of the content and information posted by Registrant through the My Correspondence feature. For content and information that is covered by intellectual property rights (“IP Content”), Registrant specifically grants Maiyian.Org, USA a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP Content that is posted, uploaded or otherwise stored through Registrant’s use of the My Correspondence feature.
Content Screening. Maiyian.Org, USA may screen Digital Communications in Registrant’s My Correspondence Account consistent with Maiyian.Org, USA’s internal policies, including but not limited to its policies on child sponsorship correspondence and child protection. Consistent with its application of such policies, Maiyian.Org, USA reserves the right to remove, edit, or refuse to transmit or refuse to facilitate transmittal of Digital Communications.
Term of Registration
The term of Registrant’s registration will commence as of the date Registrant completes his or her online registration form (“Registration Date”) and, unless earlier terminated in accordance with these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions, will continue in perpetuity (“Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Registrant’s registration may automatically expire (and may be deleted by Maiyian.Org, USA) following any period of inactivity associated with Registrant’s account in excess of twelve (12) consecutive months. Registrant may not consummate any Transaction or send or receive Digital Communications without an active registration.
Notices
All notices from Maiyian.Org, USA intended for receipt by Registrant shall be deemed delivered and effective when sent to the email address provided by Registrant during the registration process or when posted to and made available to Registrant on the Maiyian.Org, USA website (www.maiyian.org) (in either case, “Notice”). If Registrant changes the email address he or she provided in connection with his or her registration to access and use the Restricted Sites, Registrant must update his or her email address in accordance with the procedures set forth on the Maiyian.Org, USA l website (www.maiyian.org).
Modifications to the Restricted Sites / Terms and Conditions
Registrant acknowledges and agrees that Maiyian.Org, USA may, in its sole discretion, modify the Restricted Sites and these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions (including any instructions, policies or guidelines referenced herein) at any time and in any manner. All such modifications shall be binding upon Registrant when made. Registrant may not amend or modify the Restricted Sites or these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions under any circumstances.
Representations, Covenants and Warranties of Registrant
Registrant represents, covenants and warrants to Maiyian.Org, USA that (1) these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions have been executed and delivered by Registrant and constitute a valid and binding agreement of Registrant, enforceable against Registrant in accordance with their terms; (2) Registrant will not access or use the Restricted Sites except as expressly permitted by these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions and any additional instructions, guidelines or policies issued by Maiyian.Org, USA, including those posted on the Maiyian.Org, USA website (www.maiyian.org); (3) Registrant will access and use the Restricted Sites in full compliance with applicable Law (as defined in the section title “COMPLIANCE” below); (4) Registrant is at least eighteen (18) years old, or, if younger than eighteen (18) years old, Registrant is of an age sufficient to execute a legally enforceable agreement on his or her own behalf in the applicable jurisdiction; (5) all of the information, data and other materials provided by Registrant in support of Registrant’s application for registration are accurate and truthful in all respects; and (6) Registrant is the rightful owner of the any account opened it his or her name, included but not limited to Payment Accounts and My Correspondence Accounts, and is authorized to commit funds from the relevant accounts Maiyian.Org, USA for purposes of conducting Transactions.
Disclaimer
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, MAIYIAN HERITAGE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS OR WARRANTIES AND OFFERS NO OTHER CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY MATTER, INCLUDING (1) THE MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR RESULTS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE USE OF THE RESTRICTED SITES OR ANY DATA SERVICE, SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, DELIVERABLE, WORK PRODUCT, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS OR OTHER MATERIALS RELATED TO THE RESTRICTED SITES, OR THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING; (2) WHETHER THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE RESTRICTED SITES IS TRUE, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE; OR (3) THAT TRANSACTION FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISUSE OR NON USE OF SUCH FUNDS BY THIRD PARTIES AFTER DONATIONS ARE MADE. FURTHER, MAIYIAN HERITAGE DOES NOT REPRESENT, COVENANT OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE RESTRICTED SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE. REGISTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THERE ARE RISKS INHERENT TO TRANSMITTING INFORMATION OVER AND STORING INFORMATION, INCLUDING DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THAT Maiyian.Org, USA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES OF REGISTRANT’S DATA, DIGIAL COMMUNICATIONS, CONFIDENTIALITY OR PRIVACY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
Generally
Registrant shall use the Restricted Sites in strict compliance with (1) these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions; (2) any additional instructions, guidelines or policies issued by Maiyian.Org, USA, including those posted on the Restricted Sites or on the Maiyian.Org, USA website (www.maiyian.org); and (3) all applicable laws, rules and regulations (collectively, “Laws”).
Use of Contractors
Maiyian.Org, USA may engage any third party (including Maiyian.Org, USA’s affiliates) to perform, or support the performance of, all or any portion of the Restricted Sites.
Ownership of the Restricted Sites and Related Data
As between Maiyian.Org, USA and Registrant (collectively, “Parties”), Maiyian.Org, USA owns and will retain ownership of all rights, title and interest in and to the Restricted Sites, including (1) all content on the Restricted Sites developed by Maiyian.Org, USA or its third-party licensors, including any derivative works of the Restricted Sites and any such content; (2) any data presented on or by the Restricted Sites or otherwise uploaded, posted, or stored by Maiyian.Org, USA and its third-party providers, except for personal information that Registrant submits to Maiyian.Org, USA through the Restricted Sites and except as noted in the section titled “DIGITAL CORRESPONDENCE”; and (3) any intellectual property or other proprietary rights comprising any of the foregoing (collectively, “Maiyian.Org, USA”). Neither these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions nor any disclosure made hereunder grant any license to Registrant under any Maiyian.Org, USA.
Use of the Restricted Sites
Registrant may use the Restricted Sites, including any data presented on or by the Restricted Sites for Registrant or otherwise hosted or stored by Maiyian.Org, USA for Registrant, only on its own behalf and for lawful and appropriate purposes. Registrant shall not use the Restricted Sites or any of the data presented on or by the Restricted Sites or otherwise hosted or stored by Maiyian.Org, USA for any commercial or other purpose other than as expressly permitted herein. Registrant will notify Maiyian.Org, USA immediately upon any suspected unauthorized use of the Restricted Sites, whether by Registrant or a third party, or any suspected loss of or suspected unauthorized access to passwords or other login information used by Registrant to access the Restricted Sites (“Login Credentials”). Registrant shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidence and security of any Login Credentials, and Maiyian.Org, USA l shall bear no liability or other responsibility associated therewith.
Privacy Notice
Registrant explicitly consents to the collection, hosting, use, disclosure and other processing or handling of information as described in the Maiyian.Org, USA Privacy Notice located at http://www.maiyian.org/ as such notice may be amended by Maiyian.Org, USA in its sole discretion from time to time.
Suspension
Maiyian.Org, USA may suspend or limit Registrant’s access to the Restricted Sites if Maiyian.Org, USA, in its sole discretion, suspects that Registrant is in violation of, or reasonably likely to be in violation of, these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions or any additional instructions, guidelines or policies issued by Maiyian.Org, USA, including those posted on the Maiyian.Org, USA website (www.maiyian.org).
Nonrenewal
Registrant may cancel his or her registration at any time in accordance with the procedures described on the Restricted Sites.
Termination by Maiyian.Org, USA
Maiyian.Org, USA may terminate Registrant’s registration, in whole or in part, as follows:
For Cause. Immediately (1) in order to comply with applicable Law or instructions from any governmental agency or authority; (2) if Maiyian.Org, USA, in its sole discretion, suspects that Registrant is using the Restricted Sites in a manner not permitted by these Restricted Site Terms and Conditions; or (3) upon any breach of these Restricted Site Terms and Conditions, the Maiyian.Org, USA website General Terms and Condition or the Maiyian.Org, USA Privacy Policy by Registrant.
For Convenience. For convenience, upon Notice by Maiyian.Org, USA to Registrant, which may occur after an unsuccessful login attempt by Registrant.
Effect of Termination/Survival of Selected Provisions
Effect of Termination. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of Registrant’s registration, for any reason (i) Registrant will no longer be authorized to access the Restricted Sites or otherwise use any of the features or services offered by the Restricted Sites; (ii) Maiyian.Org, USA may delete any data associated with Registrant’s accounts, including but not limited to, any content in Registrant’s My Correspondence Account; and (iii) all rights and obligations of the Parties under these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions shall expire, except those rights and obligations under those sections specifically designated in the sub-section titled “SURVIVAL” immediately below.
Survival. Notwithstanding the expiration or earlier termination of Registrant’s registration to the Restricted Sites, the following sections of the Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions shall survive any such expiration or termination: “DISCLAIMER”; “OWNERSHIP OF THE WEBSITE AND RELATED DATA”; “EFFECT OF TERMINATION/SURVIVAL OF SELECTED PROVISIONS”; “LIABILITY”; “INDEMNITIES”; “DISPUTE RESOLUTION”; AND, “GENERAL”.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, Maiyian.Org, USA (AS DEFINED IN SECTION TITLED “INDEMNITIES”) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO REGISTRANT FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM REGISTRANT’S USE OF THE RESTRICTED SITES, OR BASED UPON ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT (INCLUDING THESE RESTRICTED SITES TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ANY ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS, GUIDELINES OR POLICIES ISSUED BY Maiyian.Org, USA, INCLUDING THOSE POSTED ON THE MAIYIAN HERITAGE WEBSITE (www.maiyian.org), NEGLIGENCE, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (COLLECTIVELY, THE “EXCLUDED DAMAGES”). THE EXCLUDED DAMAGES ALSO INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF SAVINGS AND REVENUE; LOSS OF PROFIT; LOSS OF USE; LOSS OF DATA AND THE CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES. IF Maiyian.Org, USA CANNOT LAWFULLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY OF THE FOREGOING DAMAGES, Maiyian.Org, USA MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO REGISTRANT IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF THE DONATION SUBMITTED BY REGISTRANT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE UNDERLYING CLAIM, OR, IF NO DONATION WAS PROVIDED, FIFTY DOLLARS (US $50.00). THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF ANY OTHER REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REGISTRANT FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO REGISTRANT.
Remedies
At its option, any member of the Maiyian.Org, USA may seek all remedies available to it under law and in equity, including injunctive relief in the form of specific performance to enforce these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions, including any additional instructions, guidelines or policies issued by Maiyian.Org, USA, including those posted on the Maiyian.Org, USA website (www.maiyian.org), and/or actions for damages.
Claims
No action arising out of, in connection with, or relating to these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions or the subject of these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions shall be brought by Registrant more than one (1) year after the accrual of the cause of action. This period shall not be extended for any reason, except by the written consent of both parties. All statutes or provision of law which would toll or otherwise affect the running of the period of limitations are hereby waived, and no such statute or provision of law shall operate to extend the period limited in this paragraph.
Indemnity by Registrant
Registrant will indemnify and hold harmless Maiyian.Org, USA, its affiliates and their respective current, future or former officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, contractors, and their successors or assigns (collectively, the “Maiyian.Org, USA”) on demand, from and against any and all fines, penalties, liabilities, losses and other damages of any kind whatsoever (including attorneys’ and experts’ fees) incurred by any of the members of the Maiyian.Org, USA, and, if directed by Maiyian.Org, USA, shall defend the Maiyian.Org, USA against (1) all claims that any information, data or other materials provided by Registrant in connection with the Restricted Sites (including, but not limited to, Registrant’s application for registration to access and use the Restricted Sites) or these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions, or use thereof by any member of the Maiyian.Org, USA, infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property or proprietary right of a third party, or that violates any Law; (2) all claims arising from fraud, intentional misconduct, criminal acts or gross negligence by Registrant; and (3) all claims otherwise arising due to a failure by Registrant to comply with any term or condition of these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions, including any additional instructions, guidelines or policies issued by Maiyian.Org, USA, including those posted on the Maiyian.Org, USA website (www.maiyian.org).
Disputes
If a dispute arises under these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions between Registrant and any member of the Maiyian.Org, USA, such dispute shall be resolved (i) in Saint John, Washington, USA; and (ii) at the filing party’s election, in either a small claims court or by final and binding arbitration administered by the National Arbitration Forum or the American Arbitration Association, under their rules for consumer arbitrations. All disputes in arbitration will be handled solely between the named parties, and not on any representative or class basis. ACCORDINGLY, REGISTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A COURT (OTHER THAN A SMALL CLAIMS COURT) OR JURY. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions, any member of the Maiyian.Org, USA may resort to court action for injunctive relief at any time if, in its good faith belief, the dispute resolution procedures described in this Section would permit or cause irreparable injury to such member of the Maiyian.Org, USA or any third party claiming against a member of the Maiyian.Org, USA, due to delay arising out of such dispute resolution procedures.
Governing Law
This Maiyian.Org, USA website and the Restricted Sites are controlled and operated by Maiyian.Org, USA from its principal office in the State of Washington, USA. The laws of the State of Washington govern these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions and your use of the Restricted Sites. We recognize that it is possible for you to obtain access to the Restricted Sites from any jurisdiction in the world, but Maiyian.Org, USA has no practical ability to prevent such access. The Restricted Sites has been designed to comply with the laws of the State of Washington and the United States. Registrants who choose to access the Restricted Sites from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If any material on the Restricted Sites, or your use of the Restricted Sites, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, then the Restricted Sites are not intended for you and we ask you not to use the Restricted Sites. You may not use or export materials on the Restricted Sites in violation of United States export laws and regulations. The Restricted Sites are not intended to subject Maiyian.Org, USA to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than the State of Washington and the United States of America.
Entire Agreement, Amendments and Modifications
These Restricted Terms and Conditions, as supplemented by the Maiyian.Org, USA website General Terms and Conditions, available at www.maiyian.org/terms and the Maiyian.Org, USA Privacy Policy, available at www.maiyian.org/privacypolicy and any additional instructions, guidelines or policies issued by Maiyian.Org, USA, including those posted on the Maiyian.Org, USA website (www.maiyian.org), constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with regard to the Restricted Sites and all matters addressed herein, and all prior agreements, letters, proposals, discussions and other documents regarding the Restricted Sites and the matters herein are superseded and merged into these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions.
Force Majeure
Maiyian.Org, USA will be excused from performance under these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions for any period that it is prevented from or delayed in performing any obligations pursuant to these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, as a result of a Force Majeure Event. For purposes of this Section , “Force Majeure Event” means an event or series of events caused by or resulting from any of the following: (1) weather conditions or other elements of nature or acts of God; (2) acts of war, terrorism, insurrection, riot, civil disorder or rebellion; (3) quarantines or embargoes; (4) labor strikes; (4) telecommunications, network, computer, server or Internet downtime; (5) unauthorized access to Maiyian.Org, USA’s information technology systems by third parties; or (6) other causes beyond the reasonable control of Maiyian.Org, USA.
Severability
If any provision of these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and such provision shall be deemed to be restated to reflect the Parties’ original intentions as nearly as possible in accordance with applicable Law(s).
Assignment
Registrant may not assign these Restricted Sites Terms and Condition (or any rights, benefits or obligations hereunder) by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of Maiyian.Org, USA, which may be withheld at Maiyian.Org, USA’s sole discretion. Any attempted assignment by Registrant that does not comply with the terms of this Section shall be null and void. Maiyian.Org, USA may assign these Restricted Sites Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, to any third party in its sole discretion.