Question 1

Application of these Terms and Conditions

Accepted Answer

Please review these Website Usage Terms and Conditions carefully before using or accessing this Website. By using or accessing this Website or any Services provided in connection with it, you agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions in consideration of the access provided to the Website. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, any of the related documentation linked below or other restrictions notified to you during the course of your use of this Website you are not permitted to, and agree not to, use or access this Website.

Question 2

Website Content

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We provide the Website ‘as is’ and ‘as available’. We cannot guarantee, nor do we accept any legal liability arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency, performance, suitability or completeness of anything contained on this Website or on any linked site, for any particular purpose. You hereby acknowledge that such information and materials may contain mistakes, inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude any liability for such to the fullest extent permissible by law.   The information contained on this Website is for your general information and use only, and it may complement, but under no circumstances should it take the place of, advice from a trained medical or health care professional.

Question 3

Permitted Use

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Your access to this Website is on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw, restrict or amend the services accessible to you on the Website without notice at our absolute discretion.   This Website is made available for your use provided that you accept and comply with these Terms and Conditions.  By using this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.   The Website and the Services are not a substitute for professional medical/physical, psychiatric and/or psychological treatment, therapy and advice. You agree not to use the information on this Website under any circumstances for self-diagnosis, self-treatment, or as a justification to alter or replace the service, treatment, medication or advice provided to you by a trained medical or health care professional.   You may only use this Website for lawful and proper purposes which includes complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice within Australia or other jurisdiction from which you are accessing this Website.  You must not use this website for any purpose except as expressly permitted by us.   In particular, you agree that you must not: post, transmit or disseminate any information on or via this Website which is or may be harmful, obscene, defamatory, fraudulent or otherwise illegal, or which conflicts with the Website or the Services;  use ‘screen scraping’, any automated algorithm, device, method, system, software or manual process to access, use, search, copy, monitor or extract material (in whole or in part) from or through using this Website unless we have given our express written agreement; use this Website in a manner which causes or may cause an infringement of the rights of any other; make any unauthorised, false or fraudulent booking; use any software, routine or device to interfere or attempt to interfere electronically or manually with the operation or functionality of the Website including but not limited to uploading or making available files containing corrupt data or viruses via whatever means; deface, alter or interfere with the front end ‘look and feel’ of this Website or the underlying software code; take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on this Website or related infrastructure; permit any automatic registration, logging in or access to any of the material on the Website; obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorised access, via whatever means, to any of our networks or accounts or to information about other users; disclose confidential information of any person or entity including without limitation our confidential information; upload commercial content on the Website or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial service or other organization; allow or authorise any third party to use, the Website in a way which conflicts with these Terms and Conditions, the Website or the Services.

Question 4

Security

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You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your passwords and login details and for all activities carried out under your password and login. If you have reason to believe that your access to the Website is no longer secure (e.g. loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure or use of user names, passwords and personal identification numbers), you must promptly change the affected access information.

Question 5

Bookings or Purchases

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If you make an event booking, purchase a product or register for Healing Transmission, Initiation or Retreats through this Website, you agree to be bound by our Event Booking Terms and Conditions and/or Terms and Conditions of Sale and/or Workshop Terms and Conditions, which you will be directed to at the time of booking, purchasing or registering.

Question 6

Information Collection & Confidentiality

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Use of information you have provided us with, or that we have collected and retained relating to your use of the Website and/or our Services, is governed by our Privacy Policy.  By using this Website and the Services associated with this Website, you are agreeing to the Privacy Policy.     Our Website uses cookies and our Privacy Policy explains how we protect your privacy in our use of cookies and other information. You consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy.   All personal information you give us will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with our Privacy Policy. However, due to circumstances outside of our control, we cannot guarantee that all aspects of your use of this Website will be confidential due to the potential ability of third parties to intercept and access such information.

Question 7

Intellectual Property & Copyrights

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The content of this Website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, all uploaded files, layout design, data, graphics, videos, audios, articles, file content, codes, news, tutorials, forum posts and databases contained on the Website or in connection with the Services, unless mentioned otherwise specifically. Any use or reproduction of the Website’s material is prohibited other than as permitted by law.     You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, download, post, transmit or distribute any material from this Website, including code and software, unless expressly agreed to by us in writing, in which case we may require you to sign a Licence Agreement.   From time to time we may provide images, audios or videos for download. If you download material from the Website, the material (which includes all files and images contained in it or generated by it, and accompanying data) is deemed to be licensed to you by us for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you:   1) keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, 2) do not copy or post the material on any networked computer or any other type of media, 3) do not modify the material, 4) make no representations of ownership, 5) do not sell, redistribute, reproduce, decompile, reverse-engineer or disassemble the material, and 6) do not use any content in a manner that suggests an association with us or with any of our products or services.   If you wish to use text, videos, audios, images or other of our intellectual property for non-personal use, commercial purposes, or other than as permitted here, you should submit your request to us in writing.   We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact us with details of the alleged breach.

Question 8

Remedies for breach of these terms & conditions

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Without prejudice to any of our other rights (whether at law or otherwise) we reserve the right to:   cancel your bookings and purchases without reference to you; and/or deny you access to this Website and block your access to the Website where we believe (in our absolute discretion) that you (or persons who access this Website on your behalf) are in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions.

Question 9

Your Submissions

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By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data, or engaging in any other form of communication through this Website (referred to here as ‘Submissions’), you agree that we are granted a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide licence to:   Use, copy, adapt, transmit or display any such Submission.   Sublicence to third parties the unrestricted right to exercise any of these rights granted with respect to the Submission. You agree that these grants include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such communication, including but not limited to rights under copyright, trademark, servicemark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. You will not be compensated for any use of your Submissions.   You agree not to make Submissions that are, harmful, obscene, defamatory, fraudulent or otherwise illegal or offensive, or which conflict with the Website or the Services.   We are not able to review all Submissions on the Website, and we are in no way responsible for the content of the Submissions. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and make Submissions on the Website, we are acting as a passive conduit for this and we take no obligation or liability relating to any Submissions.   If you make Submissions to the Website which are, in our opinion, harmful, obscene, defamatory, fraudulent or otherwise illegal or offensive, or which conflict with the Website or the Services, we may at our sole discretion refuse to publish such comments and/or remove them from the Website.

Question 10

Trademarks

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The trademarks and logos contained on this Website are our property. Use of these trademarks and logos is strictly prohibited except with our express, written consent.

Question 11

Links to external websites

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This Website may contain links that direct you outside of the Website.  These links are provided for your convenience and are not an express or implied indication that we endorse or approve of the linked Website, its contents or any associated website, product or service.  We accept no liability for loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use of these sites.    You may not link to our Website without our prior written approval. If you would like to link to our Website, please send your request to us in writing.

Question 12

Limitation of Liability

Accepted Answer

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any loss, damage, personal injury, cost, expense (including legal costs) or liability of any kind (whether based on breach of contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise), arising out of or in any way connected with the access to or use of, or inability to access or use, the Website.   This includes, without limitation, any compensatory, incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages, loss of data, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, loss or denial of service, business interruption, claims of third parties or other losses of any kind or character, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses.   All materials downloaded from any section of this Website or via a link pointed to by this website are downloaded, installed, and used totally and entirely at the users own risk.

Question 13

Disclaimer of warranty

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To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all express and implied warranties with regard to access to and use of the Website, the Services and information contained on this Website. All such information, services and materials are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranty of any kind.   For example, and without limitation: We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your access to or use of our Website or the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, error-free, merchantable, fit for a particular purpose or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses.We do not make any warranty about the reliability, stability or any virus-free nature of any material being downloaded from this website, nor for the availability of the download material. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from your use of the Website or the Services will be accurate or reliable.   You agree that we may vary, suspend or terminate the whole or any part of the Website for any reason at any time, and without written notice.  You expressly agree that your use of the Website or the Services is at your sole risk. If you are dissatisfied with the Website or our Services, or with any of these Terms and Conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using them.

Question 14

Indemnification for loss or damage

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You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from any liability or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from or in any way related to your use of the Website or information offered on the Website, including any liability or expense incurred by you or any third parties through you.   You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from any liability or expense (including reasonable legal fees) relating to your breach of these Terms and Conditions, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

Question 15

Governing Law

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These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia. You agree that any disputes concerning this Website are to be resolved by the courts having jurisdiction in Victoria, Australia.   We retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these Terms and Conditions, in your country of residence or any other appropriate country or jurisdiction.

Question 16

Waiver & Severability

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Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions or respond to a breach by you or others shall not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions as to that breach or any other.   If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.

Question 17

Miscellaneous legal provisions

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These Website Use Terms and Conditions contain all the terms of your agreement with us relating to your use of this Website. No other written or oral statement (including statements in any brochure or promotional literature published by us) will be incorporated.   You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions or your use of the Website or the Services.

Question 18

Amendment to these terms and conditions

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We may amend these Website Use Terms and Conditions at any time and without notice, by updating them on our Website. Your use of or access to the Website is your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time.

Question 19

Definitions

Accepted Answer

“Services” means all information available for reading, viewing, listening or download on the Website, and all Events, products and services (including the Healing & Initiation or other Workshops, Satsang & Darshan events) offered on the Website.   “Website” means the websites with the URLs www.piousretreats.com, www.beingshiva.org, www.yogiparampara.org and www.anadilinga.org which are owned, operated and provided by Being Shiva Foundation (Being Shiva Inc).   “We”, “us”, “our” etc. means Being Shiva Foundation (ABN - 25869328938), whose registered office is at the 56 Carlyon Cl Melton West 3337 VIC Australia, and includes any subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, volunteers, officers, agents or assigns.   “You” or “Your” means the user of the Website.

Question 20

Contact Us

Accepted Answer

For any questions or notices, please contact us at: Email: BeingShivaFoundation@yahoo.com Email: Team@beingshiva.org Postal: Being Shiva Foundation 56 Carlyon Cl  Melton West VIC 3337 Australia Telephone: Australia  03-8088-0742 From overseas  +61 3-8088-0742

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