Welcome to Lotus Magazine (“we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Lotus Magazine website (lotusmagazine.com), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the website (collectively, the “Service”).
By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service.
Applicable Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.
Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within New York County, New York.
Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years of age to use our Service. By using our Service, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement and that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
User Accounts
When you create an account with us, you must provide information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our Service.
You are responsible for safeguarding the password you use to access the Service and for any activities or actions under your password. You agree not to disclose your password to any third party. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
Intellectual Property
Our Content
The Service and its original content (excluding content provided by users), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Lotus Magazine and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Lotus Magazine.
User Content
By submitting, posting, or displaying content on or through our Service (“User Content”), you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute your User Content in any existing or future media formats.
You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the User Content or have the right to use it and grant us the rights and license as provided in these Terms, and (ii) the posting of your User Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, or any other rights of any person.
Prohibited Uses
You agree not to use the Service:
- In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
- To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Lotus Magazine, a Lotus Magazine employee, another user, or any other person or entity
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Service, or which may harm Lotus Magazine or users of the Service
User Contributions and Comments
Our Service may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content or materials.
All User Content must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms. Any User Content you post will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary.
Content Standards
User Content must not:
- Contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable
- Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property rights of any person
- Violate the legal rights of others or contain any material that could give rise to civil or criminal liability under applicable laws
- Be likely to deceive any person or promote any illegal activity
- Involve commercial activities or sales without our prior written consent
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice
If you believe that material available on our Service infringes on your copyright, please notify us by sending a notice to our designated copyright agent at:
Copyright Agent
Lotus Magazine
Your notice must include:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
- Your contact information
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Lotus Magazine and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:
- Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service
- Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service
- Any content obtained from the Service
- Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, please stop using the Service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us.