Terms of Use
1. General
1.1 This Agreement governs you (the “user”) and the use of our website
https://new.amazingdiscoveries.org (the “Website”), our mobile application (the “Application”), and
their associated services including interactive chat and forum discussion areas (the "Services"), which are
owned and operated by Amazing Discoveries™ and its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions and related companies Amazing Discoveries™ Ministries International ("Amazing Discoveries", or “we” or “us” or “our”).
1.2 We reserve the right, in its discretion, to change or modify all or any part of this Agreement at any
time, effective immediately upon notice published on the Services. Your use of the Services constitutes
your binding acceptance of these terms and conditions, including any changes or modifications made by
us as may occur from time to time. If at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement are no
longer acceptable to you, you shall immediately cease use of the Services.
1.3 The data contained on the Services is for entertainment, educational and informational purposes only and is not represented to be error-free. Amazing Discoveries always attempts to ensure that the data
provided or otherwise displayed on the Services is accurate. However, the Services and their contents are
provided on an "as is, as available"basis. Use of the Services and their contents is at the User's sole risk. Amazing Discoveries does not warrant that any functions of the Services will be uninterrupted or error-
free, nor that defects will be corrected, nor that the Services will be free from viruses or other harmful
components. Any links to information not associated with Amazing Discoveries are provided as a courtesy and do not constitute an endorsement by Amazing Discoveries or its licensors to any of the linked materials. If any provision of these terms of use or any application thereof is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and the remainder portion of the terms of use shall not be affected.
2. Use of Web Service
2.1 You acknowledge that the Web Service contains content, appearance, design, information, software, photographs, audio and video clips, graphics, links and other material that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of Amazing Discoveries™ or third parties, including but not limited to product names, sounds, colors, logos, designs, titles, and words or phrases which may be registered in certain jurisdictions (collectively, the "Content"). You agree to comply with any copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content available on or accessed through the Services. Users of the Services may use the Content only for their personal, noncommercial use. Users of the Services wanting to use the content for commercial use or mass distribution must obtain prior express written permission from Amazing Discoveries™.
2.2 Other than for personal use, provided that you do not remove any trademark, copyright or any other
notice contained in the Content, you may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create
derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or
in part, except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement. Except as set forth in relevant license
agreements, nothing contained in the Services grants any license or other right to any of the Amazing
Discoveries intellectual property or any third parties’ intellectual property. You may not use spiders,
robots, data mining techniques or other automated techniques to catalog, download or otherwise
reproduce, store or distribute content available on the Services. Further, you may not exceed the limited
authorization and access granted to you under this Agreement. You may not resell use of, or access to,
the Services to any third party. Content consisting of downloadable software shall not be reverse engineered unless specifically authorized by the owner of the software as covered by the owner’s patent and or copyright rights. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, you may post on the Services any content owned by you (such as your original statements), content for which you have received express permission from the owner, and content in the public domain. You assume all right and responsibility for determining whether any content is in the public domain. You hereby grant to Amazing Discoveries a
perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, freely transferable right and license to edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate, and otherwise use in any medium and for any purpose any content that you place on the Services without compensation to you. You represent and warrant that you are authorized to grant all rights set forth in the preceding sentence.
2.3You may not download content on this Website that is indicated to be for sale except under the terms
of the sale. Such content is the protected and copyrightable property of Amazing Discoveries. "Free"
content may be downloaded for your personal use or non-commercial distribution consistent with the
terms defined in this Agreement. When using both purchased and "free" content, you will maintain and include all patent, trademark, copyright, and other notices contained in such content. Except as expressly permitted by the copyright laws, no copying, storage, redistribution, or publication of any content is
permitted without the express permission of Amazing Discoveries or the owners of such content or their
authorized persons if other than Amazing Discoveries.
2.4 Amazing Discoveries may at any time make modifications, changes and alterations to the Services
including the terms of use, without prior notice. You the User are responsible for regularly reviewing
these terms of use. Your continued use of our Services following any modifications, changes or alterations
shall constitute your acceptance of such modifications, changes, or alterations.
3. Rules of Conduct
3.1 You shall comply with the Amazing Discoveries Acceptable Use Policy (see section 15) in connection
with your use of the Services. You shall report any violations of the Acceptable Use Policy to Amazing
Discoveries at pr@amazingdiscoveries.org. Without limiting the terms of the Acceptable Use Policy, you
shall not post on the Services any content which (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
abusive, discriminatory, harassing or threatening; (b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features; (c) violates the rights of others, such as content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any right of privacy or publicity; or (d) otherwise violates any applicable law or reputation. You may not post on the Services any links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic. You shall not use the Services for any commercial purpose not expressly approved by us, nor shall you distribute any advertising or solicitation of funds or goods and services or solicit users to join online services competitive to Amazing Discoveries.
3.2You may use the Services without registering with Amazing Discoveries, but in order to take advantage of some aspects of the Services, it may be necessary for you to register and create an account. Your account is for your sole and personal use. You may not authorize others to use your account, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. All registration information about you shall be truthful, and you may not use any aliases or other means to mask your true identity. You are responsible for the security of your password and will be solely liable for any use or unauthorized use under such password.
3.3 If you subscribe to any paid service in connection with the Services, you are responsible for paying
any required subscription fees. You hereby authorize Amazing Discoveries to charge your credit card,
debit card or bank account in connection with the ongoing cost of applicable subscriptions or membership
fees for a subscribed service. Unless stated otherwise, your subscription to the service will automatically
renew for a term equal to the original term upon expiration of the then-current term, and continually
thereafter unless you terminate the subscribed service by phone or e-mail at least 48 hours prior to the renewal date. You acknowledge and agree that we have authorization to charge your credit card, debit
card or bank account for services that are automatically transferred to any successors or assigns that provide the subscribed service. A subscriber service for the private, non-commercial enjoyment of
subscribers only and any other use is strictly prohibited. You agree not to copy, publish or in any way make available publicly any material from the subscriber service without the express written consent of Amazing Discoveries.
4. Privacy Statement
4.1 Amazing Discoveries strives to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information
that you may provide to us when you choose to purchase our products and Services. The confidential
data you submit is encrypted using industry-standard SSL encryption. Furthermore, all of the customer
data we collected is protected against unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure and dissemination.
4.2 By submitting your personal information, you authorize us to collect, use, retain, reproduce, transmit
and disclose any part of such information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, found at
https://new.amazingdiscoveries.org/privacy-policy, as we deem necessary for the use of the Website,
Application and Services.
5. Managing or Endorsing Content
5.1 Amazing Discoveries does not and cannot review the content posted by users on the Website and is
not responsible for such content. However, we reserve the right to delete, move or edit any content
(including content posted in any of the Services platforms) that it may determine, in its sole discretion,
violates or may violate this Agreement or is otherwise unacceptable. You shall remain solely responsible
for all content posted by you. Amazing Discoveries shall have the right but not the obligation, to correct
any errors or omissions in any content, as it may determine in its sole discretion.
5.2 Amazing Discoveries does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any content posted
on any of the Services platform and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such content shall be at your
sole risk. Any such content placed by users are the views of the user posting the statement, and do not
represent the views of Amazing Discoveries or its advertisers or sponsors.
5.3 The Website Services may contain links to sites on the Internet, which are owned and operated by
third parties (the "External Sites"). You acknowledge that Amazing Discoveries is not responsible for the
availability of, or the content located on or through any External Site. You shall contact the site
administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the
content located on such External Sites.
6. Indemnity
6.1 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Amazing Discoveries and its affiliates, and their respective
officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers and licensors harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any Amazing Discoveries Party and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners, agents, information
providers and licensors in connection with any use or alleged use of the service under your user name by
any person, whether or not authorized by you.
6.2 Amazing Discoveries reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control
of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with
Amazing Discoveries' defense of such claim.
7. Termination of Service
7.1 Amazing Discoveries reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your
access to all or any part of the Website, including the Services, at any time for any reason without prior
notice or liability. Amazing Discoveries may change, suspend, or discontinue all or any aspect of the Web
Service at any time, including the availability of any feature, database, or Content (including the
Interactive Areas), without prior notice or liability.
7.2 You have the right to terminate your account with Amazing Discoveries at any time. Your termination
is subject to your payment of any monies owing to Amazing Discoveries or the merchants through the
Website, Application and Services.
7.3 Even after your account is terminated or after you cease using the Website, Application or Services, or
your access to the Website, Application, or Services is restricted, suspended or terminated by Amazing
Discoveries, this Agreement remains in full force and effect.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 NEITHER AMAZING DISCOVERIES OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES AND SUPPLIERS’ WARRANTS THAT THE
WEBSITE, APPLICATION, SERVICES AND CONTENTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ACCURATE, ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF ANY VIRUS. NOR DOES AMAZING DISCOVERIES, OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES AND SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE, APPLICATION AND/OR SERVICES OR THE CONTENT. THE SERVICES AND THE CONTENT ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. NEITHER AMAZING DISCOVERIES, OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES AND SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, ANY CONTENT OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD THROUGH THE WEBSITE, APPLICATION AND/OR SERVICES. NEITHER AMAZING DISCOVERIES OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES AND SUPPLIERS’ WARRANTS THAT ANY FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING THROUGH THE WEBSITE, APPLICATION AND/OR SERVICES WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED
SOLELY BY YOU.
8.2 NEITHER AMAZING DISCOVERIES OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACT, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS AND DAMAGES.
8.3 SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY
OF AMAZING DISCOVERIES, OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. Donation Information
9.1 Donor relations materials on this website are provided for convenience only, and speak only as of their original date or the date specified therein. Available information may change at any time and may not be reflected on this website. Amazing Discoveries™ disclaims any responsibility to update this website.
10. Miscellaneous
10.1 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia,
Canada, and the parties irrevocably consent to bring any action to enforce this Agreement in the Province
of British Columbia, Canada. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. All provisions hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement as well as any other revisions which by their terms or sense are intended to survive.
11. Takedown Notice
11.1 Materials that may be made available by third parties, via the Website, Application and/or Services,
are not within our control. We are under no obligation to, and do not, scan content used in connection
with the Website, Application and/or Services for the inclusion of illegal or impermissible content.
However, we respect the copyright interests of others. It is our policy not to permit materials known by us
to infringe another party’s copyright to remain on the Website, Application and/or Services. If you believe
any materials on the Website, Application and/or Services infringe a copyright, you shall provide us with
written notice that at a minimum contains:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; - Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted
works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such
works at that site; - Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing
activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to locate the material; - Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an
address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining
party may be contacted; - A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the
manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; - A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
11.2 All Takedown Notices shall be sent to our designated agent as follows:
Amazing Discoveries Attn: Administration
PO Box 860
150 Mile House, BC
V0K2G0
(604) 856-9457
Email: pr@amazingdiscoveries.org
11.3 It is our policy to terminate relationships regarding content with third parties who repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others.
12. Guidelines for children
12.1 We will not knowingly collect, use, or distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information from any child under 13 years old without verifiable parental consent and not knowingly allow any child under 13 years old to publicly post or distribute personally identifiable information without verifiable parental consent.
13. Termination of website or Web service
13.1 Amazing Discoveries reserves the right to terminate the Website, Application or Services, whether
partially or entirely, at any time for any reason.
14. Contacts
14.1 Should you have any questions about the Website, Application and/or Services, you may contact us at client-care@amazingdiscoveries.org.
15. Acceptable Use Policy
15.1 Amazing Discoveries™ may at any time make modifications, changes and alterations to the data of our WebSite, Applicatoin or Services. Such modifications may include messages boards, email Service(s), chat rooms, and other such Service(s). You agree to not use the Web Service to:
- submit material that is protected by copyright, patent or any other proprietary rights unless you are the owner of such material or have a license or permission from the owner of any such proprietary rights to provide the material;
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any User Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- harm minors in any way;
- impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an Amazing Discoveries™ official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through the Web Service;
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any User Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Web Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real-time exchanges;
- interfere with or disrupt the Website, Application or Services or servers or networks connected to the Web Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Web Service;
- intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, and any regulations having the force of law;
- "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
- collect or store personal data about other users.
15.2 You acknowledge that Amazing Discoveries™ does not pre-screen Contents uploaded by you, but that Amazing Discoveries™ and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that is available via the Website, Application or Services. Without limiting the foregoing, Amazing Discoveries™ and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable in its sole discretion. You agree that you shallevaluate, and bear all risks associated with the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by Amazing Discoveries™ or submitted to Amazing Discoveries™, including without limitation information in message boards, clubs, and in all other parts of the Website, Application or Services.
15.3 You acknowledge and agree that Amazing Discoveries™ may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms of Use; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Amazing Discoveries™, its users and the public.
15.4 You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Website, Application or Serivces, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
16. Return and Shipping Policy
16.1 We understand that you may sometimes need to return an item. In such instances, please consult our
Return and Shipping Policy for Canada at https://store-ca.amazingdiscoveries.org/shipping-returns/ and
USA at https://store-us.amazingdiscoveries.org/shipping-returns/.
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