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Copyright, disclaimers, and other legal matters

1.0 Operational ownership

1.1 This website is operated and owned by the English Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Asociation (henceforth referred to as the 'EGKA' in the remainder of this document).

1.2 Correspondence concerning the content of this website should be sent to: The EGKA, 44 Willow Way, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1LA.

1.3 Telephone enquiries concerning the content of this website can be made to telephone number +44(0)1202 474545.

2.0 Acceptance of terms and conditions

2.1 By accessing and continuing to use any part of this website, visitors shall be deemed to have accepted and be bound by the following terms and conditions.

2.2 The terms shall be governed by, and enforced in accordance with English Law.

2.3 This agreement represents the complete agreement and understanding between the EGKA and any visitor to this site.

2.4 Any new features added to the site in the future, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, unless otherwise stated.

3.0 Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright

3.1 All intellectual property rights and copyright to the design, methodologies, technologies, imagery and text content are reserved by the EGKA (and its licensors). They are non-transferable.

3.2 Visitors are permitted to download and print extracts from this site, provided:
(i). No documents or related graphics on this site are modified in any way.
(ii). The content of this site is for personal use of a non-commercial nature.
(iii). No attempt is made to derive income from the republishing of the unedited content, or an edited derivative.

3.3 No part of this website can be reproduced or stored in any public or private retrieval system or service without the express written permission of the EGKA.

4.0 Privacy

4.1 This notice applies to all information collected directly from this website.

4.2 When visiting this website and signing up for, or using our facilities through any of our service pages, you may choose to supply us with information that identifies you and/or your organisation. This information may include individual or business names, various contact information, billing details and more general information about the nature of your business and services you may already use, or intend to subscribe to.

4.3 We never retain, in either physical or electronic form, the details of any credit or debit cards used to settle on-line purchase transactions.

4.4 We use the information you provide about yourself and others to complete the transaction for which the information is intended. Such transactions may include administering a service such as search management of online databases; supply of syndicated news, infosheets or downloads; administration of job tracking systems; replying to support requests; or contacting you directly in connection with the running of the services you already have, or you may subscribe to.

4.5 We also collect non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and services in the future.

4.6 From time to time, we will use the information you provide about yourself or your organisation to keep you informed of additions or improvements to our services and products. When supplying name and contact information to us, you indicate your willingness to receive such information and updates about our services and products.

4.7 If you do not wish to receive future emails containing information about the additions or improvements to our services and products, we shall include a means of unsubscribing so you can remove your details from our records.

4.8 We do not knowingly share the information we collect from you with any third party.

4.9 To prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, organisational and managerial procedures reasonably designed to safeguard and secure the information we collect about you and your organisation. Although we regularly review our policies and procedures, the storage of information on on-line servers and the transmission of data over the Internet is inherently insecure. For this reason we cannot guarantee the security of your data.

5.0 Disclaimer

5.1 No one should attempt any of the martial art techiques shown or described on this EGKA website, unless they are fully supervised by a suitably qualified martial arts instructor - even then great care and control must be exercised at all times. The techniques shown and described on this website will result in severe injury if misused or missapplied. Any person who uses the techniques shown or described on this website must take full and sole responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

5.2 The EGKA publishes this website without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, compatibility, security and accuracy.

5.3 The EGKA does not warrant that the functions or information published on this website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the servers that make it available are free of viruses.

5.4 The information published on this website is intended to provide general guidance on matters of interest to visitors. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, the user should seek to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information from other sources should they intend to rely upon it. The information we provide is of a general nature, and the user should keep in mind that their circumstances may render the information provided here to be inapproriate for their specific situation. For these reasons, the information we provide on this website does not constitute legal or other professional advice that the user, or any subsequent person or organisation, is entitled to rely upon.

5.5 Any one that uses the information published on this site, does so entirely at their own risk. In relying upon the information, the user indemnifies the EGKA and the authors against any claims or legal proceedings that may arise from that use.

5.6 The EGKA and the authors are not liable to the user of the information found on this site, either in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for direct or indirect loss of profits, business or anticipated savings, nor for any indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from the reader relying upon information contained in this site.

5.7 Each provision of this disclaimer statement to exclude or limit liability, operates separately. If any part is held by a court to be unreasonable or inapplicable, the other parts shall continue to apply.

6.0 Accessibility

6.1 This website has been written to conform with the latest regulations concerning accessibility of information on the Internet.

6.2 Any one experiencing any difficulty in reading or accessing the information on this website is invited to contact Ralph Elliott-King (EGKA Accessibility Officer) by telephone on 01202 474545, or write to him at The EGKA, 44 Willow Way, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1LA. We shall do all we reasonably can to assist you to better access the information contained herein.