THIS WEBSITE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY Better World Ltd, a British Virgin Island corporation, doing business in California as Better Chinese LLC and related entities (Better Chinese).
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE OR PERMITTING YOUR CHILD TO USE THIS SITE. Your use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions of use. Your continued use of this Web site is subject to the following terms and conditions. Better Chinese operates several Web sites, and these terms and conditions apply to all sites unless those specific sites contain their own terms and conditions.
User Conduct
As a condition of your use of these services, you expressly agree that you and/or you child will not use the Web site or other internet services provided by Better Chinese for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations and are solely responsible for all acts or omissions that occur under your member name, including the content of your transmissions through the service.
The Web site is intended for entertainment and educational purposes and for the use and enjoyment of families, parents, and children. You agree to use the Web site only for such purposes. Any unauthorized commercial use of the Web site, Better Chineses servers or Internet infrastructure, or its related services, or the resale of its related services, is expressly prohibited. Without Better Chineses prior written consent you may not reproduce, distribute, modify, display derivative works based on, repost or otherwise use the content of this Web site. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conceding any license or right under any copyright or other intellectual property right.
Better Chinese reserves the right to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or legitimate governmental request.
Disclaimers/Limitation of Liability
Your use of and any browsing in this Web site and related Internet services is at your risk. Neither Better Chinese nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Web site is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the Web site or related services. The material contained in this Web site may contain inaccuracies and errors. Better Chinese does not guarantee that the functional aspects of the Web site will be uninterrupted or error-free or that this Web site or the server that provides it are free of viruses or other harmful components. Everything on the Web site is provided to you AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of these exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any such exclusions.
Better Chinese also assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in this Web site (or related services) or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from this Web site.
Links
Better Chinese has not reviewed all of the sites that you may link to from this Web site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to this Web site. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is strictly at your own risk.
Modification of Terms
Better Chinese may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating the same at its Web site(s). You are bound by any such revisions and you should therefore review this page periodically to ensure your understanding of the terms and conditions of your use.
General
This agreement is governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of California. Use of this Web site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. These terms and conditions will be governed by and be construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. If you use this website from other locations you are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations. Better Chinese products are available in many parts of the world; however, this website may describe products that are not available in your jurisdiction.
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between user and Better Chinese with respect to this Web site and related services and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous terms or conditions, oral or written, between user and Better Chinese. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
Any cause of action arising out of or related to this Web site or its service must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.
Termination
If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the service, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Web site. Subject to terms and conditions, and upon appropriate notice, a refund of some or all pre-payment for services may be made by Better Chinese.
This agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may ask us to end your membership at any time by emailing [usa @ BetterChinese.com.] (You will be required to provide your member name and password.) This agreement will terminate immediately without notice from Better Chinese if you fail to comply with any term or provision of this agreement.
Copyright
You should assume that everything you see or read on this Web site, receive through related services, or download from our servers, is protected by copyright unless otherwise stated and may only be used according to these Terms and Conditions. Better Chinese does not warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on this Web site will not infringe rights of third parties whom are not owned or affiliated with Better Chinese. Images are either Better Chineses property or used by Better Chinese with another partys permission. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions. Any unauthorized use of such images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, as well as other communications regulations and statutes.
Trademarks
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the Trademarks) displayed on this Web site are registered and unregistered trademarks of Better Chinese LLC, its affiliates and others. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on this Web site, or any other content on the Web site, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited. Nothing contained on this Web site should be construed as granting any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this Web site without the written permission of Better Chinese or such third party that may own the Trademark.
Trademark Legend
BETTER CHINESE, the Better Chinese logo, the Better Chinese Learning Chinese Through Stories, BetterChinese.com, and all related logos and characters are trademarks or registered trademarks of Better Chinese LLC.
All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.