PLEASE READ! These terms of service (TOS) govern your use of this site, which is provided by www.shamakern.com (from now on referred to as ‘the website’). By accessing this site, you are indicating your acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms of use. These terms of use are subject to change by us at any time at our discretion. Your use of this site after such changes are implemented constitutes your acknowledgment and acceptance of the changes. Please consult these terms of use prior to every use for any changes.
ACCESS TO THIS SITE
You must be 13 years or older to access this web site. If you are under 13 years of age, you are not permitted to access this website for any reason. The website specifically denies access to any individual that is covered by the ‘Child Online Privacy Act’ (COPA) of 1998.
The website reserves the right to deny access to any person or viewer for any reason.
To access this site, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of this site that the information you provide must be correct, current and complete. If we believe that the information you provide is not correct, or does not represent you, or is designed to hide who you are, or is mostly meant to promote your company, website or services, we have the right to refuse you access to this site or any of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your access at any time, without notice.
PARTIES TO THE TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
Visitors, viewers, users, subscribers, members, affiliates, or customers, collectively referred to herein as “Visitors,” are parties to this agreement. The website and its owners and/or operators are parties to this agreement, herein referred to as “Website.”
USE OF INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE
Unless you have entered into an express written contract with this website to the contrary, visitors, viewers, subscribers, members, affiliates, or customers have no right to use this information in a commercial or public setting. They have no right to broadcast it, sell it, or publish any portions of the content of this website except for the permitted use guidelines which are outlined in the following section.
By viewing the contents of this website you agree to this condition of viewing and you acknowledge that any unauthorized use is unlawful. Visitor has no rights whatsoever to use the content of, or portions thereof, including its databases, invisible pages, linked pages, underlying code, or other intellectual property the site may contain, for any reason except for the permitted use guidelines below. Visitor warrants that he or she understands that accepting this provision is a condition of viewing and that viewing constitutes acceptance.
OWNERSHIP OF WEBSITE, PERMITTED USE GUIDELINES FOR CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE
The website and its contents are owned or licensed by the website. Material contained on the website must be presumed to be proprietary and copyrighted. www.shamakern.com permits linking to this site or using the articles or videos on our blog, or quoting from our content under the following conditions:
1. You must provide a working and clearly visible back link to our site.
2. You must state on your website that the content was provided by www.shamakern.com
3. You cannot use our content for commercial purposes without our prior and written content
4. You can only use our content on websites that are related to the spirit of our website or that are compatible with our website. For example you can post our articles or videos on other travel or expat sites, but you cannot post our content on a site that is totally unrelated or has sexual content.
5. You cannot use our content on another site and add negative, critical, or harmful comments.
6. You cannot post any content anywhere which is for sale by www.shamakern.com. Only free content can be posted. Posting our paid content fully or partially on your site or any other site is unlawful.
7. You cannot co-brand this site. Co-branding means to display a name, a logo, trademark, or other means of attribution in such a manner as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such party has the right to display, publish or distribute this site or content accessible within this site.
In other words, any content from our site has to be displayed in a way which makes it clear that it is a one time post or quote or reference, and not part of your company or marketing campaign or part of your original content.
8. You are not allowed to sell any of our free or paid content without our written permission. You are not allowed to use our paid content in a commercial setting without our written permission. Anything we sell is for your personal use only.
You are allowed to use our free content as long as you adhere to the guidelines above without requiring written permission. However it is solely up to the discretion of the website to determine if you followed our guidelines. If we determine that you used our content in a way that is considered inappropriate by us, you agree to immediately delete the content from your site upon our request.
DISCLAIMER FOR CONTENTS OF SITE
The website disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy of the content of this website. Visitors assume all risk of viewing, reading, using, or relying upon this information. You have no right to rely on any information contained herein as accurate. The website makes no such warranty.
DISCLAIMER FOR HARM CAUSED TO YOUR COMPUTER OR SOFTWARE FROM INTERACTING WITH THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS.
Visitor assumes all risk of viruses, worms, or other corrupting factors. The website assumes no responsibility for damage to computers or software of the visitor or any person the visitor subsequently communicates with from corrupting code or data that is inadvertently passed to the visitor’s computer. Again, visitor views and interacts with this site, or banners or pop-ups or advertising displayed thereon, at his/her own risk.
DISCLAIMER FOR HARM CAUSED BY DOWNLOADS
Visitors download information from this site at their own risk. Website makes no warranty that downloads are free of corrupting computer codes, including, but not limited to, viruses and worms.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
By viewing, using, or interacting in any manner with this site, including banners, advertising, or pop-ups, downloads, and as a condition of the website to allow their lawful viewing, Visitors forever waive all rights to claims of damage of any and all description based on any causal factor resulting in any possible harm, no matter how extensive, whether physical or emotional, foreseeable or unforeseeable, whether personal or business in nature.
INDEMNIFICATION
Visitor agrees that in the event s/he causes damage, which the Website is required to pay for, the Visitor, as a condition of viewing, promises to reimburse the Website for all resulting expenses.
SUBMISSIONS
Visitor agrees as a condition of viewing, that any communication between Visitor and Website, including via email, is deemed a submission. All submissions, including portions thereof, graphics contained therein, or any of the content of the submission, shall become the exclusive property of the Website and may be used, without further permission, for commercial use without additional consideration of any kind.
Visitor agrees to only communicate that information to the Website, which he or she wishes to allow the Website to use in any manner as it sees fit. “Submissions” is also a provision of the Privacy Policy.
NOTICE
No additional notice of any kind for any reason is due Visitor, and Visitor expressly warrants an understanding that the right to notice is waived as a condition for permission to view or interact with the website.
CONTACT INFORMATION
The owner of this website is:
Shama Kern
Changpuek, A. Muang
Chiang Mai 50300
Thailand
Email: shama@shamakern.com