Updated: May 1, 2018

Restrictions on Use

This Web site is owned and operated by YMAA. By accessing or using this site, you agree to the terms set forth in this Terms of Use agreement as changed from time to time. YMAA retains the right, at its discretion, to change any of these terms in the future.

Ownership of Copyright

This site contains material that is owned or licensed by YMAA. You may not copy, reproduce, upload, post, distribute, republish, retransmit, or modify in any way any of the material on this site, including computer code and software. Provided that you retain any and all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices, you may download material for your personal, non-commercial use, or for publicity purposes as outlined in Download Services on this site.

No Unsolicited Manuscripts

YMAA does not accept unsolicited manuscripts sent to it through its Web site, and takes no responsibility for any manuscript so transmitted.

License to YMAA Publication Center, Inc.

By posting messages, sending e-mails, inputting data, answering questions, uploading data or files or otherwise communicating with YMAA through its Web site (a "Communication"), you are granting YMAA a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, display, sublicense, adapt, transmit and copy such Communication. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such Communication, including but not limited to rights under trademark, copyright, servicemark or patent laws in any relevant jurisdiction.

Additional Rules

This Web site contains various bulletin boards, contests and other features that are each governed by additional rules. Please read those rules, posted or linked at each feature, before participating in them, as they form part of these Terms to which you agree through your continued use of this site. Also, please note that your postings to any bulletin boards or forums on this site become immediately public and will be accessible to anyone on the Internet.

Exclusion of Liability

YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS "AS IS", AND YMAA PUBLICATION CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT ITS SITE OR THE MATERIAL CONTAINED OR REFERRED TO ON IT, AND WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR YOUR USE OF IT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, YMAA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YMAA PUBLICATION CENTER FURTHER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ITS WEB SITE OR THE PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON SUCH SITE ARE ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER FROM WHICH IT IS RUN IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CODES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL YMAA PUBLICATION CENTER OR ANY AFFILIATED COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND EXPENSES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, HEALTH PROBLEMS, LOST PROFITS, AND DAMAGES ARISING FROM LOST DATA, COMPUTER VIRUSES, DELETION OF FILES OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE YMAA.COM SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE YMAA.COM SITE, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YMAA PUBLICATION CENTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR DISCONTINUE AT ANY TIME ANY ASPECT OR FEATURE OF THIS WEB SITE.

Because some states do not permit the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.

Links to Other Web Sites

YMAA has provided links with other internet sites that are maintained by third parties, and may from time to time provide materials from such third party sites on this Web site. Neither YMAA, its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates in any way control the material contained on or the services or products offered through such third party sites. These terms and conditions apply solely to the YMAA site and you should always review the terms and conditions of any site that you access through a link from this site.

A Warning Regarding Martial Arts Weapons

Products sold and considered a weapon within this website or catalogue are intended for demonstration or display/collectible item only. Use and misuse of Martial Arts weapons involves serious risks, including injury, disability and death. Weapons are sold only for training under expert supervision, for demonstration forms, collection, or display. Inspect weapons before each use to ensure they are in proper condition. If any unsafe condition is observed, do not use the product. Do not use weapons for sparring or contact. Sales of certain items are governed by local, state, provincial, federal and international law. Weapons and items over 42" of length cannot be sent out of the United States. It is the buyer's responsibility to check all applicable law concerning use, ownership, legal age and possession of any product offered by YMAA. By purchasing any item, the buyer warrants compliance with all local, state, provincial, federal and international law, and that the buyer is legally able to purchase and sell all items being purchased from YMAA's website or catalogue. YMAA disclaims any and all liability related to improper, illegal, unintended use or modification of weapons sold through the website or catalogue. The purchaser, user or participant assumes all risk of injury from any use. No weapons are sold to anyone under 18 years of age without parental consent. Some weapons may be prohibited in your area. Please check provincial and state statutes and local ordinances before ordering.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold YMAA and any affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, related to any violation of these Terms by you or your authorized users, or in connection with the use of the Web site or the Internet or the placement or transmission of any message or information on this Web site by you or your authorized users. YMAA shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall reasonably cooperate with you, at your expense, in your defense of any such claim, suit or proceeding.

Termination

This agreement may be terminated by YMAA at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to have access to the site, and all limitations on YMAA liability and on your use of YMAA material shall survive.

These Terms and Conditions, along with any additional rules or conditions referred to herein and the YMAA Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and YMAA as to your use of the YMAA Web site, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications and/or proposals. These Terms and Conditions are severable, and in the event any provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. A printed version of these Terms and Conditions shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to use of the YMAA Web site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Jurisdiction

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Massachusetts without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles, and venue shall be in the state or federal courts located in the State of Massachusetts. If any provision of this agreement is deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable, then such provision shall be severed from the agreement and the remainder of the agreement shall remain in effect.

Contact YMAA

If you have any questions, please contact us. Please include the words "Terms of Use" in the subject line of your e-mail.

Download Services

YMAA.COM offers a variety of free downloads in PDF, MPG and QUICKTIME formats. We do not guarantee that these downloads are available 100% all of the time. Your use of these free downloads is covered by the TERMS OF USE. We offer a variety of links to software that will help you to view or listen to free downloads.