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Terms of Use
Effective Date:
Welcome to Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies, registered as Jiva Vedic Adhayan Sanstha (“we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website https://jiva.org, including all content, products, services, and features we offer collectively as the “Services”.
By accessing or using our Services, you agree to these Terms. If you disagree, please do not use our Services.
1. Use of Our Services
You must be at least 18 years old to use our Services.
By using our Services, you represent that you have the legal authority to enter these Terms.
You agree to use our Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
2. Accounts
You may need to create an account to access certain features, such as purchasing products or enrolling in paid live classes.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Please notify us immediately of any unauthorized use. We do not permit sharing these account credentials.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.
3. Purchases and Payments
We sell printed and electronic books, seminars consisting of recorded audio and/or video classes, and access to live classes.
All prices are listed in Indian Rupees (INR) unless stated otherwise.
You agree to provide accurate billing information and authorize us to charge your selected payment method for all purchases.
All sales are final unless otherwise specified.
Please review product descriptions carefully before purchasing.
4. Intellectual Property
All content available through our Services—including books, lectures, videos, blog posts, images, graphics, and trademarks—is the property of Jiva Vedic Adhayan Sansthan or its licensors.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or otherwise exploit our content without our prior written permission.
Limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive rights are granted to access and use purchased content for personal, non-commercial purposes only.
5. Our Products
5.1 Seminars
We offer our seminars for educational purposes and do not guarantee their availability, quality, or outcomes.
Purchasing a seminar gives you access to class recordings grouped into a seminar.
Please refer to the seminar description to determine whether your purchase allows you to:
- Only stream the recordings without the right to download them.
- Download the recordings to your storage.
In both cases, you are required to create an account on our partner platform, Thinkific at learning.jiva.org .
Please also refer to the seminar description for the duration of file access. Unless stated otherwise, we offer at least two years of access.
5.2 Live Classes
We offer live classes for educational purposes and do not guarantee their availability, quality, or outcomes.
We reserve the right to modify, cancel, or reschedule any class without prior notice.
Unless specified otherwise, access to a live class does not include access to a recording. Please refer to the description of the live class to determine how to access its recording and whether a separate purchase is required.
5.3 Books
We offer printed books and electronic editions in ePub format. Purchase of an e-book allows you to download a copy of the electronic book file.
6. Blog Content
Our blog posts are for informational purposes and do not constitute professional advice.
We are not responsible for any reliance placed on the information in our blog.
7. User Conduct
General
You agree not to:
- Use our Services for any unlawful purpose.
- Attempt to hack, disrupt, or interfere with our systems.
- Upload or share content that is abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
Comments
To avoid unpleasant exchanges and disrespectful comments on this website, we have established the following guidelines:
- Offering advice: Pointing out deficiencies in the writing is generally acceptable when done respectfully and without the intent to harass. Otherwise, your advice will not be posted.
- Disagreeing with the author: If you disagree with the content, your comments will be posted provided they are respectful, relevant, and contain meaningful substance. We reserve the right to delete emotional or fanatical rants, fallacious arguments, pugnacious comments, and similar content.
- Questions: You may post questions, but they must be expressed respectfully. Questions should relate to the content, although we recognize that this may not always be possible.
- Ad hominem attacks: Comments containing veiled, sarcastic, or direct attacks on specific individuals will not be posted.
We reserve the right to remove content or suspend access when these Terms are violated.
8. Disclaimers
Our Services are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
We do not guarantee that the Services will be error-free, secure, or continuously available.
We disclaim all warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Jiva Vedic Adhayan Sansthan shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of our Services.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Jiva Vedic Adhayan Sansthan from claims, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses arising from your use of the Services or violation of these Terms.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of India.
Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Mathura, India.
12. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms on our website and update the effective date. Your continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
13. Contact Us
For questions about these Terms, please contact us:
Email: Use our contact form .
Jiva Vedic Adhayan Sansthan380 Sheetal Chaya
Raman Reti, Vrindavan
UP 281121, India