Terms and Conditions

2.1 Legal Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with your use of our services. This includes but is not limited to:

• • Federal, state, and local laws governing online conduct and content
• • Privacy and data protection regulations
• • Intellectual property laws and restrictions
• • Consumer protection and commercial regulations

2.2 Conduct Requirements

You agree to conduct yourself in a respectful and appropriate manner when using our services. Specifically, you will not:

• • Engage in any behavior that is abusive, threatening, obscene, or harassing toward instructors, staff, or other participants
• • Disrupt tea ceremony sessions or interfere with the contemplative environment
• • Use our services for any commercial purpose without express written permission
• • Misrepresent your identity or provide false information
• • Attempt to circumvent any security measures or access restrictions

2.3 Content Guidelines and Restrictions

When submitting any content through our website (including contact forms, feedback, or communications), you are solely responsible for ensuring that such content does not violate any third-party rights, contain illegal material, or breach any applicable laws or these Terms and Conditions.

2.4 Age Requirements

Our services are intended for individuals who are at least 18 years of age. If you are under 18, you may only use our services with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

3.1 Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Tranquil Leaf, its owners, instructors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your violation of these Terms and Conditions, your use of our services, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

3.2 Privacy and Data Protection

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information you create. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized access to or use of your account. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to maintain the security of your account credentials.

3.3 Third-Party Interactions

Any interactions you have with other participants or third parties found through our services are solely between you and such individuals or entities. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage incurred as a result of such interactions.

4.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

Our services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to:

• • Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement
• • Warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of content or information
• • Warranties that our services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
• • Warranties regarding specific results or outcomes from tea ceremony practice

4.2 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Tranquil Leaf, its owners, instructors, employees, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from:

• • Your access to, use of, or inability to access or use our services
• • Any conduct or content of any third party on or through our services
• • Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
• • Any personal injury, emotional distress, or physical harm arising from participation in tea ceremony sessions

4.3 Consequential Damages Exclusion

In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the amount you have paid to us in the twelve months prior to the claim, or one hundred dollars, whichever is greater.

4.4 Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance of our obligations under these Terms and Conditions due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of nature, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, pandemics, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials.

5.1 Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws applicable to contracts formed and performed entirely within the relevant jurisdiction, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

5.2 Jurisdiction

You agree that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or your use of our services shall be instituted exclusively in the courts having jurisdiction over the location of our principal place of business. You hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection to venue in such courts.

5.3 Dispute Resolution Procedures

In the event of any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or your use of our services:

• • The parties agree to first attempt to resolve the dispute through good-faith negotiation
• • If informal resolution is unsuccessful within thirty days, the parties may pursue formal legal remedies
• • Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses in any dispute resolution process

5.4 Class Action Waiver

To the extent permitted by law, you agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action. You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.

6.1 Severability Clause

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision. The invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable, or if such modification is not possible, it shall be severed from these Terms and Conditions.

6.2 Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions, together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and any other legal notices or agreements published on our website, constitute the entire agreement between you and Tranquil Leaf concerning your use of our services and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, agreements, and understandings, whether oral or written.

6.3 Assignment

You may not assign, transfer, or delegate your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without our prior written consent. We may assign, transfer, or delegate our rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions without restriction.

6.4 Waiver

No waiver of any term or condition of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition. Our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

6.5 Survival

All provisions of these Terms and Conditions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity obligations, and limitations of liability.