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Published on October 12, 2007

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1. Everything you see or read on the Site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions or in the text on the Site, without the written permission of YOGABASICS.COM. YOGABASICS.COM neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with YOGABASICS.COM.

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6. Trademarks, logos and service marks (collectively the “Trademarks”) displayed on the Site, including YOGABASICS.COM, are registered and unregistered Trademarks of YOGABASICS.COM and others. Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this Site without the written permission of YOGABASICS.COM or such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Site, or any other content on the Site, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that YOGABASICS.COM will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

7. YOGABASICS.COM has not reviewed all of the sites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the content of any offsite pages, or any other sites linked to the Site. Your linking to any other offsite pages or other sites is at your own risk.

8. Software from this Site is subject to the United States’ export controls which regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States. This includes the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign countries and certain foreign nationals. No software from the Site may be downloaded or exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or (ii) on the United States Treasury Department’s list of specially designated nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Table of Deny Orders. User agrees to abide by the United States’ export control laws and their regulations, including but not limited to, the Export Administration Act and the Arms Export Control Act. By downloading or using the software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

9. This Site is created and controlled by YOGABASICS.COM in the State of North Carolina. As such, the laws of the State of North Carolina will govern these disclaimers and Terms and Conditions, without giving affect to any principals of conflicts of laws. YOGABASICS.COM reserves the right to make changes to its Site in these disclaimers and Terms and Conditions at any time. User hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of North Carolina and of the United States of America located in the State of North Carolina for any litigation arising out of or relating to the use of or purchase made through YOGABASICS.COM. In addition, user waives any objection to venue of any such litigation in North Carolina courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any North Carolina court that any such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

10. The provisions of these Terms and Conditions are intended to be severable. If for any reason any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without in any manner effecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.

11. YOGABASICS.COM may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound. By utilizing the Site, you acknowledge that these Terms and Conditions represent the entire understanding between you and YOGABASICS.COM regarding your relationship with Natural Journey and supercede any prior statements or representations.

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Timothy Burgin is a Kripalu & Pranakriya trained yoga instructor living and teaching in Asheville, NC. Timothy has studied and taught many styles of yoga and has completed a 500-hour Advanced Pranakriya Yoga training. Timothy has been serving as the Executive Director of YogaBasics.com since 2000. He has authored two yoga books and has written over 500 articles on the practice and philosophy of yoga. Timothy is also the creator of Japa Mala Beads and has been designing and importing mala beads since 2004.
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