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General terms and conditions

1. Terms
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law. By accepting these Terms and Conditions of Use, you also agree to allow Firma Mia Marine to collect your personal information as outlined in our Privacy Policy.

Please read these Terms and Conditions of Use carefully before using the service or site as they contain important information regarding legal rights, remedies and obligations. If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions, do not use the service or site in any manner.

2. Use License
Subscribers (users with a currently active paid membership/subscription) have permission to temporarily access the materials (including all video, audio, written, and electronic content, and intellectual property depicted or presented in any form) on the www.fiddleacademy.com web site for limited personal, non-commercial uses during the duration of their subscription.  These include:

  • Viewing video and audio of lesson and/or performance materials via the www.fiddleacademy.com website and any third party video or audio services the site employs for this purpose;
  • Downloading one copy per subscriber to the site of any sheet music which may accompany any lesson materials for that subscriber’s personal, non-commercial use only. 

This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. Under this license you may not:

  • Use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display or performance (commercial or non-commercial);
  • Attempt to download, capture or record any materials (specifically including video or audio of any lesson or performance), other than the sheet music identified above, contained on www.fiddleacademy.com or any third party service used to provide such materials;
  • Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
  • Transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Firma Mia Marine at any time. 

3. Disclaimer
The materials on the www.fiddleacademy.com web site are provided “as is”. Firma Mia Marine makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.

Depending on how you access this website, you may incur data charges from your internet or mobile service provider. Firma Mia Marine is not responsible for any charges you receive due to your use of this website.

4. Further Correspondence/Privacy Policy Alignment
By creating a user account, you agree to receive (i) an email which will be sent you shortly after the creation of your account which confirms your registration and (ii) receiving periodic email communications providing you with certain information and discount membership offers relevant to your subscription. You may opt out of future email communications at any time. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about how we may contact you.

5. Limitations
In no event shall Firma Mia Marine or its contractors be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on www.fiddleacademy.com, even if Firma Mia Marine or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Our goal is to maintain a stable website so you can learn whenever is most convenient for you. However, occasionally, due to factors beyond our control, website content may occasionally be unavailable for a period, e.g., our website hosting service is undergoing maintenance or your internet service provider is experiencing a service interruption. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

6. Membership Renewal, Term and Fees
This Agreement, including all subsequent revisions, shall remain in full force and effect each and every time you use the website. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause. Site membership is based on a 1 month, 6 month, or one year subscription on an automatically renewing cycle depending on the pricing plan that you choose during sign-up.

Billing
Renewing Membership for 1 month subscribers:When you sign up for a www.fiddleacademy.com and choose the 1 month subscription, you authorize us to bill your designated payment method immediately.  As a membership approaches the end of its one month, the member/subscriber will be sent a reminder.  If authorization for renewal is received, without change to payment information, Firma Mia Marine shall be authorized to bill the previously provided payment method.  If renewal is not received, the membership/subscription will be cancelled upon expiration.

Recurring Billing for 6 month or 12 month subscribers: When you sign up for a www.fiddleacademy.com membership and choose the 6 month or 12 month subscription, you authorize us to automatically renew your subscription at the end of the term of the subscription you purchased (and each subsequent term) for the same term length of the subscription you initially purchased. Unless you cancel your membership as described below, at the time of each such renewal you authorize us to charge your designated payment method at the then-current, non-promotional price (unless otherwise stated in the offer you accepted) for the renewal of your subscription.

No Refund. All fees relating to www.fiddleacademy.com membership, including the initial and any subsequent automatic renewal payments, are nonrefundable. You must cancel your www.fiddleacademy.com subscription before it renews at the end of your current billing period in order to avoid the next billing. If you cancel your subscription, the cancellation will be effective at the end of the current billing period. We do not offer prorated refunds or credits for any portion of the subscription fee for a cancelled subscription. All requests for an exception must be submitted in writing to contact@fiddleacademy.com. No refunds will be given if the subscriber has filed a dispute or charge-back with their payment provider or there is indication of continued use of the site’s video lessons or other material provided on the site. The amount and form of any credit or refund and the decision to provide them are at Firma Mia Marine’s SOLE AND ABSOLUTE discretion. Discount codes may not be combined.

Membership Cancellation: You may terminate this Agreement at anytime via the website. Or if you prefer, you may email us at contact@fiddleacademy.com, and we can cancel your membership for you. If you cancel your subscription, your access to paid, members-only content will expire at the end of your current billing period (you will continue to have access to the www.fiddleacademy.com service through the end of your current billing period).

7. Revisions and Errata
The materials appearing on the www.fiddleacacemy.com web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Firma Mia Marine does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Firma Mia Marine may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Firma Mia Marine does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.

8. Links
Firma Mia Marine has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Firma Mia Marine of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user’s own risk.

9. Site Terms of Use Modifications
Firma Mia Marine may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice, and such modification shall be effective upon posting on the website. By using this web site you agree to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

It is important that you review the Terms and Conditions of Use regularly.

10. Forum/Comment Section/Chat Use
As a user, you agree to abide by the following Terms and Conditions of Use for any forum, comment section, or chat feature the site offers or may offer in the future:

Your membership, including any remaining balance of payment for site access may be forfeited if you post unlawful, harmful, offensive, threatening, abusive, libelous, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, fraudulent, sexually explicit, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable comments. The Operators may, but are not obligated to, monitor or review any areas on the Website where users transmit or post communications or communicate solely with each other, including but not limited to user forums and email lists, and the content of any such communications. The Operators, however, will have no liability related to the content of any such communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. The Operators may edit or remove content on the the Website at their discretion at any time.

You may use the the Website for the sole purpose of sharing and exchanging ideas with other Users and the Operators. You may not use the Website to violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law, including without limitation any applicable laws relating to antitrust or other illegal trade or business practices, federal and state securities laws, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, and any U.S. laws, rules, and regulations governing the export and re-export of commodities or technical data.

You may not upload or transmit any material that infringes or misappropriates any person’s copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret, or disclose via the the Website any information the disclosure of which would constitute a violation of any confidentiality obligations you may have.

You may not upload any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other forms of harmful computer code, nor subject the Website’s network or servers to unreasonable traffic loads, or otherwise engage in conduct deemed disruptive to the ordinary operation of the Website.

You are strictly prohibited from communicating on or through the Website any unlawful, harmful, offensive, threatening, abusive, libelous, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, fraudulent, sexually explicit, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any sort, including, but not limited to, any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.

You are expressly prohibited from compiling and using other Users’ personal information, including addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses or other contact information that may appear on the Website, for the purpose of creating or compiling marketing and/or mailing lists and from sending other Users unsolicited marketing materials, whether by facsimile, email, or other technological means.

You also are expressly prohibited from distributing Users’ personal information to third-party parties for marketing purposes. The Operators shall deem the compiling of marketing and mailing lists using Users’ personal information, the sending of unsolicited marketing materials to Users, or the distribution of Users’ personal information to third parties for marketing purposes as a material breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use, and the Operators reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to and use of the Website and to suspend or revoke your membership in the consortium without refund of any membership dues paid.

The Operators note that unauthorized use of Users’ personal information in connection with unsolicited marketing correspondence also may constitute violations of various state and federal anti-spam statutes. The Operators reserve the right to report the abuse of Users’ personal information to the appropriate law enforcement and government authorities, and the Operators will fully cooperate with any authorities investigating violations of these laws.

Material you create on or upload to this site including comments, threads, topics, replies, profile avatars, etc. may be visible to other subscribers and the general public.

11. Disputes Between Users
The resolution of disputes that may arise between users is the sole responsibility of the users, and Firma Mia Marine has no liability or obligation with respect to any such disputes.

12. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable for, or considered in breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use on account of, any delay or failure to perform as a result of any causes or conditions which are beyond such party’s reasonable control including without limitation, fire, riots and insurrections, strikes, boycotts or lockouts, embargoes, judicial action, lack of or inability to obtain resources, acts of God, power or communication failures and acts of civil or military authorities.

13. Governing Law
By creating a paid membership/subscription, you agree and understand that there are legal penalties which may apply for use of Firma Mia Marine, its’ principal(s)/agents, and the www.fiddleacademy.com site’s intellectual property in violation of the above limited license.  By using this site, a member/subscriber consents to:
(1) the jurisdiction of Sweden, and/or federal court(s) in Los Angeles, California in the United States as the sole forums for the litigation of any disputes relating to said intellectual property, and;
(2) to the applicability of any relevant laws in either jurisdiction governing remedies and damages for any conduct involving said intellectual property in violation of the limited license set forth above; and
(3) The choice of the forum, and the choice of the law governing remedies/damages shall be at the sole election of Firma Mia Marine. 

Any other claim relating to Firma Mia Marine arising from this web site shall be governed by the laws of Sweden.