Terms of use

Copyright, Permission Requests, Disclaimer & Terms of Use

Your access or use of the website of friendstomankind.org signifies that you agree to the following terms of use, any use in violation of these rules constitutes trespass and/or infringement of the rights of the site sponsor and may result in legal action against you.
If you do not agree with them, you should leave this site immediately.
By accessing and browsing the site, you as the user accept without qualification, the terms of use set out below:

Copyright © 2007-2009, Friends To Mankind Sdn Bhd (770397-K)
All Rights Reserved
First Publication Copyright © 2007, Friends To Mankind Sdn Bhd (770397-K)

The Zazen Group consists of the group of companies as stated in the homepage of the zazenworldwide.com website.
They include at present :

• Zazen Worldwide Sdn Bhd (551668-D)
• Zazen Publishing House
• Zazen Training & Consultancy
• Zazen Design & Production Sdn Bhd (644275-H)
• Masters Worldwide Sdn Bhd (706628-H)
• Zazen Health Solutions Sdn Bhd (731466-X)
• Gigabytes Solutions Sdn Bhd (687234-D)
• Zazen Bio-Diesel Tech Sdn Bhd (748399-V)
• Friends To Mankind Sdn Bhd (770397-K)
• Zazen Worldwide (India) Pvt Ltd
• Dhyan Vimal School of Mastery Inc. Canada

The School of Mastery and the School of Meditation are units of Zazen Worldwide (India) Pvt. Ltd. Zazen reserves the sole right to change, add, remove or modify this list of companies at any time without prior notice. The above information is provided by Zazen  as a service to its readers and may be used for informational purposes only. The Zazen Group of companies and its affiliates assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, damage or any inconvenience caused from reliance of the above list.

The Dhyan Vimal School of Mastery Inc. Canada is company with limited liability duly registered and validly existing under the laws of British Columbia, Canada.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group is the sole and registered owner of all of the names, symbols, logos trademarks and copyrights appearing in this site unless otherwise stated or unless such material is obtained from the public domain or unless such material is used with the permission of the owner of the copyright.

Dhyan Vimal is the sole and registered owner of all of the copyrights to all the published and unpublished words and works of Dhyan Vimal, as author in all mediums, including audio, video, electronic, multimedia, and written forms, which were the sole original works created by the Author, as well as photographs of the Author, and is the owner of the copyright to various derivative works and other writings, music, art, and other products created or otherwise associated with the Author.

The word "copyright" means the entire copyright and design right, visual rights, sound recording rights, including articles, graphics, logos, interfaces and trade marks or other intellectual property and any and all analogous rights subsisting under international treaties and the laws of each and every jurisdiction throughout the world.

Unauthorized modification, copying, reproduction, selling, distributing, publishing, display, performing, creating derivation works, hiring, lending, transmission, broadcast or in any way exploiting any material, works or intellectual property owned by Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group is prohibited. Material from this site may not be sold or otherwise distributed for profit.

The Zazen Group have licenses to use but may not own the copyright to everything that appears on our website or which is published in various formats. If the copyright to the material is owned by the Zazen Group, we can grant permission. Otherwise contact the original copyright owner directly. We will specify in our response the ownership of the material.

The Zazen Group is actively publishing and licensing these works throughout the world. If you are interested in any of the material or works, permission for reprint or any other format of use or publishing or licensing, broadcast, requests, copyright or trademark questions, please contact:

Friends To Mankind Sdn Bhd (770397-K)
No.28-2, Jalan PJU 5/15, Dataran Sunway
Kota Damansara 47810,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA
www.friendstomankind.org
E-mail: mail@friendstomankind.org
Tel:  603-61577746
Fax: 603-61563781

In addition, the content of this web site, www.friendstomankind.org, in any format and the library archives are provided by Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group as a service to its readers and may be used for informational purposes only. Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group of companies and its affiliates assume no responsibility for errors or omissions in the archives of content.

All materials appearing on friendstomankind.org are protected by copyright and trademark throughout the world under the applicable laws of individual countries and international treaties and are the property of Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group, or the party credited as the provider of the content.

Unauthorized modification, copying, reproduction, selling, distributing, publishing, display, performing, creating derivation works, hiring, lending, transmission, broadcast or in any way exploiting any content on friendstomankind.org, is prohibited; nor may you distribute any part of this content over any network, including a local area network, sell or offer it for sale, or use such content to construct any kind of database. However, you may download individual articles from friendstomaniknd.org for your own personal, noncommercial use but only if you make only one machine readable copy and/or one print copy. Any other use requires permission of Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group. Permission for digital reuse, reprint or any other publishing requests should be addressed to:

Friends to Mankind Sdn Bhd (770397-K)
No.28-2, Jalan PJU 5/15, Dataran Sunway
Kota Damansara 47810,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA
www.friendstomankind.org
E-mail: mail@friendstomankind.org

 

PERMISSION REQUESTS:

Permission requests are used to notify the copyright holder of the intended use, to verify the authenticity of the material, and to make arrangements on a case by case basis for use of the material. Please note that acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission.

GUIDELINES FOR COPYRIGHT PERMISSION REQUESTS

All requests must be made in writing (fax or e-mail is preferred.)

All requests are to include the following information where applicable:

• name of Individual or name of company.
• Complete contact information (eg. address, telephone, fax, e-mail).
• Details of the print/publication/broadcasting format.
• Details of the material you would like to use.
• Your circulation/print run (if any)/ potential to view/target audience.
• Expected date of publication/broadcasting.
• Financial details/price of your publication/cost of broadcasting.
• The length/period you wish to use the material

Please also provide a brief description of your organization or publication or supply us with a copy of your publication.

AMONG THE FACTORS CONSIDERED ARE:

• the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
• the nature of the copyrighted work;
• the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
• the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Permission requests for small portions of copyright material need to go through a relatively simple process that includes providing the above listed factors and other important information, as well as a description and/or listing of the material being requested for use.

Permission requests to translate and produce foreign-language editions of copyrighted books and or talks need to go through a more extensive legal process. Please contact Friends To Mankind Sdn Bhd at mail@friendstomankind.org

DENIAL OF REQUESTS:

We reserve all rights to refuse any requests including but not limited to reproduce, broadcast, reprint Friends To Mankind’s material absolutely and solely at our discretion without offering any reasons for our denial.

 

ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL:

Once permission is granted, the Zazen Group will supply the original source material together with instructions for credits, copyright and trademark information and required links.

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP

Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group have licenses to use but may not own the copyright to everything that appears on our website or which is published in various formats. If the copyright to the material is owned by Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group, we can grant permission. Otherwise contact the original copyright owner directly. We will specify in our response the ownership of the material.

ELECTRONIC USE

The Zazen Group may license electronic publishing rights limited to specific requests. If you are interested to publish copyrighted material in electronic format, please contact us with your specific request and/or proposal.

 

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE WWW.FRIENDSTOMANKIND.ORG WEB SITE

1. Purpose and Use.: Dhyan Vimal and/or the Zazen Group provide access to this site free of charge to provide information about Friends To Mankind and the work, the writings, music, art, and products created by or associated with Dhyan Vimal. We welcome visitors subject only to the disclaimer & terms of use that appear below.

The contents of the friendstomankind.org web site are intended for personal, non-commercial use. All materials published here including, but not limited to: talks, news articles, photographs, images, logos, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips, ("Content") are protected by copyright and trademark law, and are owned or managed by Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group or the party credited as the provider of the Content. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content accessed through friendstomankind.org.

You may download or copy the Content and other downloadable items displayed on the Service for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein.

 

DISCLAIMER & TERMS OF USE

Neither Dhyan Vimal nor the Zazen Group, any of its affiliated or related entities or content providers, nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering this site, shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, costs, losses or liabilities whatsoever arising out of your access to, or use of, this site.

Everything on this site is provided on a "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Neither Dhyan Vimal nor the Zazen Group nor any of its affiliated or related entities or content providers warrant the accuracy of any of the material contained in this site or that it fits any particular purpose including any link to another web site or resource and shall not be liable for any loss, damages or expenses sustained by the user as a result of any errors or omissions arising from information found in this website, however caused.

While every care is taken to upkeep and maintain this site, Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group or any of its affiliated or related entities or content providers give no guarantees as to the completeness, accuracy, currency, reliability of any content or the results obtained from the use of this information. No warranty of any kind is given, either express or implied. The information on the website is updated from time to time but may not always be up-to-date in every respect. No responsibility is accepted for loss arising from inaccurate or incomplete information, however, caused.

In no event will Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group or any of its affiliated or related entities or content providers, be liable for any incidental, consequential, direct or indirect damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data, however caused or other property, by reason of your use of, access to, or downloading of any material from, this site.

By accessing and using this site, the user agrees that material downloaded or otherwise accessed through the use of this website is obtained entirely at the user’s own risk and that the user will be solely and entirely responsible for any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data, however caused.
Some jurisdictions may not allow certain limitations of warrantees and damages, so some of the above exclusions may not all apply to you.

In relation to any dispute arising out of use of this website, the user agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia. The omission of Dhyan Vimal or The Zazen Group to exercise any right under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right unless formally waived in writing by Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group.

Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group can modify the terms and conditions in this Terms of Use at any time and the user hereby agrees to continue to be bound by any amendments, modifications or additions. Any posted changes are effective immediately after posting and your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement that you’ve read all of these Terms of Use, acceptance that you respect them in their entirety and its amendments.

All information given through the ‘Sign Up’ form becomes exclusive property of friendstomankind.org and its affiliates or subsidiaries. By signing up in the New User Registration, you consent to the inclusion of your personal data in friendstomankind.org’s database and authorise friendstomankind.org to share such information with their network. Friendstomankind.org reserves the right to use and reuse all information and other personally identifiable user information. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. The user hereby accepts the Privacy Policy and any updates and amendments thereto. The User acknowledges that friendstomankind.org may change the privacy policy without prior notice, by posting the updated version on this Site. Your continuation of use of the Site shall be deemed to be your acceptance of the Privacy Policy and its amendments.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the friendstomankind.org site, you may not use this site in order to transmit, distribute, store or destroy material in violation of any applicable law or regulation, in a manner that will infringe the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy or publicity or other personal rights of others, or that is libellous, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.

You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security measures on this site, including, but not limited to:

• Using a false password or one belonging to another user or accessing data not intended for the user or logging into a server or account which such user is not authorized to access;
• attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
• attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mailbombing" or "crashing";
• sending unsolicited e-mail, spam, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services;
• forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting; or
• hijacking all or any part of the site content, deleting or changing any site content, or linking to the site without our specific written permission.

You are prohibited to use or contact this site to disrupt or damage the site, its contents or its security measures or to harass or disparage Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group or their products or services or personnel. You may not directed to or through this site any unsolicited email (spam).

REGISTERED USERS
Certain enhanced services, such as e-mail, newsletters or online calendars and so forth are available only to registered users or those who have signed up with friendstomankind.org and require you to sign in with a screen name to use them. Your use of these enhanced services as a registered user of the friendstomankind.org will be subject to this terms of Use and any other terms contained during the registration.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

friendstomankind.org site may contain images of and links that may take you outside the friendstomankind network to third party Web sites (“Linked Sites”) The linked sites are not under the control of Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group, both of whom are not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site and do not accept any responsibility for the content, accuracy or function of these sites; the links are provided in good faith, and we cannot be held responsible for any subsequent change in sites to which we linked. We may provide some links for convenience, but have no responsibility for the unaffiliated sites to which it is linked or for material posted to this site by anyone. You are responsible for viewing and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted at the Linked Sites.

AGE LIMIT

By using this website, you consent that you are above the age of 21.

ACCEPTANCE

Your use of this site is subject to these rules and all of the foregoing terms and conditions which you as user accept by contacting and using this site and which govern all use and all results thereof. We reserve the right to revise and update the rules at any time, effective on the date of posting to the site of the new and amended rules.

 

PRIVACY POLICY

While any personal details sent to friendstomankind.org site and the Zazen Group is subject to our policy on privacy and protection of personal data, you understand that all information you communicate to Friends to Mankind or the Zazen Group through the Internet (including any remark, suggestion, idea, content, graphics, etc.) becomes and will remain our exclusive property with unrestricted rights to use it, without compensating you or anyone else for them. In addition, any such information will not have to be treated by us as private and confidential.

The user hereby accepts the Privacy Policy and any updates and amendments thereto. The User acknowledges that friendstomankind.org may change the privacy policy without prior notice, by posting the updated version on this Site. Your continuation of use of the Site shall be deemed to be your acceptance of the Privacy Policy and its amendments.

 

PUBLIC POSTING OF MATERIALS

The friendstomankind.org site may contain discussion board services, chat group and/or other forums, discussions conducted on this site (collectively known as "Forums"). The information and opinions expressed in the Forums represent the individual's own views and not necessarily those of Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group or its affiliated or related entities or content providers. Dhyan Vimal and/or the Zazen Group do not endorse and is not responsible for statements, advice or opinions made by anyone other than authorized Friends To Mankind spokespersons.

All views expressed here are independent and do not necessarily represent the views of Dhyan Vimal, Friends To Mankind or the Zazen Group of which Dhyan Vimal, Friends To Mankind Sdn Bhd and the Zazen Group assumes no liability or responsibility.