Terms & Conditions

1. Introduction

This website is owned and operated by Shield of Heritage. These Terms set forth the terms and conditions under which you may use our website and services as offered by us. This website offers visitors information about our global cultural preservation movement, the "Shield Model," and opportunities for volunteering and partnership. By accessing or using the website, you approve that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Eligibility to Use the Website

In order to use our website and/or receive our services, you must be at least 18 years of age, or of the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, and possess the legal authority, right, and freedom to enter into these Terms as a binding agreement. You are not allowed to use this website if doing so is prohibited in your country or under any law or regulation applicable to you.

3. Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Logos

The Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music, and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto (specifically including the "Shield Model" and "Sango" brand assets), are the exclusive property of Shield of Heritage. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works thereof.

4. Right to Suspend or Cancel User Accounts

We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to the service (including membership accounts for volunteers) without notice and liability for any reason, including if in our sole determination you violate any provision of these Terms, our official Code of Conduct, or any applicable law or regulations.

5. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Shield of Heritage harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims, or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the services offered on the website.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Shield of Heritage be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service.

7. Right to Change and Modify Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Therefore, you should review these pages periodically. Your continued use of the Website or our service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future version of the Terms, do not use or access (or continue to access) the website or the service.

8. Provisions for Official Volunteers

Individuals applying for Probationary or Full Membership through this site are subject to the specific disciplinary matrix and organizational hierarchy of Shield of Heritage. Submission of an application does not guarantee membership.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us via our official channels provided on the "Contact Us" page.