Terms and Conditions
Acceptance of Terms of Use
- By using the website, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the terms, and accept and agree to be bound and abide by these terms and our Privacy Policy incorporated herein by reference: If you do not meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements, or you do not agree to these terms or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the website. Please read the Terms carefully before you start to use the Website.
- These terms of use are entered into by and between You and merhabakids LLC, an online Turkish language program. The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these “Terms”), govern your access to and use of www.merhabakids.org, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through www.merhabakids.org (the “Website”) for which another agreement does not control, whether as a guest or a registered user.
- The Website is offered and available to users who are 13 years of age or older and reside in the United States or any of its territories or possessions.
Changes to the Terms
- merhabakids may revise and update these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter.
- Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Accessing the Website and Account Security
merhabakids reserves the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in its sole discretion without notice. merhabakids will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, merhabakids may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.
You are responsible for:
- Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
- Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them.
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If you choose or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of merhabakids’ security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your user’s name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify merhabakids immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user’s name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.
merhabakids has the right to disable any user name, password, or another identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by merhabakids, at any time in its sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in its opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.
Provided Service
merhabakids provides a playful, live, interactive online learning experience for kids ages 4+. merhabakids help children at various Turkish language skill levels on an interactive basis to build confidence in their language skills so that they start speaking Turkish and improve their language skills. The children will acquire a large vocabulary in a safe environment on a playful basis.
Set out the payment terms
- The merhabakids language program offers ongoing classes based on a membership model.
- Each class has a duration of 45 min, once per week.
- Register and start learning at merhabakids anytime during the year!
- Join a free trial class before enrolling at merhabakids.
- We offer a discount for multiple memberships.
- We offer the option of make-up classes for every missed class, while your child is still enrolled.
Membership model:
- Membership for $120 per class per month.
- Membership period is monthly.
- Every additional class (for siblings or more classes) will be discounted by $10.
Cancellation:
- A prorated refund will be made if merhabakids can’t provide a class or make-up class.
- If you ever wish to change your billing information or to discontinue your class membership, please simply let us know 10 days before your next billing in writing and we will cancel your monthly payments.
- To ensure that your refund request is processed effectively and approved, please make sure that you meet the following requirements. Specify your concern and claim your refund via email at [email protected].
- merhabakids refund policy is not applicable when:
- You choose a discounted coupon
- You choose a promo/special service package
Payment
- You agree to pay the membership fee. You authorize us to charge your debit or credit card or process other means of payment for those fees. merhabakids works with payment service providers to offer you the most convenient payment methods in your country and to keep your payment information secure. We may update your payment methods using the information provided by our payment service providers. Check out our Privacy Policy for more details.
- When you make a purchase, you agree not to use an invalid or unauthorized payment method. If your payment method fails and you still get access to the lessons you are enrolling in, you agree to pay us the corresponding fees within thirty (30) days of notification from us. We reserve the right to disable access to any lesson for which we have not received adequate payment.
- Any payments not received within two weeks (14 days) of the above collection date will result in a $25 Late Fee, which may be drawn automatically if applicable. An extended delay of membership fee payment may result in further collection procedures and/or legal action.
Modification to Services
Merhabakids reserves the right to alter the days and/or hours of operation, the curriculum, and the number of classes you’re entitled to attend if deemed necessary. merhabakidsdos does not guarantee that you will reach a certain level of competence within any specific time frame and that students’ obtaining a certain defined level of competence may be either delayed or accelerated due to changes in the curriculum or as deemed necessary by merhabakids. The member or legal guardian agrees unconditionally to pay the above membership fee without regard to the attendance made or classes missed.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by merhabakids, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by the United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms permit you to use the Website for non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our website, except as follows:
- Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
- You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
- You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
- If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your non-commercial use.
- If we provide social media features with certain content or links to social media pages,
- You must not:
- Modify copies of any materials from the Website.
- Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
- Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
- Access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.
If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to [email protected].
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by merhabakids. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Trademarks
merhabakids, merhabakids logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of merhabakids. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of merhabakids. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and by these Terms. You agree not to use the Website:
- In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
- to exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate merhabakids, a merhabakids employee or contractor, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm merhabakids or users of the Website or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
- Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Website.
- Use any robot, spider, or another automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
- Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
- Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
- Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
- Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
- Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand that merhabakids cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files or content available or downloaded from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
To the fullest extent provided by law, merhabakids will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of the website or any services or items obtained through the website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or any website linked to it.
Your use of the website, its content, and any programs, services, or items obtained through the website is at your own risk. The website, its content, and any programs, services, or items obtained through the website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
Neither merhabakids nor any person associated with merhabakids makes any warranty or representation concerning the completeness, reliability, quality, accuracy, or availability of the website. Without limiting the foregoing, neither merhabakids nor anyone associated with merhabakids represents or warrants that the website or its content will be accurate, reliable, error-free, or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, and that the website or server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components, or that the website or any programs, services or items obtained through the website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations. To the fullest extent provided by law, merhabakids hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, statutory, or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for a particular purpose.
The foregoing does not affect any warranties that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Our Services require Students to have a computer and a sustained and reliable internet connection. We do not provide refunds for technical failures, power outages, or unreliable internet connections beyond our control.
Limitation on Liability
To the fullest extent provided by law, in no event will the collective liability of merhabakids and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors, to any party (regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort or otherwise) exceed the amount you have paid to merhabakids for the applicable program of service out of which liability arose.
The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The foregoing does not affect any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless merhabakids, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website’s content, services, or programs other than as expressly authorized in these Terms or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed by the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and venue in such courts.
Arbitration
At merhabakids’ sole discretion, it may require you to submit any disputes arising from the use of these Terms or the Website, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying California law.
Limitation on Time to File Claims
Any cause of action or claim you may have arisen out of or relating to these terms or the website must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues, otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver by merhabakids of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of merhabakids to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.
Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. merhabakids do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. merhabakids disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
This Website may include links to content provided by third parties, including links to social media platforms where materials may be provided by other users, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by merhabakids, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of merhabakids. merhabakids is not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
Linking to the Website and Social Media Features; Links from the Website
You may link to our website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage the reputation of merhabakids or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on part of merhabakids without its express written consent.
Any social media links or features must only be used as they are provided by merhabakids and solely concerning the content they are displayed with, and otherwise by any additional terms and conditions provided by merhabakids concerning such features or as provided by any third-party for which the features or content are associated with. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:
- Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you or that you do not otherwise have a right to.
- Cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking.
- Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage without the prior written consent of merhabakids.
- Otherwise take any action concerning the materials on the Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms.
The website from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with these Terms. You agree to cooperate with merhabakids in causing any unauthorized action above to immediately cease. merhabakids reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. merhabakids may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in its sole discretion.
If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for convenience only. merhabakids has no control over the content of those sites or resources and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to the Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. Such third-party content or websites may be incorporated into links accessible through the Website, and you are responsible for reviewing and understanding the specific terms that apply to any such third-party content or websites.
Changes to the Website
The content on the Website may be updated from time to time, but it may not necessarily be complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and merhabakids is under no obligation to update such material.
Information About You and Your Visits to the Website
All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
Entire Agreement
The Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and merhabakids regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.
This website is operated by:
merhabakids, LLC
801 Cathedral Dr
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to [email protected]