Terms of service

BY PARTICIPATING ON THIS SITE (PATHWAYTOYOURDIVINEPURPOSE.ORG) YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

OVERVIEW

This website is operated by Pathway to Your Divine Purpose. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Pathway to Your Divine Purpose. Pathway to Your Divine Purpose offers this website, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.

By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content. The terms and conditions are subject to change without prior notifications

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.

Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with an online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.

SECTION 1 - ONLINE STORE TERMS

By using our site you are agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

SECTION 2 - GENERAL CONDITIONS

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.
The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

SECTION 3 - ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION

We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.
This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.

SECTION 4 - MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES

Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.
We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

SECTION 5 - PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (if applicable)

Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy.
We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor's display of any color will be accurate.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.
We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

SECTION 6 - ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION

We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e‑mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.

You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

For more detail, please review our Returns Policy.

SECTION 7 - OPTIONAL TOOLS

We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.
You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).
We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.

SECTION 8 - THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties.
Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.
We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.

SECTION 9 - USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e‑mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third party.

SECTION 10 - PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. To view our Privacy Policy.

SECTION 11 - ERRORS, INACCURACIES, AND OMISSIONS

Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.

SECTION 12 - PROHIBITED USES

In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

SECTION 13 - DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.
You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
In no case shall Patrina Makins, her businesses, family members, Pathway to Your Divine Purpose, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

SECTION 14 - INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Patrina Makins, her business, family members, Pathway to Your Divine Purpose and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

SECTION 15 - SEVERABILITY

In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

SECTION 16 - TERMINATION

The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.
These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.
If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).

SECTION 17 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.

SECTION 18 - GOVERNING LAW

These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Maryland and customer's governing law in their state,

SECTION 19 - CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE

You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.

SECTION 20 - CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at info@pathwaytoyourdivinepurpose.org

or patrinamakins@gmail.com

SECTION 21- CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR AND VISIONARY AUTHOR-PUBLISHERS AGREEMENT

Contributing Author and Visionary Author / Publishers Agreement Terms and Conditions

This AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is in effect on the day each contributing author purchased the Gold package (s) and/or the VIP package (s) on the pathwaytoyourdivinepurpose.org website as verified by the individual confirmation number. Or by any modes of the cash, credit card, debit card, cash app Paypal, Zelle, transaction executive the agreement between Patrina Makins (the "Visionary Author" “Publisher”) and ("Contributing Author") of the book entitled, "The Chronicles of Life After" (the "Book”) (volumes (1 & 2) and ("a Contributing Author’s Story (the "Story") to the Book, whereby it is agreed as follows

I. Contribution by Contributing Author:

Contributing Author shall deliver a five-page chapter, story to “Visionary Author” “Publisher” a story, that Contributing Author wrote, and owns, to be included in the Book. Contributing Author shall also furnish at its sole discretion a short bio, picture, and contact information to be included inside the Book and a color picture to be included on the outside back cover of the Book.

Warranties, Representations & Indemnities:

By participating in this book anthology, the Contributing Author hereby certifies that the language and contents of their Section or Story contribution and Bio to the Book are not plagiarized from any other source, and do not libel or slander any other party. The Contributing Author agrees to indemnify Publisher and the Author (Patrina Makins, her businesses )family and its employees, shareholders, directors, representatives, successors and assigns of and from all and any manner of claims, liabilities, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), awards, and judgments resulting from claims of (i) Third parties regarding ownership, libel, slander, plagiarism, privacy, misappropriation, and similar claims arising from the production of their Story or Bio in the Book; (ii) Contributing Author's breach of any warranty in this Agreement/Contract. Visionary Author-Publishers agree to notify the Contributing Author promptly of any claim for indemnity under this Agreement/Contract. Visionary Author may be represented in any proceeding by counsel of its choice; the Contributing Author may retain additional counsel at his or her own expense. Any settlement agreement between Visionary Author and a third party regarding a claim covered by the indemnity provisions of this Agreement shall be subject to approval of the Contributing Author, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Contributing Author that is noncompliant to adhere to the terms and conditions of this agreement shall be removed from the anthology and events outlined in the Contributing Authors package purchased without a refund.

3. Book Sales and Distribution, No Royalties

Contributing Author acknowledges and understands that the Book is a compilation of stories contributed by other Contributing Authors who will also be reselling the entire Book. Contributing Author acknowledges, understands, and agrees that he/she shall receive no compensation and/or royalties from the sale of the Book by the Visionary Author-Publisher or any of the other Contributing Authors. Contributing Author understands that all revenue from the sale of the Book to be received by Contributing Author will be the result of their own marketing efforts. Contributing Author is NOT permitted in any manner whatsoever to list the book for sale on any online retail book-selling websites, including but not limited to the following: www.Amazon.com, www.BarnesandNoble.com, www.Audible.com, and any/all others where an ISBN Number and Bar Code is scanned and logged. Author is permitted to list the book for resale purposes on their own, personal website, but must ship the books as NOT permitted to have it drop-shipped from any/online bookselling website. Contributing Section or Story Author is entitled to sell copies of the Book and retain all profits from their own sales.

4. Publishing Agreement, Purchase of Additional Copies of the Book

Contributing Author shall be entitled to purchase additional copies of the Book from Visionary Author / Publisher at Pathway to Your Divine Purpose website owned by Visionary Author – Publisher at a specific rate specified by Patrina Makins Visionary Author.

5. Rights

The Contributing Author hereby grants to the Visionary Author Patrina Makins exclusive rights to reproduce and/or publish or adapt and sell, and/or license third parties to publish or adapt and sell said Book in the English language and all other translations into any other languages, in the United States of America and the world without exception. This grant of subsidiary rights to the Visionary Author to license other parties to publish and/or adapt said Book is exclusive and without exception and includes the rights to license: (i) The Book in book form, and distinct editions of the Book in newspaper or magazine serial, periodical, anthology, collected works, book clubs, digest abridgement or in condensation or partial extract form, serialization, syndication, and translation. (ii) The Book, or parts of the Book in all other forms and media, including but not limited to adaptation to sound recording, radio, recorded readings, film, film strip, cinema, stage, drama, animation, video tape, audio book, Braille and large type, as well as photographic reprints, visual projections, or supplemental products of the book such as charts, forms, and art that are reproduced for sale, software, electronic media, e-books, Internet, interactive or multimedia versions, other screen-display technologies, as well as verbatim text-only electronic editions, all other mechanical reproduction and transcription (including print on-demand versions), all versions in any and all media and all technologies now existing or which may in the future come into existence, as well as to use the title and characters of the Book as the basis for trademarks or trade names for other products or in connection with merchandise in all forms, (collectively, the "Medium"). The Contributing Author shall in no way infringe upon this exclusive right of the Visionary Author by authorizing other parties to utilize any portion of the Book in any form.

6. Publishing Agreement Copyright

The Visionary Author – Publisher shall affect the copyright of the Book in its name as claimant and or proprietor and shall at its discretion effect any renewal, continuation, or extension of the copyright provided by the controlling law at such time. The foregoing shall apply to the text, Art Package, or any form subject to its copyright.

7. Story Agreement

The Contributing Author agrees that the Story provided to Book is their story. Contributing Author may use their story previously used if they are allowed to per the terms of a previous contract. Contributing Author may use their Story submitted in The Chronicles of Life After Vol. 1 or 2 whichever volume applies to Contributing Author as an individual story only with written permission from Visionary Author Patrina Makins per their choosing.

8. Promotional Participation

Visionary Author-Publishers does not promise or guarantee the promotion of the book but will make an effort to do so.

9. Entire Agreement an additional fee

This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Contributing Author and Visionary Author-Publishers Patrina Makins with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior understandings, agreements or arrangements, oral or written, between the parties in this Agreement.

10. Amendments

This Agreement shall not be modified, amended, extended, renewed, or canceled except by a written instrument signed by both of the parties, which makes specific reference to this Agreement.

11. Captions in The Agreement

The captions and headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed in any manner to limit or modify any of the terms hereof.

12. Survivability of the Agreement

In the event one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect under applicable law, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be impaired thereby.

13. Miscellaneous

This Agreement shall be binding on the Contributing Author and Visionary Author -Publisher, and upon their respective heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, for as long as a registered copyright to the Book remains in force, unless terminated by written agreement of all parties, or by specific provision elsewhere in this Agreement.

14. Publishing Agreement, Discover Your Identity, Governing Law and Venue

The laws of the State of Maryland shall govern this Agreement and the Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without recourse to conflicts of law principles, and any action (including arbitration) which may be brought shall be brought in Prince Georges County Maryland recognizing the expense, distraction, and uncertainty resulting from litigation of disputes which may arise under this Agreement, the parties have agreed that except as specifically provided herein they shall submit any and all disputes arising in any way under this Agreement to the American Arbitration Association for final disposition in accordance with its rules, provided that the Arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to deprive a party of the right to equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction respecting rights to its intellectual property or use thereof under this Agreement. Any proceeding under this paragraph shall be brought in the federal or state courts in Maryland. A judgment may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction based on any award rendered in arbitration or other proceeding conducted by the parties pursuant to this paragraph.

15. Notices

Any notice or other communication in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and thereunder deemed effective when delivered by mail messenger or email transmission to the Publisher's address contained in this Agreement and to Contributing Author 's address contained in the Visionary Author’s data based, or such other address as either party shall specify by notice given to the other party pursuant hereto.

The Visionary Author – Publisher and Contributing Author have each caused this Agreement to be duly executed by participating in the “Book” Anthology. The Contributing Author Purchased a Gold package (s) or VIP package (s) money transactions via cash, cash app, Zelle, Paypal, any other purchases such as tickets, ( book launch), books, and received a confirmation number that represents a binding agreement. By receiving the confirmation number, the Contributing Author agrees and adheres to these terms and conditions.