Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern your use of the website bushidotheway.com (the “Site”) and the content, waitlist, and optional in-app supporter purchases offered in connection with the Bushido: The Path mobile application (the “App”). By using the Site or the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use them.

1. The App and the App Store EULA

Bushido: The Path is a reading and listening application offering original modern renderings of classic public-domain works on discipline, strategy, and the way of the warrior, together with journaling, narrated audio, and related features. We may add, modify, or remove features at any time.

Your license to download and use the App itself is governed by Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the App Store “Standard EULA”), available at apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. We do not impose a separate custom license on the App. These Terms supplement the Standard EULA by covering the Site, the waitlist, our content and intellectual property, and the supporter purchases described below. If the Standard EULA and these Terms conflict as to the App itself, the Standard EULA controls for the App.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the App or Site. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use them only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

3. Acceptable Use of the Site and Content

The App and Site are for your personal, non-commercial use. When using them, you agree not to:

• Copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the App, the Site, or the content within them, except as the App’s normal features allow.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code, except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by law.
• Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.
• Use automated systems to access the Site or its endpoints (including the waitlist form) beyond ordinary personal use.
• Use the App or Site to violate any applicable law or the rights of others.

4. Intellectual Property

The classic texts on which our editions are based are in the public domain, and we claim no rights in those original underlying works. However, our modern renderings, adaptations, editorial arrangement, audio narration, artwork, design, software, and the Bushido: The Path name and marks are original works owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may not reproduce or distribute our modern text or audio outside the normal use of the App.

5. Your Content

The App lets you create content such as journal entries, highlights, and bookmarks. This content is stored on your device and, if you use iCloud, in your own private iCloud account. It is yours — you retain all rights to it, and we do not receive, access, or store it. You are responsible for the content you create and for maintaining your own backups through iCloud.

6. Supporter Purchases

The App offers optional one-time, non-consumable “supporter” purchases as a way to support the work. These are not subscriptions and do not renew. They are sold and processed entirely by Apple through the App Store and are subject to Apple’s terms.

• Payment is charged to your Apple Account. We never receive your payment details.
• Because a supporter purchase is a one-time unlock, you can restore it on your other devices using the “Restore Purchases” option in the App.
• Refund requests are handled by Apple, not by us. You can request a refund through Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.

7. Waitlist and Communications

If you provide your email address through the Site’s “Notify me” / waitlist form, you agree that we may use it to send you the updates you requested about the App and its content. You may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any message or by contacting us. Our handling of your email is described in our Privacy Policy.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The App and Services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any content is accurate, reliable, or current.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall we, our affiliates, or our licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Services. Our aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services shall not exceed the greater of (i) the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim or (ii) twenty US dollars (US $20).

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us, our affiliates, and our licensors harmless from any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your breach of these Terms, your misuse of the Services, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

11. Termination

You may stop using the App and Site at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site or waitlist, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or if continued provision is no longer commercially viable. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and dispute resolution) will survive.

12. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services shall be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

13. Apple-Specific Terms

The following additional terms apply to the App when downloaded from the Apple App Store:

• These Terms are between you and us, not Apple. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for the App and its content.
• Your license to use the App is the Standard EULA described in Section 1, limited to the Apple-branded products that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules in Apple’s App Store Terms of Service.
• Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App.
• In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the App’s purchase price (if any) to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the App.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to the App, including product-liability claims and claims that the App fails to conform to any legal requirement.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any third-party claim that the App or your use of it infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights.
• You represent and warrant that (i) you are not in a country subject to a US government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country, and (ii) you are not listed on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of the updated Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms? See our Contact page.