Terms and Conditions

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The Matrim Organization (“MATRIM”) is a publishing company, operating online and in both electronic and printed form.  

By accessing or using our websites, you signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”), regardless of whether or not you are a registered member.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time and without further notice. It is your responsibility to regularly check this page to determine if there have been changes, and to review such changes.

The material on our websites is copyrighted and may not be used without consent. Using any of our material without approval constitutes a promise to purchase an applicable license at treble value as liquidated damages to MATRIM.

MATRIM does not take responsibility for the content of our authors, narrators, sponsors, etc., their web sites, or their products. We don’t take responsibility for anything on any sites we link to. Likewise we don’t assert any ownership of material that isn’t ours. Authors retain their copyright and all rights to any other use of their stories. Any contractual rights we assert are covered by our contracts. Views expressed by authors in their work are their own. Likewise, other contributors are responsible for their individual contributions and MATRIM takes no responsibility for anything they may produce or publish.

MATRIM is a US-based company, and our websites and their content are hosted in the United States.

If you live outside the United States, be advised that your personal information may be transferred to the United States and you consent to (a) such transfer, (b) the application of the laws of the State of Virginia, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, which will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and MATRIM.

Please contact us if something on our websites upsets you or causes you concern.  By using our websites or listening to our episodes, you consent to and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of Virginia.

These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy constitute the whole agreement between you and MATRIM regarding your use of our websites, and completely replace any prior agreements between you and MATRIM relating to your use of the websites.

To the extent that a translation of these Terms of Use differ from the English language version, the English language version controls.

If any provision of these Terms of Use are held invalid, the remainder shall continue to be valid and enforceable in full force and effect. Likewise if any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed unlawful by any magistrate of competent jurisdiction, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.