Agreement to Terms

Akada LLC owns and operates digital products including Akadá Journal (www.akadajournal.com) and other websites, newsletters, and other content we deliver via email (collectively, the “Services”). By using the Services, you agree to these terms and conditions, and to our Privacy Policy and to all applicable laws and regulations. Akada LLC reserves the right to terminate access to the Services or any reason, and to take any other actions that Akada LLC, in its sole discretion, believes to be in the interest of the company and some or all of its users and customers. Akada LLC reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions of access without advance notice.

Please note that our Services are under constant development. This Agreement may therefore be modified and updated on an ongoing basis. Please check back to this page regularly.

Ownership and copyright

All content published on Akadá Journal, including articles, images, graphics, logos, and other materials, is owned by Akada LLC or our content suppliers and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from our content without express written permission from Akada LLC.

Subscriptions and access

Certain content and features on Akadá Journal may require a paid subscription, including the Akadá Reader, Akadá Journaler, and Akadá Executive memberships. Subscription fees are charged in advance and are non-refundable unless otherwise stated. We reserve the right to change subscription pricing at any time, though changes will not affect current subscription periods already paid for.

User submissions

Subscribers to the Akadá Journal membership, specifically the Akadá Journaler and Akadá Executive members, have the opportunity to submit their writing for consideration for publication. By submitting content to Akadá Journal, you:

• Grant Akada LLC an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute your submission in any media format
• Represent that you own or have the necessary rights to the submitted content and that the work has not been previously published elsewhere (including on personal blogs, social media, or other publications)
• Warrant that your submission does not infringe on any third-party rights or violate any laws
• Acknowledge that Akadá LLC has no obligation to publish your submission and may decline any submission at its sole discretion
• Agree that Akadá LLC may edit your submission for length, clarity, or editorial standards
• Agree that your submission is exclusive to Akadá Journal and may not be republished, reused, or distributed on any other platform or publication

If your submission is published, Akada LLC will credit you as the author. You retain copyright ownership of your work, but by submitting, you grant Akada LLC the exclusive rights described above.

Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Services to:

• Violate any applicable laws or regulations
• Infringe on intellectual property rights of others
• Transmit harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable content
• Impersonate any person or entity
• Interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Services

Disclaimer of warranties

The Services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Akada LLC does not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Akada LLC shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Services.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Akada LLC, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Services or violation of these Terms.

Dispute resolution

Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Services will be resolved through binding individual arbitration rather than in court, and you waive your right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration. This arbitration agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Washington, DC, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.

Contact information

For questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Akada LLC
1200 Eton Court NW, Ste 204 #202, Washington, DC 20007 | journal@akadajournal.com

By using Akadá Journal, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.