Terms & Conditions

Oku Sensei’s Japanese

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to Oku Sensei’s Japanese, an Online Language Academy that offers University-level Japanese language education to a wide range of people across the world at an affordable cost. The presented Terms and Conditions state the rules and regulations of using the Oku Sensei’s Japanese Website, located at https://www.okusenseisjapanese.com/ .

By accessing/entering this Website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions that are mentioned on this page. Please do not continue to use Oku Sensei’s Japanese if you do not agree or admit to taking all of the following terms and conditions declared on this page.

General

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: "Client," "You," and "Your" refers to you, the person log on this Website and compliant to the Company's terms and conditions. "The Company," "Ourselves," "We," "Our," and "Us," refers to our Company. "Party," "Parties," or "Us" refers to both the Client and ourselves.

Any above-mentioned terminology used or use of other words in the singular, plural, capitalization, and/or he/she or they’ are taken as interchangeable and, therefore, referring to the same.

All terms refer to the acceptance, offer, and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client. This process is followed in the most appropriate manner for the prompt purpose of meeting the Client's needs in respect of the provision of the Company's stated services.

Collecting & Using Information

The content of this Website is mostly accessible or may be used without providing us any information. However, certain services may involve the collection of information from the user. We use the following information, provided by the user, to offer a better service, and in particular to: keep internal records; improve our products, services, and this Website; communicate with you if you have ordered or purchased from us; contact you for update purposes; and provide you with information about new sessions, lessons or courses.

Oku Sensei’s Japanese uses General Information to help make the Website more useful to visitors (including to help us assess the content of interest to visitors), and for other purposes such as determining the Websites’ technical design specifications and identifying system performance or problem areas, for tracking activity on the Website, preparing reports, assessing trends, improving usability, and otherwise monitoring the way in which the Website is being used – none of which would be in a way that personally identifies any users.

Personal Data

Oku Sensei’s Japanese uses Personal Information for a range of purposes, including: account registration (e.g., your name, telephone number, and email address); billing information, transaction and credit card information (should you make a course purchase with us); and information regarding your interests, demographics, experiences and contact preferences. We obtain information to provide you with further correspondence about your purchase of our services.

If you contact Oku Sensei via the Website or the provided email address set out on the Website, we are permitted to keep a record or a copy of that correspondence.

Registration

To avail of our services which may include lessons, courses, or any other educational content, the user is required to register his/her account on this Website. The registration details may include your name, telephone number, and email address.

Termination Of Registration

Oku Sensei holds the right to block or terminate a user registration at any time in case of breach or violation of the organization's rules.

Data Privacy

Oku Sensei’s Japanese assures that all provided data remains confidential. We do not use or misuse private data, including Personal Data or Student Data. In accordance, we do not distribute or sell any personal data to other organizations, groups, or individuals.

Security

Keeping your Personal Information/Details/Data safe is of utmost priority to us. We take all steps reasonably necessary to protect your Personal Information against any unauthorized access or use. However, we cannot guarantee that the Personal Information given, forwarded, or transmitted by you (the user) through this Website or by e-mail is totally secure and safe.

Payments, Credits, and Refunds

You accept to pay the fees for content that you purchase, and you authorize us to charge your debit or credit card or process other means of payment (such as direct debit, PayPal, or mobile wallet).

When you make a purchase, you accept to use a valid or authorized payment method set by Oku Sensei. If the required payment method fails and you still receive the requested content, you agree to pay us the corresponding fees within thirty (30) days.

Oku Sensei reserves the right to cancel or disable access to any of the purchased content for which we have not collected an adequate payment.

Cancellation

Part of Oku Sensei’s Japanese business is to offer a variety of courses and lessons to students that are looking to learn Japanese. The course/session/lesson that the student may avail comes in a variety of types and in accordance vary in payment and cancellation process.

Semester Courses:

The semester course fee for an individual class will be listed at the time of your purchase. In the event that you may want to cancel your course registration, the request has to be made clear within two (2) weeks of the first day of the course by conducting the following two actions:

  • 1. Send an email to Oku Sensei’s Japanese notifying the organization that you will be cancelling your registration to the semester course you designate.
  • 2. Log onto your Oku Sensei’s Japanese Online Account and cancel your course registration to the semester course designated in your course registration cancellation notification email.

No refund is applicable if you attempt course registration cancellation after the two (2) weeks’ time limit has passed.

Private Lessons:

Any cancellation of the purchased lesson or request for a reschedule must be made 24 hours before the scheduled start time of the Private Lesson by conducting the following two actions:

  • 1. Send an email to Oku Sensei’s Japanese notifying the organization that you need to either cancel or reschedule your scheduled private lesson.
  • 2. Log onto your Oku Sensei’s Japanese Online Account and cancel your scheduled Private Lesson.

Oku Sensei shall not cater to or accept any cancellations or reschedules of the purchased Private Lesson beyond the 24 hours’ limit. No refund is applicable if you request it after the 24 hours’ time limit has passed.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Oku Sensei’s Japanese, you agreed to use cookies in Agreement with Oku Sensei’s Japanese Terms & Conditions. ‘Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user's details for each visit. Some of the associated affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies. Our Website uses cookies to enable the functionality of certain areas.

License

Unless otherwise stated, Oku Sensei’s Japanese and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material which include data, lessons, lectures, sessions, or any other form of information on Oku Sensei’s Japanese. All intellectual property rights are reserved and may not be used without receiving permission from Oku Sensei and conforming to Oku Sensei’s Japanese regulations. You may access the intellectual property of Oku Sensei’s Japanese for your own personal use, subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:
  • Republish material from Oku Sensei’s Japanese
  • Sell, rent, or sub-license material from Oku Sensei’s Japanese
  • Reproduce, duplicate, or copy material from Oku Sensei’s Japanese
  • Redistribute content from Oku Sensei’s Japanese

This Agreement shall begin on the date hereunder.

Shared Views or Comments

Some areas of this site may offer users an opportunity to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the Website. Oku Sensei’s Japanese does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their presence on the Website. The comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Oku Sensei’s Japanese, its mediators, and/or affiliates. The comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who posts their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Oku Sensei’s Japanese shall not be liable for the Comments or any liability, damages, or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this Website.

Oku Sensei’s Japanese reserves the right to monitor all Comments and remove any Comments that can be considered inappropriate, offensive, or causes a breach of these Terms and Conditions.

iFrames

Without prior approval, written permission, and confirmation, you may not create frames around our Webpages that would modify/change in any way the visual presentation/layout of our Website.

Content Liability

We shall not be detained responsible for any inappropriate content that may appear on your site. You agree to defend and protect us against all claims that may arise on your Website.

Removal of links from Website

If you find any active link on site that may appear offensive or inappropriate, you are free to notify or contact Oku Sensei’s customer support team at any time. We will comply accordingly and will remove links. However, we are not obligated to respond right away.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our Website and the use of this Website. This disclaimer will:

  • Limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
  • Limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • Limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
  • Exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort, and for breach of statutory duty.

long as the Website, its information, and services on the Website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

Reservation Of Rights

We reserve the right to all the links or any particular link to our Website. At Oku Sensei’s Japanese, we are permitted to amend/change/modify our terms and conditions and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuously linking or using our Website content/services, you accept/agree to be bound to and follow all linking terms and conditions we put before you.

Contact Us

If you have any requests, complaints, or recommendations about these terms and conditions, feel free to contact us at okusenseisjapanese@gmail.com, and we will get back to you.