These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at tejunekang.com and any subdomains, content, social media properties, and related services (collectively, the "Site") operated by Tejune Kang ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
1. Use of the Site
You may use the Site for lawful, personal, and non-commercial informational purposes. You agree not to:
- Use the Site in any manner that violates applicable law or regulation;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Site, related systems, or networks;
- Scrape, crawl, harvest, or use automated means to extract data, except as permitted by our
robots.txt; - Interfere with, disrupt, overload, or impair the Site's operation or security; or
- Use the Site to transmit malware, spam, or any harmful code.
2. Content & Intellectual Property
All content on the Site — including text, graphics, photographs, logos, video, audio, code, design elements, and the compilation thereof — is owned by Tejune Kang or licensed to us, and is protected by U.S. and international intellectual-property laws. You may view and share linked excerpts for personal, non-commercial use with proper attribution. You may not republish, reproduce, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from Site content without prior written permission.
Trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on the Site are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any third-party trademark does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.
3. Informational, Not Advisory
The Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes. Nothing on the Site constitutes legal, financial, investment, tax, accounting, medical, or professional advice, nor an offer to enter into any advisory, board, or fractional executive engagement. Reading the Site does not create a client, advisor, fiduciary, attorney, or consultant relationship with Tejune Kang or any affiliated entity. Engagements are formed only by separately executed written agreements.
4. Third-Party Links & Affiliate Disclosure
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, products, or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or accuracy of any third-party site.
Some links on the Site are affiliate links, including links to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate compensation does not affect editorial recommendations.
5. User Submissions & Conduct
If you submit information via a contact form, newsletter signup, comment, or other interactive feature, you represent that the information is truthful and that you have the right to submit it. By submitting non-confidential ideas, suggestions, or feedback ("Submissions"), you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and incorporate the Submissions for any purpose without obligation or compensation to you. Do not submit confidential, proprietary, or privileged information through the Site.
6. Social Media & Platform Integrations
The Site references and may integrate with third-party platforms — including, without limitation, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Meta/Facebook, and Google services. Your use of those platforms is governed by each platform's own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for content, features, or behavior controlled by those platforms. When you interact with our content on a third-party platform (for example, by liking, commenting, following, sharing, or watching), the platform may share data with us as described in our Privacy Policy.
7. Copyright & DMCA Notices
We respect the intellectual-property rights of others. If you believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to the contact address below containing: (a) identification of the copyrighted work; (b) the URL of the alleged infringement; (c) your contact information; (d) a statement of good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized; (e) a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and you are authorized to act for the rights holder; and (f) your physical or electronic signature.
8. Disclaimers
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION. We do not warrant that the Site will be error-free or secure, or that defects will be corrected. Any reliance on Site content is at your own risk.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL TEJUNE KANG, ANY AFFILIATED ENTITY, OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SITE — WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE — EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100).
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Tejune Kang and any affiliated entities from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of a third party.
11. Governing Law & Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts. You waive any right to participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may modify these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on this page with a new "Last updated" date. Material changes will be flagged on the Site. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
13. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Contact us via the contact form.