Effective Date: September 21, 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the website at bokfudo.com (the "Site"), operated by East West Kung Fu Schools ("we", "us", or "our school"). Please read them carefully. They include a notice and cure requirement, an arbitration agreement, and a class action waiver that affect your legal rights.
By visiting the Site, submitting a form, creating an account, or making a purchase, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority where you live, to create an account or make a purchase. If you are a parent or guardian using the Site on behalf of a minor, you agree to these Terms for yourself and on the minor's behalf.
The Site provides information about our schools, programs, instructors, schedule, and events, and it hosts our online store. Program descriptions, schedules, and pricing on the Site are general information and may change without notice.
Enrollment in classes, memberships, camps, seminars, birthday parties, and other in-person programs is governed by the separate enrollment agreement, liability waiver, and school policies you sign at the school. Those signed documents control anything that happens at the school. These Terms control your use of the Site.
Martial arts training, tai chi, self-defense instruction, and related activities involve physical exertion and a risk of injury. Before beginning any program, consult a physician, especially if you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or have not exercised recently.
Nothing on the Site is medical, health, or fitness advice. Do not attempt techniques shown in videos or descriptions without qualified instruction. Your participation in any in-person program is governed by the liability waiver and enrollment agreement you sign at the school, not by these Terms.
Accounts. You may create a customer account to view orders and speed up checkout. You agree to give accurate, current information and keep it updated. You are responsible for your password and all activity under your account.
Purchases. Our online store sells training equipment, apparel, gift cards, introductory lesson packages, and seasonal camps. Purchases go through Shopify's checkout, and payment is handled by Shopify's payment processing partners under their terms. Prices are in U.S. dollars. If an item is listed at an incorrect price or is unavailable, we may cancel the order and refund any payment before the item ships or the program begins.
Program purchases. Buying a lesson package, camp, or seminar through the Site reserves your place. It does not replace the enrollment agreement and waiver, which must be completed before participation. Program dates, times, and locations are as stated on the product page and may be adjusted for safety, weather, or instructor availability.
Refunds, taxes and shipping. Refunds, exchanges, and cancellations follow the refund policy shown at checkout or on the product page and, for in-person programs, the school policies you sign at enrollment. Gift cards are not redeemable for cash except where required by law. Sales tax and shipping charges are shown at checkout.
You agree not to:
We may suspend or end your access to the Site or your account for violations of these Terms.
The Site and everything on it, including the East West Kung Fu Schools name and logos, the Bok Fu Do system name and descriptions, curriculum descriptions, text, photographs, videos, graphics, and design, are owned by us or our licensors and protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.
You may view and print pages for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, publicly display, or create derivative works from Site content without our written permission. Third-party names and marks, including those of the International Bok Fu Do Association, belong to their owners.
You may send us testimonials, reviews, photographs, videos, or other content through the Site, by email, or on social media ("Submissions"). By providing a Submission, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, reproduce, edit for length or clarity, display, and distribute it on the Site and in our marketing materials, with or without your name as you direct. You confirm that you have the right to share the Submission and that any person shown in it has consented, including a parent or guardian for any minor.
We may decline to post or may remove any Submission. Results described in testimonials reflect that person's experience and are not a promise of what you will achieve.
The Site links to and embeds services we do not control, including the International Bok Fu Do Association at ibfda.org, YouTube and Vimeo video players, social media platforms, and Shopify's checkout. We are not responsible for their content, availability, or practices. Your use of them is governed by their own terms and privacy policies.
Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through the Site, how we use it, and the choices you have. It is part of these Terms.
The Site and its content are provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, or that its information is complete, accurate, or current.
Nothing in these Terms limits warranties that cannot be excluded by law, including those that apply to goods sold through our store.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we and our owners, instructors, staff, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the Site.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for all claims arising out of or related to the Site or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us through the Site in the 12 months before the claim arose, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).
This section does not limit liability for personal injury at our schools, which is governed by the signed waiver and applicable law, or any liability that cannot be limited under California law.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless our school and its owners, instructors, staff, and service providers from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your violation of these Terms, your Submissions, or your misuse of the Site.
This section applies to any claim by any person that the Site, its content, images, videos, forms, accessibility, technical implementation, cookies, tracking technologies, analytics, or privacy practices are non-compliant with any law, regulation, or standard.
Before initiating any formal proceeding, including a lawsuit, arbitration, or demand for statutory damages, you must give us written notice of your dispute. The notice must identify:
Send the notice to the contact address in Section 19. You must allow us 30 days after we receive a complete notice to investigate and remediate the issue before initiating a private formal proceeding. For accessibility accommodations or remediation, you must allow us 90 days after complete notice, because those changes often require design and development work across the Site.
If we remediate the issue within the cure period, or offer a reasonable accommodation that provides equivalent access, we will treat the matter as resolved. The cure period does not begin until we receive a complete notice. This section does not apply where a law prohibits pre-suit notice or cure requirements, and it does not shorten any limitations period, which is tolled during the cure period.
You agree to act in good faith throughout this process, including by answering our reasonable questions. We will do the same. We will acknowledge a complete notice promptly and tell you what we found and what we did.
This section does not delay reporting a security vulnerability or a threat to a person's safety.
Any claim you bring about the Site must rest on factual information and a good-faith belief that a violation occurred and affected you.
Claims and demands must rest on factual information and a good-faith belief that the Site or our practices violate the law. If a court or arbitrator determines that a claim was frivolous, unfounded, or brought in bad faith, or was brought without first completing the notice and cure process in Section 13 where that process applies, the party that brought it shall pay the other party's reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. This applies equally to both parties.
This section applies to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Informal resolution first. Before initiating any formal proceeding, you must notify us of your dispute in writing with a description of the claim and your requested resolution, and we must do the same if we have a dispute with you. Both sides agree to try in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days after the notice is received.
Binding individual arbitration. If a dispute is not resolved informally, and after any cure period in Section 13 has run, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or related to the Site, these Terms, or our Privacy Policy will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, or by another provider we both agree on in writing. The arbitration will be seated in Contra Costa County, California. You may attend by video or telephone. The arbitrator's decision is final and may be entered as a judgment in any court with jurisdiction. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section.
The arbitrator decides all questions about the scope and enforceability of this arbitration agreement, except that a court decides whether the class action waiver below is enforceable.
Class action and jury trial waiver. You and we agree to bring claims only in an individual capacity, not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, consolidated, or representative action. The arbitrator may not consolidate claims or preside over any class or representative proceeding. If a claim proceeds in court rather than arbitration, you and we each waive any right to a jury trial. If the class action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim will proceed in court, not arbitration.
Small claims carve-out. Either side may bring a qualifying individual claim in small claims court in Contra Costa County, California, instead of arbitration.
Injunctive relief carve-out. Either side may seek an injunction or other equitable relief in court to protect intellectual property rights or stop unauthorized access to or misuse of the Site, without first arbitrating. Nothing in this section waives any right to seek public injunctive relief, which may be sought in court.
Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to the contact address in Section 19 within 30 days after you first accept these Terms, including your name, email address, mailing address, and a clear statement that you want to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out, the rest of these Terms, including the notice and cure requirement, still apply, and disputes will be resolved in the courts identified in Section 16.
Costs. Arbitration fees are allocated under the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules. Section 14 governs recovery of attorneys' fees and costs.
These Terms and any dispute arising out of them are governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Subject to Section 15, the state courts of Contra Costa County, California, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, have exclusive jurisdiction over any court proceeding, and you consent to personal jurisdiction and venue there.
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the revised Terms on this page and update the Effective Date, and for significant changes we may also notify you by email or a notice on the Site. Continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the updated Terms. Changes to Section 15 do not apply to disputes for which either side has already given written notice.
If any part of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, that part will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the rest will remain in full effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any refund or product-specific terms shown at checkout, are the entire agreement between you and us about your use of the Site. They do not replace the enrollment agreement, waiver, or school policies that govern in-person programs. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent; we may assign them in a sale or reorganization of our school.
Notices under Sections 13 and 15, arbitration opt-outs, and any questions about these Terms:
A notice is received when it arrives by mail at the address above or when we acknowledge an email. Keep a copy of anything you send us.