Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Origin's website, events, email list, and related community activities (collectively, the "Services"). By using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

2. About Origin

Origin is an AAPI in tech community in New York City. We may share community updates, event invitations, resources, and related communications through our website and email list.

3. Eligibility and Account Information

You must provide accurate information when signing up for updates, registering for events, or contacting us. You are responsible for ensuring that any information you submit is current and that you have the right to provide it.

4. Email Communications

If you submit your email address, we may send you confirmation emails, event updates, announcements, and related community communications. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in those emails or by contacting hello@aapinyc.tech.

5. Events and Community Conduct

Event details, capacity, eligibility, speakers, venues, and schedules may change at any time. We may refuse admission, remove participants, or limit access when necessary to protect the community, comply with law, or preserve a respectful environment.

You agree not to harass, threaten, abuse, discriminate against, impersonate, spam, scrape, disrupt, or otherwise interfere with other participants, the website, or the Services.

6. User Content

If you submit messages, ideas, feedback, applications, or other content to us, you represent that you have the right to submit it. You grant Origin a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that content as reasonably necessary to operate, improve, and promote the Services, unless we separately agree otherwise in writing.

7. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services for hosting, email delivery, analytics, forms, event registration, payments, or other operations. These services may have their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services that we do not control.

8. Intellectual Property

The website, branding, text, graphics, code, and other materials provided through the Services are owned by Origin or our licensors and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or exploit them except as permitted by law or with our written permission.

9. No Professional Advice

Content shared through the Services is for general community and informational purposes only. It is not legal, financial, tax, medical, employment, immigration, or other professional advice.

10. Disclaimers

The Services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. We do not guarantee that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or available at any particular time.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Origin and its organizers, contributors, partners, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or business interruption arising from or related to the Services.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Origin and its organizers, contributors, partners, and service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses arising from your use of the Services, your submitted content, or your violation of these Terms.

13. Changes to the Services or Terms

We may update the Services or these Terms from time to time. The updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Services after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

15. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at hello@aapinyc.tech.