Terms & Conditions
Last updated: 20 Nov 2025
1. Introduction
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of this Website [https://the-merkaz.org] (the “Website”) operated by Espresso & Exegesis (“we”, “us”, “our”). By using or accessing the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Website.
2. Information about us
Espresso & Exegesis is a platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of manual espresso brewing and Jewish textual study — combining coffee culture, halachic insight, and commentary on Jewish texts.
Contact us at: info@espressoandexegesis.com
3. Accessing the website
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial use only, subject to these Terms. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Website or any service we provide on it without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
4. Acceptable use
You must not use the Website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the Website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful. You must not:
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use the Website to harm minors in any way;
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send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or reuse any material which does not comply with these Terms;
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transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, spam, chain letters or other similar;
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knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other malicious software;
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attempt to gain unauthorised access to or interfere with parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website.
5. User contributions
If you post comments, upload material or contribute content (e.g., in comments, blog forums), you do so on a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, free of charge licence to us to use, reproduce, publish, distribute and otherwise exploit that content in any media. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your contributions, they do not infringe any third-party rights, and they comply with the law and these Terms. We may monitor, edit or remove any user contributions at our discretion, but we are not obligated to.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on the Website (including text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, downloads, digital data) is owned by or licensed to us, unless otherwise stated. You may view, download for caching only, and print pages from the Website for your own personal non-commercial use, subject to the restrictions set out in these Terms. You must not republish, sell, rent, sub-licence, reproduce, copy (other than for caching), distribute or exploit material from the Website for commercial purposes without our written permission.
7. Links to and from other websites
We may include links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience and we have no control over the contents of those sites. If you link to our Website you must not do so in any way that suggests we are endorsing you or your site, and you must not link in such a way as to damage our reputation or take advantage of us.
8. Disclaimers
The Website and all its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied. We disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We make no representation or warranty that the Website will meet your requirements or that its operation will be uninterrupted or error-free.
9. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we (including our officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates) will not be liable for any loss or damage (including indirect or consequential loss) arising under or in connection with your use of the Website or these Terms, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, even if foreseeable. Our total liability to you for all claims in aggregate will be limited to the amount you paid (if any) to us during the 12 months preceding the claim.
10. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Website or any part of it at our discretion, without notice and without liability to you. You may stop using the Website at any time. These Terms will continue to apply until terminated by us.
11. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Jurisdiction — e.g., State of Colorado, United States], and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that jurisdiction.
12. Changes to Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time by amending this page. The “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly. By continuing to use the Website after changes are posted you accept the new Terms.
13. Contact us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: info@espressoandexegesis.com