Terms of use

bantumea LLC

Effective Date: 02/16/2026

Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Welcome to www.bantumea.com (the “Website”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a legal agreement between you (“You” or “Your”) and bantuméa (bantumea LLC) (“Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”)

governing Your access to and use of the Website and any services We offer (collectively, the “Service”).

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

By accessing or using the Website, You agree to be bound by these Terms and Our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If You do not agree to these Terms, You must

cease use of the Website immediately. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms constitutes Your acceptance of those changes.

2. CHANGES TO TERMS

We reserve the right to revise and update these Terms at Our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately upon posting, and We will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this

page. It is Your responsibility to review these Terms periodically. Material changes will be indicated by a prominent notice on the Website.

3. USE OF THE WEBSITE

3.1 Eligibility

You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to use this Website. By using the Website, You represent and warrant that You are at least eighteen (18) years old and have the legal capacity to

enter into these Terms.

3.2 Permitted Use

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which may harm the Company or users of the Website.
Use the Website to transmit any advertising or promotional material without Our prior written consent, including spam, junk mail, or chain letters.
Impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database
connected to the Website.

3.3 Account Security

If any feature of the Website requires account credentials, You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of those credentials. You agree to notify Us immediately of any

unauthorized access to or use of Your account.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality — including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, audio, and the design, selection, and

arrangement thereof — are owned by bantuméa, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent,

trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on Our Website,

except as follows:

Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to Your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by Your web browser for display enhancement purposes.
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for Your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or
distribution.

5. COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

bantuméa respects the intellectual property rights of others. If You believe that any content on the Website infringes Your copyright, please contact Us with the following information:

A description of the copyrighted work You claim has been infringed.
A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the Website.
Your contact information (name, address, telephone number, and email address).
A statement that You have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

Please send copyright complaints to: hello@bantumea.com

We will review and respond to all legitimate copyright complaints promptly. We reserve the right to remove any content that We determine, in Our sole discretion, infringes the intellectual

property rights of others.

Note: As Our business evolves, We may register a Designated Copyright Agent with the U.S. Copyright Office and implement formal notice-and-takedown procedures under 17 USC §512

(the Digital Millennium Copyright Act). This section will be updated accordingly at that time.

6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT, FEATURES, AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY

OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR

UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR

NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL BANTUMÉA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,

UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING

BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR LOSS OF DATA,

WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES,

AND CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) OR THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THE COMPANY IN THE LAST SIX (6) MONTHS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless bantuméa and its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents,

licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising

out of or relating to Your violation of these Terms, Your use of the Website, or Your violation of any rights of a third party.

9. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the

Commonwealth of Virginia without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.

10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.

10.1 Binding Arbitration

You and bantuméa agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof, or the use of

the Website (collectively, “Disputes”) shall be settled by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The seat

of arbitration shall be Richmond, Virginia. The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any Dispute, including whether a particular claim is arbitrable. The arbitrator’s decision shall be

final and binding.

10.2 Arbitration Costs

Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA’s rules. If You demonstrate that arbitration costs are prohibitive compared to litigation costs, bantuméa will

pay as much of Your filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive.

10.3 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND BANTUMÉA AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR

REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND BANTUMÉA AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S OR PARTY’S CLAIMS AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER

ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS PROCEEDING.

10.4 Exception

Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation,

or violation of intellectual property rights.

11. LIMITATION ON TIME TO FILE CLAIMS

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF

ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

12. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

By using the Website and providing Your contact information through Our contact form, You consent to receive electronic communications from Us. You agree that all agreements, notices,

disclosures, and other communications that We provide to You electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

13. FORCE MAJEURE

bantuméa shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance under these Terms due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war,

terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, pandemics, strikes, or shortages of transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials.

14. ACCESSIBILITY

bantuméa is committed to ensuring that Our Website is accessible to individuals with disabilities. We strive to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. If You experience

any difficulty accessing any part of the Website, please contact Us at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS] and We will work to provide the information or service You need through an alternative communication method.

15. SEVERABILITY AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT

15.1 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the

minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

15.2 Waiver

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any

failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

15.3 Entire Agreement

These Terms and Our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between You and bantuméa regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements,

representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

16. CONTACT INFORMATION

If You have any questions about these Terms, please contact Us:

By Email: hello@bantumea.com

By Mail: 1700 Kraft Drive, Suite 2000, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060

Website: www.bantumea.com/contact

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