Terms of Service

Last updated: January 1, 2026

Mettā Publication(“Mettā,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), is a media and public life enterprise dedicated to social healing. Our mission is to help you live more intentionally through mind and body. Through content, experiences, and practical tools, we foster the human change that makes personal transformation possible.

Our websites www.metta.pub and www.sacredsex.app (each, a “Site” and, collectively, the “Sites”) and all e-newsletters, software, APIs, features, and content related thereto (excluding User Generated Content, as defined below) that Mettā makes available to you are collectively referred to as the “Services.” These Terms of Use constitute an agreement between us and the user (“you” or “user”) and govern your access to and use of the Services.

You should read these Terms of Use carefully before using any of the Services.

Your Acceptance of These Terms of Use

These Terms of Use apply to all users of the Services. Each time you use the Services, you should visit and review the Terms of Use. By using the Services, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you may not access or otherwise use the Services. We reserve the right to occasionally update the Terms of Use. At such time, we will also revise the “last updated” date above. By continuing to access and use the Services after any such modification is made, you are agreeing to such modification. Please check these Terms of Use frequently for updates. If you are under the age of 18, you represent that you are either an emancipated minor or have obtained the legal consent of your parent or legal guardian to agree to these Terms of Use to access the Services.

Your Acceptance of Our Privacy Policy

All personal information that we collect through the Services is subject to our Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”). By agreeing to these Terms of Use, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy, which is expressly incorporated herein. Before using the Services, please carefully review our Privacy Policy. All personal information provided to us or that we collect as a result of your use of the Services will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. To the extent that there are inconsistencies between these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, these Terms of Use control.

Your Consent to Other Terms

When you sign up to use a feature of any Site, you may be asked to agree to special rules, guidelines, and/or other terms governing your use of the special feature (the “Other Terms”). In such cases, you may be asked to expressly consent to the Other Terms, for example, by checking a box or clicking on a button marked “I agree.” or "I confirm" This type of agreement is known as a “click-through” agreement. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between any of the Other Terms and these Terms of Use, the Other Terms will take precedence over these Terms of Use, but only with respect to the matters and the portion of the Services governed by the Other Terms.

Your Consent to Email Communications

You expressly agree that, as part of the Services, you may receive communications by email. You may stop receiving email messages by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link contained in such email messages.

Ownership of the Services and the Content

All software and code comprising or used to operate the Services, all text, names, logos, designs, graphics, photographs, images, illustrations, sound recordings, videos, audio-visual clips, and other materials of the Services (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Content”) are subject to and protected under applicable intellectual property and other laws, including without limitation the New Zealand and international copyright and trademark laws.

The Services, all Content, and intellectual property rights therein are the property of Mettā or its licensors. Unless otherwise noted, the Services and Content are:

Subject to these Terms of Use, we hereby grant to you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable license to access and use the Services and the Content for your personal use only. This license does not include any right to resale or commercial use of the Services nor the right to create any derivative works of the Services (in whole or in part) or of the Content (in whole or in part). You may not use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering and/or extraction tools.

None of the Content may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordation, photo-reproduced, or otherwise), or reproduced without the express prior written permission of Mettā.

You are prohibited from violating any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation relating to your use of the Services and/or Content.

You must not hack the Services or perform any other activity that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data, or personal information. You must not perform any activity to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment. You may not use any “deep-link”, “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider”, or other automatic device, program, algorithm, or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Services, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of any of the Services, or to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents, or information through any means not purposely made available through the Services. We reserve the right to bar any such activity.

The posting or display of any Content on the Services does not constitute a waiver of any rights in such Content. You do not acquire ownership rights to any such Content viewed through the Services. Except as otherwise provided herein, none of the Content may be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, modified, displayed, posted, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without our express, prior written permission.

Subject to these Terms of Use, you may lawfully access and use the Services and display, download, or print portions of a Site on a temporary basis and for your personal, educational, non-commercial use only, provided that you (i) do not modify the Content; (ii) you retain any and all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Content; and (iii) you do not copy or post the Content on any network computer or broadcast the Content in any media. Subject to these Terms of Use, you may download, copy, and/or transfer media and content to a computer or mobile device for your personal, non-commercial use only.

You may also link to any of our Services from your website, blog, application, platform, or services, provided that (a) the link redirects the user to the respective Service (e.g., a Site or the App) when the user clicks on the link; (b) you do not insert any intermediate page, splash page, or other content between the link and the Services; (c) you do not use the content in a manner that suggests Mettā, the Services, or individuals featured in the Services promote or endorse your or any third party’s cause, idea(s), product(s), site(s), application(s), platform(s), or service(s); you do not use the Services or any portion thereof for commercial purposes; and (e) you do not use the Services in any way that is unlawful or harmful to any individual or entity.

Trademarks

The names and logos (including, without limitation, the Mettā name and logo), all product and service names, all graphics, all button icons, and all trademarks, service marks and logos appearing within the Services, unless otherwise noted, are (whether registered or not) trademarks , service marks, and/or trade dress of Mettā and/or its affiliates. All other trademarks, product names, company names, logos, service marks, and/or trade dress mentioned, displayed, cited, or otherwise indicated within any of the Sites or the App are the property of their respective owners. You are not authorized to display or use Mettā trademarks in any manner without our prior written permission. You are not authorized to display or use trademarks, product names, company names, logos, service marks, and/or trade dress of other owners featured within any of the Sites or the App without the prior written permission of such owners. The use or misuse of The Mettā trademarks or other trademarks, product names, company names, logos, service marks, and/or trade dress or any other materials contained herein, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited.

Your Obligations

In consideration of your use of the Services, you agree that to the extent you provide personal information to Mettā, it will be true, accurate, current, and complete and that you will update all personal information as necessary.

You agree to use the Services in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. You agree not to upload or transmit through the Services any computer viruses, trojan horses, worms, or anything else designed to interfere with, interrupt, or disrupt the normal operating procedures of a computer. Any unauthorized modification, tampering or change of any information, or any interference with the availability of or access to the Services is strictly prohibited. We reserve all rights and remedies available to us.

Mettā reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate without notice a user’s access to any Site, the App, or any other portion of the Services or any portion of any of the foregoing, at any time.

Disclaimers

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE AVAILABLE ON OR PROMOTED THROUGH THE SERVICES. THE SERVICES AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, METTĀ, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS AND THEIR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS AS WELL AS OUR MEDIA GUESTS AND PARTICIPANTS, VENDORS, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, ARISING BY STATUTE, CUSTOM, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR IN ANY OTHER WAY, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT, AND ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE OR PROMOTED THROUGH THE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, METTĀ, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS AND THEIR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (A) OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (B) RELATING TO THE SECURITY OF THE SERVICES; (C) THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT; OR (D) THAT THE SERVICES WILL OPERATE SECURELY OR WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR ERROR. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, YOUR MOBILE DEVICE(S), OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SERVICES.

WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, ITS SERVERS, OR ANY TRANSMISSIONS SENT FROM US OR THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE FREE OF ANY HARMFUL COMPONENTS (INCLUDING VIRUSES).

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SERVICES, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE NEW ZEALAND, OR THAT THESE TERMS OF USE COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT ACCESS THE SERVICES FROM ANY TERRITORY WHERE THE CONTENT IS ILLEGAL AD THAT YOU, AND NOT METTĀ, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.

METTĀ DOES NOT ENDORSE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR STATEMENTS, ADVICE AND OPINIONS MADE BY ANYONE OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED BY METTĀ SPOKESPERSONS. WE DO NOT ENDORSE AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY STATEMENTS, ADVICE, OR OPINIONS CONTAINED IN USER-GENERATED CONTENT AND SUCH STATEMENTS, ADVICE, AND OPINIONS DO NOT IN ANY WAY REFLECT THE STATEMENTS, ADVICE AND OPINIONS OF METTĀ. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY OF DELETION, MISDELIVERY, OR FAILURE TO STORE COMMUNICATIONS, PERSONALIZED SETTINGS, OR OTHER DATA. YOU ACCEPT THAT OUR AFFILIATES, SHAREHOLDERS, OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES SHALL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THIS CLAUSE.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO ALL OR PART OF THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

ANY RELIANCE UPON THE CONTENT OR THE SERVICES SHALL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU AGREE THAT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR ANY CHANGES TO THE CONTENT. THE SERVICES AND/OR THE CONTENT MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL INACCURACIES, TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND OUT-OF-DATE INFORMATION. METTĀ MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT POSTED AND MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. METTĀ RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE SERVICES AT ANY TIME.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL METTĀ, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS AND THEIR SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY (A) AS A PUBLISHER OF INFORMATION; (B) FOR ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION; (C) FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (D) FOR STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES; OR (E) FOR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS WE, ON BEHALF OF OUR AND OUR AFFILIATES’ DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, EXCLUDE AND DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSSES AND EXPENSES OF WHATEVER NATURE AND HOWSOEVER ARISING INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, GENERAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; LOSS OF USE; LOSS OF DATA; LOSS CAUSED BY A VIRUS; LOSS OF INCOME OR PROFIT; LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY; CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES; OR OTHER LOSSES OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICES. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING SUCH PROCEDURES FOR DATA BACK UP AND VIRUS CHECKING AS YOU CONSIDER NECESSARY. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS. THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND YOU. THE SERVICES WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.

IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN DOLLARS US DOLLARS (USD 10.00). YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID THE COMPANY ANY AMOUNTS FOR THE SERVICES PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY CLAIM, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH THE COMPANY IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICES.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain kinds of limitations or exclusions of liability, so the limitations and exclusions set out in these Terms of Use may not apply to you. Other jurisdictions allow limitations and exclusions subject to certain conditions. In such a case, the limitations and exclusions set out in these Terms of Use shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of such applicable jurisdictions. Your statutory rights as a consumer, if any, are not affected by these provisions, and we do not seek to exclude or limit liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Claim Limitation Period

You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action you may have arising from or relating to the Services, these Terms of Use, or the Privacy Policy must be filed within six (6) months after such claim or cause of action arose, or is forever barred.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the Mettā, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its and their respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, as well as its media guests and participants and business partners harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Services in violation of these Terms of Use and/or arising from a breach of these Terms of Use and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or your use of the Services, including your submission of User Generated Content. We reserve the right to defend any such claim, and you agree to provide us with such reasonable cooperation and information as we may request.

Links to Third-Party Websites

The Services may provide links to other websites, applications, platforms, or services maintained or operated by third parties. Because we have no control over third-party websites, we are not responsible for the availability of those websites and do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, services, products, or other materials on or available from such websites. Mettā shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, and we expressly disclaim any responsibility for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, advertising, services, products, or other materials on or available from such websites. These Terms of Use do not apply to your use of third-party websites; your use of such websites is subject to the terms and policies of the owner of such websites.

Modification and Discontinuation

We reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify, edit, delete, suspend, or discontinue temporarily or permanently the Services (or any portion thereof) and/or the Content, information, materials, products, and/or services available through the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modification, editing, deletion, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.

Waiver

Our failure at any time to require performance of any provision of these Terms of Use or to exercise any right provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of such provision or such right. All waivers must be in writing. Unless the written waiver contains an express statement to the contrary, no waiver by Mettā of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use or of any right provided for herein will be construed as a waiver of any continuing or succeeding breach of such provision, a waiver of the provision itself, or a waiver of any right under these Terms of Use. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, NO CLAIM RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE JOINED TO ANY OTHER CLAIM, INCLUDING ANY ARBITRATION OR CLAIM INVOLVING ANY OTHER CURRENT OR FORMER USER OF THE SERVICES, AND NO CLASS ACTION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision will be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect.

Force Majeure

Notwithstanding any other provision contained in these Terms of Use, in the event that the performance of any obligation of Mettā is prevented due to acts of God, exchange controls, export or import controls, or any other government restriction, wars, hostilities, blockades, civil disturbances, revolutions, strikes, lockouts, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Mettā, then Mettā will not be responsible to you for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations. We will promptly notify you of such force majeure condition. The terms of this clause shall not exempt, but merely suspend, us from our duty to perform until as soon as practicable after a force majeure condition ceases to exist.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use (together with our Privacy Policy and any Other Terms) contain the entire understanding and agreement between you and Mettā with respect to the Services and supersede all previous communications, negotiations, and agreements, whether oral, written, or electronic, between you and Mettā with respect to the Services and your use of the Services. As used in these Terms of Use, “including” means “including, but not limited to.” You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use without the prior express written consent of Mettā.

Questions

If you have any questions about the Services or these Terms of Use, please contact us using the following information:

Mettā Publications, 53B Arcon Drive, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand

Email: support@metta.pub