TERMS OF USE · Effective August 27, 2026
By using elisama.net you agree to these terms. If you don't agree with them, please don't use the site.
1. What this site is
A personal website run by Elisa Ma. Everything on it is published for general information and represents my own views. It is not published on behalf of my employer, and nothing here should be read as a statement by any company I work for.
2. Content and copyright
The text, photographs, graphics, and design on this site are © August 27, 2026 Elisa Ma unless credited to someone else, and are protected under United States and international copyright law.
You're welcome to read the site, link to it, and quote short excerpts with attribution and a link back. Please don't republish whole pages, reproduce the content commercially, or present it as your own. If you want to do something beyond that, ask me at contact.elisa.ma[at]gmail.com
3. Acceptable use
Don't use this site to break the law. Don't try to gain unauthorized access to it or to the systems hosting it. Don't scrape it in a way that degrades it for other people. Don't send malware or harassment through any contact route on it.
4. This is not professional advice
Nothing on this site is legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice.
5. Links to other sites
Links to other websites are there for convenience. I don't control those sites, I don't endorse everything on them, and I'm not responsible for their content or their privacy practices.
6. No warranty
This site is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. I don't warrant that the site will be available without interruption, free of errors, or free of harmful components.
7. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by California law, Elisa Ma is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of your use of or inability to use this site. Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded, it is limited to one hundred United States dollars (US$100).
8. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Elisa Ma against any claim arising from your misuse of this site or your breach of these terms.
9. Changes
I may update these terms. A change takes effect when it is posted here with a new effective date.
10. Governing law and venue
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute arising from them will be brought in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.
11. Severability
If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, that part is severed and the rest remains in effect.
12. Contact
contact.elisa.ma[at]gmail.com