This Disclaimer & Notice applies to taopapercraft.com (taopapercraft.com), operated by shekcologic, a company registered in Hong Kong (“taopapercraft.com”, “we”, “our”, or “us”).
1. General Product Purpose
All products sold by taopapercraft.com are intended for traditional Chinese religious, cultural, ceremonial, decorative, educational, historical, collectible, or personal use purposes only.
Product descriptions, cultural references, historical explanations, religious texts, symbolic meanings, traditional beliefs, ceremonial information, and educational content are provided solely for informational, cultural, educational, and historical purposes.
taopapercraft.com does not guarantee any specific results, benefits, blessings, protection, prosperity, luck, fortune, spiritual outcomes, healing effects, business success, relationship outcomes, financial gains, or other outcomes associated with the purchase, ownership, or use of any product.
Customers are solely responsible for their own interpretations, beliefs, decisions, expectations, and use of any products purchased from our store.
2. Feng Shui, Divination & Spiritual Products
Products relating to feng shui, fortune sticks, divination, prayer, blessings, charms, talismans, deity tablets, religious symbols, chanting devices, ritual equipment, ceremonial items, and spiritual practices are sold solely as traditional cultural and religious products.
Any interpretations, explanations, historical references, symbolic meanings, fortune-stick readings, blessings, prayers, rituals, or spiritual concepts associated with such products are provided for informational, cultural, educational, and historical purposes only.
taopapercraft.com does not guarantee the accuracy, effectiveness, spiritual efficacy, protection, luck, prosperity, health improvement, financial benefit, relationship outcome, business outcome, or any other result arising from the ownership or use of these products.
3. Legal Compliance & Customer Responsibility
Customers are solely responsible for ensuring that the purchase, importation, possession, transportation, storage, display, use, handling, gifting, resale, or burning of any product complies with all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, building rules, fire codes, environmental regulations, customs requirements, and legal restrictions in their jurisdiction.
By purchasing from taopapercraft.com, customers agree to assume full responsibility for determining whether a product may be legally purchased, imported, possessed, used, displayed, installed, stored, gifted, resold, or burned within their country, state, province, municipality, residence, or place of business.
taopapercraft.com shall not be liable for any consequences arising from a customer’s failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations.
4. Import Restrictions & Customs
Customers are solely responsible for determining whether products may be legally imported into their destination country, region, state, or municipality.
taopapercraft.com is not responsible for customs inspections, import refusals, regulatory restrictions, confiscations, destruction orders, delays, duties, taxes, brokerage fees, storage fees, penalties, fines, or any other actions imposed by customs authorities, government agencies, or regulatory bodies.
Any customs duties, taxes, import fees, permits, certifications, inspections, or regulatory compliance requirements remain the sole responsibility of the customer.
5. Fire Safety, Smoke & Burning Precautions
Certain products sold by taopapercraft.com, including but not limited to joss paper, ceremonial paper offerings, literary text joss paper, incense, candles, and related ritual products, may be intended for burning as part of traditional practices.
Customers must exercise caution and follow all applicable safety requirements when using such products.
- Always verify that burning materials is legally permitted in your area.
- Do not burn products during fire bans or in restricted locations.
- Comply with all local government regulations, building management rules, landlord requirements, strata regulations, condominium bylaws, apartment rules, and homeowners association requirements.
- Burn products only in a safe and well-ventilated environment.
- Use appropriate fire-resistant containers, burners, or designated burning facilities whenever possible.
- Never leave flames, burning products, hot ashes, or embers unattended.
- Keep products away from flammable materials.
- Ensure all materials are fully extinguished and cooled before disposal.
- Keep all products away from children and pets.
Customers are solely responsible for managing smoke, odors, airborne particles, ashes, soot, alarms, smoke detectors, sprinkler systems, building notifications, and any associated consequences arising from product use.
taopapercraft.com assumes no liability for any property damage, fire incidents, personal injury, smoke damage, environmental damage, legal penalties, alarm activations, fines, losses, or claims arising from the storage, handling, use, or burning of any products.
6. Electronic Products Disclaimer
Electronic products, including prayer chanting machines and similar devices, are intended only for their ordinary designed purpose.
Customers are responsible for ensuring compatibility with local electrical standards, voltage requirements, plug types, safety regulations, and approved power supplies.
taopapercraft.com shall not be liable for any damage, loss, malfunction, injury, overheating, electrical failure, data loss, or property damage resulting from misuse, improper installation, modification, unauthorized repairs, incompatible accessories, unsuitable power sources, neglect, accidents, or use contrary to manufacturer recommendations.
7. Physical Handling, Fragility & Product Safety
Certain products, including statues, deity tablets, ritual equipment, wooden products, ceramic items, metal items, decorative displays, stamps, and traditional ceremonial goods, may be heavy, fragile, delicate, or contain sharp edges.
Customers are responsible for the safe handling, storage, transportation, installation, mounting, placement, and display of such products.
taopapercraft.com is not responsible for injuries, cuts, falls, breakage, property damage, installation failures, display failures, or accidents resulting from improper handling, transportation, storage, installation, mounting, placement, or use of any products.
8. Product Appearance, Handmade Variations & Measurements
Many traditional religious, ceremonial, cultural, and handcrafted products are handmade, hand-finished, printed, painted, assembled, or produced using traditional manufacturing methods.
Minor variations in color, material, texture, finish, dimensions, weight, printing quality, packaging, design details, or appearance may occur and shall not be considered defects.
Product photographs, illustrations, and images are provided for reference purposes only. Actual products may differ slightly from images displayed on the website due to manufacturing variations, monitor settings, lighting conditions, production updates, or differences in materials.
Where dimensions, weights, quantities, or sizes are provided, all measurements should be regarded as approximate unless explicitly stated otherwise.
9. Books, Educational Materials & Informational Content
Books, printed materials, cultural texts, fortune-stick dictionaries, ceremonial literature, educational publications, and related media are sold as cultural, educational, collectible, historical, or informational materials.
The inclusion of such materials does not constitute endorsement, certification, validation, legal advice, financial advice, professional guidance, or a guarantee of any belief, interpretation, prediction, ritual outcome, or practice described therein.
Customers remain solely responsible for evaluating and interpreting the contents of any publication or informational material purchased from taopapercraft.com.
10. No Professional Advice
Products, books, textual materials, cultural information, website content, and product descriptions provided by taopapercraft.com do not constitute financial, legal, medical, psychological, religious, business, engineering, architectural, fire-safety, investment, or professional advice.
Customers should consult appropriately qualified professionals regarding matters requiring professional expertise.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, taopapercraft.com, shekcologic, and their owners, directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, suppliers, contractors, and representatives shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, exemplary, or other damages arising from or relating to the purchase, ownership, possession, storage, handling, transportation, gifting, resale, installation, display, interpretation, use, misuse, or burning of any products sold.
This limitation includes, without limitation, property damage, personal injury, fire damage, smoke damage, regulatory penalties, customs actions, financial loss, lost profits, business interruption, emotional distress, or any other losses to the extent permitted by applicable law.
12. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing taopapercraft.com, placing an order, purchasing a product, or otherwise interacting with taopapercraft.com, customers acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to this Disclaimer & Notice and accept responsibility for their own use of all products purchased.
13. Consumer Rights
Nothing in this Disclaimer & Notice is intended to exclude, restrict, or limit any rights, remedies, guarantees, warranties, or protections that cannot be lawfully excluded under applicable consumer protection laws. Where such rights apply, this Disclaimer & Notice shall be interpreted and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.