Last updated: 2026-06-22
Welcome to BJJ Girls Mag. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website bjjgirlsmag.com (the “Service”) operated by BJJ Girls Mag (“we”, “us”, “our”). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.
1. About BJJ Girls Mag
BJJ Girls Mag is an independent communication and information portal specialized in women’s jiu-jitsu. The Service is published and edited by Samanta Fonseca, with a small team of women contributors. Our editorial mission, sourcing standards, and corrections process are described in our Editorial Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
2. Use of the Service
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Service in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party’s use of the Service, to attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service or any system or network connected to the Service, or to use any automated means to access the Service for any purpose without our express written permission, except for indexing by general-purpose search engines that respect our robots.txt file.
3. Editorial Content and Disclaimers
The Service publishes editorial content, including news reporting, investigative coverage, interviews, opinion, and educational material related to jiu-jitsu, women’s combat sports, training, health, gear, and related topics. Editorial coverage of sensitive subjects, including allegations of misconduct, abuse, or criminal conduct, follows our four-tier protection protocol set out in the Editorial Policy. Where individuals are named in the context of allegations, the presumption of innocence applies under all applicable law unless and until a final, non-appealable judgment establishes otherwise.
The information published on the Service is provided for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Health, training, nutrition, legal, medical, and similar content does not constitute professional advice, and you should consult a qualified professional before acting on any information found on the Service.
4. User Submissions and Editorial Tips
If you submit information, content, tips, leads, documents, photographs, video, or other materials to the Service (collectively, “Submissions”), you represent that you own or have the right to share the Submission, and you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use the Submission for editorial purposes, subject to the source protection commitments described in our Editorial Policy.
Editorial source confidentiality, when extended, is protected without time limit and survives the conclusion of any editorial coverage. We will not disclose source identity in response to ordinary user requests, civil discovery, or commercial pressure, and will resist any compelled disclosure to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, including Brazilian Constitutional Article 5, item XIV, and equivalent press shield frameworks in other jurisdictions.
5. Intellectual Property
All content on the Service, including articles, photographs, graphics, logos, video, audio, and design, is the property of BJJ Girls Mag or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property 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 the Service, except as expressly permitted by these Terms, with our prior written permission, or under applicable fair use or fair dealing exceptions, in which case you must provide proper attribution and a link to the original source.
6. Third-Party Content and Links
The Service may contain links to third-party websites, content, or services that are not owned or controlled by BJJ Girls Mag. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party site, and accessing such sites is at your own risk.
7. Advertising and Affiliate Disclosure
The Service is supported in part by advertising, including programmatic advertising delivered through Google AdSense and other ad networks, and by affiliate partnerships with selected jiu-jitsu and combat-sports brands. Where we link to a product through an affiliate program, the link may earn the Service a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial coverage. Sponsored content, when present, is clearly labeled and identified as such.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BJJ Girls Mag and its editors, contributors, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your access to or use of the Service, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, business opportunity, goodwill, or other intangible losses, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BJJ Girls Mag, its editors, contributors, affiliates, and licensors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service or your violation of these Terms.
10. Modifications to These Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time. The most current version will always be posted on this page with the revised “Last updated” date. Material changes will be communicated through additional notice when practicable. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any revised Terms constitutes acceptance of the changes.
11. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice, including for any violation of these Terms. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including intellectual property provisions, disclaimers, indemnification, and limitations of liability.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions, and to the extent applicable, by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the relevant user resides. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the editorial seat of BJJ Girls Mag, except where applicable consumer protection law mandates a different venue.
13. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact bjjgirlsmag@gmail.com.