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TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE Welcome to Heather Begins website! Our relationship with you is important to us! Please ensure you are familiar with our policies and Please help us serve you better by respecting the following policies and understand that by visiting our site, you are accepting the terms of these policies.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Our site contains material, which is owned by, or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, text, images, audio, videos, data, wallpaper and graphics (including the HTML code used to generate it), eBooks, eCourses. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited and may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense. You may not, directly or indirectly, use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, publish, modify, delete, add to, license, post, transmit, or distribute any content or proprietary information from this site in whole or in part, including the removal or alteration of advertising, except pursuant to the express limited grant of rights hereunder without the specific prior written consent of Heather Begins. We grant you a non-exclusive and limited license to access the site and to use the services and information contained within. If you purchase any of our products, you do not have the right to share, distribute, or copy any of the content within those products and services. Again, unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited and may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense.
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY The information presented on this site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without representation or warranty of any kind. Heather Begins will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website: for any indirect, special or consequential loss; or for any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data. These limitations of liability apply even if Heather Begins has been expressly advised of the potential loss. Any earnings or income statements, or any earnings or income examples, are only estimates of what we think you could earn. There is no assurance you will do as well as stated in any examples. If you rely upon any figures provided, you must accept the entire risk of not doing as well as the information provided. There is no assurance that any prior successes or past results as to earnings or income (whether monetary or advertising credits, whether convertible to cash or not) will apply, nor can any prior successes be used, as an indication of your future success or results from any of the information, content, or strategies. Any and all claims or representations as to income or earnings (whether monetary or whether convertible to cash or not) are not to be considered as “average earnings”.
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SEVERANCE If any provision of this Contract is held unenforceable, then such provision will be modified to reflect the parties’ intention. All remaining provisions of this Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT All prior understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, oral or written, are merged in these terms; it completely expresses their full agreement and has been entered into after full investigation, neither party relying upon any statement made by anyone else that is not set forth in these terms.
GOVERNING LAW These terms shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York. You waive all rights to trial by jury in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these terms. Furthermore, you waive the defense of forum non conveniens.
POLICY CHANGES We reserve the right to change, modify, or amend this policy. But don’t worry, we’ll let you know if we do! The new policy will replace any prior policies to the extent that there are any inconsistencies. Use of our site after modification, implies that you consent to the policy as amended. This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on June 20, 2020 and is effective immediately. To contact us with any questions or concerns, please refer to our contact page. © Copyright 2020 Begins. All rights reserved.
PRIVACY POLICY Heather Begins takes your privacy seriously and we’re committed to safeguarding your privacy online.
PERSONAL INFORMATION Rest assured that any personally identifiable information you provide will never be sold or traded to outside parties, however we reserve the right to disclose this information where it is required by law. We reserve the right collect information regarding the ways and frequencies our visitors interact with our site.
PAYMENT INFORMATION For the purposes of processing payment, your credit card information will be shared only with necessary third parties for the purpose of carrying out the transactions. We neither maintain nor share your payment information unless otherwise stated.
THIRD PARTY LINKS Please be aware that the privacy policies of third party links to websites may differ from that of Heather Begins.
GOVERNING LAW The terms of this Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York. You waive all rights to trial by jury in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these terms. Furthermore, you waive the defense of forum non conveniens. To contact us with any questions or concerns, please refer to our contact page. © Copyright 2020 Heather Begins. All rights reserved.
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