Terms of Service
Last Updated: September 4, 2018
Welcome to the websites hosted by Mind Your Brain, Inc. (“Mind Your Brain” or “we” or “us”) at mindsightinstitute.com and drdansiegel.com (together, collectively, the “Service”). Please review the following terms and conditions concerning your use of and access to the Service. By accessing, using, purchasing, downloading any materials or content from the Service, you agree to follow and be bound by these terms and conditions (these “Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms, you may not use the Service.
NOTICE OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER: THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER, SET FORTH BELOW, WHICH AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ABOUT RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE WITH THE COMPANY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
THE SERVICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO SERVE AS PROFESSIONAL OR MEDICAL ADVICE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. IT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
Content and Accuracy of Information: We attempt to ensure that information on this Service is complete, accurate and current. Despite our efforts, the information on this Service may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. We make no representation as to the completeness, accuracy or currentness of any information on this Service.
Use of Service Content: All materials provided on the Service, including but not limited to information, documents, products, logos, graphics, sounds, images, compilations, content and services (“Materials” or “Content”), are provided either by Mind Your Brain or by respective third party authors, developers or vendors (“Third Party Providers”) and are the copyrighted works of Mind Your Brain and/or its Third Party Providers (or is permitted/licensed to be used by Third Party Providers), unless specifically provided otherwise.
Except as stated herein, none of the Materials may be modified, copied, printed, reproduced, distributed, republished, performed, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted and/or otherwise used in any form or by any means, including but not limited to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other means, without the prior express written permission of Mind Your Brain and/or a Third Party Provider. Also, you may not “mirror” or “archive” any Materials contained on the Service on any other server without Mind Your Brain’s prior express written permission.
Except where expressly provided otherwise by Mind Your Brain, nothing on the Service shall be construed to confer any license or ownership right in or to the Materials, under any of Mind Your Brain’s intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise. You acknowledge sole responsibility for obtaining any such licenses.
You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any licenses granted by Mind Your Brain, and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer shall be null and void. You may not otherwise copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works of the Materials or Content.
Materials provided by any Third Party Providers have not been independently reviewed, tested, certified, or authenticated in whole or in part by Mind Your Brain. Mind Your Brain does not provide, sell, license, or lease any of the Materials other than those specifically identified as being provided by Mind Your Brain.
Any unauthorized use of any Materials contained on the Service may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and/or communications regulations and statutes. It is your obligation to comply with all applicable state, federal and international laws. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and password and for restricting access to such information and to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.
Termination. You or we may suspend or terminate your account or your use of this Service at any time, for any reason or for no reason. We reserve the right to change, suspend, or discontinue all or any aspect of this Service at any time without notice.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Account Creation. You are eligible to use the Service if you are the age of 18 or older. You are ineligible to use the Service if you have been suspended by Mind Your Brain or you are under the age of 18. By becoming a user of the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to use the Service and to abide by the Terms of Use. Your registration with the Service is for your sole use. You may not authorize others to use your account and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity.
In order to set up an account on the Service, Users will have to provide a User Name, password, active email address, and, in some cases, a physical mailing address, all of which is subject to Mind Your Brain’s Privacy Policy. Any submission of false or materially inaccurate information by users in creating an account shall constitute a basis for Mind Your Brain to terminate the account and bar such users from making further access or use of the Service. You may only create one account per person, and any user creating multiple accounts with different email addresses may be subject to account termination.
Accuracy of Billing and Account Information. We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address (if applicable). In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.
You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.
PAYMENTS, CREDITS, AND REFUNDS
When you make a payment, you agree to use a valid payment method. If you are not happy with your purchase or course, Mind Your Brain offers a Grievance Policy as set forth below.
Payments. You agree to pay the fees for courses that you purchase, and you authorize us to charge your debit or credit card or process other means of payment (such as Paypal) for those fees. Mind Your Brain works with third party payment processing partners to offer you the most convenient payment methods in your country and to keep your payment information secure. You can review our Privacy Policy for more details.
When you make a purchase, you agree not to use an invalid or unauthorized payment method. If your payment method fails and you still get access to the course you are enrolling in, you agree to pay us the corresponding fees within thirty (30) days of notification from us. We reserve the right to disable access to any course or products for which we have not received adequate payments.
In some cases, we may issue credits to your account. These credits will be automatically applied towards a future purchase of a specific course, or your next course purchase on our Service. Credits may expire if not used within the specified period and have no cash value.
COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY
Individual courses have specific terms of service to which you agree when registering. If the Mind Your Brain cancels or postpones a program, a full refund will be issued. If you need to cancel, please notify the Mind Your Brain as soon as possible either by email or telephone. All cancellations are subject to prorated refunds on a case by case basis.
GRIEVANCE POLICY
Mind Your Brain is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the Ethical Principles of the APA, BBS, BRN, and CMA. Mind Your Brain complies with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the Education Chair in consultation with the members of the continuing education committee and the program Chairperson. While Mind Your Brain goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there may be occasional issues which come to the attention of the program staff which require intervention and/or action on the part of the program staff or Mind Your Brain. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances. When a participant, either orally or in written format, files a grievance and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken.
- If the grievance concerns a program offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the program was offered, Mind Your Brain will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, Mind Your Brain will:
- provide a fee credit toward a future program, or
- provide a partial or full refund of the program fee.
- If the grievance concerns a Mind Your Brain CE program, in a specific regard, the CE Education Chair will mediate.
ADA COMPLIANCE
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact our office at (310) 451-0335 at least 2 weeks before the course if you need any special accommodations.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The Service may contain links or have references to websites controlled by parties other than Mind Your Brain. Mind Your Brain is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the contents or use of these third party websites. Mind Your Brain is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Mind Your Brain of the linked website and/or the content and materials found at the linked website, except as specifically stated otherwise by Mind Your Brain. It is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of viruses or other items of an intrusive nature.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF MIND YOUR BRAIN EXCEED $100.00. IN NO EVENT SHALL MIND YOUR BRAIN OR ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER, TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER PROPERTY AND/OR FOR LOSS OF DATA, CONTENT, IMAGES, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THESE TERMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCESSING OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, EVEN IF THE PARTY FROM WHICH DAMAGES ARE BEING SOUGHT OR THE THIRD PARTY PROVIDER HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY IN THE EVENT OF CUSTOMER’S BREACH, OR RELATED TO ITS INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS. THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT AFFECT THE RIGHTS LISTED BELOW IN THE SECTION TITLED “INDEMNITIES”.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each party represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to enter into these Terms. Mind Your Brain warrants that it will provide the Service and all services in a manner consistent with its business practices, as Mind Your Brain, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems fit. To the extent that you represent an entity of any type or any individual besides yourself, you represent and warrant that you have the proper authority to enter into these Terms on their behalf.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
EXCEPT WHERE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE BY MIND YOUR BRAIN, THE MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” AND ARE FOR USE AS CONTRACTED HEREIN. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SET FORTH HEREIN, MIND YOUR BRAIN AND ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES, AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE WEBSITE, THE MATERIALS, AND THE GOODS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES, AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUALITY OF GOODS AND SERVICES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. MIND YOUR BRAIN AND ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS, GUARANTIES OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE AND THE GOODS, SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEBSITE, OR THE RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE AND/OR THE GOODS, SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MIND YOUR BRAIN AND ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (A) THE OPERATION OR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR MATERIALS WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; (B) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL YOU PURCHASE OR OBTAIN THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; OR (C) THE GOODS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR THE SYSTEMS THAT MAKE THE SERVICES AND WEBSITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEITHER MIND YOUR BRAIN NOR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF DATA OVER COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, AND THAT THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF SUCH COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. MIND YOUR BRAIN ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS. EXCEPT WHERE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE BY MIND YOUR BRAIN, THE WEBSITE AND THE GOODS, SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. MIND YOUR BRAIN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY RELATED TO THE QUALITY OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AND THE PERSONS OR BUSINESSES REFERENCED ON THE WEBSITE. YOU USE THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND AFFILIATED SERVICES AT YOUR PERIL AND ASSUME ALL RISKS RELATED TO USE OF SAID THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND SERVICES.
INDEMNITIES
Mind Your Brain shall have no indemnification obligation or other liability for any claim of infringement arising from (a) use of the Service and/or the goods, services or Materials associated with the Service other than in accordance with these Terms; (b) the combination of the Service and/or the goods, services or Materials associated with the Service with any other products, services, or materials; or (c) any third party products, services, or materials.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
You will comply with all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties, regulations and conventions in connection with your use of the Service, including without limitation those related to data privacy, international communications, and the exportation of technical or personal data from locations other than the location from which Mind Your Brain controls and operates the Service and services associated therewith.
NOTICES
Mind Your Brain may give notice by means of a general notice on the Service, electronic mail to your e-mail address on record in Mind Your Brain’s account information, or by written communication sent by first class mail or pre-paid post to your address on record in Mind Your Brain’s account information. All notices shall be deemed to have been given four days after mailing or 36 hours after sending by email or posting to the Service.
Furthermore, Mind Your Brain complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Any notices given pursuant to the DMCA shall be given to the Mind Your Brain designated agent via email at info@drdansiegel.com or via registered U.S. mail sent return receipt to: DMCA Compliance Agent, Mind Your Brain, Inc., 1137 Second Street, Suite 202, Santa Monica, CA 90403
You may give notice to Mind Your Brain at any time by letter sent by registered mail with return receipt to: Mind Your Brain, 1137 Second Street, Suite 202, Santa Monica, CA 90403.
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES – MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER
We offer the following process to help you resolve a complaint or Dispute (as defined below) that you may have with Mind Your Brain or the use of this Service. Please read this section carefully. Our Customer Service Department, which you can reach at info@drdansiegel.com can help you resolve most of your concerns. If our Customer Service Department is unable to resolve your complaint or Dispute, you agree to take the following steps to resolve any Dispute you may have with us.
Step 1. Notice of Dispute
You must first try to resolve any complaint or Dispute with us through our Notice of Dispute process. You begin by submitting a “Notice of Dispute” with any supporting documents or other information by U.S. Mail to:
Mind Your Brain, Inc.
Attention: Notice of Dispute
1137 Second Street, Suite 202
Santa Monica, CA 90403
A “Notice of Dispute” is a written form in which you provide your name, address, contact information, email address, the facts regarding your Dispute, and the relief you are requesting from us. Once we receive your Notice of Dispute, you and we will attempt to resolve any Dispute through informal negotiation within forty-five (45) days from the date the Notice of Dispute is received by us. If an agreement cannot be reached within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the Notice of Dispute, you or we may initiate an arbitration proceeding or small claims action as described below.
You agree that the term “Dispute” in these Terms will have the broadest meaning possible. It applies to any dispute, action, or other controversy between you and us relating to the Service and/or the Terms (or any breach thereof) – whether in contract, warranty, tort, laws or regulation. The term also applies to any dispute over the validity, enforceability, or scope of this arbitration provision.
Step 2: Arbitration
If your Dispute is not resolved to your satisfaction within 45 days from when we received your Notice of Dispute, you and we agree to arbitrate all Disputes between us. As explained below, you and we may also have the right to bring an individual action before a Small Claims Court for certain claims. You agree that arbitration or a small claims action will be your sole and exclusive remedy to resolve any dispute with us. The Federal Arbitration Act applies to this Agreement.
By agreeing to arbitrate, you are giving up the right to litigate (or participate in as a party or class member) any and all Disputes in a court before a judge or jury (except Small Claims Court). Instead, a neutral arbitrator will resolve all Disputes.
To read more about arbitration, visit www.adr.org. The American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) will conduct any arbitration under its Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect at that time. You can review the Consumer Arbitration Rules here: https://www.adr.org/sites/default/files/Consumer%20Rules.pdf.You may begin an arbitration with us by completing a Demand for Arbitration form, available by clicking here: https://www.adr.org/sites/default/files/Commercial%20Demand%20for%20Arbitration.pdf.The completed form(s) should be returned directly to the AAA. The AAA will assign someone to manage your case. You will be contacted with instructions for continuing the arbitration process. Be sure to keep a copy of everything you send to the administrator of your arbitration or us. If, for any reason, the AAA is unavailable, the parties shall mutually select another arbitration forum which will be governed by the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules. The AAA rules will determine whether the arbitration will take place through written submissions by you and us, by telephone, or in person.
Class Action Waiver
Any proceedings to resolve or litigate any Dispute in any forum will be conducted solely on an individual basis. Class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, consolidation of your Dispute with other arbitrations, or any other proceeding in which either party acts or proposes to act in a representative capacity or as a private attorney general are not permitted and are waived by you, and an arbitrator will have no jurisdiction to hear such claims. If a court or arbitrator finds that the class action waiver in this section is unenforceable as to all or some parts of a Dispute, then the class action waiver will not apply to those parts. Instead, those parts will be severed and proceed in a court of law, with the remaining parts proceeding in arbitration.
If any other provision of this Dispute resolution section is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be severed with the remainder of this section remaining in full force and effect.
Costs
If you initiate an arbitration with the AAA, we will promptly reimburse you for any standard filing fee you may have been required to pay by the AAA, once you have notified us in writing and provided a copy of the arbitration demand. However, if we are the prevailing party in the arbitration, we will be entitled to seek and recover our attorneys’ fees and costs, subject to the arbitrator’s determination and applicable law.
Small Claims Option
You may also litigate any Dispute in Small Claims Court in the City of Santa Monica, California, if the Dispute meets all requirements to be heard in the small claims court. You can learn more about the Small Claims Court in the County of Los Angeles by clicking here: http://www.lacourt.org/division/smallclaims/smallclaims.aspx. However, if you initiate a Small Claims case, you are responsible for all your court costs.
Choice of Law and Forum Selection
You agree that the laws of the State of California govern this agreement and any claim or Dispute or issues arising from it, without regard to California’s conflict of laws rules. Unless you and we agree otherwise, in the event that the Agreement to arbitrate above is found not to apply to you or to a particular claim or Dispute as a result of a decision by the arbitrator or a court order, you agree that any Disputes or claims that you may have against us reside in and will be resolved by a state or federal court located in the County of Dallas in the State of California and you agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.
Governing Law & Exclusive Venue
Use of the Service and any claim relating to Mind Your Brain shall be governed by the laws of the State of California and litigated in the State of California. Any disputes, actions, claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in California. The choice of law of and exclusive venue in California apply to you regardless of where you are accessing the Service from even if you are accessing the Service from outside of the United States of America.
The Terms of Use (together with the Privacy Policy) represent the parties’ entire understanding relating to the use of the Service and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional, communications. Mind Your Brain reserve the right to change these Terms of Use or policies relating to the Service at any time and from time to time, and such changes will be effective upon being posted herein. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then current Terms of Use because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these Terms of Use may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages of the Service, which may be posted from time to time. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes and/or postings shall constitute your consent to such changes. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed to reflect the intentions of the invalid or unenforceable provision(s), with all other provisions remaining in full force and effect.
You may not assign these Terms of Use without the prior written approval of Mind Your Brain. Any purported assignment in violation of this section shall be void. Mind Your Brain reserves the right to use Third Party Providers in the provision of the Service and/or the goods, service and/or Materials associated therewith. In the event of any litigation of any controversy or dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use, its interpretation, its performance, or the like, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, court costs, and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses attributable to the prosecution or defense of that controversy or dispute. Any and all rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Mind Your Brain.
If you have any questions regarding these terms or wish to contact us for any matter:
Mind Your Brain, Inc.
1137 Second Street, Suite 202
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Email: info@drdansiegel.com