The following Terms of Use are entered into by and between you and Great Energy ('Company,' 'we,' or 'us'). Effortless Meditation is a service of Great Energy.
These terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these 'Terms of Use'), govern your access to and use of EffortlessMeditation.org, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through EffortlessMeditation.org (the 'Website'), whether as a guest or a registered user.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree, you must not access or use the Website.
This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.
Your use of the Website is also subject to our Privacy Policy and to the disclaimer that appears throughout this Website: this Website and Effortless Meditation are for education and general information; they are not medical or psychological advice and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition; nothing here replaces care from your doctor or a qualified mental health provider; if you are in crisis or under care for a mental health condition, please stay in touch with your provider; breathwork and meditation practices are best approached gently, and vigorous breathing is not advised for those with significant psychiatric or cardiovascular conditions without professional guidance; results vary, and we make no guarantee of any specific outcome. Your agreement to both is incorporated into these Terms of Use.
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website and any service or material we provide on it in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on it is correct, current, and complete. If you are provided with login credentials for any course area, you must treat them as confidential and not share them; you agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use.
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website and the resources available for download strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use. You warrant that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, and will not use it in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it.
All content included as part of the Website, such as text, graphics, logos, images, articles, guides, videos, and the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Website, is the property of the Company or its suppliers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part. The Company's content is not for resale. The Company name, logo, 'Effortless Meditation,' 'Great Energy,' 'Great Energy Qigong,' and all related names, logos, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates. You must not use such marks without prior written permission.
The information contained on this Website and the resources available for download are for educational and informational purposes only, and shall not be understood or construed as medical, psychological, health, legal, financial, or any other professional advice. Nothing on this Website creates a practitioner-patient or therapist-client relationship.
We have done our best to ensure that the information provided on this Website is accurate and valuable, but we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Neither the Company nor any of its owners or employees shall be held liable for any errors or omissions on this Website or for any damage you may suffer as a result of failing to seek competent advice from a professional who is familiar with your situation. By using this Website, you accept personal responsibility for the results of your actions, and you agree to use judgment and conduct due diligence, including consulting your own healthcare or mental health providers, before acting on anything suggested on this Website.
The Company has not made and does not make any guarantees about the results of taking any action recommended on this Website. Meditation and its benefits look different for every person, and results vary. The results obtained by others applying the practices set out on this Website are no guarantee that you will obtain similar results.
Visiting the Website or sending emails to the Company constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Any such communication does not create a business or contractual relationship by itself.
Courses may include access to private community spaces (for example, a private Facebook or online group). You agree to use such spaces only to post, send, and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the community's purpose, and to refrain from content that is defamatory, harassing, infringing, obscene, or unlawful, from advertising or solicitation, and from collecting information about other members without their consent. The Company has no obligation to monitor community spaces but reserves the right to review and remove materials and to terminate access to any community space at any time without notice.
The Company does not claim ownership of feedback, comments, or other materials you provide ('Submissions'). However, by providing a Submission you grant the Company permission to use it in connection with the operation of its business, including the rights to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat your Submission, and to publish your first name and last initial in connection with it. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission. Testimonials about our programs are used only with permission.
The Website may contain links to other websites. These linked sites are not under the control of the Company, and the Company is not responsible for their contents. Certain services made available via the Website are delivered by third parties, including our checkout (ThriveCart, with payment processing by Stripe or PayPal), our email service (Drip), scheduling for private sessions, and video hosting (Cloudflare Stream). By using any product, service, or functionality originating from this Website, you acknowledge and consent that the Company may share your information with any third party with whom the Company has a contractual relationship to provide that product, service, or functionality on your behalf.
The Company provides courses, programs, and associated material for sale on this Website, including the self-paced course and private instruction. The Company grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our courses, programs, and associated material (collectively, the 'Courses') for your own personal use. You have no right to modify, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, or in any way exploit any of the Courses; they may not be sold, shared, or redistributed without the express written consent of the Company, and you shall not offer competing products or services based upon information contained in them. Course and session recordings and materials, including lifetime-access recordings, remain subject to this license.
The Company provides resources on this Website that users may access by providing an email address (the 'Freemium Content,' for example the free guide and video). The Company grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Freemium Content for your own personal use. It may not be sold or redistributed, and you shall not create derivative works from it or offer competing products or services based upon it.
Where a course or program carries a money-back guarantee, the specific guarantee terms stated on that product's sales or checkout page govern that purchase. Any guarantee is a promise about the experience and our care in delivering it, never about a specific outcome. To request a refund, email support@greatenergy.org with the product, the purchase date, and the name and email associated with the purchase. Upon determining that you are entitled to a refund, the Company will promptly instruct its payment processor to issue it. If you receive a refund, all licenses granted to you for the associated material terminate immediately, and you shall cease using and destroy all copies of the material provided to you, including recordings and access to any members-only spaces. Any customer may redeem a money-back guarantee from the Company only once.
If any of the Company's products or services are offered on a subscription basis, you may cancel at any time by emailing support@greatenergy.org. Your subscription will continue until the end of the existing subscription period and then terminate; you will not be charged after cancellation.
THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE. THE COMPANY FURTHER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION, CONTENTS, MATERIALS, DOCUMENTS, PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
YOU AGREE TO ABSOLVE THE COMPANY OF ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR LOSS THAT YOU OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH YOU MAY SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE AND/OR THE RESOURCES YOU MAY DOWNLOAD FROM THIS WEBSITE. YOU AGREE THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EQUITABLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE. ALL INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.
To the extent that you attempt to assert any claim arising out of or relating to this Website, the Company, any contract you enter into with the Company, or any of the Company's products and services, you hereby expressly agree to present such claim only in the state or federal courts that are geographically nearest to Ithaca, NY.
The Website is controlled, operated, and administered by the Company from our offices within the USA. If you access the Website from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Website or services, any postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement, your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules, or regulations.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Website and related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and the Company as a result of this agreement or your use of the Website. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original, and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement, along with the Privacy Policy, constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the Website.
The Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding these Terms: support@greatenergy.org