The Balesky Experience Inc. Terms and Conditions of Use

The Balesky Experience Inc. and any successor entity (referred to throughout as “Balesky,” “we” or “us”), offers a variety of content and services through the our website (collectively, the “Services”).

 

THESE TERMS INCLUDE A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER IN SECTION. THIS PROVISION AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH BALESKY AND YOU SHOULD REVIEW IT CAREFULLY. YOUR CHOICE TO MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNT, ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH US) CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH IS INCORPORATED INTO THE TERMS. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANY PART OF THE TERMS, THEN YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE OUR SERVICES.

Please note the summaries in shaded boxes at the top of most sections are provided to make the Terms easier to understand. In the event of a conflict between any summary and any section of the Terms, the Terms will control.

 

Please feel free to contact us through our Customer Service team if you have any questions or suggestions.

 

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1. Use of the Services and Your Account

1. Who can use the Services
   You must be at least 18 years old to use the Services.
   You must be at least 18 to use the Services (unless otherwise specified in the International Terms section applicable to specific jurisdictions). No individual under the age of 18 may use the Services, provide any Personal Data (as that term is defined in the Privacy Policy) to us, or otherwise submit Personal Data through the Services (e.g., a name, address, telephone number, or email address).
2. Your Account
   You may need to create an account to access the Services, and it’s important that you keep your account accurate and up-to-date (particularly your email address – if you ever forget your password, a working email address is often the only way for us to verify your identity and help you log back in).
   You may need to register for an account to access or use certain Services. Your account may also automatically provide you access and means to use any new Services.
   When you create an account for any of our Services, you must provide us with accurate and complete information as prompted by the account creation and registration process, and keep that information up to date. Otherwise, some of our Services may not operate correctly, and we may not be able to contact you with important notices.
   You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any and all actions that take place while using your account, and must notify our Customer Service Team right away of any actual or suspected loss, theft, or unauthorized use of your account or account password. We are not responsible for any loss that results from unauthorized use of your username and password.
   If you are a resident of the European Union: You have the right to delete your account with us by contacting our Customer Service Team. If you choose to permanently delete your account, the non-public Personal Data that we have associated with your account will also be deleted.
3. Service Updates, Changes and Limitations
   Our Services are constantly evolving. With the launch of new products, services, and features, we need the flexibility to make changes, impose limits, and occasionally suspend or terminate certain Services. We may also update our Services, which might not work properly if you don’t install the updates.
   The Services might change frequently, and their form and functionality may change without prior notice to you.
   We may provide updates (including automatic updates) for certain Services as and when we see fit. This may include upgrades, modifications, bug fixes, patches and other error corrections and/or new features (collectively, “Updates”). Certain portions of our Services may not properly operate if you do not install all Updates. You acknowledge and agree that the Services may not work properly if you do not allow such Updates and you expressly consent to automatic Updates. Further, you agree that the Terms (and any additional modifications of the same) will apply to any and all Updates to the Services. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any or all of the Services at any time, including the availability of any product, feature, database, or Content. In addition, we have no obligation to provide any Updates or to continue to provide or enable any particular features or functionality of any Service. We may also impose limits on certain Services or restrict your access to part or all of the Services without notice or liability.
4. Service Monitoring and Suspension
   We reserve the right to refuse to provide the Services to anyone, and can monitor, terminate or suspend your account or access to the Services at any time.
   We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor any accounts and/or activities conducted through or in any way related to the Services (including inviting a fellow user into a community or group), as well as any user’s use of or access to Personal Data, and profiles of other users.
   We may also deactivate, terminate or suspend your account or access to certain Services at any time: (1) if we, in our sole discretion, determine you are or have been in violation of these Terms or the spirit thereof (as highlighted in our Community Guidelines), (2) if we, in our sole discretion, determine you have created risk or possible legal exposure for Balesky, the general public, any third party, or any user of our Services, (3) in response to requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (4) upon discontinuation or material modification of any Services, or (5) due to unexpected technical issues or problems. We will endeavor to notify you by email or the next time you attempt to access your account after any such deactivation, termination or suspension.
5. Security
   Please let us know right away if you believe your account has been hacked or compromised.
   We care about the security of our users. While we work hard to protect the security of your Personal Data, User-Generated Content, and account, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security measures. Please notify us at Readings@Thebaleskyexperience.Com immediately of any actual or suspected breach or unauthorized access or use of your account.
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2. Ownership and Use of Content

1. Definitions
   Content is what shows up on the website when you use our Services. User-Generated Content is any Content that is created by you or other users, and Balesky Content is all other Content.For purposes of these Terms, (i) “Content” means any form of information, data or creative expression and includes, without limitation, video, audio, photographs, images, illustrations, animations, tools, text, ideas, communications, replies, “likes,” comments, software, scripts, executable files, graphics, geo-data, workouts and workout data, biometric data and data elements derived therefrom, meal, or fitness training plans, annotations, nutrition information, recipes, interactive features, designs, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, branding, logos, and other similar assets, patents, sounds, applications and any intellectual property therein, any of which may be generated, provided, or otherwise made accessible on or through the Services; (ii) “User-Generated Content” means any Content that a user submits, transfers, or otherwise provides to or through the use of the Services; and (iii) “Balesky Content” means all Content that is not User-Generated Content.
2. Ownership
   You own the Content that you create, and we own the Content that we create.
   All Balesky Content and all copyright, trademarks, design rights, patents and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) in and on the Services belong to Balesky and/or its partners or applicable third parties. Each user retains ownership, responsibility for, and/or other applicable rights in the User-Generated Content that he/she creates, but grants a license of that User Generated Content to Balesky as explained in Section 2.5 below. Balesky and/or its partners or third parties retain ownership, responsibility for and/or other applicable rights in all Balesky Content. Except as expressly provided in the Terms, nothing grants you a right or license to use any Balesky Content, including any content owned or controlled by any of our partners or other third parties. You agree not to duplicate, publish, display, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from the material presented through the Services unless specifically authorized in writing by us.
3. Our License to You
   You are welcome to access and use the Balesky Content and Services. We work hard to provide a great experience for our users, so please respect our intellectual property rights and only use the Balesky Content and Services as intended. This includes not using any Balesky Content or Services for commercial purposes without our permission.
   Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, personal, non-transferable, and non-exclusive right and license to access and use the Services and Balesky Content for your own personal, noncommercial purposes, provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work from, reverse engineer, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in, transfer or otherwise commercially exploit any right in the Balesky Content or Services.
4. Acceptable Usage Guidelines
   Balesky Content. Except as expressly permitted by applicable law or authorized by Balesky, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Services, the Services’ software, or any Balesky Content offered as part of the Services (other than User-Generated Content), in whole or in part. You shall not download, copy, or save Balesky Content, except (i) as expressly permitted by the functionality of certain Services as provided for in the specific guidelines and/or additional terms applicable to those Services, or (ii) solely for personal use or your records.
5. Your License to Us
   When you post Content in connection with the Services, it belongs to you – however, you’re giving us permission to use that Content in connection with our Services and make the Content available to others. We can edit or remove your Content from our Services at any time for any reason. Don’t post any Content that is not yours or that you do not have permission to post.
   When you provide User-Generated Content to Balesky through the Services, you grant us and our users a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, freely transferable, sublicensable, worldwide right and license to use, host, store, cache, reproduce, publish, display (publicly or otherwise), perform (publicly or otherwise), distribute, transmit, modify, adapt (including, without limitation, in order to conform to the requirements of any networks, devices, services, or media through which the Services are available), commercialize, create derivative works of, and otherwise exploit such User-Generated Content in connection with any and all Services. You acknowledge and agree that: (a) we have the right to arrange the posting of User-Generated Content in any way we desire; (b) we have no obligation to provide you with any credit when using your User-Generated Content, but if we choose to provide you with credit, the size and placement of the credit is at our sole discretion; and (c) you are not entitled to any compensation or other payment from us in connection with the use of your User-Generated Content.
   The rights you grant in this license are for the limited purposes of allowing Balesky to operate and allow other users to use the Services in accordance with their functionality, improve the Services, and develop new Services. Notwithstanding the above, we will not make use of any of your User-Generated Content in a manner that is inconsistent with our Privacy Policy.
   We reserve the right to monitor, remove or modify User-Generated Content for any reason and at any time, including User-Generated Content we believe violates these Terms, the Community Guidelines, and/or our policies.
   You agree you will respect the intellectual property rights of others. You represent and warrant you have all the necessary rights to grant Balesky the foregoing license for all User-Generated Content you submit in connection with the Services and will indemnify us for any breach of this representation and warranty.
6. Spreading the Word
   If you share someone else’s Personal Data with us, you must first get their permission.
   ‍We hope you enjoy using our Services and encourage you to share your enthusiasm for them with your friends. If you elect to use the features in our Services to tell a friend about the Services, we will ask you to provide your friend’s email address or social media profile, which we may then use to contact your friend about the Services. We may store the information you provide for a period of time, but we will not post this information publicly. You represent and warrant that you are authorized to provide any third-party contact information that you provide to us for referrals and will indemnify us for any breach of this representation and warranty.
7. Content Retention
   Please keep in mind that when you make something publicly available on the Internet, it becomes practically impossible to take down all copies of it in the future.
   Following termination of your account, or if you remove any User-Generated Content from the Services, we may retain your User-Generated Content for a commercially reasonable period of time for backup, archival, or audit purposes, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. Further, Balesky and its users may retain and continue to use, store, display, reproduce, share, modify, create derivative works, perform, and distribute any of your User-Generated Content that otherwise has been stored or shared through the Services. The license to your User-Generated Content therefore continues even if you stop using the Services. When you post something publicly, others may choose to comment on it, making your Content part of a social conversation. For more information, please review our Privacy Policy.
8. Content Disclaimer: Photograph & Video Release
   By using the Services, or making a purchase from the Site you hereby grant permission to the rights of your image, likeness and sound of your voice as recorded on audio or video tape without payment or any other consideration. You understand that your image may be edited, copied, exhibited, published or distributed and waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product wherein your likeness appears. Additionally, you waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising or related to the use of your image or recording. You also understand that this material may be used in diverse educational and entertainment settings within an unrestricted geographic area. Photographic, audio or video recordings may be used for the following purposes:

• • conference presentations
  • educational presentations or courses
  • informational presentations
  • on-line educational or entertainment courses
  • marketing campaigns
  • within Balesky Services

  By accepting these terms or service you understand this permission signifies that photographic or video recordings of you may be electronically displayed via the Internet or in any public setting necessary to achieve a legitimate business purpose.

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3. Community Guidelines

1. Interactive Areas
   ‍Our Services often contain community features. When you post content through these features that content may become public. We may, but do not always, monitor our community features, and ultimately you are responsible for your interactions with other users. Please use good judgment when posting.
   Some of our Services may include reviews, discussion forums, conversation pages, blogs or other interactive areas or social features that allow you and other users to post User-Generated Content and interact with one another (“Interactive Areas”). You are solely responsible for your use of the Interactive Areas and for any User-Generated Content you post, including the transmission, accuracy and completeness of the User-Generated Content. As the Interactive Areas are often public, you understand your User-Generated Content may be made and remain public. You should, accordingly, never post any Personal Data in an Interactive Area.
   We are entitled, but have no obligation, to monitor our community features. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users, whether online or in person, including but not limited to comments, challenges, and friendly competition. We assume no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage resulting from any interaction with other users who employ the Services, individuals you meet through the Services, or individuals who find you because of Content posted on, by or through the Services. Balesky is under no obligation to become involved in and disclaims all liability related to any disputes between its users and you release Balesky from all responsibility and liability arising out of or in connection with such dispute.
2. Community Guidelines
   Our Services are intended to be a safe and supportive environment to help you reach your fitness and wellness goals. You cannot use our services to post inappropriate material, harass people, send spam, violate intellectual property rights, or act inappropriately. Be reasonable and act responsibly.
   Our Services are intended to create a safe and supportive community for all users. To maintain a safe and positive environment, we require everyone to agree to and follow certain rules (the “Community Guidelines”) when posting User-Generated Content and using the Services. Our Community Guidelines are based in many instances on principles of applicable law. Violations of our Community Guidelines may expose you to criminal charges and civil liability. By using the Services you agree that your User-Generated Content and use of the Services, including without limitation the Interactive Areas, will not violate the Community Guidelines. If you violate the Community Guidelines, we reserve the right to terminate your access to the Services.
   • No Inappropriate Content. Don’t post Content that is stalking, threatening, hurtful, harassing, abusive, or embarrassing to other members of the community. No derogatory references to sex, gender, age, weight, body type, disability, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation, or endorsement of violence against any person or group, even if couched in humor, will be permitted. This includes expressing stereotypes about any group or community. Don’t post Content that is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, offensive, hateful, inflammatory, or that promotes sexually explicit material. You can respectfully disagree with a message, post or topic, but please do not attack other users by mocking or insulting them. If you are attacked by another user, and you reciprocate, you may also be subject to the same consequences.
   • No Hijacking, Trolling, or Flame-baiting. If you are participating in our forums, please stay on-topic in an existing thread, and post new threads in the appropriate forum. Taking a thread off-topic is considered hijacking. This includes posts that provoke or are intended to incite uproar.
   • No Promotion of Unsafe Weight-Loss Techniques or Eating
     Disorders.
     Use of the Services to promote, glamorize, or achieve dangerously low levels of eating is not permitted. Accordingly, please do not contribute the following types of Content, which may be removed without warning:
     • Content intended to promote potentially unsafe or controversial weight loss products or procedures, including non-medically prescribed supplements.
     • Profiles, groups, messages, posts, or wall comments that encourage anorexia, bulimia, or very low calorie diets. This includes positive references to ana/mia, purging, or self-starving.
     • Photos intended to glamorize extreme thinness.
   • No Harm to Minors. Don’t use the Services in a way that harms minors (or anyone, really).
   • No Disruptions, Exploits, or Resource Abuse. Do not interfere with or damage operation of the Services, including through unauthorized use, disruption, automated attacks, exploitation, or abuse of our resources
   • No Sending Spam and Junk Mail. Don’t spam people via posts, replies, or messages.
   • No Illegal Content. Don’t advocate, promote, or assist any fraudulent or illegal act (e.g., violence, impersonation and computer misuse).
   • No Soliciting Personal Data. Please don’t post or solicit Personal Data regarding or from any third party, including photographs, telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, email addresses and passwords in the Interactive Areas.
   • No Public Posting of Private Conversations. Don’t publicly post an email or private message from any other user, moderator or administrator.
   • No Breach of Legal Duty. Don’t post Content in breach of any contractual or other legal duty owed to a third party.
   • No Deceptive or Fraudulent Links. Don’t post deceptive or fraudulent links. This includes links with misleading descriptions, putting the wrong “source” field in a post, setting misleading click-through links on images, or embedding links to interstitial or pop-up ads.
   • No Intellectual Property Infringement. Respect the intellectual property of others. If you aren’t allowed to use someone else’s proprietary work or likeness (either by license or by legal exceptions and limitations such as fair use), please don’t post it. In particular, if you have any reason to believe User-Generated Content you see on our Services is infringing your intellectual property or the intellectual property of others, please see the Intellectual Property/DMCA section of our Terms.
   • No Impersonating Balesky or Others. Don’t post Content that is likely to deceive any person or be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person, including with Balesky. Creating an account for the purposes of deceiving other users or to work around a suspension is not permitted and will be grounds for a permanent ban from the Services.
   • No Automated Querying. Do not send automated queries of any sort to the systems and networks we use to provide the Services without our express written permission.
   • Other. Don’t post any Content that contains anything that, we in our sole determination, may determine is objectionable or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Services, or that may expose Balesky or our users to any harm or liability of any kind. Don’t post content that may damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Balesky or our, logos and marks.

   If we determine you are violating the Community Guidelines or otherwise have breached the Terms, we may take actions to address the issue, including, but not limited to, terminating your right to use the Services, removing your User-Generated Content, taking legal action against you (in which case you agree that we may recover reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees) or disclosing information to law enforcement authorities. We reserve the right to enforce, or not enforce, these Community Guidelines in our sole discretion, and they don’t create a duty or contractual obligation for us to act in any particular manner.

3. Reporting Objectionable User-Generated Content
   ‍People do post inappropriate content on user-generated content sites. We do our best to keep the community safe and secure (users respecting the Community Guidelines helps), but you still might run into bad content before we have a chance to take it down. If you spot anything objectionable, please let us know.
   While we require all of our users to comply with the Community Guidelines and reserve the right to monitor for violations, we ultimately cannot guarantee all users will comply with the Community Guidelines or these Terms at all times. If you believe any Content submitted to our Services violates the Community Guidelines, or if you know or suspect someone is misusing your User-Generated Content, please report it to us via readings@thebaleskyexperience.com. We have the right, but not the obligation, to review and take action or remove any User-Generated Content you report. You understand and acknowledge that when you access or otherwise use the Services, you may be exposed to User-Generated Content from a variety of sources, and we are not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, legality, appropriateness, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User-Generated Content.We are not responsible or liable for any injury or harm to you resulting from objectionable User-Generated Content or another user’s failure to comply with our Community Guidelines.
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4. Intellectual Property/ DMCA

We respect intellectual property laws. If anything is wrong, please send an email with all the details to readings@thebaleskyexperience.com.

If you believe User-Generated Content or Balesky Content infringes copyright or trademark under U.S. or other national law, please notify us immediately using the contact information provided herein. We will investigate any allegations of infringement brought to our attention. Please provide us with the following information in your notice of a suspected violation:

• Identification of the material being infringed.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, including its location, with sufficient detail so that we are capable of finding it and verifying its existence.
• Contact information for the notifying party (the “Notifying Party”), including name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement that the Notifying Party has a good faith belief that the material is not authorized by the owner, its agent or law.
• A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the notice is accurate and that the Notifying Party is authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the owner.
• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the material that has been allegedly infringed.
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Your notice must be signed (physically or electronically) and must be addressed as follows:

The Balesky Experience, Inc.

809 W Dallas #686

Conroe, TX 77305

Attn: DMCA Requests

You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this section, your notice may not be valid. Some information provided in a notice of infringement may be forwarded to the user who posted the allegedly infringing content. In the U.S., under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability. Please see Www.Copyright.Gov for more –information about how to prepare or respond to a DMCA notice and/or Www.Uspto.Gov/Trademark for more information about trademark rights.

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5. Third Party Links and Services

Our Services may link to, interact with or be available on third-party services or products such as social media and third-party devices. If you access such third-party services or products, be aware that different terms and privacy policies apply to your usage of such services.

Please remember the way Third Party Services (including Social Networking Services) use, store, and disclose your information is governed solely by the policies of those Third Party Services, and we have no liability or responsibility for the privacy practices or other actions of any third-party website or service that may be enabled within the Services. In addition, we are not responsible for the accuracy, availability, or reliability of any information, content, goods, data, opinions, advice, or statements made available in connection with Social Networking Services. As such, we are not liable for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such Social Networking Services.

1. fin Third-Party Applications
   You may be able to access certain third-party links, applications, content, services, promotions, special offers, or other events or activities (“Third-Party Applications”) via our Services. If you choose to access these Third-Party Applications, you may be requested to log-in and sync your accounts with such applications. You are in no way obligated to use any Third-Party Applications, your access and use of such applications is entirely at your own risk, and we have no associated liability. In addition, we are not responsible for the accuracy, availability, or reliability of any information, content, goods, data, opinions, advice, or statements made available by any Third-Party Applications. As such, we are not liable for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such Third-Party Applications.
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6. Mobile Services

While we strive to make the Services available on many platforms, we can’t guarantee that the Site is compatible with your device (though please let us know if you have a question or problem; we want to help).

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7. Paid Services

If you choose to make a Purchase from us, these are the payment and billing terms that apply. Paid services and billing may auto-renew unless you cancel where applicable. You may cancel at any time.

1. Payment and Return Policies
   We offer certain paid for Services (e.g., Video Conferencing, Webinars, E-books, retail items) (the “Premium Services”) for a fee. By signing up for and using the Premium Services, you agree to our Terms, and any additional terms and conditions provided here. You also agree to waive your 14-day right of withdrawal at the moment you purchase a Premium Services to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, so that you are able to immediately access them where applicable.
   By signing up for and using the Premium Services, you agree to pay any fees or other incurred charges that apply to the Premium Services as stated at the checkout screen (such as ongoing subscription fees when applicable).
   When you sign up for any Premium Services, you must designate and provide information about your preferred payment method (“Payment Method”). This information must be complete and accurate, and you are responsible for keeping it up to date. You expressly authorize us to collect via automatic debit or ACH from your Payment Method the appropriate fees charged for the Premium Services and for any other purchases you elect to make via the Services.
   Unless otherwise stated, all fees due for Premium Services are payable in advance, and will be billed automatically to the Payment Method at checkout. Unless otherwise stated.
2. Refund of Non-Retail items: (ie. meetings, webinars, classes, etc…)
   • If you purchase a Webinar, meeting, class or other non-retail product, you may cancel for a full refund up-to within seven (7) days of the appoint/event service date.

    

3. Refund of Retail items: (ie. physical goods,  candles, clothing, etc…)
   • Items must be sent back within 45 days of the original purchase date.
   • Items returned must be in original, unused condition with original tags & be unwashed or unused. No stains, makeup, deodorant, or wear.
   • Any item returned without original tagging will be subject to a 20% restocking fee.
   • Exchanges are processed within 5-7 business days after your item(s) are received.
   • All Sale items are final sale, no returns or exchanges will be honored for these items.

   If you have any questions, please contact customer service at readings@thebaleskyexperience.com

4. Fee Changes
   To the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, we may change our prices for Premium Services at any time. We will give you reasonable notice of any such pricing changes by posting the new prices on or through the applicable Premium Service and/or by sending you an email notification.
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8. Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy and Reliance on Content

We make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of any Content available through the Services, and we make no commitment to update such Content.
In addition, User-Generated Content, including advice, statements, or other information, are not produced by Balesky, and should not be relied on without independent verification.

 

User-Generated Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the user from whom such User-Generated Content originated. All information is provided “as is” without any representation, warranty or condition as to its accuracy or reliability.

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances will Balesky be responsible or liable for any loss or damage resulting from your reliance on information or advice provided by any user of our Services.

 

1. Not Medical, Legal, Financial or otherwise Advice
   Any and all services provided by, in and/or through the Services (including but not limited to Content) are for informational purposes only. Balesky is not a medical, financial, legal or other professional, and Balesky does not provide these types of professional services or render professinal advice. Nothing contained in the Services should be construed as such advice or diagnosis, treatement, or otherwise. The information generated by us should not be interpreted as a substitute for professional consultation, evaluation, or treatment, and the information made available on or through the Services should not be relied upon when making important medical, financial, or legal decisions. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES DOES NOT CREATE ANY PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND BALESKY OUTSIDE OF PURE ENTERTAINMENT.
   You should seek the advice of a professional with any questions you may have regarding your health, finances, or legal situation before making changes to lifestyle that may come about as a result of your interactions with the Services. You represent to us (which representation shall be deemed to be made each time you use the Services), that you are not using the Services or participating in any of the activities offered by the Services for purpose of seeking medical, financial, or legal attention.
2. Success Stories Not Typical
   Success stories posted by users or Balesky on our Services may not represent typical or even accurate results obtained from any particular Service. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Balesky has no and assumes no obligation or liability associated with the accuracy, reliability or effectiveness of any Service contained in any user success stories. Services are meant for educational and entertainment purposes only and any value or success obtained through the Services are not guaranteed by Balesky.
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   If you are a resident of New Jersey or the Netherlands:
   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in these Terms limits or excludes our responsibility for losses or damages caused by Balesky’s own fraud, recklessness, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
3. Name Image and Likeness Release
   You understand that by utilizing the Services you are granting permission to the rights of your image, likeness and sound of your voice as recorded on audio or video tape without payment or any other consideration. You understand that your image may be edited, copied, exhibited, published or distributed and waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product wherein your likeness appears.
   Additionally, you waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising or related to the use of your image or recording. You also understand that this material may be used in diverse educational and entertainment settings within an unrestricted geographic area.
   Photographic, audio or video recordings may be used for the following purposes:
   conference presentations
   educational presentations or courses
   informational presentations
   on-line educational or entertainment courses
   By signing up for any Service provided by Balesky you understand this permission signifies that photographic or video recordings of you may be electronically displayed via the Internet or in the public setting.

9. Modifications to the Terms

As the Services grow and improve, we might have to make changes to these Terms.

1. Updates to these Terms
   We reserve the right to modify these Terms by (i) posting revised Terms on and/or through the Services, and/or (ii) providing advance notice to you of material changes to the Terms, generally via email where practicable, and otherwise through the Services (such as through a notification on the home page of the Balesky website or in -app). Modifications will not apply retroactively unless required by law.
   We may sometimes ask you to review and to explicitly agree to or reject a revised version of the Terms. In such cases, modifications will be effective at the time of your agreement to the modified version of the Terms. If you do not agree at that time, you are not permitted to use the Services. In cases where we do not ask for your explicit agreement to a modified version of the Terms, the modified version of the Terms will become effective as of the date specified in the Terms. Your choice to maintain an account, access or use the Services (regardless of whether you create an account with us) following that date constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Terms as modified. If you do not agree to the modifications, you are not permitted to use, and should discontinue your use of, the Services.

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10. No Warranties

EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, BALESKY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW. THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITH ALL FAULTS BASIS.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, you understand that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we make no warranty regarding the quality, accuracy, timeliness, truthfulness, completeness, availability, or reliability of any of the Services or any Content. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we do not warrant that (i) the Services will meet your requirements or provide specific results, (ii) the operation of the Services will be uninterrupted, virus- or error-free or free from other harmful elements or (iii) errors will be corrected. Any oral or written advice provided by our agents or us does not and will not create any warranty. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we also make no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to any Content; User-Generated Content, in particular, is provided by and is solely the responsibility of the users providing that Content. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from other users or through the Services, will create any warranty not expressly made herein. You therefore expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the Services is at your sole risk and that the entire risk as to satisfactory quality, performance, accuracy and effort is with you.

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11. Limitation of Liability

 

We are building the best Services we can for you but we can’t promise they will be perfect. We’re not liable for various things that could go wrong as a result of your use of the Services.

 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances (including, without limitation, negligence) shall Balesky, its subsidiaries, partners or any wireless carriers be liable to you or any third party for (a) any indirect, incidental, special, reliance, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever; (b) loss of profits, revenue, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses; (c) damages relating to your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the Services; (d) damages relating to any conduct or Content of any third party or user of the Services, including without limitation, defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct or content; and/or (e) damages in any manner relating to any Third-Party Content or Third-party Products accessed or used via the Services. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, this limitation applies to all claims, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, whether or not Balesky has been informed of the possibility of such damage, and further where a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed its essential purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the total liability of Balesky, for any claim under these Terms, including for any implied warranties, is limited to the greater of five hundred dollars (us $500.00) or the amount you paid us to use the applicable Service(s) in the past twelve months.

 

In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for any claims arising out of (a) your use of the Services, (b) the use, disclosure, display, or maintenance of a user’s Personal Data, (c) any other interactions with us or any other users of the Services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages, or (d) other Content, information, services or goods received through or advertised on the Services or received through any links provided with the Services.

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you acknowledge and agree that we offer the Services and set the Services’ prices in reliance upon the warranty disclaimers, releases, and limitations of liability set forth in the Terms, that these warranty disclaimers, releases, and limitations of liability reflect a reasonable and fair allocation of risk between you and form an essential basis of the bargain between you and us. We would not be able to provide the Services to you on an economically reasonable basis without these warranty disclaimers, releases, and limitations of liability.

 

If you are a resident of California: You waive your rights with respect to California Civil Code Section 1542, which says “a general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

 

If you are a resident of New Jersey: Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in these Terms limits or excludes our responsibility for losses or damages caused by Balesky’s own fraud, recklessness, gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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12. Indemnification

 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold Balesky, its affiliates and partners harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable accounting and attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of (a) the User-Generated Content you access or share through the Services; (b) your use of the Services, (c) your activities in connection with the Services, (d) your connection to the Services, (e) your violation of these Terms, (f) your use or misuse of any user’s Personal Data, (g) any violation of the rights of any other person or entity by you, or (h) your employment of the Services to meet another user in person. We reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us under the Terms, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims.

 

If you are a resident of New Jersey: Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in these Terms imposes an obligation for you to indemnify us from claims arising out of Balesky’s own fraud, recklessness, gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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13. Governing Law

 

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Tecas and controlling U.S. federal law as applicable, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

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14. Disputes and Arbitration, Class Action Waiver, Jurisdiction and Venue

If you are a resident of the United States:

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Arbitration Agreement

YOU AND BALESKY AGREE TO SUBMIT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE (A “DISPUTE”) TO BINDING ARBITRATION. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you and Balesky agrees that any disputes arising out of or related to your use of the Services (a “Dispute”) will be resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code), which shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement (“Arbitration Agreement”). In arbitration, Disputes are resolved by a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, discovery is more limited than in court, and the arbitrator’s decision is subject to limited review by courts. The arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court, including monetary damages, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. Judgment on the arbitrator’s award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Such dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. Except where prohibited, you and we agree to submit to the personal and exclusive arbitration of Disputes relating to your general use of the Services under the Consumer Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Please visit Www.Adr.Org for more information about arbitration.

 

Any arbitration between you and us, to the extent necessary, will be conducted remotely as provided below.

 

The arbitration will be conducted in English. A single independent and impartial arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator will decide all issues relating to the enforceability, interpretation, scope, and application of this Arbitration Agreement (including “gateway” issues of arbitrability, whether the Arbitration Agreement is unconscionable or illusory and any defense to arbitration), and these Terms, except that a court may resolve any question regarding the validity or enforceability of the class action waiver set forth in this Arbitration Agreement. The term “Dispute” and the requirement to arbitrate will be broadly interpreted.

 

Both you and we agree to comply with the following rules, which are intended to streamline the dispute resolution process and reduce the costs and burdens for everyone involved:

• the arbitration will be conducted by telephone, online and/or be solely based on written submissions, the specific manner to be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration;
• the arbitration will not require any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing by the parties; and
• any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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Barring extraordinary circumstances, the arbitrator will issue his or her decision within 120 days from the date the arbitrator is appointed. The arbitrator may extend this time limit for an additional 30 days in the interests of justice. All arbitration proceedings will be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto will be permanently sealed, except as necessary to obtain court confirmation of the arbitration award. The award of the arbitrator will be in writing and will include a statement describing the reasons for the disposition of any claim.

 

You also acknowledge and understand that, with respect to any dispute with us arising out of or relating to your choice to maintain an account, access or use the Services:

• You are giving up your right to have a trial by jury;
• You are giving up your right to serve as a representative, as a private attorney general, or in any other representative capacity, or to participate as a member of a class of claimants, in any lawsuit involving any such dispute; and
• You must file any claim within one (1) year after such claim arose or it is forever barred.‍

Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the American Arbitration Association’s rules. Balesky will reimburse you for those fees up to $5,000, unless the arbitrator determines your claims are frivolous. Likewise, Balesky will not seek attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines your claims are frivolous.

 

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO PURSUE YOUR CLAIM IN COURT AND NOT BY ARBITRATION IF YOU OPT OUT OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EARLIER OF: (1) THE DATE YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS, OR (2) THE DATE YOU FIRST AGREED OR ASSENTED TO AN AGREEMENT WITH BALESKYS THAT CONTAINED AN ARBITRATION PROVISION. The opt-out notice must be postmarked no later than the applicable deadline and emailed to us at Readings@Thebaleskyexperience.Com The opt-out notice must state that you do not agree to this Arbitration Agreement and must include your name, address, phone number and email address. This procedure is the only way you can opt out of this Arbitration Agreement, and failure to comply strictly with this procedure and the applicable deadline automatically will render the opt-out notice null and void. If you opt out of the arbitration provision, all other parts of this Arbitration Agreement will continue to apply.

 

If this arbitration provision is found to be null and void, then all disputes arising under the Terms between us will be subject to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Houston, Texas, and you and we hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of these courts.

 

You and Balesky agree that if for any reason a Dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration: (1) you and Balesky waive any right to a jury trial; (2) the Dispute will proceed solely on an individual, non-class, non-representative basis; and (3) neither you nor Balesky may be a class representative or class member or otherwise participate in any class, representative, consolidated, or private attorney general proceeding.

 

This agreement to arbitrate will not preclude you or Balesky from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration, including without limitation orders to stay a court action, compel arbitration or confirm an arbitral award, from a court of competent jurisdiction. Furthermore, this agreement to arbitrate will not preclude you or Balesky from (i) applying to the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or conservatory relief, as necessary, or (ii) seeking relief in any state or federal court for disputes related to a violation or possible violation of Balesky’s intellectual property rights.

 

If you are a resident of the European Union: Notwithstanding anything in these Terms to the contrary, if there is a dispute that you and Balesky cannot resolve, you have the right to submit a complaint through Http://Ec.Europa.Eu/Consumers/Odr. Other than as set out in these Terms, we do not participate in any ADR scheme.

 

• In addition, nothing in these Terms limits your rights to bring an action against Balesky in the local courts of your place of domicile. All disputes arising under the Terms between you and Balesky will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in your place of domicile, or the courts located in the Netherlands, and you and we hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of these courts.
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15. International Terms

If you are not a United States resident and you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, you agree to transfer certain information outside your location to us, and that you will follow all the laws that apply to you.

 

We provide our Services for a global community of users. Our servers and operations are, however, located primarily in the United States, and our policies and procedures are based primarily on United States law. Because of this, the following provisions apply specifically to users located outside of the United States: (i) you consent to the transfer, storage, and processing of your information, including but not limited to User-Generated Content and any Personal Data, to and in the United States and/or other countries; (ii) if you are using the Services from a location embargoed by the United States, or are on the United States Treasury Department’s list of “Specially Designated Nationals,” you are not authorized to access or make use of the Services; and (iii) you agree to comply with all local laws, rules, and regulations including, without limitation, all laws, rules, and regulations in effect in the location in which you reside and the location from which you access the Services. The Services are not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or location where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation, or which that would subject Balesky or its affiliates to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or location.

 

The names used for countries or regions in these Terms, the Privacy Policy and any associated features or documentation are based on the United Nations Terminology Database.

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16. Survival

If our relationship or these Terms terminate, it will not limit any of our other rights or remedies, and any provision of these Terms that must survive in order to give proper effect to the intent and purpose of these Terms will survive termination, including without limitation Sections 2 (Ownership and Use of Content), 8 (Disclaimers), 10 (No Warranties), 11 (Limitations of Liability), 12 (Indemnification), 14 (Disputes and Arbitration, Jurisdiction and Venue), and 16 (Survival).

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17. Miscellaneous

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of the Terms or your use of the Services. The Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to your use of the Services.

 

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect.

 

You may not assign, delegate, or otherwise transfer your account or your obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We have the right, in our sole discretion, to transfer or assign all or any part of our rights under these Terms and will have the right to delegate or use third-party contractors to fulfill our duties and obligations under these Terms and in connection with the Services.

 

Our notice to you via email, regular mail, or notices or links displayed in connection with the Services constitutes acceptable notice to you under the Terms. We are not responsible for your failure to receive notice if email is quarantined by your email security system (e.g., “junk” or “spam” folder) or if you fail to update your email address. Notice will be considered received forty-eight hours after it is sent if transmitted via email or regular mail. In the event that notice is provided via links displayed in connection with the Services, then it will be considered received twenty-four hours after it is first displayed.

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18. Contact Us

If you have any feedback, questions or comments about the Services or these Terms, please contact our Customer service department with a detailed email at Readings@Thebaleskyexperienc.Com

or by mail at:
The Balesky Experience Inc.,

809 W Dallas #686

Conroe, TX 77305

and include the subject as “Attn: –Balesky Terms and Conditions of Use”. Please be sure to include in any email or postal mail your full name, email address, postal address, and any message.