The Connected Method® Terms and Conditions
Welcome to The Connected Method®! We look forward to having you join our Connected Method community. Our services include online and in-person classes to officially certify you as a Connected Method Stylist, online and in-person continuing education classes to maintain your certification as a Connected Method Stylist, and exclusive online retail store services exclusive for our Certified Stylists where you may purchase official Connected Method tools, supplies, and kits.
In order to provide our members with the best of service, we require each of our members to adhere to these Terms and Conditions (“Agreement”) before they proceed with our online or in-person services. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY OF OUR SERVICES. PLEASE NOTE THAT BY ASSENTING TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE TO ONLY USE THE TAUGHT METHOD AND CONNECTED METHOD NAME IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. ALSO NOTE THAT ADHERENCE TO THIS AGREEMENT IS ESSENTIAL AS VIOLATION OF SUCH MAY LEAD TO A SUSPENSION OR A PERMANENT BAN FROM UTILIZING OUR SERVICES, SUBJECT YOU TO A LAWSUIT, DAMAGES, AND/OR OTHER LEGAL REMEDIES.
Please note that before you are allowed to use our Websites, www.theconnectedmethod.com and www.the-connected-method.myshopify.com and/or participate in our services, you agree to (1) read the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (2) accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement as legally binding upon you, and (3) abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement with strict diligence. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, do not use our Websites or our services.
1.0 Who May Use Our Services
1.1 The only limitations we have on who may use our services are listed in 1.2 below. We want to have as many people join our community as possible. Particularly, we welcome all those who desire to become certified as Connected Method Stylists and who strongly desire to provide high quality services to others.
1.2 Limitations. As mentioned above, we strive to make our services widely available to as many people we can. However, to ensure the quality of our services and the safety of our users and clients, you may not use our Websites or services if:
a) Age. If you are under the age of 18 you may not use our Websites or services unless you have the consent of your parent(s) and/or legal guardian to use our Websites and/or participate in our services.
b) Violations. If you have violated this Agreement, we reserve the right to permanently ban you from using our Websites and/or participating in our services.
c) Laws. If you are prohibited from using our Websites and/or participating in our services by any applicable laws, you may not use our Websites and/or participate in our services.
2.0 Our Services and Intellectual Property Rights
2.1 While using our services and Websites, you may come across articles, text, images, user interfaces, graphics, videos, sounds, music, designs of our Websites, unique arrangement of webpages and content on our websites, organization of our Websites, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, logos, computer code, etc. These may all be subject to intellectual property laws, unfair competition laws, and other applicable laws. All materials found on our Websites and in our services are owned or licensed by us. Any of these materials used by you outside the scope of this Agreement may subject you to a lawsuit, legal action, legal damages and other remedies.
2.2 As part of participating in our services offered through our Websites and in-person, you will become Certified as a Connected Method Stylist. The information and materials you find in and learn from our Websites and classes may not be reproduced, redistributed, publicly displayed, used for commercial gain outside of the scope of this Agreement, reposted on separate sites, or otherwise used in any illegal manner or any manner not consisted with this Agreement without our prior written consent.
2.3 As a Certified Connected Method Stylist, you will become certified in the Connected Method. After becoming certified, you will be allowed to perform the Connected Method and hold yourself out to be a Certified Connected Method Stylist under the following conditions:
(1) Only Certified Connected Method Stylists may perform the Connected Method. As such, you explicitly agree that you will not teach, show, or sell to any person, entity or third party, including assistants, independent contractors, employees, staff, etc., or otherwise use or perform the Connected Method outside of you, as a Certified Connected Method Stylist, performing the Connected Method on your clients without the observation of assistants, independent contractors, employees, staff, etc.
(2) As a Certified Connected Method Stylist, you will be able to hold yourself out to be a Certified Connected Method Stylist in connection with your hair studio practice.
2.4 Injunction. You agree that breach of this Section 2 may cause irreparable injury, for which monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation, and that in addition to any other remedy, we will be entitled to injunctive relief against such breach or threatened breach, without proving actual damage or posting a bond or other security.
3.0 Code of Conduct
3.1 When using our Websites or services, you agree to abide by standards of the upmost decency and integrity. Specifically, you agree that you will only use the materials and lessons learned from our sites in the manner described in section 2.0 above and in no other manner without our prior written consent. In addition, you agree that you will not interrupt the flow of data and information to and from our Websites, tamper with or impact the service or performance of our Websites in any manner, hack or circumvent any rules or controls that have been set in place by our websites or otherwise attempt to gain access to databases or other secured areas of our Websites of which users and members are not normally allowed, etc. You Agree and understand that any violation of this Agreement or any harmful, offensive, or otherwise dishonest action made by you in connection to our Websites and services may subject you to revocation of your right to use our Websites and services and further may subject you to a lawsuit or other legal action.
4.0 Violation of this Agreement
4.1 Violations. We take the integrity and quality of our Websites and services very seriously. All users are required to comply with this Agreement with the upmost integrity and discipline. We reserve the right to permanently ban you from our Websites and services if you fail to comply with this Agreement. Furthermore, any actions you take that are harmful, offensive, or otherwise dishonest in your use of our Website and services may subject you to a lawsuit or other legal action.
5.0 Privacy
5.1 Please note that we take your privacy very seriously and never sell any of your personally identifiable information. To learn more about our policies concerning your privacy, please read
our Privacy Policy.
6.0 Miscellaneous Provisions
6.1 Updating this Agreement. We want to provide you with the best service possible. Thus, we may update this Agreement from time to time to accurately reflect our services and practices. As this Agreement must be assented to each time you participate in any of our online or in-person classes, please never assume that the Agreement is the same as the last time you took one of our courses. Therefore, please carefully read this Agreement and accept its terms each and every time you take one of our classes. Please note that a date of last revision will be posted at the bottom of this Agreement.
6.2 Limitations on Liability. As specified in this Agreement we work hard to provide you with the best of service possible and to provide clear terms of use for our users. However, our services are provided "as is," and we make no guarantees that they always will be safe, secure, or error- free, or that they will function without disruptions, delays, or imperfections. To the extent permitted by law, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OF OUR SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OUR WEBSITES OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Our liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and under no circumstance will we be liable to you for any lost profits, revenues, information, or data, or consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, punitive, or incidental damages arising out of or related to this Agreement even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to
this Agreement shall not exceed the amount you have paid us in the past twelve months.
6.3 Disputes. For any claim, cause of action, or dispute you have against us that arises out of or relates to this Agreement or our services, you agree that it will be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division or a state court located in Salt Lake County, Utah. You also agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of either of these courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim, and that the laws of the State of Utah will govern this Agreement and any claim, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
6.4 Entirety of the Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between you and The Connected Method® with respect to its subject matter and no modification or waiver of any provisions hereof shall be valid unless it be in writing and signed by both parties.
6.5 Severability. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law that would render any clause of this Agreement invalid or otherwise unenforceable in any respect. In the event that a provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such provision will be interpreted to fulfill its intended purpose to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
6.6 No Waiver. Neither party will be deemed to have waived any of its rights under this Agreement by lapse of time or by any statement or representation other than by an authorized representative in an explicit written waiver. No waiver of a breach of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement.
