*PLEASE READ this Disclaimer and Terms of Use*

Please actually read the following Terms of Use carefully. You may ask us for a copy of these Terms at any time.

These Terms of Use serve as your contract for participation in Advanced Critical Thinking (hereinafter, "the Program"), which is created and operated by Personal Empowerment Services, LLC. In the following Terms of Use, the term "PES LLC" refers to Personal Empowerment Services, LLC, along with its owners, employees, contractors, agents, successors, and assigns.

By purchasing the Program, you are agreeing to all of the following:

1. Services Provided: The Program consists of online video learning modules plus six weekly live Q&A calls.
2. Email List: You understand that you must confirm your subscription to the program email list in order to receive emails that contain instructions on joining the Q&A calls, instructions on joining the Facebook group, and any other information you may need for full participation in the Program.
3. Payments and Refunds. You are agreeing to make all payment(s) specified on the checkout page. Failure to make any payment(s) may result in dismissal from the program if you do not contact PES LLC to make other arrangements. You understand that the Program teaches a complex subject matter that may present unfamiliar and difficult concepts. The Program may require work and time on your part to understand and implement the content. Therefore, any and all payment(s), once made, are nonrefundable.
4. Early-bird refunds: if you registered for this course on an "early bird" coupon, you will be entitled to a refund if the course is cancelled.
5. No Professional Services: The Program is not, and is not intended to be, legal services or advice, or therapeutic services or advice. Likewise, the material we provide to you during the course of the Program -- including, but not limited to, presentation slides, worksheets, sample language, templates, and both live and recorded audio and video -- (collectively, "the Program Material") is not, and is not intended to be, legal or therapeutic services or advice. Rather, the Program and Program Material are intended to be educational in nature, and the instructor will take steps to ensure the educational nature of the program is maintained.
6. No Attorney-Client Relationship: Neither the Program nor any Program Material creates or evidences an attorney-client relationship between yourself and the instructor, Ian Foster, or PES LLC. The Program and the Program Material should not be seen as a substitute for advice from your attorney. Should you require legal advice, you will contact a licensed attorney in your area.
7. Intellectual Property: The Program and Program Material are the work product and intellectual property of PES LLC. Purchasing the Program gives you the right to attend/watch the Program's online training and Q&A modules and use the Program Material for your own business purposes only. The Program Material may be used by yourself, your business partners, and your employees/contractors for the purposes of furthering the goals of the Program and your business. You will not give, sell, loan, or otherwise transfer the Program Material in any form to any other person or entity. You also will not portray yourself as the creator or owner of the Program Material.
8. Proprietary Terms of Use: These Terms of Use are the intellectual property of PES LLC and are specifically designed to protect both you and PES LLC in the context of the Program you have purchased. These Terms of Use are not suitable for any other purpose and indeed may cause legal harm if used in any other context. You will not copy, modify, use, give, or sell these Terms of Use for any reason.
9. No Outcome Guaranteed: You understand and acknowledge that all decisions in life and business come with a degree of risk and no outcome is certain. You understand and acknowledge that PES LLC cannot promise or guarantee any particular outcome or result from your participation in the Program. You will not hold PES LLC liable for the failure to attain an desired outcome or result from your participation in the Program.
10. Liability Waiver: You agree that PES LLC will not be held liable for any damages or losses that you may incur, whether personal or business, as a direct or indirect result of actions or decisions that you take or do not take (a) in response to attending or watching any of the Program's modules or Q&A calls, (b) in response to reading, using, and/or misusing any of the Program Material, or (c) in response to any advice, answers, summaries, or action items that PES LLC may supply to you during the course of the program.
11. Indemnity: You will indemnify PES LLC against any and all liability to third parties arising from actions or decisions you take or do not take (a) in response to attending any of the Program's modules or Q&A calls, (b) in response to reading, using, and/or misusing any of the Program Material, or (c) in response to any advice, answers, summaries, or action items that PES LLC may supply to you during the course of the program.
12. Consent to Recordings: You understand that, by participating in the Program, you may be recorded on audio and/or video format. You consent to such recording and you consent to PES LLC using such recording for future training and/or educational purposes with clients, as well as internal review purposes so that we can improve the Program. You are solely responsible for how you appear and/or sound on the calls and recordings. You agree to wear appropriate attire and to attend the calls in a location which is reasonably quiet and private. You will not use any virtual backgrounds containing any logos or other trademarked or copyrighted material that you do not own. If you use a virtual background containing trademarked, copyrighted, or proprietary material that you own, you hereby grant PES LLC an irrevocable license to display such material in the call recordings.
13. Live Q&A Calls: While we try to schedule Q&A calls at times that work for most people, we cannot promise that the calls will accommodate your schedule. Additionally, the call dates and times are subject to change at PES LLC's discretion. It is your responsibility to make a good faith attempt to attend as many Q&A calls as you are able.
14. Confidentiality: In general, PES LLC will keep confidential any personal or business information you may share in the Q&A calls or in any discussion forum, and will not share your information with third parties without your consent. However, as there is no legal privilege, PES LLC makes no absolute promise of confidentiality. PES LLC may share your information in the following circumstances: (a) when required to comply with a valid subpoena or order from law enforcement or a court of competent jurisdiction; (b) when PES LLC forms a reasonable suspicion that you may be engaged in child abuse, elder abuse, or human trafficking; and (c) when PES LLC forms a reasonable suspicion that you may be about to cause harm to yourself or others.
15. Respectful Behavior: You agree to be respectful to other program participants. You will treat your fellow Program participants and members with common courtesy and respect everyone's privacy and confidentiality. PES LLC has the right to dismiss you from the Program with no notice if you are disrespectful or disruptive during any live calls, or if you violate another participant's confidentiality. You also agree to hold PES LLC harmless should another participant violate your confidentiality.
16. Misuse & Violations: You understand and acknowledge that misuse of the Program Material and/or violations of any of these Terms of Use will result in your immediate dismissal from the Program as well as appropriate legal action to protect PES LLC and its intellectual property rights.
17. Minors: If you are under the age of 18, participation in this Program requires the consent of your parent/guardian.
18. Miscellaneous Terms:

1. Should any portion of these Terms of Use be adjudicated invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the Parties that all remaining terms of this Agreement shall, to the extent possible, remain in effect. Further, it is the intent of the Parties that, to the extent practicable, these Terms should be interpreted so as to be valid and enforceable.
2. These Terms of Use shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of California and without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. Any action to enforce any of these Terms must be brought in the County of Sonoma, State of California.
3. These Terms of Use are the entire agreement between the Parties. No amendment to these Terms shall have effect unless made in writing and signed by both Parties