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Privacy policy


Introduction


"AMcBride Consulting Limited" is committed to lawful, fair, and transparent collection of your data. This policy governs data collection by us and our affiliates (collectively the “Company”) when you purchase or use our products, services, software, and website (collectively the “Services”). It was drafted to help you understand the types of information we collect from you, how we use it, as well as how we share, store and protect it.

If you do not agree with this policy, you should not use our Services. By accessing or using our Services, you agree to this policy, which may change from time to time to better reflect our practices and applicable laws. Your continued use after we make change(s) is deemed acceptance of those changes.


Children Under the Age of 13

Our Services are not intended for minors (children under 13 years of age or equivalent depending on jurisdiction, (“Children”), and use of our Services by Children is strictly prohibited. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from Children without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about Children, please contact us.


Types of Information We Collect

We collect information if you voluntarily provide it to us. For example, if you sign up for our Services, you might give us your name and email address. You might also give us data when you email us or give us feedback. In addition, you may submit information online through surveys, forms, portals, or other interactive activities on our website. details about transactions you carry out through our website. It is always your choice whether or not to provide personal data. Do not provide personal data unless you are authorized to do so.

We may collect the following information directly from you:

• information that may be personally identified, such as name, address, e-mail address, and other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information");

• information that is about you but individually does not identify you; and/or

•information about how you interact with our website, such as internet connection or the equipment you use to access the Services.

This policy does not apply to third-party sites that may link to, or be accessible from, our site. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. Your interactions with these sites are governed by the third parties’ applicable privacy statements. If you have any questions about these sites, you should contact the responsible provider directly.


We may also collect information automatically:


As you interact with our website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including: details of your visits to our website and information about your computer and internet connection. The information we collect automatically does not include personal information.


The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include cookies. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser, but if you do you may be unable to access certain parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to us.


How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including personal information to present our Services to you; to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us; to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it; to provide you with notices about your account/ subscription, including expiration and renewal notices; to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection; to comply with legal obligations; or for any other purpose with your consent.

If you are an EU resident, we will collect and use your personal data only if we have one or more legal bases for doing so under the GDPR. This means we collect and use your personal data only where you have given your consent for one or more specific purposes; it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests; it is necessary to protect the vital interests of you or another natural person; or it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.


Who We Share Your Information With

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this policy to our team members, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates who have a business need to know; to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business; to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets; to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it; for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; and/or with your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information: to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; and/or to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.

If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.


How We Protect Your Personal Information

We may store your personal data in any region or in any country where we or our service providers have facilities. We implement reasonable processes and adhere to best practices in order to protect your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. We will do our best to protect your personal information, but we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website. We will store your personal data only until it is no longer needed to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected or as required or permitted by law; at that point it will be anonymized, deleted, or isolated.


Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You can request to access, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us by contacting us at ashley@dontbeweirdsociety.com. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.


How to Contact Us

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:

ashley@dontbeweirdsociety.com

Terms of Use

Welcome to www.dontbeweirdsociety.com (hereinafter “Website”). AMcBride Consulting Limited, “we,” “us,” or “our”) invites you to access this Website subject to the following Terms of Use, which may be updated from time to time without notice to you. It is your responsibility to review these terms and conditions periodically.

By accessing and using this Website, you agree to the following terms and conditions, Privacy Policy, and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to services and products available through this Website. You agree, by accessing and using this Website, that you are at least 18 years old or supervised by a parent or guardian, and legally able to enter into a contract.

Please read the following Terms of Use carefully. By browsing, accessing, or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, hereby incorporated by reference. This is a legal agreement between you (“user”) and AMcBride Consulting Limited.

If you wish to purchase a service or product through our Website, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Terms and Conditions of Purchase for each product or service purchased. In the event of any conflict between these policies, the Terms and Conditions of Purchase shall control.


User Rights, Conduct, and Limitations

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy for information about what data we collect, how we collect your data, why we collect your data, how long we retain your data, when we may share your data, and your rights regarding your personal data.

If you are under 18, you must obtain parental consent to use this Website. In our sole discretion, we reserve the right to refuse service, remove or edit content, and terminate accounts.

You hereby acknowledge and agree that these Terms of Use are supported by reasonable, adequate, and valuable consideration including, but not limited to, your access to the information and resources provided through this Website.

Users may access and use this Website for lawful purposes only. By accessing this Website, you agree not to post, transmit, email, or in any other way make available content that infringes on the trademark, copyright, propriety, or privacy rights of any entity or individual including personal data belonging to another person such as their email address, telephone number, credit care information, postal address, or other sensitive data.

You agree not to post, transmit, email, or in any other way make available content that is obscene, defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, promotes violence, contains hate speech, or invades the privacy of another.

You agree not to access this Website to carry out commercial activity or transmit spam.

You agree not to use any robot, scraper, or spider to access this Website.

You agree not to interfere with advertisements or safety features on this Website in any way including blocking or obscuring such advertisements or safety features.

You acknowledge and agree that AMcBride Consulting Limited, in its sole discretion, may remove any content it deems to violate these Terms or otherwise constitute a criminal offense, fraud, or potentially create civil liability.

In the event of third-party legal action against you arising from or relating to your use of this Website, you agree to hold harmless and indemnify AMcBride Consulting Limited from any related claims or actions.


Submissions

In your use of this Website, you may submit comments, suggestions, reviews, questions, and other information. However, any submissions that contain illegal, obscene, or threatening information will be removed, and you may be prohibited from future use of this Website. You also may not submit any type of spam including, but not limited to, mass mailings or chain letters, political campaign material, or commercial solicitations. You may not transmit any information which infringes on another party’s intellectual property, invades the privacy of another, or in any other way causes injury to another individual. You may not transmit data containing software viruses. Any violation of these terms may result in an immediate termination of your right to access this Website and may prohibit you from future use of this Website.

We reserve the right to edit and remove any content generated by or involving you on our Website. We assume no responsibility or liability for any content sent or posted by you or any other person.

Subject to the terms set forth in our Privacy Policy, no user submissions will be treated as confidential and your submission of data or information to us does not form a confidential or fiduciary relationship, nor does it create any expectation of confidentiality between you and AMcBride Consulting Limited.


Intellectual Property Rights and Limited License

AMcBride Consulting Limited reserves rights to all content, information, data, text, logos, design elements, headers, service marks, trademarks, photographs, images, videos, blog posts, program and product names, graphics, color schemes and artwork published, to the extent protectable, on this Website, as well as any and all information assessed through this Website which is proprietary.


Our Limited License to You

By accessing and viewing this Website, AMcBride Consulting Limited grants you a limited, non-transferrable, revocable license to view content on this Website. If you purchase any product or service through this Website, you may download purchased content subject to a limited, non-transferrable, revocable license for your own personal, non-commercial use to download, view, and copy the material. You are prohibited from reselling or distributing such purchased material.

No other use of our content is permitted without the express written consent of AMcBride Consulting Limited.

You may not use any Intellectual Property belonging to AMcBride Consulting Limited without express written consent. You may not copy, reproduce, repost, alter, manipulate, sell, or distribute any of the Intellectual Property of AMcBride Consulting Limited without our express written consent.

If you violate any portion of these terms, you must destroy any copies you made of our content immediately and your right to access and use this Website and content shall terminate automatically. We reserve the right to take any and all appropriate legal action against infringement upon our intellectual property rights. Furthermore, if your violation of these Terms involves or relates to materials you have purchased through this Website, we reserve the right to revoke your access to that material, without refund, and take any appropriate legal action.


Your License to Us

By publicly posting any original content on our Website, you agree to assign any intellectual property rights to that content to us in exchange for the good and valuable consideration of accessing and using our Website.

If you submit to us your original content through our Website, social media accounts, webinars, or any other public medium, you acknowledge, understand, and agree that you are granting us an irrevocable, unlimited, non-exclusive, perpetual, and royalty-free worldwide license to copy, edit, use, distribute, sell, or publicly display any content you post.


Digital Millennium Copyright Act

In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we will review all copyright infringement claims that we receive and remove any content posted or distributed in violation of U.S. copyright law.

To notify us of a claim of copyright infringement, please include all information and details required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and send notice of your claim to:

AMcBride Consulting Limited

ashley@dontbeweirdsociety.com


Technology Disclaimer

By accessing and using this Website, you acknowledge, understand, and agree that AMcBride Consulting Limited makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees regarding the function or condition of our Website including any features or links.

You further understand and agree that AMcBride Consulting Limited shall not be liable to you for any loss, damage, inconvenience, or interruption to your business caused by the existence of viruses, or lack of accessibility or availability of this Website.


Affiliate Disclaimer

Some of the links on this Website may be affiliate links controlled by third-parties or links to products and services for which AMcBride Consulting Limited earns an affiliate fee, referral fee, or commission. We shall use reasonable efforts to provide notice of any affiliate relationship to a link on this Website. By clicking on an affiliate link on this Website or related communications, you expressly accept liability for any and all consequences of visiting the third party Website or purchasing those goods or services.


Earnings Disclaimer

At AMcBride Consulting Limited we make no guarantees or financial claims of any kind regarding any potential income you may earn or generate by using our products or services, or implementing information provided through this Website or any of our resources.


Payments and Fees

You shall pay any and all applicable fees and taxes for purchases of services or products you make on our Website. You must provide accurate and up-to-date billing and credit card information. By making a purchase, you consent to AMcBride Consulting Limited authorizing your credit card, debit card, bank account, or any other payment form provided to process the full payment of fees and applicable taxes, through our third-party payment processor.

If your billing information changes or your account or credit card is lost, stolen, or compromised, you must promptly inform us. If your purchase requires ongoing automatic payments and the credit card information you provided us with expires, you hereby authorize AMcBride Consulting Limited to determine or obtain replacement expiration dates for your credit card in order to process your authorized payment.


Refund Policy

Please read this Refund Policy carefully before purchasing any AMcBride Consulting Limited educational products, agency, or consulting services. By making a purchase, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Refund Policy.


1. Educational Products

AMcBride Consulting Limited offers various educational products, including but not limited to courses, workshops, and digital materials. All sales of AMcBride Consulting Limited educational products are final. AMcBride Consulting Limited does not offer any refunds or exchanges for educational products under any circumstances.

2. Agency and Consulting Services

AMcBride Consulting Limited provides agency and consulting services that are tailored to the unique needs and requirements of each client. As these services are custom and often involve considerable time, effort, and resources, AMcBride Consulting Limited does not offer any refunds for agency and consulting services that have been rendered.

3. Exceptional Circumstances

In the rare event that a refund is deemed appropriate due to exceptional circumstances, such refund requests must be submitted in writing to ashley@dontbeweirdsociety.com within 14 days of the service or product purchase date. AMcBride Consulting Limited reserves the right to review each refund request on a case-by-case basis and make a final decision at its sole discretion.

4. Changes to the Refund Policy

AMcBride Consulting Limited reserves the right to modify this Refund Policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes to the Refund Policy will be effective immediately upon posting on our website. Your continued use of our services and products after any changes to the Refund Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.


Compliance with Applicable Laws

Our Website is based in the United Kingdom. If you access or use our Website, or view, download, or use content from our Website, you do so at your own risk. We make no claims as to whether our Website or content may be accessed, used, viewed, or downloaded outside of the United Kingdom.


Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability

THIS WEBSITE AND ANY CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES, ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES OF THE ACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TECHNICAL, TYPOGRAPHICAL, OR PRICING ERRORS ON THIS WEBSITE, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. YOU USE THIS WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, AMcBride Consulting Limited DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AMcBride Consulting Limited DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE WILL OPERATE FREE FROM ERROR, DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES, COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER CONTAMINATION.

FURTHERMORE, AMcBride Consulting Limited DOES NOT MANY ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE ACCURACY, CORRECTNESS, RELIABILITY, OR YOUR RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT, SOFTWARE, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR FACILITIES OF THIS WEBSITE.

IN NO EVENT, AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, OR BUSINESS DISRUPTION, THROUGH ANY ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE. IN ANY AND ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOUR MAXIMUM REMEDY AND THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF AMcBride Consulting Limited, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FEES YOU HAVE PAID TO US IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PURCHASED DURING THE 3-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENTS GIVING RISE TO YOUR CLAIM.


Indemnification

BY ACCESSING AND USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS AMcBride Consulting Limited FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, EXPENSES, LIABILITIES, CAUSES OF ACTION, AND/OR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS, YOUR VIOLATION OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, OR YOUR MISUSE OF THIS WEBSITE OR OUR CONTENT.


Termination

Any violation of these Terms of Use may lead to termination of user’s access to this Website and/or appropriate legal action. In our sole discretion, we may, for any reason, limit, restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to this Website without prior notice or liability.


Jurisdiction

The terms of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the city of Edinburgh. The state and federal courts located in city of Edinburgh will have exclusive jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising from or relating to this agreement, use of this Site, or any products or services provided by AMcBride Consulting Limited or disputes arising out of or relating to your use of this Website. You hereby unconditionally and irrevocably consent to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the city of Edinburgh for purposes of any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms.

By accessing or using this Website, you consent irrevocably to personal jurisdiction in such courts in relation to any matter in connection with your use of this Website or use of services provided by or products purchased from AMcBride Consulting Limited and waive any defense of forum non convenience. Through your access and use of this Site, you are deemed to have knowingly and voluntarily waived any right to a trial by jury in any case or controversy related to this Agreement, use of this Website, or any services provided by or products purchased from AMcBride Consulting Limited.


Dispute Resolution

If a dispute arises from or relating to this Agreement, our Content, or Website, and the Parties are unable to settle the dispute through direct communication, the Parties agree to first try to settle the dispute by mediation with the help of a mutually agreed upon mediator in the city of Edinburgh. The Parties shall share any costs and fees related to the mediation equally, other than attorney fees. If mediation does not resolve a controversy or claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Parties further agree that any unresolved controversy or claim arising out of or related to this Agreement will be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association and the judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the matter.


Miscellaneous

Any failure by us to act on or enforce any provision contained within these Terms shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of the provision or any other provision contained within these Terms. To be effective, a waiver of any provision contained within these Terms must be made by us in a signed, written agreement and no such waiver shall constitute a waiver of any other provision within these Terms besides the provision expressly waived in that signed writing.

The section headings contained within these Terms shall not be given any legal meaning or significance and are provided simply for convenience.


Severance

If any provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable, illegal or invalid, it shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement.


Complete Understanding

This Agreement supersedes any prior agreement, communication, or representations between you and AMcBride Consulting Limited and constitute a complete and final agreement regarding your use of this Website.

For questions about this policy email

ashley@dontbeweirdsociety.com


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