the poetry club terms of service
These are the governing terms and conditions for the purchasing individual (“Customer”) of the poetry club (“Product”), a membership created by shelby leigh (“Company”). by signing up for the product, customer agrees to our terms of service listed below.
customer agrees to a monthly or annual recurring membership payment upon signing up with a credit card or through paypal. customers can cancel anytime by emailing hello@shelbyleigh.co.
the payment includes access to the membership site, one monthly writing workshop, access to workshop replays, new prompts and worksheets each month, access to the facebook private group.
Release
Customer agrees that the Company may use any written statements, images, audio recordings or video recordings of Customer obtained while participating with the Product. This includes any statements, images or recordings captured about Customer’s participation in the Product. for example, monthly live workshops are recorded. customers will be notified that the workshop is being recorded, and audio or video may be obtained through this process. replays of workshops are available on the membership site for other customers to view.
Customer waives any right to payment, royalties or any other consideration for Company’s use of such written statements, images, audio recordings and video recordings and Customer waives the right to inspect or approve the finished product used by Company.
Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights of the Product and all materials in connection with the Product are owned by the Company and Partners. Customer will not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce such content or materials displayed, distributed or provided in connection with the Product for any reason without the prior written permission of the Company. Customers will not use any of the Product content or materials to teach any third party, or otherwise disclose or discuss information revealed in any portion of the Product for any purpose other than exercising rights expressly granted to Customer.
The Product may only be accessed by the Customer - the individual who is the customer on record with the Company. The Product, including any usernames, passwords, discount codes, content, materials, other resources may only be used by Customer as permitted herein and may not be sold or distributed without the Company’s express written consent.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Company gives no warranties with respect to any aspect of the Product or any materials related thereto or offered in connection with the Product. Customer accepts and agrees that they are fully responsible for their results and that Company offers no representations, warranties or guarantees verbally or in writing regarding Customer’s future earnings, profits, growth, performance, publishing opportunities, etc.
The Company does not guarantee that Customer will achieve any results using any of the ideas or tools provided during workshops or during use of the product and nothing in the Product is a promise or guarantee to Customer of such results. Any examples of testimonials about this Product are not to be interpreted as a promise or guarantee of Customer’s own success.
Other Policies & Terms
Customer assumes all risk and/or liability that may arise or be incurred while participating in this Product.
we reserve the right to remove customers, without refund, if they do not comply with our facebook private group rules (laid out in the private group rules when you join) or are rude, demeaning, or bullying other members during live workshops, in the private community, or elsewhere.
customers can cancel at any time. as laid out in the refund and cancellation policy on the member site, monthly memberships cannot be refunded. annual customers receive a prorated refund based on how many months are left in their membership.
your name, email, and payment information is safely stored in our membership site. additionally, your email address will be contacted with membership information such as event reminders.
Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable for any failure of or delay in the performance of this Agreement if such failure or delay is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, strikes or labor disputes, embargoes, government orders or any other force majeure event. Upon the occurrence of any force majeure event, the party relying upon this provision shall give written notice to the other party of its inability to perform or of delay in completing its obligations.
Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota without regard to its conflict of law provisions or the conflict of law provisions of any other jurisdiction. In the event of a dispute arising out of Product Terms, the parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute by negotiation between the parties. If they are unable to resolve the dispute, either party may commence mediation and/or binding arbitration through the American Arbitration Association, or other forum mutually agreed to by the parties. The prevailing party in any dispute resolved by binding arbitration or litigation shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs. In all other circumstances, the parties specifically consent to the local, state and federal courts located in the state of Minnesota. The parties hereby waive any jurisdictional or venue defenses available to them and further consent to service of process by mail. Client acknowledges that Company will have no adequate remedy at law in the event Client uses the deliverables in any way not permitted hereunder, and hereby agrees that Company shall be entitled to equitable relief by way of temporary and permanent injunction, and such other and further relief at law or equity as any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction may deem just and proper, in addition to any and all other remedies provided for herein.