Terms & Conditions | disclaimers

Last updated :: February 9th, 2024

TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

Thank you for visiting the the meraki method, www.themerakimethod.net, (collectively, “Website”). These Terms of Use set forth the agreement between Website, which are owned, operated and maintained by Jess Marie & the meraki method, a leading provider of online information, products and services for wellness, and each user governing the use of the Website. Our Website is designed to provide a convenient, private and informative experience for our visitors as well as a place to purchase related products and services created to facilitate a healthy lifestyle. Jess Marie & the meraki method and our affiliates want each visitor to have a safe, enjoyable visit, so we have established the following terms and conditions so that we each know what to expect from each other.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our Website. By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use, you may not access or otherwise use the Website. We may make changes to our Website, these terms and conditions, or the policies and conditions that govern the use of our Website at any time. We encourage you to review our Website and these terms periodically for any updates or changes. Your continued access or use of our Website shall be deemed your notification and acceptance of these changes.

The information found in our offerings and on this website is informational only. This information is not intended nor implied to be medical advice. Consult your healthcare provider for any questions regarding your personal situation. Products and any related claims to such have not been evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration and are not approved to diagnose, treat, or cure. You agree not to use any information on our website, including, but not limited to product descriptions, customer testimonials, etc. for the diagnosis and treatment of any health issue. You acknowledge that all customer testimonials as found on our website, video content, and literature are strictly the opinion of that person and any results such person may have achieved are solely individual in nature; results may vary. In light of the above, you understand and agree that we are not liable nor do we assume any liability for the use of any information contained within our website, online and in-person services, or other services. In no event shall we be liable for direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, or other damages related to your use of the information contained within our website, programs, or other services.

we DO NOT PROVIDE ANY MEDICAL ADVICE

Information on the Website is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. You should not use the information on the Website for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication or other treatment. Speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or adopting any treatment for a health problem. For any products or services purchased from the Website, you should read carefully all product packaging and instructions. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read on the Website. Information provided on the Website and the use of any products or services purchased from our Website by you DOES NOT create a doctor-patient relationship between you and anyone affiliated with our Website. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by any governmental organization and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All logos, page headers, custom graphics and icons are trademarks and/or service marks owned by Jess Marie & the meraki method. All other trademarks, product names, and company names and logos appearing on our Website are the property of their respective owners.

Our Website and our newsletters contain information, data, software, photographs, graphics, videos, text, images, typefaces, sounds, and other material (collectively "Content") that are protected by copyrights, trademarks, or other proprietary rights, and these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media and technologies existing now or developed in the future. All Content is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States copyright laws, and we own a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such Content.

You may not modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part. All rights to such Content are reserved to their respective copyright owners. Permission is granted to electronically copy and to print in hard copy portions of the Website and/or our newsletters for the sole purpose of placing an order with Website. Except as provided in the preceding sentence or as permitted by the fair use privilege under the United States copyright laws (see e.g. 17 U.S.C. Section 107), you may not upload, post, reproduce, or distribute in any way Content protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, without obtaining permission of the owner of the copyright or other proprietary right. Any other use of the Content on the Website and/or in our newsletters, including reproduction for purposes other than as noted above, modification, distribution, replication, commercial or other use, without our prior written permission, is strictly prohibited. If you violate any of these terms, your permission to use the Content will automatically terminate and you must immediately destroy any copies you have of any portion of the Content.

YOUR ACCOUNT OBLIGATIONS

In order to use our Websites, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself on the membership application form and to maintain and promptly update such account information. If you provide any untrue or inaccurate information, or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue or inaccurate, we may suspend or terminate your account and refuse all current and future use by you of our Websites. Account information and certain other information about you are subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy.

You will receive a password and account designation after you have completed your membership application form and provided the required account information. You agree to maintain the security of your account on our Websites, including the confidentiality of your password and other account information, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account, including all charges resulting from unauthorized use of your account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.

COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

Certain products or Services may be offered for sale on our Website. In the event you wish to purchase or to subscribe for any of these products or Services, you will be asked by our Website or an authorized third party to supply certain information, including without limitation, your full name, address, telephone number and credit card information. You agree to provide our Website or such third party with the foregoing information as well as any other mandatory information that is accurate, complete and current, and to comply with the terms and conditions of any agreement that you may enter into governing your purchase of the product or Service. You shall be responsible for all charges incurred through your account as well as for paying any applicable taxes. 

Some services offered by Website are subscription-based services. When you open a subscription-based account, you hereby agree to pay all charges to your account, including any applicable taxes, in accordance with billing terms in effect at the time the fee or charge becomes payable. We reserve the right to change the amount of, or basis for determining, any fees or charges for Services we provide, and to institute new fees, charges or terms effective upon notice to subscribers. We reserve the right to terminate any account at any time for any reason. We agree that we will notify you when, and if, we decide to terminate your account.

Your subscription will be automatically renewed and your credit card will be automatically charged on a monthly basis, depending upon the billing terms for your account, for as long as you remain a member. You agree that we will not be obligated to send you any renewal or advance billing notices or confirmations that your credit card has been charged.

Your right to use the Service or a specific product is conditional upon our receipt of payment. If payment cannot be charged to your credit card or if a charge is refunded for any reason, including chargeback, we reserve the right to immediately either suspend or terminate your access and account, thereby terminating this Agreement and all our obligations hereunder. You are required to pay any amounts still owed to us at the time your account is suspended or terminated.

In the event you elect to terminate your subscription with the meraki method, please email us at missjess@themerakimethod.net

Terminations are not retroactive. If you terminate your membership after your membership period has begun, you may be entitled to a refund for the unexpired portion of that membership period, less any applicable minimum charges. You may still be obligated to pay for other charges incurred. If you have an outstanding balance due on any subscription account, you hereby agree that we may charge these unpaid fees to your credit card.

YOUR CONDUCT ON OUR WEBSITES

Any conduct by you on our Website that we believe, in our sole discretion, restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying our Website will not be permitted. You agree to use our Website only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through our Website any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, fraudulent, racially, ethnically, or derogatory remarks to another's faith or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law. You also agree not to use our Website to post petitions for any issue or cause or post an advertisement or solicitation of funds, goods or services.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of our Website, use of our Website, or access to our Website. You agree not to access our Website by any means other than through the interface provided by us for use in accessing our Website.

You hereby acknowledge that any violation of any of our policies may result in termination of your access to our Website, deactivation or deletion of your account and all related information and files in your account, and preclusion of any further access to such files or our Website, without prior notice.

DISCLAIMERS

The Website is provided for your use on an "as is," "as available" basis. We, along with our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, merchants, sponsors, licensors, or the like (collectively, "associates"), do not make any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to our Website or its Content, including, without limitation, the products, services or information offered or sold on or through our Website or any other website to which our Website link and the uninterrupted or error-free use of our Website. We expressly disclaim all such representations and warranties, including, without limitation, all warranties of merchantability, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that our Website or files available on our Website will be free from corrupted data, computer viruses or similar destructive or contaminating code. No oral advice or written information provided by us or our affiliates shall create a warranty of any kind. Your use of the Website and any website linked to our Website is expressly at your own risk.

All information contained on our Website, including information relating to medical and health conditions, products and treatments, is for informational purposes only, and not as medical advice. Such information is often presented in summary or aggregate form and is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other medical professional(s) or for any information contained on or in any product packaging or labels. You should not use the information contained on the Website for the diagnosis of a health problem or the prescription of medication.

You should always consult your physician and medical advisors before purchasing or using any products, services or information available on our Website. In addition, you should carefully read all information provided by the manufacturers of the products or in the product packaging and labels before using any product purchased from our Website. Information provided on the Website and the use of any products or services purchased from our Website by you DOES NOT constitute a doctor-patient relationship between you and any of the physicians affiliated with our Website. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Further, we explicitly disclaim any responsibility for any product or service or the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on other websites that contain links to or from our Website. Because some website employ automated search results or otherwise link you to website containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in third-party website, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such website.

If you miss a payment from your payment plan you will be blocked/removed from accessing Squarespace/Practice Better. Missed multiple payments will result in a balance due. Once due payments are made, access to our content will be reinstated.

Price and availability information on our Website are subject to change without notice.

If you sign-up for any of our free resources, we will collect your name & email address for email newsletters & notifications. We will use your email for emailing you newsletter/notification emails, as well as to deliver the free resources signed/opted-in up for. After you unsubscribe your email & name are deleted from our system and us no longer stored.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Under no circumstances shall we or any other party involved in creating, producing, or distributing our Website be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages or loss of profits, good will, use, data or other intangible losses (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages) that result from (i) any delay, failure, interruption or corruption of our Website or any data or information transmitted in connection with the use of the Website. (ii) personal injury or death caused by your use or misuse of our Website, (iii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from your use of any goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into, through or from our Website (iv) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, (v) statements or conduct of any third party on our Website, or (vi) any other matter relating to our Website. You hereby acknowledge that this paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise, and services available through our Website. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states, liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Notwithstanding the above, our sole liability for any reason to you, and your sole and exclusive remedy for any cause or claim whatsoever, shall be limited to the amount paid by you for any product, information or service purchased by you from us through our Website.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us, our officers, directors, employees, agents, providers, merchants, sponsors, licensors and affiliates from and against all claims, actions, demands, judgments, losses, and liabilities (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and attorneys' fees) by you or any third-party resulting or arising, directly or indirectly, out of Content you submit, post to or transmit through our Website, your use of our Website, your connection to our Website, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another person.

PRIVACY

We respect your privacy in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to monitor our Website and to disclose any information recorded or posted on, submitted to, or transmitted through our Website to the extent that we, in our sole discretion, deem such disclosure necessary or appropriate to comply with any law, regulation, subpoena, or government request, to operate our Website, or to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of our users. In addition, we are committed to protecting the privacy of children. The Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13 (see Usage of our Website by Minors above).

OUR RIGHTS

We may elect to electronically monitor areas of our Website. We are not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring Content on our Website. If notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal, or offensive Content, we may investigate the allegation and determine, in our sole discretion, whether to remove or request the removal of such Content from our Website. We may terminate your access, or suspend your access to all or part of our Website, without notice, for any conduct that we believe, in our sole discretion, is in violation of any applicable law or is harmful to us, our interests or the interests of another user, a third-party provider, merchant, sponsor, licensor, or service provider. Because customer service is paramount to our business, we reserve the right to refuse to sell products to you if it reasonably appears to us that you intend to resell the products. In addition, we reserve the right to limit quantities of items purchased by each customer.

APPLICABLE LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE

We control our Website from our offices. We make no representation that the Content on our Website is appropriate, legal or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access our Website do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export the Content. Any claim relating to our Website, the services provided through our Website or the Content shall be governed by the internal laws of Singapore, without reference to its choice of law provisions. If there is a dispute between you and us, you expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue reside in Singapore.

TERMINATION

These terms are effective until terminated by either party. If you no longer agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you must cease your use of our Website. Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to suspend or deny, in our sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of our Website with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to our Website may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that we may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and bar any further access to such files or our Website. Further, you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to our Website.

refunds

There are no refunds for any offering, service, etc.

CONDITIONAL GUARANTEE 

All offerings are to be paid for before access to the program. This allows us to end on a positive note to make effective use of our time together.

Any cancellations will be called in with at least a 24 hours notice. You will be charged for cancellations called in with less than 24 hours notice, as well as no-shows.

Anything purchased in advance can be transferred within one year of purchase date to another family member or friend.

You must have medical clearance from your medically licensed practitioners to begin special program. By not obtaining medical clearance, you agree to accept full responsibility for any associated injury, sickness, accident, etc.

GENERAL INFORMATION

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and us and govern the use of our Website. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use 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 these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of our Website or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in the Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Copyright the meraki method LLC. All rights reserved.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Compliance

The Vedic, Ayurvedic & Yogic programs, recommendations, services, products & offerings we offer are considered complimentary & preventative medicine to your primary care provider(s) & licensed mental health professional(s). They’re not considered a replacement to your primary care provider(s) & licensed mental health professional(s). If you have a health condition, talk with your primary health care provider(s) and licensed mental health professional(s) before moving forward with any recommendations.

I, Jess Marie, am not a licensed doctor. Along with everyone else in my professional Vedic community, I have the responsibility to continue these beautiful traditions by practicing both legally & ethically. My services & offerings are protected & accepted as complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

My intent is to act as primarily an educator, for everything I do is in terms of providing education to my clients. My verbal & written communication, as well as my actions, consistently demonstrate that I’m acting as an educator, and as such, I’m not practicing medicine without a license. I’m not a doctor and I cannot legally diagnose or treat clients. I’m only providing educational services, recommendations & information that is relevant to my client’s health concerns & goals; I’m not making personal recommendations. 

Sharing my ‘prescriptive’ recommendations & instructions to support the healing of/treat specific conditions/issues are for educational purposes only. All of my communications & actions are educational in nature and in no way personally applicable to any individual person, for they’re  not to be used as, used as a substitute for, or considered as a medical diagnosis, treatment or prescription; they’re not intended to make any medical claims; they do not instruct to do or change anything. 

Consult a licensed healthcare professional before using any herbs or herbal products, before beginning any new health regime/protocol, and for any persistent problem or complaint. It’s my clients’ responsibility to decide if the education I’ve provided is with is applicable to them, as well as to decide if the take action based on the education I’ve provided.

Our first amendment right provides for the freedom of speech, which includes education. That said, I’m providing services for payment & still liable for providing correct & accurate information.

AI Disclaimer

Throughout our website and related materials, we may utilize artificial intelligence ("AI") technology to supplement or enhance content. This technology may be employed in various aspects, including but not limited to website content, email marketing, social media posts, imagery, graphics, audio, and other forms of media.

It is important to note that while AI tools may assist in content creation, the final byproduct is a "human creation" and remains subject to our intellectual property rights. We retain copyright ownership of all content presented on our site, regardless of whether AI technology was involved in its generation.

We strive to maintain transparency regarding the use of AI technology, however, we cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy or completeness of AI-generated content. As such, we disclaim any liability for errors, omissions, or inaccuracies that may occur in such content.

Users of our website are hereby notified that copying, reproducing, or distributing any content from our site, whether generated by AI or otherwise, without explicit permission, is strictly prohibited. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in respecting our intellectual property rights.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns regarding the use of AI technology on our website.