Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions, along with our Privacy Policy, govern the use of information gathered or used on or by this course’s website, https://tbhacademy.thinkific.com, and/or any other associated domains and/ or subdomains owned by Us now or in the future (the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.
The following TERMS AND CONDITIONS are those in effect as of this date, between the owner and operator, This Better Home (“TBH”, “This Better Home”, “TBH Academy”, “This Better Home Academy”, “Company,” “We,” or “Us”) and the user (“You” or “Your”). The Website owner and operator is under no obligation to inform You of any change to these Terms and Conditions, and by utilizing and/or purchasing any product provided on this Website, You agree to visit this URL regularly for updates to these Terms and Conditions.
AGREEMENT TO TERMS OF USE
Please read these Terms and Conditions the Privacy Policy carefully before accessing or before You start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy when this option is made available to You, You accept and agree to be bound and abide by the terms. Disclaimer: If You do not want to agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, You must not access or use the Website.
By using and/or purchasing from any of the Website, You expressly agree to any and all Terms and Conditions set forth herein. As stated above, We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice, and it is Your responsibility to check this page periodically for any such changes. By using the Website subsequent to a change to the Terms and Conditions, You thereby agree to accept and be bound by any such changes to the Terms and Conditions, regardless of whether You have actually read and/or otherwise reviewed said changes. If, at any time, You determine that You are not willing to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, then You shall relinquish any rights that You may have to the use of the Website and any products purchased therefrom, and agree to no longer utilize the Website.
SCOPE OF TERMS OF USE
These Terms and Conditions apply to all websites owned and operated by This Better Home, which include but is not limited to this course’s website, https://tbhacademy.thinkific.com, and/or any other associated domains and/ or subdomains owned by Us now or in the future (the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.
On occasion, the Website(s) will provide links to third party sites (“Third Party Websites”) for reference or referral purposes. On such occasions, these Terms and Conditions shall apply only to Our Website(s), and expressly do not apply to the Third Party Websites.
This Better Home has no official affiliation with the Third Party Websites, and therefore has no control over the terms and conditions that will apply to the Third Party Websites. It is Your responsibility to review the Third Party Websites for their applicable terms and conditions.
Additionally, This Better Home does not endorse or take any responsibility for the content or products provided on the Third Party Websites. Therefore, You agree to hold This Better Home harmless with respect to Your use of the Third Party Websites, despite any link thereto provided on the Websites.
COURSE ACCESS
Our course and site is hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”). The delivery format of the course hosted by Thinkific is asynchronous and self-paced unless otherwise stated in the course outline. This means there is no synchronous or live course component in which You, the student, are able to meet by way of in-person or Zoom or other video conferencing technology service. All instruction will be unidirectional and will be delivered using recorded videos and other materials hosted on the Website. No feedback, guidance, advice, or counsel will be given to You by the instructor, nor does this course imply any interaction between You and the instructor. It is acceptable to reasonably and occasionally use email to provide feedback on the course and its contents, or to help troubleshoot aspects of the course, or to ask clarification questions regarding the course modules and materials, to the instructor. However, the instructor or Company is in no way obligated to respond or reply.
You, the student, upon payment of the required course fees, will have ongoing access to the course materials for a period of up to three years.
COURSE CONTENT
The course will contain core themes which You, the student, will progress through at Your own pace. You can view the course outline containing the themes and key concepts within the Course Outline document, which is hosted on the Website.
CODE OF CONDUCT
We are committed to fostering an online community of students that provides a welcoming and safe environment for all students—regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, or religious belief.
Because this course does not provide for interaction between You and other students, or You and the instructor, and because there is no live class, course behavioral expectations include, but are not limited to, excessive use of email or other forms of communication including but not limited to social media from You to the instructor, disrespectful language or use of profanity, posting of content which may damage the brand or reputation of the Company including libel or slander, threatening or implying threats toward others, harassment, plagiarism or copyright infringement, creation or use of computer viruses, participation in any illegal activity, publishing personal information of others, sharing privately or publicly Your login credentials to this course with the purpose of defrauding the Company so others can access the course, or downloading, recording, or sharing course materials without permission.
We, the Company, reserve the right to remove You from the class at our sole discretion without refund if We find You in violation of any part of the Terms and Conditions, including the code of conduct within.
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14
Our Website is not intended for children under 14 years of age. No one under age 14 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14. If You are under 14, do not use or provide any information on these Website or on or through any of the features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Website or provide any information about Yourself to us, including Your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name You may use.
If We learn We have collected or received personal information from a child under 14 without verification of parental consent, We will delete that information. If You believe We might have any information from or about a child under 14, please contact Us at [email protected].
CONFIDENTIALITY
By utilizing the content or purchasing the products contained on the Website, You expressly acknowledge that such information and materials are confidential, and agree not to disclose or share any such information to any third party.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/ SINGLE USE LICENSE
All content contained in and all products sold on the Website are the intellectual property of This Better Home, and are protected by the copyright and trademark laws of the United States. As such, any such content and/or products are being provided to You for Your individual use and as a single-use license. No license to sell or otherwise distribute This Better Home’s intellectual property is expressed or implied. You are not authorized nor permitted to use, sell, or share Our content and/or products on Your sites without express permission from This Better Home. You expressly agree (1) not to infringe on or otherwise violate This Better Home’s intellectual property, (2) to ensure that any confidential information disclosed to You by This Better Home remains confidential, and (3) not to disclose any information provided to You by This Better Home to any third party. In the event that You violate any provisions of this section of the Terms and Conditions, You agree that This Better Home will be entitled to any and all remedies under the law, including but not limited to compensatory, punitive, and/ or treble damages and injunctive relief against You or third parties in relation to such violations.
SCOPE OF USE OF WEBSITE CONTENT
Notwithstanding the above, This Better Home owns the content contained on the Website. Accordingly, You may:
Link to the Website.
Print portions of the Website for Your own use only.
If You wish to utilize the content of the Website in any other manner, You must first obtain the express written consent of This Better Home. In order to request such consent, please consent, please contact [email protected].
BONUS ITEMS
Paid enrollment in course provides You access to bonus materials or items, which include (1) a free copy of an electronic-document of Our choice, which You consent to receive by email as an attachment or link; and (2) eligibility to be able to apply to have Your YouTube channel featured, which is defined by Us posting, mentioning, or discussing with or without associated screenshots Your name and/or channel’s name and/or public content, after having received Your permission using the application form or processes within the course, on our Website, which to be featured must meet our quality standards, including but not limited to demonstrated understanding and application of the course’s content, Your expressed motivation, appropriateness and relevance of Your channel’s theme, and perceived potential for future growth. There is no guarantee express or implied that Your channel will be featured now or at any time in the future. If We do decide to feature Your channel on our Website, We may do so at our sole discretion and at any time, after having received Your permission from within the course, and without having to notify You directly beforehand. You will be granted access to the application for eligibility upon enrollment in the course. For the quality standards rubric, please email [email protected].
NO PROFESSIONAL-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
Your use of this Website, including implementation of any suggestions in this Website and/or use of any resources available on this Website, does not create a professional-client relationship between You and This Better Home. We do not accept You as a client unless and until We and You have signed a written agreement and You have paid a retainer fee in full, or until all fees are completed and processed. Thus, You recognize and agree that We have not created any professional-client relationship by Your use of this Website or enrollment in the course.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY
The information contained on the Website and the resources available for download or viewing through the Website are for educational and informational purposes only. No part of this course or Website should be construed as legal, investment, tax, business, or other professional advice and You recognize that any content referencing such topics is Our opinion only and You agree to conduct Your own due diligence with regard to these and other topics and should not rely solely upon them to make decisions or take action. Always consult Your own attorney, tax consultant, or other licensed professional when making decisions specific to your situation.
NO GUARANTEES
We make no guarantees about the results of taking any action, whether recommended on this Website or not. The Company provides educational and informational resources that are intended to help users of this website succeed in YouTube content creation, business, and otherwise. You nevertheless recognize that Your ultimate success or failure will be the result of Your own efforts, Your particular situation, and innumerable other circumstances beyond the control and/or knowledge of the Company. You also recognize that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in exposure, earnings, or other business potential. Thus, the results obtained by others – whether clients or customers of the Company or otherwise – applying the principles set out in this Website are no guarantee that You or any other person or entity will be able to obtain similar results.
THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES, STATUTORY WARRANTIES, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF: MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT REGARDING THE OUTCOMES, EFFECTS, OR SUCCESS RATE OF THE PROGRAM, WHETHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING.
Furthermore, We do not represent and warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, available at any time or from any location, secure, error free, free from defects, or that the service or associated downloads are free from viruses or harmful components. USE OF THE WEBSITE’S SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH INFORMATION OR MATERIAL.
REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS
At various times, We may provide recommendations or reviews of products, books, software applications, services, or other resources. Any such recommendations or reviews will represent the good-faith opinions of the Company. The products and services recommended or reviewed may be provided to the Company for free or at a reduced price as an incentive to provide a review. Regardless of any such discounts, We will provide honest recommendations or reviews of these products and/or services. You recognize that You should conduct Your own due diligence and should not rely solely upon any recommendations or reviews provided on the Website. We will disclose the existence of any discounts or incentives received in exchange for providing a recommendations or review of a product in compliance with FTC guidelines. If You would like more information about any such discounts and incentives, send an email to [email protected].
TESTIMONIALS
At various places on this Website, You may find testimonials from clients and customers of the products and services offered by us. The testimonials are actual statements made by clients and/or customers and have been truthfully conveyed on this Website.
Although these testimonials are truthful statements about the results obtained by these clients and/or customers, the results obtained by these clients and/or customers are not necessarily typical. We make no guarantees about the outcomes, income potential, or success of any practice, program, method, teaching, tool, or other recommendation given by Us or our affiliates. You specifically recognize and agree that the testimonials are not a guarantee of results that You or anyone else will obtain by using any products or services offered on this Website.
EARNINGS & TIMELINE DISCLAIMER
The information presented in this Website is intended to be for Your educational and informational purposes only. The Company is not
(1) presenting the Student with a business opportunity;
(2) presenting the Student with a distributorship;
(3) making any claims as to income a Student may earn;
(4) presenting You the Student an opportunity to “get rich.”
Before embarking on any endeavor, please use caution and seek the advice of Your own personal professional advisors, such as Your attorney and Your accountant. No part of this course or Website should be construed as legal, investment, business, or tax advice.
Income figures and timelines are anecdotal information or estimations passed on concerning the results achieved by the individual sharing the information. The Company has performed no independent verification of the statements made by those individuals, including those individuals within the Company. Any income figures and time associations suggested on the Website are approximations only and should not be construed as fact. Testimonials and statements of individuals are not to be construed as claims or representations of average earnings. We cannot, do not, and will not make any claims as to earnings, average, or otherwise.
Materials in the Website may contain information that includes or is based upon forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give our expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a description of potential earnings or financial performance. Any and all forward looking statements in our materials are intended to express our opinion of earnings potential. They are opinions only and should not be relied upon as fact.
AFFILIATE LINKS
From time to time, the Company participates in affiliate marketing and may include affiliate links to be included on some of our pages. This means that We may earn a commission if/when You click on or make purchases via affiliate links. As a policy, We will only affiliate with products, services, coaches, consultants, and other experts that We believe will provide value to our customers and followers.
You recognize that it remains Your personal responsibility to investigate whether any affiliate offers are right for Your business and will benefit You. You agree to conduct and rely on Your own investigation to decide whether to purchase the affiliate product or service.
NO ENDORSEMENTS
From time to time, the Company will refer to other products, services, coaches, consultants, and/or experts. Any such reference is not intended as an endorsement or statement that the information provided by the other party is accurate. The Company provides this information as a reference for users. It is Your responsibility to conduct Your own investigation and make Your own determination about any such product, service, coach, consultant, and/or expert.
REFUND POLICY
There are no refunds on the purchase of courses, products, or materials on the Website. All sales are final. You agree to read all the course details We provide publicly and to ask any questions You may have by email before You enroll in the course or make purchases.
If You do not understand or agree with the return policy, please do not enroll in the course or order from the Website. If You require further clarification, or have questions, please send an email to [email protected].
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
This Website is a resource of general information that is intended, but not promised or guaranteed to be correct, complete, and up-to-date. We have taken reasonable steps to ensure that the information contained in this Website is accurate, but We cannot represent that this Website is free of errors. You agree to conduct due diligence to verify any information obtained from this Website and/or resources available on it prior to taking any action. You expressly agree not to rely upon any information contained in this Website.
FORCE MAJEURE
In the event that any cause beyond the control of the parties (including, but not necessarily limited to, an act God, war, curtailment or interruption of transportation facilities, threats or acts of terrorism, State Department travel advisory, etc.) make it inadvisable, illegal or impossible for to perform the obligations under this Agreement, that Party’s performance shall be extended (but not excused) without liability for the period of delay. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any regularly scheduled payments shall continue to be processed during the period of delay.
SEVERABILITY/ WAIVER
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions are deemed to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining terms of the Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect. Additionally, the failure of This Better Home to exercise any right contained herein will not be deemed a waiver of that right or any further right hereunder.
USER’S PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
By using this Website, You accept personal responsibility for the results of Your actions. You agree to take full responsibility for any harm or damage You suffer as a result of the use, or non-use, of the information available on this Website or the resources available for download from this Website. You agree to use judgment and conduct due diligence before taking any action or implementing any plan or policy suggested or recommended on this Website.
ASSIGNMENT
You may not assign Your rights to utilize the content or products contained on the Website without the express written consent of This Better Home.
INDEMNIFICATION
By utilizing the content or purchasing the course or products contained on the Website, You agree, for Yourself, Your spouse (if any), Your respective heirs, successors, personal representatives, administrators, executors, assigns, receivers, partners, employees, agents, attorneys, subsidiaries, parent companies, shareholders, officers, directors, and accountants, to indemnify and hold harmless This Better Home, and their respective heirs, successors, personal representatives, administrators, executors, assigns, receivers, partners, employees, agents, attorneys, subsidiaries, parent companies, shareholders, officers, directors and accountants, and each of them, and anyone chargeable on their behalf, against any and all causes of action, suits, debts, injuries, damages, claims, and demands whatsoever from the e date of this Agreement arising from or relating to Your use of said content and or products from the Websites.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If not resolved first via good faith negotiations, every controversy or dispute with This Better Home relating to the content and/or products on the Website, Your use of the Website, and/ or this Privacy Policy, the Parties agree to first submit the dispute to mediation. The mediator shall be selected by an agreement of the Parties, and costs shall be split equally between the Parties The mediation shall take place in Iowa City, Iowa, occur within ninety (90) days from the date of the initial mediation demand. If the Parties cannot reach a settlement within ninety (90) days from the start of the mediation, the Parties may submit the matter to binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The written decision of the arbitrator will be absolutely binding and conclusive and not subject to judicial review, and may be entered and enforced by any court of proper jurisdiction, either as a judgment of law or a decree in equity, as circumstances may indicate. All claims against This Better Home must be lodged within one hundred (100) days of the date of the first claim or otherwise be waived. Notwithstanding the foregoing, We may bring collection actions with which to collect debts on unpaid accounts, the cost, attorneys fees, and expenses of which the losing party shall bear.
NOTICES
Any notice, demand, or communication required or permitted to be given by any provision of these Terms and Conditions will be deemed to have been given and received (a) when delivered personally to the Party designated to receive such notice, or (b) on the first (1st) business day following delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier service (such as Federal Express), specifying next day delivery, or (c) on the third (3rd) day after the same is sent by certified mail, postage and charges prepaid. Any notice, demand, or communication directed to This Better Home, shall be sent to:
421 West Broadway, Ste 302
Council Bluffs IA 51503
REFUSAL OF SERVICE
This Better Home reserves the right to refuse service to any person or entity at Our sole discretion and without prior notification or warning, including but limited to restricting access to the Website and refusing to sell products or courses contained on the Website.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Iowa.
COPYRIGHT AND DMCA
This Better Home respects the intellectual property rights of others. Per the DMCA, We will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement on the Site if submitted to our Copyright Agent as described below. Upon receipt of a notice alleging copyright infringement, We will take whatever action We deem appropriate within our sole discretion, including removal of the allegedly infringing materials and termination of access for infringers of copyright protected content.
If You believe that Your intellectual property rights have been violated by Us or by a third party who has uploaded materials to our website, please provide the following information to the designated Copyright Agent listed below:
A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that You claim has been infringed;
A description of where the material that You claim is infringing is located on the Site;
An address, telephone number, and email address where We can contact You and, if different, an email address where the alleged infringing party can contact You;
A statement that You have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner or other intellectual property rights owner, by its agent, or by law;
A statement by You under penalty of perjury that the information in Your notice is accurate and that You are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
Your electronic or physical signature.
We may request additional information before removing any allegedly infringing material. In the event We remove the allegedly infringing materials, This Better Home will attempt to notify the person responsible for posting such materials that We have removed or disabled access to the materials. We may also provide the responsible person with Your email address so that the person may respond to Your allegations.
This Better Home’s designated Copyright Agent can be contacted at:
Email Address: [email protected]
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Updated as of February 23, 2023