Legal notice and terms of service

by Bruce Achterberg on April 30, 2009

This page was last updated on: Thursday 2 May 2010 (GMT+10)

Short version:

If you use this website or my services, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • You are responsible for what you do. While this website is intended to be a supportive resource, you are 100% responsible for your decisions and actions. I (and anyone directly or indirectly related to or employed by me) will not accept responsibility for your decisions or actions (and their consequences).
  • Bruce’s services and this website are not a substitute for working with an expert or professional qualified or trained in areas Bruce is not. Any information you get from me, my website, content I feature or host on my website, and any resources (i.e. websites, books, products, etc) I mention or link to on my website is not a substitute for information or services you would get from a qualified professional. I [Bruce Achterberg] am not a not a trained or certified life coach, counselor, lawyer, medical doctor, naturopath, psychiatrist, psychologist, or financial advisor. If you feel you require services from someone trained and certified in the aforementioned professions (or someone trained and certified in professions relevant to or appropriate for your needs), please seek them out. [If you have questions about (1) my experience in certain areas or (2) my specific qualifications or certifications, please contact me.]
  • Bruce uses affiliate links on this site. Some articles and pages on this website may include affiliate links to products, websites, or services that generate commissions for Bruce when visitors to BruceAchterberg.com use those links and make purchases on those sites. For a list of the products, websites, and services Bruce has an affiliate relationships with, see the Affiliate disclosure statement and list of affiliates page.
  • Certain terms on this website are trademarked or copyrighted. “Soul Realignment™” is a trade mark of Andrea Hess. “Automatic Intuition” is copyright © Slade Roberson. Abraham-Hicks material is © Jerry and Esther Hicks (you can learn more about Jerry, Esther, Abraham, and the work they do at www.Abraham-Hicks.com. For customer service, you can phone their company by calling (830) 755-2299). All other names of products and services mentioned on this site are the trademarks, copyrights (or both) of their respective companies, creators, or owners. [If you feel I've used one of your trademarks or copyrights and have not credited you properly, please contact me.]
  • Some terms and phrases on this website have been inspired by the work of other people. I do not claim to have created or invented said terms and phrases and may use them in new or unique ways (sometimes creating a unique synthesis of terms) to express ideas and meaning in ways that are different to how other people have used them.

If you do not acknowledge and agree to the above, please do not use my site or my services.

Long version:

WEBSITE DISCLAIMER

No warranties

This website and any services Bruce Achterberg offers is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com) make no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com) does not warrant that:

  • this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or
  • the information on this website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind. If you require advice in relation to any legal, financial or medical matter you should consult an appropriate professional.

Limitations of liability

Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com) will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website:

  • to the extent that the website is provided free-of-charge, for any direct loss;
  • for any indirect, special or consequential loss; or
  • for any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data.

These limitations of liability apply even if you (or Bruce Achterberg) have been expressly advised of potential loss.

Exceptions

Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit; and nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com) liability in respect of any:

  • death or personal injury caused by Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com) negligence;
  • fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com); or
  • matter which it would be illegal or unlawful for Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com) to exclude or limit, or to attempt or purport to exclude or limit, its liability.

Reasonableness

By using this website (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com), you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable.

If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com).

Other parties

You accept that, as a limited liability entity, www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com) has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against Bruce Achterberg’s and www.BruceAchterberg.com’s officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website or Bruce Achterberg (and services he offers).

Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect Bruce Achterberg’s officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com (and any websites or services involving or directly related to Bruce Achterberg and www.BruceAchterberg.com).

Unenforceable provisions

If any provision of this website disclaimer is, or is found to be, unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this website disclaimer.

This website disclaimer

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