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Bee Sober Terms and Conditions

INTRODUCTION

The material in The Bee Sober website and in The Bee Sober Members Pack, Podcasts, Blog Posts, Videos & Supporting Materials are provided for educational and informational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice.

The information contained in this website should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical illness, metabolic disorder or disease. Always consult your Doctor or medical health care provider before dealing with any alcohol addiction or over-drinking problems. Use of the programs, advice, and information contained in this website is at the sole choice and risk of the reader.

It is the responsibility of the individual to implement our products and services to find out for yourself the usefulness of what we teach you, and we sincerely hope that you do. For all these reasons, your purchase and use of our information, products and services should be based upon your own due diligence and judgment on how best to use our products. The Bee Sober's experiences, knowledge, and expertise; and the information, advice and instruction from same are provided for educational purposes and general reference only; and are not intended to be a substitute for medical, fitness or dietary advice or counselling. Therefore, you should consult your own Doctor and/or mental health professional regarding your individual physical and mental health needs before undertaking this system, or any other plan, diet, exercise, or fitness program.

Results on this plan may vary according to individual efforts and/or other factors beyond the control or expertise of the creator. Bee Sober do not promise that the site will be error-free, uninterrupted, nor that it will provide specific results from use of the site or any content on the site. The use of the site is solely at your own choice. We want you to understand and acknowledge that your sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any defect in or dissatisfaction with the site is to cease using the site.

The contents of this site, such as text, graphics, email communication, images, videos, audios and other material contained are for information purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional nutrition, fitness or medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your Doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a health or medical condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have seen, heard or watched on this site. None of the content on this site is intended to be instructional for nutrition, fitness or medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you have an emergency, it is always best to call 999 immediately.

The products and information obtained through this website and our products are for informational purposes only and are not intended to replace or substitute any advice from your Doctor or any other professional advisor. You should consult a qualified health practitioner before implementing any of the suggestions found on our website, and should not give up any medical treatment you are using without the express consent of a medical professional.

You voluntarily undertake your use of our materials contained on our website, and you assume all risk and responsibility for any such use, including but not limited to any increase in severity of your addiction. The materials found on our website may not be suitable for your own personal circumstances, you may not receive any benefit from use of our services and website does not guarantee that you will achieve any specific result. Bee Sober is neither responsible nor liable for injury resulting from the use, misuse, and/or abuse of our services or materials. You hereby release and agree to hold harmless Bee Sober its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors, advisors, consultants, and assigns from any and all causes of action and claims of any nature resulting from your use of our services and materials.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

By viewing, using, or interacting in any manner with this site, including email communication and downloads, visitor forever waives all right to claims of damage of any and all description based on any causal factor resulting in any possible harm, no matter how heinous or extensive, whether physical or emotional, foreseeable or unforeseeable, whether personal or business in nature.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Bee Sober directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the service from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the service.

MISCELLANEOUS

This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the country declared in the contact information of the web owner and applicable to agreements made and to be performed in the country declared in the contact information of the web owner.

You agree that any legal action or proceeding between Bee Sober and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the country declared in the contact information of the web owner. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.

Bee Sober failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. Bee Sober may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND BEE SOBER

The Bee Sober Web Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of The Bee Sober Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

CANCELLATION POLICY

The Sober Experiment

Taking part in our free Sober Experiment gives you access to all of our resources.  This is an educational resource only and we advise you to seek medical help if neceassary as we are not medically qualified. 

Taking part in our Supported Sober Experiment gives you access to all of our resources.  This is an educational resource only and we advise you to seek medical help if neceassary as we are not medically qualified. Once payment is made, fees are 100% non-refundable.

Coaching

For standalone coaching call purchases, we are happy to offer a full refund for all cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance of our meeting.

For block bookings, we are happy to offer a full refund for all cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance of our first meeting.  However, as all our one-to-one call packages are tailored to individual requirements and due to the time allocated to this, we do not offer refunds once the first call has been received.  However, we are happy to defer your calls at any time on the condition that at least 24-hours’ notice is received.  It is therefore imperative you take advantage of a free-consultation call, or book and attend a standalone call, prior to booking a block.

Once payment is made for booking a session, fees are 100% non-refundable, but session fees can be applied to an appointment at a later date if you need to reschedule, if the session is rescheduled prior to the 24-hour window before the call.  To reschedule, you must do so prior to 24 hours before your session begins or your payment will be forfeited. 

Please note, all our coaches are self-employed and some run their own groups/are self-empoyed coaches outside of Bee Sober.  We take no responsibility for the coaches actions outside of the Bee Sober capacity and do not endorse any other coaching activity - once engaged with a coach you are entering an agreement with that coach, not with Bee Sober and you should read your contract carefully before entering the agreement.  If you feel one of our coaches is acting outside of the ethical code, please contact us.  We can only investigate complaints arising from within the Bee Sober groups or within the Bee Sober coaching capacity.  

Counselling

For standalone counselling call purchases, we are happy to offer a full refund for all cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance of our meeting.

For block bookings, we are happy to offer a full refund for all cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance of our first meeting.  However, as all our one-to-one call packages are tailored to individual requirements and due to the time allocated to this, we do not offer refunds once the first call has been received.  However, we are happy to defer your calls at any time on the condition that at least 24-hours’ notice is received.  It is therefore imperative you take advantage of a free-consultation call, or book and attend a standalone call, prior to booking a block.

Once payment is made for booking a session, fees are 100% non-refundable, but session fees can be applied to an appointment at a later date if you need to reschedule, if the session is rescheduled prior to the 24-hour window before the call.  To reschedule, you must do so prior to 24 hours before your session begins or your payment will be forfeited. 

Please note, all our affiliated counsellors are self-employed and some run their own groups/are self-empoyed counsellors outside of Bee Sober.  We take no responsibility for the counsellors actions outside of the Bee Sober capacity and do not endorse any other counselling activity - once engaged with a counsellor you are entering an agreement with that counsellor, not with Bee Sober and you should read your contract carefully before entering the agreement.  If you feel one of our counsellors is acting outside of the ethical code, please contact us.  We can only investigate complaints arising from within the Bee Sober groups or within the Bee Sober counselling capacity.  

Personal Trainers

For standalone sessions, we are happy to offer a full refund for all cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance of our meeting.

For block bookings, we are happy to offer a full refund for all cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance of our first meeting.  However, as all our one-to-one call packages are tailored to individual requirements and due to the time allocated to this, we do not offer refunds once the first call has been received.  However, we are happy to defer your calls at any time on the condition that at least 24-hours’ notice is received.  It is therefore imperative you take advantage of a free-consultation call, or book and attend a standalone call, prior to booking a block.

Once payment is made for booking a session, fees are 100% non-refundable, but session fees can be applied to an appointment at a later date if you need to reschedule, if the session is rescheduled prior to the 24-hour window before the call.  To reschedule, you must do so prior to 24 hours before your session begins or your payment will be forfeited. 

Please note, all our PTs are self-employed and some run their own groups/are self-empoyed outside of Bee Sober.  We take no responsibility for the PT's actions outside of the Bee Sober capacity and do not endorse any other PT activity - once engaged with a PT you are entering an agreement with that PT, not with Bee Sober and you should read your contract carefully before entering the agreement.  If you wish to make a complaint about one of our PTs, please contact us by email.  We can only investigate complaints arising from within the Bee Sober groups or within the Bee Sober personal training capacity.  

Lounges and Drop-ins

We do not offer refunds for any of the pay as you go lounges or drop-ins, however these can be rearranged. 

Merchandise

All our merchandise is made to order so we can not replace items that are ordered incorrectly, to cancel or change your order you must email us at within 24 hours of placing your order. We are happy to replace faulty items but it will be your responsibility to pay for return postage.

Subscriptions & Membership

a) Your Pay Monthly Membership Agreement has a minimum term called a Minimum Period, which is for 12 months.  By joining our monthly subscription, you are therefore agreeing to make payments for 12 months from the start date. After the Minimum Period, you can end the Agreement by giving us 30 days' Notice (unless any other statutory or regulatory rules apply).   Please note the ownness is on the member to inform us of any necessary changes such as new email address or contact details, Bee Sober CIC accepts no responsibility for emails not being received.

b) If making payment via monthly subscription then your payments are deducted automatically from Stripe each year on renewal. We do send reminders beforehand but do not guarantee that you will get a reminder. Please note that should you wish to cancel your subscription then you should do this at least 7 days before payment is due or at the time you receive your reminder, normally 10 days before payment is taken.

Please note the ownness is on the member to inform us of any necessary changes such as new email address or contact details, Bee Sober CIC accepts no responsibility for emails not being received by the member but will send a copy of our Bee Sober reminder email sent to you on request.  Once your subscription is cancelled your details will be removed from our database, you will be removed from the Member’s-only Facebook group, will no longer have access to any of the Member benefits and will be removed from the Member’s Newsletter.  You will still receive our monthly newsletter unless you unsubscribe.

If monthly payments are not made on time Bee Sober has the right to request the full balance outstanding. It is important to make your payments on the date stated, once agreed and if you have any difficulty then you should contact us immediately.

Unless specified otherwise, if you want to end the Agreement during the Minimum Period or we end this Agreement as a result of your material breach, then you will have to pay an Early Termination Charge which amounts to no more than your Monthly Subscription Charges multiplied by the number of months left in your Minimum Period

c) Examples of Early Termination Charges

Example: You have joined Bee Sober on the Monthly Subscription Membership, for £24.99 per month and after two months you wish to cancel. This means you’ll pay an Early Termination Charge for the remaining 10 months of your contract. which gives an Early Termination Charge of £249.90

d) We may end the Agreement if you don't pay any Charges that are due or if you’re bankrupt. We can also end the Agreement if we reasonably believe the Membership is being misused: fraudulently, illegally, in a way that harms our reputation, or to cause annoyance (among other things).

To cancel your subscription please email us at

Products and Services

When you purchase any of our products and services, you fund the community work Bee Sober can offer - we also make an annual donation to Nacoa.  Please ensure any purchases are done through our website and not directly with other members, coaches, counsellors, PTs or ambassadors as this is the only way we can guarantee your money is contributing to our community fund.  If you are approached to purchase directly from anyone in any of our groups, please report this to us immediately at .

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

Bee Sober reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which Bee Sober Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of The Bee Sober Web Site.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The Bee Sober Web Site may contain links to other Web Sites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Bee Sober and Bee Sober is not responsible for the contents of any linked site, including without limitation any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to a linked site. The Sober Experiment® is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. Bee Sober is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Bee Sober of the site or any association with its operators.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of The Bee Sober Web Site, you warrant to Bee Sober that you will not use The Bee Sober Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use The Bee Sober Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair The Bee Sober Web Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of The Bee Sober Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through The Bee Sober Web Site.

USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

The Bee Sober Web Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group, you agree to use these services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using one of these services, you will not:

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others. Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.

Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents. Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer. Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages. Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.

Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner. Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services. Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service. Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent. Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Bee Sober has no obligation to monitor these communication services. However, Bee Sober reserves the right to review materials posted to our website and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Bee Sober reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the communication services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Bee Sober reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Bee Sober sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any communication service. Bee Sober does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any communication service and, therefore, Bee Sober specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the communication services and any actions resulting from your participation in any communication service. Managers and hosts are not authorized Bee Sober spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Bee Sober

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO BEE SOBER OR POSTED AT ANY BEE SOBER WEB SITE

Bee Sober does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to Bee Sober (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Bee Sober Web Site or its associated services. However, by submitting, posting or displaying any submissions on or through the site, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such submissions in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).

You agree that this license includes the right for other users of the site to modify your Submissions, and for Bee Sober make your submissions available to others for the publication, distribution, syndication, or broadcast of such submissions on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such submissions use. Such additional uses by Bee Sober or others may be made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the submissions that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the site.

We may modify or adapt your submissions in order to transmit, display or distribute it over computer networks and in various media and/or make changes to your submissions as are necessary to conform and adapt that submission to any requirements or limitations of any networks, devices, services or media.

Additionally, by uploading content to the site, you warrant, represent and agree that you have the right to grant Bee Sober the license described above. You also represent, warrant and agree that you have not and will not contribute any Submissions that (a) infringe, violate or otherwise interfere with any copyright or trademark of another party, (b) reveal any trade secret, unless the trade secret belongs to you or you have the owner’s permission to disclose it, (c) infringe any intellectual property right of another or the privacy or publicity rights of another, (d) are libellous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party, (e) create an impression that you know is incorrect, misleading, or deceptive, including by impersonating others or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity; (f) contain other people’s private or personally identifiable information without their express authorization and permission, and/or (g) contain or link to a virus, trojan horse, worm, time bomb or other computer programming routine or engine that is intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or information. Bee Sober reserves the right in its discretion to remove any submission from the site, suspend or terminate your account at any time, or pursue any other remedy or relief available under equity or law.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your submission, as provided herein. Bee Sober  is under no obligation to post or use any submission you may provide and may remove any submission at any time in The Sober Experiment® sole discretion.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The information, software, products and services included in or available through The Bee Sober  web site, printed publications or otherwise available through Bee Sober  or www.beesoberofficial.com may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Bee Sober  and/ or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the website at any time. Advice received via Bee Sober website should not be relied upon for personal, medical, legal or financial decisions and you should consult the appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.

BEE SOBER AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON BEE SOBER WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, BEE SOBER AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BEE SOBER  AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF BEE SOBER, WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE BEE SOBER WEB SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH BEE SOBER WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF BEE SOBER WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BEE SOBER OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF BEE SOBER WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE BEE SOBER WEB SITE.

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TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

Bee Sober reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to Bee Sober , Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the UK. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in the UK. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of Bee Sober , Web Site. Use of The Bee Sober Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Bee Sober as a result of this agreement or use of The Bee Sober Web Site. Bee Sober  performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of The Sober Experiment® right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of The Bee Sober Web Site or information provided to or gathered by TBee Sober with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Bee Sober  with respect to The Bee Sober Web Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and The Sober Experiment® with respect to The Bee Sober Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:

All contents of Bee Sober's Site are: Copyright 2019 by Bee Sober  and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.

TRADEMARKS

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

COMPLAINTS

If you wish to make a complaint about a Bee Sober Member/Ambassador/Coach/Counsellor/PT, please email us for a copy of our complaints procedure and complaints form.