Terms and Conditions

Welcome to The Noel Approach!

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using TheNoelApproach.com (the “Website,” “we,” or “Company”) and any affiliated websites and properties operated by The Noel Approach LLC. Your access to and use of the Website is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time, so please check this page periodically for changes. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, then you may not access the Website.

Disclaimer

This Website details the author’s personal experiences and opinions about Art therapy, Healing, and Mental well-being. In addition, the author does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this Website is accurate, complete or current.

The author is not a mental health or healthcare provider, and statements made in this Website do not constitute a mental health diagnosis or treatment. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition or disease. Please consult with your physician or mental health provider regarding the suggestions and recommendations made in this website.

The author or any contributors, or representatives will not be held responsible for any loss or damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

You understand that this Website is not intended as a substitute for consultation with a licensed healthcare and mental health practitioner. The information and guidance found on this website may have a relaxing or “therapeutic” effect as many art activities inherently are, but they are not Art Therapy. Before using or incorporating art or art therapy ideas for therapeutic purposes, you will consult your physician or licensed healthcare practitioner to ensure that you are first receiving proper mental health care and that the examples contained in this Website will not harm you.

You also understand that the information provided on this Website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only. Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information. This website contains links to other third-party websites. Such links are only for the convenience of the reader, user, or browser; the Website and its authors do not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites.

Users of this website should contact their attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal matter. No reader, user, or browser of this site should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information on this site without first seeking legal advice from counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. Only your individual attorney can provide assurances that the information contained herein – and your interpretation of it – is applicable or appropriate to your particular situation. Use of, and access to, this website or any of the links or resources contained within the site do not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader, user, or browser and the website authors, contributors, contributing law firms, or committee members and their respective employers.

The views expressed at, or through, this Website are those of the individual authors writing in their individual capacities only – not those of their related committees, organizations, or boards. All liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on the contents of this site is hereby expressly disclaimed. The content on this posting is provided "as is;" no representations are made that the content is error-free.

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth's Website, located at https://thenoelapproach.com.

By accessing this website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use The Noel Approach if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

Cookies:

The website uses cookies to help personalize your online experience. By accessing The Noel Approach, you agree to use the required cookies.

A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

We may use cookies to collect, store, and track information for statistical or marketing purposes to operate our website. You have the ability to accept or decline optional Cookies. There are some required Cookies that are necessary for the operation of our website. These cookies do not require your consent as they always work. Please keep in mind that by accepting required Cookies, you also accept third-party Cookies, which might be used via third-party provided services if you use such services on our website, for example, a video display window provided by third parties and integrated into our website.

License:

Unless otherwise stated, The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on The Noel Approach. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from The Noel Approach for your own personal use, subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

• Copy or republish material from The Noel Approach

• Sell, rent, or sub-license material from The Noel Approach

• Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from The Noel Approach

• Redistribute content from The Noel Approach

This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof.

Parts of this website offer users an opportunity to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments before their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth, its agents, and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who posts their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth shall not be liable for the Comments or any liability, damages, or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.

The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth reserves the right to monitor all Comments and remove any Comments that can be considered inappropriate, offensive, or cause breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

• You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;

• The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including, without limitation, copyright, patent, or trademark of any third party;

• The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent, or otherwise unlawful material, which is an invasion of privacy.

• The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit, and authorize others to use, reproduce, and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats, or media.

Hyperlinking to our Content:

With prior written approval, the following types of businesses and organizations may submit a link request:

• Government agencies;

• Search engines;

• News organizations;

• Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and

• System-wide Accredited Businesses, except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups, which may not hyperlink to our website

• Commonly known consumer and/or business information sources;

• Dot.com community sites;

• Associations or other groups representing charities;

• Online directory distributors;

• Internet portals;

• Accounting, law, and consulting firms; and

• Educational institutions and trade associations.

Upon approval, these organizations may link to our home page, to publications, or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an email to The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

• By use of our corporate name, or

• By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or

• Using any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site.

No use of The Noel Approach: Therapeutic Art Studio for Healing and Growth's logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

Content Liability:

We shall not be held responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that are raised on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene, or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third-party rights.

Reservation of Rights:

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You agree to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and our linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website:

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us at any moment. We will consider requests to remove links, but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct. We do not warrant its completeness or accuracy, nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer:

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

• Limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;

• Limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

• Limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or

• Exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort, and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

Products, Digital Downloads, & Content

We (i.e., The Noel Approach or author on this Website) make every effort to display as accurately as possible the details of the products available on the Site. However, we do not guarantee that the details of the products, digital downloads, or any content will be accurate, complete, reliable, current, or free of other errors. We reserve the right to discontinue any products at any time for any reason.

We do not guarantee that the products, offers, and materials sold and downloaded from this Website and any affiliated sites will attain a particular result. By using this website, you accept and understand that results differ for individuals. You fully agree that there are no guarantees for specific outcomes or results for using the information you receive on this Website. The Noel Approach LLC does not make warranties concerning your likelihood of success or results of any kind. You understand that you are ultimately responsible for your own well-being, finances, business, health, and lifestyle choices. By using this Website, you assume all responsibility for any such risk.

As a user of the Site, you agree not to:

Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.

Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.

Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Site.

Use the Site to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.

Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site and/or the Content contained therein.

Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site.

Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords

Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.

Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.

Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.

Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.

Use the Site as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Site and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.

Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.

Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Site to you.

Copy or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.

Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.

Make a purchase or access this site unless you are at least 13 years old. Persons under the age of 13 are not permitted to use or register for the Site. If you are a minor, you must have your parent or guardian read and agree to these Terms of Service prior to you using the Site.