Last updated - November 9, 2022 Thank you for visiting Mind BodyYOUniversity's website - www.mindbodyyouniversity.com. These Terms of Use set forth the agreement between Mind BodyYOUniversity's Website, which are owned, operated and maintained by Celeste Cooper-Peel, a provider of in-person classes and workshops, online information and education, services and products for optimum health and wellness, and each user governing the use of the Website. Our Website is designed to provide a professional, educational and convenient experience for our visitors and provide a place to purchase online education, in-person workshops and classes and products and services designed to facilitate an proactive and active, healthy lifestyle. Mind BodyYOUniversity, Spandala and Celeste Cooper-Peel and affiliates (“we”, “us”, “our”) want each visitor to our website to have a safe and enjoyable experience so we have established the following terms and conditions so that we (and you) 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. Please note that 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.
Our Website Does Not Provide Any Medical Advise Information and education on the Website is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your medical care or healthcare provider or physician or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. You should not use the information on the Websites for diagnosing or treating a health concern or disease, or prescribing any medication or other treatment. Information and courses provided on this website are not intended to act as a treatment for chronic disease, cancer or any other diagnosis and should not be considered a substitute for treatment. You should always speak with your medical care or healthcare provider or physician before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement. You should never ingest essential oil or adopt any treatment for a health concern or disease. For any products or services purchased from the Website, you should read any materials or product packaging and instruction carefully. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your medical provider, health care provider and/or physician. Do not delay or disregard professional medical advice due to information you have read on the Website. Information or education provided on the Website and the use of any services or products purchased from our Website by you Does Not create a licensed health educator, certified mind/body provider, yoga therapist or health and wellness provider - client relationship between you and the owner or any medical providers or licensed health providers affiliated with our Website.Information and statements regarding herbal, homeopathic or nutritional supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Mind BodyYOUniversity and Spandala are trademarks used to identify products and services offered, related to the study of wellness and health education and mind-body modalities which also may involve the practice of yoga. None of these products or services involve the practice of medicine or take the place of medical consultation. We urge you to consult a physician or other health care professionals of your choice before participating in any form of exercise, including yoga and pranayama (breathing techniques), to make sure that it is safe and appropriate for you.
Copyright and Trademarks “Mind BodyYOUniversity," "Spandala," and "Celeste Cooper-Peel" and all logos, page headers, custom graphics and icons are trademarks and/or service marks owned by Mind BodyYOUniversity and Spandala. 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 electronic products, blogs, electronic communications and 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. By posting on our Website via blog comments you agree that we may use a single post without using your real name or any personally identifiable information in our promotion material at no charge to our site.
You may not remove, modify, delete, expand, add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create unoriginal works from, plagiarize, 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 form elements of the Website and/or our electronic communications for the sole purpose of placing an order with Website or purchasing a class or workshop through Mind BodyYOUniversity or Spandala. 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 electronic communications, 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 Website, you agree to provide accurate, truthful, current and complete information about yourself when ordering products or services and agree to maintain and promptly update 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.
Should a membership or subscription be purchased through our Website, 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 Website, 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 on your account including your password or any other breach of security.
Commercial Transactions Certain services and products may be offered for sale on our Website. If you wish to purchase or to subscribe to any of these services or products, 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 service or product. You shall be responsible for all charges incurred through your account as well as for paying any applicable taxes and or shipping, if applicable. Refund Policy Refunds of Online Educational Packages and Series via video, audio and access with handouts and resources cannot be refunded once the first audiovisual is accessed. Please read the details of the materials sold carefully to ensure that this product is what you believe it to be. Refunds on specialty workshops can be provided if the customer provides a cancellation email directly to [email protected] before the deadline specified under the product description. After that, a refund cannot be provided. This is due to building rental and prepared materials that Mind BodyYOUniversity or Spandala incurs and the deadlines that Mind BodyYOUniversity is obligated to withhold. For community yoga classes (specifically at Lake Jordan Brewing Company), refunds are not provided if paid with online payment processor; however, the paid funds of an "unattended" class can be applied to another similar class of the same cost. For all services and products sold on this Website, please see the individual "refund" policy for that particular item.
Your Conduct On Our Website 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. If allowed to post comments on blogs or other areas within the Website, there are certain rules for conduct. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through our Websites 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 may not defame, libel or slander another person. Any verbiage that may be possibly construed to be defaming, libel or slanderous, at the sole discretion of Mind BodyYOUniversity, Spandala and Celeste Cooper-Peel, will be removed from any location on our Website.
You may not post a message impersonating another user, nor post any message that contains any personal information such as messages which identify phone numbers, social security numbers, account numbers, addresses or employer references.
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 understand that the robots.txt file is the only means by which robots are authorized to access our Website. You agree not to violate any of the robot access policies.
You hereby acknowledge that any violation of any of our policies may result in termination of your access to our Websites, 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.
Usage of Our Website By Minors Due to the nature of the internet, we cannot prohibit minors from visiting our Website. However, all purchases services and products on our Website must be made by adults 18 years of age or older, and all users who register with our Website must be 18 years of age or older or provide parental consent (see our Privacy Policy.)
Disclaimers The Website is provided for your use on an “as is,” “as available” basis. We, along with our affiliates, directors, staff, 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 services, products or information offered or sold on or through our Website or any other website to which our Website links 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, wellness and health conditions, products, services 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 medical care provider, healthcare provider or physician 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 medical provider, healthcare provider, 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 service or product purchased from our Website, Mind BodyYOUniversity, Spandala or Celeste Cooper-Peel DOES NOT constitute a licensed health educator, mind/body provider or health/wellness provider-client relationship between you and any of the providers 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. The content on our Website in the form of webpage content, blogs, articles, videos, audios is not intended to be a substitute for professional, medical, health, nutritional or fitness advice, diagnosis, therapy or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical provider or qualified practitioner with any questions you may have prior to starting a new diet, exercise or movement regimen or any question you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking in because of something you have read, seen or heard on our Website. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your medical provider or 911 immediately.
We explicitly disclaim any responsibility for any service, product or the accuracy, content or availability of information found on other website that contain links to or from our Website. Because some website employ automated search results or otherwise link you to websites 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 websites, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such websites. Price and availability information on our Website are subject to change without notice.
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, products, services 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 Policy Mind BodyYOUniversity has updated its Privacy Policy, effective May 25, 2018. These changes were made primarily in preparation for the EU’s new data privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
With these updates, we reaffirm a commitment to safeguarding the personal data of our users, contacts, and anyone who visits our websites. As a reminder, we do not share your information with third parties for any purpose. We encourage you to take the time to review our revised Privacy Policy. By continuing to visit our site on or after May 25, 2018, you acknowledge our updated Privacy Policy.
The following Privacy Policy governs the online information collection practices of Mind BodyYOUniversity/Spandala, duly organized under the laws of the state of North Carolina (“we” or “us”). It outlines the types of information that we gather about you while you are using the site.
We respect your privacy and the rights to control your personal data. Your data is protected by us, and we do not and will never sell your data to third parties. This privacy statement explains. Please read this statement carefully to understand how we may collect or use your information.
By visiting and using the Site, you agree that your use of our Site, and any dispute over privacy, is governed by this Privacy Policy. Because the internet is always changing, we may need to change our Privacy Policy in the future. If so, we will post the changes to this Privacy Policy on this website and update the Effective Date of the policy to reflect the date of the changes. By continuing to use the Site after we post any such changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.
We may collect and store personal or other information that you voluntarily supply to us online while using the Site (e.g., while on the Site or in responding via email to a feature provided on the Site). MindBodyYOUniversity.com only contacts individuals who specifically request and consent that we do so or in the event that they have signed up to receive our emails, attended an event or purchased one of our courses or other products. MindBodyYOUniversity.com collects personally identifying information from our users during online purchases with consent. This information includes name, email address for purchasing, postal address and credit card information is provided via PayPal or other secure means when purchases are made. All of this information is consentually provided to Mind BodyYOUniversity by you.
Mind BodyYOUniversity does not collect or store information that is generated automatically as you navigate through our Site. Mind BodyYOUniversity does not use a feature found in browser software called a “cookie” to enhance your experience with the Site. Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes.
Mind BodyYOUniversity does not share your information with third parties for any purpose. We do use your email address to inform you of new courses or products if you have previously purchased but you have the ability to opt out at any time. This is also true if you voluntarily provide your information to receive emails from Mind BodyYOUniversity.
The Site also includes email links to articles noted in blogs or our research page. We cannot control the privacy policies of those links by third-party individuals. Please contact them directly if you have any questions about their policy.
Be aware that we may occasionally release information about our visitors when release is required to comply with law or to protect the rights, property or safety of users of the Site or the public.
You may contact us at any time to request the information we store about you or to delete your information or data. We will reply to these requests within the time requirements of applicable law. We do not use Google Analytics Advertiser Features to optimize our business. If we do, we will update this page.
We do not collect personal information on Facebook and through our Facebook page, we, (not Facebook) may collect content or information from a Facebook user and such information may be used in the same manner specified in this Privacy Policy. You consent to our collection of such information.
Your information is stored at the list server that delivers MindBodyYOUniversity.com content and messaging. Your information can only be accessed by those who help manage those lists in order to deliver emails to those who would like to receive MindBodyYOUniversity.com material.
Although it is highly unlikely, this policy may be changed at any time at our discretion. If we should update this policy, we will post the updates to this page on our Website.
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 Websites are not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13 (please see Usage of our Website by Minors).
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy please direct them here.
Export The United States export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States. This includes the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign countries and to certain foreign nationals. You agree to abide by these laws and their regulations, including, but not limited to, the Export Administration Act and the Arms Export Control Act, and not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any Content derived from our Website to either a foreign national or a foreign destination in violation of such laws.
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 Websites, 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 office within the United States. 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 from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export the Content in violation of United States export laws and regulations. Any claim relating to our Website, the services provided through our Website or the Content shall be governed by the internal laws of the state of North Carolina 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 the state and federal courts located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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.
Funding All funding and support for the Website is provided by Mind BodyYOUniversity, a private sole proprietorship owned by Celeste Cooper-Peel.
Advertising Policy Should we have any advertisements on our Website, we will clearly identify those items which are advertisements separately from those items which contain editorial content.
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 Complaints We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on our Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by providing our copyright agent the following information:
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
Identification of the URL or other specific location on our Websites where the material that you claim is infringing your copyright interest is located;
Your address, telephone number, and email address;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Our agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on our Website can be reached as follows: By email: [email protected]
BY CONTINUING TO USE OUR WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE SITE TERMS . The caption to each Section of these Site Terms are for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. Copyright Notice Copyright 2017 Mind BodyYOUniversity - Spandala - Celeste Cooper-Peel. All rights reserved. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. This page last updated November 9, 2022.
