Terms of Service
Our website address is: http://susannacarlson.com.
Intellectual Property Rights
The term “you” refers to anyone who interacts with susannacarlson.com.
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Service permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
You may print one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.
You must not:
Modify copies of any materials from this site.
Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.
If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please contact us at susanna@susannacarlson.com.
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Service, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Service is a breach of these Terms of Service and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
We value your privacy very highly. Please read our Privacy Policy [link] carefully before using the http://susannacarlson.com website (the “Website”) operated by Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST as this Privacy Policy contains important information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information we collect about you.
Your access to and use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to everyone, including, but not limited to: visitors, users, and others, who wish to access or use the Website.
By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of the Privacy Policy, you do not have our permission to access or use this Website.
While I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I am not your therapist and therefore nothing on my website or downloads available are to be construed as creating a therapist-client relationship. Additionally, resources on this website are for educational purposes and as such not a substitute for actual therapy. I am not liable for any losses or damages related to actions or failure to act related to the content in this website.
Damages and limitation of liability
In no event shall Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of, relating to or in any way connected with your access to, display of or use of this Website or with the delay or inability to access, display or use this Website, including but not limited to your reliance upon opinions or information appearing on this Website; any computer viruses, information, software, liked websites operated by third parties, products or services obtained through this Website, whether based on a theory of negligence, contract, tort, strict liability, consumer protection statuses or otherwise, even if Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
This limitation of liability reflects the allocation of risk between you and us. The limitations specified in this section will survive and apply even if any limited remedy specified in these terms of use is found to have failed of its essential purpose. The limitations of liability provided in these terms of use inure to the benefit of Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Service. You agree not to use the Website:
In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Service.
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST, a Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms of Service, without our prior written consent.
Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
Links to third party websites
This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties and not by us. We provide such hyperlinks for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. Further, it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that whatever links you click on or software that you download, whether from this Website or other websites or applications, is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, defects and other items of a destructive nature. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.
Intellectual property and procedure for intellectual property infringement claims
All contents of this Website belong to Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST or third parties. All rights reserved. Unless specified otherwise, this Website and all content and other materials on this Website including but not limited to all logos, designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, sound files and arrangement thereof (collectively, “Content”) are the proprietary property of Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST and are either registered trademarks, trademarks or otherwise protected intellectual property of Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST or third parties in the United States and/or other countries.
If you are aware of a potential infringement of our intellectual property, please contact Susanna Carlson at susanna@susannacarlson.com.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. It is our policy to respond to any claim that Content posted on the Website infringes on the copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights of any person or entity. If you believe in good faith that the Content infringes on your intellectual property rights, you or your agent may send us a written notice of such infringement titled “Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights”. Your notice to us must include the following information:
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the intellectual property right’s interest;
A description of the work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the work exists or a copy of the work;
Your name, email, address and telephone number; and
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the owner of the work, its agent or the law.
Please note that we will not process your complaint if it is not properly filled out or is incomplete. You may be held accountable for damages, including but not limited to costs and attorneys’ fees for any misrepresentation or bad faith claims regarding the infringement of your intellectual property rights by the Content on this Website.
You may submit your claim to us by contacting us at Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST, susanna@susannacarlson.com.
Governing law, severability, dispute resolution and venue
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of United States where you reside and Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST is licensed, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of that right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding our Website, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had with you regarding the Website.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms including but not limited to the interpretation or breach thereof shall be resolved in a court of the competent jurisdiction.
YOU AND SARI SUSANNA CARLSON LCSW CST AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.
Share with Third Parties
Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST may share your information with trusted third parties such as a newsletter provider in order to contact you via email, our merchant account (Square) to process payments, and Google/social media accounts in order to run advertisements and affiliates.
Note: whenever you voluntarily make your personal data available for viewing by others online through this Website or its content, it may be seen, collected, and used by others, and therefore, Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST cannot be responsible for any unauthorized or improper use of the information that you voluntarily share (example: sharing a comment on a blog post, posting on Facebook, etc.).
Submission, Storage, Sharing and Transferring of Personal Data
Personal data that you provide is stored internally or through a data management system. Your Personal Data will only be accessed by those who help to obtain, manage or store that information, or who have a legitimate need to know such Personal Data (example: hosting provider, newsletter provider, or payment processors).
Please note that data may transferred internationally. For users in the European Union, please be aware that we transfer Personal Data outside of the European Union. By using the Website and providing your Personal Data, you consent to these transfers in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Use of “Cookies”
Standard “cookies” feature of major web browsers may be used on this Website. We do not set any personally identifiable information in cookies, nor do we employ any data-capture mechanisms on this Website other than cookies. You may choose to disable cookies through your own web browser’s settings. However, disabling this function may diminish your experience on the Website and some features may not work as intended.
Right to Refuse Service
Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST cannot deny goods or services, charge you a different price, or provide a different level or quality of goods or services just because you exercised your rights under the CCPA.
However, if you refuse to provide your personal information to Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST or ask it to delete or stop selling your personal information, and that personal information or sale is necessary for Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST to provide you with goods or services, Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST may not be able to complete that transaction.
It is illegal for Sari Susanna Carlson LCSW CST to refuse service due to race, color, religion, citizenship status, any disability whether it be mental or physical, sex or gender identification, medical or genetic information, sexual preference or marital status.
Changes to Terms of Service
We reserve the right to make changes to these Terms of Service at any time. We will not provide you with any notice when we make changes to this Terms of Service.
Questions
If you have any questions about our Terms of Service, please contact us at susanna@susannacarlson.com.
Last Updated: October 28th, 2022