Agreement between User and the Seleni

Welcome to the Maternal Mental Health Intensive (MMHI). The term “Maternal Mental Health Intensive (MMHI)” comprises the seleni.org website, the online training website, and Seleni social media accounts, including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and the Seleni Institute email list (jointly designated as “Services” or, singularly, as a “Service”). These Services are comprised of various web sites, web pages, online courses, consulting services, in-person trainings, social media accounts, and email subscription services operated by the Seleni Institute and Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC. As used herein, the term “MMHI” includes the Seleni Institute and Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC, and the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” are intended to reference, and do reference, the Seleni Institute and Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC.

Persons who interact with the MMHI with respect to any of the Services, in any capacity other than as “Suppliers,” will be designated by the term “User.” The term “you” and “your” are intended to reference and do reference the User. Services are offered to you, as a User, conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”).

BY ENGAGING IN SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT JUST AS IF YOU HAD SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT.

  1. Medical advice disclaimer

Services are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You should consult a qualified health professional in all matters relating to your health. Never delay in seeking professional medical advice because of information shared via Services. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your medical professional or 911 immediately. Reliance on any information shared via Services, others commenting on Services, or others appearing in Services is solely at your own risk. You hereby agree that you shall not make any health- or medical-related decision based in whole or in part on anything provided by Services.

The MMHI does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, healthcare facilities, products, procedures, opinions, or other persons, items, or information that may be mentioned on the various MMHI websites or social media platforms. Reliance on any information provided by Services, including information or opinions posted by consumers, health professionals, health care experts, or by any other persons who have contributed information or opinions appearing on Services, either at the invitation of MMHI or on their own initiative, or by any other visitors to the various MMHI websites or social media platforms, is solely at your own risk.

Users are reminded that even comments made or opinions expressed by healthcare professionals and health care experts are provided for informational purposes only, and are not medical advice. User acknowledges that MMHI is not responsible for the comments made by any other person or entity on any of the Services.

  1. Liability disclaimer

SERVICES MAY INADVERTENTLY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. MMHI AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO SERVICES AT ANY TIME.

MMHI and its representatives shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to reclassify or otherwise change, edit, or amend any content within the Services that is available via the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, the MMHI and its representatives shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the Terms of Service (TOS).

MMHI AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF SERVICES, OR OF ANY SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED IN SERVICES, 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. MMHI 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 MMHI AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERM “DAMAGE” OR “DAMAGES” INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES, THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS, EITHER OBTAINED THROUGH SERVICES OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF SERVICES, WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIM OF LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF MMHI OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE 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 SERVICES, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING SERVICES.

  1. User registration

When registering for an online course, users are prompted to fill in information that includes but may not be limited to their name, email, mailing address, and telephone number. Each user warrants that all such information provided is accurate, current, complete, and complies with the obligations of the user under the Terms of Use on the host site, teachable.com. The user agrees to maintain and update such information and to keep it accurate, current and complete. The user acknowledge that if any such information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Seleni reserve the right to terminate your use of any or all of the Services, in our sole discretion.

  1. No unlawful or prohibited use/Intellectual Property

You are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable limited license to access and use the Services strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Services, you warrant to MMHI that you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Services in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Services or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Services.

You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Services.

The content included as part of the Services, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Services, is the property of MMHI or its suppliers and, as such, is protected by copyright, trademark, Service mark, and other laws, statutory and common law, that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright, trademark, Service mark, and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content, and to make no changes thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Services. MMHI content is not for resale. Your use of the Services does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content. User will use protected content solely for your personal use. User will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of MMHI and the copyright owner, and will not delete or alter in any manner the insignia or symbols denoting proprietary rights or attribution notices of any content. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. Neither MMHI nor its proprietor, Seleni Institute and Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC, grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of MMHI or of its licensors except the revocable limited license expressly authorized by these Terms.

  1. If you believe your copyright has been infringed

If you own a copyright or trademark (or you are authorized to act on an owner’s behalf) and believe that your copyright or trademark has been infringed upon by MMHI, please report your notice of infringement to us by providing our Designated Agent with a written notification of claimed infringement.

Maternal Mental Health Intensive (MMHI)

Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC

207 East 94th Street

New York, NY 10128

MMHI will investigate notices of copyright and trademark infringement and take appropriate actions under the DMCA.

  1. Privacy
  2. 6.HIPAA
  3. Electronic Communications

Your use of seleni.org is subject to MMHI’s Privacy Policy. Please review our privacy policy (https://www.seleni.org/privacy) which also governs the Services and informs users of our data collection practices.

User is also reminded that neither MMHI nor any person associated with Services is a health professional with whom User has a professional relationship. Therefore, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and state law provisions governing the privacy of User’s Protected Health Information (“PHI”) do not apply to MMHI nor to any persons involved or affiliated with MMHI, including any health professionals who might contribute or otherwise provide information or opinions to any of the Services. Your sole option in order to protect your PHI from disclosure, is to refrain from providing any PHI of yourself or any other person on any of the Services.

Using Services constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that are provided to you by or through Services electronically, both via email and online, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

MMHI does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of eighteen. If you are under 18, you may use Services only with permission of a parent or guardian.

  1. Links to third party sites/Third party services

Services may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of MMHI and MMHI 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. MMHI does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that MMHI and its representatives shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any third-party sites or resources, or any goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

MMHI is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by MMHI of the Services or any association with its operators.

Certain services made available via seleni.og are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service, or functionality originating from the seleni.og domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that MMHI may share such information and data with any third party with whom MMHI has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of seleni.og users and customers.

  1. Use of communication services

The Services 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 (collectively, “Communication Services”), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, 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.

MMHI has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, MMHI reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. MMHI reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

MMHI 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 MMHI’s sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. MMHI does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, MMHI 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 MMHI spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of MMHI.

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 upload the materials.

  1. Materials provided to MMHI or shared via Services

MMHI does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to MMHI (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input, or submit to any MMHI website or our associated Services (collectively “Submission” or “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting MMHI, our affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. MMHI is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in MMHI’s sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input, or submit the Submissions.

  1. Third Party Accounts

You will be able to connect your MMHI account to third-party accounts. By connecting your MMHI account to your third-party account, you acknowledge and agree that you are consenting to the continuous release of information about you to others (in accordance with your privacy settings on those third-party sites). If you do not want information about you to be shared in this manner, do not use this feature.

  1. International Users

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by MMHI from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the MMHI Content accessed through seleni.org in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

  1. Users Who Reside in California

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California web users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Services are provided by Seleni Institute and Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC, 207 East 94th Street, New York, NY 10128. If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the Services, please contact MMHI by either sending: (i) an email to [email protected]; or (ii) a letter, first class certified mail, to Maternal Mental Health Intensive, 207 East 94th Street, New York, NY 10128.

California residents may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210 or Hearing Impaired at TDD (800) 326-2297 or TDD (916) 322-1700.

  1. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless MMHI, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Services or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. MMHI reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with MMHI in asserting any available defenses.

  1. Changes to Terms

MMHI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify and restate the Terms under which Services are offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. MMHI encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates. Your continued use of Services after such modifications will be deemed to be your conclusive acceptance of all modifications to this Agreement. If you are dissatisfied as a result of such modification(s), your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of the Service.

  1. Term of Agreement and Access; Modification, Limitation, Discontinuance, and Termination of Services

The Term of this Agreement and of User’s access to the Services will be in effect and continue so long as User is engaging in Services and abiding by these Terms and Conditions. MMHI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement, your Account, and your access to the Services without notice. Termination of your account will include removal of your access to all offerings of the Services, deletion of your password, and deletion of all related information and files, and may include deletion of the Content associated with your account (or any part thereof) and barring your further use of the Services.

MMHI also reserves the right at any time to limit access to, modify, change, suspend, or discontinue the Services, with or without notice to you, and MMHI will not be liable to you for any such limitation, modification, change, suspension, discontinuance, or termination of the Services. You agree that:

(a) MMHI will not be liable to you or to any third party for any such limitation, modification, change, suspension, discontinuance, or termination of the Services;

(b) MMHI may establish general practices, policies and limits, which may or may not be published, concerning the use of Services;

(c) MMHI has the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.

Even if your access to Services is modified, limited, changed, suspended, discontinued, or terminated, you will continue to be bound by the provisions of these Terms and Conditions with respect to any use you may have made of the Services prior to any such modification, limitation, change, suspension, discontinuance or termination of Services.

  1. Basic Terms and Conditions

Choice of Law and Venue. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in New York in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Services. Use of the Services is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

No Relationship Created. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and MMHI as a result of this agreement or use of the Services. MMHI’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of MMHI’s right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Services or information provided to or gathered by MMHI 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.

Entire Agreement. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and MMHI with respect to the Services and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and MMHI with respect to Services. 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 written in English.

Contact Us

MMHI welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:

Contact Information:

Seleni Institute and Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC

122 E 64th St #1r

New York, NY 10065

Email Address: [email protected]

Effective as of December 1, 2017