PRIVACY / TERMS

https://davidbrinkergrms.wixsite.com/mysite at Wix.com

Type of website: Education for grief recovery, using the Grief Recovery Method ®
Effective date: 1st day of January, 2023

https://davidbrinkergrms.wixsite.com/mysite at Wix.com (the "Site") is owned and operated by David Brinker, LLC "Grief Recovery Method, Group Support and Services".

Contact him at: David.Brinker.grms@gmail.com

Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this "Privacy Policy") is to inform users of our Site of the following:

The personal data we will collect;
Use of collected data;
Who has access to the data collected;
The rights of Site users; and
The Site's cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.

Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy; and
The collection, use, and retention of the data listed in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

IP address;
Location
Hardware and software details;
Clicked links; and
Content viewed.

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

First and last name;
Email address;
Phone number; and
Payment information.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

Online scheduler and payment gateway.

Why do you collect such personal information?

We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:

To provide and operate the services of this Site;
To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;
To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;
To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services;
To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:

Statistics and Analytics.

The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

Communication, Follow-up, payment for Client education sessions.

Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

If the law requires it;
If it is required for any legal proceeding;
To prove or protect our legal rights; and
To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.
Data is used by the platforms used by this web site: Wix, Calendly, online payment platforms - PayPal, Stripe, etc.

Wix.com Privacy Policy
This Site is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Visit https://www.wix.com/about/privacy to view their full Privacy Policy

Calendly.com Collects Data

Scheduling on this Site is done through Calendly.com Calendly collects the following information, either directly from Users, Invitees, or Viewers, or through third parties.

Appointment Information.
Calendar Availability.
Account and Billing Information.
Marketing Information.

Visit https://calendly.com/privacy to view their full Privacy Policy.

PayPal Privacy Policy

This site offers payment options through PayPal. PayPal collects data:

Visit https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-fullto view their full Privacy Policy.

Stripe Privacy Policy

This site offers payment options through Stripe. Stripe collects data:

Visit https://stripe.com/privacy to view their full Privacy Policy.

Third party websites

The Site contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third-party websites. Please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

How We Protect Your Personal Data
In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Our employees are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee's termination.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, any use of the internet exposes the user’s data to unknown use, risk and possible misuse or personal damage. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore, we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Disclaimer

We take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information as described throughout this statement, but we cannot ensure or warrant our ability to do so. David Brinker will not be liable for disclosures of your personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties.

Children
The minimum age to use our website is 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 18 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 18 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 18 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user's hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user's browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted through settings on your browser. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience on this Site.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

Functional cookies
Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits; and
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc.

Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

How we communicate with visitors and clients

We may contact you to notify you regarding your personal information, to troubleshoot problems with your use of the Site, to offer you information, support or content related to the Grief Recovery Method ®, to offer you a promotion, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our services, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, Zoom, text messages, and postal mail.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact David Brinker at: David.Brinker.grms@gmail.com

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions") govern the use of https://davidbrinkergrms.wixsite.com/mysite at Wix.com (the "Site"). This Site is owned and operated by David Brinker, LLC "Grief Recovery Method, Group Support and Services". Effective date: 1st day of January, 2023.

This Site is offers information and education for recovery from grief and loss, using the Grief Recovery Method ®.
David Brinker, educational service provider, has been certified as an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist and is licensed by the Grief Recovery Institute® to teach the Grief Recovery Method® program. https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/grms/david-brinker

This Site does not offer medical advice.
This Site does not offer legal advice.
This Site does not offer therapy from a licensed counselor.

By using this Site, you indicate that you have read and understand these Terms and Conditions and agree to abide by them at all times.

Intellectual Property
All content published and made available on our Site is the property of David Brinker, LLC and the Site's creators or it is the property of the Grief Recovery Institute® and licensed for use on this Site. This includes, but is not limited to images, text, logos, documents, downloadable files and anything that contributes to the composition of our Site.

Age Restrictions
The minimum age to use our Site is 18 years old. By using this Site, users agree that they are over 18 years old. We do not assume any legal responsibility for false statements about age.

Acceptable Use
As a user of our Site, you agree to use our Site legally, not to use our Site for illegal purposes, and not to:

Harass or mistreat other users of our Site;
Violate the rights of other users of our Site;
Violate the intellectual property rights of the Site owners or any third party to the Site;
Hack into the account of another user of the Site;
Act in any way that could be considered fraudulent; or
Post any material that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive.

If we believe you are using our Site illegally or in a manner that violates these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to limit, suspend or terminate your access to our Site. We also reserve the right to take any legal steps necessary to prevent you from accessing our Site.

Sale of Services
These Terms and Conditions govern the sale of services available on our Site.

The following services are available on our Site:

Consultation about and purchase of Grief Recovery Method sessions.

The services will be paid for in full when the services are ordered or through a payment plan the terms of which will be given by David Brinker.

These Terms and Conditions apply to all the services that are displayed on our Site at the time you access it. All information, descriptions, or images that we provide about our services are as accurate as possible. However, we are not legally bound by such information, descriptions, or images as we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all services we provide. You agree to purchase services from our Site at your own risk.

We reserve the right to modify, reject or cancel your order whenever it becomes necessary. If we cancel your order and have already processed your payment, we will give you a refund equal to the amount you paid. No refund is given for missed sessions. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor your payment instrument to verify receipt of any refund.

Free Trial
We offer a free trial phone consultation to determine if you are a match for trying our services through a free initial phone or Zoom consultation. The purpose of this is to learn about your loss and to see if there is a fit for us to work through the Grief Recovery Method ® together in the future.

At the end of your free consultation, the following will occur: You will have the opportunity to invest in yourself and purchase the educational services of David Brinker, a certified Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist, when these further steps: 1) scheduling a session, and 2) payment of fee are completed.

Payments
We accept the following payment methods on our Site:

Credit Card;
PayPal; and
Bank Check.

When you provide us with your payment information, you authorize our use of and access to the payment instrument you have chosen to use. By providing us with your payment information, you authorize us to charge the amount due to this payment instrument.
If we believe your payment has violated any law or these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to cancel or reverse your transaction.

Consumer Protection Law
Where any consumer protection legislation in your jurisdiction applies and cannot be excluded, these Terms and Conditions will not limit your legal rights and remedies under that legislation. These Terms and Conditions will be read subject to the mandatory provisions of that legislation. If there is a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and that legislation, the mandatory provisions of the legislation will apply.

Limitation of Liability
David Brinker, LLC and our directors, managers, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates will not be liable for any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees from your use of the Site.

Indemnity
Except where prohibited by law, by using this Site you indemnify and hold harmless David Brinker, LLC and our directors, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates from any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees arising out of your use of our Site or your violation of these Terms and Conditions.

Applicable Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Severability
If at any time any of the provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions are found to be inconsistent or invalid under applicable laws, those provisions will be deemed void and will be removed from these Terms and Conditions. All other provisions will not be affected by the removal and the rest of these Terms and Conditions will still be considered valid.

Changes
These Terms and Conditions may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to the way we operate our Site and the way we expect users to behave on our Site. We will notify users by email of changes to these Terms and Conditions or post a notice on our Site.

Contact Details
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Our contact details are as follows:
David.Brinker.grms@gmail.com

*Copyrights © / Trademarks (TM). ©1993-Present, Grief Recovery Institute® , John W. James, and Russell P. Friedman. All Grief Recovery Institute® related copyrights/trademarks are owned by The Grief Recovery Institute, John W. James, and Russell P. Friedman including but not limited to: The Grief Recovery Institute® , The Grief Recovery Method® , Certified Grief Recovery Specialist® , Grief❣Recovery® , and AARAM Formula® . All rights reserved.

Effective Date: 1st day of January, 2023

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