Terms & Privacy: Raising Bilinguals & Raising Bilinguals Bootcamp

Terms of Use

 

1. CONTRACT

1.1 These Terms of use (Terms) govern your use of the website located at www.raisingbilingualsdhh.com (Website)

You accept the Terms as they apply from time to time whenever you access the Website, and accessing the Website forms a contract between Raising Bilinguals ABN 16 205 980 175 (we, us, our) and persons who access the Website (you).

1.2 We may change these Terms from time to time. Any changes will come into effect when the updated terms and conditions are posted to the Website. These terms are important and you should ensure that you read them carefully before using the remainder of the website. You can contact us via email at [email protected]

1.3 The information provided on this site and in all courses and workshops is general advice based on current and relevant evidence-based practices in direct alignment with early intervention guidelines for specialists and professionals working with deaf and hard of hearing children. The information does not take into account the individual circumstances and profiles of the participants engaged.

1.4 Testimonials published by us are independent and genuine. However, they do not represent a guarantee or warranty of similar results.

 

2. LICENSE TO USE THE SITE

2.1 We grant you a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable license to use the Website in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this agreement.

2.2 You may access the Website using a publicly available web browser commonly used to view websites, and you may print a copy of any page within the site for your personal non-commercial use.

2.3 You acknowledge and agree that we may alter or cease the operation of the Website at any time in our sole discretion, and the Website may be unavailable from time to time, including for maintenance purposes.

2.4 We may terminate your license to use the Website without notice if you breach these Terms.

3. POSTING INFORMATION & COMMENTS

3.1 You must not:

(a) alter the Website in any way except as permitted by these Terms

(b) upload any data to the Website other than to submit text in a text form provided for that purpose

3.2 You must not add any content to the Website:

(a) Unless you hold all necessary rights and consents to do so

(b) That might cause a breach of any law or other obligation

(c) That might be defamatory, offensive, pornographic, in breach of confidence or a similar obligation, threatening, abusive, liable to incite hatred or a breach of privacy

(d) That might be considered as spam or commercial advertising

(e) That infringes any rights belonging to another person.

3.3 By posting or adding any content to the Website or posting or making comments during webinars conducted by us, you grant us a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free, irrevocable, worldwide and transferable right and license to use that content in any way without limitation, and you permit us to authorize any other person to do the same thing. You consent to anything which we may do or not do in relation to your content which would otherwise be in breach of your moral rights. This includes that we may use your content without attributing you as the source of your content.

3.4 If you email us, unless you specify otherwise, you grant us the same rights in relation to the email as set out in clause 3.3.

3.5 You warrant to us that you have the right to grant any rights, licenses, consents or waivers required under these Terms.

 

4. PRIVACY

4.1 You agree that we will collect and manage your personal information supplied to us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

4.2 You agree to our Privacy Policy below. 

5. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

5.1 The Website includes links to other websites that are operated by third parties. We are not responsible for and do not sponsor, endorse or approve the content or operation of those websites or any products, services or information contained in them or offered by them. You should review the privacy policy and terms and conditions of use of those websites when you visit them.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

6.1 Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on the Website, including text, graphics, design, names, logos, and underlying software are protected by copyright owned or licensed by us, and you acknowledge and agree that this is the case.

6.2 Except as permitted by law, you must not modify, copy, reproduce, frame, upload to a third party, post, transmit or distribute the material except as provided for in these Terms unless authorized in writing.

6.3 We permit the material on the Website to be downloaded to your computer for viewing and/or printing, as long as:

(a) the material is kept intact and in the same form as presented on the Website (including any copyright or other notice);

(b) it is for your personal, non-commercial use;

(c) it is used for a lawful purpose; and

(d) the material is appropriately attributed to us or the source.

7. NO SPAM

7.1 Publication of email addresses on the Website does not imply consent to the receipt of unsolicited commercial electronic messages or SPAM.

8. DISCLAIMERS

8.1 We take care in creating the information and material on the Website but make no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy, completeness, quality or fitness for purpose of any material or content.

8.2 We do not guarantee that any data, file or program available for download from or via the Website or from any website linked to our website is free from virus or any other condition which might or could damage or interfere with data, hardware or software with which it might be used, and in accessing the Website, you assume all risk of use of all materials, programs and files on the Website. Prior to using any downloaded file you should carry out an appropriate virus check.

8.3 We are not liable to you or any person claiming through you for any loss or damage howsoever caused resulting from the use of the Website, any website linked to the Website, materials or content including the transmission of any virus.

9. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

9.1 When you acquire services from us, the Part 3-2, Division 1 of the Australian Consumer Law implies a number of guarantees that cannot be excluded. Subject to the Australian Consumer Law, to the full extent permitted by law:

(a) under no circumstances (including but not limited to any act or omission on the part of us) will we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages or loss of profits whatsoever which result from any use of or access to, or any inability to use or access, the Website;

(b) we exclude all guarantees, conditions, warranties and terms implied by statute, general law or custom.

9.2 For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Terms limits or restricts your ability to make a claim that may be available to you for our failure to comply with a guarantee under the Australian Consumer Law.

10. JURISDICTION

10.1 These Terms are governed by and to be construed in accordance with the laws of Queensland, and the Commonwealth of Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland. If any of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of the Terms which will continue in full force and effect.

 

Privacy Policy

 

Raising Bilinguals ABN 16 205 980 175 (“Company,” “we,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of www.raisingbilingualsdhh.com including any content, functionality and services offered on or through www.raisingbilingualsdhh.com (the "Website"), whether as a guest or a registered user.

When accessing the Website, the Company will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions you may take, during your visit. This policy applies to information we collect on the Website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and the Website.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.

Children Under The Age Of 13

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use.

If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at [email protected]

Information We Collect About You

 

When you access the Website, the Company will learn certain information about you during your visit.

Information You Provide To Us.

The Website provides various places for users to provide information. We collect information that users provide by filling out forms on the Website, communicating with us via contact forms, responding to surveys, search queries on our search feature, providing comments or other feedback, and providing information when ordering a product or service via the Website.

We use information you provide to us to deliver the requested product and/or service, to improve our overall performance, and to provide you with offers, promotions, and information.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technology.

As you navigate through our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies including Google Analytics to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This will generally include information about your location, your traffic pattern through our website, and any communications between your computer and our Website.  Among other things, we will collect data about the type of computer you use, your Internet connection, your IP address, your operating system, and your browser type.

The information we collect automatically is used for statistical data and will not include personal information. We use this data to improve our Website and our service offerings. To the extent that you voluntarily provide personal information to us, our systems will associate the automatically collected information with your personal information.

Use of Cookies And Pixels 

Similar to other commercial websites, our website utilizes a standard technology called “cookies” and server logs to collect information about how our site is used. Information gathered through cookies and server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our site, and the websites visited just before and just after our own, as well as your IP address.

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.

The Company reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to outside websites so as to tailor advertising messages users see while visiting that social media website. The Company reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.​

Third Party Use Of Cookies

 

Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioural) advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Email Information

 

If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received online, mail, and telephone. This also applies when you register for our website, sign up through any of our forms using your email address or make a purchase on this site. For further information see the email policies below.

Email Policies

We are committed to keeping your e-mail address confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose your email address to any third parties except as allowed in the section titled Disclosure of Your Information.

We will maintain the information you send via e-mail in accordance with applicable federal law.

In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all e-mails sent from our organization will clearly state who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. In addition, all e-mail messages will also contain concise information on how to remove yourself from our mailing list so that you receive no further e-mail communication from us.

Our emails provide users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners by reading the unsubscribe instructions located at the bottom of any e-mail they receive from us at any time.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail.

 

​How And Why We Collect Information

The Company collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you register to download a book or resources, sign up for our newsletter, and/or purchase a product from us, we collect your information. We use this information to track your preferences and to keep you informed about the products and services you have selected to receive and any related products and/or services. As a visitor to this Website, you can engage in most activities without providing any personal information. It is only when you seek to download resources and/or register for services that you are required to provide information.

If you are outside the European Union and opt to receive any free resources, participate in any training programs, register for a webinar, register for a live event, register for a seminar, or purchase any products sold by the Company on this Website, we will automatically enrol ​you to receive our free email newsletter. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe anytime. We include an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send. If you ever have trouble unsubscribing, you can send an email to [email protected] requesting to unsubscribe from future emails.

If you are in the European Union and opt to receive any free resources, participate in any free training programs, register for a webinar, register for a live event, register for a seminar, or purchase any products sold by the Company on this Website, we will only enrol ​you to receive our free email newsletter if you affirmatively consent to it. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe anytime. We include an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send. If you ever have trouble unsubscribing, you can send an email to [email protected]  requesting to unsubscribe from future emails.

 

How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us? 

We use personal information for purposes of presenting our Website and its contents to you, providing you with information, providing you with offers for products and services, providing you with information about your subscriptions and products, carrying out any contract between you and the Company, administering our business activities, providing customer service, and making available other items and services to our customers and prospective customers.

From time-to-time, we may use the information you provide to us to make you offers to purchase products and services provided by third parties in exchange for a commission to be paid to us by such third parties. Should you opt to take part in such promotions, the third parties will receive your information.

From time-to-time, we may use the information you provide to us to display advertisements to you that are tailored to your personal characteristics, interests, and activities.

 

Disclosure Of Your Information

As a general rule, we do not sell, rent, lease or otherwise transfer any information collected whether automatically or through your voluntary action.

We may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries, affiliates, and service providers for the purpose of providing our services to you.

We may disclose your personal information to a third party, including a lawyer or collection agency, when necessary to enforce our terms of service or any other agreement between you and the Company.

We may provide your information to any successor in interest in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets and/or business.

We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights or when compelled by a court or other governmental entity to do so.

 

How Do We Protect Your Information and Secure Information Transmissions?

We employ commercially reasonable methods to ensure the security of the information you provide to us and the information we collect automatically. This includes using standard security protocols and working only with reputable third-party vendors.

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send private information to us by email. However, doing so is allowed, but at your own risk. Some of the information you may enter on our website may be transmitted securely via a secure medium known as Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL. Credit Card information and other sensitive information is never transmitted via email.

The Company may use software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, the Company uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

 

Policy Changes

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you by email to the email address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the bottom of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

 

Visitors’ GDPR Rights 

If you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. Those rights include:

We will retain the any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of: (a) you asking us to delete the information, (b) our decision to cease using our existing data providers, or (c) the Company decides that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it.

You have the right to request access to your data that the Company stores and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data.

You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.

You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.

To the extent that you provided consent to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.

We require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.

Contact Us

The Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Privacy Policy:

Raising Bilinguals

Email Address: [email protected] 

Any complaint of breach of privacy may be made via email to [email protected]. We will use our best efforts to respond to any complaint within 10 business days of the date of receipt. We will attempt to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with how we deal with your complaint you may contact the Australian Information Commissioner, whose contact details can be found at http://www.oaic.gov.au/.

 

Terms of Sale

1. Definitions

1.1 We, us, our mean Raising Bilinguals.

1.2 You and your mean the purchaser of goods, audio or video content from Raising Bilinguals

1.3 This is a contract between us and you.

1.4 "6 months access" means ongoing and complete access to a course not exceeding 6 months from the date of purchase.

This is ongoing access at no additional charge until 6 months has passed. Any future closure of a program or community does not affect the refund policy and does not entitle members to any form of refund.

2. Contract

2.1 When you purchase audio or video content from us, we grant you a licence (which is limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable) to listen to, download or stream such content to your computer and/or other device(s) solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You agree to not otherwise copy, reproduce, distribute or use the content other than as set out in this contract. You must not sell, transfer, lease, modify, distribute or publicly perform the content in any manner and you must not exploit it commercially. You agree to not tamper with the content or create any derivative works therefrom.

2.2 We may terminate your license to use any purchased products if you breach this contract.

3. Payment

3.1 You may request to make payment by instalments. If you and we agree that you may make payments by instalments, you must pay all instalments on or before each due date.

3.2 The due date for each instalment is 30 days after purchase and payment of the first instalment and 30 days after each previous instalment.

3.3 All goods sold by us are charged in the currency listed on the order form.

If you are located in Australia the price includes Australian Goods and Services Tax (this excludes NDIS participants who are purchasing products / services that directly relate to their or their child’s disability and are being purchased with their relevant NDIS funds).

4. Warranty

4.1 We will repair or replace at our discretion any goods which are physically defective for the period of 12 months after purchase. This warranty does not apply to defects which occur because of misuse or accidental damage.

5. The Australian Consumer Law and limitation of liability

5.1 For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this contract limits or restricts your ability to make a claim against us that may be available to you for our failure to comply with a guarantee under the Australian Consumer Law.

5.2 Subject to paragraph 5.4 and to the extent permitted by the Australian Consumer Law and relevant state legislation, our sole obligation under this contract is to use our best endeavors to provide the products or to repair the products or repair or replace any part of a product which is found to be defective during one year after purchase. You are entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

5.3 When you acquire goods or services from us, Part 3-2, Division 1 of the Australian Consumer Law implies a number of guarantees that cannot be excluded. Subject to the Australian Consumer Law, to the full extent permitted by law:

(a) under no circumstances (including but not limited to any act or omission on the part of us) will we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages or loss of profits whatsoever which result from any use of or access to, or any inability to use or access, the products you purchase from us;

(b) we exclude all guarantees, conditions, warranties and terms implied by statute, general law or custom;

(c) in no event shall we be liable for any other claims or damages including, but not limited to, claims for faulty design, negligent or misleading advice, damages arising from loss or use of the products, and any indirect, special or consequential damages or injury to any person, corporation or other entity.

5.4 If the product is a product not ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption, pursuant to s 64A of the Australian Consumer Law and similar provisions of relevant state legislation we limit our liability to payment of an amount equal to the lowest of:

(a) the cost of replacing the goods or services or supplying equivalent goods or services;

(b) the cost of repair of the goods;

(c) the cost of having the goods repaired or replaced.

5.5 Subject to paragraph 5.4 we are not liable for default or failure in performance of our obligations pursuant to this agreement resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, civil or military authority, acts of public enemy, war, accidents, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, the elements, strikes, labour disputes, shortage of suitable parts, components, materials, labour or transportation or any other cause beyond our reasonable control.

5.6 Subject to paragraph 5.4, we are not responsible for any loss caused by an error or defect in the products or errors or faults caused by components supplied by any other person.

6. Refunds & exchange

6.1 Voluntary refunds:

(a) If you work through the first two modules of a course and are not totally happy with it, then we will refund your money. Raising Bilinguals Bootcamp has a 14 day money back guarantee and refund period.

I believe in my courses and workshops and have supported & empowered hundreds of families on the journey of raising their deaf and hard of hearing children. Following my courses and doing the work is critical when striving for best outcomes for yourself and your child. A change of mind does not constitute a valid reason for cancellation and a request for a refund. In considering your refund, we may also charge an admin fee at our discretion.

Requests for refunds must be made in writing within the defined refund period as listed above in section 6.1 (a).

The Raising Bilinguals refund policy and request form is available here.

(b) If you receive your money back you must delete every copy of the product and materials that you have downloaded as well as copies you have placed on other devices or media.

(c) being removed or banned from a Facebook or Community group does not entitle you to a refund of your enrolment fee.

6.2 You may be entitled to a refund as a result of your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage.

6.3 If you are entitled to a refund, we will refund your money within two weeks of notice to us and the entitlement arising.

6.4 If you are required to return any goods, you are liable for the cost of returning those goods unless the cost is significant.

6.5 Your refund will be paid in the currency in which it was received by us. If you paid in a currency other than Australian dollars, you may be liable for the costs of exchange.

7. Privacy

7.1 You agree to our Privacy Policy.

8. Course terms

8.1 If you purchase the Raising Bilinguals Bootcamp, you must abide by the Raising Bilinguals Bootcamp membership rules and policies here.

9. Trade marks

9.1 Trade marks used on the Website belong to their respective owners. You must not use any trade mark displayed on the Website without the express written permission of us or the third-party owner.

10. Jurisdiction

10.1 These Terms are governed by and to be construed in accordance with the laws of Queensland, and the Commonwealth of Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland.

10.2 If any of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of the Terms which will continue in full force and effect.

11. Events

11.1 Cancellation policy: Tickets are non-refundable but completely transferable. If you require your ticket to be transferred to someone else, please email their full name and email address to [email protected] no less than 3 working days prior to the event.

11.2 Event: Raising Bilinguals reserves the right to change the event at any time, this includes location. In the unlikely event that this will happen, every effort will be made to ensure an event of an equivalent standard in a reasonable distance from the original location.

11.3 Behaviour: Raising Bilinguals reserves the right to prohibit entry or eject any person from the Venue based on behaviour deemed inappropriate by Raising Bilinguals staff and/or its agents and others working under its authority.

11.4 Image Release: In registering for a Raising Bilinguals event, you grant permission to Raising Bilinguals, its agents and others working under its authority, to take and to have full and free use of video/photographs containing your image/likeness. You understand these images may be used for promotional, news, online/multimedia, research and/or educational purposes by and for Raising Bilinguals You agree that you are not entitled to remuneration, residuals, royalties or any other payment in respect of your image/likeness or its use. You release, discharge, and hold harmless, Raising Bilinguals and its agents from any and all claims, demands or causes of actions that you may hereafter have by reason of anything contained in the photographs or video. If you do not agree to the above image release, you must advise Raising Bilinguals by email as soon as possible at [email protected]