DISCLAIMER

DISCLAIMER AND TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

The information contained in Nurtured Voices is strictly for educational purposes. Therefore, if you wish to apply ideas contained in Nurtured Voices you are taking full responsibility for your actions. While I strive to provide accurate information, it may not be appropriate for your specific circumstances and information may become outdated over time.

By using Nurtured Voices you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and to use the Site in accordance with these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections of the Site or to products and services available through the Site or from me. Accessing the Site, in any manner, whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use of the Site and your agreement to the Intellectual Property Rights bound by these Terms of Service.

NOT MEDICAL OR HEALTH ADVICE

The information contained on this Website and the resources available for download through this website is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical or health, including psychological, advice. The information contained on this Website is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

*Services, products, and information offered by Nurtured Voices may incorporate my skills learned as a speech-language pathologist. However, any services under Communication Support and Voice Work, in addition to products, downloadable resources, and descriptions on this site, shall NOT be understood or construed as speech-language therapy or voice therapy, but rather, coaching and facilitating of general communication skills and voice experiences.

*If you are seeking individual in-person or telehealth speech and language therapy, please use the contact information provided on this website: https://ivyspeechandlanguage.org to make an appointment using HIPAA compliant software for a speech and language consultation or evaluation if needed, in adherence with ASHA’s (American Speech and Language Association) principals and code of ethics.

I have done my best to ensure that the information provided on this Website and the resources available for download are accurate and provide valuable information. Regardless of anything to the contrary, nothing available on or through this Website should be understood as a recommendation that you should not consult with a medical or health professional to address your particular information. Nurtured Voices expressly recommends that you seek advice from a professional.

The publisher and author of Nurtured Voices shall not be held liable or responsible for any errors or omissions on this website or for any damage you may suffer as a result of failing to seek competent medical or health advice from a professional who is familiar with your situation.

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS

This World Wide Web Site is a public resource of general information that is intended, but not promised or guaranteed, to be correct, complete, and up-to-date.  I have taken reasonable steps to ensure that the information contained in Nurtured Voices is accurate, but we cannot represent that this Website is free of errors. You accept that the information contained on Nurtured Voices may be erroneous and agree to conduct due diligence to verify any information obtained from this Website and/or resources available on it, prior to taking any action.  You expressly agree not to rely upon any information contained in this website.

REVIEWS

At various times, I may provide reviews of products, services, or other resources.  This may include reviews of books, services, and/or software applications. Any such reviews will represent the good-faith opinions of the author of such review. The products and services reviewed may be provided to Nurtured Voices for free or at a reduced price as an incentive to provide a review.

Regardless of any such discounts, I will provide honest reviews of these products and/or services. You recognize that you should conduct your own due diligence and should not rely solely upon any reviews provided on this website.

I will disclose the existence of any discounts or incentives received in exchange for providing a review of a product. If you would like more information about any such discounts and incentives, send an email to nurturedvoices@gmail.com that includes the title of the reviewed product as the subject line. I will respond via email and disclose any incentives or discounts we received in association with any such review.

NO ENDORSEMENTS

From time to time, Nurtured Voices will refer to other products, services, coaches, consultants, and/or experts. Any such reference is not intended as an endorsement or statement that the information provided by the other party is accurate. Nurtured Voices provides this information as a reference for users. It is your responsibility to conduct your own investigation and make your own determination about any such product, service, coach, consultant, and/or expert.

TESTIMONIALS

At various places on Nurtured Voices, you may find testimonials from clients and customers of the products and services offered on Nurtured Voices or by this Website. The testimonials are actual statements made by clients and/or customers and have been truthfully conveyed on this Website.

Although these testimonials are truthful statements about results obtained by these clients and/or customers, the results obtained by these clients and/or customers are not necessarily typical. You specifically recognize and agree that the testimonials are not a guarantee of results that you or anyone else will obtain by using any products or services offered on Nurtured Voices or by this Website.

ONLINE COMMERCE

Certain sections of Nurtured Voices may allow you to purchase many different types of products and services online that are provided by third parties. I am not responsible for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or any other aspect of these products and services. If you make a purchase from a merchant on Nurtured Voices or on a site linked to by Nurtured Voices, the information obtained during your visit to that merchant’s online store or site, and the information that you give as part of the transaction, such as your credit card number and contact information, may be collected by both the merchant and me. A merchant may have privacy and data collection practices that are different from mine. I have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies. In addition, when you purchase products or services on or through Nurtured Voices, you may be subject to additional terms and conditions that specifically apply to your purchase or use of such products or services. For more information regarding a merchant, its online store, its privacy policies, and/or any additional terms and conditions that may apply, visit that merchant’s website and click on its information links or contact the merchant directly. You releasee me and my affiliates from any damages that you incur, and agree not to assert any claims against us or them, arising from your purchase or use of any products or services made available by third parties through Nurtured Voices.

Your participation, correspondence or business dealings with any third party found on or through Nurtured Voices, regarding payment and delivery of specific goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, representations or warranties associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, or other matters of any sort incurred as the result of such dealings.

You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through Nurtured Voices. You agree to use Nurtured Voices and to purchase services or products through the Site for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. You also agree not to make any purchases for speculative, false or fraudulent purposes or for the purpose of anticipating demand for a particular product or service. You agree to only purchase goods or services for yourself or for another person for whom you are legally permitted to do so. When making a purchase for a third party that requires you to submit the third party’s personal information to us or a merchant, you represent that you have obtained the express consent of such third party to provide such third party’s personal information.

AFFILIATE LINKS

From time to time, Nurtured Voices participates in affiliate marketing and may allow affiliate links to be included on some of my pages. This means that I may earn a commission if/when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links.

As a policy, Nurtured Voices will only affiliate with products, services, coaches, consultants, and other experts that we believe will provide value to our customers and followers.

Nurtured Voices will inform you when one of the links constitutes an affiliate link.

You recognize that it remains your personal responsibility to investigate whether any affiliate offers are right for your business and will benefit you. You will not rely on any recommendation, reference, or information provided by Nurtured Voices, but will instead conduct your own investigation and will rely upon your investigation to decide whether to purchase the affiliate product or service.

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy sets out how Nurtured Voices uses and protects any information that you give while using this Website. Should I ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using Nurtured Voices, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

WHAT I COLLECT

I may collect the following information:

• contact information including email address and full name

• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests

• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

WHAT I DO WITH THE INFORMATION I GATHER

I require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• I may use the information to improve my products and services.

• I may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which I think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

• From time to time, I may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. I may contact you by email. I may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.

CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes

• if you have previously agreed to me using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting me.

I will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless I have your permission or are required by law to do so. I may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which I think you may find interesting if you tell me that you wish this to happen.

SECURITY

Nurtured Voices is committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, I have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information I collect online.

HOW I USE COOKIES

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

I use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps me analyze data about web page traffic and improve my website in order to tailor it to customer needs. I only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help me provide you with a better website, by enabling me to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

ADVERTISING

Some of my advertisers occasionally serve you cookies as well. I do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers. I may use advertising service vendors to help present advertisements on the website. These vendors may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve you advertisements tailored to interests you have shown by browsing on this and other sites you have visited, to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before and to avoid sending you duplicate advertisements. In doing so, these vendors may collect non-personal data such as your browser type, your operating system, web pages visited, time of visits, content viewed, ads viewed, and other clickstream data. The use of cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies by these advertising service vendors is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours, and Service Provider disclaims all liability in connection therewith.

COPYRIGHT

Nurtured Voices is © copyrighted by Sarah Bruno and is protected under the United State’s Copyright Act and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws, with ALL rights reserved. No part of the site may be copied, or changed in any format, sold, or used in any way other than what is outlined by Sarah Bruno, author of Nurtured Voices under any circumstances without permission from Sarah Bruno.