Farsight Society Terms of Service
Updated 7.18.24
FARSIGHT SOCIETY TERMS OF SERVICE
Please read through the following terms of service which are designed to protect you, Farsight Society, and our community’s members. These terms are organized as follows:
PARTIES
DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
LIABILITY
TERMINATION
ENTIRE AGREEMENT, SUCCESSOR, JURISDICTION
1) PARTIES
You (“the Participant”), hereby enter into these terms of service with Farsight Foundry LLC DBA Farsight Society, including respective present and former officers, commissioners, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, staff, sponsors, members, volunteers, agents, and any other person, firm, corporation, or entity bound to defend or pay judgments against Farsight Society (“the Provider”), in activities including but not limited to the business activities (“Activities”) described in section 2: SCOPE OF SERVICES.
2) DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Provider offers the Participant and Members opportunities to engage in a variety of planned and unplanned Activities, including events and activities directly organized by the Provider and those organized by its Members. Activities include but are not limited to:
Coaching & Consulting Services
Workshops and Digital Events
Certifications
Live Events
Membership Plans & Services
Warranties & Policies for Activities
2.1) COACHING & CONSULTING SERVICES
Coaching Services covers all coaching-related Activities including but not limited to: Consulting, One-on-One Coaching, Group Coaching, Wicked Leadership Coaching, Co-Coaching, Skills Exchange, Mentorship, and similar activities organized by the Provider.
DURATION & ATTENDANCE OF SESSIONS
A Session will take place at the scheduled time and date. Sessions start promptly on time. If a Participant does not arrive within 15 minutes of the scheduled session’s start time, the full cost of the session paid by the Participant may be forfeited at the sole discretion of the Provider.
SESSION TIMES
24 hours’ notice is required from the Participant to change a session. A session may be deemed to have taken place and charged accordingly if less than 24 hours’ notice is given. Provider will also give 24 hours’ notice if the Provider needs to reschedule a session. Exceptions in consideration of emergencies may be made at the sole discretion of the Provider.
PREPARATION FOR SESSIONS
Participant agrees to perform all actions forming part of the Coaching Sessions and also carry out any act, matter, or thing in preparation for future Sessions as determined by Participant. Participant agrees to advise the Provider as soon as they become aware that these actions will not or cannot be performed. If Participant refuses to carry out required preparation, then this agreement shall be terminable by the Provider (and the provisions below relating to termination shall apply).
COACHING & CONSULTING METHODS
Participant acknowledges that Coaching & Consulting Services may be professionally, personally, emotionally and physically challenging and that there may be occasions on which you will feel emotional challenges—including frustration, annoyance, or stress. You must make all efforts and schedule all Sessions at such times to ensure your peak physical, mental, and emotional state and condition necessary for the conduct of the Session and shall (if necessary) take all steps to cancel or reschedule any Session in the event that you are not well enough to continue. You will not hold the Provider liable for any loss or cost incurred by you (or any person related to you) in the event of mental, physical, emotional stress/distress (or other ailment or condition) caused either directly or indirectly in relation to Coaching & Consulting Services. You shall indemnify the Provider in the event of any such claim.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Participant acknowledges that they have no right to use or reproduce any of the processes, techniques, presentations, methodologies, precedents, and materials used by Provider in the Coaching activities (“Materials”) without explicit written permission by Provider. Participant must not at any time use or reproduce the Materials in any manner, shape, or form except for personal and non-commercial use, and shall ensure that none of your servants, agents, or any related bodies corporate use or reproduce the Materials in any manner, shape, or form. Participant shall indemnify and keep the Provider indemnified in respect of any loss or damage caused or sustained by the Provider in the event of your breach of this paragraph.
PERMISSION TO INCLUDE DETAILS ON COACHING LOG
In signing this agreement, Participant acknowledges that the Provider can include Participant’s name, phone number, and email address in a log of coaching hours for ICF credentialing. This information would be treated in strict confidence, and no other information about your coaching would be revealed.
2.2) WORKSHOPS AND DIGITAL EVENTS
The Provider and its Members may offer a wide range of digital events open to the Participant, Members, and Non-Members, including but not limited to “Wicked Workshops,” “Wicked Wednesdays,” and other formal and informal workshops or online gatherings.
2.3) CERTIFICATIONS
The Provider may offer the Participant and its Members opportunities to register, enroll, and participate in digital or in-person activities with differing requirements in exchange for certification. Such requirements include but are not limited to attendance, participation, quality of work, homework, and other means of judging the Participant’s fitness to hold a certification and represent the Farsight Society brand responsibly.
2.4) LIVE EVENTS
The Provider and its Members may offer a wide variety of in-person (“Live”) events, including formal gatherings or informal gatherings including but not limited to conferences,” UN-conferences,” courses, workshops, certifications, discussion groups, networking events, and professional gatherings with various objectives. These events may be held on private or public property within various jurisdictions. All Parties maintain limited liabilities for any mental or physical harm caused to person or property, as described in section 3: LIABILITY.
2.5) MEMBERSHIP PLANS & MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
STATUS & BENEFITS
Farsight Society (the Provider) may offer and change without notice various terms and conditions for new and/or continued membership status and membership benefits including eligibility, payment terms, scholarship opportunities, sponsorship opportunities, technology platforms, and delivery methods.
VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION
In the course of enrolling for or participating in Membership Services, Participant may, according to their own free choice and judgment, disclose private, personal, or otherwise sensitive information to the Provider and/or its members. Any encouragement of such disclosure on the part of the Provider and its Members shall not be deemed to be coercive or otherwise outside of the Participant’s free choice and judgment.
PLANNED & UNPLANNED ACTIVITIES
As a member, the Participant may elect to engage in Activities organized by the Provider AND/OR by fellow Members including but not limited to those described in Section 2: DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES. Engagement in all such planned and unplanned activities is subject to the terms of this agreement.
2.6) WARRANTIES & POLICIES FOR ACTIVITIES
PAYMENT FOR ALL SERVICES
Payment for Coaching services may be made directly through the Farsight Society website (www.farsightsociety.com/store) or by another agreed upon method:.
DISCOUNT CODES
Individuals with active subscription plans may be eligible to utilize provided discount codes associated with their membership type. For clarification on scholarship and sponsorship opportunities, see section 2.5: MEMBERSHIP PLANS AND MEMBERSHIP SERVICES.
REFUND POLICY
Requests for refunds may be submitted in writing to hello@farsightsociety.com with the subject heading “Request for Refund” and must include the reason for the request in the body of the email. By default (when there is no specific refund policy stated on a product page) Refunds may be issued at the sole discretion of Farsight Society.
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
In the course of any Activities, Provider may need to obtain Participant’s personal details or confidential materials and information. Provider shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that such material shall not be disclosed to any third party without Participant’s consent.
NO WARRANTIES GIVEN
We the Provider make no representation or warranty to you the Participant that any of the Coaching methods or the Sessions will work for your particular circumstances. You will not hold The Provider responsible for the failure (in whole or part) to achieve any of your goals.
3) LIABILITY
3.1) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISKS:
Participant recognizes and understands that there may be risks associated with Participant’s participation in the Activities. These may be organized as RISKS TO OTHERS and RISKS TO SELF.
RISKS TO OTHERS
Participant acknowledges and understands that Participant will be held liable and responsible for any and all physical damage to persons and property, owned or leased, that is caused by Participant and/or any persons under their care and control, and that arise out of, or are related to Participant’s entry into and participation in the Activities.
RISKS TO SELF
Participant acknowledges and understands that Participant may according their own free choice and judgment engage in Activities wherein Participant may make themselves intellectually and/or emotionally vulnerable to influence from outside parties including but not limited to coaching sessions, co-coaching sessions, mentoring, and all other Activities described in Section 2: DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES. In cases where physical and/or mental harm may be incurred by the Participant as a direct result of participation in Activities, AND/OR and as a result of consequences that follow based on decisions made by Participant which were in part or in whole influenced by Participant’s engagement in Activities, Participant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Provider and its Members.
CLAIMS
For purposes of this Agreement, “Claims” shall mean any past, present and future claims, losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, demands, or causes of action, and costs of defense or settlement (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and court costs). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Released Parties” shall mean the Provider and its Members, including its respective present and former officers, commissioners, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, staff, sponsors, members, volunteers, agents, and any other person, firm, corporation or entity bound to defend or pay judgments against Farsight Society. The releases, waivers and indemnities contained in this Agreement expressly shall apply regardless of whether the Claims to be released, waived or indemnified against arise, or are alleged to arise, from negligence (whether sole, joint or concurrent), gross negligence, negligence per se, and/or strict liability of the Released Parties; acts of any other persons or guests; theft, burglary, assault, or other crimes; or any other risks and hazards associated with Participant’s entry into and participation in the Activities, including, but not limited to, the general conditions at the Activities.
3.2) RELEASE FROM LIABILITY
Participant hereby RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES, and WAIVES any and all Claims against any of the Released Parties that arise from or relate to Participant’s entry and participation in the Activities— including, but not limited to, the types of claims enumerated in Section 3.1—and agree not to sue any of the Released Parties for such Claims. Without limiting the foregoing, Participant agrees that the Released Parties shall not be liable to Participant, Participant’s family, or Participant’s successor, assigns, heirs or representatives for personal injury, property damage, or any other Claims arising from or related to Participant’s entry into and participation in the Activities.
3.3) AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS
Participant agrees to INDEMNIFY and HOLD HARMLESS the Released Parties against any and all Claims arising from or related to Participant’s entry and participation in the Activities—including, but not limited to, the types of Claims enumerated in Paragraph 2. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, Participant agrees to INDEMNIFY the Released Parties for any Claims for injuries to anyone under Participant’s care and control, and for any Claims asserted by, through or under Participant, arising from or related to the Participant’s entry into and participation in the Activities—including, but not limited to, the types of Claims enumerated in Paragraph 2. As used herein, “INDEMNIFY” means to agree to assume the Released Parties’ liability in a situation, thereby relieving them of responsibility, and/or reimbursing the Released Party for Claims asserted against them.
4) TERMINATION
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
Provider may terminate this Agreement by written notice to Participant for reasons including but not limited to:
(i) Participant fails to perform or observe any of the terms of this Agreement and fail to remedy such breach within five business days of a notice from Provider to remedy that failure;
(ii) Participant fails to perform any term of this Agreement which is incapable of remedy;
(iii) An insolvency event occurs in relation to Participant (for instance, Participant becomes bankrupt, or some arrangement or court order is made or proposed in relation to all or any of Participant’s assets); or
(iv) Any check drawn or endorsed by Participant for the purposes of this Agreement has been dishonored and Participant fails to honor such a check within five working days of a notice from the Provider to honor the said check.
PROCEDURE ON TERMINATION
If the agreement is validly terminated then Participant must immediately pay Provider the balance (if any) of the fee for consulting or coaching services owed by Participant under this agreement. Upon termination all provisions in this agreement shall remain in effect in perpetuity.
5) ENTIRE AGREEMENT, SUCCESSOR, JURISDICTION
As further inducement to permit Participant’s entry into and participation in the Activities, Participant represents that Participant thoroughly and completely understands that their agreement to these Terms of Service constitute a complete and final release and indemnity agreement, that Participant is freely and voluntarily entering into this Agreement, and that no representations, promises or statements made by any of the Released Parties, or any agent, attorney or other representative of any of the Released Parties has influenced Participant in causing Participant to sign this Agreement. Participant understands that this Agreement shall be binding on Participant’s affiliates, heirs, executors, successors and assigns; that the Agreement will be governed by the laws of Delaware; and that jurisdiction and venue for resolution of any dispute regarding this Agreement shall lie in the Courts of New Castle County, Delaware, unless an alternative jurisdiction has been mutually agreed upon in writing. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, it does not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement.
By proceeding with sign-up, checkout, or entry, the Participant agrees to the terms and conditions above and acknowledges receipt of this Agreement.