Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the websites, participant portal, and related services offered by Empowered Endings (“we,” “us,” or “Empowered Endings") (collectively, the “Services”). By creating an account, signing in, or otherwise using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

1. The Services

Empowered Endings provides The Clarity Path, an online participant portal that includes educational content, guided reflections, printable workbooks, and tools to upload and transcribe handwritten workbook pages using optical character recognition and artificial intelligence (“AI/OCR Services”). The Services are intended to support reflection, learning, and preparation; they are not a substitute for medical, legal, financial, or mental-health advice.

2. Eligibility and accounts

You must be at least 18 years old and capable of forming a binding contract to use the Services. By registering, you represent that all information you provide is accurate, current, and complete, and that you will keep it updated.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at info@empoweredendings.com if you suspect unauthorized access.

3. Participant content and data

“User Content” means any information, text, images, files, workbook responses, or other materials you submit, upload, or enter through the Services, including photos of handwritten workbook pages.

Your ownership

You retain ownership of your User Content. We do not claim ownership of your personal reflections, writing, or uploaded images.

License to us

By submitting User Content, you grant Empowered Endings a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, display, and distribute your User Content solely to operate, provide, improve, and develop the Services. This license includes using your responses to personalize your experience, to transcribe handwritten pages via AI/OCR Services, and to generate aggregated or de-identified insights that help us improve the platform.

What you agree not to submit

You represent that you have the right to share any User Content you submit and that it does not violate the rights of any other person. Do not upload images of another person or their private information without their express consent.

4. How we use information internally

We collect information you provide through the Services, including account information, workbook responses, and uploaded workbook images. We use this information internally to:

• provide, personalize, and maintain the Services;
• transcribe handwritten pages and match them to the appropriate workbook prompts;
• understand how participants use the platform so we can improve content, features, and usability;
• develop new programs, tools, and offerings based on aggregated or de-identified usage patterns;
• respond to your inquiries and provide customer support; and
• maintain the security and integrity of the Services.

We do not sell your personal information. Our collection, use, and retention practices are described in more detail in our Privacy Policy.

5. AI and OCR transcription

When you upload photos or scans of handwritten workbook pages, our AI/OCR Services attempt to read and match the writing to workbook prompts. Transcriptions may contain errors. You are responsible for reviewing, editing, and confirming any transcribed content before it is saved to your workbook.

Uploaded images are processed for transcription and are not retained by our transcription providers beyond what is necessary to perform the service unless otherwise stated in our Privacy Policy. We recommend that you do not upload images containing sensitive third-party information.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• share your account credentials or allow others to use your account;
• use the Services for any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose;
• harass, abuse, or harm another person through the Services;
• upload viruses, malware, or other harmful code;
• scrape, crawl, data-mine, or systematically retrieve content without written permission;
• circumvent or interfere with security-related features of the Services;
• use automated scripts or bots to access the Services;
• upload content that infringes intellectual property rights or violates another person’s privacy;
• use the Services in any way that could disable, overburden, or impair the platform; or
• use the Services in a manner inconsistent with applicable laws or regulations.

7. Termination and suspension

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or engaged in conduct that harms Empowered Endings, other participants, or the Services. You may stop using the Services at any time.

8. Intellectual property

Empowered Endings and its licensors retain all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services, including all content, software, trademarks, and materials made available through the platform. The Clarity Path workbooks, prompts, curriculum, and related materials are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from them without our prior written consent, except as expressly permitted by these Terms.

If you believe material on the Services infringes a third-party copyright, please send a DMCA notice to info@empoweredendings.com or Empowered Endings, Attn: DMCA, 541 S Granados Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075.

9. Disclaimers

The Services are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, Empowered Endings disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

Not medical, legal, or professional advice

Content provided through the Services is for informational and reflective purposes only. It is not medical, legal, financial, or mental-health advice and does not create a professional relationship between you and Empowered Endings. Always consult a qualified professional for advice tailored to your situation.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EMPOWERED ENDINGS AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THEM.

11. Disputes and binding individual arbitration

If a dispute arises, please contact us at info@empoweredendings.com so we can try to resolve it informally. If we cannot resolve the dispute, you and Empowered Endings agree to submit the dispute to binding individual arbitration administered by JAMS, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator, rather than in court.

ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS WILL ONLY BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. CLASS ARBITRATIONS, CLASS ACTIONS, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTIONS, AND CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION AGAINST EMPOWERED ENDINGS. THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT APPLIES. Consumer claimants may elect to pursue claims in their local small-claims court instead. If you are a consumer bringing a claim relating to personal, household, or family use, any arbitration hearing will occur within the county where you reside; otherwise, it will occur in San Diego, California, or another mutually agreeable location.

Time limit to initiate a dispute

Unless otherwise required by law, any action or proceeding relating to a Dispute must commence within one year after the cause of action accrues.

12. Modifications to the Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The most current version will be posted on this page with an updated “Revised” date. Material changes will be communicated through the Services or by email where appropriate. Your continued use of the Services after changes become effective means you accept the revised Terms.

13. Governing law

These Terms and any disputes related to them will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions.

14. Assignment, survival, waiver, and severability

You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. Empowered Endings may assign these Terms without restriction. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive. No waiver of any term will be deemed a further or continuing waiver. If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.

15. Entire agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other written agreement you enter into with us, constitute the entire agreement between you and Empowered Endings regarding the Services. In the event of a conflict, these Terms will prevail on the subject matter covered, unless expressly stated otherwise.

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