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Website Disclaimer:

Welcome to my website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following disclaimer, together with our terms and conditions of use.

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only and is provided by Nicole Lee Qigong. While we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. You need to make your own enquiries to determine if the information or products are appropriate for your intended use.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Through this website you may be able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Nicole Lee Qigong. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those websites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Nicole Lee Qigong takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following. You may print or download contents to a local hard disk for your personal and non-commercial use only. You may copy some extracts only to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material.

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. You may not transmit it or store it on any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

YOUR PRIVACY

Last updated: 2nd February 2023

At Nicole Lee Qigong, we are committed to protecting your privacy as a customer and an online visitor to our website. We use the information we collect about you to maximize the services that we provide to you. We respect the privacy and confidentiality of the information provided by you and adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles. Please read our privacy policy below carefully.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

In the course of your visits to our website or use of our products and services, we may obtain the following information about you: name, company name, email address, telephone number, credit card details, billing address, geographic location, IP address, survey responses, support queries, blog comments and social media handles (together ‘Personal Data’).

Our services are not directed to persons under 18 and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Data, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you are the parent or guardian of a child and you believe they have provided us with Personal Data without your consent, then please contact us.

You can review, correct, update or delete your Personal Data by either logging into your account and making the changes yourself or contacting us directly to do so.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Personally Identifiable Information: We use the information we collect to deliver our services to you, including: communicating with you, providing technical support, notifying you of updates and offers, sharing useful content, measuring customer satisfaction, diagnosing problems and providing you with a personalised website experience.

Marketing communications are only sent to you if you have requested or subscribed to them. You can opt out of our marketing communications at any time by unsubscribing or emailing us and your request will be actioned immediately.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information: We also use the information we collect in aggregated and anonymized forms to improve our services, including: administering our website, producing reports and analytics, advertising our products and services, identifying user demands and assisting in meeting customer needs generally.

Any information you choose to make publicly available, such as blog comments and testimonials on our website, will be available for others to see. If you subsequently remove this information, copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages on other websites or if others have copied or saved the information.

STORAGE AND SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We will use all reasonable means to protect the confidentiality of your Personal Data while in our possession or control. All information we receive from you is stored and protected on our secure servers from unauthorized use or access. Credit card information is encrypted before transmission and is not stored by us on our servers.

To enable us to deliver our services, we may transfer information that we collect about you, including Personal Data, across borders for storage and processing in countries other than Australia. If your Personal Data is transferred and processed outside Australia, it will only be transferred to countries that have adequate privacy protections.

We retain your personal information for as long as needed to provide services to you and as otherwise necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

In the event there is a breach of our security and your Personal Data is compromised, we will promptly notify you in compliance with the applicable law.

COOKIES AND PIXELS

A cookie is a small file placed in your web browser that collects information about your web browsing behaviour. Use of cookies allows a website to tailor its configuration to your needs and preferences. Cookies do not access information stored on your computer or any Personal Data (e.g. name, address, email address or telephone number). Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can choose to reject cookies by changing your browser settings. This may, however, prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

Our website uses cookies to analyse website traffic, provide social media sharing and liking functionality and help us provide a better website visitor experience. In addition, cookies and pixels may be used to serve relevant ads to website visitors through third party services such as Google Adwords and Facebook Adverts. These ads may appear on this website or other websites you visit.

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES

We do not and will not sell or deal in Personal Data or any customer information.

Your Personal Data details are only disclosed to third party suppliers when it is required by law, for goods or services which you have purchased, for payment processing or to protect our copyright, trademarks and other legal rights. To the extent that we do share your Personal Data with a service provider, we would only do so if that party has agreed to comply with our privacy standards as described in this privacy policy and in accordance with applicable law. Our contracts with third parties prohibit them from using any of your Personal Data for any purpose other than that for which it was shared.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may from time to time need to disclose certain information, which may include your Personal Data, to comply with a legal requirement, such as a law, regulation, court order, subpoena, warrant, in the course of a legal proceeding or in response to a law enforcement agency request. Also, we may use your Personal Data to protect the rights, property or safety of Nicole Lee Qigong, our customers or third parties.

If there is a change of control in one of our businesses (whether by merger, sale, transfer of assets or otherwise) customer information, which may include your Personal Data, could be transferred to a purchaser under a confidentiality agreement. We would only disclose your Personal Data in good faith and where required by any of the above circumstances.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This website may contain links to other websites. These links are meant for your convenience only. Links to third party websites do not constitute sponsorship or endorsement or approval of these websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware, when they leave our website, to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website.

CHANGE IN PRIVACY POLICY

As we plan to ensure our privacy policy remains current, this policy is subject to change. We may modify this policy at any time, in our sole discretion and all modifications will be effective immediately upon our posting of the modifications on this website. Please return periodically to review our privacy policy.

If you have any questions or concerns at any time about our privacy policy or the use of your Personal Data, please contact us at hello@nicoleleeqigong.com.au, 1300 880 137 and we will respond as soon as possible.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

Welcome to my website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy and website disclaimer, govern Nicole Lee Qigong’s relationship with you in relation to your use of this website.

By using this website, you signify your acceptance of these terms and conditions of use. For the purposes of these terms and conditions, “Us”, “Our” and “We” refers to Nicole Lee Qigong and “You” and “Your” refers to you, the client, visitor, website user or person using our website.

AMENDMENT OF TERMS

We reserve the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms regularly prior to using our website to ensure you are aware of any changes. We will endeavour to highlight any significant or substantive changes to you where possible. If you choose to use our website then we will regard that use as conclusive evidence of your agreement and acceptance that these terms govern your and Nicole Lee Qigong’s rights and obligations to each other.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

It is an essential pre-condition to you using our website that you agree and accept that Nicole Lee Qigong is not legally responsible for any loss or damage you might suffer related to your use of the website, whether from errors or from omissions in our documents or information, any goods or services we may offer or from any other use of the website. This includes your use or reliance on any third party content, links, comments or advertisements. Your use of, or reliance on, any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable.

It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific, personal requirements. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT

For the purposes of Schedule 2 of the Australian Consumer Law, in particular Sections 51 to 53, 64 and 64A of Part 3-2, Division 1, Subdivision A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Nicole Lee Qigong’s liability for any breach of a term of this agreement is limited to: the supplying of the goods or services to you again; the replacement of the goods; or the payment of the cost of having the goods or services supplied to you again.

You must be over 18 years of age to use this website and to purchase any goods or services.

DELIVERY OF GOODS

Physical goods may be delivered by Australia Post and/or other reputable courier companies. Deliveries are processed promptly upon receipt of full payment. Delivery may take between 2 and 14 days, depending on the delivery option. Damaged or lost orders should be resolved with Australia Post or the courier company directly and we are not responsible for goods that are damaged in transit or not received. Replacement of damaged or lost items is made at the discretion of Nicole Lee Qigong.

Digital goods are delivered immediately. Please be aware there are inherent risks associated with downloading any software and digital goods. Should you have any technical problems downloading any of our goods, please contact us so we may try to assist you.

RETURNS AND REFUNDS

Nicole Lee Qigong handles returns and processes refunds in accordance with the Australian Consumer Protection legislation.

Should you wish to return any physical goods purchased, please notify us within 7 days days of purchase with a valid reason for return. If we are unable to resolve your complaint or further assist you, we will process a refund upon timely receipt of the goods purchased. Unopened goods will be refunded in full. Refunds will be processed promptly and payment made by the same method that you made payment. All refunds are made at the discretion of Nicole Lee Qigong.

Nicole Lee Qigong has a no refund policy in regard to in-person and online Qigong classes, workshops, courses and events. Our Modern Qigong Teacher Training program and Qigong Retreats have a specific policies regarding cancellation, transfer and complaints, as detailed below:

MODERN QIGONG TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

The cancellation of registration in a Teacher Training program more than 30-days prior to the scheduled training incurs a definite 50% administration fee of the entire training course fee that is non-refundable.
The cancellation of registration in a Teacher Training program within 30 days of the scheduled training is non-refundable.

If you cancel your course once the program has commenced and/or part training has been undertaken, training fees are not refundable.
Refunds (when applicable) are processed via EFT to your nominated bank account.
If necessary you may transfer into a future training (where space is available).
- This transfer option incurs a fee of 15% of the training fee.
- Transfers MUST BE requested no later than 30 days prior to the originally scheduled training date.
- Transfers will not be accepted within 30 days of the scheduled training and in these circumstances the CANCELLATION policy applies.
There is a minimum number of participants required to deliver each training, your program will be confirmed via email 1 (one) month prior. In the event that the minimum participant number is not reached you will have the option to transfer to another program without penalty or elect to receive a full refund.
In the event that Nicole Lee Qigong cancels a program you can choose to transfer to another program of the same format without penalty or elect to receive a full refund.
Training programs that include one-on-one sessions have a definitive expiration date, in accordance with the particular program, and/or as advised. Usually six (6) months.
The scheduling of one-on-one sessions is dependent on progression through the self-study materials, video tuition resources and personal practice. If a student does not complete self-study and practice for each aspect of the program as directed, the one-on-one sessions cannot progress as intended.
Sessions with Nicole Lee are available Tuesday - Thursday each week. A minimum of 24-hours is required to change or cancel a scheduled session. In the event that a session is cancelled within the 24 hour non-cancellation window the session will be forfeit, or you may be re-booked by paying a $55 aud fee.
In the event that a student does not progress through and complete all content and one-on-one sessions by the end of the six (6) month, or other stipulated period the remaining one-one-one sessions are void.
In the instance that the six (6) month, or other stipulated period for training has expired there will be a additional fees for Nicole Lee to review assessment submissions and training journals, full details provided upon registration.
In the instance that the Assessment Submissions do not meet minimum standards there will be additional fees payable for Nicole Lee to re-assess, full details provided upon registration.
A Certificate of Training cannot be issued until all training requirements are completed, including review of Qi Journal and video submissions.

NICOLE LEE QIGONG (NLQ) RETREATS & IMMERSIONS

By providing your name and personal details you consent for these to be used as necessary in processing your booking and complying with legal requirements.
NLQ cannot accept liability for cancellations, delays or changes caused by war, threat of war, closure of airports, civil strikes, industrial action, pandemic or natural disaster or other events outside of my control.
NLQ cannot accept liability for client’s medical conditions which may develop during or subsequent to the retreat.
NLQ cannot accept liability for client's pre-existing medical conditions. Loss of, or damage to personal property of the client.
The client is responsible for all bank transfer and/or credit card fees.
NLQ withholds the right to make any necessary changes to the services provided and/or other aspects of the retreat as deemed necessary.
Feedback given to NLQ by email or by feedback form may be used as promotional material on my website and other promotional materials. It is your responsibility to advise in writing if you do not want your feedback to be used publicly.
NLQ is not responsible for any of the client's expenses incurred in preparation for the trip, such as transport tickets, insurance, loss of work, fuel, and/or any other costs associated with the retreat.
It is up to the client to bring all personal items they deem appropriate.
Exceptions to this policy will not be made for any reason.
Clients must advise of any special dietary requirements on request.
Full payment is required to secure your retreat.
If you cancel your retreat more than one (1) month prior to the commencement date, a 50% refund of the full fee will be issued.
If you cancel your retreat less than one (1) month prior to retreat commencement there will be no refund issued.
If the host cancels the event due to circumstances outside of their control a full refund will be given.
If you are unable to attend due to a COVID-19 government issued restriction that affects your place of residence (proof required) a partial-refund may be possible, at the discretion of NLQ.
Please note that all cancellations are only effective once confirmed via email.
Any refunds payable will be made by electronic funds transfer to your nominated bank account.
There will not be any credit for arriving late or leaving early.
There are no partial refunds for any services not used during the retreat.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Nicole Lee Qigong may from time to time provide on its website, links to other websites, advertisements and information on those websites for your convenience. This does not necessarily imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval or arrangement between Nicole Lee Qigong and the owners of those websites. Nicole Lee Qigong takes no responsibility for any of the content found on the linked websites.

Nicole Lee Qigong’s website may contain information or advertisements provided by third parties for which Nicole Lee Qigong accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any information or advice provided to you directly by third parties. We are making a ‘recommendation’ only and are not providing any advice nor do we take any responsibility for any advice received in this regard.

DISCLAIMER

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Nicole Lee Qigong absolutely disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose. Nicole Lee Qigong gives no warranty that the documents, goods or services will be free of errors, or that defects will be corrected, or that our website or its server is free of viruses or any other harmful components.

Whilst we, at all times endeavour to have the most accurate, reliable and up-to-date information on our website, we do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the result of the use of any document, product, service, link or information in its website or as to their correctness, suitability, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.

It is your sole responsibility and not the responsibility of Nicole Lee Qigong to bear any and all costs of servicing, repairs, or correction. The applicable law in your state or territory may not permit these exclusions, particularly the exclusions of some implied warranties. Some of the above may not apply to you but you must ensure you are aware of any risk you may be taking by using this website or any products or services that may be offered through it. It is your responsibility to do so.

YOUR PRIVACY

At Nicole Lee Qigong, we are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect about you to maximize the services that we provide to you. We respect the privacy and confidentiality of the information provided by you and adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles. Please read our separate Privacy Policy carefully.

You may change your details at any time by advising us in writing via email. All information we receive from our customers is protected by our secure servers. Nicole Lee Qigong’s secure server software encrypts all customer information before it is sent to us. Furthermore, all customer data collected is secured against unauthorized use or access. Credit card information is not stored by us on our servers.

THIRD PARTIES

We do not and will not sell or deal in personal or customer information. We may however use in a general sense without any reference to your name, your information to create marketing statistics, identify user demands and assist in meeting customer needs generally. In addition, we may use the information that you provide to improve our website and services but not for any other use.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Nicole Lee Qigong may be required, in certain circumstances, to disclose information in good faith and where Nicole Lee Qigong is required to do so in the following circumstances: by law or by any court; to enforce the terms of any of our customer agreements; or to protect the rights, property or safety of our customers or third parties.

EXCLUSION OF COMPETITORS

If you are in the business of creating similar documents, goods or services for the purpose of providing them for a fee to users, whether they be business users or domestic users, then you are a competitor of Nicole Lee Qigong. Nicole Lee Qigong expressly excludes and does not permit you to use or access our website, to download any documents or information from its website or obtain any such documents or information through a third party. If you breach this term then Nicole Lee Qigong will hold you fully responsible for any loss that we may sustain and further hold you accountable for all profits that you might make from such unpermitted and improper use. Nicole Lee Qigong reserves the right to exclude and deny any person access to our website, services or information in our sole discretion.

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, trademarks and graphics. You are not permitted to reproduce the documents, information or materials on the website for the purposes of sale or the use by any third party. In particular you are not permitted to republish, upload, transmit electronically or otherwise or distribute any of the materials, documents or products that may be available for download from time to time on this website.

Nicole Lee Qigong expressly reserves all copyright and trademark in all documents, information and materials on our website and we reserve the right to take action against you if you breach any of these terms.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only; and you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material.

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

WHOLE AGREEMENT

These terms and conditions represent the whole agreement between you and Nicole Lee Qigong concerning your use and access to Nicole Lee Qigong’s website and your use and access to the documents and information on it. No other term is to be included in this agreement except where it is required to be included by any legislation of the Commonwealth or any State or Territory. All implied terms except those implied by statute and which cannot be expressly excluded are hereby expressly excluded.

EXCLUSION OF UNENFORCEABLE TERMS

Where any clause or term above would by any applicable statute be illegal, void, or unenforceable in any State or Territory then such a clause shall not apply in that State or Territory and shall be deemed never to have been included in these terms and conditions in that State or Territory. Such a clause if legal and enforceable in any other State or Territory shall continue to be fully enforceable and part of this agreement in those other States and Territories. The deemed exclusion of any term pursuant to this paragraph shall not affect or modify the full enforceability and construction of the other clauses of these terms and conditions.

FITNESS AND EXERCISE

Exercise and health are matters that vary from person to person. You should understand that when participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself, and agree to release and discharge Nicole Lee Qigong, all its instructors, commentators and any associated with the Nicole Lee Qigong website from any and all claims or causes of action, known or unknown.

Nicole Lee Qigong and its contents are made available without warranties or guarantees of any kind and Nicole Lee Qigong, any contributing author(s) of any articles including any third party contributors, disclaim any and all liability for any type or form of injury, including personal, direct, indirect or consequential or damage of any kind or type resulting from the use of this website or from any information, advice, goods, services or other resources that may be mentioned or made accessible through this website. This includes personal physical injury from performing any exercise described, or any and all forms of injury and/or damage to person, both animate or inanimate, mental, physical, electronic or any and other form of injury. We also disclaim liability caused by intentional or unintentional negligence.

You should always consult a physician before starting a fitness program or changing your diet. Not all exercises, nutrition programs or activities are suitable for everyone. The information presented in this website is in no way intended as a substitute for medical, nutritional or psychological counselling.

All information contained on Nicole Lee Qigong, including information relating to medical and health conditions, products, treatments and nutrition is for informational purposes only. The content is also not intended to be a substitute for professional training, nutrition, diet, health, wellness, fitness, training tips, eating disorders, related issues or any other form of advice. When in doubt, consult your primary care physician, registered dietician or another certified professional.

JURISDICTION

This agreement and this website are subject to the laws of Victoria and Australia. If there is a dispute between you and Nicole Lee Qigong that results in litigation then you must submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.

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