Disclaimer

Engaging with the Gene Keys materials is a personal journey of investigation and exploration that should not be entered into lightly. The materials are designed for your inspiration. They are to be used with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged to render any type of psychological or other professional advice. The publisher shall not be liable for any physical, psychological, emotional, financial, or commercial damages. The content of the materials is the sole expression and opinion of its author(s), and not necessarily that of the publisher. No warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by the publisher’s choice to include any of the content. You are fully responsible for your own choices and actions.

Thank you for respecting the dedicated work that went into these teachings, and refrain from publicly posting or sharing the course materials.

Terms and Conditions

for use of Gene Keys website

1. Introduction

Welcome to genekeys.com

This page tells you the terms on which you may use our website genekeys.com, whether as registered user or guest. Please read carefully before use.

By using the site, you accept the terms and agree to them. If you don’t accept them, please don’t use the site.

In these Terms and Conditions “us”, “we” or “our” means Gene Keys Ltd; and “you” or “your” means the purchaser of one of our products/services and/or the user of the genekeys.com website.

2. Who we are

genekeys.com is operated by Gene Keys Ltd, a UK Limited company registered in England under company number 10496695.

Some important details about us:

Our registered office is at: 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, BH16 6FA

Our VAT number is: GB367607371

3. Use of this website

You have permission for temporary use of the site, and we can withdraw or change our service at any time.

You must treat all identification codes, passwords and other security information as confidential. If we think you have failed to keep confidentiality, we may disable your account along with any security information (including your passwords and codes).

You agree to follow our Acceptable Use Policy.

If you allow anyone else to use our site with your login, they are also subject to the terms and conditions here. Only use the website as allowed by law and these terms. If you don’t, we may suspend your usage, or stop it completely.

We may revise and update the website from time to time, at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them.  Material on the website may be out-of-date. No material on the website is intended to contain advice, and you shouldn’t rely on it as such. We exclude all legal responsibility and costs for reliance placed on the site by anyone.

We follow our Privacy Policy & GDPR Policy in handling information about you.

By using the site, you agree to us handling this information and confirm that data you provide is accurate.

If you order goods or services from us through the site, your order will take place under our terms and conditions of supply upon purchase and you must supply an email address to make a purchase, create an account and/or receive notifications, products, updated and communication.

4. Intellectual property rights

Ownership of Content We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our platform and the material published on it. These works are protected by copyright laws around the world. All such rights are reserved. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.

Limited Permitted Use: You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal, non-commercial reference. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Prohibited Commercial Use: You must not use any part of the content on our platform for commercial purposes without obtaining a formal license to do so.

Breach of Terms: If you print off, copy, or download any part of our site in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use our platform will cease immediately. At our option, you must return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Unauthorized use of any Gene Keys’ content, including but not limited to books, courses, website material, or other intellectual property without express written consent is strictly prohibited. Violations of this policy will result in legal action, including but not limited to:

Cease and Desist Orders: Gene Keys Companies reserve the right to issue cease and desist orders to halt any unauthorized use.

Injunctions and Enforcement: We may seek injunctive relief to prevent ongoing or future violations.

Monetary Damages: Gene Keys Companies reserve the right to pursue financial compensation for any unauthorized use, including statutory, punitive, or compensatory damages, as permitted by law.

Legal Fees and Costs: In the event of legal action, violators will be liable for all associated legal costs and attorney fees.If you breach these terms, you lose your right to use our site, and must destroy or return any copies you have made.

Regarding Integral Human Design (“IHD”) copyright

Integral Human Design (IHD) is a major long-term project of Richard Rudd, Werner Pitzal and others.

The IHD brand and associated materials are copyrighted and unavailable for professional use, except for people who completed a full IHD training with Laura Pitzal-Bluma and Werner Pitzal. IHD terms and keynotes relate to the Bodygraph and include any images and words used to the describe the IHD centers, circuits (streams of consciousness), and channels (specializations) in the spectrum of shadow – gift (potential) – siddhi (essence). The IHD keynotes are only available for your personal contemplations and inspirations. They cannot be used for products, publications, courses, online courses, mentorship programs (or the like) that are based on these IHD keynotes or contain them. 

Some IHD materials are displayed as resources on genekeys.com and on integralhumandesign.net but are still held within the copyright and cannot be remixed or repurposed in any outside context without explicit written permission from Richard Rudd or Werner Pitzal.

5. Our legal responsibility to you

We do not guarantee the accuracy of material on our site. As far as legally possible, we exclude legal responsibility for any loss to you arising from use of our site, including but not limited to, loss of income, profit, business, data, contracts, goodwill or savings.

We also exclude, as far as legally possible, all terms and warranties or promises implied by law or by statutes.

We don’t exclude legal responsibility for death or personal injury owing to our negligence, or legal responsibility for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else where exclusion is not allowed by the law.

6. Uploading to our website

If you contact other users of our site or upload material to it, you must follow our Acceptable Use Policy, which sets out standards for usage. You agree to reimburse us for any costs or expenses we incur as a result of any breach of this term.

Material that you upload will be regarded as non-confidential and not owned. This means that we can copy it, distribute it, and show it to other people for any purpose. You agree that if anyone else claims to own the material, or says that it breaches their rights, we can give them your identity.

We won’t be legally responsible to anybody for the accuracy of material that you upload to the site, and we can remove it at any time if we think it doesn’t follow our Acceptable Use Policy.

7. Prohibited Use and Cybersecurity

Unauthorized Access and Misuse: You must not misuse our platform by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojans, worms, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our site, the server on which our site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to our platform.

Legal Compliance and Enforcement: A breach of this provision may constitute a criminal offense under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (or an equivalent applicable legislation). We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and will cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity and any relevant data to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our platform will cease immediately.

Limitation of Liability: While we implement security measures, we do not guarantee that our platform will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content posted on it, or on any website linked to it.You mustn’t try to get access to our site or server or any connected database or make any ‘attack’ on the site. We won’t be legally responsible to you for any damage from viruses or other harmful material that you pick up via our site.

8. Links to our website

You may make a legal link to our website’s homepage from your website if the content on your site meets the standards of our Acceptable Use Policy. We can end this permission at any time.

You must not suggest any endorsement by us or association with us unless previously agreed upon in writing.

9. Third-party links and content

Our platform may contain links to external websites and resources provided by third parties. These links are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement or approval by us. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Accessing third-party websites is done entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites.

In instances you engage with third-party links that choose to leave the Gene Keys® website, please be advised that by continuing, you acknowledge that you are choosing to engage with an independent third party and that any personal information you share will be handled in accordance with their own privacy practices. Gene Keys does not control or take responsibility for third-party platforms, content, services, or data processing.

10. Amendments to these terms

We may revise and update these Terms and Conditions from time to time, at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the platform following the posting of revised terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. Please check this page periodically so you are aware of any changes, as they are legally binding on you.

11.Trade mark

Gene Keys® is a registered trademark of Gene Keys Publishing Ltd., used under licence.

12. Applicable law and jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim between us relating to this disclaimer shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

For  any dispute that may arise out of or relate to these Terms and Conditions or any breach of it, the parties will use their best efforts to negotiate in good faith and settle.

If any such dispute cannot be settled amicably through ordinary negotiations, or either or both is or are unwilling to engage in this process, either party may propose to the other in writing that structured negotiations be entered into with the assistance of a fully accredited mediator before resorting to litigation.

Within 14 days of the appointment of the mediator, the disputing parties will meet with the mediator to agree the procedure to be adopted for the mediation, unless otherwise agreed between the parties and the mediator.

All negotiations connected with the relevant dispute(s) will be conducted in confidence and without prejudice to the rights of either party in any further proceedings.

If both parties agree on a resolution of the dispute at mediation, the agreement shall be reduced to writing and, once signed by the duly authorised representatives of both parties, shall be final and binding on them.

13. Forum use

We expect all those who participate in our website forums to respect each other’s postings as confidential. We are not, however, able to guarantee that anything posted in our forums will be kept confidential by other users.

We are not responsible for the content or accuracy, or for any views expressed in any posts submitted by users.  Any such views or content represent the views and values of the relevant user, and do not necessarily reflect our views and values. We are not responsible for the content or accuracy, or for any views expressed in any posts submitted by users.  Any such views or content represent the views and values of the relevant user, and do not necessarily reflect our views and values.

14. Guided meditations disclaimer

You acknowledge and agree that when you participate in any of our guided meditations, either live or pre-recorded, that we are not rendering professional advice of any kind to you personally, including without limitation, medical, psychological, emotional, relationship or personal growth advice, counselling, therapy, treatment or coaching but are merely providing general education and information to you about wellness topics. You acknowledge and agree that when participating in any of our guided mediations, there is the possibility of physical injury and/or emotional distress, and you assume the risk and responsibility for any such results, and you agree that you are fully responsible for your own state of health, physical condition and wellbeing.

Please ensure that (1) you have no health or fitness problems (including, but not limited to, cardiac irregularities; spells of dizziness; high or low blood pressure; asthma or other breathing difficulty; diabetes; epilepsy or other condition); (2) you are not taking any medication which may affect your ability to safely participate in the meditation and you do not do the meditation under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol; and (3) please ensure that you are not pregnant as not all meditation practices will be suitable for pregnant women.

Nothing in this disclaimer seeks to limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence (including that of our employees, agents or sub-contractors), or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

15. Shop

Prices listed in our website shop are in USD and include all taxes where applicable.

16. Refund policy

If you are dissatisfied with your purchase of one of our online digital courses or the purchase of a place with one of our virtual retreats, you can cancel your purchase and request a refund within the following windows.

• For current online digital courses: 30 days from the date of your purchase
• For online retreats: 30 days from the start of the retreat
• For pre-sale products: 30 days from the day you receive access to the content

We may offer you the option of either a refund or a coupon to redeem in our web shop at a later date.

No refunds available for in-person events. For more information on our policy for in-person events please visit: https://genekeys.com/docs/refund-cancellation-policy-for-in-person-events/

17. Change of hosts on virtual retreats

On all our virtual retreats, we reserve the right to substitute any of our advertised hosts with others to hold and run the retreat at any point before or during the retreat.

18. Single account use

All participants are asked to purchase their own copy of our online courses and virtual retreats, and create their own separate unique logins. Only single use accounts will be eligible for future event pre-requisites, or other programme discounts and opportunities.

If you would like to purchase an online course for a friend or family member, you can use this product and send them a voucher code.

At the heart of the Gene Keys is the vision of syntropy, generosity, and service. Our Scholarship Programme offers scholarships to those in financial need.

19. Indemnification

Upon completion of a course, you may refer to the content for the purposes of discussion and reflection. If you wish to guide others through the content you must first have purchased and completed our Guides Programme here. Any public reference you make to the content must not be attributed to us and you must inform the recipient(s) that your views are your own and are not consented to or agreed to by us. In the event that a claim is made against us by a third-party as a result of a public reference or disclosure of the content, you hereby indemnify us and hold us harmless in relation to any and all losses incurred including the reimbursement of legal fees.

20. Disclaimer

This disclaimer applies to all our materials, in whatever format they appear:

Engaging with the Gene Keys materials is a personal journey of investigation and exploration that should not be entered into lightly. The materials are designed for your inspiration. They are to be used with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged to render any type of psychological or other professional advice. The publisher shall not be liable for any physical, psychological, emotional, financial, or commercial damages. The content of the materials is the sole expression and opinion of its author, and not necessarily that of the publisher. All the presenters / hosts on any of our live events speak in their own name, and not that of the publisher. No warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by the publisher’s choice to include any of the content.
You are fully responsible for your own choices and actions.

21. Contact us

If there are questions about the Terms and Conditions, please contact us by emailing [email protected]

23. Artificial intelligence (AI)

In this time of Great Change, we recognize the transformative power of coherent, human-centric and trustworthy use of artificial intelligence (AI) and its profound impact on the world including our community, our creative collaborators and our dedicated team members.  

The Gene Keys Companies (Gene Keys Group Ltd, Gene Keys Publishing Ltd and Gene Keys Ltd) aim to align all aspects of their respective business, and their response to these changes in the spirit of the Gene Keys Approach and Noble Code, and in compliance with the existing and future legal regulatory requirements such as the new EU AI Act with its worldwide effect. 

Team 64, the team behind the Gene Keys organisation, strives to model and uphold these values in our use of AI tools. 

• Transparency – Gene Keys books, courses and products do not use AI-generated text. When we develop and/or use any AI systems, we will ensure that such are developed and used in a way that allows appropriate labelling, traceability and explainability, while making all users aware if and when they are interacting with an AI system.  

• Honour – We respect authorship and honour the source. Gene Keys Publishing Ltd. does not permit content from our books, courses, or website material to be used by AI or machine-learning systems without expressed consent, for any purposes, including training. 

• Privacy, consent and data governance – Community contributions and customer participation in genekeys.com offerings are not being monitored or used in any AI or machine-learning systems. Any potential future projects that include AI learning will ask for explicit consent first.  

• Legal and regulatory requirements – We will continue to keep abreast with the changing legal and regulatory landscape, as this may apply to The Gene Keys Companies, especially requirements related to data governance, human agency and oversight, technical robustness, safety, diversity, non-discrimination, fairness and accountability. We will duly inform all deployers of the capabilities and limitations of any AI systems and affected persons about their rights.  

• Integrity – We are committed to review and update our policies in collaboration with experts to support a safe space for our community contemplation and ensure protection against any potential harmful effects of AI. 

• Synthesis with playfulness – When AI tools may be used in our future projects, we invoke the gift of delight with the magic of synchronicity and synthesis as an inspirational aid to human art-making instead of replacing it.  

PROHIBITION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE BY THIRD PARTIES: Any use of The Gene Keys Companies materials and publications such as books, texts, products, courses, transcripts of events, audios, videos, images, websites, or other resources in whatever form to develop, train, re-train, test and validate the artificial intelligence systems and any related technologies is expressly prohibited. The Gene Keys Companies reserve all its rights to enforce any such prohibited and unauthorized use.  

Unauthorized use of any Gene Keys’ content, including but not limited to books, courses, website material, or other intellectual property, for developing, training, or operating AI or machine learning systems without express written consent is strictly prohibited. Violations of this policy will result in legal action, including but not limited to:

Cease and Desist Orders: Gene Keys Companies reserve the right to issue cease and desist orders to halt any unauthorized use.

Injunctions and Enforcement: We may seek injunctive relief to prevent ongoing or future violations.

Monetary Damages: Gene Keys Companies reserve the right to pursue financial compensation for any unauthorized use, including statutory, punitive, or compensatory damages, as permitted by law.

Legal Fees and Costs: In the event of legal action, violators will be liable for all associated legal costs and attorney fees.

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