Terms of service

Terms of Service

Effective Date: April 16, 2026
Last Updated: April 28, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("you" or "User") and Restored Autonomy™ ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of the Company's website, products, courses, assessments, and related services (collectively, the "Services"). By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Services.

1. Eligibility and Account Registration

1.1 Eligibility. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and possess the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement to use the Services.

1.2 Registration. Certain Services require account registration. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to maintain such information.

1.3 Account Security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity occurring under your account. You agree to notify the Company promptly of any unauthorized access or use.

2. Nature of the Services

2.1 Educational Purpose. The Services consist of educational content, frameworks, courses, and assessments related to coercive control and related subject matter. All content is provided for general informational and educational purposes only.

2.2 No Professional Services. The Company does not provide licensed professional services through the Services. Nothing in the Services constitutes psychological, medical, legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Use of the Services does not create a therapist-client, doctor-patient, attorney-client, fiduciary, or other professional relationship.

2.3 Not a Crisis Service. The Services are not a crisis intervention service. Individuals experiencing emergencies should contact appropriate emergency or crisis resources, including those identified in the Company's Legal Notice & Disclaimer.

3. Purchases, Pricing, and Payment

3.1 Orders. By placing an order, you authorize the Company or its payment processor to charge your designated payment method for the total amount of the order, including applicable taxes and fees.

3.2 Pricing. All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified. Prices are subject to change without notice, but changes will not affect orders already accepted.

3.3 Order Acceptance. The Company reserves the right to refuse, modify, or cancel any order in its sole discretion, including for suspected fraud, errors in pricing or product information, or violations of these Terms.

3.4 Refunds. Refund eligibility is governed by the Company's Refund & Return Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

4. License to Digital Content

4.1 Grant of License. Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of applicable fees, the Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use purchased digital content for personal, non-commercial use only.

4.2 Restrictions. You may not (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, modify, or create derivative works of the digital content; (b) sell, lease, license, or otherwise commercially exploit the digital content; (c) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices; or (d) use the digital content to develop competing products or services.

4.3 Termination of License. Violation of these license restrictions will result in automatic termination of the license and may result in termination of your account, in each case without refund.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

5.1 Ownership. All content provided through the Services, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio, video, course materials, assessments, frameworks, methodologies, and branded terminology (collectively, the "Company Content"), is owned by or licensed to the Company and is protected by United States and international intellectual property laws.

5.2 Trademarks. The following are trademarks of the Company:

Restored Autonomy™
The Seven Mechanisms of Coercive Control™
The Restored Autonomy Method™
The Shame Architecture™ and SA-7™
The Chestnut Classification™ and CC-7™
The Keys of Autonomy™ and KA-7™
The Engineered Cage™
The Coercive Conversation Cycle™
The Triad of Conscription™
The Crisis Carrier™
The Information Proxy™
The Structural Wedge™
See It. Name It. Break Free.™

5.3 Reservation of Rights. All rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms are reserved by the Company.

6. User Conduct

You agree not to:

Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right;
Harass, threaten, defame, or harm any person;
Impersonate any individual or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
Upload, transmit, or distribute any virus, malware, or other malicious code;
Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services;
Attempt unauthorized access to any portion of the Services or any related systems or networks;
Use automated means, including scrapers, bots, or crawlers, to access or copy content without prior written consent;
Use the Services to perpetrate or facilitate coercion or harm against any person; or
Resell, redistribute, or commercially exploit any portion of the Services.

7. User Submissions

7.1 License Grant. By submitting any content through the Services, including communications, testimonials, or feedback ("User Submissions"), you grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, reproduce, modify, and display such User Submissions in connection with the operation and promotion of the Services.

7.2 Representations. You represent and warrant that you possess all rights necessary to grant the foregoing license and that your User Submissions do not violate any third-party right or applicable law.

8. Third-Party Services and Links

The Services may integrate with or contain links to third-party services. The Company does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, services, or practices. Your use of third-party services is governed by the applicable terms of such third parties.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE FROM HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL ACHIEVE ANY PARTICULAR RESULT.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to waive any non-waivable rights granted under applicable consumer protection law, including rights under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices–Consumer Protection Act where its waiver provisions are not satisfied.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ASSERTED AND EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THE COMPANY'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THE COMPANY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00).

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS LIMITS LIABILITY FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD, OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE LIMITED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT CERTAIN OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS; TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED, SUCH LIMITATIONS DO NOT APPLY.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to (a) your use of the Services; (b) your breach of these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right; (d) your User Submissions; or (e) your violation of applicable law.

12. Termination

12.1 By the Company. The Company may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice, in its sole discretion.

12.2 By You. You may discontinue use of the Services at any time. Termination does not entitle you to a refund except as provided in the Refund & Return Policy.

12.3 Effect of Termination. Upon termination, your right to access and use the Services ceases immediately. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including without limitation the intellectual property provisions, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute resolution provisions.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

14. Dispute Resolution

14.1 Informal Resolution. Before initiating any legal action, you agree to first contact the Company at hello@restoredautonomy.com and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute for a period of at least sixty (60) days. Claims arising under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices–Consumer Protection Act require sixty (60) days' written notice prior to filing suit.

14.2 Venue. Any unresolved dispute shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Harris County, Texas. Each party consents to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waives any objection to venue. The parties have expressly agreed to resolve disputes through court rather than arbitration, and each party waives any right to compel arbitration of disputes arising from these Terms or the Services.

14.3 Class Action Waiver. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL CLAIMS BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS PART OF ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

15. Modifications to These Terms

The Company may modify these Terms at any time by posting revised Terms and updating the "Last Updated" date. Material changes will be communicated through the Services or by other reasonable means. Your continued use of the Services following such modifications constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

16. General Provisions

16.1 Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Refund & Return Policy, Shipping & Delivery Policy, Cookie Policy, and Legal Notice & Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company concerning the Services and supersede all prior agreements.

16.2 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

16.3 No Waiver. Failure by the Company to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision.

16.4 Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights hereunder without the Company's prior written consent. The Company may assign these Terms freely.

16.5 Force Majeure. The Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental action, labor disputes, or internet or utility failures.

16.6 Notices. Notices to the Company shall be sent to the contact information below. The Company may provide notices to you via the email address associated with your account or by posting on the Services.

16.7 Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

17. Contact Information

Restored Autonomy™
11111 Katy Freeway, Suite 910
Houston, TX 77079
Email: hello@restoredautonomy.com
Telephone: 844-333-5787