Terms Of Use
Last Updated: August 24, 2026
Welcome to Maya’s Mission. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Maya’s Mission website, content, educational materials, digital resources, courses, workshops, products, and other services that link to these Terms (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Services.
1. About Maya’s Mission
Maya’s Mission provides educational information, resources, products, programs, and services designed to help people make informed and compassionate choices relating to animals, pet parenting, lifestyle, and wellness.
The information provided through Maya’s Mission is intended for general educational and informational purposes.
2. Educational Information and No Professional Advice
Content provided through Maya’s Mission, including website articles, videos, courses, workshops, social media content, downloadable materials, guides, newsletters, and other resources, is provided for general educational and informational purposes only.
Maya’s Mission does not provide veterinary, medical, nutritional, legal, financial, behavioral, or other individualized professional advice through its general educational content.
Information provided by Maya’s Mission is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition in a person or animal and should not be used as a substitute for appropriate individualized professional advice.
Decisions concerning an animal’s health, diet, medications, medical treatment, behavior, or other individual needs should be discussed with an appropriately qualified professional when circumstances warrant.
You are responsible for evaluating information and determining whether it is appropriate for your individual circumstances.
3. Emergency Situations
Maya’s Mission is not an emergency veterinary, medical, animal-control, or crisis service.
If you believe a person or animal is experiencing an emergency, contact an appropriate veterinarian, emergency veterinary facility, medical provider, emergency service, animal-control authority, or other qualified professional as appropriate to the circumstances.
Do not delay obtaining appropriate emergency assistance because of information you have read, watched, or received through Maya’s Mission.
4. No Guarantee of Results
Maya’s Mission strives to provide useful, thoughtful, and accurate educational information. However, individual circumstances vary, and we cannot guarantee any particular result from using our information, products, programs, courses, workshops, or other Services.
Information may also change as research, professional guidance, laws, products, and industry practices evolve.
You remain responsible for decisions made based on information obtained through the Services.
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the Maya’s Mission website and original materials made available through the Services are owned by or licensed to Maya’s Mission and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
This may include, without limitation:
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Written content
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Articles and educational materials
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Courses and course materials
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Videos and recordings
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Presentations
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Workshops
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Guides, worksheets, checklists, and downloadable resources
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Graphics and illustrations
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Photographs owned by Maya’s Mission
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Logos
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Branding
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Product names
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Designs
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Original methodologies and educational frameworks
You may access Maya’s Mission materials for your own lawful personal use unless we expressly authorize another use.
Purchasing or accessing a course, download, workshop, membership, or other resource does not transfer ownership of the underlying intellectual property to you.
6. Restrictions on Use
Unless Maya’s Mission gives you prior written permission, you may not:
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Copy or reproduce substantial portions of Maya’s Mission materials
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Republish Maya’s Mission materials on another website, platform, publication, or service
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Sell, sublicense, license, or commercially distribute Maya’s Mission materials
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Share paid courses, downloads, account credentials, or other paid materials with individuals who have not purchased or been granted access
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Record, reproduce, or redistribute paid workshops, courses, presentations, or events except where expressly permitted
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Remove copyright, trademark, attribution, or proprietary notices
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Present Maya’s Mission materials as your own
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Modify Maya’s Mission materials for resale or commercial distribution
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Use Maya’s Mission content to create a substantially similar competing course, guide, program, or commercial educational resource
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Use the Services for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or harmful purposes
Limited quotations or references for purposes such as commentary, education, or discussion may be permitted where allowed by applicable law and appropriately attributed.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to restrict rights that cannot legally be restricted, including applicable rights under copyright law.
7. Trademarks and Branding
Maya’s Mission names, logos, slogans, graphics, branding, and other source-identifying materials may constitute trademarks or other protected intellectual property.
You may not use Maya’s Mission branding in a way that falsely suggests sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, affiliation, or authorization without prior written permission.
8. Purchases and Paid Services
Maya’s Mission may offer products, courses, workshops, digital materials, events, subscriptions, or other paid Services.
Prices, descriptions, availability, and applicable conditions will be provided at or before the time of purchase.
You agree to provide accurate and current information when completing a transaction.
Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers. Your use of those services may also be subject to the payment provider’s terms and privacy practices.
Additional terms presented during registration or purchase may apply to a particular product or service.
9. Refunds and Cancellations
Refunds, cancellations, exchanges, and related purchase conditions are governed by the refund or cancellation policy applicable to the product or service at the time of purchase.
Where Maya’s Mission maintains a separate Refund and Cancellation Policy, that policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
Nothing in these Terms limits refund, cancellation, or consumer rights that cannot legally be waived.
10. Accounts and Access
Certain Services may eventually require an account or registration.
If you create an account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login information and for activity occurring through your account.
You agree to provide accurate information and to notify Maya’s Mission if you become aware of unauthorized access to your account.
Maya’s Mission may suspend or terminate access when reasonably necessary to address fraud, security concerns, misuse of the Services, violations of these Terms, or other unlawful conduct.
11. User Submissions and Communications
If the Services allow you to submit comments, reviews, photographs, testimonials, questions, or other materials, you retain ownership of content that you own.
You represent that you have the necessary rights to submit that material and that your submission does not violate another person's rights or applicable law.
Unless otherwise agreed, by voluntarily submitting material for public posting or publication through Maya’s Mission, you grant Maya’s Mission a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, and distribute the material as reasonably necessary to operate, promote, and provide the applicable Services.
Private communications and personal information are handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and are not considered public submissions merely because you communicate with Maya’s Mission.
12. Community Conduct
If Maya’s Mission provides commenting, discussion, community, event, or other interactive features, users are expected to engage respectfully and lawfully.
Maya’s Mission may remove content or restrict participation when reasonably necessary because of harassment, threats, discrimination, spam, fraudulent activity, unlawful content, infringement of another person's rights, deliberate misinformation that creates a material risk of harm, or other significant misuse of the Services.
13. Third-Party Websites and Services
The Services may contain links to third-party websites, products, organizations, services, applications, or resources.
Links are provided for convenience or informational purposes and do not necessarily constitute an endorsement.
Maya’s Mission does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, products, services, terms, or privacy practices.
Your interactions with third parties are governed by the terms and policies of those third parties.
14. Affiliate Relationships and Recommendations
Maya’s Mission may participate in affiliate programs or other commercial relationships. This means Maya’s Mission may receive a commission or other compensation when someone purchases a product or service through certain links.
Where required, affiliate relationships or sponsored relationships will be disclosed.
Compensation does not guarantee a positive recommendation. Maya’s Mission aims to recommend or discuss products and services based on their relevance to our audience and mission.
Individual product suitability can vary, and you are responsible for evaluating whether a product or service is appropriate for your circumstances.
15. Accuracy and Availability
We make reasonable efforts to maintain useful and accurate information, but we do not guarantee that every piece of information on the Services will always be complete, current, error-free, or appropriate for every circumstance.
We may update, correct, modify, remove, discontinue, or change content or Services at any time.
We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access to the website or other Services.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
Maya’s Mission disclaims warranties not expressly provided by us, whether express or implied, to the extent such warranties may legally be disclaimed.
Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties or consumer protections that cannot legally be excluded.
17. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Maya’s Mission and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Services.
Maya’s Mission is not responsible for decisions regarding an animal or person that are made without obtaining appropriate individualized professional advice when such advice is reasonably warranted.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
18. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Maya’s Mission and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, and representatives from third-party claims, damages, liabilities, losses, or reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Services, your material violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another person's rights.
This provision does not apply to the extent a claim or loss was caused by Maya’s Mission or where applicable law does not permit such indemnification.
19. Privacy
Your use of the Services is also subject to the Maya’s Mission Privacy Policy.
Please review the Privacy Policy for information about how Maya’s Mission collects, uses, and protects personal information.
20. Accessibility
Maya’s Mission aims to make its website and educational resources accessible to a broad audience.
If you experience difficulty accessing content or using a feature of the website, please contact us so we can consider reasonable ways to assist you.
Additional information may be provided in our Accessibility Statement.
21. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms periodically to reflect changes to our Services, business practices, or applicable requirements.
The revised Terms will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Your continued use of the Services after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of those Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
22. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Vermont, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Nothing in these Terms prevents a consumer from exercising rights or protections available under applicable law that cannot be waived by contract.
23. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.
24. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms presented in connection with a particular product or service, constitute the agreement between you and Maya’s Mission concerning your use of the Services covered by these Terms.
25. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms may be directed to:
Maya’s Mission
Email: hello@mayasmission.net
Additional contact information will be provided where required by applicable law.