Gender Training Platform Terms and Conditions

As a participant in a training workshop via the Cynara Gender Training Platform, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

You will be expected to engage in good faith throughout the workshop. This means that as a participant you will give your best efforts to engage and practice by:

  • Reading all communications from your trainer/facilitator and anyone associated with Cynara;

  • Following the instructions, guidance, and recommendations provided to you by the trainer/facilitator and anyone associated with Cynara prior to and during the training;

  • Being self-aware of how much you are speaking, asking questions, or using the chat box so that you are participating but not dominating the training;

  • Notify your trainer and/or a Cynara representative (at trainings@cynara.co) of any special or unique accommodations that you may need to fully and meaningfully participate in the training.

You understand and acknowledge that this is a virtual workshop which requires online participation and attendance for maximum success. 

The workshop will be conducted by a knowledgeable facilitator. However, the information and counseling you may received are not offered as a substitute for professional mental health care or medical care and are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any mental health or medical conditions. You also understand that Cynara and its facilitators are not acting as a mental health counselors, legal advisors, or a medical professionals.  All comments and ideas offered by the workshop facilitator, participants, and/or Cynara are solely for educational purposes.

You understand that you have paid a fee (“Payment”) for the opportunity to attend the workshop. The Payment is not refundable except pursuant to the cancellation policy and other terms set forth below.

Cancellation

Prior to agreeing to this Participation Agreement, you have submitted an online Payment for attendance at a workshop hosted by Cynara’s Gender Training platform, and access to certain presented and related materials.

If you cannot attend the workshop for any reason, you may request a partial refund in writing to Cynara via email to via e-mail at Lindsey@cynara.com more than fourteen (14) business days prior to the training. If you request a partial refund in writing during the requisite notice period, than Cynara may refund 90% of your payment only. In order to afford processing and administrative fees, Cynara will not provide full refunds for any reason except: in the event the workshop is cancelled by Cynara without rescheduling or future *credit* provided to You, or You are excluded from attending the event prior to its commencement by Cynara.

This means that the Payment is not at all refundable if you choose not to attend the event and fail to provide notice seven (7) business days in advance, or are unsatisfied with the event in any way.  While Cynara welcomes feedback, its Gender Training Platform and facilitators have been carefully developed to provide quality content. 

*This policy also means that Cynara may have cause to reschedule the workshop you have paid for. Cynara strives not to reschedule events but from time to time mitigating circumstances require reasonable rescheduling. Cynara will work with you to ensure you have a reasonable opportunity to attend the rescheduled event or another workshop in the future. In the event of rescheduling the workshop, you will receive a credit to attend the newly scheduled workshop or a future workshop. Your Payment will NOT be refunded.*

Please note that Cynara reserves the right to exclude you from the workshop for any reason. This cancellation policy means that if you are excluded from the workshop once it has commences based on your participation or violation of the terms of this participation agreement, you will not be issued a refund.

If you have any questions about a refund, you agree to first email trainings@cynara.co with your question or demand for a refund before seeking other resolution or remedies. Cynara hopes to resolve any related matters thereby.

Marketing Waiver

You hereby grant Cynara the right to use your name, likeness, and all materials captured or created throughout the workshop for publicity and marketing purposes. You hereby irrevocably grant to Cynara and its affiliates, successors, licensees, agents, and assigns (“Authorized Persons”), the right to use your name, image, likeness, appearance, voice, professional and personal biographical information, and other personal characteristics and statements, and all materials created by or on behalf of Cynara that incorporate any of the foregoing on a perpetual basis throughout the world and in any medium or format whatsoever, existing or hereafter created on any platform for any lawful purpose without further consent from or any royalty, payment, or other compensation to you.

Ownership of Workshop Materials

You will be participating in a Gender Training workshop and have access to certain materials prior to and during the event. You may retain copies of materials. However, your retention and access to these documents is for educational purposes only. Unless otherwise notified in writing, any and all materials provided to you for the workshop or during the workshop are solely owned by Cynara and/or your facilitator, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, moral rights and all other proprietary rights, and all such modifications, improvements and derivative works thereof.

Because of Cynara’s ownership rights, if you wish to use any materials or intellectual property you receive as a result of your participation in the workshop you should first seek written consent from Cynara, which may deny your usage and/or asked to provide any royalty, payment, or other compensation.

Further, you agree not to use Cynara’s trademarks, service marks, trade names, or domain names without Cynara’s prior written consent. Provided, however, that unless otherwise instructed by Cynara, you will include Cynara’s name in connection with any announcement, statement, press release, or other publicity or marketing materials relating to your participation in the workshop  as follows: “The Gender Training Platform is hosted and provided for by Cynara Development Services, www.cynara.co”.

Modification

This document sets forth all terms of your participation and payment for the Gender Training workshop. Any changes to this document require the written consent of Cynara.

Complaints

You must submit your complaint to Cynara via e-mail at Lindsey@cynara.co prior to seeking  enforcement of this agreement. You understand and agree now that the only remedy that can be awarded to you is a full refund of your Payment. No award of consequential or of any other damages may be granted to you.

Governing Law and Venue

This agreement will be governed by, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the District of Columbia without reference to the principles governing the conflict of laws applicable in the District of Columbia or any other jurisdiction. The Parties agree that all further actions or proceedings arising in connection with this agreement shall be mediated, tried and litigated only with mediators or state and federal courts located in the District of Columbia. Cynara and you waive to the extent permitted under applicable law any right each may have to assert the doctrine of forum non conveniens or to object to venue to the extent any proceeding is brought in accordance with this section.

Indemnification and Hold Harmless

You and your sponsoring employer, employees, agents or assigns (if any) agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cynara, its officers, agents, employees, affiliates, attorneys, successors and assigns from and against any and all judgments, actions, claims, suits, losses, damages, and expenses resulting from, related to or in any way connected with the workshop. By signing this agreement, you agree that you have the authority to enter into this arrangement on behalf of yourself AND any sponsoring employers, employees, agents or assigns.

Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is held illegal or unenforceable in a judicial proceeding, such provision shall be severed and shall be inoperative, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain operative and binding on the Parties. 

Privacy Policy

Cynara takes everyone’s privacy very seriously, and we also expect you to take the privacy of other participants seriously. From time to time, sensitive and personnel topics may be discussed during the workshop. You agree to maintain all attendees’ privacy by refraining from sharing this information with third parties who have not participated in the workshop.

In addition, “Personal Information” as used in this Privacy Policy is information that we directly associate with a specific person or entity, such as name, address, payment information (including payment card number, expiration date, cardholder name and CVV code), mobile telephone number, and email address. Please note that any payment information we collect is not stored by us except to the extent permitted by you in writing, and as is necessary to pay for products, services, features or requests. That is, with your written consent, Cynara may collect credit card and related payment information when you participate in the fellowship program, or order related products, services or support plans.

The Personal Information Cynara collects, and any other information you provide, will vary based upon the context, and we will not collect your Personal Information or other information unless you make it available to us. You are not required to provide Personal Information or any other information at any time while participating in this workshop; however, you may be required to provide Personal Information to use certain Services or pay fees outlined in this Agreement. You may provide us with Personal Information by participating in online surveys, subscribing to newsletters and other recurring offerings through the Cynara’s website, and in connection with other products, services, features, or requests made available by virtue of your registration and participation in the workshop.

You may request to review, correct, delete, or otherwise modify any of the personal information that you have previously provided to us by written request specifying the information you wish to correct, delete, or otherwise modify to Cynara via email.

Cynara will take reasonable measures to protect your information, but you acknowledge that no website or internet transmission is totally concerned. While striving to protect your data, Cynara cannot promise unauthorized access, hacking, data loss or a data breach will not happen. By supplying information about yourself or others, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so, and that you have made the person about whom you are disclosing such information aware of my disclosure to Cynara, workshop attendees, and workshop facilitators.

A serious breach of this privacy policy affects the goodwill and business reputation of Cynara. Therefore, this contract will terminate and you may be held liable for business losses resulting from violations made in bad faith or recklessly.

The bottom line: Please, be respectful of others privacy as Cynara certainly will. This will make for a healthier and more productive workshop, and a better experience for all.

In addition, when you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:

  • Billing address

  • Details relating to your purchase (for example, your affiliation

  • Email address

  • Name

  • Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.

BY SUBMITTING YOUR PAYMENT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, AND AGREE TO ALL OF ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.