Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers and Commitments

The Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI) and the website josephshielartsinstitute.com and Joseph Shiel and the website josephshiel.com are all divisions of Shiel Arts, Inc.

By accessing any areas of the josephshiel.com ad josephshielartsinstitute.com and/or by purchasing any course or product, users are deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions and other policies and guidelines identified throughout the Web sites.

Online and In-person Courses:

All purchases are final. We do not refund, transfer or defer and all courses, workshops and classes must be completed as purchased and specified.

Josephshiel.com and josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) assume no liability for lost, damaged or stolen personal items. Personal arrangements, including, but not limited to, transportation to and from events, accommodation and food, and travel insurance are the attendee’s own responsibility and risk.

By attending Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) events (online & in-person), you assume all risks related to your participation. You release for yourself, your heirs and your executor any claim against Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com (JSAI) and its employees and agents from liability resulting from injury or accidents occurring during any course, workshop or event.

Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute (JSAI) reserves the right to cancel a course within 21-days in advance of the program date. Participants will be notified of other program dates they may transfer to at no additional cost to the participant. Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute (JSAI) will not be responsible for any costs incurred due to cancellations. We recommend travel insurance for your travel and accommodation, particularly if you have booked flights to courses.

Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) assumes approval to use photographs that may be taken during your class, in promotional materials, unless otherwise notified by you.

In cases where Joe is a guest speaker or teacher offering courses, workshops and events through other providers, all inquiries regarding bookings, attendance and terms and conditions must be made to the third-party organizer of the event. Neither Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com nor josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) is responsible for the administration and production of these courses and events.

Audio and video clips are the property of Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) and are protected by United States and international copyright laws.

Cancellation:

If it becomes necessary for you to cancel for any reason, Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) will retain all deposits and payments previously paid.  You agree that cancellation constitutes a breach of your obligations to Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) and that retention of the deposits and payments as a cancellation fee is fair and reasonable.

Non-Performance:

Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) shall not be liable for non-performance when such non-performance is attributable to labor troubles, disputes or strikes, government (Federal, State & Municipal) regulations of, or restrictions upon travel or transportation, non-availability of food, beverage or supplies, riots, national emergencies, acts of God and other causes whether enumerated herein or not, which are beyond the reasonable control of Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI), preventing or interfering with Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) performance. 

MEDIA RELEASE:

By enrolling as a user of Josephshiel.com & the Joseph Shiel Arts Institute for either online or in-person Joseph Shiel or JSAI courses, you grant permission to Joseph P. Shiel III and Shiel Arts, Inc., to use your image (photographs and/or video), voice, music and artwork of any type as are visible in the videos of each course for use in Media publications including: Videos, Website and/or Affiliates, Newsletters, Magazines, Email Blasts, Education Purposes and any other General Publications.

You hereby waive any right to inspect or approve the finished photographs or electronic matter that may be used in conjunction with them now or in the future, whether that use is known to you or unknown, and you waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising from or related to the use of the image. 

You further agree to not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any such content nor may you distribute a part of this content over any network, sell or offer for sale, or use such content to construct any kind of database of any media publications by Joseph P. Shiel III and Shiel Arts Inc., without prior written permission from Joseph P. Shiel III and Shiel Arts, Inc.

DISCLAIMER:

Copyright

All content included in or made available by any Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) service and through www.josephshiel.com or www.josephshielartsinstitute.com including text, images, graphics, logos, videos, digital downloads and audio clips is the property of Joseph Shiel, josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) and is protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions.

Trademarks

Logos and names contained within this site are trademarks of Shiel Arts, Inc. and the Joseph Shiel Arts Institute and may not be used in connection with any product or service, nor used in any manner that disparages or discredits Shiel Arts, Inc., or Joseph P. Shiel III. Trademarks owned by Shiel Arts, Inc., Joseph P. Shiel III, and the Joseph Shiel Arts Institute may be used only with the written permission of the trademark owner.

Refund policy

Products: You may return new or unopened physical product items sold directly by Shiel Arts, Inc. on www.josephshiel.com or www.josephshielartsinstitute.com website within 30 days for a full refund. Refunds will not be given for downloaded files including but not limited to music, meditations, courses and original works of art.

Courses are non-refundable, non-transferable and must be completed as purchased and specified.

Items are shipped back to Shiel Arts, Inc. at your own expense. We strongly advise that you purchase proof of postage, shipment tracking or insurance when you ship items for return as Shiel Arts, Inc. will not be held responsible for any items which are lost by any mail carrier or courier.

Disclaimer of warranties

The information and products on this website are provided “as is” and “as available”. Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) makes no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the operation of Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) services or the information, content, materials, products including downloaded files and software, or other services included on or otherwise made available to you through josephshiel.com or josephshielartsinstitute.com, unless otherwise specified in writing.

You expressly agree that use of the josephshiel.com or josephshielartsinstitute.com website is at your sole risk. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) disclaims all warranties either expressed or by implied, including but not limited to, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) does not warrant that services, content, material, products, including downloaded files and software, or other services made available to you through josephshiel.com or josephshielartsinstitute.com or electronic communications sent from Joseph Shiel, are free from viruses or other harmful components.

Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) disclaims all responsibility for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damage of any kind resulting from, arising out of or any way related to (a) any errors or omissions from this site and its content, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors, (b) any third party websites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through links in this site, including but not limited to any errors in or omissions therefrom, (c) the unavailability of this site or any portion thereof, (d) your use of this site, or (e) your use of services, equipment, products and software in connection with this site.

The material and information on our website is provided solely for entertainment or promotional purposes.

Changes are made periodically to Joseph Shiel, Josephshiel.com & josephshielartsinstitute.com (JSAI) documents including general information and information on events and schedules, and these changes may or may not be reflected in the materials or information present on the josephshiel.com and josephshielartsinstitute.com websites. Additionally, because the websites are frequently under development, materials and information may be deleted, modified, or moved to a different part of the website by us and without notice.

STUDENT COMMITMENTS

At Josephshiel.com & Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI), everyone from teachers, staff, colleagues, and students, agree to abide by our non-disclosure agreements.

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT:

The agreement is made for Joseph Shiel; Shiel Arts, Inc. & Joseph Shiel Arts Institute both online, digital, and in-person between the student (you) and Joseph Shiel; Shiel Arts, Inc., and Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI).

This Agreement shall govern the conditions of disclosure by Joseph Shiel & Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI) and The Student of certain Confidential Information, including but not limited to course material, trade secrets and intellectual property relating to Joseph Shiel; Shiel Arts, Inc. and JSAI courses.

The Student hereby agrees that:

Joseph Shiel & Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI) will be entitled to obtain an injunction to prevent threatened or continued violation of this Agreement, but failure to enforce this agreement will not be deemed a waiver of this Agreement.

STUDENT PLEDGE

This agreement is made for Joseph Shiel; Shiel Arts Inc. & Joseph Shiel Arts Institute both online, digital, and in-person between student (you) and Joseph Shiel; Shiel Arts, Inc. and Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI).

This Agreement shall govern the conditions of disclosure by Joseph Shiel; Shiel Arts, Inc. and JSAI and The Student of certain Confidential Information, including but not limited to course material, trade secrets and intellectual property relating to Joseph Shiel; Shiel Arts, Inc. and JSAI courses.

I understand that in taking a Joseph Shiel or Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI) course, I must take full responsibility for my course work and take ownership in my ability to take this class.

Age of Maturity: I understand Joseph Shiel & JSAI courses are intended for adults, 18+ only and that Joe encourages persons under the age of 18 to wait to unfold any psychic or mediumship gifts until they have reached a greater age of maturity. 

I understand that by purchasing, opting in, or participating in Joseph Shiel & Joseph Shiel Arts Institute (JSAI) courses, I am agreeing that I am 18 years or older and am of a mature age to study the offered course material.

Time Zones: I understand that all communication about times and/or schedules via email, Facebook or website forum are always Eastern Standard Time (EST and/or New York time) and not the time zone I reside and/or am traveling in.

Tech Pledge: It is my sole responsibility to ensure I have access, use and familiarity with all forms of technology required for my successful participation in this course such as: Zoom, YouTube, Vimeo, Adobe Flash Player, Thinkific and other current software requirements.

Homework: I understand that it is my responsibility to turn my homework in on a timely manner as directed. I understand that by not undertaking or submitting any required coursework I could fail to complete the course and I understand that Joe's goal is to keep me on a timely path. Late homework exceptions are considered made for illness, emergencies, natural disasters, etc.

** Homework completion is required for certification courses and should be turned in via Word, Google Docs, or other universally used programs.