Terms of Use

Welcome to Non-Toxic Resources!

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Non-Toxic Resources' Website, located at www.nontoxicresources.com

By accessing this website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use nontoxicresources.com if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

Comprehensive Terms of Use & Community Participation Agreement

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, viewing, joining, or participating in this website or any associated social media communities, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, you must discontinue use immediately.

2. Nature of Platform

The platform and associated social media communities provides educational consumer information and peer discussion regarding products, ingredients, and environmental exposures. The platform is intended for adults and not directed to children under 13. The Owner does not provide medical, healthcare, toxicology, or professional services. The platform does not guarantee completeness, accuracy, safety classification, or hazard identification of any product or ingredient.

The Owner is an interactive computer service provider. User content is created by third parties and not by the Owner. The Owner is not the publisher or speaker of user content and has no obligation to monitor, screen, edit, or remove content. The Owner assumes no duty to investigate, correct, remove, warn about, or prevent user content or product discussions. The Owner may suspend or permanently terminate access to the platform at any time, with or without notice, for safety or legal reasons.

3. No Medical Advice & No Reliance

All content provided through the website, Facebook group, downloadable guides, posts, comments, direct messages, or linked resources is for educational and informational purposes only. No content constitutes medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or the practice of medicine, nursing, dietetics, pharmacy, or any regulated health profession.

No provider-patient relationship is created. Users must consult a licensed healthcare professional before making any health decision, including use of supplements, products, or lifestyle changes, especially regarding children, pregnancy, chronic conditions, or medications.

You hereby agree you are not relying on the Owner, moderators, or members for health or safety decisions. Always consult a licensed professional before acting on information. You understand that user statements have not been individually evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Individual results with products or recommendations may vary and product safety depends on personal circumstances.

Content is generalized and cannot account for individual sensitivities, allergies, toxic exposures, or medical conditions. Decisions involving children require individualized professional evaluation.

4. No Duty

The Owner does not assume any duty of care to users regarding health, safety, product selection, or decision-making. Use of the platform is voluntary and informational only.

5. Peer Discussion Forum

The community functions solely as a peer discussion platform. Statements by members or moderators represent personal opinion and experience only. Moderators act only as community facilitators and do not provide professional guidance or vetted recommendations. The Owner does not verify accuracy, safety, or effectiveness of any statement. Removal, approval, highlighting, commenting on, or responding to content does not constitute verification, recommendation, endorsement, or representation of safety or accuracy. Inclusion or discussion of any product does not represent a safety evaluation, certification, or recommendation for any particular person or situation.

6. Emergency Warning

Do not use this platform for medical emergencies. If you believe you or a child may be experiencing a medical emergency, contact emergency services immediately.

7. Third‑Party Products

Products discussed or linked are manufactured and sold by third parties. The Owner has no control over ingredients, safety, labeling, or regulatory compliance and disclaims liability arising from product use.

8. Affiliate Disclosure

The platform participates in affiliate and ambassador programs and may receive commissions from purchases. Some links may be compensated whether or not explicitly labeled each time. Financial relationships may influence which products are discussed, but no product is guaranteed safe, effective, or appropriate for any person. Users acknowledge they are not relying on the Owner’s selection or inclusion of products as a representation of safety, suitability, or comparative quality.

9. User Conduct

Users may NOT provide treatment instructions, dosing guidance, diagnostic opinions, or emergency advice. The Owner may remove content or restrict access at any time.

10. Assumption of Risk

You voluntarily assume all risks associated with applying information or using products mentioned on the platform. The Owner is not responsible for allergic reactions, injuries, financial loss, emotional distress, or health consequences arising from reliance on content.

11. No Reliance and Changes to Terms

The platform is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, merchantability, safety, or non infringement. Content on this site may be incomplete, outdated, or inaccurate and you agree not to rely on it as a substitute for professional advice. Continued use after updates constitutes acceptance of revised terms.

12. Limitation of Liability

THE PLATFORM IS AN INFORMATIONAL SERVICE AND NOT A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED $100. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CLAIMS INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY, RELIANCE, MISREPRESENTATION, NEGLIGENCE, OR PRODUCT-RELATED HARM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE OWNER IS NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Owner from claims arising from your posts, comments, advice, interactions with other users, or reliance induced by content you contributed.

14. Agreement to Arbitrate

You and the Owner agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Website, social media communities, content, user posts, moderator actions, affiliate links, or these Terms (“Dispute”) shall be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration on an individual basis, except as specifically provided below. By agreeing to arbitration, both parties waive the right to file a lawsuit in court except as expressly allowed herein. Continued participation after receiving notice of these Terms constitutes affirmative acceptance of this Agreement to Arbitrate.

This Arbitration Agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §1-16). Colorado law governs all substantive claims but does not affect the enforceability of arbitration.

This agreement applies to all legal theories, including but not limited to: Negligence, personal injury, misrepresentation, reliance, consumer protection claims, product-related injuries involving third-party products, moderator or user statements, and statutory claims.

a. Informal Resolution Requirement

Before filing arbitration, the complaining party must send a written Notice of Dispute including:

• name and contact information

• description of the concern

• requested resolution

The parties will attempt good-faith resolution for 30 days. Notice must be sent to: nontoxicresources@gmail.com. No arbitration may be initiated until this process is completed.

b. Arbitration Procedure

Arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. To avoid unfair burden on consumers: hearings will occur by video or phone unless the consumer requests in-person; the location shall be the consumer’s Colorado county or remote at consumer choice; a single neutral arbitrator will decide the case; the arbitrator may award any relief available under applicable law

The arbitrator (not a court) has exclusive authority to decide issues concerning the validity, enforceability, or scope of this arbitration agreement.

c. Fees and Costs (Consumer Fairness Provision)

To ensure accessibility and enforceability: The Owner will pay arbitration administrative and arbitrator fees beyond the consumer filing fee required by AAA consumer rules. Each side pays its own attorneys unless law requires otherwise Consumers will never be required to pay more than court filing fees to bring a claim.

d. Small Claims Court Option

Either party may bring an individual claim in Colorado small claims court if eligible, instead of arbitration, so long as the claim remains individual.

e. Individual Claims Only:

Class Action Waiver All disputes must be brought only in an individual capacity. You waive any right to: class actions, mass actions, representative claims, private attorney general actions. The arbitrator may award relief only to the individual claimant.

f. Injunctive Relief Exception

Either party may seek temporary injunctive relief in a Colorado court solely to prevent immediate harm pending arbitration.

g. Opt-Out Right

You may opt out of arbitration within 30 days of first using the Website or community by sending written notice including: name, email used on platform, statement opting out. Send to: nontoxicresources@gmail.com. Opting out does not affect any other Terms.

h. Severability

If any portion of this section is unenforceable, the remainder remains enforceable, except that if the class action waiver is found invalid, this entire arbitration provision shall be void.

i. Jury Trial Waiver

If a dispute proceeds in court instead of arbitration, both parties knowingly waive any right to a jury trial.

15. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the Owner’s state of residence.

16. Severability.

If any provision is invalid, the remainder remains enforceable.

Terms of Use