WELCOME
I appreciate your interest. I would like to acquaint you with eLearning Coaching, your enrollment in The eDirector's Method, your membership in The eDirectors' Forum, and the policies that I feel will most support the beneficial use of our time together.
eLearning Coaching assists the development of your intentions into ideas to create digital video content.
This education can be subtle yet powerful. It can generate or accelerate the design of your eLearning Curriculum, Production Design, or Content Calendar. Because creativity is often related to health and wellness, my approach can appear to be wholistic in nature yet pragmatic in practice.
I find the act of writing/producing curriculum promotes internal transformation when approached with whole-hearted commitment. Additionally, educational opportunities and classes about my modality are forthcoming. You can research my background by going to the links to the schools I attended: The Lionheart Institute, founded by Laura Fine (https://www.laurafineonline.com/) and my folks, Dan Buffo & Deborah Allen (http://healersforum.com/) and Thrive Academy founded by Jesse and Sharla Jacobs (https://thrive-academy.com/) You can view my portfolio of video production work on my website: http://www.houseof8media.com/portfolio
During each session we may discuss your goals and challenges in relation to your filmmaking projects and how myself and your peers can support you in movement toward those goals. We may use a variety of techniques including: transpersonal spiritual counseling, guided meditation, and filmmaking education including but not limited to: screenplay writing, production design, acting, directing, editing, cinematography, fundraising, advertising, marketing, and distribution.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Below is the boiler-plate terms & conditions.
Mike Buffo’s The eDirectors’ Method (this “School”) is owned and operated by House of 8 Media, a production company owned by Michael and Brittney Buffo. The terms and conditions under which you may participate in The eDirectors’ Method are set forth below. All such terms and conditions are collectively referred to as the “Terms & Conditions.” By participating in The eDirectors’ Method, or using the Facebook Group, you agree to be bound by the agreement set forth in the Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree to be bound by the agreement set forth in the Terms & Conditions, you must not participate in this school or use the Facebook Group.
STRICT REFUND POLICY
Payment for participation in The eDirectors’ Method is NON-REFUNDABLE. All sales are final. In the unlikely event that Mike Buffo is unable to fulfill his obligation to provide content, payment will be refunded on a pro-rata basis (i.e. in the instance of a multiple session eDirectors’ Method, for the portion of the eDirectors’ Method content that Mike Buffo was unable to provide).
ORIGINAL CONTENT
The particular way ideas, facts, or figures are expressed in The eDirectors’ Method (including text, articles, reports, photographs, images, illustrations, graphics, video material, audio material, and the selection, coordination and arrangement of such materials) (hereafter, “Content”) is the intellectual property of Mike Buffo protected by copyrights and similar rights except when such content is posted in the community by someone else of course. All rights are reserved.
TAMPERING WITH OR ILLEGAL USE OF CONTENT IN THIS SCHOOL OR THE COMMUNITY
You are not allowed to tamper with or manipulate the content of The eDirectors’ Method or the Community, or otherwise damage the School or Group. Neither may you use the school or Community for any purpose which is unlawful or prohibited by the Terms & Conditions. If you violate the Terms & Conditions, Mike Buffo reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity, including, without limitation, suspending or blocking your access to this school and the Community.
You agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify Mike Buffo, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, business associates, and suppliers from and against any actual or threatened claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your participation in The eDirectors’ Method and Forum or use of the Community in a manner that violates or is alleged to violate these Terms & Conditions or Facebook's Terms & Conditions or any applicable law.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE
Mike Buffo does not guarantee the accuracy of information found in The eDirectors’ Method or in the Community and you agree that if you rely upon such information you do so at your own risk.
The Community, and all content and materials found in Mike Buffo’s The eDirectors' Method and Forum or in the discussion in the Community, is provided to you “as is” and Mike Buffo makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, regarding the timeliness, correctness, completeness, security, quality, availability, accuracy of data, or reliability of such content and materials or the presence or absence of errors, whether known or discoverable. Mike Buffo also disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, absence of latent defects, titles, and non-infringement of the right of third parties in such content and materials. While Mike Buffo makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate and up-to-date information on Thinkific and in the Community, you should not assume that the information provided is always up-to-date or that the Community contains all the relevant information available. Mike Buffo undertakes no obligation to verify or confirm that information is up-to-date.
Under no circumstances will Mike Buffo or any other person involved in creating the school or the Community or content or materials found on or through the Community be liable for any damages or injury, including, without limitation, any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or other damages resulting from any circumstance involving the school or the Community or its contents (including but not limited to damages or injury caused by error, omission, interruption, defect, failure of performance, misdirected or redirected transmissions, failed internet connections, unauthorized use of the school or Community, lost data, delay in operation or transmission, breach of security, line failure, defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user of the Community, or computer virus, worm, trojan horse or other harmful component), even if you have advised Mike Buffo in advance of the possibility of such damages or injury.
Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for certain damages, losses or causes of action. In such an event, Mike Buffo aggregates liability to you and to all third parties for such damages, losses or causes of action shall not exceed USD$500. Furthermore, you agree to bring any and all actions within one year of the date such action occurred, and that all actions brought more than one year after such date will be barred.
In the event that you have a dispute with Mike Buffo, you release Mike Buffo (and its members, officers, directors, employees and agents) from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such dispute. If you are a California resident, you expressly waive your rights under California Civil Code section 1542 which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”
INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSCRIBERS
All information Mike Buffo collects in connection with The eDirectors’ Method and Forum is subject to this Privacy Policy. By participating in The eDirectors’ Method and Forum or using the Community, you consent to all actions Mike Buffo takes with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The Community contains links to websites not operated by Mike Buffo (“third-party websites”). You agree that your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and is subject to such third-party websites’ terms and conditions of use. Mike Buffo assumes no responsibility for third-party websites (including the accuracy of information, content, materials or services offered on third-party websites), even if someone identified with Mike Buffo is quoted or leaves a comment on such a third-party website.
NO WAIVER
Neither delay nor failure by Mike Buffo to enforce any of the Terms & Conditions, nor reliance by any person on Mike Buffo’s actions, constitutes a waiver of Mike Buffo’s rights under the Terms & Conditions. Only a specific, written waiver signed by an officer of Mike Buffo shall have any legal effect.
SEVERABILITY
If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any clause or provision of the Terms & Conditions is illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future law, such clause or provision shall be deemed to be deleted and severed from the Terms & Conditions without affecting the enforceability of all remaining clauses or provisions.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The Terms & Conditions constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Mike Buffo regarding participation in Mike Buffo’s The eDirectors’ Forum and use of the Community and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Community.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
The Terms & Conditions and any dispute arising under or related to the Terms & Conditions or to the Community shall be governed by the laws of the state of California, without reference to its conflict of law principles. Any such dispute shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts in Monterey County, California. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of courts located in Monterey County, California for any legal proceeding involving the Facebook Group, regardless of who initiated such legal proceeding.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you have any questions regarding the Terms & Conditions, please contact Mike Buffo by sending an email to [email protected].
CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT
Your participation in Mike Buffo’s The eDirectors’ Method or Forum constitutes your agreement to be bound by the requirements, terms and conditions set forth on this Community and on the Privacy Policy Community. Mike Buffo reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter, or otherwise change this agreement at any time by updating this Community or the Privacy Policy. The date this Community was last updated is set forth above, and the date the Privacy Policy was last updated is set forth at the bottom of that Group. Your continued use of the school and Community constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by such changes without limitation or qualification. If at any time you determine that you do not accept such changes, you must stop using the Community.
Again, if you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, you can contact [email protected]