Terms and Conditions

Website terms and conditions

These terms cover using the site itself — reading the articles, having an account, leaving a comment. If you are buying something, the Terms of Purchase govern that.

Last updated · 26 August 2026

1. Agreement to terms

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms" or "Agreement") govern your access to and use of the website located at theyleftnotes.co and any related subpages (the "Website"), operated by Justine N Taormina, a sole proprietor doing business as They Left Notes ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). "You" and "your" refer to the individual or entity accessing or using the Website. Each of you and the Company is a "Party" and together the "Parties."

"Products" means the digital products, services, and related offerings the Company sells through the Website, as defined in our Terms of Purchase for Digital Goods and Services.

By accessing or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. Our data practices are described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, or if you are not legally able to form a binding contract, you must stop using the Website.

2. Age requirements

This Website is intended for adults. You must be at least 18 years old to use this Website, create an account, submit personal information, or purchase Products. If you are under 18, please do not use this Website or send us any personal information.

3. Changes to terms

We reserve the right to update and revise these Terms at any time. The date these Terms were last updated is noted at the top of this page. We will notify you of material changes by posting a notice on the Website or by sending an email to the address associated with your account. Your continued use of the Website after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.

4. Website access and availability

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website (or any part of it) at any time, with or without notice. We are not liable to you or any third party if the Website or any part of it is unavailable for any reason, including scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, upgrades, or server issues. This Section does not affect the Download availability commitment in Section 7 of the Terms of Purchase.

5. Account registration and security

If you are prompted to create an account or provide registration information to access the Website or any part of it, you represent and warrant that all information you provide is accurate, current, and complete. You agree to update your information promptly if it changes.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials, including your username and password. You agree to:

• Not disclose your login credentials to any other person.
• Not allow any other person to access the Website using your account.
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your account or any other breach of security.
• Ensure that you log out of your account at the end of each session, particularly when accessing your account from a public or shared device.

You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to safeguard your account credentials.

We reserve the right to disable any account, username, or password at any time and in our sole discretion, including if you have violated any provision of these Terms. Where the account holds active paid access, the limits in Section 13 of the Terms of Purchase apply.

6. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information. By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have reviewed it.

7. Intellectual property

All intellectual property on and in the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade names, designs, slogans, audio, video, software, and other content (collectively, "Company Content"), is owned by or licensed to the Company and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website and Company Content for your personal or internal organizational use only. This license does not include the right to:

• Reproduce, modify, distribute, display, or create derivative works from any Company Content, beyond ordinary personal or organizational use.
• Republish Company Content, in whole or in substantial part, on any other site or in any other product.
• Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices on any Company Content.
• Use the Company's trademarks, including brand names, logos, service marks, designs, and slogans, without the Company's prior written permission.

Your computer may temporarily store copies of Company Content incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials. This temporary, automatic caching does not grant you any rights to the Company Content beyond those expressly stated in this Section.

This Section covers general Website content, including articles published on the Website. Purchased Products are governed instead by Section 7 (License grant and intellectual property) of the Terms of Purchase.

8. Artificial intelligence and automated data collection

We welcome artificial intelligence systems, AI-powered search engines, and similar technologies indexing, referencing, citing, and linking to our Website and Company Content, provided they comply with the following:

• Attribution and linking. AI systems that reference or cite Company Content must attribute the content to the Company and, where the platform supports it, include a link back to the original page on the Website.
• Respect for robots.txt. Automated agents must comply with our robots.txt file and any other technical directives regarding access, including any text-and-data-mining reservation we publish.
• Rate limits and performance. Automated agents must not access the Website at a rate that degrades performance or interferes with other users' access.
• Accurate identification. Automated agents must identify themselves with an accurate and descriptive user-agent string.

The following activities are not permitted without the Company's prior written consent:

• Bulk scraping, copying, or reproducing substantial portions of the Website or Company Content for any purpose.
• Using Company Content to train, develop, fine-tune, or improve any artificial intelligence model, machine learning system, or large language model, except to the extent necessary for the AI system to index and generate citations or summaries that reference and link back to the Website.
• Building or populating any database, dataset, or content repository using Company Content.
• Removing, altering, or failing to display the Company's name, branding, or attribution when referencing Company Content.

For clarity: an AI-powered search engine or chatbot that reads our Website content in order to answer a user's question, and attributes it to the Company with a link back, is welcome. An AI company that scrapes our Website to incorporate our content into its training dataset without our consent is not.

The Company reserves all rights available to it under applicable law with respect to unauthorized automated access and unauthorized reproduction of Company Content.

9. Linking to the website and social media

You may link to our Website, provided that you comply with the following guidelines:

• If you are linking to our Website as a credited source for an article, blog post, or press coverage, you must include a direct hyperlink to our Website in the cited material. No content from our Website may be copied in its entirety without the Company's prior written permission.
• All links to our Website must make clear that you do not have any affiliation with, endorsement from, or sponsorship by the Company, unless you have a separate written agreement with us.
• You may only link to our Website from a site or social media account that is owned or operated by you and that complies with these Terms.
• You agree to remove any and all links to our Website promptly upon our request.

Nothing in this Section restricts you from sharing a link to our Website with colleagues, fellow volunteers, or your organization. Forwarding a link is welcome.

10. User submissions and content license

Our Website may include features that allow you to submit, post, or transmit content and materials, including comments on Product pages, reviews, testimonials, contact form submissions, images, and other creative works (collectively, "User Content"). All User Content must comply with the User Content Standards in Section 11.

By submitting User Content to us through our Website, social media, online reviews, or any other platform, you grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, display, and distribute your User Content for any lawful business purpose, including marketing, advertising, promotional materials, and social media.

How you are identified. We may identify you by first name and last initial and by your general role or organization type. We will not publish your full name, the name of your school or organization, or your photograph without your separate written permission.

Withdrawing permission. This license is irrevocable as to uses made before you withdraw permission. You may withdraw permission for future use at any time by emailing hello@theyleftnotes.co. Within thirty (30) days we will stop making new uses of the content and remove it from surfaces we control. We are not required to recall or alter materials already printed, distributed, or published before we received your request.

All User Content is non-confidential. You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to submit the User Content and to grant the license described above.
• Your User Content does not violate any third party's intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other legal rights.
• Your User Content is accurate and not misleading.
• Your User Content does not contain personal information about any student, minor, or other individual who has not consented to its disclosure, and does not contain confidential financial or membership records belonging to any organization.

You are solely responsible for your User Content. The Company is not liable for any User Content submitted by you or any other user.

11. User content standards

All User Content submitted to or through our Website must comply with the following standards. User Content must not:

• Violate any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation, or promote illegal activities.
• Violate any third party's intellectual property or other legal rights.
• Contain obscene, indecent, sexually explicit, or violent material.
• Contain hateful, discriminatory, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable content.
• Harass, threaten, stalk, or intimidate any person.
• Identify or disparage a named individual, school, district, or organization.
• Disclose personal information about a student or other minor.
• Misrepresent any person's identity or organizational affiliation.
• Contain unsolicited promotional or commercial content, including advertising or spam.
• Contain any viruses, malware, or other harmful code.

Honest opinions about our Products, favorable or not, are welcome and are not restricted by this Section.

If you encounter content on our Website that you believe violates these standards, please contact us at hello@theyleftnotes.co so we can review and take appropriate action.

12. Monitoring and enforcement

We are not obligated to review User Content before it is posted and assume no liability for failing to remove objectionable content. However, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to:

• Remove or refuse to post any User Content.
• Take any action with respect to User Content that we deem necessary or appropriate, including if we believe such content violates these Terms, infringes any third party's rights, threatens the safety of any person, or could create liability for the Company.
• Terminate or suspend any user's access to the Website for any violation of these Terms, subject to Section 13 of the Terms of Purchase where the account holds active paid access.
• Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that your User Content violates their rights, or as required by law, court order, or governmental request.
• Cooperate with law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting or directing the disclosure of the identity or other information of anyone posting content on or through the Website.

You release the Company from claims arising out of actions the Company takes in good faith under this Section. This release does not extend to the Company's intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith, and does not affect the rights preserved in Section 25.

13. Restricted uses

You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You may not use the Website:

• In violation of any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
• For any discriminatory purpose.
• To impersonate the Company, another user, or any other person or entity.
• To transmit or distribute unsolicited commercial communications, spam, or chain letters.
• To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website.

You may not:

• Use any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, or other automated means to access the Website, except as expressly permitted in Section 8.
• Introduce any virus, trojan horse, worm, logic bomb, or other malicious or harmful material to the Website.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any part of the Website, any server on which the Website is hosted, or any database connected to the Website.
• Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack, distributed denial-of-service attack, or any similar method.
• Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Website or any associated system or network.

14. Products and services

We offer digital products and services for sale through this Website, including digital guides, kits, files, templates, and worked examples delivered as web-readable material and downloadable PDFs, together with access to the Vault, our online delivery hub, and any subscription or AI-powered products we may offer.

All purchases of Products are governed by our Terms of Purchase for Digital Goods and Services. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Terms of Purchase, the Terms of Purchase will control with respect to the purchase and use of Products.

15. External links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, resources, and content that are not owned or controlled by the Company. These links are provided for your convenience only.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, practices, or availability of any third-party websites or resources. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship by the Company.

The Company does not currently participate in affiliate marketing programs and receives no commission for links to third-party products or tools. If this changes, we will disclose affiliate relationships in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides and update these Terms accordingly.

16. Disclaimer and no warranties

THE WEBSITE AND ALL COMPANY CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE FROM ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE.

The Website and its content are informational in nature and do not constitute legal, tax, accounting, financial, or other professional advice. You are solely responsible for evaluating and acting upon any information found on the Website.

Content on the Website may address federal tax-exempt organization requirements, state nonprofit and charitable solicitation requirements, school district or governing-body policies, or organizational bylaws. These vary by jurisdiction and by organization and change over time. You are solely responsible for confirming any requirement against the current text of the applicable rule, and for consulting a licensed professional, before acting.

The Company does not guarantee any specific results, including financial, fundraising, organizational, or personal outcomes, from your use of the Website, its content, or any Products described on the Website. Any testimonials or case studies displayed on the Website represent individual experiences and are not guarantees of similar results.

17. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY AND ITS AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO: YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE; UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR DATA OR TRANSMISSIONS; ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE; OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE COMPANY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00). CLAIMS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OR USE OF PRODUCTS ARE GOVERNED INSTEAD BY SECTION 11 OF THE TERMS OF PURCHASE.

THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS PRESERVED IN SECTION 25.

18. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and its agents, licensors, and service providers from and against third-party claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of:

• Your User Content or any other content you submit, post, or transmit through the Website.
• Your breach of these Terms.
• Your violation of any applicable law or regulation.
• Your violation of any third party's rights, including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights.

This Section applies only to claims brought by third parties. It does not apply to any claim between you and the Company.

19. DMCA copyright takedown procedure

We respect the intellectual property rights of others.

Notification of claimed infringement. If you believe that any content on our Website infringes your copyright, please submit a written notification to our designated agent containing: a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; identification of the material claimed to be infringing and its location on the Website, with sufficient detail for us to locate it; your contact information, including name, address, telephone number, and email address; a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

DMCA notices should be sent to our designated agent, whose current contact information is also on file with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory:

They Left Notes
Attn: DMCA Agent
1650 N Mills Ave #332
Orlando, FL 32803
hello@theyleftnotes.co

Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material and take reasonable steps to notify the user who posted it.

Counter-notification. If your material was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send our designated agent a written counter-notification containing: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the material and its location before removal; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; your name, address, and telephone number; and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district in which you reside (or, if outside the United States, the Middle District of Florida) and that you will accept service of process from the complaining party. On receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the complaining party. Unless that party notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order, we may restore the material in ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days.

Repeat infringers. It is our policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. We record notices we receive, and an account that is the subject of two or more valid, uncontested notices of claimed infringement will be terminated.

20. Electronic communications

By using the Website or providing your email address to us, you consent to receive electronic communications from us, including emails, notices, and disclosures. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

21. Termination

We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website at any time. Reasons for termination may include violation of these Terms; conduct that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be harmful to other users, the Company, or third parties; or requests by law enforcement or other governmental authorities.

Where your account holds active paid access to a Product, the limits and refund commitments in Section 13 of the Terms of Purchase apply and control.

Upon termination, your right to use the Website will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including intellectual property provisions, the User Content license in Section 10, warranty disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, choice of law, and dispute resolution.

22. Dispute resolution

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Website is governed by Section 14 (Dispute resolution) of our Terms of Purchase for Digital Goods and Services, which is incorporated here by reference and applies to Website disputes on the same terms.

In summary, and without limiting that Section: disputes start with a thirty (30) day informal resolution step by email; unresolved disputes go to small claims court in your county of residence or in Orange County, Florida, at your election, or to any other court of competent jurisdiction; each Party may bring claims only in an individual capacity and not as part of a class or representative action; each Party waives trial by jury to the extent permitted by law; and each Party bears its own attorneys' fees and costs except where a statute independently provides otherwise.

23. Choice of law and geographic scope

These Terms and your use of the Website are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Subject to Section 22, the exclusive venue for any action that may be brought in court shall be the state or federal courts located in Orange County, Florida, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.

This Website is intended for use by persons located in the United States. We make no representation that the Website or its content is appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access the Website from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

24. Force majeure

The Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms where such failure or delay results from circumstances beyond the Company's reasonable control, including natural disasters, hurricanes, acts of government, pandemics, epidemics, internet or telecommunications failures, cyberattacks, power outages, or disruptions to third-party services on which the Website relies.

25. Severability, waiver, and preserved consumer rights

Consumer rights preserved. Nothing in this Agreement waives, limits, or releases any right or remedy you have under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (Fla. Stat. ch. 501, pt. II) or under any other consumer protection law that cannot lawfully be waived. If any provision of this Agreement would have that effect, that provision does not apply to you to that extent.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if it cannot be modified, it shall be severed from these Terms. All remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

No failure or delay by the Company in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms shall constitute a waiver. Any waiver is effective only if made in writing and signed by the Company.

26. Transfer and assignment

You may not transfer or assign any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without the Company's prior written consent. The Company may freely assign its rights and obligations under these Terms. These Terms shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

27. Notices

We may provide notice to you by: (i) sending a message to the email address associated with your account, or (ii) posting a notice on the Website. Notices sent by email are effective at the time of sending. Notices posted to the Website are effective upon posting.

You may provide notice to the Company by email to hello@theyleftnotes.co or by certified mail to:

They Left Notes
1650 N Mills Ave #332
Orlando, FL 32803

Notices provided by certified mail are effective upon actual receipt.

Legal notices, including copyright infringement claims under Section 19, should be sent by certified mail to the address above, except that the informal Dispute notice under Section 22 may be sent by email.

All general inquiries should be directed to hello@theyleftnotes.co or submitted through the contact form.

28. Entire agreement

These Terms, together with the Terms of Purchase for Digital Goods and Services, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding your use of the Website. These Terms supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, and communications, whether written or oral, regarding the subject matter of these Terms.

The Company reserves any and all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.

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