General Terms & Conditions

About Us

www.bekandze.com and www.bekandze.org are owned and operated by Benjamin Hawkes, London. Our e-mail address is info@bekandze.com.

We allow access to these websites on a temporary basis, reserving in full the right to withdraw, restrict or change these websites at any time and without any notice provided.

We accept no liability for these websites being unavailable at any time, nor if any content is changed or is deemed to have expired.

Any security features relevant to these websites – such as usernames, passwords or other related items – must be treated as entirely confidential. If our opinion is that a user is not complying with such terms of use, then we reserve the right to disable any such user, password or other relevant security function at any time and without notice.

You must comply with the provisions of our Acceptable Use Policy when using our aforementioned websites.

It is your responsibility that anyone who accesses our websites through your internet connection is aware and complies with these terms & conditions.

Variations

We reserve the right to change these terms of usage at any time and for any purpose; this can include editing this page or through provisions or notices published elsewhere on this site.

Intellectual Property Rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site and any and all material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties across the world. All such rights are reserved.

Unless we have provided you with written permission and an associated licence for such usage, you must not use any part of this website’s content for any form of commercial purpose.

You may not reproduce in any format (including on another website) any part of our website without prior written consent, including any content, images, design, look or feel.

If it is deemed through our own opinion that you are in breach of these stated provisions, your right to use this website will cease immediately and you must either return or destroy (as required by us) any copies of the materials you may have. We reserve the right to commence any form of legal action as is considered appropriate.

Reliance On Information & Links

The contents of this website (including links to other sites and resources provided by any third parties) are for information only. We shall thereby not be liable for any use of, or reliance on, such materials.

It is your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meets your specific requirements.

Information About You & Your Use Of This Site

We process information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By using our website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Linking To Our Website

You may link to our website only if you have first obtained our written consent and provided that you do such in a way that is entirely fair, legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it in any form.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice or to partake in legal action resultingly.

The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with our Acceptable Use Policy and must be owned by you.

You must not link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, ownership, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

Our website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.

If you wish to make use of any material on our website other than as set out above, please thereby address your request to info@bekandze.com.

Uploading Material To Our Website

When you upload material to our website, or make contact with other users on our site, you must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy. If you upload material in breach of our Acceptable Use Policy and we suffer any form of loss as a result, you will reimburse us for such loss accordingly.

Any material you upload to our website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose it to third parties. If any third party claims that any material posted or uploaded by you to our site violates their intellectual property rights, or their right to privacy, we have the right to disclose your identity to them.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you or any other user of our site.

We have the right to remove any material or posting you make on our site if, in our opinion, such material does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

Viruses, Hacking & Other Offences

You must not misuse our website by knowingly introducing any material which is malicious or technologically harmful.

You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our website, the server on which the site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website.

You must not attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

By failing to comply with this provision, you would commit a criminal offence and your right to use our website will cease immediately and we will report your actions to the relevant authorities.

Our Liability

The material displayed on our website is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy.

To the extent permitted by law, we hereby expressly include;

• All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.
• Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it (whether by us or a third party), including, without limitation, any liability for;
  • Loss of income or revenue;
  • Loss of business;
  • Loss of profits or contracts;
  • Loss of anticipated savings;
  • Loss of data;
  • Loss of goodwill;
  • Wasted management or office time;
  • And for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether causes by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

This does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Disclaimer

All services, including private sessions, group programs, workshops, events, courses, media, online and otherwise, and all communications, e-mail, online or otherwise, are for information purposes only and do not amount to advice.

Professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from taking any action as a result of using our website or engaging with our services and communications. We, Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd, disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on any of the contents of our site, services and communications.

By using our website and engaging with our services and communications, you agree that;

• You are over the age of 18 years
• You will not reproduce, sell, copy, duplicate or exploit any aspect of the website, its services nor communications, without prior written consent from Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd.
• You understand that the contents of this site, our services and communications 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 Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd is not acting as a mental health counsellor or as a medical professional.
• For legal purposes, you understand that all content and services provided are currently an unregulated industry.
• You understand and agree that you are fully responsible for your well-being, choices and decisions – before, during and after engaging with our website, communications and services.
• You understand that all comments and ideas offered by Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd are solely for the purpose of aiding you in achieving personal growth. You fully accept that you have the ability to give your informed consent and understand that results are not guaranteed.
• You understand that Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd will protect any sensitive information you provide as confidential, unless stated otherwise in writing.
• If you report child, elder abuse or neglect or threaten to harm yourself or someone else, you understand that necessary actions will be taken and your confidentiality agreement is limited in this capacity.
• Furthermore, if Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd is ordered by a court to provide information or to testify, we will do so in full agreeance to the extent required by the law.
• You understand and agree that the use of technology is not always secure and you accept the risks of confidentiality in the use of e-mail, text, phone, Skype, Zoom and other technology.
• You (the user or client, or your family, any persons, or other family members, personally and professionally) hereby release, waive, acquit and forever discharge Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd and any agents, successors, assigns, personal representatives, executors, heirs and employees from every claim, suit action, demand or right to compensation for damages you may claim to have or that you may have arising out of acts or omissions by yourself or by Benjamin Hawkes/ Bekandze Ltd, as a result of engaging with our website or any of our services or communications, or otherwise resulting from the customer relationship contemplated by this agreement.

Jurisdiction & Applicable Law

This contract is governed by the law of the United Kingdom, whose courts have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any dispute, disagreement, proceedings or legal claim of any nature relating to our website, services and communications provided or the contract.