Consultation Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 22/08/2022

CONSULTATION TERMS & CONDITIONS

The Sleep Collective

Thank you for your interest in booking a consultation with The Sleep Collective! These terms relate to our consultation process, as well as your obligations pre- and post-consultation. They are designed to operate alongside our Website T&Cs and Privacy Policy, so please make sure that you have read all of our terms before proceeding. By booking a consultation, you are taken to have read, understood and agreed to all of our terms.

SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES

The services and deliverables referred to in these terms include:

-        Consultation of 30 – 60 minutes via phone/Microsoft Teams

-        Personalised sleep plan for your baby (delivered within 48 hours of initial consultation)

-        Follow-up consultation of 1 – 2 weeks within 14 days of receiving personalised sleep plan

 If any services or deliverables outside the scope of the above are required, they will be quoted separately at our hourly rate of $60. You will have the option to extend the 14-day support period by an additional 7 days for an additional fee of $120.

You agree to provide us with the relevant information we request from you, and any other information we reasonably require in order to perform the services. This may include information regarding any medical conditions or concerns, as well as updates following your initial consultation (as applicable), including any questions or issues regarding your baby’s personalised sleep plan. You will be expected to maintain a sleep log during the support period in order to provide us with accurate data, so that we can provide adequate support accordingly. All information you provide will be dealt with in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

 The nature of the services we provide means that we are unable to guarantee particular results, and any examples of services provided to other clients is a representation of potential results only. Any results achieved through your participation in the services will vary depending on a range of factors beyond our control.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER

By proceeding with our services, you acknowledge that:

-        your baby is medically fit to participate in any programs we recommend, and has been cleared to participate by a medical professional (if appropriate);

-        you accept full responsibility for your baby’s health;

-        you have consulted a medical professional if you have knowledge of any pre-existing medical conditions, and will abide by their instructions as appropriate;

-        you will consult a medical professional promptly if you become aware of any medical conditions, whether pre-existing or obtained following provision of the services;

-        you are solely responsible for implementing any strategies suggested as part of the services; and

-        you will follow instructions provided within your sleep plan that relate to safe sleeping practices at all times.

 

FEES AND PAYMENTS

Our fee for the above services and deliverables are including GST. This is payable in full upfront via our website or direct deposit prior to your consultation.

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We retain ownership of all intellectual property rights (including moral rights) in the materials we may use or provide to you in the course of delivering the services. These materials are provided to you under a single-use license for your individual purposes, and are not to be used for commercial purposes or shared with others.

 

CREDIT FOR SERVICES

 We retain the right to reference the services we have provided to you (including your name and any photos you may provide) on our website, social media and any other media for recognition or professional advancement purposes. We will anonymise any case studies, feedback or testimonials on your request, and not disclose any of your sensitive or personal information without your permission.

If applicable, you agree to credit us with provision of the services wherever reference to them may appear.

NON-DISPARAGEMENT

You agree not to provide negative feedback in a public forum (such as social media or an online review platform) at any time during or following provision of the services without first reaching out to us to resolve any dissatisfaction.

 

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

We reserve the right to postpone or cancel your consultation, or reschedule it at a mutually convenient time, for any reason. If the any part of the services has been cancelled by us and not rescheduled, we will refund the fees paid for the cancelled portion. Refunds will not be offered under any other circumstances, including where the services do not result in an anticipated outcome.

Should you need to cancel any part of our services for any reason, or you wish to reschedule the services, but we are unavailable on the new date, you acknowledge that you will be liable for an additional fee of $60.

If you need to cancel or reschedule, please notify us via email at hello@thesleepcollective.com.au at least 48 hours prior to your consultation. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to reschedule the services if the required notice is not provided.

Where a Force Majeure event (such as COVID-19 related restrictions) necessitates that any part of our services be cancelled or postponed, you acknowledge that we will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as a result.

 

INFORMATION AND ADVICE

During our consultations, we may provide you with information that relates to your health, including providing you with a tailored plan aimed at improving your baby’s sleeping pattern. However, you acknowledge that this information is of a general nature only, and is not intended to constitute or replace professional advice for your specific situation.

We are not able to provide any diagnoses, we do not purport to be medical practitioners and we cannot be held liable for any reliance on the information we provide. We also do not accept responsibility for determining whether our services are appropriate for you.

Product Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 4/06/2023

PRODUCT RETURNS POLICY

When you receive your order, please thoroughly inspect all products as we cannot accept returns more than 30 days after the date of purchase.  

Please initiate your return request as promptly as possible once you have received your item. In order to initiate a return:

  • Send us an email/enquiry via our contact form and await our response

  • Pack and seal the item/s in their original packaging and post the parcel back to us at the address we provide via Australia Post with tracking (as we cannot be responsible for parcels lost or damaged in transit)

  • For faulty or damaged products, we will organise your refund or replacement within 14 days of receiving your return. Please note that timeframes for replacement items are subject to stock availability]

  • For change of mind returns, we will issue a credit note within 14 days of receiving your
    return.

 The sale of any discounted products is final unless the item is proven to be damaged or faulty.

 

DAMAGED OR FAULTY PRODUCTS

We take care to pack your products carefully so that they won't get damaged in transit. If, for whatever reason, they arrive damaged or faulty, we ask that you let us know within 7 days of receiving them in the mail.

We will arrange for the damaged or faulty product to be returned to us and you can let us know whether you would like us to either send a replacement to you or provide you with a refund.

We will refund postage costs required to return faulty or damaged items.


SHIPPING AND RETURNS POLICY

We ship domestically within Australia. Your orders will be dispatched and posted within 7 days. Once dispatched, shipping time will vary depending on the type of shipping selected. Standard shipping parcels are sent via Australia Post. Standard shipping takes 2-8 business days. Express shipping parcels are sent via Australia Post. Express shipping takes 1-5 business days. 

Australia Post requires a signature unless you specify otherwise when placing your order. If you request a parcel be left unattended, you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk. Once a parcel has been delivered to your nominated address, we take no responsibility for any damage or theft that may occur. If you will not be present to accept delivery of your parcel or feel that your address is unsafe to leave a parcel unattended, we recommend sending your order to a work address. If you are providing a work address, please always include the level (if a multi storey building) and the name of the company as Australia Post will return to sender if you do not make these details clear.

We can redeliver parcels where the address is incomplete, or has been incorrectly provided, however this will incur a delivery charge for standard registered post or express post. Please note that the delivery times specified are approximate and as provided by Australia Post. We cannot guarantee these delivery times

Website Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 22/08/2022

Welcome to www.thesleepcollective.com.au (Site).

This Site is owned and operated by The Sleep Collective Pty Ltd and ACN 659 809 980/ABN 67 659809 980 trading as

The Sleep Collective (referred to in these terms as “The Sleep Collective”, “we”, “us”, and “our”). Please take the time to read the terms of use that are applicable to your use and enjoyment of this Site and the content made available to you via this Site and our social media channels, as well as your purchase of any products from our online store (“Terms”). These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, apply to all Site visitors, subscribers, customers, and other users of our Site (“user”, “you” and “your”).

CONSENT TO SITE TERMS

By accessing and using this Site, our social media channels and any other materials made available to you or provided to you on this Site, whether made available for purchase or not, you are taken to accept our Terms.

NO MINORS

By using our Site, accessing or purchasing any products, you warrant that you:

- are over 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into a legally binding contract;

- have read and accepted these Terms; and

- will comply with these Terms.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We reserve the right to change or modify these Terms at any time consistent with applicable laws and principles, without notice to you. These changes will be effective as of the date we post the revised version on this Site. It is your responsibility to review these Terms prior to use and periodically throughout your use of our Site . If at any time you choose not to accept these Terms, you should not use this Site.

By remaining on this Site and your continued use of this Site is deemed acceptance of any modifications or amendment of these Terms. You may also accept these terms where you click “Agree” or “Accept” or “Buy” or “Book” where such an option is made available to you during your use of our Site. If you’re uncertain about the Terms or anything else on our Site, please don’t hesitate to contact us before completing any purchase.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our Site and products contain intellectual property owned by us, and/or by third parties that license the content to us (“Third Party Licensed Intellectual Property”), including, without limitation, trade marks, copyrights, proprietary information, designs, patents and other intellectual property rights, as well as their business name, logo, images, all designs, text, videos, audio files, graphics, other files, and software (“Content”). Your use of and access to our Site, products and content does not grant or transfer any rights, title or interest to you in relation to this Site, the products or the content.

You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, distribute, display, reproduce or perform, or in any way exploit in any format whatsoever our Site, the products and/or the Content, our Intellectual Property and Third Party Licensed Intellectual Property in whole or in part without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to immediately remove your access to our Site, products and/or Content, without refund, if you are found to be violating these Terms.

DIGITAL PRODUCTS

Where you download or purchase our digital products (including checklists, guides, ebooks, workbooks, video or audio content) (Digital Products) you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited licence to access and use the Digital Products for your own personal use. You may not assign or transfer the Digital Products to any other person without our express written consent. We reserve the right to refuse to provide the products to you at any time for any reason.

After payment for your Digital Product has been confirmed, you will have the option to download it and all responsibility for maintaining the downloaded copy is transferred to you. We will not be responsible for any issues with the Digital Product after it has been downloaded.

Except as otherwise expressly stated, you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, sell, create derivative works of, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Digital Products in any manner whatsoever except as authorised by us.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Site and social media channels may have links to other sites operated by third parties. Unless we expressly tell you otherwise, we do not in any way, endorse, control or approve of and nor are we responsible for the content on those websites. It’s up to you to decide if those websites and their content are suitable for you.

PRIVACY

These Terms also include our Privacy Policy which sets out how we use your personal information, which can be accessed here www.thesleepcollective.com.au/privacy-policy. By using this Site, you consent to the processing described in the Privacy Policy and warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

CREATING AN ACCOUNT

To place orders and access some features of our Site, you may have to register an account. This means you’ll have to give us accurate information including your name, your business name, address, a valid email address and telephone number and you must be at least 18 years old. You warrant that any information you provide during the account set up process is accurate and correct at the time you provide the information and that you’ll update information should there be any changes to the information provided. You’ll be solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account (including orders placed on your account) so keep your account password secure.

We reserve the right to suspend or cancel your account at any time, at our sole discretion, if you breach any provision of the Terms or applicable law or where your conduct impacts our reputation.

PRICES AND PAYMENT

All prices are in Australian Dollars (AUD) and are inclusive of any Australian Goods Tax (GST) (as applicable). The prices indicated on our Site may change at any time without advance notice to you. The amount charged to you will be the price in force at the time your order is validated.

We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue any product without notice at any time. We shall not be liable to you, or to a third party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of any product.

We reserve the right to cancel an order and provide a full refund in the event that a product has been discontinued or we do not have the stock available.

We may from time to time provide discounted products. You may only use one discount code with each purchase.

We reserve the right to reject or cancel any orders where you add more than one discount code. We allow you to use discount codes strictly on the terms and conditions upon which they were issued which, amongst other things, may include terms relating to your eligibility to use them and a maximum order value. Discount codes and/or vouchers cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.

We offer visitors who want to purchase from our Site the option to pay for the products by credit card or such other method of payment as notified by us from time to time. You acknowledge and agree to make timely and full payments to us for the products purchased. Where you use a credit card, you warrant that you have the necessary rights and authority to use that credit card. You authorise us to automatically charge the credit card on file for any and all payment balances owed and agree to keep all billing information current at all times. Where you fail to make payment or payment is declined for any reason, we may revoke your access to the products.

We reserve the right to cancel any order where we suspect that there is fraud or other types of illegal or unauthorised activity.

REFUND POLICY

If you are dissatisfied with a product or service you have purchased, including a Digital Product, you are welcome to request a refund. We make no guarantees that your refund request will be requested, and ask that you provide all

relevant information via an email to hello@thesleepcollective.com.au, including:

- Your name and email address

- Your order number and the item/s purchased

- The reason for your refund request

Refund requests for Digital Products will be approved or denied at our sole discretion.

Refunds or exchanges for physical products will also be approved or denied at our sole discretion, however, may be accepted for items that are returned within 30 days of purchase in their original condition. We are unable to provide refunds or exchanges where the incorrect product has been purchased, so please ensure that when you place your order, you have made a careful selection when it comes to age/size/colour etc.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

You acknowledge and agree that you will be bound by any affirmation, acceptance or agreement that is transmitted through this Site, including but not limited to any consent you provide to receive communications from us solely by means of electronic transmission.

You further acknowledge and agree that when you click on or tick “I agree”, “I consent”, or other similarly worded click or tick options by electronic means using an electronic device, your agreement and/or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and will be deemed to be as effective as if you had written your signature by hand.

INFORMATION AND ADVICE

Our Site may contain content, including digital products, blog articles, and other information. If this is the case, all of this content is of a general informational nature only and is not intended to constitute or replace professional advice for individual or specific situations. We do not purport to be any type of licensed professional and cannot be held liable for any reliance on the information we provide, either on our Site or through our products.

We do not accept responsibility for determining whether our products are appropriate for you, We reserve the right to deny service and refund the cost of that product for any reason, including where we believe that the product would be dangerous or not appropriate for you, or we believe that further professional advice should be sought.

The sale of products on our Site or reference to any other products does not constitute or imply our endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation in any way.

PRODUCTS

We do our best to ensure that the colours of any products are accurately displayed. Please note that the colours of products on our Site may seem different to the actual colours depending on the device you use.

You agree to only use the products for their intended purpose and in accordance with any guidelines or directions (Guidelines) as set out on the packaging. Any use of the products by you outside of these Guidelines is at your own risk and you assume full responsibility for any loss or damage arising from such use.

We do not accept responsibility for any products that do not produce the results you desire or expect. Any statements made about the products on our Site have not been assessed by the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission or any other regulator.

All products must be used in accordance with the instructions provided. Please check the ingredients of any product before purchase to avoid any potential sensitivities and/or allergic reactions. You bear sole responsibility for deciding if the products offered on our Site are suitable for you and your needs. Please consult with a medical practitioner regarding your use of any of the products available on our Site.

Products made available on our Site are for personal use only (including any samples we provide). You must not sell or attempt to resell any products and/or samples obtained or purchased from us.

SUBMITTING CONTENT TO SITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

We always appreciate interaction on our social media channels and feedback about our Site, products , as it helps us to improve our Site and our products . Through the use of this Site, you may be invited to submit a review, you can also comment on our blog or other parts of our Site or interact with us via our social media channels. We love to hear from you!

Where you do decide to submit such feedback, comments or content, you represent and warrant that:

- you are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property and any other rights in that content (or have

the right to use that content with appropriate consents and permissions);

- give us permission to post or otherwise use that feedback on our social media or other channels;

- you waive any and all existing and future moral rights (as defined in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)) in the content you provide us with;

- the content does not violate these Terms; and

- you are at least 18 years old.

We reserve the right to remove a review or comment if such review or comment contains:

- libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material;

- attacks our employees or another contributor;

- contains material that discloses your personal information; or

- is unrelated to the post or content to which you have reviewed or commented on.

Our Site and social media channels may feature user reviews of the products as well as blogs by guest bloggers, these reviews and content of the guest blogs in no way represent our views or opinions or those of our owners, shareholders, employees or any others, but are the sole product of their creator. We disclaim all liability with respect to any content submitted by any user or guest blogger.

COMPETITIONS

We may from time to time run competitions through this Site and/or through our social media channels. Your participation in those competitions is subject to these Terms and any terms and conditions that are specific to each competition.

TESTIMONIALS

On our Site we present real life examples and insights of other people’s experiences for illustration purposes only and any results personally achieved are due to the individuals themselves. These testimonials show users what can be possible but are not intended to represent or guarantee that any current or future users of our programs, courses or products will achieve the same or similar results.

PROHIBITED USE

In addition to any other prohibitions, you must not, under any circumstances use our Site or its content:

- for any unlawful purpose;

- to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts;

- to violate any international, federal, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances;

- attempt to change, remove, deface, hack or otherwise interfere with this Site or any material or content displayed on our Site;

- hack into any aspect of the Service; corrupt data; cause annoyance to other users;

- infringe upon the rights of any other person's proprietary rights;

- send any unsolicited advertising or promotional material, commonly referred to as “spam”; or

- attempt to affect the performance or functionality of any computer facilities of or accessed through this Site.

WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS

This Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and to the fullest extent permitted by law we make no representations or warranties about our Site and/or the products we sell, including that:

- they are suitable, reliable, complete, secure, accurate or fit for any particular purpose;

- access will be free of any harmful components (including viruses) or other code that is harmful or may assist in causing harm; or

- there is no possibility of failure to store communications or other data.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, in no event are we, any of our subsidiaries, or any of their shareholders, directors, officers, employees or licensors responsible for any losses and expenses, however arising, including without limitation, any direct, indirect and/or present, unascertained, future or contingent, loss of use, loss of data, loss caused by a virus, loss of income or profit or projected profit, loss or damage to property, claims of third parties, or other losses of any kind or character arising from or in connection with your use of our Site and/or our products, your inability to access our Site, interruption or outage of our Site or the fact that content on our Site or in our services is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. Our liability for any breach of a condition or warranty under these Terms shall be limited to the extent provided for by the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010).