Please read these terms and conditions carefully as they contain important information and cover your use of and access to the Websites (as defined below). All our terms, conditions, policies and guidelines will be updated as our organization evolves.
By using and accessing our Websites, you’re agreeing to these Terms and Conditions of Use, our Privacy Policy, our Security Policy, our Terms of Membership, our Use of WABC Credentials Policy, our Credential Verification Policy, our Copyright Policy, our Trademarks Use Policy, our Accessibility Policy, and our Other Terms, Policies and Guidelines. If you do not agree with all our terms, conditions, policies and guidelines, or any posted amendments to our terms, conditions, policies, and guidelines, you may not use or access our Websites.
WABC Coaches Inc. (hereafter called “WABC”) reserves the right to change these terms, conditions, policies and guidelines at any time, and solely at its discretion. If possible, we will provide advance notice of significant changes. However, it is your responsibility to check these terms, conditions, policies and guidelines regularly. Your continued use of our Websites after we have made changes signifies that you accept the changes, whether or not you have actually reviewed them.
These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to your use of any and all of the Websites, now, previously and/or to be owned or operated by WABC Coaches Inc., its subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies (collectively referred to in these Terms and Conditions of Use as the “Websites”).
The contents of our Websites are protected under copyright and trademark laws of Canada and other countries. The display of any materials on our Websites does not imply that a license of any kind has been granted by or to anyone else. The information contained in our Websites is for your limited personal use only. You are not entitled to share our posted materials with any other person, by any means, whether for personal gain or not. You may not amend or alter the material on our Websites in any way. Any unauthorized use, downloading, re-transmission or other copying or modification of the contents of our Websites could subject you to legal action.
These terms and conditions apply only to our Websites. Any links we provide from or to websites outside our Websites are for convenience only. We are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness or suitability of other websites for a specific purpose, nor are we responsible for the consequences or results of using them. The appearance of a link to or from another website does not constitute our endorsement of the website or the products, information or services contained in it. We are not liable for any loss arising out of use of, or inability to use, this information, or for any action or decision you take because of relying on the websites or information contained in them, including but not limited to any indirect or consequential damage. You should not assume that linked websites abide by the same privacy policy that we adhere to, as set out in our Privacy Policy. Please direct your questions or concerns to the webmaster of the linked websites.
You may link to the public pages of our Website provided you do not do so in a deceptive manner (this includes but is not limited to use of frames, meta tags, hidden text, misleading text, or text that incorporates Our Trademarks or Name without express written consent). You may seek consent by emailing us or writing to us at Worldwide Association of Business Coaches, c/o WABC Coaches Inc., Box 215 Saanichton, BC V8M 2C3 Canada. You may not link to other pages of our Websites. We reserve the right to rescind permission to link and to require termination of any such link to any of our Websites, at our discretion, at any time.
Throughout our Websites, we ask for comments and feedback in a continuing attempt to improve our Websites and provide quality information and better service to our members and other users. Consequently, while we welcome your comments and feedback, we deem any submissions of this kind to have been offered freely and without expectation of payment. In addition, by submitting comments and feedback to us, you are representing to us that these are your own, and that no other person or entity has a claim to or a proprietary interest in those comments and feedback. Any submissions of this kind shall become our property. We will be the sole owners of all rights and interest in these comments and feedback worldwide. We are also entitled, without any obligation or payment to you, to use, without any restrictions, any or all of the comments and feedback for any purpose, at our sole discretion. You acknowledge that no fiduciary or confidential relationship now exists between you and us, and that no such relationships are established between you and us by reason of your sending to us your submissions of this kind.
In this section, any reference to WABC includes our affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents.
We maintain our Websites as a service to WABC members and members of the public who wish to obtain information about business coaching. In addition to the specific disclaimers below, and to any other disclaimers set out elsewhere in the Websites, we advise that, while we make every effort to provide accurate and up-to-date material, the information presented on our Websites is:
We expressly disclaim any warranty or representation that the Websites, the servers or any linked external sites are guaranteed to be available, or that access to our Websites will be uninterrupted or free of delays, failures, errors, omissions, viruses or other destructive components. You acknowledge that you are using our Websites at your own risk and that it is your sole responsibility to take adequate measures to protect yourself (including, without limitation, backing up data and/or equipment and scanning for viruses or other destructive components) and to assume the entire cost of any servicing or repairs to your system that may be required as a result of using our Websites.
We further disclaim any warranty or representation, express or implied, regarding the use or results of use of any services, products, materials or information presented on our Websites. We are not responsible or liable for any special indirect or consequential damages (including, without limitation, lost profits, lost data, loss of computer time, failure to realize expected savings or any other commercial or economic loss of any kind) arising from or in connection with your use of or inability to use our Websites, or any action or decision you take because of relying on our Websites or the information, products, services or materials contained in them, even if we have been advised of the possibility of these damages. Certain jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for consequential damages. However, WABC’s liability for damages will in no event exceed the amount, if any, that you have paid to us for using our Websites or the information, products, services or material contained in them.
The purposes of this directory are for the public to search for individual business coaches they might want to hire and for WABC members to search for individual business coaches they might want to contact on a professional basis. This directory lets you search for an individual via multiple search fields.
This opt-in directory includes WABC members in good standing. Furthermore, eligible WABC members may decide if they wish to have their locator listing available to both the public and members, or to WABC members only. The information provided about the member depends on their level of membership and the amount of information they chose to include. Additionally, a Verify icon will automatically appear in their WABC Business Coach Locator listing so viewers of their profile can easily locate them in the related Verify a Credential/Member directory.
You may not use the information in this directory for any other purposes, including commercial, marketing, solicitation, fundraising or research purposes. Any distribution, copying or disclosure of this information is strictly prohibited. Although we have advanced qualifying and requalifying standards for membership and provide our credential verification service (verification of our members’ third-party credentials (educational degrees and professional designations)), we do not personally review the competence and performance of individual coaches. You are responsible for investigating the performance and suitability of any member yourself.
By entering and using the WABC Business Coach Locator directory, you agree to hold us harmless from any claims, of any nature, that may arise from your using the information provided.
The purpose of this directory is for the public to verify three categories of information: WABC Membership Status, WABC Credential Status and Credential Verification Results of an individual business coach. This directory lets you check an individual’s verification profile by name.
This mandatory directory includes holders of WABC membership and WABC credentials (including legacy credentials). The information provided about each individual is their name, province/state, country, statuses of their WABC membership level and their WABC credentials (including legacy credentials) and a listing of their third-party credentials that we have verified including applicable remarks (only available if individual is a current member).
You may not use the information in this directory for any other purposes, including commercial, marketing, solicitation, fundraising or research purposes. Any distribution, copying or disclosure of this information is strictly prohibited.
Although we have advanced qualifying and requalifying standards for membership and provide our credential verification service (verification of our members’ third-party credentials (academic degrees and professional designations)), we do not personally review the competence and performance of individual coaches. You are responsible for investigating the performance and suitability of any member yourself.
By entering and using the Verify a Credential/Member directory, you agree to hold us harmless from any claims, of any nature, that may arise from your using the information provided.
The purpose of this directory is for the public to verify the status of a WABC Accredited program. This listing is managed by WABC and is the only official online list of these programs.
We are not responsible for the accuracy of any WABC Accredited status representations on other lists or websites. We do not list details of specific programs, such as course content, duration, admission requirements or learning outcomes. You will need to contact the training provider directly for these details.
You may not use the information in this directory for any other purposes, including commercial, marketing, solicitation, fundraising or research purposes. Any distribution, copying or disclosure of this information is strictly prohibited.
By entering and using the Verify a WABC Accredited Program directory, you agree to hold us harmless from any claims, of any nature, that may arise from your using the information provided.
This portion of our website is presented as a service to our members. Members will have access to their own dashboard which will provide content and services specific to their membership level and WABC credentials.
This portion of our website is presented as a service to our WABC Accredited® program providers. Providers will have access to their own dashboard which will provide content and services specific to their WABC program accreditation level.
This portion of our website is presented as a service to our WABC Program Accreditation Team. Team members will have access to their own dashboard which will provide content and services specific to their work on the team.
Some of the material contained in the members’ only, WABC Accredited providers’ only and WABC Program Accreditation Team’s only areas is intended for information purposes only. While we have taken care to provide accurate material, this material is based on general research and personal experience and we do not guarantee its accuracy. We make no warranties as to the applicability of this material to a particular situation, and we cannot be held responsible for any decisions arising from the use of the data or any specific inferences or interpretations arising therefrom.
Non-WABC resources that can be accessed through links contained in the members’ only, WABC Accredited providers’ only and WABC Program Accreditation Team’s only areas are not produced or maintained by WABC. We are not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of these resources, or their suitability for a specific purpose, or for the consequences or results of using them. We are not liable for any loss arising out of use of this information, including but not limited to any indirect or consequential damage.
WABC forms strategic alliances with leading-edge experts, businesses and organizations that offer high levels of experience and expertise in desired disciplines bringing members further benefits. The relationship between WABC and its strategic allies is an alliance of mutual convenience only. Nothing herein is intended to create or imply a partnership, joint venture or similar relationship. WABC and our allies are independent parties, and neither of us may contract on behalf of the other or bind the other in any way. Neither WABC nor our allies will accept any responsibility for any actions or decisions of the other party.
The views, opinions and information contained in our Websites (including but not limited to information contained on message boards, in text files, in chats) is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to provide you with business or any other advice. You should not rely on the Websites for any type of advice and, in particular, you should not act on or rely on the information without seeking appropriate professional advice. Furthermore, the views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of WABC. Finally, inclusion is not meant to be an endorsement.
The Websites are Canadian-owned and are hosted on multiple servers in Canada. All sensitive personal and identifying information is stored on the Canadian server. If you are located outside Canada, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to Canada. By using our Websites, participating in any of our services and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
We control and operate our Websites from our worldwide headquarters in Canada. The Websites are governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and of Canada, as applicable, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles. All disputes, conflicts or claims arising out of or in connection with the Websites, or your use of them, will be submitted to arbitration or mediation according to the laws of the Province of British Columbia, and/or to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia. You submit and attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia to finally determine any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Websites or the use of them. We make no representations about the appropriateness or availability of any materials or content on the Websites for use in any other jurisdictions. Users of our Websites in other jurisdictions are solely responsible for familiarizing themselves with and complying with any applicable laws in their jurisdiction.
If any of the terms, conditions, policies and guidelines contained in our Websites is found to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason whatsoever, that unenforceability or invalidity will not affect the enforceability or validity of the remaining terms, conditions, policies and guidelines of our Websites. Such an unenforceable or invalid term, condition, policy or guideline will be severable from the remainder of the terms, conditions, policies and guidelines.
