1. Definitions
For purposes of these Terms of Participation ("these Terms"), the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
1.1 "Heflin Group," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our" means Heflin Group LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company.
1.2 "the Course" means the course titled Building Your AI Digital Workforce, as further described in Section 3.
1.3 "Instructor" means the individual who teaches the Course on behalf of Heflin Group.
1.4 "Participant," "you," or "your" means the individual who registers for, submits payment for, or attends the Course.
1.5 "Cohort" means a scheduled offering of the Course. Reference in these Terms to a subsequent cohort does not constitute a guarantee that any subsequent cohort will be scheduled or offered.
1.6 "Session" means any of the live sessions comprising the Course.
1.7 "Party" or "Parties" means Heflin Group and/or Participant, as the context requires.
2. Acceptance and Binding Agreement
2.1 Participant acknowledges and agrees that, by taking any of the following actions, Participant has read, understood, and agrees to be bound by these Terms in their entirety: (a) checking the box indicating agreement to these Terms during registration or checkout; (b) submitting payment for the Course; or (c) attending any portion of the Course.
2.2 If Participant does not agree to these Terms, Participant must not register for, submit payment toward, or attend the Course.
2.3 These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between Participant and Heflin Group with respect to the subject matter herein.
2.4 By registering for, submitting payment for, or attending the Course, Participant represents that Participant is at least 18 years of age (or has obtained the parental or guardian permission and supervision described above) and has the legal capacity — and, where Participant is registering on behalf of an employer or other organization, the authority to bind that employer or organization — to these Terms.
3. Course Overview
3.1 The Course. The Course consists of four two-hour live virtual Sessions, for a total of eight hours of instruction, delivered over two days.
3.2 Fee. The fee for the Course is as set forth at checkout at the time of registration. The Course content and Instructor are identical regardless of the cohort or scheduling window under which Participant registers.
4. Educational Content Only; No Professional Relationship
4.1 The Course provides educational content only and does not constitute tax, legal, or accounting advice.
4.2 Nothing taught, demonstrated, or communicated in connection with the Course creates a CPA-client relationship, an attorney-client relationship, or any other professional-services relationship between Participant and Heflin Group or between Participant and the Instructor in the Instructor's individual capacity.
4.3 Participant is solely responsible for exercising independent professional judgment, and for consulting Participant's own qualified advisors, with respect to any decision specific to Participant's own circumstances.
5. Payment
5.1 The fee for the Course is as stated in Section 3.2.
5.2 Registration and payment are processed through a Stripe payment link. Participant will be required to affirmatively indicate agreement to these Terms before payment is processed. Payment is captured immediately upon submission, and Participant's seat is confirmed upon successful payment.
6. Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures
6.1 Registering for the Course, completing the online registration form, and completing Course payment constitute electronic communications. Participant consents to receive electronic communications, and agrees that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications Heflin Group provides electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.
6.2 Participant agrees to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders, and other records, and to electronic delivery of notices, policies, and records of transactions initiated or completed in connection with the Course — including, without limitation, Participant's electronic acceptance of these Terms as a condition of registration (whether by checkbox agreement or by proceeding through a Stripe payment link) and any Stripe-hosted invoice or payment-link transaction. Participant waives any right or requirement under any statute, regulation, rule, or ordinance in any jurisdiction that requires an original signature, or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, for a transaction of this kind.
7. Cancellation, Credits, and Substitutions
7.1 No Cash Refunds. Except as expressly provided in Section 7.4, Heflin Group does not issue cash refunds.
7.2 Cancellation or Change 14 or More Calendar Days Before the Scheduled Class. Where Participant cancels or changes a registration at least fourteen (14) calendar days before the scheduled class, the amount paid converts into a credit, redeemable toward a future class if and when one is offered, for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of Participant's original purchase. Heflin Group does not guarantee that any future class will be scheduled or offered within, or following, that twelve (12)-month period. If no eligible class is offered within the twelve (12)-month period, the credit expires without value and is not refundable. Requests under this Section must be submitted by email to the address in Section 20.
7.3 Cancellation or Change Fewer Than 14 Calendar Days Before the Scheduled Class; Non-Attendance. Where Participant cancels or changes a registration less than fourteen (14) calendar days before the scheduled class, or fails to attend without prior cancellation or change ("no-show"), the amount paid is forfeited in full. No cash refund and no credit toward a future class will be issued under this Section 7.3.
7.4 Cancellation or Reschedule Initiated by Heflin Group. Where Heflin Group cancels or reschedules the Course, Participant will be offered, at Participant's election, either (a) a full refund of the amount paid, or (b) a confirmed seat in a future cohort, if one is offered. The full-refund option under clause (a) of this Section 7.4 is guaranteed and is not conditioned on Heflin Group offering a future cohort. This Section 7.4 is the sole circumstance under which a cash refund is available under these Terms.
7.5 Substitution. Participant may designate a substitute to attend the Course in Participant's place at no additional charge, provided Participant notifies Heflin Group in writing at the address specified in Section 20 at least three (3) calendar days before the start of the first Session, so that Heflin Group may update its registration records accordingly.
8. Conduct at Sessions; Removal of a Disruptive Participant
8.1 Heflin Group reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove a Participant from a live Session, without refund and without liability to Heflin Group, where that Participant's conduct is abusive, threatening, harassing, or otherwise substantially disruptive to the Session, to another Participant, or to the Instructor.
8.2 Removal under this Section does not entitle the removed Participant to a refund or credit under Section 7, and does not limit any other right or remedy available to Heflin Group under these Terms, including Section 12 (Indemnification).
9. Corrections
There may be information on the Site or in Course-related materials that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, and availability. Heflin Group reserves the right to correct any such errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, and to change or update such information, at any time, without prior notice.
10. No Warranty
Course content, materials, and instruction are provided "AS IS," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. Heflin Group does not warrant or guarantee any specific result or outcome from participation in the Course, and does not warrant that any particular tool, configuration, or setup demonstrated in the Course will operate correctly within Participant's individual computing environment.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Heflin Group's total liability to Participant, arising out of or relating to the Course or these Terms, however caused and under any theory of liability, shall not exceed the amount actually paid by Participant for the Course. Certain jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitation of certain liabilities; to the extent such law applies to Participant, the foregoing limitation applies only to the extent permitted by such law.
12. Indemnification
Participant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Heflin Group harmless — including its members, officers, agents, and any subcontractors — from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) Participant's use of, participation in, or attendance at the Course; (2) Participant's breach of these Terms; (3) any breach of Participant's representations and warranties set forth in these Terms; (4) Participant's violation of the rights of a third party, including intellectual property rights; or (5) any overt harmful act toward another Participant. Heflin Group reserves the right, at Participant's expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which Participant is required to indemnify Heflin Group, and Participant agrees to cooperate with Heflin Group's defense of such claims. Heflin Group will use reasonable efforts to notify Participant of any such claim upon becoming aware of it.
13. Participant Responsibility, Third-Party Tools, and Assumption of Risk
13.1 Your Device and Data Are Your Responsibility. The Course involves hands-on technical activities, which may include installing software and executing commands on Participant's own computing device. Participant is solely responsible for Participant's device, backups, and data. Heflin Group is not responsible for any effect on Participant's device, files, or data arising from any activities Participant undertakes, whether during the Course or at any time afterward.
13.2 Assumption of Risk. Participant expressly assumes all risk associated with any training activities — including, without limitation, the installation of software, the execution of commands, and the transmission of files to third-party services (including but not limited to GitHub) — that Participant undertakes in connection with, or arising from, the Course, whether performed during the Course or at any time afterward. Participant acknowledges that such activities carry inherent technical risk and accepts that risk in full.
13.3 Third-Party Tools. The Course demonstrates and references third-party tools and services, including but not limited to Claude and GitHub. Such tools and services are provided by their respective third-party providers under those providers' own separate terms of service and privacy policies. Heflin Group does not control, and is not responsible for, such third-party tools or services, and makes no representation or warranty regarding their availability, functionality, pricing, or continued existence in their current form. Participant is solely responsible for reviewing and complying with the terms governing any third-party tool Participant elects to use.
14. Governing Law; Venue
14.1 These Terms are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.
14.2 Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Course or these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Kentucky, and Participant hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
15. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between Participant and Heflin Group with respect to the Course, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, whether written or oral, with respect to such subject matter.
16. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
17. Amendment
Heflin Group reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. The version of these Terms in effect at the time Participant registers for the Course governs that registration. The then-current effective date will be posted at the top of this page.
18. Miscellaneous
18.1 No Waiver. Heflin Group's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not operate as a waiver of that right or provision.
18.2 Assignment. Heflin Group may assign any or all of its rights and obligations under these Terms to another party at any time, including in connection with a sale, merger, or reorganization of Heflin Group.
18.3 Force Majeure. Heflin Group is not responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, a failure or interruption of the videoconferencing platform, internet service, or other infrastructure used to deliver a live Session.
18.4 No Joint Venture or Agency; Construction. Nothing in these Terms creates a joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship between Participant and Heflin Group. These Terms will not be construed against Heflin Group merely because Heflin Group drafted them.
19. California Users and Residents
If a complaint with Heflin Group is not satisfactorily resolved, Participant may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
20. Notices
All notices, questions, and correspondence under these Terms shall be directed to Heflin Group at customerSvc@heflingroup.net.
21. Intellectual Property
21.1 Ownership. All materials made available to Participant in connection with the Course — including, without limitation, the syllabus, slides, handouts, templates, configuration examples, sample files, recordings, and any other written, visual, or digital materials provided before, during, or after the Course (collectively, the “Course Materials”) — are the exclusive property of Heflin Group and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
21.2 Limited License; Personal Use Only. Heflin Group grants Participant a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Course Materials solely for Participant’s own personal and internal professional use.
21.3 Restrictions. Participant may not copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, share, resell, sublicense, publicly post or display, or otherwise make the Course Materials available to any third party, and may not use the Course Materials to create or offer any competing course, training, or product, in each case without Heflin Group’s prior express written permission. This restriction survives the completion of, or Participant’s withdrawal from, the Course.