Website Terms of Service

Last Updated: June 2026

1. General Provisions & Acceptance of Terms

This website (markcadlaoncounseling.com) is owned and operated by Mark Cadlaon Counseling, PLLC (referred to as “Mark Cadlaon Counseling,” “MCC”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).

By accessing or utilizing this website (the "Site"), you explicitly agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, our Website Privacy Policy, and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections of the Site or to digital products, automated screenings, courses, and educational services made available through Mark Cadlaon Counseling, PLLC.

We explicitly reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service or impose new conditions on the use of the Site from time to time. Any such revisions will be posted directly to this page. Continued use of the Site following the publication of changes constitutes binding acceptance of the modified Terms of Service.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Our Limited License to You

This Site and all materials available on it—including but not limited to copy, blogs, graphics, site layouts, educational resources, assessment descriptions, and programmatic materials—are the exclusive property of Mark Cadlaon Counseling, PLLC and/or our licensors. These materials are heavily protected by United States copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

The Site is provided solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You are strictly prohibited from utilizing the Site or its underlying assets in any manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been explicitly authorized by us in writing.

You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, exploit, or distribute any material from this Site across any medium (including electronic mail or digital servers). You may, however, download or print one copy of individual pages of the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that all baseline copyright, trademark, and proprietary indicators remain fully intact.

Your License to Us

By posting, submitting, or delivering any material (including text, inquiries, form submissions, comments, testimonials, or media assets) to us via the Site, integrated public forums, or to our clinical staff via email or text, you explicitly represent and warrant:

  1. That you are the sole legal owner of the material or possess explicit, written consent from the owner to submit it.

  2. That you are 18 years of age or older.

When you submit or deliver material to our practice, you grant Mark Cadlaon Counseling, PLLC a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to utilize, copy, modify, transmit, distribute, and display such material, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium now known or hereafter developed, for any legitimate business optimization purpose.

3. Mandatory Healthcare & Clinical Disclaimer

CRITICAL NOTICE: THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, OR CLINICAL ADVICE.

The information, graphics, self-assessments, blog entries, and integrated resources offered on or through this Site are presented strictly for general educational and informational purposes only.

  • No Therapist-Client Relationship: Your use of this website, its contact forms, or its educational materials does not create, imply, or establish a formal therapist-client relationship, a clinical consultation relationship, or an official supervisor-supervisee relationship with Mark Cadlaon Counseling, PLLC.

  • Not a Substitute for Care: The content found across this platform is not intended to serve as a substitute for professional medical or psychological diagnosis, advice, or targeted psychiatric treatment.

  • Do Not Disregard Professional Advice: Never disregard professional clinical advice or delay seeking evidence-based mental health treatment because of something you have read, observed, or calculated on this website.

4. Limitation of Liability & Warranties

THE INFORMATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DIGITAL ASSETS OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED STRICTLY “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, MARK CADLAON COUNSELING, PLLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL MARK CADLAON COUNSELING, PLLC, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ASSOCIATED STAFF BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE, INCLUDING ITS MESSAGING SYSTEMS, BLOGS, EMAILS, DIGITAL ASSESSMENTS, TRAINING MODULARS, OR THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PLATFORM.

You explicitly agree at all times to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Mark Cadlaon Counseling, PLLC, its officers, directors, employees, and successors from and against any and all third-party claims, causes of action, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising directly out of your breach of any obligation, warranty, or representation set forth within these Terms of Service.

5. Online Commerce & Digital Transactions

Certain sections of the Site or integrated billing engines may allow you to process payments or purchase specialized services or informational programs online.

  • Financial Responsibility: You agree to be completely financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting explicitly on your behalf through the Site. You agree to use the platform for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only.

  • Third-Party Processing: We utilize secure, encrypted, third-party payment merchant networks (such as standard merchant aggregators or practice management portals) to process fees. We maintain no responsibility or liability for the independent operational policies of these external processors.

  • Declined Payments: If an automated recurring payment or programmatic fee is declined, our system reserves the right to automatically disable access to premium clinician courses or digital materials until the underlying card balance is securely resolved.

6. Interactive Features and User Conduct

This Site may occasionally host interactive environments, clinical community boards, or contact portals. Responsibility for material posted or sent via these interactive channels rests solely with you. It is an absolute condition of your use of this Site that you do not:

  • Restrict, inhibit, or harass any other user from safely engaging with the Site.

  • Use the Site to impersonate any individual or entity, or falsely state/misrepresent your professional identity or credentials.

  • Gain unauthorized access to the Site, clinical server architectures, or client databases through hacking, password mining, or other illicit digital vectors.

  • Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, or profane information that violates local, state, federal, or international laws.

Mark Cadlaon Counseling, PLLC maintains the absolute right, but not the legal obligation, to monitor, edit, refuse to post, or immediately remove any user-submitted content, in whole or in part, that violates the safety, tone, or compliance parameters of our practice.

7. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notices

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 provides legal recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that any elements hosted on our website infringe your copyright, you or your legal agent may send us a formal removal request. Notices must meet the current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA.

Claims of copyright infringement can be delivered directly to our designated agent at: mark@markcadlaoncounseling.com.

8. Governing Law, Dispute Resolution, and Severability

These Terms of Service shall be governed by, interpreted, and construed explicitly in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, United States of America, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

Any legal dispute, conflict, or claim arising directly out of or relating to your use of this website shall be resolved strictly through binding arbitration conducted within the state of Colorado, USA.

If any provision of this agreement is deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that specific provision shall be deemed completely severable from this agreement and shall have zero impact on the validity, legality, and enforceability of any remaining provisions.