Terms + Conditions

Updated November 1, 2022

Terms and Conditions of Use of this Site

The intention of the following is for my (Mon Iker’s) own legal protection in regards to this website. Please reach out via the contact form on this website should you have any questions.

BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN ITS USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE EXIT THIS WEBSITE. 

General Disclaimer

Please note that although clinical herbalists can be registered through the American Herbalists Guild and are highly trained, clinical herbalists are not a licensed medical profession in the United States. Clinical herbalists are holistic health educators that work with people and NOT disease. The conventional medical establishment treats disease. Clinical herbalists support people so that they can heal themselves. Clinical herbalists are not to be confused with medical doctors, as clinical herbalists do not diagnose, treat, or cure any disease.

The information on this website is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the advice provided by a licensed medical doctor. You should not rely upon or follow the information and services made available to you by or through the use of this website for decision making without obtaining the advice of a licensed physician or other health care professional you trust. Any information regarding herbal medicine, holistic health therapies such as nutritional therapeutics and herbal flower essences, and other information on this website is not intended to be and does not constitute licensed health care or medical advice.

A note about legal name change: Mon Iker is the adopted name of Monica Ellis, which is their legal name. Monica Ellis is currently in the process of changing their legal last name to Iker. Anywhere Mon Iker is mentioned, Monica Ellis is the current legal standing of the same person.

Herbal Medicine Disclaimer

The information on historical, ethnobotanical and phytotherapeutic uses of plant medicine, herbal medicine, herbs, and medicinal mushrooms contained herein is based on the experience and research of the author. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your licensed physician or other health care provider you trust. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a licensed health care professional. The publisher and author are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of any of the information discussed. Should you have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any specific herbal medicine preparation mentioned on this website, the author strongly suggests consulting a knowledgeable professional health care advisor of your choosing.

Copyright

All information, content, artwork, text and photographs displayed on, transmitted through, or used in connection with this website, as well as its selection and arrangement, are owned by Mon Iker, unless otherwise indicated. With permission and attribution, you may use the content solely for your personal, non-commercial use. With permission and attribution, you may download or print a single copy of any portion of the website’s content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, on condition that you do not remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from such content. No other use is permitted without prior written permission of Mon Iker. The permitted use described in this paragraph is contingent on your compliance at all times with these Terms and Conditions.

All photographs featured on this website are the artwork of Mon Iker. All photographs are covered under the following license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Warranty Disclaimer

Neither Mon Iker, nor any of its affiliates guarantees the accuracy, adequacy, timeliness, reliability, completeness, or usefulness of any of the content of this website. This website and all of the content therein are provided “as is” and “as available,” without any warranty, either express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or title. Additionally, there are no warranties as to the results of your use of the content. The foregoing does not affect those warranties which are not capable of exclusion, restriction or modification under any applicable law. Mon Iker may discontinue or make changes in this website and its content at any time without prior notice to you and without any liability to you. Any dated information is published as of its date only, and Mon Iker does not undertake any obligation or responsibility to update or amend any such information. Health-related information changes frequently and, consequently, information on this website may be or become outdated, incomplete or incorrect. This website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Use of this website site is at your own risk, and you will be solely responsible for your use of such information, including without limitation any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material or information and any bodily injury. (This last bit seems extremely unlikely but I’ve been advised to leave this in.)

Limitations of Liability

Mon Iker will not be liable under any circumstances for any damages, including without limitation general, special, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or any other damages of any kind, whether in an action in contract or negligence, arising or relating in any way to any party’s use of or inability to use the content of this website or any third-party site to which this site is linked, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure. Mon Iker is not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user.  Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with this website is to stop using the website. If your use of materials from this site results in the need for servicing, repair, or correction of equipment or data, you assume any costs thereof. If the foregoing limitation is found to be invalid, you agree that Mon Iker’s total liability for all damages, losses, or causes of action of any kind or nature shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Mon Iker from and against any claim, loss, demand, or direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of this website, your connection to this website, your violation of these Terms and Conditions, or your violation of any rights of another party. This indemnity shall survive termination of these Terms and Conditions.

Links to Third Party Sites

Links to other websites other than those owned by Mon Iker are offered as a service to readers. Mon Iker was not involved in their production and is not responsible for their content. You acknowledge that use of any third-party websites is governed by the terms of use for those websites, and not by these terms and conditions. Links to third-party websites do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Mon Iker of such websites or the content, products, advertising or other materials presented on such websites, but are only for your convenience and you access them at your own risk.

Laws of State of New York Apply

These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Sate of New York without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to any part of this website must be filed in a local or federal court located in the State of New York.