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Maximum Light, Inc. is committed to making our website and digital services accessible to individuals with disabilities, in line with our values and applicable laws.

Our site may include features such as ecommerce (for physical or digital products), downloadable resources, embedded media, forms, and third-party integrations. This statement outlines our approach to accessibility.

Our Accessibility Goal

We strive to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2 Level AA) success criteria for the portions of our website and services that we directly control. WCAG 2.2 is the current international standard most often referenced for digital accessibility.

We recognize that:

• Accessibility is an ongoing process, not a one-time achievement.
• Full conformance at all times may not always be feasible due to evolving technology and standards.
• No single technical standard is formally required for all private websites under current U.S. law.

While we make good-faith efforts to improve accessibility, we do not guarantee that every aspect of our site will be fully accessible in all situations, browsers, or with all assistive technologies.

Scope: What We Control vs. What We Don’t

This statement applies to:

• Our primary website pages at www.halliebateman.com.
• Content and features we create and maintain directly (e.g., product descriptions, blog posts, downloadable files we produce).

This statement does not apply to:

• Third-party tools, platforms, or integrations (e.g., payment processors, shopping carts, video hosting, analytics, advertising networks, or embedded widgets).
• User-generated content (if applicable, such as reviews or comments).
• Third-party sites linked from our website.

We select vendors with accessibility in mind where possible and encourage improvements, but we do not control their code, updates, or practices and cannot guarantee their accessibility.

Known Limitations

Some content or features may not fully meet WCAG guidelines, especially:

• Older downloadable files (e.g., PDFs) without full accessibility tagging.
• Product images or graphics lacking detailed alternative text (we prioritize new content).
• Embedded videos or media from third parties that may lack captions, transcripts, or audio descriptions.
• Checkout forms, interactive tools, or real-time features reliant on third-party services.
• Legacy pages or content created before our current accessibility efforts.

We are working to improve accessibility in new content, high-traffic areas (like product pages and checkout), and core features within reasonable technical and business constraints.

Ongoing Efforts

We regularly review and test key areas we control, including:

• Keyboard navigation and focus indicators.
• Color contrast and text readability.
• Heading structure and semantic markup.
• Form labels, error messages, and alt text for images.
• Compatibility with common assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers like NVDA, VoiceOver, and JAWS).

When barriers are identified or reported in areas we control, we aim to address them promptly.

Alternative Access

If you encounter difficulty accessing any content, completing a purchase, downloading a product, or using our site due to a disability, please contact us. We are happy to provide alternative access (e.g., alternative formats, assistance with transactions, or equivalent information).

Contact Us for Accessibility Feedback or Requests

We welcome your input—it helps us improve! Please reach out with details (e.g., URL, description of the issue, or screenshot) if you encounter any accessibility issues:

• Email: www.hallie.bateman@gmail.com

We aim to respond to accessibility-related inquiries within five (5) to seven (7) business days.

Legal notices to Company must be sent to: www.hallie.bateman@gmail.com

Last Updated: September 2026

Welcome to www.halliebateman.com (the “Site”), operated by Maximum Light, Inc. (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Site and any products, services, content, or features offered through the Site (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

We have intentionally written these Terms in plain language so they are easier to understand.

1. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date and may provide additional notice where required by law. Changes apply going forward. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. Eligibility and Acceptable Use

2.1 Age Requirements

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site, or 16 years old if you are located in the European Union, or older if required by the laws of your jurisdiction. If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian must agree to these Terms on your behalf.

2.2 Acceptable Use Rules

You agree that you will not:

1. Use the Site for any unlawful purpose.

2. Interfere with or disrupt the Site or its security features.

3. Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or harmful code.

4. Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site or its systems.

5. Harass, bully, threaten, or harm others.

6. Post or transmit content that is violent, sexually explicit, or promotes illegal activity.

7. Post content that infringes the intellectual property or privacy rights of others.

8. Dox, scrape, or share private or personal information about others.

9. Impersonate any person or entity.

10. Use the Site to sell or promote illegal or regulated goods without authorization.

11. Use any robot, scraper, crawler, or automated means to access the Site except as permitted by us.

12. Create accounts using false information or access another person’s account.

13. Register a new account if your prior account was banned.

2.3 Termination

Company may suspend or terminate your access to the Site or Services at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice, in its sole discretion. Upon termination, your right to use the Site and Services immediately ceases. Sections that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including Intellectual Property, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Dispute Resolution. If you have a paid subscription or payment plan, termination for cause (your breach) does not entitle you to a refund. If Company terminates without cause, Company will provide a pro-rata refund for any prepaid amounts for Services not yet rendered.

2.4 Modification of Services

Company reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site or Services at any time, with or without notice. Company shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site or Services, except as expressly provided in Section 7.2 regarding digital product access duration.

3. AI, Machine Learning, and Automated Use Restrictions

You may not, and may not permit any third party to:

1. Use, access, scrape, crawl, or collect any content, data, text, images, video, audio, or other material from the Site for the purpose of training, developing, testing, or improving any artificial intelligence system, machine learning model, large language model, or similar automated or algorithmic system.

2. Use any automated system, software, or process (including bots, scrapers, crawlers, spiders, or data mining tools) to extract, copy, or reproduce any content or data from the Site, except as the result of standard search engine indexing or as expressly permitted by us in writing.

3. Compile, aggregate, or create datasets from the Site’s content, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without our prior written consent.

We expressly reserve all rights in and to our content and do not grant any license, implied or otherwise, for use of the Site or its content in connection with artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies.

Any unauthorized use of the Site or its content in connection with artificial intelligence systems, machine learning systems, or automated data collection shall be deemed a material breach of these Terms.

Automated access to the Site is governed by these Terms and any robots.txt file we may publish.

4. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein.

5. User Content and Submissions

5.1 Public Submissions

If you submit information in public areas of the Site (such as comments, reviews, or community posts), that content is not confidential and may be visible to others. By submitting such information, you grant Company the license described in Section 6.6 below. You represent that you own or have permission to submit such content and that it does not violate any laws or third-party rights.

5.2 Private Communications

If you submit content privately (for example, through a contact form or customer support channel), you grant Company a limited, non-exclusive license to use that content as reasonably necessary to respond, provide support, and operate the Services, subject to our Privacy Policy. This license does not extend to marketing, public display, or derivative works unless you provide separate consent.

5.3 Submissions via Calls, Video, or Other Media

By posting or submitting any material to us through the website, connected communities, email, text, voice message, video recording software (such as Zoom), or otherwise, you represent that: (i) you are the owner of the material or have the express consent of the owner; (ii) you are eighteen years of age or older; and (iii) you grant Company the same license described in Section 6.6 below. You also grant Company the right to identify you as the author by name, company, email address, or screen name, as we deem appropriate.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Company Ownership

All content on the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, photographs, illustrations, designs, icons, audio clips, video clips, software, code, products, courses, templates, trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and the selection, coordination, arrangement, and "look and feel" of the Site, is owned by or licensed to Company or properly attributed third parties ("Site Content"). Site Content is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. Company reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.

6.2 Limited License to Access

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and view the Site Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use. This license does not include any right to: (a) copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from any Site Content; (b) distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, or otherwise exploit any Site Content; (c) use any Site Content for any commercial purpose; (d) remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices; or (e) use any data mining, robots, scraping, or similar data gathering or extraction methods.

6.3 Prohibited Uses

You may not, without Company's prior written permission: copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, sell, license, rent, lease, or otherwise exploit any Site Content; use any Site Content to create any product, service, or content that competes with Company; frame, mirror, or use meta tags or other "hidden text" using Company's name, trademarks, or Site Content; reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of any software or technology used on the Site; or use any Site Content in any manner that infringes Company's or any third party's intellectual property or other rights.

6.4 Trademarks

Company's name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Company or its affiliates or licensors. You may not use such marks without Company's prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Site are the trademarks of their respective owners.

6.5 AI, Machine Learning, and Automated Use Restrictions

For the avoidance of doubt: no license is granted for any use of the Site or its Content for artificial intelligence training, machine learning, large language model development, data mining, or dataset creation, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, except as expressly agreed by Company in writing. Any unauthorized use of Site Content in connection with artificial intelligence systems, machine learning systems, or automated data collection shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and an infringement of Company's intellectual property rights.

6.6 User Content License Grant

By posting or submitting any material to Company through the Site, connected communities, email, text, voice message, video recording software (such as Zoom), social media, or any other means (collectively, "User Content"), you represent and warrant that: (a) you are the owner of the User Content or have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to grant the license below; (b) you are at least eighteen (18) years of age; (c) the User Content does not violate any applicable law or infringe any third party's intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights; and (d) the User Content does not contain any viruses, malware, or harmful code.

You hereby grant Company, and anyone authorized by Company, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, transmit, sell, license, exploit, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display such User Content, in whole or in part, in any manner, medium, or technology now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose, including commercial purposes and any digital, virtual, or AI-generated representations. This license includes the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such User Content, including rights under copyright, trademark, service mark, patent, trade secret, and publicity/privacy laws in any jurisdiction.

You also grant Company the right to identify you as the author of your User Content by name, company, email address, or screen name, as Company deems appropriate, or to publish your User Content anonymously or under a pseudonym.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you irrevocably waive any "moral rights" or equivalent rights (such as the right of attribution or integrity) in your User Content.

6.7 No Obligation Regarding User Content

Company has no obligation to monitor, review, store, or maintain any User Content. Company may, in its sole discretion, remove, edit, or refuse to post any User Content for any reason or no reason, without notice or liability to you.

Translation: We own our stuff—please don't take it without asking. If you share something with us, you're giving us broad permission to use it. We've invested significant time and resources in creating our content, and we take intellectual property rights seriously. Respect creators; don't steal.

7. Disclaimers & Disclosures

7.1. “AS IS”

THE SITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

7.2. Not Professional Advice

Nothing on the Site is legal, medical, tax, or financial advice. If you have questions or concerns, please consult with a licensed professional.

7.3. Third Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, policies, or practices. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk and subject to their terms.

7.4. Testimonials Disclaimer

We may display testimonials and examples on the Site and related markets which describe exceptional results, which do not apply to the average purchaser, and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results. We believe the testimonials shared reflect genuine customer experiences, though individual results vary and we cannot independently verify all claims. Some testimonials may have been edited for length or clarity, and some personal information may have been removed to protect privacy.

7.5. Accuracy

We make reasonable efforts to keep information on this Site current, but we do not warrant that all content is accurate, complete, or up-to-date at any given time

8. Disclaimer Of Warranties And Limitation Of Liability

The “Translation” statements below are provided for convenience only and do not change the legal meaning of these Terms.

8.1 No Warranties

THE SITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE WILL BE SAFE, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Translation: We’re doing our best, but we can’t promise the website or services will always work perfectly or be problem-free.

8.2 Exclusion Of Certain Damages

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPANY AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND CONTRACTORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Translation: We’re not responsible for ripple-effect losses like lost profits, lost data, or business disruptions.

8.3 Cap On Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF COMPANY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE, SERVICES, OR THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF:

(A) $100 OR (B) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO COMPANY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

This limitation applies regardless of whether the claim is based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other legal theory.

Translation: If we’re ever found legally responsible for something, the most we’d have to pay is capped.

8.4 Basis Of The Bargain

YOU AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THESE TERMS ARE A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND COMPANY AND THAT COMPANY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER THE SITE OR SERVICES AT THE SAME PRICES WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS.

Translation: If we had to take on more legal risk, everything would cost a lot more.

8.5 Third-Party Conduct And Services

WE DO NOT CONTROL OR DIRECT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE OR THIRD PARTIES DO OR SAY, ONLINE OR OFFLINE, AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS, CONDUCT, OR CONTENT, EVEN IF YOU ENCOUNTER THEM THROUGH THE SITE OR SERVICES. WE ARE ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, TOOLS, PLATFORMS, OR SERVICES.

Translation: We’re not responsible for other people or other companies.

8.6 No Professional Advice

NOTHING ON THE SITE OR IN THE SERVICES CONSTITUTES LEGAL, MEDICAL, TAX, FINANCIAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. THE SITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

Translation: This is the internet, not your lawyer, doctor, or accountant.

9. Indemnification

9.1 Your Indemnification of Company

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Company and its owners, officers, employees, agents, and contractors from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Site or Services in violation of these Terms; (b) your violation of any applicable law or third-party rights; (c) any content you submit or post to the Site; or (d) your willful misconduct or gross negligence.

9.2 Indemnification Cap

Your indemnification obligations under this Section 11 shall not exceed the greater of: (a) the total amounts you have paid to Company in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim; or (b) $1,000. This cap does not apply to claims arising from your willful misconduct, fraud, or gross negligence.

9.3 Procedure

We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate with our defense. You may not settle any such matter without our prior written consent.

Translation: If your actions cause legal trouble for us, you're responsible for dealing with it and covering the costs, but there's a reasonable cap on your exposure for ordinary situations.

10. Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

10.1 Informal Resolution First

Before initiating any formal dispute resolution proceeding, you agree to first contact Company at hallie.bateman@gmail.com and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days. Most disputes can be resolved this way. If we cannot resolve the dispute informally, either party may proceed as set forth below.

10.2 Binding Arbitration

Except as set forth in Section 12.6, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or the Services, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect, except as modified by this Section 12. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator in Ohio (or, at your election, your county of residence within the United States). The arbitrator shall apply Ohio law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act.

10.3 Costs and Fees

Payment of filing fees, arbitrator fees, and other costs shall be governed by the AAA's Consumer Arbitration Rules. If you demonstrate that such costs would be prohibitive compared to litigation, Company will pay as much of your filing and hearing fees as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive. Each party shall bear its own attorneys' fees unless the arbitrator determines that a claim or defense was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, in which case the arbitrator may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.

10.4 Class Action and Jury Trial Waiver

YOU AND COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. YOU AND COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one party's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.

10.5 Mass Arbitration Protocols

If twenty-five (25) or more similar arbitration demands are filed against Company within a 90-day period by the same law firm or coordinated group of claimants ("Mass Arbitration"), the following procedures shall apply: (a) the parties shall cooperate to select a single arbitrator to resolve a bellwether batch of up to ten (10) cases, chosen jointly by the parties; (b) the remaining cases shall be stayed pending resolution of the bellwether cases; (c) following the bellwether decisions, the parties shall engage in a global mediation before a mutually agreed mediator; and (d) if mediation is unsuccessful, the remaining cases shall proceed in batches of no more than fifty (50) at a time. This process is intended to provide an efficient resolution while preserving each claimant's individual claims.

10.6 Exceptions to Arbitration

Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court if the claim qualifies; (b) seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights; or (c) bring claims that cannot be arbitrated as a matter of law.

10.7 Opt-Out Right

You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to Hallie.bateman@gmail.com within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your name, mailing address, email address, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out, you and Company may pursue claims against each other in court, subject to the jury trial waiver in Section 12.4 (to the extent enforceable). Opting out will not affect any other provisions of these Terms.

10.8 Survival and Severability

This Section 12 shall survive termination of these Terms. If any portion of this Section 12 is found unenforceable, the remainder shall continue in effect. If the class action waiver in Section 12.4 is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim (and only that claim) shall be severed and may proceed in court, while all other claims shall remain subject to arbitration.

11. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of Ohio. For any dispute not subject to arbitration, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Hamilton County, Ohio. You waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue, including on grounds of inconvenient forum.

12. Miscellaneous

12.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and Company regarding the Site and Services. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the Privacy Policy, these Terms shall control except with respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, which shall be governed by the Privacy Policy.

12.2 Waiver

The failure of Company to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms will be effective only if in writing and signed by Company.

12.3 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable while preserving the parties' original intent.

12.4 Assignment

Company may assign these Terms or any rights or obligations hereunder without restriction. You may not assign these Terms or any rights or obligations hereunder without Company's prior written consent.

12.5 Force Majeure

Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, epidemics or pandemics, strikes, power outages, internet or telecommunications failures, or failures of third-party service providers.

12.6 Survival

Sections intended to survive termination will survive, including but not limited to Intellectual Property, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Dispute Resolution, and this Miscellaneous section.

12.7 Electronic Communications

By using the Site or purchasing through the Site, you consent to receive communications from us electronically (for example, by email or through the Site), and you agree that electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. For SMS/text messages, you will only receive such messages if you have separately opted in, and you may opt out at any time by replying STOP.

12.8 Headings

Headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Terms.

12.9 Contact Information

Questions about these website Terms may be sent to: Hallie.bateman@gmail.com

Legal notices to Company must be sent to: Hallie.bateman@gmail.com.

12.10 Feedback

We may update these terms as our practices evolve or standards change. We appreciate feedback, but to be clear, we may use any of your comments without any obligation to pay you and do not have to keep them confidential.

13. Additional Terms for Users Outside the United States

European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland. If you are located in the European Economic Area ("EEA"), United Kingdom ("UK"), or Switzerland, the following additional terms apply to you:

(a) Right of Withdrawal for Digital Products. For digital products or services purchased online, you have the right to withdraw from your purchase within fourteen (14) days of the date of purchase without giving any reason, provided you have not accessed, downloaded, or streamed the digital content. By accessing, downloading, or beginning to stream digital content, you expressly consent to the immediate performance of the contract and acknowledge that you lose your right of withdrawal once the digital content has been fully downloaded or streaming has started.

(b) Statutory Consumer Rights. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any statutory rights you may have under applicable consumer protection laws that cannot be lawfully excluded or limited. Where such mandatory protections apply, Company's liability and your remedies will be determined in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Data Protection. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") and the UK GDPR. You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, and port your personal data, as well as the right to object to certain processing and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For data protection inquiries, contact Hallie.bateman@gmail.com.

(d) Governing Law for Consumers. If you are a consumer residing in the EEA or UK, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence. Any dispute shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of your country of residence.

(e) Australia. If you are located in Australia, our goods and services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. Nothing in these Terms purports to modify or exclude the conditions, warranties, and undertakings implied by the Australian Consumer Law or any rights you may have under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

(f) Export Compliance. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to U.S. government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You agree to comply with all applicable export and re-export control laws and regulations.

14. Artificial Intelligence Policy

You are prohibited from using, directly or indirectly, any automated system, software, script, or other technology, including but not limited to artificial intelligence (AI) systems, web crawlers, data mining tools, or large language models (LLMs), to access, scrape, extract, copy, or otherwise use any content, data, or information from this website for the purpose of AI model training, machine learning, or any other computational analysis. Any use of this Site’s content for AI training, whether through direct scraping, API access, or any other means, constitutes an unauthorized use and a violation of these Terms. We expressly opt out of and prohibit the use of our content in any datasets used to train AI models. Unauthorized scraping or data mining may violate laws including, but not limited to: (e) The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030: Prohibits unauthorized access to computer systems. (f) The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 1201: Protects against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. (g) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Article 22: Restricts automated decision-making and profiling based on scraped personal data. (h) The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq.: Grants rights over personal data and restricts unauthorized use. We reserve the right to take legal action against any entity or individual engaging in unauthorized data scraping, including seeking damages, injunctive relief, and reporting violations to regulatory authorities. By accessing this Site, you acknowledge and agree that any attempt to use this content for AI training is a violation of these Terms and may subject you to legal consequences.

Updated: September 2026

Introduction

We care about your privacy online, so here is relevant information regarding privacy on our Website, www.halliebateman.com as owned and operated by Maximum Light, Inc. (“we”; “us”; or “our”). Our goal is to safeguard the privacy of all our visitors and users; to explain who we are and how and why we collect, store, use, and share personal information; and to explain your rights in relation to your personal information. By using this Website, you agree to the following Privacy Policy. Please read this policy carefully before using this Website. This Policy applies to this Website, and any sites, mobile apps, or products that display or link to this Policy. It does not apply to any website, mobile app, service, or product that does not display or link to this Policy or that contains its own privacy policy.

ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

For avoidance of doubt, you acknowledge that the transmission of certain technical information (such as IP address, browser type, and routing data) is a necessary and lawful part of Internet communication in order to provide you with the information and services of this website and that you have given your consent for us to collect this information to operate our website.

By accessing or using this Website, you agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Company’s collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal information, including but not limited to any claim under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”), the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), or similar state privacy or wiretap laws, shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration, rather than in court. You waive any right to a jury trial.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company retains the right to bring or move an individual claim in small-claims court in [Hamilton, Ohio] to resolve disputes that fall within that court’s jurisdictional limits.

Individual Arbitration Only

All disputes must be brought in your individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class, collective, consolidated, or representative participant. The arbitrator shall not consolidate or join the claims of other users. If a court determines that this waiver of class or representative actions is unenforceable with respect to a particular claim, that claim must be severed and proceed in court while the remaining claims continue in arbitration.

Governing Forum and Rules

Arbitration shall take place in [Cincinnati, Ohio] before the American Arbitration Association under its rules. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

This Agreement and any dispute arising hereunder shall be governed solely by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.

No other state’s law shall apply extraterritorially to conduct occurring wholly outside that state, unless the Company expressly designates that state’s law in writing for a particular agreement or transaction.

All arbitration proceedings shall remain confidential, except as disclosure is required by law.

Pre-Arbitration Notice and Informal Resolution

Before initiating arbitration, you must send a written notice of dispute to hallie.bateman@gmail.com identifying your name, contact information, and the specific date and nature of the claim, including any alleged technology or data collection practice involved. Both parties will make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute informally. If the dispute is not resolved within sixty (60) days, either party may commence arbitration.

Opt-Out Option

You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by providing written notice to hallie.bateman@gmail.com within thirty (30) days after first accepting this Privacy Policy or otherwise providing personal information through this Website. If you opt out, you retain your right to bring individual claims in court, but waive participation in any class or representative action.

Safe-Harbor

Nothing in this clause waives any statutory or common-law defenses, including the defense that the Company’s use of cookies, pixels, or analytics technologies is permitted under applicable law.

Survival and Severability

This arbitration provision survives termination of your relationship with the Company. If any portion of this provision is found unenforceable, that portion shall be severed and the remainder enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, except that if the class/representative-action waiver is found unenforceable, the entire arbitration provision shall be void as to that claim.

WEBSITE USE

No Use for Children

Our Website and any offerings or services on it are not intended for anyone under 13 years of age or anyone considered a child under their country’s laws. If you are under 13, you may not use or provide any information on this Website, use any of its features, register for an account, make any purchases, use any of the interactive or public comment/community features, or provide any information about yourself to us.

If we learn that we have received personal information from a child without validated parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at hallie.bateman@gmail.com.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE

We collect a variety of information from you when you visit our Website, make purchases, or interact with us on social media or with advertising partners. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you specifically consent to our collection of the data described below, to our use of the data, to the processing of this data, and to our sharing of the data with third-party processors as needed for our legitimate business interests. We retain this data as long as necessary for business purposes, legal purposes, or dispute resolution.

We use reasonable measures to protect your personal information, including administrative and technical measures, but we cannot guarantee zero security risks.

The information we collect may include:

Personal Data: Personal data is information that can be used to identify you specifically, including your name, shipping address, email address, telephone number, or demographic information like your age, gender, or hometown. You consent to giving us this information by providing it to us voluntarily on our Website or any mobile application. You provide some of this information when you register with or make purchases from our Website. You may also provide this information by participating in various activities associated with our site, including interacting with any community features or providing user-generated content, contacting us with questions, or participating in any group or community activity. Your decision to disclose this data is entirely voluntary.

Derivative Data: Derivative data is information that our servers automatically collect about you when you access our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, the dates and times that you access our Website, and the specific pages you view. If you are using a mobile application, our servers may collect information about your device name and type, your phone number, your country of origin, and other interactions with our application or service.

Social Networking Data: We may access personal information from social networking sites and apps, including but not limited to: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok, or other social networking sites or apps not named specifically here, which may include your name, your social network username, location, email address, age, gender, profile picture, and any other public information linked to those accounts. If you do not want us to access this information, please go to the specific social networking site and change your relevant privacy settings.

Mobile Device Data: If you use our Website via a mobile device or app, we may collect information about your mobile device, including device ID, model and manufacturer, and location information.

Other Data: On occasion, you may give us additional data by entering a contest or giveaway or to participate in a survey. You will be prompted for this information, and it will be clear that you are voluntarily offering this kind of information.

TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND ONLINE INTERACTIONS

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, session replay tools, and similar tracking technologies to operate our website, understand how visitors interact with our content, improve user experience, measure performance, enhance security, prevent fraud, and support marketing and advertising efforts.

These technologies may collect information about your interactions with our website, including pages viewed, features used, clicks, scrolling activity, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and general device or browser information. In some cases, this may include recordings or reconstructions of website interactions (commonly referred to as “session replay” or interaction monitoring).

We use this information to:

• operate and maintain our website;

• analyze usage and improve functionality;

• diagnose technical issues;

• protect against misuse or fraudulent activity; and

• support marketing, advertising, or communications efforts.

We do not intentionally use these technologies to capture the contents of private communications, such as payment information, passwords, or sensitive personal data submitted through secure forms.

Your Choices

You may control or limit the use of certain tracking technologies through your browser settings, device preferences, or by interacting with any cookie consent or preference management tools made available on our website. Please note that disabling certain technologies may affect website functionality.

By accessing or using our website after being presented with notice of these tracking practices, you acknowledge and consent to our use of tracking technologies as described in this Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

How We Use Your Information

Your personal information allows us to offer you certain products and services, including the use of our Website; to fulfill our obligations to you; to customize your interaction with our company and our Website; and to allow us to suggest other products and services we think might interest you. We generally store your data and transmit it to a third party for processing. However, to the extent we process your data, we do so to serve our legitimate business interests (such as providing you with the opportunity to purchase our goods or services and interact with our Website).

Specifically, we may use the information and data described above to:

• Create and administer your account
• Deliver any products or services purchased by you to you
• Correspond with you
• Process payments or refunds
• Contact you about new offerings that we think you will be interested in
• Interact with you via social media
• Send you a newsletter or other updates about our company or Website
• Deliver targeted advertising
• Request feedback from you
• Notify you of updates to our product and service offerings
• Resolve disputes and troubleshoot any problems
• Administer contests or giveaways
• Generate a profile that is personalized to you, so that future interactions with our Website will be more personal
• Compile anonymous statistical data for our own use or for a third party’s use
• Assist law enforcement as necessary
• Prevent fraudulent activity on our Website or mobile app
• Analyze trends to improve our Website and offerings

Why We Disclose Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in certain situations. In particular, we may share your data with third-party processors as needed to serve our legitimate business interests, which include administration of our Website, administration of your account, entering into contracts with you, communicating with you, taking orders for goods or services, delivering our goods and services, identifying trends, protecting the security of our company and Website, and marketing additional goods and services to you. The legal basis for our disclosure of your data is both your consent to this Privacy Policy and our own right to protect and promote our legitimate business interests.

The following are specific reasons why we may share your information.

Third-Party Processing: We may disclose your information to third parties who assist us with various tasks, including payment processing, hosting services, email delivery, and customer service.

By Law: We may share your data as required by law or to respond to legal process, including a subpoena, or as necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others. This includes sharing information with other parties to prevent or address fraud and to avoid credit risks.

To Protect our Company: We may use your information to protect our company, including to investigate and remedy any violations of our rights or policies. We may also disclose your information as reasonably necessary to acquire and maintain insurance coverage, manage risks, obtain financial or legal advice, or to exercise or defend against legal claims.

Other Third Parties: We may share information with advertisers, our investors, or other third parties for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. If we do so, we will make reasonable efforts to inform you if required by law.

Sale or Bankruptcy: If our whole company or some of its assets are sold, merged, restructured or the company goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, your information may be an asset that is transferred to a third-party successor. Such a successor is not bound by this Privacy Policy and may have its own privacy terms.

Interaction with Others: If you interact with others on our Website or mobile app, such as participating in a group chat, group video, program, or online course, other users may have access to some of your data, including your name, image, likeness, profile picture, and your history of interaction with our Website, such as prior comments or posts. Your participation in any such interaction or recording is your consent to that recording and a release of all moral rights to the recording or interaction.

User-Generated Content: If you submit user-generated content including any comments, reviews, or posts online, that content may be viewed by others, and we may distribute that content outside the Website for any purpose.

External Links: Our Website may include links to other Websites not controlled by us. We do not regularly monitor the websites of third parties and are not responsible for any content on the sites or any damages you suffer by using these links. We are not bound by the privacy policies of any third-party website that you access by a link, and they are not bound by ours. We encourage you to read the policies of those third-party websites before interacting with them or making purchases as they may collect different information via different methods than us.

Other Purposes: We may disclose your personal data as necessary to comply with any legal obligation or to protect your interests, or the vital interests of others or our company.

INTERNATIONAL USERS AND GDPR

If you are located outside of the United States, including in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, please note that your personal information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in jurisdictions that may not provide the same level of data protection as your home country.

Where required by applicable law, we rely on appropriate safeguards to facilitate such transfers, which may include standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms recognized under data protection laws.

You may have additional rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal information, as well as the right to object to certain processing activities.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

If you would like further information, see “How to Contact Us” below or email us at Hallie.bateman@gmail.com. If you are covered by the General Data Protection Regulation, you have a number of rights, including the rights to:

• Fair processing of information and transparency over how we use your personal information.
• Access to your personal information and to certain other supplementary information that this Privacy Policy is already designed to address.
• Correcting any mistakes in your information which we hold.
• Erasure of personal information concerning you in certain situations.
• Receiving the personal information concerning you which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit that data to a third party in certain situations.
• Objecting at any time to processing of personal information concerning you for direct marketing.
• Objecting to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you.
• Objecting in certain other situations to our continued processing of your personal information and restricting our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

You may also have the right to claim compensation for damages caused by our breach of any data protection laws.

For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on individuals’ rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, available at: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/.

If you would like to exercise any of those rights, please:

• Email, call, or write to us.
• Provide us enough information to identify you (e.g., name, e-mail address, mailing address, username, billing details).
• Provide us proof of your identity and address (we may request additional information reasonably necessary to verify your identity, which may vary depending on the request.)
• Provide us with the information to which your request relates, including any account, order or reference numbers, if you have them.

STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS AND DISCLOSURES

Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information, and the right to opt out of certain processing activities, such as targeted advertising or profiling, where applicable.

Categories of Personal Information Collected

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• identifiers and contact information;

• commercial information, such as transaction records;

• internet or electronic activity information, including website interactions;

• device and technical information;

• professional or business-related information; and

• any other information you voluntarily provide to us.

Categories of Personal Information Disclosed

We may disclose personal information to:

• service providers and processors who perform services on our behalf (such as website hosting, analytics, email delivery, payment processing, customer support, and security);

• professional advisors, including legal or accounting providers, as necessary; and

• authorities or other parties where required by law or to protect our rights.

We disclose personal information solely for business and operational purposes and do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined under applicable state privacy laws.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided below. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.

We provide these disclosures for transparency. Nothing in this section is intended to extend the application of any state’s law outside that state’s borders or modify the Company’s Arbitration and Governing Law provisions, which designate Ohio as the exclusive governing law and jurisdiction for any disputes.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

As described in the section “Personal Information We Collect and Use,” we may collect or have collected within the past 12 months the following categories of personal information as defined under applicable law:

• Identifiers (e.g., name, email address, postal address, phone number, IP address)

• Customer records information (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) such as contact or billing information

• Commercial information (e.g., purchase history or payment details)

• Internet or network activity information (e.g., browsing history, search activity, interactions with our site or ads)

• Professional or employment-related information (e.g., job title or business contact details)

• Inference data (e.g., preferences or features we think may interest you)

We do not collect or process “sensitive personal information” (such as government ID numbers, precise geolocation, or racial/ethnic data) except as necessary to operate our business, complete transactions, or comply with legal obligations.

CONSUMER PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you reside, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information:

1. Right to Know or Confirm – to request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, the sources of that information, and the purposes for which it is used or disclosed.

2. Right to Delete – to request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

3. Right to Correct – to request correction of inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

4. Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing – to direct us not to sell or share your personal information for targeted advertising.

5. Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information – to restrict our use or disclosure of sensitive personal information, if collected, to what is reasonably necessary for the services you request.

6. Right to Data Portability – to receive your personal information in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.

7. Right to Non-Discrimination – we will not deny services, charge different prices, or provide a different level of quality because you exercised a privacy right.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
hallie.bateman@gmail.com

Identity Verification

To protect your personal information and prevent unauthorized requests, we may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding to certain privacy-related requests.

Verification methods may vary depending on the nature of the request and the sensitivity of the information involved. We will seek to minimize the amount of information required for verification and may offer alternative methods where appropriate.

Any information collected solely for identity verification purposes will be used only to process your request and will be deleted or securely disposed of once verification is complete, in accordance with our data retention practices.

You may also authorize an agent to submit a request on your behalf by providing written authorization or a valid power of attorney.

Certain information may be exempt from requests under applicable law. If we decline to act on a request, some residents may be eligible for an appeal by emailing us with the subject line “Privacy Appeal.”

Scope and Relationship to Governing Law

This section is provided solely to meet disclosure obligations under the State Privacy Laws.
It does not create contractual or statutory rights for residents of other jurisdictions or expand any state law beyond its intended reach.

All disputes arising under or related to this Privacy Policy remain subject to the Arbitration and Governing Law provisions above, which designate Ohio as the exclusive governing law and jurisdiction. Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to expand the application of any state privacy law beyond its statutory scope.

Do Not Track Signals

Pursuant to California law, we hereby disclose that we do not currently honor Do Not Track signals issued by browsers or other third-party sources.

Privacy Concerns, Contacting Us, Complaints

You can contact hallie.bateman@gmail.com with any questions or requests about these policies or your personal data.

LEGAL DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may process, store, and disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to 1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on us; 2) protect and defend our rights or property; or 3) act under exigent circumstances to protect the safety of the public or users of the site.

We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 and, as part of the compliance process, we may be required to disclose whatever information we have for you to a copyright holder who has submitted a complaint to us.

Severability

If any part of this Privacy Policy is deemed unlawful and/or unenforceable, all other provisions contained herein will remain in full force and effect.

Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with United States law. Any dispute arising out of or related to the information contained herein is subject to the dispute resolution specified in these terms in the state of Ohio.

Privacy Policy Modifications and Updates

We may update and modify this Privacy Policy at any time. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your use of the Website and/or its services serves as your acceptance of these updated terms.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hallie.bateman@gmail.com.