Terms of Use 

Effective as of November 18, 2025

 

Acknowledgment

Welcome to the Unlock Your Professional Potential website Terms of Use agreement. These are the Terms of Use governing the use of this Service and the Site, and the agreement that operates between you and the Company. These Terms of Use set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service and the Site.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Site” refers to the Company’s website, which can be accessed at https://www.unlockyourprofessionalpotential.com. The Site is comprised of various web pages operated by Hydra Strategies LLC doing business as Early Career Development Coach ("Company"). “Service” refers to the Company’s services accessed via the Site, in which users can schedule appointments to purchase and receive career guidance and resources, particularly those geared towards young professionals, including resume reviews, interview preparation, and personalized career coaching, and purchase certain products such as books. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of our Site or purchaser of our Service.

 

The following Terms of Use apply when you view or use the Service and the Site located at https://www.unlockyourprofessionalpotential.com. The Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the "Terms").

 

Please review the following terms carefully. By accessing the Site and/or using the Service, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use in their entirety, you may not access or use the Service.  

 

By accessing the Site and/or using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are the age of majority in your jurisdiction, or you are the parent or legal guardian of the person desiring to use the Service and have accepted these Terms of Use on his / her behalf. If you have not reached the age of majority and do not have the consent of a parent or legal guardian, you must leave the Site. The Company assumes no responsibility or liability for any misrepresentation of your age.

 

Privacy Policy 

The Company respects the privacy of its Service users. Please refer to the Company’s Privacy Policy (found here: [https://www.unlockyourprofessionalpotential.com/privacy-policy]) which explains how we collect, use, and disclose information that pertains to your privacy. When you access or use the Service, you signify your agreement to the Privacy Policy as well as these Terms of Use. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully before using our Service.

 

Electronic Communications 

Visiting the Site or sending emails to Company constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all Terms of Use, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.

 

A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

 

Children Under Thirteen 

Company does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may only use the Site and our Service with permission of a parent or guardian.

 

Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services 

The Site may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Company and Company is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Company is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Company of the site or any association with its operators. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

 

Certain services made available via the Site may be delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service, or functionality originating from the Site domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Company may share such information and data with any third party with whom Company has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service, or functionality on behalf of the Site users and customers.

 

Payments

Company uses the third-party payment platform, Stripe, and in conjunction, your Stripe account to process credit and debit card transactions in connection with purchases for any products offered on the Site. The Site and Service is a "Partner" as defined in the Stripe Terms of Service.

 

By using the Site and Service and agreeing to these Terms of Use, you also agree to be bound by Stripe's Terms of Service.

 

You expressly understand and agree that Company shall not be liable for any payments and monetary transactions that occur through your use of the Site and Service. You expressly understand and agree that all payments and monetary transactions are handled by Stripe. You agree that Company shall not be liable for any issues regarding financial and monetary transactions between you and any other party, including Stripe.

 

You are responsible for all transactions processed through the Site, Service and/or Stripe. The Company is not liable for loss or damage from errant or invalid transactions processed with your Stripe account. This includes transactions that were not processed due to a network communication error, or any other reason. If you process a transaction, it is your responsibility to verify that the transaction was successfully processed.

 

You understand that the Stripe service is subject to change at any time and such changes may adversely affect the Site and/or Service. You understand and agree to not hold the Company liable for any adverse affects that actions (whether intentional or unintentional) on the part of Stripe may cause to your Stripe account.

 

You must not process stolen credit cards, or unauthorized credit cards through Stripe.

 

Return/Refunds Policy

All sales with regards to products offered through the Site are final and no refund will be issued.

 

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Company that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

 

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the content included as part of the Service, including, but not limited to, all text, graphics, images, functionality, website design, databases, photographs, as well as the compilation thereof and any software used on the Site (collectively, the “Content”), and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”). The Content and the Marks are the sole and exclusive property of Company or its suppliers and protected by copyright and trademark laws (and other laws that protect intellectual property, proprietary rights, and unfair competition). You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

 

The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services “AS IS” for your personal, non-commercial use only. You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the Content or the Marks, in whole or in part, found on the Site. The Content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of the Content or the Marks, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in the Content or the Marks. You will use the Content and the Marks solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the Content or the Marks without the express written permission of Company and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in the Content or the Marks. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Company or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

 

Submissions

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site or the Service (“Submissions”) provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby waive all moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your Submissions.

 

International Users 

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by Company from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Company Content accessed through https://www.unlockyourprofessionalpotential.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.

 

Indemnification 

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, your violation of any terms of this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules, or regulations. Company reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Company in asserting any available defenses.

 

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration 

If you have any concern or dispute about the Site and/or Service, you agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Company.

 

In the event the parties are not able to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms of Use, or any provisions hereof, whether directly or indirectly, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties. The parties agree that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision. The arbitrator's award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction. The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision shall be determined by the Arbitrator. In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding, or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms of Use, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney's fees. This arbitration provision shall survive the termination of these Terms of Use.

 

Class Action Waiver 

Any arbitration under these Terms of Use will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT A PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN EACH'S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE AND/ OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, SUCH AS IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER. Further, unless both you and Company agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

 

Liability Disclaimer 

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COACH AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.

 

EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COACH AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COACH AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

 

Notwithstanding any damages that You might incur, the entire liability of the Company and any of its suppliers under any provision of this Terms of use and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by You through the Service or $100.00 USD if You haven't purchased anything through the Service.

 

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COACH AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COACH OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.

 

BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN THESE STATES, EACH PARTY’S LIABILITY WILL. BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

 

CALIFORNIA RESIDENT’S RIGHTS: If you are a California resident and in connection with the foregoing releases, you hereby waive California Civil Code Section 1542 (and any similar provision in any other jurisdiction) which states:

 

“A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

 

Governing Law

To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflicts of law rules, and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction in California in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, this section.

 

You agree that any cause of action related to or arising out of your relationship with the Company must commence within ONE year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.

 

For European Union (EU) Users

If you are a European Union consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you are resident.

 

United States Legal Compliance

You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to the United States government embargo, or that has been designated by the United States government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and (ii) you are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

 

Company's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Company's right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by Company with respect to such use.

 

Termination/Access Restriction

Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms of Use. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately.

 

No Partnership

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Company as a result of this Agreement or use of the Site.

 

Severability

If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

 

Translation Interpretation

These Terms of Use may have been translated if we have made them available to you on our Service. You agree that the original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute, and it is the express wish of the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

 

Entire Agreement

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Company with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Company with respect to the Site.

 

Changes to Terms of Use

Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms of Use at any time. The most current version of the Terms of Use will supersede all previous versions. If a revision is material. we will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

 

Company encourages you to periodically review the Terms of Use to stay informed of our updates. By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the Site and the Service.

 

Contact Us 

Early Career Development Coach welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:

 

Hydra Strategies LLC dba Early Career Development Coach

606 Broadway, Apt. 311

Santa Monica, CA 90401

 

Email Address:

earlycareerdevelopmentcoach@gmail.com, or chris@hydrastrategies.com

 

Last modified on November 18, 2025