Site Terms and Condtions

Please read these terms and conditions before doing business with us.
Inclusive of all programs, lessons, classes, clinics, socials, day school, farm dog, boarding school, online programs, online content, digital products, events, retreats, collaborations, speaking engagements, consulting services, and space rental.

Opportunity Barks Inc. 2590 Schukraft Road, Quakertown, PA 18951 267-571-1231

Parties to this agreement
These terms and conditions form a legally binding agreement between "you", "your", the "user", the "student", the "participant", the "audience", the “owner”, the “handler” and Leigh Siegfried, Opportunity Barks Inc. employees ("Leigh Siegfried", "Opportunity Barks", "OpBarks", "me", "us", "we", "our", "us" or similar) which governs your use of my/our services such as programs, lessons, classes, clinics, socials, day school, farm dog, boarding school, online programs, online content, events, retreats, collaborations, speaking engagements, consulting services, and space rental services.

This agreement governs the terms by which you interact with Opportunity Barks, our programs or our online content.

Acceptance
Please note that by agreeing to these terms, you are entering into a legally binding contract. 

If you do not accept all the terms and conditions outlined in this document, you must not enroll in any of my/our (Opportunity Barks) programs, purchase a ticket to an event or register for a course, access our content, or attend any session offered by us. By purchasing and making payment on any one of our offerings, you automatically consent to the terms and conditions hereby explained below. From a consumer perspective, these terms and conditions serve to create safer spaces and conditions for our staff and our students/clients.

Shared investment
We honor the shared investment in time and energy. To establish integrity in the relationship and respect the training journey, we have with you, when we say yes to working with you, we’re saying yes to being open and honest with you in our guidance and advice. We are looking for clients and customers who are invested mentally, emotionally, and financially in doing the work.

When we show up and work with you, please understand that we are sharing our expertise of nearly 35 years of combined experience. We’re working with you because you’re seeking help to change your dog’s behavior or prevent issues in the future, therefore if you aren’t open to changing your approach, don’t waste our time. We’re not here to convert skeptics. We’re here to be of service.

Purchases
All of our products, events, and services are tailored, designed, and delivered with love and attention, and we are devoted to ensuring the highest quality experience. All programs/packages, online courses, digital products, classes, clinics, lessons, socials, day school, farm dog, boarding school, gift certificates, and space rental are non-refundable and non-transferable. We do not accept cancellations or offer refunds under any circumstance. Purchase of packages, programs, and payment plans of any and all appointments, workshops, events, or socials are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you purchased a one-on-one training program, it expires within 90 days from the date of purchase. All lessons can be scheduled online at the time of purchase, or at your convenience via our website. Memberships and packages expire within 30 days beyond the date of purchase. Additionally, I understand that if I do not schedule my appointments, classes, lessons, or clinics within the specified timeframe, I will not receive a credit, refund, or extension. Should you disregard this outline and pursue a refund via a third-party payment processor, I will forward them these Terms Of Service which will immediately leverage my counterclaim.

Upon purchase of any digital product, you will immediately receive an email with a link to a direct download for your product, or, for a purchase of training lessons, you will immediately receive an email with a link to book for your sessions that include all the information you need to get started right away.

If there are any hassles or troubles with downloads or deliveries, please don't hesitate to contact us immediately right here, and we will endeavor to get back to you as soon as possible.

Cancellations, Rescheduling, Transfers
We sympathize with clients with emergency situations, but experience has demonstrated that exceptions to our policies are too costly for our business, disruptive to our schedules, problematic for the training process, and unfair to other clients. Reservations, appointments, and class sessions, once confirmed, are locked in for the dates and times selected. If a client shows up more than 15 minutes late for an appointment, it’s considered a no-show, if a client shows up 10 minutes late for a social, we reserve the right to refuse entry. If program dates are rescheduled or a client wants to transfer to a different appointment or class time after registering, we maintain the right to retain 33% of the full program fee as a non-refundable deposit. Future bookings must be paid for in full. Any appointment or program enrollment canceled will be fully charged for the cost of the session or course. Any no-shows will be fully charged for the cost of the session or program. Our scheduling system is configured for multiple reminders with the date/time listed, therefore showing up before/after the proper time will result in a ‘no-show’ status. A $35 fee will be applied for returned checks as well as all associated bank fees. We maintain the right to bill you for any and all bank fees incurred due to canceled payment plans, disputed charges, etc.

Opportunity Barks maintains the right to refuse service to any dog they deem inappropriate, whether that means a community safety risk, concern about the dog's health, or any and all reasons the staff believes may contribute to safety risk to themselves or others, this includes removing the dog during an already scheduled service without a refund or explanation. 

In regards to Pennsylvania Statutes Title 3 P.S. Agriculture § 459-601. Abandonment of animals by owner. Should a dog participating in our programs be abandoned, Dog Law will be notified.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon or attempt to abandon any dog within the Pennsylvania Commonwealth. Anyone convicted of abandoning or attempting to abandon any dog within the Commonwealth shall pay a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $1,000, plus costs.

(2) Any animal placed in the custody of a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine for treatment, boarding, or other care, or placed in the custody of a boarding kennel for board or other care, which shall be abandoned by its owner or his representative for a period of more than ten days after written notice by personal service or registered mail, return receipt requested, is given to the owner or his representative at his last known address and return receipt is received by the doctor or the licensed boarding kennel, may be turned over to the custody of the nearest humane society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals or dog pound in the area. After 48 hours of receipt, such a custodian may evaluate the dog for adoption and determine if placement. During such a 48-hour period, the animal may be released only to the owner or his representative. If the owner claims the animal, he shall be liable for room and board charges for the animal during the abandonment period.

Force Majeure
If any services under this agreement need to be postponed due to an “act of God” or an act of nature, epidemic, pandemic or other circumstances beyond our control, such as strikes or cancellation of flights or internet outages, we will notify you as soon as we can of postponement and the alternative dates. Any services (lessons, classes) that were purchased as in-person sessions will be continued as virtual appointments and we will not extend package expiration dates. Clinics, boarding, and boarding school reservations can be deferred and any deposits can be used towards a future reservation, but will not be refunded under any circumstance. 

Payment Plans
I understand that canceling a payment plan before all payments have been received, is theft and I am still responsible for paying the total amount. If I have agreed that you may pay by installments, you must pay each installment to me in full by the previously agreed to the payment date(s).

If you miss an installment payment, then you agree that all amounts under this agreement become due and owing and must be paid to me within 72 hours at a maximum, without offset, counterclaim or delay. If any payment dates are not met, I reserve the right to cancel this agreement and no refund or credit will be given and you will still be responsible for the full payment amount. 

If follow-up and pursuit of outstanding balance is not successful, this will result in loss of access to staff, lessons, website, group/s, and/or online material. If you miss an installment payment and the amount owing is not paid to me immediately, you understand a third-party collection service will be engaged to retrieve the balance owing until it is the amount paid in full and any & all collection fees accrued. If you are on a Paypal, Stripe, Square, or similar system payment or subscription or installment plan - do not autonomously cancel your plan or subscription in your recurring payments dashboard. If you do this, your total outstanding amount will be tripled for acting outside of your scope in the payment processing system.

If your payment profile has been suspended due to multiple missed payments, and I am unable to collect the funds automatically, you are responsible for paying your outstanding balance + $150

There is one option to pay your balance: www.paypal.me/opbarks and input the dollar amount, inclusive of the above-mentioned late fees. Once paid, screenshot and send confirmation of payment to info@opbarks.com

If missed payment/s is not received within 72 hours the following occurs- your debt is handed to a collection agency who will pursue the full balance and their additional fee and my additional fee; removal from any programs; removal, delete, and/or blocking you from every account, group or course; being banned from all future offerings indefinitely.

General Policies
No one approach works best for all dogs, therefore Opportunity Barks reserves the right to remove or refuse service to any client/dog without explanation. We also maintain the right to remove a dog from a group class setting and transfer any fees towards a private lesson program if we deem the class setting too stressful, overwhelming, or disruptive to any dogs/clients present. Group classes and socials require ALL participants to be over the age of 16. Opportunity Barks maintains the right to require any attendant under the age of 16 to remain outside of the training space. 

All appointments are intended for the dog and primary handlers who originally booked the session (this excludes other pet professionals including groomers, pet sitters, walkers, and other trainers). Additional dogs/handlers who attend a session will be required to fill out all paperwork and pay additional fees before participating. 

Photo Policy
I agree to grant to Opportunity Barks Inc. and its authorized representatives' permission to record on photographic film and/or video, pictures of my or my dog’s participation in any lessons, classes, clinics, day school, boarding school, and events. I further agree that any or all of the material photographed may be used, in any form, as part of any future publicity, illustration, advertising, or Web content used to promote Opportunity Barks Inc., and further that such use shall be without payment of fees, royalties, special credit or other compensation.

Proprietary information

Trademarks
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Copyrights
This site and its Content are protected by United States and/or foreign copyright laws and belong to the Company or its partners, affiliates, contributors, or third parties. The copyrights for the Content are owned by the Company or other copyright owners who have authorized their use on this site. You may download and reprint Content for non-commercial, non-public, personal use only (If you are browsing this site as an employee or member of any business or organization, you may download and reprint Content only for educational or other non-commercial purposes within your business or organization, except as otherwise permitted by the Company, for example in certain password-restricted areas of the site). You may not manipulate or alter in any way images or other Content on the site.

Hyper-links
This site may be hyperlinked to other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, our Company. The inclusion of any hyperlink to a third-party site does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by our Company of that site. Hyper-links to such sites are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or our Company. Our Company has not reviewed any or all of such sites and is not responsible for the content of those sites. Our Company also makes no representations about the availability of hyperlinked sites. Hyper-links are to be accessed at the user’s own risk, and our Company makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of these hyperlinks or the sites hyper-linked to this site. If you hyperlink to a site, please be aware that you will leave our Company’s website and will become subject to the rules and conditions of the linked site(s). We recommend that you make yourself aware of the Terms of Use of any sites you link to from our Company’s site.

Submissions
You hereby grant to our Company the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display all content, remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to our Company through this site (together, hereinafter known as the “Submission”), and to incorporate any Submission in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. Our Company will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and may use any Submission in its business (including without limitation, for products or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind, and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future Company operations. By making a Submission, you are guaranteeing to us that you have the legal right to post the content in the Submission and that it will not violate any law or the rights of any person or entity. Our Company will treat any personal information that you submit through this site in accordance with its Privacy Policy as set forth on this site.

Child safety
Protecting the online privacy of children is especially important to us, and those under the age of 13 are protected by federal law. For that reason, our Company does not knowingly permit children under the age of 13 to become registered members of our sites or to buy goods and services on our sites, without verifiable parental consent. Our Company does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information about children under 13, except with their parent’s express consent. If we ever include children under the age of 13 as part of our intended site audience, those specific web pages will, in accordance with the provisions of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), be clearly identified and provide an explicit privacy notice; and we will provide processes to obtain parental approval, provide access to information and allow parents to request removal of their children’s personal information.

Downloading material
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Disclaimer
The company makes no express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever with respect to the site, the service or the content. the company expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, with regard to the site, the service, the content, and any product or service furnished or to be furnished via the site. the company does not warrant that the functions performed by the site or the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, or that defects in the site or the service will be corrected. the company does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the content, or that any errors in the content will be corrected. the site, the service and the content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

Limitation on liability
Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors will not be liable for any incidental, direct, indirect, punitive, actual, consequential, special, exemplary, or other damages, including loss of revenue or income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, or similar damages, even if company has been advised of the possibility of such damages. in no event will the collective liability of company and its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors, to any party (regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid to company for the applicable content, product or service out of which liability.

Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (hereinafter known as the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this site. Information you provide You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that: you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party;

• advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;

• is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;

• does not pertain directly to this site;

• threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening or offensive;

• seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;

• infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including violating anyone’s copyrights or trademarks or their rights of publicity;

• violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;

• impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;

• advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized on this site;

• solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors;

• includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;

• disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real time activities via this site;

• includes MP3 format files;

• amounts to a ‘pyramid’ or similar scheme;

• disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected to this site; or

• contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above.
  

Although under no obligation to do so, our Company reserves the right to monitor use of this site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well as the right to remove or refuse any information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the content of your Submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither Company nor any third party that provides Content to Company will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by Company or such third party with respect to any Submission.

Security
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Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of (Bucks County, PA), notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in connection with any dispute between you and Company arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms of Use will be in the state and/or federal courts in Pennsylvania, US. If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to which they pertain. Company may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.

If you have any questions about, or concerns otherwise, contact us at hello@opbarks.com.