TERMS OF USE

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. By using this website, you signify your consent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the website.

Your access to and use of this website, as well as all related websites operated by Align and Shine Pty Ltd atf InGodWe Trust trading as Retained Neonatal Reflexes (RNR) (ACN 123414111) (which includes www.rnrs.com.au) (collectively the “Site”) is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms of Use and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and the Site are superseded and of no force or effect:

1. You must be a registered Chiropractor or Primary Health Care Provider to register for courses and purchase from this site. Parents and Carers, and Students may use, but not purchase or register for the courses on this site.

You agree that the Site itself, as well as all content, videos, training materials, products, services and/or other materials, made available on the Site by us or other third parties, as well as the look and feel of all of the foregoing, (collectively referred to as the “Content”) are maintained for your personal use and information by Retained Neonatal Reflexes, (the “Company”) and are the property of the Company and/or its third party providers. You agree that such Company Content shall include all proprietary videos, HTML/CSS, Javascript, graphics, voice, and sound recordings, artwork, photos, documents, and text as well as all other materials included in the Site, excluding only the materials you provide. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, the Company hereby grants you a limited license, which is non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable, to access, view, and use the Site solely for your personal purposes. No Company Content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed, used for public or commercial purposes, or downloaded in any way unless written permission is expressly granted by the Company. Modification of the Content or use of the Content for any other purpose is a violation of the copyright and other proprietary rights of the Company, as well as other authors who created the materials, and may be subject to monetary damages and penalties. You may not distribute, modify, transmit or use the content of the Site or any Content, including any and all software, tools, graphics and/or sound files, for public or commercial purposes without the express written permission of the Company.

Log in: Your log in to the online course is unique to you as a registrant in this program. These details must not be shared.  Failure to comply with this will result in immediate expulsion from the program.

2. All Content, such as text, data, graphics files, videos and sound files, and other materials contained in the Site, are copyrighted unless otherwise noted and are the property of the Company and/or a supplier to the Company. No such materials may be used except as provided in these Terms of Use.

3. All trade names, trademarks, and images and biographical information of people used in the Company Content and contained in the Site, including without limitation the name “Retained Neonatal Reflexes” or “RNR” or “RNRs”, are either the property of, or used with permission by, the Company. The use of Content by you is strictly prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms of Use. Any unauthorised use of Content may violate the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights of the Company and/or third parties, as well as the laws of privacy and publicity, and other regulations and statutes. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in the Site shall be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark or other proprietary information without the express written consent of the Company or third party owner. The Company respects the copyright, trademark and all other intellectual property rights of others. The Company has the right, but has no obligation, to remove content and accounts containing materials that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Use. If you believe that your intellectual property rights are being violated and/or that any work belonging to you has been reproduced on the Site or in any Content in any way, you may notify Company at admin@rnrs.com.au. Please provide your name and contact information, the nature of your work and how it is being violated, all relevant copyright and/or trademark registration information, the location/URL of the violation, and any other information you believe is relevant.

4. While the Company uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in the Site, the Company makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. The Company assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site.

5. When you register with the Company and/or this Site, you expressly consent to receive any notices, announcements, agreements, disclosures, reports, documents, communications concerning new products or services, or other records or correspondence from the Company. You consent to receive notices electronically by way of transmitting the notice to you by email.

6. If you send comments or suggestions about the Site to the Company, including, but not limited to, notes, text, drawings, images, designs or computer programs, such submissions shall become, and shall remain, the sole property of the Company, with attribution to you as its source.

7. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to restrict unauthorised access to our data and files. However no system whether or not password protected can be entirely impenetrable. You acknowledge that it may be possible for an unauthorised third party to access, view, copy, modify, or distribute the data and files you store using the Site. Use of the Site is completely at your own risk.

8. The Company will not intentionally disclose any personally identifying information about you to third parties, except where the Company, in good faith, believes such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or enforce these Terms of Use. By using the Site, you signify your acceptance of the Company’s Privacy Policy.  If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, in whole or part, please do not use this Site.

9. Neither the company nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or maintaining the site and/or any content on the site shall be liable under any circumstances for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to or use of the site. Without limiting the foregoing, all content on the site is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The company does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use of the materials in the site, the results of the use of such materials, the suitability of such materials for any user’s needs or the likelihood that their use will meet any user’s expectations, or their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or correction. The company likewise does not warrant or make any representations or guarantees that you will earn any money using the site or the company’s technology or services. You accept all responsibility for evaluating your own earning potential as well as executing your own business and services. Your earning potential is entirely dependent on your own products, ideas, techniques; your execution of your business plan; the time you devote to the program, ideas and techniques offered and utilised; as well as your finances, your knowledge and your skill. Since these factors differ among all individuals, the company cannot and does not warrant or make any representations or guarantees regarding your success or income level. The company does not warrant that use of the materials will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site, the content, and/or the materials available on this site are free from bugs or viruses or other harmful components. You assume all responsibility for the cost of all necessary repairs or corrections. The company shall not be responsible for any performance or service problems caused by any third party website or third party service provider. Any such problem shall be governed solely by the agreement between you and that provider. Please note that the applicable jurisdiction may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties. Some of the above exclusions may thus not apply to you.

10. The company shall not be responsible for any performance or service problems caused by any third party website or third party service provider (including, for example, your web service provider service, stripe payment services, your software and/or any updates or upgrades to that software). Any such problem shall be governed solely by the agreement between you and that provider. The company reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, whether the company is responsible for any such malfunction or disruption. The company also reserves the right to limit your use of the site and/or the content or to terminate your account should the company determine that you have violated these terms of use, or that you have violated any other rules or conditions of the company. The company reserves the right to refuse access to the site and/or the company’s content, products and/or services to anyone in its sole discretion. The company reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, whether the company is responsible for any such malfunction or disruption. The company may, in its sole discretion, refund the initial fee charged for any use of the site and/or any content or a pro-rata portion thereof consistent with the company’s refund policy. The company shall refuse any refund thirty (30) days after your payment for use of the site and/or any content, either pursuant to the company’s customer license agreement or otherwise, regardless of the reason for disruption.

11.  In no event shall the company be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, punitive, reliance or consequential damages, whether foreseeable or not, including, but not limited to, damage or loss of property, equipment, information or data, loss of profits, revenue or goodwill, cost of capital, cost of replacement services, or claims for service interruptions or transmission problems, occasioned by any defect in the site, the content, and/or related materials, the inability to use services provided hereunder or any other cause whatsoever with respect thereto, regardless of theory of liability. This limitation will apply even if the company has been advised or is aware of the possibility of such damages.

12. You agree to indemnify and hold the Company and each of its directors, officers employees, and agents, harmless from any and all liabilities, claims, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of or relating to (i) your breach of this Agreement, (ii) any violation by you of law or the rights of any third party, (iii) any materials, information, works and/or other content of whatever nature or media that you post or share on or through the Site, (iv) your use of the Site or any services that the Company may provide via the Site, and (v) your conduct in connection with the Site or the services or with other users of the Site or the services. The Company reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this Section. In such event, you shall provide the Company with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by the Company.

13. The provisions of these Terms of Use are for the benefit of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors, and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.

14. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the federal laws in Australia, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

15. These Terms of Use may be revised from time to time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms of Use to which you are bound.

Participant Requirements

  • It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure they meet any pre-requisites as stated in the PD event outline found on the RNR website.
  • Courses including pre-requisites and any post-course requirements are designed to support Practitioners to work within their scope
  • RNR courses are not available to students unless otherwise advertised. University Students are not able to register and attend RNR courses and PD events.
    RNR requires that all participates have completed a primary health care degree and have completed Applied Kinesiology Certification Course. As an advanced Applied Kinesiology course, as recognised by the ICAK, prior knowledge is assumed and will not be covered in the RNR course.
  • RNR requires that all participants hold current professional indemnity insurance that covers their participation in all professional development courses and workshops and other events, particularly those that include practical sessions
  • .For participants who are travelling interstate to attend an RNR event, RNR suggests considering purchasing appropriate travel insurance (RNR recommend checking the policy terms and conditions to confirm what situations are covered).
  • AHPRA Registration must be current at the time of an RNR event.

Online Course

  • Your log in details and magic link are for your personal use, and must not be shared.  The program may not be copied, or any part used without express written permission. Violation of either will result in removal of access to the Online Program.  
  • Access to Retained Neonatal Reflexes Online is available for 4 months from one month prior to RNR Part 1 Face2Face seminar. This access is terminated unless you re-register for 12 months additional access for a fee.

Online Course Refund Policy
Retained Neonatal Reflexes (aka RNR) Online is an online learning program that clearly outlines the Modules and information included.  Please ensure that it fits your learning outcomes before you purchase.  In general, refunds are not issued for a digital product.  If however, within 7 days of your purchase, having completed no more than the first two (2) modules of the course, you are not satisfied that the content meets your expectation, please contact us at admin@rnrs.com.au with your clear reasons for a refund request. All requests that fulfil this criteria will be considered.  If granted, all access will be immediately revoked and full payment refunded.

Face to Face Seminars
Online registration is the simplest way to secure a place at an RNR course or event.  If unable to register online for any reason, please contact the RNR office.
Registration will not be accepted without online payment at the time of booking.
No recording of the Live Seminar is permitted.

Confirmation of Event Proceeding
RNR will always make best endeavours to proceed with an event as advertised. Please note however that an event is not confirmed as proceeding until registrants have been sent confirmation notification in writing from the RNR. In most cases, registrations close 2 (two) weeks prior to event commencement date and, with the exception of extenuating circumstances, events should be confirmed or cancelled not less than 2 (two) weeks prior to event commencement date.
Travelling: If a registrant is travelling significant distances or interstate to attend an RNR event, we strongly recommend that travel and accommodation is not booked until the event has been confirmed as per above. In the instance that an event is cancelled by RNR (including cancellations at short notice for extenuating or unforeseen circumstances), registration fees are fully refundable or transferrable to another RNR available event, however the RNR is not responsible for a participant’s other associated expenses (travel and accommodation) with attending an RNR event.

Participation in Practical Activities
Many RNR events involve practical sessions, such as the demonstration and practising of hands-on techniques.
It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure they follow all appropriate professional standards whilst conducting a practical activity.
Before being the subject of any demonstration or practical activity, it is the participant’s responsibility to inform any presenter, tutor, fellow participant or other relevant person of any medical condition(s) or other relevant information that may impact their participation in the practical/demonstration or render the demonstration/practical activity or any persons, unsafe.
Participation in the practical sessions of an RNR event is at the participant’s risk.

Registration Cancellation of Events by Participant for Face to Face Events
A participant may substitute their registration to another eligible person at any time prior to the commencement of the course.
A participant may apply for a refund of registration monies paid in line with the following timelines: 
- Up until event registration closing date 2 (two) weeks prior: A full refund of registration monies may be honoured 
- Between the event registration close date and 7 (seven) calendar days prior to the event commencement date: A refund of monies paid (less a 20% cancellation fee) may be honoured 
- From 7 (seven) calendar days prior to and up to the event commencement date: No refund of registration monies paid or transfer will be provided. A participant may apply for a refund of registration monies or transfer with a supporting Medical Certificate or positive Covid 19 test. Each case will be assessed on its own merits and a refund or transfer is not guaranteed. Where a refund is granted, RNR will withhold 20% of the registration fee paid, as a cancellation fee.
Participants requesting a transfer or cancellation of their registration, must contact admin via admin@rnrs.com.au. Transfer and cancellation requests must be received in writing.
Any agreed refund will be processed back onto the credit card used for the initial payment.

CPD Hours and Confirmation of Attendance
Confirmation of Attendance are provided at the completion of every online course, Face2Face workshop and masterclass. Replacement copies are available at $25.
All components of a course must be completed including pre-requisites and online components, and any post-course content or requirements. On completion CPD hours will be recorded against your profile and a Certificate of Attendance provided.

Photographs/Videos/Images/Audio/Comments
By registering for any RNR PD event, participants provide consent to the RNR to use their comments/responses or any photographs/images taken of them for their publications and associated media and marketing channels; that is, appropriate use only for the everyday business of the RNR. If a participant does not consent, it is their duty to inform the RNR in writing.
By registering for any RNR PD lecture, participants provide consent to RNR to capture their questions and comments/responses for possible RNR Lecture on Demand recordings that may be published on RNR online learning platform. If a participant does not consent, it is their duty to inform the RNR in writing.
Participants are not permitted to take photos/video/audio recordings of any other subject (participants/presenter etc.) at an RNR event (nor share them via social media or other channels) without their direct consent.

Cancellation of Events by RNR
RNR reserves the right to cancel or change an event activity to an alternative date. In such case:
RNR will notify those who have already registered for that particular event of the cancellation or change of date usually not less than 2 (two) weeks prior the event commencement date or as soon as possible.
in the situation of an event being cancelled or postponed/transferred to an alternative date, registrants will have the option to receive a full refund of their registration fee or transfer the registration fee to another available RNR event.
in the instance that an event is cancelled (including cancellations at short notice for extenuating or unforeseen circumstances), RNR is not responsible for a participant’s other associated expenses (travel and accommodation).

Registration Cancellation of Events by Participant for Online Events
A participant may substitute their registration to another eligible person at any time prior to the completion of Module 2 (two) of the course.
A participant may apply for a refund of registration monies paid in line with the following timelines: 
- Up until the completion of Module 2: A full refund of registration monies may be honoured 
- After the commencement of Module 3: No refund of registration monies paid or transfer will be provided. A participant may apply for a refund of registration monies or transfer with a supporting Medical Certificate which indicates an inability to complete the course material within the twelve (12) month timeframe or positive Covid 19 test. Each case will be assessed on its own merits and a refund or transfer is not guaranteed. Where a refund is granted, RNR will withhold 20% of the registration fee paid, as a cancellation fee.
Participants requesting a transfer or cancellation of their registration, must contact admin via admin@rnrs.com.au. Transfer and cancellation requests must be received in writing.
Any agreed refund will be processed back onto the credit card used for the initial payment

Privacy
RNR acknowledges and respects the privacy of its members and customers. The information provided by registering for an RNR event is ‘personal information’ as defined by the Privacy Act 1988. The information is being collected by the RNR and will be held by RNR. It may be given to service providers engaged by the RNR. This information is being collected for the purpose of processing registrations for this event and keeping registrants/participants informed about other upcoming events. The provision of information is voluntary but if it is not provided the RNR may not be able to process registrations. Registrants/participants have the right to access and alter personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles and the RNR privacy policy. Please direct any enquiries in relation to this matter to our Privacy Officer who can be contacted by email at admin@rnrs.com.au.  

Last Updated: 4 December, 2023