Terms of Use

Plain-English summary (provided for convenience, and not part of the Terms): read the site, use the free tools, take the quizzes, share the articles. Do not steal the work, misuse the site, or treat anything here as professional advice. Buying is governed by the Terms of Sale. Questions: hey@heywork.shop.

1. Acceptance of the Terms of Use

These terms of use are entered into by and between you and Hey Workshop ("Hey Workshop," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our"). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, the "Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of heywork.shop, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through heywork.shop (the "Website").

Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and, in respect of any purchase, our Terms of Sale, each incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.

This Website is offered and available to users who are 16 years of age or older. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement and that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company in your jurisdiction. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.

2. Changes to the Terms of Use

We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, as indicated by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

3. Accessing the Website

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website, and for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.

The Website does not require the creation of user accounts. Where you voluntarily provide information through the Website, for example an email address submitted to receive a free resource, a newsletter, or a quiz result, it is a condition of your use of the Website that all such information is correct, current, and complete, and that it is provided and handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof, and including the playbooks, toolkits, templates, spreadsheets, checklists, articles, quizzes, and free resources made available on or through it) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws of the United States and other jurisdictions.

These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only, except that materials we expressly make available for download (including free resources you unlock and products you purchase) may be used to operate your own business in accordance with the licence set out in the Terms of Sale. Subject to the foregoing, you must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except:

• your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials;
• you may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes; and
• you may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.

You must not delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site. If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company.

5. Trademarks

The Company name, the terms "Hey Workshop" and "heyWorkshop," the shaka hand mark, the Company logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans (including "The Solo Business OS," "The Founders Edition," and "Start the thing") are trademarks of the Company or its licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

6. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

• in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation;
• to impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company representative, or any other person or entity;
• to transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation; or
• to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

• use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website;
• use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring, scraping, or copying any of the material on the Website, without our prior written consent;
• use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website;
• introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website; or
• attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack, or otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

7. Reliance on Information; No Professional Advice

The information presented on or through the Website, including the articles, quizzes, free resources, and any product content, is made available solely for general information and educational purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Nothing on the Website constitutes legal, tax, accounting, financial, or other professional advice. Materials we publish or sell, including contract templates and financial tools, are educational resources. Laws and regulations vary by jurisdiction and change over time. You should engage a qualified professional before relying on any template, calculation, or strategy in respect of your specific circumstances.

8. No Guarantee of Results; Earnings Disclaimer

Where the Website presents figures, case studies, or examples of business results, whether ours or anyone else's, those results are illustrative and do not reflect a typical or guaranteed outcome. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REVENUE, SALES, OR EARNINGS INFORMATION WE PRESENT AS ANY KIND OF PROMISE, GUARANTEE, OR EXPECTATION OF ANY LEVEL OF SUCCESS OR EARNINGS. Your results will be determined by factors over which we have no control, including your financial condition, experience, skill, level of effort, market conditions, and luck. Running a business carries risk, and any decision you make in reliance on information presented on or through the Website is your own.

9. Copyright Infringement

We take claims of copyright infringement seriously and will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) ("DMCA") where applicable. If you believe any materials accessible on or from the Website infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials by submitting written notification to hey@heywork.shop, including substantially the following: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the copyrighted work you believe to have been infringed; identification of the material you believe to be infringing, in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate it; adequate information by which we can contact you; a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement that the information in the notice is accurate; and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner. Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages under applicable law.

10. Changes to the Website

We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up to date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

11. Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on or through this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

12. Online Purchases; Terms of Sale

All purchases of products formed through, or as a result of visits made to, the Website are governed by our Terms of Sale, which are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use. Purchases are processed by Gumroad, Inc. as merchant of record, and Gumroad's own terms also apply to the payment transaction.

13. Linking to the Website; Links from the Website

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.

Where the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties (including our storefront on Gumroad, our newsletter on Substack, our social media profiles, and cited research sources), these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Your use of any third-party website is subject to that website's own terms and policies.

14. Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES OR STATUTORY CONSUMER RIGHTS THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

15. Limitation on Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE COMPANY FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT, PRODUCT, OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE OR, WHERE NO AMOUNT WAS PAID, ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD $100). THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

16. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Company is established, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of that jurisdiction, and you waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

18. Limitation on Time to File Claims

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED, EXCEPT WHERE THIS LIMITATION IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

19. Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

20. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Sale constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Hey Workshop regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

21. Your Comments and Concerns

This Website is operated by Hey Workshop. All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to hey@heywork.shop.