Membership Agreement & Terms of Service

 

Introduction

This Membership Agreement and Terms of Service (the “Agreement”) is a binding contract between you (“you,” “member”) and AEBM Publishing, LLC (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”), which operates Dr. Myers’ Inner Circle (the “Community”). The Company is an education and publishing company. It is not a medical practice, medical group, or healthcare provider, and it does not provide medical care.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. By creating an account and checking the acknowledgement box at signup, you agree to this Agreement, including the assumption of risk and release (Section 9), the limitation of liability (Section 10), and the binding arbitration and class-action waiver (Section 20). If you do not agree, do not create an account or use the Community.

1. Acceptance of terms and eligibility

By accessing or using the Community, you confirm that you have read and agree to this Agreement and that you have the legal capacity to enter into it. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to participate. The Community is not directed to, and may not be used by, anyone under 18.

2. Nature of the Community — education, not medical care

The Community is an online membership community providing educational content, lifestyle guidance, and wellness coaching based on The Myers Way® protocols and functional-medicine principles. The Community is not a medical practice, telehealth service, clinical-care program, or the practice of medicine.

Your participation in the Community does not create, and is not intended to create, any of the following: (i) medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment; (ii) the practice of medicine, nursing, dietetics, psychology, or any other licensed profession; or (iii) a physician-patient, provider-patient, or other clinical or professional relationship between you and Dr. Amy Myers, the Company, or any coach, contractor, employee, or affiliate. Dr. Amy Myers participates in the Community solely as an educator and not as your treating physician.

3. No medical advice; your personal physician

All content provided in the Community — including written materials, video, audio, live Q&A sessions, coaching sessions, and educational guides — is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for the advice, diagnosis, or treatment of a licensed medical professional who knows your individual health history.

You are encouraged to consult your personal physician or qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your diet, supplement regimen, exercise program, medications, or other health-related behaviors. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice because of something you encountered in the Community. You are responsible for sharing relevant information from the Community — including any lab results obtained through the Community — with your personal physician.

4. Health coaching scope

Coaching available through the Community is provided by a certified health coach, not a licensed medical professional. Coaching supports lifestyle implementation of The Myers Way® protocols — nutrition, gut health, supplementation, and daily habits — and does not constitute clinical care, medical diagnosis, treatment, or the interpretation of lab results in a clinical context. Your coach will not diagnose conditions, will not interpret the clinical meaning of any specific lab value, and will not recommend changes to medications. Detailed coaching boundaries are set out in the Member-Facing Disclaimers, Scripts & Community Rules document.

5. Lab testing

Functional lab testing available through the Community is ordered and authorized by a licensed physician within the Rupa Health Physician Network. Results are delivered directly to you. Lab testing through the Community is made available for educational and personal wellness-awareness purposes only and is not reviewed or interpreted by Dr. Myers or the Inner Circle coach in a clinical context. You are responsible for sharing your results with your personal physician, who knows your full health picture.

6. Emergencies and critical values

The Community is not equipped to handle medical emergencies. If you experience a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. Do not contact the Inner Circle team in a medical emergency. If your lab results contain critical values, Rupa Health will contact you directly with instructions to seek medical attention; follow those instructions and contact your physician or emergency services.

 

7. Membership, billing, and automatic renewal

Membership is offered on a subscription basis. Pricing, billing frequency, and renewal terms are disclosed to you before purchase. By enrolling, you authorize the Company and its payment processor to charge your payment method on a recurring basis until you cancel.

AUTOMATIC RENEWAL DISCLOSURE. YOUR MEMBERSHIP AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS AT THE END OF EACH BILLING PERIOD AT THE THEN-CURRENT PRICE, AND YOUR PAYMENT METHOD WILL BE CHARGED AUTOMATICALLY, UNTIL YOU CANCEL. YOU MAY CANCEL AT ANY TIME AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 8. THIS DISCLOSURE MUST BE PRESENTED CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY BEFORE PURCHASE, AND YOUR AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT OBTAINED, SEPARATELY FROM OTHER TERMS.

We may change pricing on advance notice; changes will not affect your current billing period. If a charge fails, we may suspend access until the balance is resolved. Where required by applicable law, we will send renewal reminders and notice of material changes before they take effect.

 

8. Cancellation and refunds

You may cancel at any time through “My Account” in your dashboard or by emailing the membership contact in Section 27. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period, and access continues through that date. Cancelling is designed to be at least as easy as signing up.

Refunds: you may request a full refund within 7 days of your initial membership charge. After that window, and for all renewal charges, payments are non-refundable, but you may cancel at any time to stop future charges. If we suspend or terminate your access for a violation of this Agreement, we will refund any prepaid, unused portion of the then-current billing period unless prohibited by law.

 

9. Assumption of risk and release

You acknowledge that participation in the Community — including use of educational content, coaching, and optional lab testing — involves personal health decisions that you make voluntarily.

ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND RELEASE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR HEALTH DECISIONS, AND YOU RELEASE THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, COACHES, AND AGENTS (THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED ON THE RELEASED PARTIES’ OWN ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY OR YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT, COACHING, OR LAB TESTING. THIS RELEASE DOES NOT APPLY TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, OR ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

10. Limitation of liability

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY HEALTH OUTCOMES, ARISING FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE COMPANY’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO THE COMPANY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO PARTS OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Community, your content, your breach of this Agreement, or your violation of any law or third-party right.

12. Member content and license

You retain ownership of the content you post in the Community. By posting, you grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, display, and use that content within the Community to operate and moderate it. This in-Community license survives cancellation only as needed to maintain community archives and records.

We will not use your content, name, image, voice, or health story in external marketing unless you separately opt in by signing a Member Story Release (see Appendix A). We will not share your personally identifiable information outside the Community without your permission, except as described in the Privacy Policy.

 

13. Community conduct and confidentiality

You agree to follow the Community Rules, which are incorporated into this Agreement. You agree to engage respectfully, to keep other members’ personal stories and information confidential, and not to provide medical advice or diagnoses to other members. We may moderate, edit, limit, or remove content or access to uphold community standards. The confidentiality expectation among members is a behavioral standard; it does not limit the Company’s use of content under Section 12 or the Privacy Policy.

14. Intellectual property

All Inner Circle materials — including The Myers Way® protocols, guides, videos, and brand assets — are the intellectual property of the Company or its affiliates and may not be copied, shared, or used commercially without prior written permission.

15. Third-party services

The Community integrates third-party services, including Rupa Health (lab ordering and delivery) and our payment processor. Your dealings with third parties are governed by their terms, and we are not responsible for their content, products, or practices.

16. Privacy

Our collection and use of your information — including sensitive health information and lab results — is described in our Privacy Policy at https://www.drmyersinnercircle.com/privacy, which is incorporated into this Agreement.

17. No agency or other relationship

No agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or franchise relationship is created by this Agreement, and — as stated in Section 2 — no physician-patient or other clinical or professional relationship is created.

18. Electronic communications

You consent to receive communications from us electronically, and you agree that electronic notices, agreements, and disclosures satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

19. Changes to this Agreement

We may update this Agreement from time to time. We will provide notice of material changes before they take effect. Your continued use of the Community after the effective date of an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Agreement.

20. Dispute resolution; arbitration; class-action waiver

Please contact us first at the address in Section 27 to resolve any issue informally. If we cannot resolve it, you and the Company agree that any dispute will be settled by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, seated in Austin, Texas, or conducted by videoconference.

CLASS-ACTION AND JURY WAIVER. YOU AND THE COMPANY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND ANY RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. EITHER PARTY MAY BRING AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIM IN SMALL-CLAIMS COURT. YOU MAY OPT OUT OF THIS ARBITRATION SECTION BY WRITTEN NOTICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF FIRST ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT.

21. Governing law and venue

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute not subject to arbitration will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Travis County, Texas.

22. Limitations period

Any claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Community must be brought within one (1) year after the claim arose, or it is permanently barred, except where applicable law prohibits such a limitation.

23. Assignment

You may not assign this Agreement. We may assign it to an affiliate or successor, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

24. Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.

25. Entire agreement and order of precedence

This Agreement, together with the incorporated Member-Facing Disclaimers, Scripts & Community Rules, the Privacy Policy, and any acknowledgments you accept, is the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Community and supersedes the prior standalone Membership Agreement and Terms & Conditions. If there is any conflict, this Agreement controls, then the Privacy Policy, then the other incorporated documents.

26. Force majeure

We are not liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

27. Contact

Membership, billing, and cancellation: innercircle@dramymyers.com   Community and content: innercircle@dramymyers.com 

 

Signup acknowledgment

Members cannot complete signup without checking this box. Present the assumption-of-risk/release and arbitration sections conspicuously and, ideally, capture a separate affirmative acknowledgment of each.

 I have read and agree to the Dr. Myers’ Inner Circle Membership Agreement & Terms of Service, including the Assumption of Risk and Release (Section 9), the Limitation of Liability (Section 10), and the binding Arbitration and Class-Action Waiver (Section 20). I understand the Inner Circle is an educational and wellness community, not a medical practice, that participation does not create a physician-patient relationship, that nothing in it is medical advice, and that I am responsible for consulting my personal physician about my individual health.

Appendix A — Member Story Release (opt-in)

Used only when a member voluntarily agrees to let the Company feature their story or testimonial in external marketing. This is separate from membership and is never required to join or remain in the Community.

By signing below, I, the undersigned member, voluntarily grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the content, quotes, name, image, and/or voice I have specifically provided for this purpose in marketing and promotional materials, across media now known or later developed. I confirm that any statements I make are truthful and reflect my genuine experience. I understand that:

• my participation is voluntary and not required for membership;
• results are not typical and vary by individual, and the Company may include a clear-and-conspicuous disclosure to that effect;
• I may withdraw consent for future use by written notice, though materials already published or in distribution may continue;
• this release does not transfer ownership of my underlying content.