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The Flow Brief is operated by Marianne Cottin, PhD, based in Chile. When you make a purchase or create an account, you contract directly with Marianne Cottin, PhD.

Continued use of the service means you accept these terms. If you don't agree, do not use the service.

The Flow Brief provides articles, interactive tools, and resources about flow states, productivity, and wellbeing. Some features and content are reserved for Premium subscribers.

You must provide accurate information and keep it up to date. You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential and for all activity under your account.

You must not use the service unlawfully, fraudulently, or abusively. Prohibited activity includes: IP infringement, spam or malware distribution, security interference, unauthorized automated scraping, and reselling content without permission.

All content, software, text, graphics, branding, and documentation are owned by Marianne Cottin, PhD unless otherwise noted. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the service within your chosen plan.

You may not copy, resell, reverse engineer, or circumvent technical restrictions of the service.

Premium subscriptions are billed monthly or annually depending on your plan and renew automatically at the end of each period. You can cancel at any time from your account; cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid period.

Payments, billing, taxes, cancellations, and refunds are processed by Paddle. See Paddle's Buyer Terms at https://www.paddle.com/legal/checkout-buyer-terms.

Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record for all our orders. Paddle provides all customer service inquiries and handles returns.

Founding pricing: founding pricing is a promotional annual rate limited to the first 200 subscribers. While the offer is active, subscriptions at this tier renew at $36/year. Once the offer is retired, standard annual pricing applies at the next renewal.

We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. See our Refund Policy for details.

If you submit content (comments, tool responses, emails), you grant us a limited license to host and process it solely to provide the service.

We work to keep the service available, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation. The service is provided "as is", without implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose to the fullest extent permitted by law.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability is capped at the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect, consequential, or special damages (loss of profits, data, or goodwill).

Nothing excludes liability for fraud, willful misconduct, death, or personal injury where applicable law does not permit exclusion.

You agree to indemnify us against claims arising from your content, unlawful use of the service, or breach of these terms.

We may suspend or terminate your access for material breach, non-payment, security or fraud risk, or repeated or serious policy violations. On termination, you may request an export of your data within a reasonable window before deletion.

Articles, tools, and content on The Flow Brief are for general and educational purposes only. They are not a substitute for medical, psychological, financial, or legal advice. Consult a qualified professional for important personal decisions.

These terms are governed by the laws of Chile. The competent courts of Chile have exclusive jurisdiction, without prejudice to non-waivable consumer rights under the law of your place of residence.

We may update these terms from time to time. We will post the revised version on this page with a new date. Continued use after publication constitutes acceptance of the changes.

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