AGENCY FOR EMPOWERMENT & SUPPORT, LLC (AFES)
Last update: January 4, 2024
General
Use of https://afescompany.com/ (the “Site”), a website operated by Agency For Empowerment & Support, LLC (AFES) materials presented herein and all services provided by AFES (“this office”) or its CEO, is subject to the following terms and conditions. Use of this Site is governed by these terms and conditions of use (“Terms”). You acknowledge that you have read these Terms and that you accept and agree to abide by them.
If you disagree with these terms, you cannot use this website. By accessing the website, you agree to be bound by these terms. Further, under certain circumstances, such as submitting your contact information to request a consultation (decision), people may be required to affirmatively “accept” these terms before they proceed. Our company may update these Terms from time to time. Because these terms are binding upon you in connection with any use you make of the Site, people are advised to review this page for changes to the Terms.
Materials on the Site contain general information to permit people to learn more about our office and the services offered. The information presented on the Site is not legal advice, should not be acted upon as such, and is subject to change without notice.
Client Relationships – Current and Prospective
Unless you are a client, please do not send confidential or personal information to us by email. Prospective clients are required to submit an inquiry form and schedule a consultation. We ask that you first submit an inquiry form and schedule a consultation if you would like to learn more about our company and services. Click here https://afescompany.com/contact-for-a-referral-or-fees-consultation/
Agency for Empowerment & Support, LLC (AFES)
The information presented in All AFES videos on the Site is for informational and educational purposes only and not to provide legal, accounting, or other professional advice. Our company is approved by the Florida Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Department of Education.
Children’s Privacy
The AFES is committed to protecting the privacy of children. The Site is NOT designed to attract children under the age of eighteen. The AFES does not collect personally identifiable information from any person known by the AFES to be “A CHILD” under the age of eighteen.
General
AFES recognizes the importance of protecting the personal information we may collect from users of this website (the “Site”). This Privacy and Security Policy (“Policy”) explains how AFES treats personal and aggregate information AFES collects when you use the Site or access AFES’s services, features, or functions (together, “Services”) through the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.
From time to time, we may need to change this Policy, so we suggest you check here periodically. The AFES agrees that any changes will not retroactively apply and will not alter how we oversee previously collected information.
Cookies
We use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. You can accept or decline using your web browser settings. If you choose not to accept cookies from the Site, you may not be able to take full advantage of its features or receive the Site’s services.
Links and Email Addresses
Links posted on the Site to other websites are provided only for convenience. This office assumes no responsibility or liability for the content, security, or reliability of any websites to which we have posted links.
Copyright
Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on the Site, including, without limitation, the logo, all designs, text, graphics, and other proprietary and copyrighted property of this office.
Partnering with Florida Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
We are collaborating with Florida Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) clients who are interested in pursuing self-employment. https://griffinhammis.typepad.com/florida_cbtac/
Service Fees:
Financial Resources: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Free comprehensive business plan services to eligible persons with disabilities referred by VR to our company.
Sliding Scale Fee: For clients not referred by VR, our company offers a fixed fee to clients who cannot afford to pay for our services. It is based on their income.
Virtual Consultations: We offer a variety of appointments.
1) Meet and Greet for 30 minutes – for a fee
2) VR Counselor/Customer 30 minutes – free
3) Initial self-employment meeting 1 hour – for a fee
Consultation Agreement & Cancellation Policy
Cancellations, No-Shows, & Refunds
Clients receiving a Sliding Scale Fee: After your initial consultation, if you need to cancel or reschedule a consultation for services, please do so at least 24 hours in advance. Cancellations with at least 24-hour notice will qualify for a full refund. Any client consultation not started within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time is considered a No-Show. No-shows and clients with less than 24 hours notice will not receive a refund, which you agree is the fee earned by this office for preparation for the consultation.
Permitted use of the website
Among the restrictions on who may visit the https://afescompany.com/ website, there are age restrictions because of privacy requirements. Under no circumstances should children under eighteen access this website or enter their personal information.https://www.justice.gov/doj/privacy-policy#child
Other restrictions: do not download or copy our content, photos, or copy of our website or information linked to that on https://afescompany.com/.
Limitations of Liability:
Any advice on https://afescompany.com/ may be viewed as a disclaimer relating to any third-party links or applications for visitors viewing YouTube videos from a third party, such as the Vocational Rehabilitation orientation video. The website operator is not liable or responsible for what Site visitors do if they interact with our website’s links or other applications.
Applying the Law
Florida Law will apply in this state or authority: https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/search/
Subpoenas, Exemption, and Public Records Requests
Subpoenas, exemption, and public records requests for the Division of Corporations should be directed to:
Florida Department of State
General Counsel’s Office
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
For more information or assistance, please call or email:
850.245.6536
DOS.GeneralCounsel@DOS.MyFlorida.com
To the maximum extent allowable under applicable law, except as explicitly identified in these terms, you agree not to publish, re-publish, lend, license, or give away AFES Material, nor will you allow or assist a third party to do so. You agree to use AFES, LLC Material, and the Site only as clients.
Licenses granted are subject to these Terms and are non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable.
This AFES client agreement cannot be assigned if you are not the client.
All copyright, trademarks (including its distinguishing guise and trade dress), and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) of AFES, LLC Materials belong to AFES, LLC, and its vendors reserve all rights to the AFES, LLC Materials.
Except as expressly provided in these Terms, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, AFES Material and AFES, LLC Services are provided “as is” without any warranty. You accept full responsibility for determining whether AFES, LLC Material and AFES, LLC Services are suitable for any particular purpose and for protecting yourself against any possible consequential damages.
Except as expressly provided in these Terms or where prohibited by law, the maximum liability of AFES, LLC is the amount paid to AFES, LLC by the customer/client; however, where AFES, LLC has provided a service, the maximum liability of AFES, LLC for any AFES, LLC Service is the portion of the amount paid to AFES, LLC by the customer/client specifically for the AFES, LLC Services as calculated by AFES, LLC.
All guarantees are subject to any limits specified in AFES, LLC Materials.
Our maximum liability for any AFES, LLC refund commitments specified in AFES, LLC Materials is subject to a maximum of the amount paid by the customer. This is subject to a client claim submitted within 30 days of purchase.
Consent to AFES, LLC using personal information according to The Site Privacy Policies. https://afescompany.com/privacy-policy/
Regardless of the heading, all Terms apply to the greatest extent permitted by law, and the Terms take precedence over any conflicting AFES, LLC Materials. This is because the AFES, LLC Material is legally relevant to this Agreement under the law.
Except where prohibited by law, you agree to indemnify and hold AFES, LLC, its directors, officers, and employees, harmless from any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and related legal fees asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site or AFES, LLC Material or AFES, LLC Services.
Except where prohibited by law, the Site Terms and Conditions for the Site are governed by the laws of the Province of Florida, USA (United States of America). You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of Orange County, Florida, except where prohibited by law.
Subject to the exceptions specified herein, if you and AFES, LLC resolve any dispute by information negotiations, then any resolution of the client’s will be conducted exclusively by binding arbitration.
A client request for the appointment of an arbitrator must be in writing. AFES, LLC will have 90 days to choose and appoint an independent and impartial arbitrator upon receipt of the client’s written request. The AFES arbitration will be held in the City of Apopka, Florida, USA.
The cost of binding arbitration is as follows: AFES, LLC may bring a lawsuit without binding arbitration should the law involve intellectual property infringement or injunctive relief. Also, either party may use small claims court.
You will not see the dispute heard as a class action, private attorney general action, or any other proceeding in which either party acts or proposes to act in a representative capacity. Arbitration AFES or any other proceeding to resolve any client’s dispute in any forum will be conducted individually. This is not combined with another without the prior written consent of all parties to all affected arbitrations or proceedings.
If any term, covenant, condition, or provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, such provision is to be excluded to the extent of extending such invalidity or unenforceability; all other provisions will remain in full force and effect; and, to the extent permitted and possible, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed replaced by that which is valid and enforceable that comes closest to expressing the intentions of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
No failure on the part of AFES, LLC, in exercising any right or power under these Terms will operate as a waiver of such right.
Except as explicitly outlined in this Agreement, these Terms, the pricing displayed on the Site or policy, the Site’s Disclaimer, and, if you are an affiliate, the Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions constitute the whole Agreement between you and the Agency for Empowerment & Support, LLC. Notwithstanding any:
Other Documents: Disclaimer
Legal Disclaimer
AFES, LLC DOES NOT provide any legal advice, and users of this website should consult with their own lawyer for legal advice. This website (the “Site”) is a general service that provides educational information over the internet.
AFES, LLC DOES NOT provide any legal advice, and users of this website should consult with their own lawyer for legal advice. This website (the “Site”) is a general service that provides educational information over the internet.
While we have worked to make our Site and all the features on our Site compatible with the most used browsers, we cannot represent or guarantee that every feature will work with your browser. We are not responsible for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage (“damages”) related to your use of the Site, whether from errors or omissions in the Site’s content or any other linked use of the Site is at your own risk.
AFES, LLC does not endorse any content provided by any linked sites and assumes responsibility for the application and information originating from such content. In addition, AFES, LLC does not endorse any content in any advertising on the Site. Neither does it assume any responsibility for the quality or integrity of such work.
Use of our Site is governed by our Terms and Conditions of this Site, further AFES, LLC policies and procedures provided to our clients.
For Questions about this Site Terms and Conditions
Contact Stephanie George, CEO
Mailing Address: 581 N Park Ave, #2791
Apopka, FL 32704-8720
Business Phone: 407-753-4373
Email: info@afescompany.com