TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Effective Date: November 30, 2025

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of studiolodato.com (“Site”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms.

1. Non-Medical Nature of Services

Studio Lodato provides education, mentoring, mindfulness guidance, and well-being practices.

We do not provide medical, psychological, psychiatric, or clinical services and nothing on this Site should be interpreted as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, call 911 or contact your healthcare provider immediately.

2. Use of the Site

You agree not to:

  • Use the Site for unlawful purposes

  • Interfere with Site security or functionality

  • Submit harmful, defamatory, or unauthorized content

  • Attempt to collect information about other users

We may restrict or terminate access for violations.

3. Intellectual Property

All Site content—including text, audio recordings, meditations, images, graphics, branding, and instructional materials—is the property of Studio Lodato unless noted otherwise.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works without written permission.

3a. AI Rider: Restrictions on Automated Access, Scraping, and Use of Content for Artificial Intelligence Systems

Studio Lodato expressly prohibits the use of any content on this Site—including written materials, meditations, audio recordings, likenesses, images, branding, instructional content, or any other intellectual property—for the purpose of training, developing, refining, or operating artificial intelligence models, machine learning systems, or automated algorithms of any kind.

Without written, express permission from Studio Lodato, no person, company, or automated system may:

  1. Scrape, collect, harvest, or otherwise copy any audio or video content from this Site using automated tools, bots, crawlers, data-mining tools, or similar technologies.

  2. Use Studio Lodato’s (Jane Lodato) content, likeness, voice, imagery, or instructional materials to train, generate, simulate, or reproduce likenesses or derivative works using artificial intelligence systems, whether commercial or non-commercial.

  3. Create synthetic, AI-generated versions of Jane Lodato, her voice, narrative tone, appearance, or professional persona, whether in whole or in part.

  4. Use Site content to develop or enhance products or services involving:

    • natural language models

    • speech generation

    • image generation

    • wellness-related AI companions

    • mindfulness, meditation, or coaching systems

    • behavioral prediction systems

  5. Store, repurpose, or distribute scraped or extracted data for any AI training or machine learning purpose.

  6. Deploy automated systems that interact with the Site in a manner that mimics human engagement.

3b. Reservation of Rights

Studio Lodato retains all rights to pursue legal remedies, including injunctive relief, for any unauthorized scraping, automated data harvesting, or AI-based misuse of its content. All intellectual property rights, including rights of publicity, voice, likeness, and professional identity, remain exclusively with Studio Lodato and Jane Lodato.

3c. Permitted Uses

Normal human browsing of the Site and personal, non-commercial use of content are permitted.
Academic quotation or reference must follow standard citation practices and must not be used for AI training without explicit written consent.

No other permissions—explicit or implied—are granted to individuals, companies, or AI systems.

3d. User Agreement

By accessing this Site, you agree not to use any Site content for AI training or automated processing, and you affirm that you are not acting on behalf of an AI developer, data aggregator, or similar entity.

4. User Submissions

If you submit comments, messages, questions, or other content:

  • You grant Studio Lodato permission to respond and maintain records of communication

  • You agree not to submit confidential medical information beyond what is necessary

  • You acknowledge that the Site’s email channels are not HIPAA-covered clinical communication systems

5. Analytics & Data Use

Your use of the Site constitutes consent to our analytics tools (Squarespace, Google Analytics 4, and Buzzsprout), consistent with our Privacy Policy.

These tools collect non-identifiable data for performance and content improvement.

6. Disclaimers

A. No Guarantees

Mindfulness, well-being, and educational practices vary in effect. We make no guarantees regarding specific outcomes.

B. No Warranties

The Site is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind.

C. Not a Provider-Patient Relationship

Use of the Site does not create a:

  • Clinical relationship

  • Provider-patient relationship

  • Psychotherapy relationship

For clinical support, consult a licensed healthcare provider.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Studio Lodato is not liable for:

  • Any direct or indirect damages arising from Site use

  • Reliance on Site content

  • Service interruptions or data loss

  • External third-party link behavior

Your use of the Site indicates that you understand these limitations.

8. Third-Party Platforms

Embedded media (such as Buzzsprout audio players) are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party operations.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state where Studio Lodato is based.

10. Changes to the Terms

We may update these Terms periodically. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of future updates.