By applying for admission, creating an account, purchasing, accessing, or participating in any program offered by Post-Surgery and Fibrosis Academy (“Academy”), operated by Medical Massage Professionals LLC, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms of Use.
1. Professional Nature of Academy Programs
Post-Surgery and Fibrosis Academy provides Professional Development & Advanced Training in Post-Surgery Treatments, Fibrosis Prevention and Correction, and related professional subjects.
Academy programs are educational in nature. They do not grant a professional license, replace professional education required by law, expand an existing professional scope of practice, or authorize any procedure or service that the participant is not legally permitted to perform.
2. Verified Professional Admission
Admission to designated Academy programs is restricted to qualified professionals whose credentials and professional eligibility can be verified.
Applicants may be required to provide their professional license, registration, certification, credential number, issuing authority, jurisdiction, expiration information, official verification source, and supporting documentation.
The Academy reserves the right to verify this information directly with the applicable regulatory or licensing authority.
Submission of an application does not guarantee admission.
The Academy may decline admission when professional credentials cannot be verified or when the applicant does not meet the admission requirements established for the program.
3. Accuracy of Professional Information
Applicants represent that all professional and identifying information submitted to the Academy is accurate, current, and authentic.
Providing false, altered, misleading, borrowed, or fraudulent professional credentials may result in denial of admission or termination of access without refund.
4. Scope of Practice and Legal Compliance
Students remain responsible for complying with the laws, regulations, professional standards, and scope-of-practice requirements applicable in the country, state, province, or jurisdiction where they practice.
Completion of an Academy program does not authorize the participant to perform any service or procedure prohibited or restricted by applicable law or professional regulation.
5. Individual and Non-Transferable Enrollment
Enrollment and course access are issued exclusively to the approved individual.
Accounts, passwords, course access, educational materials, assessments, videos, demonstrations, documents, and other Academy resources may not be shared, transferred, loaned, sold, sublicensed, or made available to another person.
6. Intellectual Property
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Academy course materials and original educational content are protected intellectual property belonging to Medical Massage Professionals LLC, Marian Sotelo-Paz, and/or the applicable rights holder.
This may include, without limitation, written educational content, course organization, instructional materials, photographs, clinical photographs, videos, demonstrations, graphics, presentations, assessments, forms, documents, protocols, educational terminology, and proprietary training materials.
Enrollment provides a limited, personal, non-transferable right of educational access only.
Ownership of intellectual property is not transferred to the student.
7. Prohibited Copying, Recording and Distribution
Except where the Academy expressly provides downloadable material for the student’s authorized personal use, students may not:
Record or screen-record Academy videos or presentations.
Photograph or capture course screens or protected educational materials for reproduction or distribution.
Copy, reproduce, republish, upload, transmit, distribute, sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit Academy materials.
Share course materials through social media, websites, messaging services, cloud storage, educational platforms, groups, or other distribution methods.
Use Academy materials to create, reproduce, teach, sell, or distribute another course or training program without express written authorization.
Unauthorized use may result in suspension or termination of access and may subject the responsible party to applicable legal remedies.
8. Use of Academy and Instructor Names
Completion of an Academy program does not create an employment, partnership, agency, franchise, representative, or endorsement relationship with Post-Surgery and Fibrosis Academy, Medical Massage Professionals LLC, or Marian Sotelo-Paz.
A participant may truthfully state that they completed the specific Academy program they successfully completed.
However, participants may not represent or imply that they are:
Authorized representatives of the Academy;
Instructors for the Academy;
Partners or associates of Marian Sotelo-Paz or Medical Massage Professionals LLC;
Personally endorsed or recommended by Marian Sotelo-Paz;
Authorized to teach Academy programs or proprietary materials; or
Authorized to use Academy education as evidence that services or results they independently provide are performed, approved, supervised, or guaranteed by Marian Sotelo-Paz or the Academy.
9. Certificates of Completion
Where offered, a Certificate of Completion documents successful completion of the applicable Academy educational program and its established requirements.
A Certificate of Completion is not a professional license and does not independently authorize professional practice or expand the holder’s legal scope of practice.
The Academy reserves the right to establish completion requirements before issuing a certificate.
10. Educational and Clinical Information; Assumption of Risk
Academy programs are intended for professional education.
Clinical demonstrations and educational materials illustrate principles and techniques within the context presented in the program. Students are responsible for exercising appropriate professional judgment and complying with their own legal scope, professional standards, and applicable patient/client requirements.
Students acknowledge that manual therapy, drainage, and related post-surgical techniques carry inherent risks when applied in a clinical setting, and that outcomes depend on the individual practitioner’s skill, judgment, and compliance with applicable professional standards. Students assume full professional responsibility for evaluating each patient, obtaining any necessary patient consent, and determining whether and how to apply any technique learned through an Academy program.
11. Digital Course Sales and Refund Policy
Due to the digital nature of Academy programs and the granting of access to proprietary educational content, all digital course sales are final once Access has been granted, except where a refund or cancellation right is required by applicable law.
For purposes of this section, “Access” is granted at the earlier of: (a) the date the Academy enrolls the student in the applicable course and course content becomes available within the student’s account, or (b) the date the student first views, downloads, or otherwise accesses any course content.
Failure to complete a program, lack of available time, change of mind, personal circumstances, or failure to use purchased access does not constitute grounds for a refund.
If payment is received for a program but the Academy is subsequently unable to verify the applicant’s professional credentials, or determines that the applicant does not meet the program’s admission requirements, the Academy will refund the payment in full — less any non-refundable third-party transaction fees actually incurred — within a reasonable time after that determination.
Duplicate charges, billing errors, or verified technical access problems will be reviewed individually.
Nothing in this policy limits rights that cannot legally be waived under applicable consumer law.
12. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
12.1 Educational Purpose Only
The Academy provides professional continuing education only. The Academy does not supervise, direct, or control a student’s clinical practice, and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment to any patient or client of a student.
12.2 Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will the Academy, Medical Massage Professionals LLC, Marian Sotelo-Paz, or their respective officers, employees, contractors, or agents (collectively, the “Academy Parties”) be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to a student’s enrollment in, completion of, or application of any Academy program, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Academy Parties’ total aggregate liability arising out of or related to a student’s enrollment shall not exceed the amount actually paid by that student to the Academy for the applicable program in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
Nothing in this section limits liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law, including liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or death or personal injury caused by the Academy Parties’ own negligence, where such liability cannot lawfully be limited.
12.3 Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the student agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Academy Parties from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) the student’s application of any technique, protocol, or information learned through an Academy program to any patient or client; (b) the student’s violation of applicable law, professional licensing requirements, or scope-of-practice restrictions; (c) the student’s breach of these Terms; or (d) any inaccurate, false, or fraudulent information the student submitted to the Academy.
This section survives termination of the student’s enrollment or access, and survives completion of any Academy program.
13. Payment Disputes and Chargebacks
Students are encouraged to contact the Academy at [email protected] regarding legitimate billing or access concerns before initiating a payment dispute.
The Academy reserves the right to provide relevant transaction records, acceptance of these Terms, account-access records, educational progress records, communications, and other appropriate documentation when responding to a payment dispute or chargeback.
14. Suspension or Termination of Access
The Academy may suspend or terminate access for material violations of these Terms, including credential fraud, account sharing, unauthorized copying or distribution, misuse of intellectual property, or misrepresentation of affiliation with the Academy.
Where permitted by applicable law and appropriate to the circumstances, termination resulting from a material violation may occur without refund.
15. No Guarantee of Professional or Financial Results
Enrollment or completion does not guarantee professional advancement, employment, business results, income, patient/client outcomes, or any particular professional result.
16. Changes to Programs
The Academy may reasonably update educational materials, technology, program organization, instructors, assessments, or administrative procedures when necessary to maintain or improve its programs.
17. Privacy
Use of Academy services is also subject to the Academy’s Privacy Policy.
18. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
To the extent permitted by applicable law, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, a student’s enrollment, or an Academy program shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered under the rules of a recognized arbitration organization, seated in Osceola County, Florida, on an individual basis only and not as part of any class, consolidated, or representative proceeding — except where applicable law does not permit a dispute to be resolved by arbitration or a class-action waiver to be enforced. Either party may instead bring an individual claim in small claims court for disputes within that court’s jurisdiction.
Mandatory consumer rights or other rights that cannot legally be waived remain unaffected.
19. Contact
Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to:
Post-Surgery and Fibrosis Academy
Professional Development & Advanced Training
Email: [email protected]
Florida, United States