By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service do not use the totheknot.com website. The Terms of Service are subject to change without prior notice.

Description
To The Knot offers therapeutic massage and instruction in therapeutic massage, as described in the Massage and Classes tabs at totheknot.com.

Who We are
The organization, To The Knot, is Robert Compton, owner and Illinois licensed massage therapist.

Minors Prohibited
To The Knot is for use by adults only. If you are not over 18 years of age, do not use this site. To The Knot is committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this site is not for or designed to attract children. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child.

Medical Disclaimers
The content, services, and instruction available through this site are for informational and educational purposes only and are not a substitute for the professional judgment of a health care professional in diagnosing and treating patients. To The Knot does not give medical advice, nor does it provide medical or diagnostic services.

Additionally, the use of the content, services, and instruction obtained through this site does not establish a physician-patient relationship. Your reliance upon content, services, and instruction obtained by you from To The Knot is solely at your own risk. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen or read on this site.

Neither we nor our content or service providers assume any liability or responsibility for damage or injury (including death) to you, other persons, or property arising from any use of any product, information, idea or instruction contained on this site.

Personal Information and Confidentiality
You can visit our site without identifying or revealing any personal information about yourself.

If you decide to use To The Knot’s services you will provide us personal information on a “Client Intake Form”.

Client records and communications are regarded as confidential and therefore will not be divulged to any third party unless legally required by the appropriate authorities.

You are required to provide your own personal information, as opposed to having a third party do so on your behalf. You hereby represent and warrant that the personal information will be current, accurate, and complete to the best of your knowledge at the time provided and that you will use reasonable efforts to update all personal information as appropriate or necessary. To The Knot disclaims any legal duty to verify the accuracy of any personal information you provide to us.

We may display personal testimonials on our site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at robert@totheknot.com.

Privacy
Click here to see To The Knot’s Privacy Policy.

Pricing, Payments, and Cancellations
Pricing can be viewed on totheknot.com. Pricing is subject to change without prior notice.

Payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card/debit card. However, a credit card/debit card is required to reserve an appointment.

If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, we require a minimum 24-hours’ notice. Please call 847-544-8577 or 312-505-0906 to cancel or reschedule. If you do not call to cancel or reschedule prior to the 24 hours before your appointment you will be charged full price for the scheduled service.

Limited Liability
Please read this section carefully, as it limits To The Knot’s liability. By accepting these Terms of Service and/or by booking or receiving any services provided by To The Knot, you acknowledge and agree:

(a)   You understand that massage therapy is provided for stress reduction, relaxation, relief from muscular tension, and improvement of circulation and energy flow.

(b)   If you experience pain or discomfort during the session, you will immediately inform your therapist so that pressure/techniques can be adjusted to your level of comfort. You will not hold your therapist or To The Knot responsible for any pain or discomfort you experience during or after the session.

(c)   You understand that the services offered are not a substitute for medical care. You understand that your therapist or To The Knot is not qualified to perform spinal or skeletal adjustments, diagnose, prescribe, or treat physical or mental illness.

(d)   You have notified your therapist and/or To The Knot of all known medical conditions and injuries.

(e)   You agree to inform the therapist of any changes in your health and medical condition. You understand that there shall be no liability on the therapist’s or To The Knot’s part should you forget to do so.

(f)    You understand that massage is entirely therapeutic and non-sexual in nature.

(g)   You waive and release your therapist and To The Knot from any and all liability, past, present, and future relating to massage therapy.

Copyright, Ownership, and Use
All of the content on this site, including all text, photographs, graphics, images, videos, format, and other expressions is the property of To The Knot, or the suppliers of content. All of the above are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Any unauthorized or unapproved use of any of the content constitutes copyright infringement and subjects you to all civil and criminal penalties provided for under domestic and international copyright laws and treaties. A user of this site may only use the content for accessing and understanding such information for individual and personal use. No one may copy, make any reproduction or modification or any derivative work of the foregoing, and may not republish or display any of same, nor may any of same be linked to any other website unless such website provides acknowledgment of ownership of same in To The Knot or its third party suppliers or licensors.

Intellectual Property
We respect the copyrights and intellectual property of third parties, and we expect the users of this Site to do the same. If you believe there is any infringement of any other person’s copyright or intellectual property by this site, we request that you call it to our attention right away. Please do so by sending whatever information you have to assist us in evaluating the same. Any statement made by you to that effect must be made in good faith and may be subject to penalties of perjury that the information is accurate or you have a good faith belief in the same. You may send such notices to robert@totheknot.com.

The content contained on this site is provided by To The Knot or under license by third parties as a service to the users of this site. This site and the information, services and materials contained on this site are provided on an “as is” basis. You agree that the use of this Site is at your sole risk. Neither To The Knot nor any of its affiliates warrant that the information on this site is accurate, reliable, or current. Additionally, there are no warranties as to results that may be obtained from the use of this site. Rather, the information provided is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for advice from physicians or other medical professionals.

You agree that To The Knot or its content providers own all worldwide rights, titles, and interests in and to the Site. You may create a bookmark in your browser to the home page of the site. Otherwise, you may not create a link to the site without the prior written approval of To The Knot. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Service are reserved to To The Knot. No other rights or licenses, whether express, implied, or otherwise are conveyed or intended by these Terms of Service.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless To The Knot from any and all liabilities, claims, expenses, damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in any way related to your breach of these Terms of Service.

Termination
Your right to access and use the site immediately terminates without further notice upon your breach of these Terms of Service. To The Knot may terminate this agreement and/or your right to use the site at any time, with or without cause. To The Knot reserves the right to discontinue or make changes to the site at any time.

Governing Law and Acceptance of Terms of Service
You acknowledge that the provisions, disclosures, and disclaimers set forth above are fair and reasonable and your agreement to follow and be bound to them is not the result of fraud, duress or undue influence exercised upon you by any person or entity. There are no representations, promises, warranties, or undertakings by To The Knot contrary to those set forth above.

These Terms of Service shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.  If any provision of these Terms of Service shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason is unenforceable, then that provision shall be severable from these Terms of Service and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between To The Knot and you with respect to your use of the site.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, including any bugs or actual or potential threats to the security of our site and protection of your personally identifiable information please contact us at robert@totheknot.com or (847)544-8577.