Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: June 10, 2026

Welcome to Cindy Briggs Art. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of this website and any related Cindy Briggs Art offerings, including online watercolor programs, live online workshops, in-person workshops, retreats, artwork sales, books, downloads, emails, videos, tutorials, private lessons, group programs, and other creative resources.

By using this website, purchasing from Cindy Briggs Art, registering for a workshop or retreat, joining an online program, downloading resources, or interacting with Cindy Briggs Art content, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this website or purchase Cindy Briggs Art offerings.

  1. Cindy Briggs Art

Cindy Briggs Art provides watercolor education, artwork, online programs, workshops, retreats, books, creative resources, and related content for artists, students, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

Cindy Briggs Art may also collaborate with workshop hosts, retreat organizers, travel partners, online course platforms, payment processors, galleries, publishers, and other third-party providers.

  1. Educational and Artistic Content

Cindy Briggs Art content is provided for educational, artistic, inspirational, and informational purposes.

This may include:

Watercolor instruction
Plein air painting tips
Online painting programs
Live paint-alongs
Workshop demonstrations
Retreat instruction
Art journaling resources
Downloadable reference materials
Supply lists
Videos and recordings
Books, guides, and written materials
Blog posts and email newsletters

Cindy Briggs Art does not guarantee any specific artistic result, painting outcome, income, exhibition opportunity, publication opportunity, professional advancement, or personal result from using this website or participating in any program, workshop, retreat, or lesson.

Your results depend on your own practice, experience, materials, participation, effort, and artistic development.

  1. Intellectual Property Ownership

All content on this website and within Cindy Briggs Art programs is owned by Cindy Briggs Art, Cindy Briggs, or the appropriate content owner, unless otherwise stated.

Protected content includes, but is not limited to:

Original watercolor paintings
Artwork images
Sketches and studies
Photographs
Videos
Workshop recordings
Online course lessons
Written instructions
Downloadable PDFs
Reference materials
Supply lists
Class materials
Program names
Workshop names
Retreat materials
Blog posts
Email content
Website copy
Graphics
Logos
Design elements
Books and excerpts
Teaching methods and demonstrations

This content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

  1. Limited Personal Use License

When you purchase or access Cindy Briggs Art content, you receive a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the content for your own individual learning, inspiration, and personal art practice.

You may not:

Copy Cindy Briggs Art content
Share paid program access
Share login credentials
Upload course materials to public websites or groups
Reproduce Cindy’s artwork without permission
Sell or distribute Cindy’s images, lessons, worksheets, videos, or downloads
Use Cindy’s materials to teach your own class or workshop
Use Cindy’s materials in paid or free instructional content
Use Cindy’s artwork, images, or teaching materials for commercial products
Turn Cindy’s lessons, artwork, or materials into templates, printables, guides, courses, tutorials, or derivative products
Remove copyright notices, watermarks, credits, or attribution
Claim Cindy Briggs Art content as your own

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

  1. No AI Training, Scraping, or Automated Use

You may not use Cindy Briggs Art content, artwork, images, videos, writing, course materials, or downloads for artificial intelligence training, machine learning, dataset creation, automated scraping, image generation, model training, or similar purposes without prior written permission.

Automated scraping, copying, downloading, indexing, or extracting website content, artwork, images, or course materials is prohibited.

  1. Artwork, Images, and Reproductions

Images of Cindy Briggs’ artwork may not be copied, printed, downloaded, reproduced, altered, sold, licensed, minted as NFTs, used in products, used in marketing, used in social media graphics, used in AI tools, or otherwise exploited without written permission.

Purchasing an original painting, print, book, course, gift card, or workshop registration does not transfer copyright ownership.

Collectors may not reproduce purchased artwork for commercial or promotional use without written permission.

  1. Online Programs and Digital Content

Online programs may include videos, recordings, downloadable materials, reference images, PDFs, live paint-alongs, private community access, or other digital resources.

Access terms vary by program. Some programs may include one year of access, lifetime access, limited-time access, membership access, bonus access, or other access periods as stated on the program sales page at the time of purchase.

You are responsible for reviewing the specific program details before purchasing.

Digital content is licensed for individual personal use only. It may not be shared with family members, friends, students, groups, schools, organizations, or online communities unless Cindy Briggs Art gives written permission.

  1. Account Access and Login Information

Some online programs may require an account, login, password, or access through a third-party course platform.

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials private.

You may not share, sell, gift, transfer, publish, or distribute your account access.

Cindy Briggs Art may suspend or terminate access if account sharing, unauthorized distribution, misuse, or violation of these Terms is suspected.

  1. Live Online Workshops and Recordings

Live online workshops may be delivered through Zoom or another video platform.

Recordings may or may not be provided, depending on the specific workshop or program.

If a recording is provided, it is for registered participants only and may not be copied, downloaded, shared, sold, published, screen-recorded, or redistributed.

Participants may not record live sessions unless Cindy Briggs Art gives written permission.

  1. In-Person Workshops, Retreats, and Travel-Based Experiences

Cindy Briggs Art may offer or participate in in-person workshops, retreats, plein air painting trips, studio classes, private lessons, and travel-based creative experiences.

Each workshop or retreat may have its own registration terms, payment schedule, cancellation policy, travel requirements, included items, excluded items, and participant responsibilities.

You are responsible for reviewing all workshop or retreat details before registering.

Unless otherwise stated, participants are responsible for:

Transportation to and from the workshop or retreat location
Flights, baggage, passports, visas, and travel documents
Travel insurance
Health insurance
Art supplies
Personal expenses
Meals not listed as included
Lodging not listed as included
Physical ability to participate in scheduled activities
Complying with local laws, venue rules, travel requirements, and host instructions

  1. Travel Risks and Participant Responsibility

Travel-based workshops and retreats may involve risks, including travel delays, weather, uneven terrain, outdoor painting conditions, illness, injury, lost luggage, transportation changes, venue changes, political events, natural disasters, public health restrictions, and other unexpected circumstances.

By registering for an in-person workshop or retreat, you accept personal responsibility for your participation and agree to make decisions based on your own health, comfort, mobility, and travel readiness.

Cindy Briggs Art is not responsible for travel delays, cancellations, airline issues, passport or visa problems, lodging problems, third-party provider issues, personal expenses, illness, injury, lost property, or circumstances outside Cindy Briggs Art’s control.

Travel insurance is strongly recommended for retreats, international workshops, and travel-based experiences.

  1. Payments, Pricing, and Registration

Prices are listed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

Payment may be required in full or through a payment plan, deposit, or installment schedule depending on the offering.

Your registration or purchase is not confirmed until payment is received and processed.

Cindy Briggs Art may change pricing, availability, program details, bonuses, dates, or offerings at any time.

Price changes do not apply retroactively to completed purchases unless specifically stated.

  1. Payment Plans

If a payment plan is offered, you agree to complete all scheduled payments.

Payment plans are not subscriptions that can be canceled simply because you stop participating, stop logging in, or no longer wish to continue.

If a payment fails, access may be paused, suspended, or removed until the account is brought current.

Cindy Briggs Art may use a third-party payment processor to manage payments, failed payment notices, and account access.

  1. Refunds, Cancellations, and Transfers

Refund policies vary by offering.

If a specific refund policy is stated on a sales page, checkout page, workshop page, retreat agreement, or registration form, that specific policy applies.

Unless otherwise stated in writing:

Digital products, downloadable materials, recordings, books, gift cards, and online programs are final sale once purchased or accessed.
Live online workshops are final sale unless Cindy Briggs Art cancels the workshop.
In-person workshops may have non-refundable deposits or registration fees.
Retreat deposits are non-refundable unless a written retreat policy states otherwise.
No refunds are provided for missed sessions, unused access, travel delays, illness, schedule conflicts, lack of participation, or failure to use purchased materials.
Transfers to another workshop, participant, or program are allowed only with written approval from Cindy Briggs Art.

If Cindy Briggs Art cancels a workshop, online event, or retreat, Cindy Briggs Art may offer a refund, credit, transfer, rescheduled date, or other resolution depending on the circumstances and the specific offering.

Cindy Briggs Art is not responsible for reimbursing travel, lodging, airfare, supplies, or other third-party expenses.

  1. Gift Cards and Gift Certificates

Gift cards and gift certificates may be used only for eligible Cindy Briggs Art offerings as stated at the time of purchase.

Gift cards and gift certificates are not redeemable for cash unless required by law.

Gift cards and gift certificates may not be replaced if lost, stolen, deleted, or used without permission.

  1. Artwork, Prints, Books, and Physical Products

Physical products may include original artwork, prints, books, gift items, or other creative products.

Product availability, pricing, shipping, and delivery times may vary.

Colors may appear differently on screens than in person. Cindy Briggs Art does not guarantee that your screen display will accurately reflect the color, texture, or detail of original artwork or printed products.

Shipping costs, taxes, customs fees, import duties, and delivery issues may be the responsibility of the purchaser unless otherwise stated.

  1. Etsy and Third-Party Shops

Some purchases may be completed through Etsy or another third-party platform.

Purchases made through third-party platforms are also subject to that platform’s terms, policies, payment processing rules, shipping rules, and dispute procedures.

Cindy Briggs Art is not responsible for the operation, security, policies, or technical issues of third-party platforms.

  1. Student Artwork, Comments, and Submissions

You may choose to share student artwork, comments, questions, testimonials, photos, videos, workshop feedback, or other submissions with Cindy Briggs Art.

You retain ownership of your own original artwork and personal creative work.

By submitting content to Cindy Briggs Art, you give Cindy Briggs Art permission to view, respond to, and use the submission as needed to provide instruction, feedback, support, community interaction, or customer service.

Cindy Briggs Art will not claim ownership of your original artwork.

If Cindy Briggs Art would like to use your identifiable artwork, testimonial, photo, video, or story for marketing or promotional purposes, Cindy Briggs Art will seek appropriate permission when reasonable.

  1. Community Guidelines

Online groups, private communities, live sessions, workshops, retreats, and comments must remain respectful, supportive, and appropriate.

You agree not to:

Harass, threaten, insult, or discriminate against others
Share offensive, harmful, or disruptive content
Post spam or unrelated promotions
Share another participant’s private information
Copy or redistribute other students’ artwork without permission
Use Cindy Briggs Art communities to promote competing programs or unrelated offers
Record, screenshot, or distribute private group content without permission
Disrupt classes, workshops, retreats, or online sessions

Cindy Briggs Art may remove content, moderate discussions, suspend access, or remove participants who violate these guidelines.

  1. Supplies and Materials

Cindy Briggs Art may provide recommended supply lists, product suggestions, color palettes, brushes, paper recommendations, books, tools, or art materials.

Supply recommendations are based on Cindy’s experience and teaching preferences.

You are responsible for purchasing your own supplies unless a specific workshop or retreat states that materials are included.

Cindy Briggs Art is not responsible for product availability, pricing changes, shipping delays, product substitutions, or your personal experience with third-party products.

  1. Affiliate Links and Recommendations

Cindy Briggs Art may recommend art supplies, books, materials, tools, products, workshops, travel partners, or other resources.

Some links may be affiliate links or referral links. Cindy Briggs Art may receive a commission or benefit if you purchase through those links, at no additional cost to you.

Recommendations are provided for convenience and educational support. You are responsible for deciding whether a product, service, or resource is appropriate for you.

  1. Testimonials and Examples

Testimonials, student examples, artwork examples, and workshop experiences reflect individual experiences.

They do not guarantee that you will achieve the same results, style, progress, confidence, enjoyment, artistic development, or painting outcome.

  1. Third-Party Links and Services

This website may link to third-party websites, platforms, tools, hosts, galleries, publishers, retreat partners, payment processors, course platforms, social media pages, online communities, art supply vendors, or travel providers.

Cindy Briggs Art is not responsible for third-party websites, content, privacy practices, terms, security, pricing, availability, services, or policies.

Use third-party websites and services at your own discretion.

  1. Website Availability

Cindy Briggs Art makes reasonable efforts to keep the website and online resources available, but access may be interrupted by maintenance, updates, technical issues, platform outages, internet problems, third-party provider issues, or circumstances outside Cindy Briggs Art’s control.

Cindy Briggs Art does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free website access.

  1. Errors, Updates, and Corrections

Cindy Briggs Art may correct errors, update information, change pricing, revise program details, remove content, update workshop dates, or modify website content at any time.

Cindy Briggs Art does not guarantee that all information on the website is always complete, current, or error-free.

  1. Personal Responsibility

You are responsible for your own choices, purchases, artwork, travel decisions, participation, materials, use of information, and results.

You agree to use your judgment and seek professional guidance when needed for travel, health, legal, financial, tax, insurance, or other personal decisions.

  1. Disclaimers

Cindy Briggs Art provides educational and artistic content only.

Cindy Briggs Art does not provide legal, financial, tax, medical, therapeutic, mental health, travel advisory, or professional safety advice.

Additional disclaimers may be provided on the Disclaimers page, sales pages, program pages, workshop pages, retreat agreements, or registration materials.

  1. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Cindy Briggs Art, Cindy Briggs, team members, contractors, instructors, hosts, partners, affiliates, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from your use of the website, programs, workshops, retreats, products, services, or content.

This includes, but is not limited to, damages related to:

Loss of data
Loss of income
Loss of opportunity
Travel costs
Travel delays
Missed sessions
Technical issues
Platform outages
Injury or illness
Lost or damaged property
Artistic dissatisfaction
Program results
Third-party services
Unauthorized access
Website errors
Use or misuse of content

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Cindy Briggs Art’s total liability for any claim will not exceed the amount you paid directly to Cindy Briggs Art for the specific product, program, workshop, retreat, or service giving rise to the claim.

  1. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Cindy Briggs Art, Cindy Briggs, team members, contractors, instructors, hosts, partners, affiliates, and service providers from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from:

Your use of this website
Your purchase or participation in any offering
Your violation of these Terms
Your misuse of Cindy Briggs Art content
Your infringement of intellectual property rights
Your conduct in workshops, retreats, online groups, or live sessions
Your submissions, comments, or shared content
Your interactions with third-party platforms, providers, or participants

  1. Termination of Access

Cindy Briggs Art may suspend, limit, or terminate your access to the website, online programs, communities, workshops, retreats, or services if you violate these Terms, misuse content, fail to complete payments, disrupt a community or class, share access, infringe intellectual property, or engage in conduct that Cindy Briggs Art determines is harmful, inappropriate, or unsafe.

No refund is required when access is terminated due to violation of these Terms.

  1. Changes to These Terms

Cindy Briggs Art may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time.

Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of the website or Cindy Briggs Art offerings after updates are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

  1. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Contact

For questions about this policy, contact:

Cindy Briggs Art
Email: cindybriggsart@gmail.com

You may also contact Cindy Briggs Art through the contact form on this website.

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