Terms of Use

1. Website Purpose

This website provides information about Cristie Schwan, the Chaos In My Head book series, poetry, interviews, podcasts, news, and related creative content. Website content is offered for general informational, literary, and inspirational purposes.

2. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the website’s original text, poetry, book excerpts, graphics, branding, logos, photographs, design elements, audio, video, and other content are owned by or licensed to Chaos In My Head or Cristie Schwan and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

You may access and share links to publicly available pages for personal, noncommercial purposes. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, scrape, frame, exploit, or create derivative works from protected content without prior written permission, except as allowed by law.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or harmful purposes.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or related systems.
• Introduce malware, harmful code, automated attacks, or disruptive technology.
• Impersonate another person or submit false or misleading information.
• Harvest visitor information or use automated systems to extract content without authorization.
• Interfere with the website’s availability, operation, or security.

4. Personal and Sensitive Subject Matter

The website discusses divorce, abusive relationships, trauma, emotional recovery, and personal experiences. Content reflects personal and creative expression and is not medical, mental-health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. It is not a substitute for assistance from a qualified professional. If you are in immediate danger or experiencing an emergency, contact local emergency services or an appropriate crisis resource.

5. Third-Party Links and Purchases

The website may link to Amazon, Books2Read, podcast services, social media, support organizations, and other independent websites. Purchases, accounts, delivery, returns, privacy, and other interactions with third parties are governed by those parties’ terms. We are not responsible for third-party content, products, availability, security, or practices.

6. User Submissions

If you send a message, testimonial, comment, or other material, you represent that you have the right to submit it and that it does not violate another person’s rights. Sending material does not transfer ownership unless separately agreed in writing. Do not submit confidential, unlawful, infringing, or harmful content through the website.

7. Website Availability and Changes

We may update, suspend, remove, or discontinue any website content or feature at any time. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free operation, or that all content will remain available or current.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, secure, accurate, complete, or free from harmful components.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Chaos In My Head, Cristie Schwan, and their service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from your access to, use of, or inability to use the website or third-party services. Rights that cannot legally be excluded remain unaffected.

10. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the applicable laws of the United States and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the website owner operates, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute will be handled in a court of competent jurisdiction unless applicable law requires otherwise.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms of Use when the website, content, or legal requirements change. The version posted on this page applies when you use the website, and the “Last updated” date will show the date you view these terms.

12. Severability

If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of that provision.