The Sanctuary
Terms & Conditions of Use
Last updated: 01/12/2025
Welcome to The Sanctuary, an online learning and community environment owned and operated by Stefan Markworth.
The Sanctuary is a private education space dedicated to your personal and spiritual development. It provides access to event replays, free and paid courses, guided meditations and community reflection areas.
By creating an account, accessing The Sanctuary or participating in any of its offerings, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions. Please read this document carefully.
1. About The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is a private online portal designed to offer a calm, safe and supportive environment for inner work, spiritual learning and reflection. It is not a public social network. Nothing you post or contribute is used for advertising, profiling or tracking.
Access may include:
- free introductory courses
- paid courses and multi module programs
- event replays available for limited periods
- community reflection spaces such as Replay Reflections and the Sharing Circle
- guided meditations, lesson notes, journal prompts and written teachings
Access levels vary depending on what you register for or purchase.
2. Membership and Account Registration
To use The Sanctuary you must:
- provide accurate personal information
- create a secure password
- agree to these Terms and Conditions
- be at least 18 years old or have parental consent
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login.
Account sharing is not permitted.
Accounts may be suspended or removed if these Terms are violated.
3. Access to Content
Your access to content inside The Sanctuary depends on your level of participation:
- free subscribers receive access to selected free content
- event attendees may receive temporary access to replays
- course purchasers receive access to those specific courses
Event replays are temporary and may be moved into their permanent course homes as mini courses or part of longer programs. Access to replays may expire when this transition occurs.
Purchasing or attending one offering does not grant access to all future or past offerings unless clearly stated.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
All material inside The Sanctuary supplied by Stefan Markworth, is the intellectual property of Stefan Markworth, including:
- videos, replays and guided meditations
- written content, lesson notes and journal prompts
- images, graphics and course structures
- frameworks, models and system-specific teachings
- community content authored by Stefan
You may not:
- copy content
- download content, unless it is clearly provided for you as a downloadable file
- record or redistribute videos or audio
- capture screenshots or screen recordings
- share content outside the portal
- upload Sanctuary content to other platforms
You may take personal notes for your own learning.
5. Copyright of User Contributions
You retain full copyright over anything you post or contribute inside The Sanctuary, including reflections, comments and shared experiences.
By posting, you grant permission for other members who have access to the same group or space to read your contributions.
Your posts are not:
- owned by The Sanctuary
- sold
- used for advertising
- shared with third parties
- publicly visible
- used to create personal profiles or behavioural tracking
Your content remains your intellectual property at all times.
6. Community Guidelines
The Sanctuary is a protected and supportive environment. Community areas are designed to offer a safe and respectful place for sharing, reflection and inner work.
By participating in community spaces, you agree to the following Community Guidelines.
A. Respectful Communication
Speak with kindness, clarity and consideration.
Aggression, judgement, dismissiveness or inappropriate conduct is not permitted.
B. Confidentiality
What is shared in The Sanctuary stays in The Sanctuary.
You must not screenshot, record or share the reflections or experiences of others.
Respect the privacy of all members.
C. Self Responsibility
Engage in a grounded and self responsible way.
Speak from your own experience.
Take care of your emotional and energetic wellbeing.
Seek professional support where appropriate.
D. No Coaching or Diagnosing Other Members
Community spaces are not for giving others unsolicited spiritual advice, psychological interpretation or personal analysis.
E. Respect for Diversity
Members may hold different perspectives, beliefs and backgrounds.
Discrimination or exclusion of any kind is not permitted.
F. Appropriate Use of the Space
Do not use community areas to:
- promote personal services
- sell products
- solicit clients
- advertise external groups or events
G. Moderation
Posts may be edited, moderated or removed if they:
- violate the guidelines
- compromise safety or clarity
- disrupt the learning environment
- compromise privacy or confidentiality
Accounts may be suspended or removed for repeated or serious violations.
7. Privacy and Data Use
The Sanctuary honours your privacy at all levels.
Your data and community contributions are not tracked, profiled, sold or used for advertising.
Your activity is not used to build behavioural marketing profiles.
Only essential technical information is collected to provide your account access and support your learning experience.
Details are outlined in the Sanctuary Privacy Policy.
8. Payments, Refunds and Cancellations
Payments for courses and events are processed through approved third party providers.
Refund policies are stated on individual purchase and enrolment pages where applicable.
Free offerings require no payment and no refunds.
You may request account deletion or data removal at any time.
9. Educational and Spiritual Disclaimer
The Sanctuary provides spiritual education, experiential practices and guided meditations.
It is not psychological counselling, medical treatment or therapeutic advice.
You remain responsible for your own wellbeing and personal decisions.
Seek professional support where needed.
10. Updates and Changes
The Sanctuary may evolve over time.
Courses, replays, programs and community offerings, groups and spaces may be updated, expanded, moved or removed to maintain quality and integrity.
Terms may be updated and revised on this page.
11. Contact Information
For support or questions, please contact: hello@stefanmarkworth.com
Thank you for being part of The Sanctuary.
