Terms & Conditions

By purchasing, registering for, accessing, or participating in any class, membership, subscription, product, digital resource, community, or offer from The Maker Beehive, you agree to the following Terms & Conditions.

These Terms & Conditions clarify The Maker Beehive’s existing payment, subscription, cancellation, refund, access, community, and content policies.

The Maker Beehive

The Maker Beehive is owned and operated by Jennifer Chamberlin. Throughout these Terms & Conditions, “The Maker Beehive,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to The Maker Beehive, Jennifer Chamberlin, and any administrators, contractors, or representatives working on behalf of The Maker Beehive.

“You,” “member,” “student,” or “customer” refers to any person who visits the website, purchases a class, joins a membership, participates in a community, accesses digital content, or otherwise uses The Maker Beehive services.

Important Payment Terms

All classes, memberships, subscriptions, digital products, and offers are priced in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

The Maker Bees membership is a subscription-based membership. Monthly and yearly membership payments recur automatically until you cancel.

All payments are final and non-refundable. This includes, but is not limited to:

monthly membership payments
yearly membership payments
membership renewals
payments made in full
class purchases
digital products
workshops
special offers
bundles
archived classes
maintenance fees
subscription payments

You may cancel your subscription at any time, but cancellation does not create a refund or prorated refund for payments already made.

You are responsible for managing your subscription, including keeping your payment information current and cancelling before your next billing date if you do not wish to continue.

Memberships and Subscriptions

If you purchase a monthly or yearly membership, you understand and agree that your membership will renew automatically according to the billing schedule selected at checkout.

Monthly memberships renew monthly until canceled.

Yearly memberships renew yearly until canceled.

Membership payments are not one-time class purchases unless explicitly stated. Membership access continues until canceled, removed, or otherwise ended according to these Terms & Conditions.

Membership access, class libraries, archives, community features, included resources, and member benefits may change over time. The Maker Beehive reserves the right to update, remove, replace, or substitute content, classes, resources, or benefits at any time.

Cancellation Policy

You may cancel your membership or subscription at any time.

To cancel, you may:

log in to your account at www.themakerbeehive.com/login and update your billing or subscription settings
cancel directly through the payment processor used at checkout when available
email customer support at [email protected]

Please allow 48 business hours for cancellation requests sent by email to be processed. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm Eastern Time, excluding holidays.

If a cancellation request is sent over the weekend or outside business hours, it will be handled during the next business day.

Cancellation requests sent by Facebook message, Instagram message, personal message, text message, or other informal communication are not accepted. All cancellation requests must be made through your account, payment processor, or by emailing [email protected].

If you do not wish to be charged again, you are responsible for cancelling before your next billing date.

Cancellation is effective once processed. Once canceled, you may lose access to the membership library, class archives, Facebook group, community spaces, bonus resources, and any other materials included with membership access.

No refunds or prorated refunds will be issued when a membership is canceled.

Access to Purchases

When you purchase a class, membership, or digital product, you may be asked to create a login and password. This is how you will access your purchase.

If you do not see your login email, please check your spam, junk, and promotions folders before contacting customer support.

You are responsible for maintaining access to your account, keeping your login information secure, and keeping your email address and payment information current.

The Maker Beehive is not responsible for missed emails, emails filtered into folders, user error, outdated contact information, failure to log in, or failure to access content that has been made available.

Single-User License

All purchases are for individual use only.

When you purchase a class, membership, subscription, or digital product, you are purchasing a single-user license for your personal use.

You may not share your login, account access, video links, downloads, templates, printables, instructions, or any other class or membership materials with another person.

For educational, group, or corporate licensing inquiries for official groups of 10 or more, please contact [email protected].

Community Guidelines

The Maker Beehive is built around creativity, encouragement, and a supportive community environment.

By participating in any class, membership, Facebook group, community area, swap, discussion, or related space, you agree to the following community guidelines:

Stay open.
Be positive.
Be kind and respectful.
No negative critique of others.
Do not shame, mock, or discourage another member’s work.
Do not share private class or membership content outside the community.
Do not use the community for unauthorized promotion, solicitation, or business purposes.

The Maker Beehive reserves the right to delete any inappropriate comments, posts, images, or content in the Facebook community, website community, classroom spaces, or any other class-related community areas in order to maintain a supportive environment.

The Maker Beehive also reserves the right to remove a member from the membership, class, Facebook group, or community space if the member violates these Terms & Conditions, causes conflict, shares protected materials, behaves in a way deemed abusive or inappropriate, or disrupts the supportive nature of the community.

If membership access is revoked due to violation of these Terms & Conditions, all payments made up to the date of removal are forfeited and no refund will be given.

Use of Images and Shared Artwork

By submitting images, posting artwork, sharing projects, or participating in any class, membership, Facebook group, community area, or related space, you give The Maker Beehive permission to use those images for class-related marketing, promotional, educational, or community purposes, online or offline.

This may include, but is not limited to:

social media posts
emails
sales pages
class promotions
community highlights
website content
examples inside future classes or membership spaces

If you do not want an image of your work shared or used, please do not post or submit it in The Maker Beehive class or community spaces.

Proprietary Information and Protected Content

The content in The Maker Beehive class libraries, member libraries, membership areas, course portals, Facebook groups, community spaces, and digital downloads is private and proprietary.

Protected content includes, but is not limited to:

videos
replays
class lessons
demonstrations
printables
templates
written instructions
digital downloads
ephemera
handouts
private links
bonus materials
class concepts
project samples
titles
artwork
teaching methods
community posts

No video links, downloads, printables, templates, instructions, class materials, or membership materials may be shared outside of the membership, class, or purchase area.

You may not copy, sell, distribute, reproduce, teach, upload, share, or otherwise provide The Maker Beehive content to anyone outside of your individual class or membership access.

No project taught inside The Maker Beehive may be copied and taught outside of The Maker Beehive unless you have written permission from Jennifer Chamberlin.

Any violation of these proprietary information rules may result in immediate cancellation of membership or class access and forfeiture of any fees paid.

Rights to Designs and Teaching

All rights to designs, artwork, class concepts, class titles, teaching methods, written materials, videos, templates, and demonstrations belong to Jennifer Chamberlin and The Maker Beehive unless otherwise stated.

You do not have permission to re-teach any material learned from The Maker Beehive online, in person, in a paid group, in a free group, in a membership, in a workshop, or in any other setting.

Jennifer Chamberlin’s designs, class samples, artwork, and teaching materials are proprietary and protected by copyright.

If you are interested in teaching something inspired by a Maker Beehive class, you must request written permission by emailing [email protected]. Unless written approval is granted by Jennifer Chamberlin, you do not have permission to teach The Maker Beehive designs, concepts, titles, projects, or class material.

Rights to Sell Artwork You Create

You are permitted to sell artwork you create based on classes from The Maker Beehive as long as the artwork is not a direct copy or close derivative of Jennifer Chamberlin’s work, another artist’s work, or another member’s work.

Any artwork shared or sold that is inspired by Jennifer Chamberlin or The Maker Beehive should include appropriate credit, such as:

“Inspired by Jennifer Chamberlin at The Maker Beehive.”

Any class or project taught based on another artist’s work may not be sold under any circumstance.

Creative Business Owners

If you are a creative business owner, teacher, artist, content creator, or workshop host, you are not permitted to use Jennifer Chamberlin’s designs, artwork, class titles, project concepts, teaching methods, written materials, templates, or proprietary content in your business.

You may not use The Maker Beehive classes, projects, or materials as the basis for your own classes, tutorials, memberships, workshops, downloads, products, or paid content without written permission.

Violation of this policy may result in immediate removal from the membership, class, or community with no refund.

Email Communication

By purchasing, registering, or joining, you give permission for your email address to be added to the mailing lists of The Maker Beehive.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.

If you are an active student, member, or customer, we may still send you important transactional or access-related emails connected to your purchase, class, subscription, membership, payment, account, or access.

Third-Party Platforms and Services

The Maker Beehive may use third-party platforms and service providers to operate the website, process payments, deliver emails, host videos, manage communities, and provide access to classes and memberships.

These may include platforms such as Kajabi, Stripe, PayPal, Facebook, email providers, video hosting services, and other business tools.

The Maker Beehive is not responsible for performance problems, outages, technical issues, payment processor issues, email delivery issues, platform changes, or service interruptions caused by third-party providers.

Any issue involving a third-party provider may also be governed by that provider’s own terms and policies.

Affiliate Disclosure

The Maker Beehive may participate in affiliate programs.

This means The Maker Beehive may earn a small commission when you purchase through certain links, at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate programs may include, but are not limited to:

Amazon Associates
Blick Art Supplies
Hobby Lobby
DecoArt
other art supply or product partners

As an Amazon Associate, The Maker Beehive may earn from qualifying purchases.

Disclaimer

The information, classes, tutorials, demonstrations, and materials provided by The Maker Beehive are for creative, educational, and informational purposes only.

The Maker Beehive makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate and helpful information, but does not guarantee that all content will be error-free, uninterrupted, or suitable for every person’s needs.

You are responsible for your own materials, tools, supplies, workspace, safety, and creative decisions.

The Maker Beehive is not responsible for individual results, finished artwork outcomes, technical difficulties, platform interruptions, missed communications, or inability to access materials due to user error, outdated information, or third-party issues.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Maker Beehive, Jennifer Chamberlin, administrators, employees, contractors, and representatives shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or other damages arising out of your use of the website, classes, memberships, community spaces, products, downloads, or materials.

You agree not to hold The Maker Beehive responsible for technical issues, missed emails, platform outages, payment processor issues, user error, service interruptions, community disputes, member behavior, or inability to access content that has been made available.

Member Responsibility

You are responsible for:

reading and understanding these Terms & Conditions
managing your membership or subscription
cancelling before your next billing date if you do not wish to continue
keeping your email address and payment information current
checking spam, junk, promotions, or filtered email folders
maintaining your login information
accessing your purchased materials
following community rules
respecting proprietary content and copyright protections

Privacy

The Maker Beehive does not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

Personal information may be stored and processed using the website, payment processors, email providers, community platforms, and other tools used to operate The Maker Beehive.

Content shared by members or students in class or community spaces may be used by The Maker Beehive for promotional, educational, or community purposes as described above.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Maker Beehive, Jennifer Chamberlin, administrators, employees, contractors, and representatives from any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, or expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of:

your breach of these Terms & Conditions
your misuse of class or membership materials
your violation of proprietary content rules
your violation of copyright or intellectual property rights
your conduct in community spaces
your violation of law
your violation of the rights of another person or business

No Agency

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions creates an agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise, or other business relationship between you and The Maker Beehive.

Governing Law

These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of Ohio, United States.

Changes and Clarifications to These Terms

The Maker Beehive may clarify, update, or revise these Terms & Conditions from time to time.

Any clarification or update is intended to make existing policies easier to understand unless otherwise clearly stated.

You are responsible for reviewing the current Terms & Conditions when purchasing, registering, accessing your account, or participating in The Maker Beehive classes, memberships, or communities.

Continued use of the website, membership, class materials, or community spaces means you agree to the current Terms & Conditions.

Contact Information

For questions about classes, memberships, purchases, payments, or cancellations, please contact customer support:

[email protected]

For permissions, teaching inquiries, or intellectual property questions, please contact: