Effective Date: [July 1 st , 2025]

Welcome to Empathos Coaching, founded by Dr. Jacqueline Kumar. By accessing or using our website, services, or materials, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. Please read them carefully.

1. Intellectual Property Rights All materials, content, and coaching frameworks available on this site -including but not limited to the Circle of Empathy process, written articles, videos, worksheets, program structures, and concepts – are the original intellectual property of Dr. Jacqueline Kumar. Many of these materials are based on her doctoral thesis titled Empathy (Re)imagined: A Theory of Motivation for Moral Action (Queen’s University, 2023) and are protected under Canadian and international copyright laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, display, perform, or otherwise use any content from this site without explicit written permission.

2. Limited Personal Use You are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to access and use the materials on this site for your personal, non-commercial use only. This does not grant you the right to share, teach, replicate, or adapt the coaching methodologies or course content in any form.

3. Trademark Notice Empathos Coaching and the Circle of Empathy™ are proprietary trademarks of Dr. Jacqueline Kumar. Unauthorized use of these terms or branding elements is strictly prohibited.

4. Disclaimer Empathos Coaching is not a substitute for mental health therapy, legal advice, or medical treatment. The insights and services provided are for educational and personal development purposes only.

5. External Links Our site may include links to third-party resources. We do not control or take responsibility for their content or accuracy.

6. Changes to Terms We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Updates will be posted here with a revised effective date.

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