TERMS OF USE & DIGITAL PRODUCT POLICY
Last Updated: October 1, 2026
Welcome to Black Thorn Wax. These Terms of Use & Digital Product Policy (“Terms”) apply to your use of blackthornwax.com, including your purchase and use of digital products offered through Black Thorn Wax and Black Thorn Education.
By accessing this website or purchasing a digital product, you agree to these Terms.
About Black Thorn Wax
Black Thorn Wax provides professional esthetic services and educational resources for waxers and estheticians.
Educational products offered through Black Thorn Education are designed to provide practical, real-world guidance based on professional experience in the esthetics and waxing industry.
Digital Products
Black Thorn Wax may offer downloadable educational materials, including guides, worksheets, templates, reference materials, and other digital resources.
Digital products are delivered electronically. No physical product will be shipped unless a product listing specifically states otherwise.
Product descriptions will identify what is included with each purchase.
Digital Product Delivery
After completing an eligible digital-product purchase, customers will receive access to the purchased digital content through the delivery method provided at checkout or following purchase.
Customers are responsible for providing an accurate email address and maintaining access to the device, software, or internet connection necessary to access downloaded materials.
If you experience a legitimate problem accessing a purchased file, please contact ashley@blackthornwax.com for assistance.
Digital Product Refund Policy
Due to the immediate-access and downloadable nature of digital products, all digital product sales are final once access to the digital content has been provided.
Black Thorn Wax does not offer refunds, returns, or exchanges for reasons including:
Change of mind
Accidental purchase
Failure to read the product description
Purchasing a resource that does not match your experience level or expectations
Inability to use the material due to licensing, employment, school, or jurisdictional requirements
Failure to download or use the product after access has been provided
If you experience a technical problem that prevents you from accessing the product you purchased, please contact us so we can reasonably attempt to resolve the issue.
Nothing in this policy is intended to limit any rights that cannot legally be waived under applicable law.
License and Permitted Use
Unless otherwise stated, purchasing a Black Thorn Education digital product grants the purchaser a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license for personal educational use only.
Your purchase does not transfer ownership of the product or its intellectual property to you.
You may:
Download the purchased resource for your own use
Save a personal copy on your devices
Print a copy for your own personal educational use
Refer back to the material as part of your own professional learning
Unless Black Thorn Wax gives you express written permission, you may not:
Share the digital file with another person
Upload the product to a shared drive, group, forum, membership, website, or file-sharing service
Email, message, or otherwise distribute copies to others
Resell or redistribute the product
Reproduce the product for commercial use
Use the product as course material for your own paid or unpaid training program
Copy substantial portions of the product into your own educational materials
Rebrand, modify, or present the material as your own
Sell printed or digital copies of the material
Remove copyright, branding, or ownership information
One purchase is intended for one individual user unless a product listing or separate written license expressly states otherwise.
Intellectual Property
All original content available through Black Thorn Wax and Black Thorn Education—including digital guides, written materials, graphics, branding, educational frameworks, downloadable resources, website copy, and other original materials—is owned by or licensed to Black Thorn Wax and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
The Waxer’s Field Guide, its original written content, design, and associated Black Thorn Education materials may not be copied, reproduced, redistributed, republished, sold, or commercially exploited except as expressly permitted by these Terms.
Black Thorn Wax, Black Thorn Education, associated branding, and the tagline “A little wild. A little wicked.” may not be used in a manner that falsely suggests affiliation, endorsement, authorship, or ownership.
Educational Disclaimer
Black Thorn Education products are provided for general educational and informational purposes only.
They are intended to supplement—not replace—appropriate professional education, hands-on training, manufacturer instructions, workplace protocols, licensing requirements, or applicable laws and regulations.
Purchasing or completing a Black Thorn Education resource does not provide or replace:
An esthetics or cosmetology license
Professional certification
Required hands-on training
Continuing-education credit unless explicitly stated
Authorization to perform a service
Medical, dermatological, legal, tax, or business advice
Professional Responsibility and Scope of Practice
Laws, licensing requirements, permitted services, sanitation standards, professional regulations, and scope-of-practice rules vary by jurisdiction and may change over time.
It is the purchaser's responsibility to understand and comply with the laws, regulations, licensing requirements, employer policies, manufacturer instructions, and professional standards applicable to their own location and practice.
Nothing in Black Thorn Education materials should be interpreted as authorization to perform a service that you are not appropriately trained, licensed, permitted, or otherwise legally authorized to perform.
When information in a Black Thorn Education resource differs from a law, regulation, manufacturer instruction, licensing requirement, or workplace safety requirement applicable to you, the applicable requirement should be followed.
Results Disclaimer
Educational resources are intended to support professional learning and confidence, but individual results will vary.
Black Thorn Wax does not guarantee that purchasing or using an educational product will produce a particular professional, financial, business, employment, client, or service outcome.
Website Information
We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate and useful information on this website. However, website content may be updated, changed, corrected, or removed as the business evolves.
Information provided on this website should not be treated as medical, legal, financial, or other individualized professional advice.
Appointments and Third-Party Services
Black Thorn Wax may link to third-party services, including Booksy, payment processors, social-media platforms, and other websites or services.
Your use of third-party platforms is also subject to their respective terms and policies.
Black Thorn Wax is not responsible for the availability, content, policies, security, or independent actions of third-party platforms.
Payments
Prices are displayed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
By submitting an order, you represent that you are authorized to use the payment method provided and agree to pay the amount displayed at checkout, including any applicable taxes or fees.
We reserve the right to correct pricing or listing errors and to cancel or refund a transaction when reasonably necessary because of an error, suspected fraud, technical problem, or other legitimate business reason.
Unauthorized Distribution
Unauthorized copying, sharing, resale, redistribution, or reproduction of Black Thorn Education materials may violate these Terms and applicable intellectual-property laws.
Black Thorn Wax reserves the right to revoke access where technically available, decline future purchases, or pursue other remedies available under applicable law when digital products are used or distributed without authorization.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Black Thorn Wax is not responsible for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or similar damages arising from the use or inability to use this website or its educational materials.
You remain responsible for your own professional decisions, services, business practices, and compliance obligations.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
Changes to These Terms
Black Thorn Wax may update these Terms periodically as the website, products, services, or business practices change.
The current version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Changes apply prospectively from the effective date unless applicable law requires otherwise.
Contact
Questions regarding these Terms, a digital purchase, or product access may be directed to:
Black Thorn Wax
Black Thorn Education
Providence, Rhode Island
ashley@blackthornwax.com
blackthornwax.com