Last Modified: April 17, 2026
Please read this before using our site or services. These terms of use ("Terms") are entered into by and between you and Mind Lumen, a California nonprofit ("Mind Lumen" or "we" or "us" or "Company"). By using or accessing Mindlumen.org ("Website") or the Lumara platform ("Lumara" collectively, with Website, the "Services"), you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you don't agree, please don't use our Services.
This Services is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States or any of its territories or possessions. By using this Services, you represent and warrant that you (i) are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company; (ii) have the legal authority to agree to these Terms; (iii) have read and agree to our Terms and Privacy; and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Services.
Mind Lumen is a nonprofit whose mission is to bring greater transparency and ethical accountability to the psychedelic healing field — through independent ethics certification, education, and advocacy. Mind Lumen focuses on ethics. We are not a law enforcement agency, a licensing board, a regulatory board, or a body with legal enforcement authority of any kind. We do not monitor or enforce legal compliance by any user of our Services.
In addition, Mind Lumen engages Lumara, a platform that provides harm and risk reduction navigation services to educate seekers when exploring psychedelic assisted care. Lumara integrates Mind Lumen's ethics certification as one of the criteria in its navigation services.
Both seekers and practitioners pay membership fees to access the Services. For ethics certifications, practitioners also pay a certification program fee on a sliding scale basis, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement(s) by and between Mind Lumen and such practitioner regarding such certification. These fees support the operation of our Services and are not tied to certification outcomes. In other words, paying a fee does not guarantee certification, influence a practitioner's ethics score, create any preferential treatment or endorsement or recommendation of any particular practitioner. We do not take commissions or fees from transactions between practitioners and seekers.
Mind Lumen issues ethics certifications and scores to practitioners in the psychedelic healing space. The certification is an independent assessment of a practitioner that evaluates such practitioner with respect to certain ethics standards based on Mind Lumen's own certification process and the information available to Mind Lumen at the time of certification.
While Mind Lumen's certification reflects a practitioner's ethical standing assessed at the time of certification, the certification does not mean or imply that:
Ethics is not binary and our certification does not declare a practitioner "ethical" or "unethical." Mind Lumen independently develops and applies its own ethics criteria, using a proprietary framework and methodology for scoring, weighting and evaluating. We evaluate observable, measurable, and auditable practitioner ethical conduct in practice. Our certification reflects a practitioner's demonstrated ethical standing at a point in time.
Our evaluations draw on factual and verifiable information, which may include, without limitation:
We do not rely on third-party opinion, reviews or information that cannot be verified.
In certain circumstances, in our sole discretion, we may revoke, suspend, or adjust a certification or score when a practitioner's conduct no longer meets Mind Lumen's ethical criteria after we make our assessment.
Conduct that may lead to a revocation, suspension or adjustment includes, without limitation:
In revoking, suspending or adjusting a certification or score, we apply a standardized process and assessment criteria in a consistent and objective way to mitigate bias and promote fairness. We will provide practitioners written notice and a chance to respond before making such revocation, suspension or adjustment, except in urgent situations where immediate action is required of us, in which case we may not be able to provide advance notice.
If a practitioner believes we have relied on false or inaccurate information, they can reach out to us and we'll review the request in good faith.
Lumara is a harm and risk reduction navigation service. It is not a practitioner directory, a referral service, or a search tool. As part of its navigation services, it uses Mind Lumen's ethics certification as one input alongside other criteria to educate seekers on options that may be relevant to a seeker's needs. It does not recommend or endorse any practitioner or their services. Seekers and practitioners decide for themselves whether and how to engage with each other. Further, we do not endorse, encourage or condone any illegal activities, including but not limited to the use, sale or distribution of illegal substances.
Seekers are fully and solely responsible for:
The Company Parties (as defined below) have no responsibility to seekers in connection with any practitioner's services. Lumara does not include any medical care, medical assessment, psychotherapy, advisory or any other professional services. Using Lumara does not create any kind of professional relationship between the Company Parties and any seeker or practitioner.
Some features of our Services require a membership fee charged to seekers or practitioners. We do not take a percentage of fees for services directly between practitioners and seekers.
Membership fee details and refund policies (if any) are spelled out at the time you sign up. Fees are non-refundable unless we indicate otherwise. When you sign up for a membership, you agree to a recurring payment model that auto-renews until you cancel. Your subscription will be automatically extended for successive renewal periods of the same duration as the initial subscription term. We will charge you the applicable membership fee at the beginning of each renewal period, unless you cancel at least 30 days before the start of the next renewal period through your account settings.
Mind Lumen hosts educational events and advocacy programming about psychedelic-assisted therapy, harm reduction, policy, and ethics. These events and the content provided in connection therewith are educational and provided for informational purposes. We do not control what attendees or volunteers say or do at or after our events. Mind Lumen does not assume responsibility for the conduct or legal compliance of any event participant.
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our Services, and any service or material we provide, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Services is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict user access, including registered user access, to the Services.
You are responsible for both:
To access the Services or some of the resources we offer, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Services that all the information you provide is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session.
We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier at any time if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.
The Services and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms permit you to use the Services for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Services, except as follows:
You must not:
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Services in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Services will stop immediately. No right, title, or interest in or to the Services or any content on the Services is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company.
All trademarks, service marks, logos, and copyrights displayed and used are property of Mind Lumen, its affiliates or licensors, and other third parties. Nothing on the Services may be construed as granting you any right or license to use any trademark, service mark, logo, or other intellectual property rights without the permission of its owner. You must not use such marks, logos, and any other copyrighted materials in any way without the prior written permission of the Company or the respective owners.
You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Services:
Additionally, you agree not to:
The Services may contain interactive features including message boards, chat rooms, personal profiles, forums, and bulletin boards (collectively, "Interactive Services") that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content or materials (collectively, "User Contributions") on or through the Services.
All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms. Any User Contribution you post to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Services, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.
You represent and warrant that:
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you — not the Company — have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Services.
We have the right to:
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Services. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
However, we do not undertake review of all material before it is posted on the Services and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party.
These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:
The information presented on or through the Services is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Services.
This Services may include content provided by third parties. All statements and opinions expressed in these materials, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible or liable to you or any third party for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
We may update the content on this Services from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Services may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
All information we collect on this Services is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our written consent.
Subject to the foregoing, you must not:
You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
If the Services contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party Services linked to this Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such Services.
We provide this Services for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Services or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Services may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Services will be free of viruses or other destructive code. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS (COLLECTIVELY, "COMPANY PARTIES"), TO ANY PARTY EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100.00 USD OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE COMPANY IN THE LAST THREE (3) MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES, OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY — WHETHER BY CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE — AROSE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES, YOUR RELIANCE ON OUR SERVICES OR CERTIFICATIONS OR SCORES, ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTIES, OR YOUR REVOCATION, SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION OF A CERTIFICATION, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Services, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Services' content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Services.
All matters relating to the Services and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Services that is not subject to binding arbitration shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or state courts of the State of California located in the County of Alameda. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Except as set forth herein, all controversy or claim arising from or relating to these Terms or use of the Services shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association, in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act under a single arbitrator. Arbitration will take place in Oakland, Alameda County, California and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and legally binding.
Claims within the monetary limit of the small claims court shall be litigated in such court at the request of any party, so long as all parties limit their right to recovery to the jurisdiction of the small claims court.
The arbitrators will have authority to award actual monetary damages only. No punitive or equitable relief is authorized. Notwithstanding the requirement to resolve disputes by arbitration, any party may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction solely for injunctive or equitable relief when such relief is necessary to prevent irreparable harm or to preserve the status quo.
You hereby waive any rights you may have to trial by jury in regard to arbitrable claims. You further waive any right you may have to pursue or participate in a class or collective action pertaining to any arbitrable claims between you and the Company.
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.
We may revise and update these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Services thereafter. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
The Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Mind Lumen regarding the Services and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Services.
All notices of copyright infringement claims, feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Services should be directed to: help at mindlumen dot org.