Legal Disclaimer

Educational and informational purposes only

Contract to Cradle provides educational and informational content designed to help intended parents better understand and organize issues that may arise in surrogacy journeys, including contract terms, agency pricing, rematch risk, escrow or CEAF handling, insurance questions, negotiation preparation, and related process concerns.

All content on this website and in our products is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is intended to help users identify questions, compare documents, organize information, and prepare for conversations with their own qualified professionals.

Nothing on this website or in any product should be understood as legal advice, medical advice, insurance advice, tax advice, financial advice, mental health advice, or any other professional advice.

No attorney-client or other professional relationship

Contract to Cradle is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation or legal services. Your use of this website or any of our products does not create an attorney-client relationship, physician-patient relationship, therapist-client relationship, fiduciary relationship, broker-client relationship, agency relationship, or any other professional relationship between you and Contract to Cradle.

Purchasing, downloading, or using any product does not make us your attorney, doctor, clinic, insurance broker, accountant, tax advisor, escrow provider, agency, or other professional advisor.

Not a substitute for professional advice

Surrogacy contracts, agency agreements, escrow arrangements, insurance policies, medical recommendations, dispute procedures, and related decisions can involve significant legal, medical, financial, insurance, and emotional consequences. These matters are highly fact-specific and may vary by jurisdiction, contract language, clinic, agency practice, insurance plan, and the unique circumstances of each family.

You should consult your own qualified attorney and, where appropriate, your physician, clinic, mental health professional, insurance broker, accountant, tax advisor, escrow provider, or other licensed professional before signing an agreement, paying a fee, changing clinics, pursuing rematch, pausing a journey, terminating an agreement, escalating a dispute, relying on insurance assumptions, or making any significant decision.

No legal interpretation or representation

Our products may include checklists, worksheets, timelines, templates, sample emails, issue-spotting tools, negotiation-preparation materials, or plain-language educational explanations. These materials are not legal review, legal interpretation, legal drafting, legal strategy, or legal representation.

We do not interpret your legal rights, advise you on enforceability, predict dispute outcomes, or tell you what action you should take in your specific situation. Any examples, sample questions, scripts, or scenarios are general educational tools only and may not apply to your circumstances.

No medical, insurance, tax, or financial advice

Contract to Cradle does not provide medical advice, insurance advice, tax advice, accounting advice, investment advice, or financial advice. Any discussion of clinic choice, medical recommendations, surrogate suitability, insurance exclusions, newborn coverage, escrow balances, budgeting, fee categories, taxes, or financial exposure is general educational information only. It is not a recommendation for your particular circumstances and should not be relied on as a substitute for qualified professional advice.

Templates and communication tools

Any sample emails, negotiation templates, call prep sheets, scripts, prompts, or communication frameworks provided through Contract to Cradle are illustrative educational tools only. They are not legal drafting or legal advice.

Communications relating to contracts, fees, rematch, escrow, termination, insurance, mediation, or arbitration may have legal significance. You are solely responsible for reviewing, adapting, and deciding whether to send any communication. You should consult qualified counsel before sending communications that may materially affect your rights or legal position.

AI-assisted or automated tools

If Contract to Cradle offers any AI-assisted, automated, or software-based tools, including upload-and-explain tools, issue-spotting tools, clause summaries, or suggested questions, those tools are provided as educational aids only. Automated outputs may be incomplete, inaccurate, simplified, outdated, or inapplicable to your circumstances. They are not legal review, legal advice, medical advice, insurance advice, or professional judgment. Independent review by qualified human professionals remains essential.

No guarantee of accuracy, completeness, or results

We make no representation or warranty that the information on this website or in any product is complete, accurate, current, reliable, enforceable, or suitable for your situation. Laws, regulations, insurance practices, medical standards, agency practices, and dispute procedures may change over time.

We do not guarantee that use of this website or any product will prevent disputes, avoid additional fees, improve negotiation outcomes, preserve legal rights, recover funds, secure rematch, affect agency behavior, change contract interpretation, or produce any specific legal, medical, or financial result. Your use of the website and products is at your own risk.

User responsibility

You are solely responsible for your own actions, decisions, communications, contracts, payments, strategy, and reliance on any information or materials obtained through Contract to Cradle. Before taking action based on any content from this website or any product, you should evaluate that content in light of your own facts and consult qualified professionals as needed.

Third-party content and links

This website may reference, summarize, or link to third-party websites, agencies, clinics, service providers, insurers, lawyers, articles, or other resources. Such references are provided for convenience or general informational purposes only. Contract to Cradle does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, services, statements, policies, availability, or practices. A reference or link does not constitute an endorsement, guarantee, or recommendation unless expressly stated.

Personal use only

Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing, all products, downloads, templates, worksheets, checklists, guides, trackers, and other materials sold or provided by Contract to Cradle are licensed to the purchaser for individual personal use only. You may not redistribute, repost, reproduce, share publicly, resell, sublicense, modify for resale, or commercially exploit any product or content without prior written permission.

Intellectual property

All content on this website and in our products, including text, layout, branding, graphics, templates, worksheets, checklists, guides, and other materials, is owned by or licensed to Contract to Cradle and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Purchase of a product grants only the limited personal-use license described above and does not transfer ownership of any intellectual property rights.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contract to Cradle and its owners, operators, contributors, contractors, affiliates, and licensors disclaim liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of, inability to use, or reliance on this website or any product, content, template, tool, worksheet, guide, or communication.

This includes, without limitation, damages or losses relating to contracts, agency disputes, fees, escrow or CEAF balances, rematch decisions, clinic decisions, insurance issues, legal costs, arbitration or mediation costs, lost opportunities, emotional distress, or financial loss.

If any liability is found notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum aggregate liability of Contract to Cradle shall not exceed the amount you paid, if any, for the specific product giving rise to the claim.

Changes to this disclaimer

We may update this disclaimer from time to time by posting a revised version on this page. Your continued use of the website or any product after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised disclaimer.

Contact

If you have questions about this disclaimer, you may contact us at: info@contacttocradle.com