Terms of Use
Last updated: 28th May 2026
These Terms govern your use of the Querying Qualia website, Field Notes, publications, applications, and related materials.
By using this website, you agree to use it lawfully, respectfully, and in accordance with these Terms.
1. About Querying Qualia
Querying Qualia is a field of inquiry into consciousness, experience, ontology, symbolic structure, and the maps through which reality becomes intelligible. Querying Qualia Press is the publishing imprint through which the foundational texts of the inquiry are issued.
2. Website content
The content on this website is provided for inquiry, education, orientation, and publication-related purposes. It is not intended as medical, psychological, legal, financial, or therapeutic advice.
Nothing on this website should be understood as a substitute for professional support, diagnosis, treatment, legal advice, financial advice, or emergency assistance.
3. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, all text, concepts, diagrams, images, Field Notes, page copy, frameworks, visual material, and publications on this website are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights.
You may read and share links to the website for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not copy, reproduce, adapt, distribute, teach, publish, sell, train models on, or create derivative works from the material without written permission.
4. Querying Qualia Press publications
Books and publications issued through Querying Qualia Press may include limited editions, Founders’ Editions, standard editions, digital material, companion plates, or other publication formats.
Details of each edition, including price, fulfilment method, shipping terms, and availability, will be provided at the point of purchase.
5. Founders’ Editions
Founders’ Editions may be signed, numbered, limited, and personally issued. Once an edition limit is reached, the same Founders’ Edition will not be reissued in that form.
Later editions may contain the same or revised textual content, but they will not carry the same edition status unless explicitly stated.
6. Orders, shipping, and fulfilment
Where physical publications are sold, estimated shipping and fulfilment information will be provided at the point of purchase. Delivery times may vary depending on location, postal service, customs, printing timelines, and external delays.
Buyers are responsible for providing accurate delivery information.
7. Returns, refunds, and cancellations
Your statutory rights are not affected.
For physical goods, refund and return terms will be provided at the point of purchase and will comply with applicable consumer law.
For digital materials, services, events, workshops, or application-based programmes, cancellation and refund terms may differ and will be stated before purchase or enrolment.
8. Orientation applications
Orientation participation is application-based and selective. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance.
Querying Qualia may decline an application where the material, cohort structure, timing, or applicant readiness does not appear suitable.
9. Cohorts, workshops, and structured engagement
Orientation and any future structured engagement are not therapy, coaching, medical treatment, legal advice, financial advice, spiritual initiation, or crisis intervention.
Participants remain responsible for their own decisions, wellbeing, and professional support needs.
10. Acceptable use
You agree not to misuse this website, interfere with its operation, submit unlawful or harmful material, attempt unauthorised access, or use the content in ways that infringe intellectual property or violate applicable law.
11. External links
This website may link to external sites or services. Querying Qualia is not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of third-party websites.
12. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Querying Qualia is not liable for losses arising from use of this website, reliance on its content, website interruptions, third-party services, or decisions made by visitors after reading the material.
13. Changes to these Terms
These Terms may be updated from time to time. The latest version will be posted on this page with an updated date.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be submitted through the Contact page.