Last Updated: September 2026
This website is owned and operated by David Wolovsky, sole proprietor, doing business as EffortWise ("Coach," "we," "us," or "our"). By booking a coaching session, you ("Client" or "you") agree to the following terms in full. Please read them before completing your purchase. Together with our Privacy Policy, these terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Coach regarding coaching services.
Coaching sessions are personal development services — not therapy, counseling, or mental health treatment of any kind. Coach is not a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or licensed healthcare provider, and does not provide medical, legal, financial, or other licensed professional advice.
Coaching focuses on goal-setting, personal development, accountability, and forward-looking growth. Outcomes depend significantly on your active participation, openness, and commitment.
If you are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, severe depression, suicidal ideation, or require clinical support of any kind, please seek help from a licensed mental health professional before booking this or any coaching service. If you are in crisis in the United States, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or dial 911.
Sessions are conducted by phone or video. By booking a session that includes a guided meditation component, you explicitly consent to the call being recorded for the purpose of capturing the guided portion and delivering it to you as an audio file. The recording is made solely to fulfill the service.
This consent applies regardless of which state or country you are located in, including states that require all-party consent to record conversations (such as California, Florida, Illinois, and others). If you do not consent to being recorded, do not book a session that includes a meditation recording; contact Coach to arrange an unrecorded alternative.
Your audio will be sent to the email address provided at booking, typically within a few hours of your session. It is yours to keep for personal use.
Coach develops and utilizes AI-based tools to support session preparation. To assist with script and material generation, Coach uses AI tools as part of the creative and session preparation process. All content — including guided meditations — is reviewed, interpreted, and delivered live by Coach in his own voice. AI is not used to speak with you directly at any point in the session.
Additionally, where you have opted in to Educational Use (Section 5), anonymized session material may be processed by third-party AI services to assist with anonymization and content drafting. Only anonymized material is submitted to these services, and session information is never sold to advertisers or data brokers.
What you share during your sessions stays between us. Your name, personal details, and any information shared during coaching will never be shared with, sold to, or disclosed to any third party without your explicit written permission, except:
Session notes and transcripts are stored securely and used solely to inform the content of your sessions. They are not sold or shared for marketing purposes, or used outside the scope of your service, except as described in Section 5 below and only with your consent.
At the time of booking, you were presented with an optional checkbox allowing Coach to use generalized themes, questions, insights, and (for meditation sessions) recordings from your sessions to create educational and marketing content — including blog posts, newsletters, social media content, sample or demo content, courses, workshops, group coaching, speaking materials, guided meditation libraries, and promotional materials.
If you checked this option, you grant Coach permission to:
You are not required to give this consent in order to receive your session. Declining has no effect on your access to, price of, or experience with coaching services.
Withdrawal: You may withdraw this consent at any time by emailing [email protected]. Withdrawal is prospective — no content created after your withdrawal will use your session material — and will never affect the quality or availability of your services. To request removal of previously derived material, contact us as well; we will make reasonable efforts to identify and remove it.
All materials created during your session — including guided meditation recordings — are the intellectual property of David Wolovsky and EffortWise. You receive a personal-use license to any audio delivered to you: you may listen to it as many times as you wish and keep it indefinitely, but you may not redistribute, resell, publicly broadcast, publish, or share it without written permission.
All session frameworks, methodologies, scripts, and materials used by Coach remain Coach's intellectual property. You retain ownership of your own ideas, stories, and personal information, subject to Section 5.
Coaching and mindfulness outcomes vary by individual. Nothing in this agreement or in your session constitutes a guarantee of specific results — emotional, psychological, behavioral, or otherwise. Testimonials on this site represent individual experiences and are not a promise of what you will experience.
You are responsible for the decisions and actions you take as the result of your sessions.
Sessions are non-refundable once completed. If you need to reschedule, please do so at least 24 hours before your scheduled session time.
Cancellations made less than 24 hours in advance may not be eligible for rescheduling. If you do not attend your scheduled call and have not contacted us in advance, the session will be forfeited.
If Coach is unable to attend for any reason, you will receive a full refund or priority rebooking — your choice.
If you are not satisfied with your session, you may request a full refund within 7 days of your session date. Email [email protected] with your booking details. No lengthy explanation required.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, David Wolovsky and EffortWise shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of this service — including but not limited to emotional distress, loss of income, or any other personal or economic loss.
Our total liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to this service shall not exceed the amount you paid for the session(s) giving rise to the claim.
For remote sessions, you are responsible for having a working phone or internet connection, ensuring a private and distraction-free environment, and notifying Coach promptly of technical issues. Coach is not liable for lost session time due to technical difficulties on your end.
Informal Resolution: If you have a complaint or dispute arising from these terms or your coaching services, please contact Coach directly at [email protected]. Coach commits to resolving issues in good faith within 30 days.
Mediation: If informal resolution fails after 30 days, both parties agree to attempt mediation with a mutually selected mediator before pursuing litigation. Mediation shall take place in New York or remotely, unless both parties agree otherwise.
Mediator Selection: If the parties cannot agree on a mediator within 14 days, either party may request appointment through the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or JAMS under their respective commercial mediation rules.
Governing Law: These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Jurisdiction: Any legal disputes not resolved through informal resolution or mediation shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located in New York. Both parties consent to personal jurisdiction in these courts.
Costs: Each party bears its own costs of mediation, unless the parties agree otherwise or an applicable statute requires the prevailing party to recover costs.
Waiver: Either party may elect to forego mediation and proceed directly to litigation by providing written notice to the other party.
If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid under applicable law, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed if modification is not possible. The remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
We reserve the right to update these terms at any time. The most current version will always be available at effortwise.com/terms. Continued use of coaching services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
David Wolovsky, EffortWise
Email: [email protected]
Website: effortwise.com