Please review the following pages and consider them a contract.

For YOU (the participant's mate):

Before agreeing to this contract review the following:

1. Watch this message from Rick:
2. Read the following article: https://www.affairrecovery.com/newsletter/founder/infidelity-recovery-snooping-wont-help

As the mate of a participant in the Hope for Healing program, I agree to:

1. Give my mate privacy regarding this one class, Hope for Healing (i.e. life plan journal, small group wall, emails from AR)
   1. Note: This does not include anything else. We encourage full transparency and full access to all other accounts and passwords.
      
   2. Note: We prohibit the shared use of AffairRecovery.com user accounts due to the nature of the website and the need to have safety precautions in place based on gender. Using your mate's account or allowing your mate to use hers puts other users' safety and privacy in jeopardy.
   3. Respect the privacy of others in my mate's group and I will not read the small group wall posts in my mate's email or on his/her account.
       
   4. I have watched Rick's video included above.
       
   5. I have read the article included above.

   Disclaimer

   Before we begin we need to make sure that you understand the nature of the course. Also you should understand the type of commitment required of you during the course.

   Hope for Healing is an anonymous online, interactive, self-directed recovery program; however, it is not designed to address clinical problems or emotional health concerns.

   When to see a counselor:

   If there are physical and mental conditions that require professional help, we urge you to consult a doctor or licensed therapist if you believe that such services may be beneficial to either of you or your relationship. By calling 1-800-964-2000, you can reach The American Psychological Association, which can provide referrals in your area, or if you are interested in finding a qualified counselor who operates from a faith based perspective, call Focus on the Family at (800) A-FAMILY (232-6459).

   Counseling and AffairRecovery.com

   Whether or not you're engaged in therapy or counseling, you are welcome to participate in Affair Recovery programs. Just bear in mind that Affair Recovery is not a substitute for professional counseling or therapy.

   Note: Affair Recovery provides an interactive, self-directed Recovery Program. Affair Recovery does not provide or include individual or marriage therapy or counseling. Affair Recovery consists of self-selected tools, mentor coaching program, and exercises. In particular, you are encouraged to consult a marriage therapist or counselor if you believe that such services may be beneficial to either of you or your relationship.

   Emotions may run high as you journey through this course and we strongly encourage you to avoid major life decisions until you have completed the entire course. I (Rick) promise you there will come a point in the next 120 days when you will think you know what your next steps should be and you may be right, but there will be no harm in waiting the allotted time period. You can never tell the end of the story by the beginning.