Terms of Use
Effective date: 01 August 2026
These Terms of Use apply to the purchase and use of the Autism & Relationships: Understanding Relationships as an Autistic Adult online course.
By purchasing the course, you confirm that you have read and accepted these Terms of Use.
1. Supplier details
The course is supplied by Michael Nel, a sole proprietor trading as Spectrum Centre.
Spectrum Centre is the trading name used to provide and administer the course. It is not a separately registered company or legal entity.
Supplier: Michael Nel
Trading name: Spectrum Centre
Legal status: Sole proprietor
CIPC registration number: Not applicable
Business address and address for legal notices: Bond Street Business Park, Lamberti, Randburg, Gauteng.
Telephone: (+27) 74 995 8566
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://spectrumcentre.co.za
Michael Nel and the other psychologists involved in the course are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and are subject to the professional and ethical rules applicable to their respective registrations.
The other course presenters and contributors are not parties to the purchase agreement between the purchaser and the supplier.
2. About the course
Autism & Relationships: Understanding Relationships as an Autistic Adult is a self-paced educational course for autistic adults and adults exploring whether they may be autistic.
The course includes recorded lessons, interactive tools, quizzes, activities and downloadable resources covering communication, dating, emotional connection, conflict, boundaries and relationship patterns.
The course is created and presented by South African psychologists with experience in adult autism, relationships and neurodiversity.
The course presenters include Chael Nel, Kevin Naidu, Brenton Thornton and Athenea Faye.
The course description, intended audience, learning objectives, presenters, content, price and access period are provided on the course sales page.
The educational objectives of the course are to provide general psychology-informed information about relationship needs, communication differences, emotional processing, dating, conflict, boundaries and emotional safety, and to provide reflection tools that participants may use to increase self-understanding and support constructive relationship conversations. This course is for educational purposes only.
Completing this course does not provide a professional qualification, certification, registration or clinical competency. It does not qualify a participant to practise psychology, provide psychological services, conduct psychological assessments, diagnose any person or claim professional competencies arising from participation in the course.
3. Educational purpose
This course is provided for educational and informational purposes only.
It is not therapy, psychological treatment, couples therapy, crisis support, medical advice, diagnosis, assessment or personalised clinical advice. It is not a substitute for individual professional care.
Participation does not create a psychologist-client relationship with Michael Nel, Spectrum Centre or any course presenter or contributor.
The information provided is general and may not be suitable for every person, relationship, circumstance, country or legal jurisdiction.
The presenters are registered as psychologists in South Africa. They do not represent themselves as licensed or registered practitioners outside South Africa.
You remain responsible for your own decisions and for deciding whether and how to apply the information provided.
If you require individual psychological or medical assistance, please consult an appropriately qualified professional in your country or region.
4. Price and payment
The complete course price is displayed at checkout before payment.
The displayed price includes all charges made by Spectrum Centre. No recurring subscription fee applies, and access does not renew automatically.
Spectrum Centre is not registered for VAT and VAT is therefore not charged.
Payment is processed securely through Yoco using the payment options displayed at checkout.
Your bank or payment provider may charge separate currency-conversion or international transaction fees. Spectrum Centre does not control these charges.
You are responsible for providing accurate contact and billing information.
Course access will only be issued after successful payment.
5. Reviewing your order
Before paying, you will have an opportunity to review:
• The course being purchased
• The complete price
• The access period
• Your contact and billing information
• These Terms of Use
• The Privacy Policy
You will be able to correct your information or leave the checkout before completing payment.
6. Payment confirmation
Following successful payment, a confirmation will be sent to the email address provided during checkout.
The confirmation will include or provide access to a record of the transaction, including:
• The purchaser’s details
• The supplier’s details
• The course purchased
• The amount paid
• The payment date
• The payment reference
• The payment method
• The course access period
Please retain the confirmation and a copy of these Terms for your records.
If you do not receive the confirmation, check your spam, promotions or junk folder before contacting [email protected].
7. Course access
Course access begins once payment has been completed and access has been issued.
Access may be issued automatically or by email.
If you do not receive access within a reasonable time after payment, please contact [email protected]
Access is provided for 12 weeks, equivalent to 84 days, from the date of purchase.
The access period begins on the date of purchase, whether or not you immediately log in or begin the course.
The access period cannot ordinarily be paused, postponed, transferred or extended because of non-use, travel, illness, limited internet access, device problems or failure to complete the course.
Spectrum Centre may grant an extension where appropriate or where required by law.
When the access period ends:
• Access to the lessons, videos, tools and online activities will end.
• Course videos will no longer be available.
• Downloadable resources already saved to your device may be retained for personal use.
• Access will not renew automatically.
It is your responsibility to complete the course and download permitted resources before your access expires.
8. Cancellation and refunds
This is a digital course for which access is supplied shortly after payment.
Where the law gives you a cooling-off or cancellation right, that right will apply.
By requesting immediate access at checkout, you consent to the course being supplied before the end of any applicable cooling-off period. Where permitted by law, an applicable right to cancel may end once digital access has begun.
Once course access has been issued, purchases are ordinarily non-refundable, except where a refund or other remedy is required by law.
A refund will not ordinarily be provided because:
• You changed your mind after receiving access.
• You did not begin or complete the course.
• You did not use the course during the access period.
• You expected therapy, diagnosis, assessment or individual advice.
• The content did not suit your personal preferences or circumstances.
• You experienced internet, device or software problems outside our control.
• You found similar information elsewhere.
If a verified technical problem caused by Spectrum Centre prevents you from accessing the course for a significant period, we will take reasonable steps to restore access, extend the access period or provide another appropriate remedy.
Nothing in these Terms removes a consumer right that cannot legally be excluded.
9. Personal use
Each purchase is for one participant.
Your purchase gives you a limited, personal and non-transferable right to use the course during the access period.
You may not:
• Share your login details.
• Allow another person to use your account.
• Transfer or resell your course access.
• Record or download course videos.
• Screen-record or photograph restricted course content.
• Upload course content to another website, platform, shared drive or artificial intelligence system.
• Copy, distribute, publish, translate or sell course materials.
• Use the content to create another course, programme or commercial product.
• Remove copyright notices or ownership information.
Access may be suspended or ended if course access or materials are shared or misused.
10. Copyright
Course content is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
The supplier and the relevant course creators own or are authorised to use the course videos, written lessons, tools, quizzes, activities, worksheets, graphics, presentations and downloadable materials.
Purchasing the course does not transfer ownership or copyright to you.
Downloadable resources may be retained for your private, non-commercial use. They may not be shared, sold, published or used for commercial training without written permission.
11. No guaranteed outcome
The course provides general educational information. It does not guarantee that completing it will:
• Improve or preserve a relationship.
• Prevent conflict or separation.
• Produce a particular psychological or emotional outcome.
• Be appropriate for every person or relationship.
• Replace individual psychological or healthcare support.
• Result in a diagnosis or professional recommendation.
Your experience will depend on your circumstances and how you understand and use the information.
12. Technology and availability
You are responsible for having a suitable device, internet connection, current web browser and valid email address.
Spectrum Centre will take reasonable steps to keep the course available but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
Short interruptions may occur because of maintenance, platform updates, hosting problems, internet failures or circumstances outside our reasonable control.
If a problem caused by Spectrum Centre materially affects your access, please contact us so that we can investigate and provide an appropriate solution.
13. Third-party platforms
The course may use third-party services for payments, hosting, email delivery and course access, including Yoco and GoHighLevel.
These providers have their own terms, privacy policies and security procedures.
Spectrum Centre is not responsible for interruptions or failures outside its reasonable control, subject to any responsibility that cannot legally be excluded.
The course may also include links to external resources. A link does not necessarily mean that Spectrum Centre endorses or accepts responsibility for the external website or its content.
14. Privacy and payment security
Personal information collected during the purchase and delivery of the course will be handled in accordance with Spectrum Centre’s Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection law.
Information may be used to:
• Process your payment.
• Create and manage your course account.
• Provide course access.
• Send payment and service-related messages.
• Respond to questions and complaints.
• Prevent fraud or misuse.
• Meet legal, tax and record-keeping requirements.
Payments are processed through Yoco. Spectrum Centre does not directly store your complete debit-card or credit-card details.
The Privacy Policy is available here:
https://spectrumcentre.co.za/privacy-policy/
15. Suspension or termination
Course access may be suspended or ended if a participant:
• Materially breaches these Terms.
• Shares login details or course materials.
• Copies, records or redistributes course content.
• Uses the platform unlawfully or fraudulently.
• Threatens, harasses or abuses staff, presenters or other participants.
Where access is ended because of a material breach, a refund will not ordinarily be provided, except where required by law.
16. Responsibility and liability
The course contains general educational information and should not be relied on as a substitute for individual professional advice.
To the extent permitted by law, the supplier and course presenters will not be responsible for indirect or consequential loss resulting from the use of, or reliance on, the course.
Nothing in these Terms excludes responsibility for gross negligence, intentional misconduct or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded.
17. Changes to the course
Reasonable changes may be made to the course content, structure, presentation or platform to correct errors, improve the course, update information or meet technical, professional or legal requirements.
Changes will not materially reduce the educational content purchased.
18. Changes to these Terms
These Terms may be updated when reasonably necessary.
The version presented when you completed your purchase will ordinarily apply to that purchase.
A later update will not remove a right you already acquired unless the change is required by law.
19. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
This does not remove any mandatory consumer protection that applies to a purchaser and cannot legally be excluded.
20. Contact and complaints
Questions or complaints about payments, course access, refunds, privacy or these Terms may be sent to:
Spectrum Centre
Michael Nel, trading as Spectrum Centre
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (+27) 74 995 8566
Website: https://spectrumcentre.co.za
Business address: Bond Street Business Park, Bond Street, Lamberti, Randburg, Gauteng, 2160
Please include your name, purchase email address, payment reference and a brief explanation of the issue.
We will take reasonable steps to investigate and respond.
Spectrum Centre does not subscribe to a separate alternative dispute-resolution code. This does not prevent you from approaching an appropriate consumer-protection body or using any remedy available under South African law.
21. Immediate safety
This course does not provide emergency or crisis support, and the course platform and email account are not continuously monitored.
If you believe that you or someone else may be in immediate danger, contact the emergency services, police or an appropriate crisis service in your location.
If you are experiencing abuse, coercive control or serious safety concerns, contact an appropriate local support service or qualified professional.
Do not rely on the course or its presenters for emergency assistance.
22. Acceptance
By completing your purchase, you confirm that:
• You have reviewed the course description and complete price.
• You understand that access lasts for 12 weeks, equivalent to 84 days, from the date of purchase.
• You understand that the course is educational and does not provide therapy, diagnosis, assessment or individual clinical advice.
• You agree to the personal-use and copyright conditions.
• You have read and accepted these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
• If you select immediate access at checkout, you request that course access begin shortly after payment.