USER AGREEMENT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PRIVACY POLICY

July 2016

USER AGREEMENT

Welcome to the website (“Site”) for National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org. This User Agreement, including our Privacy Policy, governs your use of the Site and the National College Planning Summit products and services.

Please read this User Agreement carefully because this is a binding agreement. By visiting or using the National College Planning Summit, www.collegeplanningsummit.org or the products, services and resources, you agree to follow the National College Planning Summit rules and terms of use. We may update and change our User Agreement, Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy at any time. The most current version of User Agreement, Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy is currently on our website. Your continued use of the Site www.collegeplanningsummit.org products and services after any modification indicates your agreement to the new rules and terms of use.

COPYRIGHT

This Site and all materials included therein are owned by or licensed to National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org and all rights are reserved. You must abide by all copyright notices and restrictions contained on this Site. You may not copy, distribute, enter into a database, display, perform, create derivative works of, transmit, or otherwise use any materials from this Site (including computer programs or other code) (“Site Materials”), unless we have specifically authorized you to do so in writing, and then only for personal, non-commercial use, and only if you do not alter the text or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice displayed on the Site Materials.

TRADEMARKS

NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org are trademarks owned by National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org (“The Trademark”). You may not use the Trademark in connection with any product or service that does not belong to us, or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among users about whether we are the source, sponsor, or endorser of the product or service, or in any manner that disparages or discredits us.

LINKS, FRAMES, AND METATAGS

You may link to the home page of the Site as long as the link does not cast us in a false or misleading light, provided, that we reserve the ability at our sole discretion to revoke your right to link to the home page of the Site. You may not frame the content of the Site. You may not use metatags or any other “hidden text” that incorporates the Trademark or our name without our express written consent.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Site contains links to other websites, including sites for companies associated with National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org. This User Agreement and the Privacy Policy do not apply to these other websites. Be sure to read the user agreements and privacy policies that govern your use of these other websites. www.collegeplanningsummit.org does not warrant any information, products or services offered by those websites and is not responsible for their content. The college planning services provided from links to external websites are not designed, nor should they be relied upon, as a substitute for a participant’s own judgment and should not mitigate the necessity of the participant’s personal review and analysis of the college plan. These services supplement the participant’s own planning and analysis and merely aid the participant in fulfilling his or her college objectives.

TRUTHFUL DISCLOSURE

You represent that you will complete all requested information in the National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org products and services truthfully to the best of your knowledge.

RESPONSIBLE PARTY

Minors may not purchase any program offered by National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org. A responsible party for the minor must be the purchaser of the program. The purchaser agrees to abide by the User Agreement, Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy of the National College Planning Summit. By purchasing the College Planning Success Package, the purchaser acknowledges that they are NOT a minor and are able to enter into a binding contract.

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THIS CONTENT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE SUBJECT MATTER COVERED. IT IS PROVIDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NEITHER THE AUTHOR, THE PUBLISHER, NOR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN ITS DISTRIBUTION IS ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND ASSUMES NO LIABLITIY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS USE. BECAUSE REGULATIONS, LAWS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, A PROFESSIONAL SHOULD BE CONSULTED SHOULD YOU REQUIRE LEGAL OR OTHER EXPERT ADVICE.

THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION, CONTENTS, GRAPHICS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ELEMENTS INCLUDED HEREIN (COLLECTIVELY THE “CONTENTS”) ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SITE CONTENTS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY STATED ON THIS WEBSITE, NEITHER NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE, OR THE INFORMATION OR CONTENTS AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) COMPENSATORY, DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF DATA, INCOME OR PROFIT, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES.

THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE. NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, DELETIONS, CHANGES OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SITE, THE CONTENTS HEREOF, AND THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

THE PURCHASER OF THE COLLEGE SUCCESS PACKAGE AGREES TO ABIDE BY THE USER AGREEMENT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT.

NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org DO NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION INTO ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR SIMILAR PROGRAM. NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org DO NOT AND CANNOT WRITE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAYS. NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org DO NOT GUARANTEE FUNDING OF ANY KIND. THE ADMISSIONS AND FUNDING PROCESS IS OFTEN ARBITRARY AND ACCORDINGLY IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED THAT NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org IS IN NO WAY LIABLE FOR ANY DECISION MADE BY AN ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE OR FINANCIAL AID OFFICE.

GOVERNING LAW

This User Agreement will be governed by the laws of the California applicable to contracts made and performed there without regard to its conflicts of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of California and Orange County, CA and Riverside County, CA and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

TERMINATION

We reserve the right to suspend the Site or your use of the Site or terminate this User Agreement at any time without notice for any reason, including, in the case of the User Agreement, for your violation of any of its provisions. The Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability and Governing Law sections of this User Agreement shall survive any such termination.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO ACCEPT BEFORE CONFIRMING PURCHASE OF NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT AND www.collegeplanningsummit.org RESOURCES.

The College Planning Summit College Success Package is refundable within 30 days of purchase. To obtain a full refund, the purchaser must contact the National College Planning Summit via email or USPS Certified Mail within 30 days of purchase.

National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org content is for the exclusive use by National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org users solely for the purpose of preparing for the college admissions and funding process.

All techniques and course materials, including software and electronic content remain the property of National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org. No information, written or verbal, or any copies of these materials may be distributed to any third parties without the prior written consent of National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org.

I am the responsible party of any Minor who is entering into a program with National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org.

The Description of The College Planning Summit College Success Package is on our website. Occasionally, we may add to or change our packages. Packages are subject to change without notice at any time.

PRIVACY POLICY

National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org informs our clients of our policies regarding the privacy of client information. We always protect your right to privacy and are committed to professional standards to maintain your privacy.

WHY WE NEED YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org will need to collect some personal information from you to set up your account with us. Here are some of the things we need your personal information to be able to:

  • Complete your purchases
  • Contact you about your account
  • Send you newsletters by mail or email about our service
  • Ask you for your feedback to help make our service better
  • Respond to your email requests for information and/or customer service. You trust us with your personal information and we do everything we can to make sure your information is safe in our systems. Some things we will NOT do are:
We WILL NOT sell your personal information to anyone
We WILL NOT send you promotional mail if you tell us not to.

As part of our service, we may ask you to provide personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. We may collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the links you click and other actions taken in connection with the National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org websites and services. We also collect certain standard information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and language, access times and referring Website addresses.

National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org collects and uses your personal information to operate and improve our sites and deliver the services or carry out the transactions you have requested. These uses may include providing you with more effective customer service; making the sites or services easier to use. We may send certain mandatory service communications such as welcome letters, billing reminders, information on technical service issues and security announcements. We may send member newsletters that are considered part of the service. We may also occasionally send you promotional mailings to inform you of other products or services available from National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org.

SHARING AND USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not share with persons outside our firm any information which you may supply to us or authorize us to obtain from third-parties. We do, however, share such information with individuals within our firm and its affiliated entities so that we can offer you our full range of professional services. We may access and/or disclose your personal information if we believe such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or legal process served on National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org, (including the enforcement of our agreements); or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org services or members of the public.

Some National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org services may be co-branded and offered in conjunction with another company. If you register for or use such services, both National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org, and the other company may receive information collected in conjunction with the co-branded services.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, maintaining and hosting websites, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. Those companies will be permitted to obtain only the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.

We may also be required to disclose your confidential information to a service bureau that may or may not have employees located outside the United State to assist us in providing our services for you.

Also be advised that, from time to time, we are approached by non-affiliated third-parties inquiring whether any of our clients might be interested in effecting a given type of transaction or purchasing their goods or services. It is our policy not to provide any confidential information about you to such persons without your express consent.

Except as described in this statement, we will not disclose your personal information outside of National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without your consent.

SECURITY

National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org is concerned with the security of your personal data. To keep that data secure, we restrict unauthorized access through protective policies, procedures, and technical measures. In addition, National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org uses standard security protocols and mechanisms to transmit sensitive data such as credit card details.

In order to help prevent your personal information from being viewed by others, you may be required to sign in with your credentials (user name and password). It is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. Do not share this information with anyone. If you are sharing a computer with anyone you should always choose to log out before leaving a site or service to protect access to your information from subsequent users.

Personal information collected on the National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org website may be stored and processed in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the personal data you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. Whenever you submit any personal data to us, you consent to this transfer.

COOKIES

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. We use cookies to tell us how often you visit our site, and what pages you go to on our site. The cookie itself does not have personal information in it, so no one except National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org can determine who you are from our cookie. Sometimes we use files from other companies (called third-party cookies) to help us see where people go on our website, to improve our services. Third-party cookies do not contain any personally identifying information, and the third party can not determine who you are, or contact you. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.

National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org websites may use cookies to store your preferences and other information on your computer in order to save you time by eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information and to display your personalized content and appropriate advertising on your later visits to these sites.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org sites and services that depend on cookies.

CONTACTING NATIONAL COLLEGE PLANNING SUMMIT and www.collegeplanningsummit.org

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org User Agreement, Terms and Conditions, and Privacy Policy, you can contact us:

National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org
c/o Clear Light College Success, Inc
28202 Cabot Rd. Ste. 300
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
betty@collegeplanningsummit.org
866-670-3388 ext 1

This memorandum sets forth the terms, objectives and privacy policy of the National College Planning Summit and www.collegeplanningsummit.org.

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