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THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION AND WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE AGREEING.

Terms of Service
Effective Date: January 1, 2024

Academic Programs International, LLC (hereinafter “API,” “we,” or “us”) provides this website (https://apiabroad.com/) (the “Site”), the application (the “Application”), our cloud-based platform (“Software”), and the associated data, services, information, documentation, tools, functionality, updates and similar materials delivered or provided by us (collectively, together with the Site and the Software, the “Service”), subject to your agreement to and compliance with the conditions set forth in this Terms of Service agreement (the “Agreement”).

This Agreement sets forth the legally binding terms and conditions governing your use of the Service. By using the Service or otherwise entering into this Agreement, you are creating a binding contract with us. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you may not use the Service.

This Agreement is subject to change. If this Agreement changes, we will let you know by posting the revised Agreement on the Site and/or otherwise making you aware of the changes. Your continued use of the Service following our notice of changes to this Agreement (or other method of legal acceptance) means you accept such changes. Please refer to the “Effective Date” above to see when this Agreement was last updated.

License

As long as you are in compliance with the conditions of this Agreement and all incorporated documents, we hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-assignable, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license to download, access, receive, and use the Service. No rights not explicitly listed are granted.

Incorporated Terms

The following additional terms are incorporated into this Agreement as if fully set forth herein:

  • Copyright Policy
  • Complaint Policy (including Trademark and Privacy)

 

Platform Overview

The Service is designed to, among other things, enable individuals (“Users”) to identify and participate in experiential learning programs including, without limitation, study abroad, internship, virtual, and career planning and development programs  (each, a “Program”).  In order to download and use the Application, you must download it through either your Apple App Store or the Google Play Store (each an “App Store”) account, as applicable, to your mobile device and then use the Application to log into your account with the Service (an “Account”).

PLEASE REVIEW THE INCORPORATED TERMS, POLICIES, AND DOCUMENTS ABOVE.  IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED INTO ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE WILL ASK YOU TO REVIEW THEM AGAIN AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM BEFORE WECAN CONFIRM YOUR ACCEPTANCE INTO A PROGRAM.

Eligibility

You must be at least thirteen (13) years old to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent that you meet the applicable minimum age requirement.

Some parts or all of the Service may not be available to the general public, and we may impose eligibility rules from time to time. We reserve the right to amend or eliminate these eligibility requirements at any time.

By requesting to use, registering to use and/or using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and you commit to abide by all of the terms and conditions herein. 

Important Notices

While we make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Service remains reasonably available, we do not represent or warrant that access to the Service will be error-free or uninterrupted, or without defect, and we do not guarantee that Users will be able to access or use the Service, or its features, at all times. 

We reserve the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice.

The Service may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We reserve the right to correct any such errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice. 

Payments, Fees, and Account Cancellation/Termination

Our Service may involve charging fees to Users who participate in our experiential Programs.  To do this, we may use a third-party payment processor (the “Payment Processor”). The processing of payments will be subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in addition to this Agreement. We are not responsible for any error by the Payment Processor.

Users may be, and hereby agree that their Payment Method will be, charged transactional fees including, but not limited to for filing applications, confirming their acceptance into a Program, and even for the Program they participate in (“Transactional Fees”).  Transactional Fees shall be charged at the time indicated, based on the actions taken by the User.  

An Account will be considered delinquent if payment in full is not received within 10 days of the charge being invoiced. All amounts due are exclusive of all applicable taxes, levies, or duties, and the User will be responsible for payment of all such amounts. 

In addition to other applicable remedies, we reserve the right to suspend and/or terminate access to the Service and/or terminate this Agreement if a Payment Method is declined or fails and the corresponding Account therefore is delinquent. Charges to delinquent Accounts are subject to interest, commencing on the 11th day until paid in full, at the rate of 1.% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is less, plus all expenses of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.

UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED BY API, ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

Neither the Service, nor the applicable Program, is a service, repair, or maintenance to real or personal property.

If a user wishes to cancel its Subscription, it may do so at any time through its account. Previously incurred fees are non-refundable, and User shall remain responsible for any unpaid fees remaining in the then-current Subscription Term, if any.  If a User or Sponsor cancels or terminates their Account (or Subscription, if applicable), such Sponsor’s or User’s right to attend, host, sponsor, or participate in a Program which they paid for in full prior to the effective date of termination shall survive termination of such Account, or Subscription.

TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT, PLEASE LOGIN TO THE SERVICES AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THEREIN OR EMAIL [email protected] FROM THE EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUBJECT “CANCEL MY ACCOUNT.”

Rules of Conduct

Your use of the Service is conditioned on your compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to these rules of conduct.

You represent and warrant: 

  • you will not violate any applicable law or regulation in connection with your use of the Service;
  • that the information that you have provided on the Service is complete, accurate and true, and agree to update it as necessary;
  • You are qualified to post, upload, communicate with other users about, and make decisions based upon, the materials or information that you make available, or that is otherwise available on, the Service, as required by applicable law, regulation and best industry standards; and
  • you are not a competitor of API.

You agree that you will not violate any applicable law or regulation in connection with your use of the Service.

You agree not to distribute, upload, make available or otherwise publish through the Service any suggestions, information, ideas, comments, causes, promotions, documents, questions, notes, plans, drawings, proposals, or materials similar thereto (“Submissions”) or graphics, text, information, links, profiles, audio, photos, software, music, sounds, video, comments, messages or tags, or similar materials (collectively “Content”) that:

  • is unlawful or encourages another to engage in anything unlawful;
  • contains a virus or any other similar programs or software which may damage the operation of our or another’s computer;
  • violates the rights of any party or infringes upon the patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of privacy or publicity or other intellectual property right of any party; or
  • is libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, lewd, indecent, inappropriate, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusing, harassing, threatening or bullying.

You must keep your username and password and any other information needed to login to the Service, if applicable, confidential and secure. We are not responsible for any unauthorized access to your account or profile by others.

You further agree that you will not do any of the following:

  • breach, through the Service, any agreements that you enter into with any third parties;
  • stalk, harass, injure, or harm another individual through the Service;
  • modify, adapt, translate, copy, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Service;
  • interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Service, including restricting or inhibiting any other person from using the Service by means of hacking or defacing;
  • transmit to or make available in connection with the Service any denial-of-service attack, virus, worm, Trojan horse or other harmful code or activity;
  • attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network of the Service or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
  • take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
  • harvest or collect the email address, contact information, or any other personal information of other users of the Service;
  • use any means to crawl, scrape or collect content from the Service via automated or large group means;
  • make available false, incomplete or misleading information to the Service, or otherwise provide such information to us;
  • impersonate any other person or business;
  • engage in unsafe behavior, or direct or encourage another User or individual to do something that is unsafe, or that a similarly situated, reasonable person wouldn’t have an expectation of safety;
  • attempt to access or access any portion of the Service that is not public; or
  • attempt to override or override any security measures in place on the Service.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to protect Users from violators and violations of these rules of conduct, including but not limited to restricting your use of the Service, immediately terminating your use of the Service, or terminating your use of the Service by blocking certain IP addresses from accessing the Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our unlimited right to terminate your access to the Service shall not be limited to violations of these rules of conduct.

Content Submitted or Made Available to Us

You are under no obligation to submit anything to us, and unless otherwise noted, we will not claim ownership of any Content. However, in order for us to provide the Service, we need your permission to process, display, reproduce and otherwise use content you make available to us.

Therefore, if you choose to submit any Content to the Service, or otherwise make available any Content through the Service, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, use, modify, display, perform, transmit, distribute, translate and create derivative works from any such Content for purposes of providing the Service, including without limitation distributing part or all of the Content in any media format through any media channels, including but not limited to the right to commercially use the rights of publicity, persona, trademark, image and name of the individuals and entities depicted in such Content.

By submitting any Content or Submissions to us you hereby agree, warrant and represent that: (a) the provision of the Content and Submissions is not a violation of any third-party’s rights; (b) all such Submissions and Content are accurate and true; (c) we shall be entitled to use or disclose the Content or Submissions in any way, in accordance with this Agreement, our Privacy Policy, available here, https://apiabroad.com/privacy-policy/; and (d) you are not entitled to compensation or attribution from us in exchange for the Submissions or Content.

You acknowledge that we are under no obligation to maintain the Service, or any information, materials, Submissions, Content or other matter you submit, post or make available to or on the Service. We reserve the right to withhold, remove and or discard any such material at any time.

Our Intellectual Property

Our graphics, logos, names, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are our trademarks, trade names and/or trade dress. The “look” and “feel” of the Service (including color combinations, button shapes, layout, design and all other graphical elements) are protected by U.S. copyright and trademark law. All product names, names of services, trademarks and service marks (“Marks”) are our property or the property of their respective owners, as indicated. You may not use the Marks or copyrights for any purpose whatsoever other than as permitted by this Agreement.

You acknowledge that the software used to provide the Service, and all enhancements, updates, upgrades, corrections and modifications to the software, all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or trademarks or other intellectual property rights protecting or pertaining to any aspect of the software (or any enhancements, corrections or modifications) and any and all documentation therefor, are and shall remain our sole and exclusive property or that of our licensors, as the case may be. This Agreement does not convey title or ownership to you, but instead gives you only the limited rights set forth herein.

Data Collection and Use

You understand and agree that our Privacy Policy, as updated from time to time, available here, https://apiabroad.com/privacy-policy/, shall govern the collection and use of data obtained by us through your use of the Service.  From time to time, we may direct Users to our Privacy Policy so that they may become familiar with our current practices, and updates thereto.  You represent and warrant that your privacy policy shall not conflict with the API Privacy Policy, and that in the event of such conflict, the terms of our Privacy Policy shall control.

Enforcement and Termination

We reserve the right to deny or suspend all or some portion of the Service to any User, in our sole discretion, at any time, and to terminate any User at any time. Without limiting the foregoing or assuming additional legal obligations, we have a policy of terminating repeat violators of the Copyright Act, in accordance with applicable law.

All grants of any rights from you to us related to Content, Submissions, or other materials, including but not limited to copyright licenses, shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Further, your representations, defense and indemnification obligations survive any termination of this Agreement.

Third-Party Links

The Service may contain links to third-party websites, services, and materials. Such links are provided for informational purposes only, and we do not endorse any third-party website or services through the provision of such a link, nor do we promote or endorse any App Store. 

The Service may contain articles, text, imagery, video, audio, data, information and other similar materials originating from third parties, including users other than you. We do not endorse any third party, including the App Stores, or third-party content that may appear on the Service or that may be derived from content that may appear on the Service, even if such content was summarized, collected, reformatted or otherwise edited by us.

Publicity

You acknowledge and agree that we may make public the execution of this Agreement or your use of the Service for marketing purposes. You agree that we may include your name, logo, and image and likeness (if applicable) on the Site, a list of our customers and in other marketing materials, which may be made public, and grant to us an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty free, freely assignable and transferable license to your name, logo, and image and likeness (if applicable) to do so.

Disclaimers and Limitation on Liability

EXCEPT WHERE NOT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AND WE, AND OUR PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS, SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY, APPLICABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, PERFORMANCE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND IN AND TO THE SERVICE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION (ORAL OR WRITTEN) OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.

FURTHER, OPINIONS, ADVICE, STATEMENTS, OFFERS, SUBMISSIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION OR CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, BUT NOT DIRECTLY BY US, ARE THOSE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS, AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE QUALITY, SAFETY, OR LEGALITY OF SUCH CONTENT, AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT SUCH CONTENT. THE RESPECTIVE AUTHORS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CONTENT. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE BASED UPON SUCH CONTENT.

USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE AT THE TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT DATA TRANSMISSION OR STORAGE IS SECURE OR THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE OF INACCURACIES, MISREPRESENTATIONS, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL INFORMATION OR COMPONENTS.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELATED PARTIES”) BE LIABLE TO YOU BASED ON OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE, THE PROGRAMS, ANY ACTS OR OMMISSIONS BY ONE OR MORE APP STORES, OR THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE BASED ON THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT THEREIN, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICE.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a court shall find that the above disclaimers are not enforceable, then, to the maximum extent permissible by law, you agree that neither we nor any of our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, employees, members, shareholders, officers or directors shall be liable for (1) any damages in excess of $500.00, or (2) any indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special, or consequential damages or loss of use, lost revenue, lost profits or data to you or any third party from your use of the Service or any goods or services sold or provided by us. This limitation shall apply regardless of the basis of your claim, whether other provisions of this Agreement have been breached, or whether or not the limited remedies provided herein fail of their essential purpose.

This limitation shall not apply to any damage that we cause you intentionally and knowingly in violation of this Agreement or applicable law that cannot be disclaimed in this Agreement.

SOME STATES MAY NOT PERMIT CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS, AND ANY SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS ARE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and our suppliers, subsidiaries, licensors, and licensees, and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees and agents harmless from all allegations, judgments, awards, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and costs of litigation arising out of or based on (a) Submissions or Content you submit, post to or transmit through the Service, (b) your use of the Service, (c) your violation of this Agreement, (d) any conduct, activity or action which is unlawful or illegal under any state, U.S. federal, common law, or the local laws based on the jurisdiction in which the Program in which you are participating takes place, or is violative of the rights of any individual or entity, engaged in, caused by, or facilitated in any way through the use of the Service, and (e) destruction of real or tangible property or personal injury, including but not limited to death, arising from or relating to your actions or inactions.

Policies for Children

The Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. In the event that we discover that a child under the age of 13 has provided personally identifiable information to us, we will make efforts to delete the child’s information if required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Please see the Federal Trade Commission’s website for (www.ftc.gov) for more information.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230 (d), as amended, we hereby notify you that parental control protections are commercially available to assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. More information on the availability of such software can be found through publicly available sources. You may wish to contact your internet service provider for more information.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction; Arbitration

You agree that any claim or dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Service will be resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this Agreement. The laws of the State of Texas shall govern this Agreement and shall be used in any proceeding.

There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages) and must follow the terms of this Agreement as a court would.  Any arbitration between you and API shall have one (1) arbitrator.  

To begin arbitration proceedings, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to the following address: Academic Programs International, LLC, Attn: Legal, 301 Camp Craft, Ste 200, Austin, Texas 78746 USA.

Arbitration under this Agreement will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules then in effect, shall be conducted in English, and shall be in Travis County, Texas. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA’s rules. All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, and any ruling, decision, or award by the arbitrators, will be strictly confidential for the benefit of all parties.

You and API agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, both you and API agree that each has waived any right to a jury trial.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that we may bring a suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property or other proprietary rights, or to collect unpaid amounts.

To the extent arbitration does not apply, you agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the Service, or to us, may only be brought by you in a state or federal court located in Travis County, Texas. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS VENUE AS INCONVENIENT OR INAPPROPRIATE AND AGREE TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN TEXAS. 

THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN THE EVENT ANY ACTION ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT IS LITIGATED OR HEARD IN ANY COURT.

General

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found for any reason to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision will be given its maximum enforceable effect, or shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.

Revisions. This Agreement is subject to change on a prospective basis at any time. In the event that we change this Agreement, you may be required to re-affirm the Agreement through use of the Service or otherwise. Your use of the Service after the effective date of any changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

No Partnership. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Service.

Assignment. We may assign our rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign the Agreement without our prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment by you shall be null and void.

No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision, nor in any way affect the right of any party to enforce each and every such provision thereafter. The express waiver by us of any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.

Notices. All notices given by you or required under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to: Academic Programs International, LLC, Attn: Legal, 301 Camp Craft, Ste 200, Austin, Texas 78746 USA, or sent via email to [email protected].

Equitable Remedies. You hereby agree that we would be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Agreement were not specifically enforced, and therefore you agree that we shall be entitled, without bond, other security, or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to breaches of this Agreement, in addition to such other remedies as we may otherwise have available to us under applicable laws.

Force Majeure. In no event shall we or our affiliates be liable to you for any damage, delay, or failure to perform resulting directly or indirectly from a force majeure event.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the documents expressly incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Service, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral or written.

Electronic Signatures. You agree that when used, an electronic signature is intended to have the same force and effect as a manual signature. “Electronic signature” means any electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed and adopted by a party with the intent to sign such a record, including an e-mail electronic signature and checking a box to indicate acceptance of terms.