Website Terms of Use

Last updated: May 1, 2024

Please read these Terms and Conditions (these “Terms”) carefully before using this Website and its subdomains (collectively, “Website”), which is operated by or on behalf of SchoolStatus, Inc. (“SchoolStatus”, “we”, “our”, “us”).

The Terms are between you and SchoolStatus and govern your access to and use of the Website, which is offered to you conditioned upon your acceptance without modification of these Terms. Please read these Terms carefully prior to using the Website as well as all other policies or notices that are published on the Website.

SECTION 14 OF THESE TERMS CONTAINS MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES AND PREVENT YOU FROM JOINING A CLASS WITH OTHER PLAINTIFFS AGAINST US.

THE TERMS ALSO INCLUDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LIMITATIONS OF OUR LIABILITY, YOUR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS, AND THE LAW GOVERNING, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES RELATED TO, YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE.

By accessing or using the Website or other elements of the Website, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND by these Terms. If you do not want to accept all of the terms, conditions, and notices of these Terms, you must immediately discontinue your use and access of the Website.

1. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you visit the Website or send emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

SEPARATE AGREEMENT

These Terms do not govern your purchase of our products or services. If you have purchased products or services from us or one of our partners, the separate agreement you agreed to as part of your purchase governs your receipt and use of those products or services. These Terms only govern your use of the Website and any content or multimedia made available on the Website.

3. SCHOOLSTATUS DOES NOT ENDORSE OR RECOMMEND ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

References to, or descriptions or images of, products or services (or related coupons and discounts) on the Website are not endorsements of such products or services and such products or services may be available by third parties.

4. SCHOOLSTATUS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT

The Website may contain links to third-party Websites or content. SchoolStatus is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the Website, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party advertisements, and does not make any representations or warranties regarding the content or accuracy of any such content. Your use of third-party Websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites.

5. WE MAY UPDATE OR OTHERWISE REVISE THESE TERMS AT ANY TIME

We reserve the right to change or otherwise modify these Terms at any time. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued access or use of the Website after receiving notice of any update, modification, or other change to these Terms signifies your acceptance thereof.

6. PRIVACY POLICY

Please review our Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we collect and use information.

7. YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING THE WEBSITE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to, and you must not, use the Website:

In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries);
For the purpose of exploiting, harming, threatening, harassing or defaming any person, or attempting to do any of the foregoing; or
In any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other person’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.

Additionally, you agree not to, and you must not:

Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website;
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent;
Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website;
Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website;
Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack;
“Frame,” “mirror” or otherwise incorporate any part of this Website into any other Website;
You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing SchoolStatus’s name or trademarks without the express written consent of SchoolStatus; or
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

In addition to any rights we may have or remedies we may pursue, we may deny your access to and use of the Website for any or no reason, including but not limited to if we believe you have engaged in any activity prohibited under this Section.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

As between you and us, you acknowledge and agree that any and all information, content, reports, data, databases, graphics, interfaces, web pages, text, files, software, product names, company names, trademarks, service marks, logos, and trade names contained on the Website (collectively, the “Content”), including the manner in which the Content is presented or appears and all information relating thereto, are proprietary to us and/or our partners and providers, and protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights laws.

SchoolStatus grants you a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive license to access and make personal use of the Website and not to, and you agree not to, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, transmit, store, download, sell, or re-sell any information, software, products, materials, or services obtained from or through the Website, except you may take such actions:

as necessary for, or incidental to, your use of the Website (such as storing files that are automatically cached to your internet browser); or
to make a reasonable number of copies of Website pages for your own personal, non-commercial use.

No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any Content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by SchoolStatus.

Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by SchoolStatus. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of the Website, so long as the link does not portray SchoolStatus, or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any SchoolStatus trademark, service mark, or other logo as part of the link without express written permission in each instance.

9. DISCLAIMER REGARDING INTERNATIONAL USE

SchoolStatus makes no claim that the Website is appropriate or lawful for use or access outside the United States. You are solely responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations regarding online conduct and Website access, regardless of whether you access the Website from inside or outside the United States, and in each case you do so at your own risk. By sending us your data, you consent to its transfer to and storage within the United States as well as any other uses outlines in our Privacy Policy.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY; LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY OF SCHOOLSTATUS AND ITS LICENSORS

The access to and use of the Website and the Content is solely at your own risk. THE WEBSITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING ANY SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED BY SCHOOLSTATUS ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SCHOOLSTATUS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING ANY SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, SCHOOLSTATUS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE. NONINFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SCHOOLSTATUS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE; INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING ANY SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE; ITS SERVERS; OR E-MAIL SENT FROM SCHOOLSTATUS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

When using the Website, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of the Website and its suppliers. Accordingly, SchoolStatus assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the Website.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SCHOOLSTATUS, ITS SUPPLIERS OR VENDORS, OR ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, VENDORS, LICENSORS OR PARTNERS (COLLECTIVELY, “SCHOOLSTATUS PARTIES”) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LITIGATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE, OPERATION OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, ANY DEFECTS IN THE CONTENT, OR WITH THE PROVISION OF, OR FAILURE TO MAKE AVAILABLE, ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ANY LIABILITY ON THE PART OF THE SCHOOLSTATUS PARTIES, IN THE AGGREGATE, SHALL NOT EXCEED U.S. $100. SCHOOLSTATUS PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, CAUSED BY USE OR MISUSE OF THE WEBSITE, CONTENT, OR SERVICES.

Any and all claims arising in connection with or related to your use of the Website, any Content, or services must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action. Remedies under these Terms are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms.

You acknowledge and agree that the limitations set forth above are fundamental elements of these Terms, and the Website would not be provided to you absent such limitations.

11. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

The Website and the Content are provided on an “as is” basis. SchoolStatus, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE CONTENT MAY NOT BE ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE, COMPLETE, OR UNCORRUPTED. SCHOOLSTATUS ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE. THE CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. SCHOOLSTATUS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY FIND UNDESIRABLE OR OBJECTIONABLE. SCHOOLSTATUS DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE OR REPRODUCTION OF ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE. ACCESSING THE CONTENT FROM TERRITORIES WHERE IT MAY BE ILLEGAL IS PROHIBITED.

Without limiting the foregoing, SchoolStatus, its licensors, and its suppliers make no representations or warranties about the following:

The accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency, or timeliness of the Content, products, software, functionality, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the Website or SchoolStatus, including the substance, accuracy, or sufficiency of any service or product information listed on the Website; or
That the Website will operate without interruption or error.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS IN THESE TERMS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

12. HOW TO CONTACT US

For questions or comments regarding these Terms, please contact us at SchoolStatus LLC, 800 Woodlands Pkwy, Suite 107, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157.

13. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our copyright agent the written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying SchoolStatus that your copyrighted material has been infringed.

An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website;
Your address, telephone number, and email address;
A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

SchoolStatus’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:

DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

Please read the following arbitration agreement in this Section 14 (“Arbitration Agreement”) carefully. It requires you to arbitrate disputes with SchoolStatus and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from us.

Applicability of Arbitration Agreement. You agree that any dispute between you and us relating in any way to the Website or these Terms, will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that (1) you and we may assert claims in small claims court if the claims qualify; and (2) you or SchoolStatus may seek equitable relief in court for infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights (such as trademarks, trade dress, domain names, trade secrets, copyrights, and patents). This Arbitration Agreement shall apply, without limitation, to all claims that arose or were asserted before the effective date of these Terms or any prior version of these Terms.

Arbitration Rules and Forum. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement. To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to our registered agent: C T Corporation System, 289 S Culver Street, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046, USA. The arbitration will be conducted by JAMS, an established alternative dispute resolution provider. Disputes involving claims and counterclaims with an amount in controversy under $250,000, not inclusive of attorneys’ fees and interest, shall be subject to JAMS’ most current version of the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and procedures available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/; all other claims shall be subject to JAMS’s most current version of the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-comprehensive-arbitration/. JAMS’s rules are also available at www.jamsadr.com or by calling JAMS at 800-352-5267. If JAMS is not available to arbitrate, the parties will select an alternative arbitral forum. If the arbitrator finds that you cannot afford to pay JAMS’s filing, administrative, hearing, and/or other fees and you cannot obtain a waiver from JAMS, SchoolStatus will pay them for you.

You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, or in person in the U.S. county where you live, or at another mutually agreed location. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Authority of Arbitrator. The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Arbitration Agreement including, but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitrator will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and SchoolStatus. The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other proceedings or parties. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim or dispute. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual party under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules, and these Terms (including the Arbitration Agreement). The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which any award (or decision not to render an award) is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator shall follow the applicable law. The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and us.

Waiver of Jury Trial. YOU AND SCHOOLSTATUS HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT (OTHER THAN SMALL CLAIMS COURT AS PERMITTED HEREIN) AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY. You and SchoolStatus are instead electing that all covered claims and disputes shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified above. An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow these Terms as a court would. However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review.

Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief. ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT MUST BE ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS OR COLLECTIVE BASIS, ONLY INDIVIDUAL RELIEF IS AVAILABLE FOR CLAIMS COVERED BY THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, AND CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER USER OR PERSON. If a decision is issued stating that applicable law precludes enforcement of any of this Section limitations as to a given claim for relief, then the applicable claim must be severed from the arbitration and brought into the state or federal courts located in the State of Mississippi in accordance with Section 15. All other claims shall be arbitrated.

30-Day Right to Opt-Out. You have the right to opt out of the provisions of this Arbitration Agreement by sending a timely written notice of your decision to opt out to the following address: SchoolStatus LLC, 800 Woodlands Pkwy, Suite 107, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 within 30 days after first becoming subject to this Arbitration Agreement. Your notice must include your name and address and a clear statement that you want to opt out of this Arbitration Agreement. If you opt out of this Arbitration Agreement, all other parts of these Terms will continue to apply to you. Opting out of this Arbitration Agreement has no effect on any other arbitration agreements that you may currently have with us, or may enter into in the future with us.

Severability. Except as provided in the “Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief” Section above, if any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Survival of Agreement. This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination or expiration of the Agreement or your relationship with SchoolStatus.

Modification. Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms to the contrary, we agree that if SchoolStatus makes any future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, you may reject that change within thirty (30) days of such change becoming effective by writing SchoolStatus at the following address: 800 Woodlands Pkwy, Suite 107, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157.

15. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, THESE TERMS AND YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

Subject to the Arbitration Agreement, the state or federal courts sitting in Madison County, Mississippi shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any dispute arising out of these Terms, and you hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.

These Terms may not be modified, supplemented, qualified, or interpreted by any trade usage or prior course of dealing not made a part of these Terms by its express terms. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms shall not affect the validity of these Terms as a whole and any such provision should be enforced by authorities, and reconstructed if need be, to apply to the maximum extent allowable under applicable law. The failure by either party to enforce at any time any of the provisions of these Terms, to exercise any election or option provided herein, or to require at any time the performance of the other of any of the provisions herein will not in any way be construed as a waiver of such provisions. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

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