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TERMS & CONDITIONS: Your purchase or use of products and services (“Programs”) offered by World Class Tutoring LLC (WCT) and use of www.worldclasstutoring.com (the “Site”) are subject to these terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully and contact us if you have any questions.
A. PROGRAM FEES: You agree to make full payment for Programs in the amount(s) listed in your shopping cart, the Order Confirmation email you will receive or as communicated by WCT representatives during registration. You agree to complete payment prior to commencing the Program. Failure to complete timely payment (or credit card payments being declined) may result in the discontinuation of services. Returned checks are subject to a $30 handling fee.
B. GUARANTEE: WCT does not guarantee that your score on the official SAT, ACT or any other test will increase. That is ultimately up to you.
C. STUDY MATERIALS: It will be the student’s responsibility to provide or purchase all materials for classes, tutoring sessions, and practice tests. Study materials are not included in the price of a WCT class, practice test, or tutoring session. For your convenience, materials may be purchased at our onsite bookstore.
D. STUDENT CANCELLATIONS: Should you need to reschedule a class for which you have registered, call the WCT main number or email yourteam@worldclasstutoring.com to request a voucher for a free class at least 48 hours before the class. To prevent abuse, a single customer can reschedule a class or tutoring session by exchanging it for a voucher only 3 times in a six month period. Vouchers will not be given for cancelations made less than 48 hours before the class or tutoring session, for no-shows, or after a class or tutoring session. Vouchers and refunds will not be given to students asked to leave for disruptive or otherwise objectionable behavior. Should a student need to reschedule a tutoring session, he or she must call the WCT mail number, email yourteam@worldclasstutoring.com, or contact the tutor directly at least 24 hours before the scheduled session. Refunds will not be given for sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice.
E. SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS: If WCT cancels a class for which you are registered any reason, including inclement weather and teacher absence, you will receive a voucher for a free class or practice test of your choice. If your WCT tutor needs to cancel a session or sessions and is not able to provide an alternate date and time within a two week period, WCT reserves the right to provide an alternate tutor. Should WCT not be able to provide a tutoring session within a two week period you will receive a complete refund for the tutoring session or sessions that are missed. WCT classes and practice tests, are not refundable for cash.
E. CANCELLATION POLICY: If you need to cancel or postpone a lesson, you must directly notify your tutor at least 24 hours in advance. Failure to do so will result in a deduction of the hours from your tutoring package. For in-home tutoring, students under the age of eighteen must have a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult present at all times.
F. SHARING OF CLASS AND TUTORING MATERIALS: WCT Programs and Content are for WCT students only. All content, including but not limited to Materials, Digital Materials, lectures, recordings, visual and audio aids, content available from worldclasstutoring.com, and all content that you will receive or to which you will have access during your enrollment or Program (collectively, “Content”) is for your personal use only and may not be shared, resold, auctioned, or transferred to another person in any manner.
G. COPYRIGHT AND NON-DUPLICATION: Content is protected by copyright law. Without WCT ‘s authorization, students are strictly prohibited from downloading, recording, duplicating or reproducing any Content in any manner or medium under any circumstances. If a student is found to be in violation, the student will be subject to disciplinary and legal action, including but not limited to any or all of the following: Immediate removal from the facility and termination of enrollment in the Program; Forfeiture of tuition paid and any refund due for any unused portion of the Program; Exclusion from enrolling in any future WCT Programs; and Possibility of civil penalties and criminal prosecution. Willful Infringement of copyrighted works may result in federal imprisonment of up to five years and $250,000 in fines.
H. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT: As part of WCT’s commitment to our students’ success, we seek to provide an optimal learning environment and expect students to conduct themselves in a manner that is considerate of those around them. Those failing to meet student conduct standards may be subject to disciplinary actions, including but not limited to termination without refund. Inappropriate classroom conduct includes but is not limited to: (1) disruptions to the learning environment (i.e. use of profanity, harassment, cell phone use in virtual classrooms, etc.); (2) deliberate destruction, misuse, or theft of WCT property or the property of fellow classmates; (3) violence or threats of violence toward persons or property of students or WCT staff; (4) improper use of email and Internet access; and (5) failure to comply with federal copyright and criminal laws forbidding the misappropriation, copying, or alteration of copyright-protected materials.
I. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: WCT expressly disclaims all warranties, express or implied, relating to the Program including but not limited to classes, practice tests, tutoring sessions, free seminars, materials, and faculty.
J. PRIVACY POLICY: This privacy policy explains WCT’s Plan for Collection, Maintenance, Dissemination, and Disposition of Pupil Records
1. PHILOSOPHY: Because WCT does not formally assess students in our program, we will rarely possess personal information about our students that is private in nature, aside from scores on practice SAT and ACT tests. When such information is included in our records, World Class Tutoring recognizes the need to protect students’ privacy with respect to any data and information we may collect during our interactions with them. We recognize a student’s right to privacy in the collection, maintenance and dissemination of records.
2. COLLECTION: We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including personally identifying information such as your name, postal address, e-mail address, educational background, educational goals and interests, and credit card information (“Personal Data”). We collect Personal Data from you in various ways, including when you enroll for courses, use online resources, access and use Digital Materials, participate in classes or tutoring, and send us feedback. We may also collect Personal Data about you from our business partners. When you log-on to our websites, we automatically receive information from your computer and browser, including your IP address. WCT may use cookies and web beacons. We believe that student files should contain only information necessary for the effective performance of our test prep or tutoring program or as required by law. The Office Manager or Tutor will collect information from each student at his or her first tutoring session including his or her name, contact information, and goals for tutoring. The Tutor will also create file a report after each tutoring session. We will not request grades, test scores, or other confidential academic information. It is possible that a parent will choose to provide the tutor with such information to better inform the tutoring process, in which case the information will be kept in the student’s confidential file.
3. USE: We may use your Personal Data in the following ways: to fulfill your requests for products and services, such as enrolling you in a courses, delivering educational content or responding to a specific inquiry; to customize your learning experience to you; to administer, support, improve and develop our business; and to send you information about WCT products or services.
4. DISCLOSURE: We do not share your Personal Data with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may disclose your Personal Data in response to legal process, to protect our rights, as otherwise required by law, or for the prevention or detection of a crime. If we sell our company or part of it, or our business enters into a joint venture with another business entity, we may disclose your Personal Data to our new business partners or owners who may then provide you with information about their products and services. We may share your Personal Data with trusted third parties who are delivering services to WCT . WCT may disclose anonymous data with third parties. We may also share your information with third parties that you have specifically designated as authorized to receive information from us.
5. MAINTENANCE: A file will be created for each student and kept in a secure location in the WCT facility. The Office Manager will be responsible for maintaining these files. Only the Office Manager, Director, and Tutor will have access to the file. We employ security measures to protect your information both online and offline from access by unauthorized persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. The Personal Data we obtain from students allows WCT to deliver smarter, more efficient and more effective instruction.
6. DISPOSAL: Student records shall be kept for not more than 5 years after their last tutoring session. The Office Manager will be responsible for the appropriate disposal of old files.
K: ARBITRATION AND CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTION WAIVER: Any and all disputes arising from or related to this Agreement, other than disputes relating to intellectual property infringement, including whether the dispute is arbitrable and the scope of this arbitration agreement, shall be finally resolved by arbitration administered by a single arbitrator under the then-applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association in accordance the Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitration shall be governed by and construed by federal law to the fullest extent possible. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitration shall take place in the largest city within 100 miles of your permanent residence. Judgment on the arbitral award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. To the maximum extent permitted by law, should you wish to initiate a legal action against WCT , you waive any right or ability to be a class or collective action representative or to otherwise participate in any putative or certified class, collective or multi-party action or proceeding based on such a claim in which WCT or a related entity is a party. The same applies to WCT ’ legal actions against you. Thus, you and WCT agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class. Further, unless both you and WCT agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not otherwise preside over a representative or class proceeding.
L. CONSENT AND RELEASE: During your Program, WCT may contact you for feedback related to your Program, you may be photographed or your class recorded (collectively referred to as “Student Experience Materials”). You agree that WCT may use the Student Experience Materials for internal purposes. Programs or other activities may occur in hotels, schools and other facilities not controlled by WCT (“Third Party Facilities”). You waive any claim against WCT arising from your (or your child’s) use of Third Party Facilities, including claims related to the safety and security of third party facilities.
M.TRADEMARKS: Test names and other trademarks are the property of the respective trademark holders. None of the trademark holders are affiliated with WCT or this website.
N. MISCELLANEOUS: This Agreement supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, if any, between the parties and constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. The agreement cannot be changed or modified orally. Any change or modification must be in writing and agreed to by both parties. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be construed by limiting it to make it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
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