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Terms and Conditions

Last updated: September 05, 2023

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using the College Essay GPS Website.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Website or parts of our Website.

Country refers to: United States (the State of Wisconsin)

Company (referred to as either “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to College Essay GPS, LLC, 17 South Fairchild Street, Suite 700, Madison, Wisconsin 53703.

Device means any device that can access the Website such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.

Feedback means feedback, innovations, or suggestions sent by You regarding the attributes, performance, or features of our Website.

Services refer to the services offered (e.g., course packages) for sale on the Website.

Orders mean a request by You to purchase Services from Us.

Terms and Conditions (also referred as “Terms”) mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and the Company regarding the use of the Website.

Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products, or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included, or made available by the Website.

Website refers to College Essay GPS, accessible from https://www.collegeessaygps.com

You/Your means the individual accessing or using the Website, or the Company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.

Acknowledgment

These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Website and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Website.

Your access to and use of the Website is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website.

By accessing or using the Website You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If You disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions then please do not access the Website.

Your access to and use of the Website is also conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of the Company. Our Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your personal information when You use the Website, and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. Please read Our Privacy Policy carefully before using Our Website.

Placing Orders for Services

By placing an Order for Services through the Website, You warrant that You are legally capable of entering into binding contracts. The Company assumes that if a legal minor places an Order for Services through the Website, it is being done with the express consent of said minor’s legal parent or guardian. Therefore, the parent or guardian shall enter into this contract on behalf of the minor student and shall agree to all terms and conditions contained in this document.

Your Information

If You wish to place an Order for Services available on the Website, You may be asked to supply certain information relevant to Your Order including, without limitation, Your name, Your email, Your phone number, Your credit card number, the expiration date of Your credit card, and Your billing address.

You represent and warrant that: (i) You have the legal right to use any credit or debit card(s) or other payment method(s) in connection with any Order; and that (ii) the information You supply to us is true, correct, and complete.

By submitting such information, You grant us the right to provide the information to payment processing third parties for purposes of facilitating the completion of Your Order.

Prices Policy

The Company reserves the right to revise its prices at any time prior to accepting an Order.

Payments

All Services purchased are subject to a one-time payment. Payment can be made through various payment methods available through Stripe.

Payment cards (credit cards or debit cards) are subject to validation checks and authorization by Your card issuer. If we do not receive the required authorization, We will not be liable for any delay of Your Order.

User Accounts

If You create an account with Us, You must provide Us information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of Your account on Our Website.

You are responsible for safeguarding the password that You use to access the Website and for any activities or actions under Your password, whether Your password is with Our Website or a Third-Party Social Media Service.

You agree not to disclose Your password to any third party. You must notify Us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of Your account.

You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than You without appropriate authorization, or a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar, or obscene.

You agree that the use of any account created shall be for the intended student alone. Sharing of an account (or Services purchased) by more than one student is strictly prohibited.

Intellectual Property

The Website and its original content (excluding Content provided by You or other users), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of the Company and its licensors.

The Website is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the Country and foreign countries.

Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of the Company.

Any testimonial submitted by a former client is the intellectual property of said person, who allows Us express permission to feature their words on Our Website royalty free for a duration of time the Company determines appropriate. Testimonials shown are unique to the experiences of the person who submitted the testimonial. All testimonials are authentic; however, they may be edited for brevity or understandability.

Use of the Website

When You use the Website, You warrant that You will comply with this policy and with all applicable laws.

You also acknowledge that You may not:

Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from the Company.
Make any unauthorized use of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Website, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on the use of the Website and/or the content contained therein.
Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website.
Trick, defraud, or mislead Us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
Make improper use of Our Website, including Our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
Engage in any automated use of the Website, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Website or the networks or the Website connected.
Attempt to impersonate another use or person or use the username of another user.
Use any information obtained from the Website in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
Use the Website as part of any effort to compete with Us or otherwise use the Website and/or content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Website, except as expressly permitted by applicable law.
Attempt to bypass any measures of the Website designed to prevent or restrict access to the Website, or any portion of the Website.
Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of Our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Website to You.
Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any content.
Copy or adapt the Website’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Website or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Website.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Website, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in Our opinion, Us and/or the Website.
Use the Website in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Website.
Sell or otherwise transfer Your account.

Consequences of Breaching this Policy

The consequences for violating Our Policy will vary depending on the severity of the breach and the user’s history on the Website, by way of example:

We may, in some cases, give You a warning; however, if Your breach is serious or if You continue to breach Our Terms and Conditions and this Use of the Website policy, we have the right to suspend or terminate your access to and use of Our Website and, if applicable, disable Your account. We may also notify law enforcement or issue legal proceedings against You when We believe that there is a genuine risk to an individual or a threat to public safety.

We exclude Our liability for all action We may take in response to any of Your breaches of this Policy.

If You have any further questions or comments, You may contact Us by:

Email: kat@collegeessaygps.com

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Company.

The Company has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services.

We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that You visit.

Termination of Your Account

We may terminate or suspend Your Account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if You breach these Terms and Conditions.

Upon termination, Your right to use the Website will cease immediately. If You wish to terminate Your Account, You may simply discontinue using the Website.

Indemnification

You shall fully defend, indemnify, and hold harmless College Essay GPS, LLC any from any and all claims, lawsuits, demands, causes of action, liability, loss, damage, and/or injury, of any kind whatsoever (including without limitation all claims for monetary loss, property damage, equitable relief, personal injury and/or wrongful death), whether brought by an individual or other entity, or imposed by a court of law or by administrative action of any federal, state, or local governmental body or agency, arising out of, in any way whatsoever, any acts, omissions, negligence, or willful misconduct on Your part. This indemnification applies to and includes, without limitation, the payment of all penalties, fines, judgments, awards, decrees, attorneys’ fees, and related costs or expenses, and any reimbursements to College Essay GPS, LLC for all legal fees, expenses, and costs incurred by it.

Limitation of Liability

Your use of the Company and its Website is done at Your own risk. The Company is not liable to You for any damages You may incur by use of the Website or its Services. The Company shall not be liable to You or anyone else for any damages You may incur because of Your use of the Website or Company Services.

Notwithstanding any damages that You might incur, the entire liability of the Company and any of its suppliers under any provision of this Terms and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to one dollar (1.00 USD).

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Company or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Website, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Website, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this Terms), even if the Company or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply. In these states, each party’s liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

“AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” Disclaimer

The Website is provided to You “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Website, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Website will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the company’s provider makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Website, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Website; or (iv) that the Website, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Company are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

Governing Law

The laws of the State of Wisconsin, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern this Terms and Your use of the Website. Your use of the Application may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

Disputes Resolution

If You have any concern or dispute about the Website, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Company. You may contact the Company by email: kat@collegeessaygps.com

Severability and Waiver

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Waiver

Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under these Terms shall not effect a party’s ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter nor shall the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.

Changes to These Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use Our Website after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the Website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact Us:

By email: kat@collegeessaygps.com

This Privacy Policy for College Essay GPS, LLC describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

Reading this privacy policy will help You understand Your privacy rights and choices. We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If You do not agree with Our policies and practices, please do not use Our Services.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique Account created for You to access Our Service or parts of Our Service. You have the option of creating an Account through Acuity Scheduling, which is the software We use for scheduling all classes and meetings.

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

Company (referred to as either “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this agreement) refers to College Essay GPS, LLC, 17 South Fairchild Street, Suite 700, Madison, Wisconsin 53703.

Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

Country refers to the United States. This business is under the lawful jurisdiction of the state of Wisconsin.

Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service refers to the Website.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Website refers to College Essay GPS, accessible from https://www.collegeessaygps.com

You/Your means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the Company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address

First name and last name

Phone number

Usage Data

We do not process any personal information that is legally considered sensitive personal information.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

Cookies or Browser Cookies. A Cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, Our Service may use Cookies.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of Our Service and Our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. You can learn more about Cookies on TermsFeed website article.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of Cookies on the Website.

Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

Tracking and Performance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Third-Parties

Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how Our users react to them.

For more information about the Cookies We use and your choices regarding Cookies, please visit Our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of Our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain Our Service, including to monitor the usage of Our Service.

To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service through Acuity Scheduling (owned by Squarespace). The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user. Acuity Scheduling’s privacy policy can be viewed at https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance, and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items, or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.

To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services and events which We offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

To request feedback. We may process Your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact You about Your use of Our Services.

To evaluate and improve Our Services, products, marketing, and Your experience. We may process Your information when We believe it is necessary to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve Our Services, products, marketing, and Your experience.

For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about Our Service users is among the assets transferred.

For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve Our Service, products, services, marketing, and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, for payment processing, to contact You. These entities include Brevo, WP Forms, Google Analytics, Acuity Scheduling, and Stripe.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company, should that ever happen.
With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With other users: When You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside (such as on Zoom during a class session).
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing into Your Account in Acuity Scheduling, if you have one, and visiting the Account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so. Also note that the deletion of Your information will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is of the utmost importance to Us. To that end, We use SSL encryption to protect Your data. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Controls for Do-not-track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting You can activate to signal Your privacy preference not to have data about Your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, We do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates Your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that We must follow in the future, We will inform You about that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data

The Service Providers We use may have access to Your Personal Data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information about Your activity on Our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of Our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Email Marketing

We may use Your Personal Data to contact You with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to You if You opt-in for any of these communications. You may likewise opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from Us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send, or by contacting Us.

We may use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to You.

Brevo

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/

Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, We may use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

We will not store or collect Your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Our third-party payment processors whose use of Your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

Stripe

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third-party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: kat@collegeessaygps.com

Last updated: September 05, 2023

Ethics Policy

I (Kat) take the concept of ethics very seriously.

To that end, I promise:

To avoid any instruction or service that might facilitate plagiarism, either intentionally or unintentionally, as I navigate students through the college essay writing process;
To provide quality guidance that meets the individual needs of every student;
To honor the inherent worth and dignity of every student (and parent) who works with me; and,
To continually educate myself on best practices and professional news so as to give my clients the most up-to-date, trustworthy information.

By choosing to work with me, you (student and parent) hereby promise:

That the student who is applying to college—and that student alone—is the author of all writing to be submitted as the “college essay” and any other responses required or requested by the university/universities to which said student is applying;
To treat me (Kat) with respect and not expect or request assistance that might facilitate plagiarism or be considered an unfair advantage; and,
Should you have a concern or complaint, to respectfully bring it directly to me (Kat) so we can resolve it together. Direct communication that avoids triangulation honors all parties involved.

Rescheduling/Late Arrival/No-Show/Refund Policy

Rescheduling

This section regarding rescheduling applies to individual course sessions and meetings only; it does not apply to group course sessions.

Students must reschedule at least 48 hours in advance in order to allow Kat to offer the time to other students.

If a student must reschedule fewer than 48 hours in advance, the student must contact Kat via email or phone call to do so, at which point Kat will determine her availability for the student’s session. Please realize Kat may not be able to fit the student in that same week. If it is a true emergency or sudden illness, kindly email or call Kat as soon as possible to explain the situation. In this case, rescheduling the appointment is at the discretion of Kat and her availability.

Should Kat have to reschedule due to an emergency, she will email and/or call the student and parent with as much advance notice as possible.

Late arrivals to group course sessions

Students arriving late to group course sessions should enter quietly and get situated as quickly as possible. Kat will not reteach any missed material, but she will attempt to bring the latecomer up to speed as much as possible, as long as it is not to the detriment of the other students.

If a student should miss the entire session with no prior notice, called a no-show, the student should contact Kat as soon as possible via email or phone call. If there is room in another session, Kat may offer a spot to the student. Otherwise, Kat will attempt to cover the basic information necessary for the student to proceed in the process; however, Kat will not cover the entirety of the two-hour/two-and-a-half-hour session’s information with the student.

Should Kat be late to a group course session due to unforeseen circumstances, the session will go beyond the scheduled time by the number of minutes Kat was late.

Late arrivals to individual sessions and meetings

No extra time will be added to the meeting time if a student is late.

If a student should miss the entire session with no prior notice, called a no-show, a $50 no-show fee will be applied to the credit card used to purchase the course package.

Should Kat be late to an individual session/meeting due to unforeseen circumstances, the session/meeting will go beyond the scheduled time by the number of minutes Kat was late, as long as all parties are in agreement. Should one or both parties not be able to stay past the original scheduled time, another meeting lasting the number of minutes to be recouped will be scheduled at a time amenable to both parties.

No refunds will be given. All purchases are final.

Cookie Policy

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Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For further information on how We use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

We do not store sensitive personal information, such as mailing addresses, account passwords, etc. in the Cookies We use.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Definitions

For the purposes of this Cookies Policy:

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The use of the Cookies

Type of Cookies We Use

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Last updated: September 04, 2023