MERIDIAN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING
TERMS OF SERVICE
UPDATED: May 19, 2021
By using this website (the “Site”) or any services provided through this Site, you (“You,” “Your,” or “User”) agree to the terms and conditions that Meridian Educational Consulting (“MEC,” “Us,” “Our,” or “We”) have provided. This Agreement between Us and User supersedes all previous written and oral agreements, representations, and warranties regarding this Site. If You do not wish to agree to these terms of service (the “TOS” or “Agreement”), please refrain from using the Site.
General
MEC provides college counseling services for students and families navigating the college search and application process. Our goal is to help You identify and apply for colleges that are a good fit for Your or Your child’s values, desires, and educational, financial, and social needs. This Site provides information about our services and informational resources regarding the college search and application process, and college success.
Questions and concerns may be sent to Us at 522 North Central Avenue #2013, Phoenix, Arizona 85001 or via email at info@meridianed.com.
User Interaction with Site
If You use this Site to subscribe to Our mailing list, or to request information about Our services, including one-on-one consulting and presentations regarding the process of selection and applying to colleges and/or college success, You must provide accurate information about yourself when such information is required. You may not use this Site to sign up other people or entities for services without their consent.
If you subscribe to our mailing list or contact us for information, You give Us consent to communicate with You using the contact information You provided. We may contact You for various reasons, including but not limited to, information about Our products and services. We promise We will never spam You. In accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act, You may opt-out of these communications at any time.
Links
We may provide links to other websites on this Site. Providing a link, however, is not an endorsement. We shall not be responsible for any material on any site to which We provide a link. User assumes all risk by following a link. MEC provides no guarantee that any website We link to will be accurate or available.
Intellectual Property
MEC retains its copyright rights in all Our original content published on this Site. Users may request permission to use or repurpose Our content by contacting Us at info@meridianed.com.
If You believe that Your copyrighted work has been copied and posted on the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, You must contact Our DMCA Agent at the following address:
Meridian Educational Consulting
Attn: DMCA/Copyright Agent
522 North Central Avenue #2013
Phoenix, Arizona 85001
or via email at info@meridianed.com.
We comply with all properly submitted DMCA takedown and counter takedown notices.
Meridian Educational Consulting is Our trademark and may not be used without Our explicit written permission.
Any violation of this policy may result in a copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right infringement that may subject User to civil and/or criminal penalties.
Dispute Resolution
By using this Site, User agrees that any claim, dispute, or controversy User may have against Us arising out of, relating to, or connected in any way with this Agreement, or this Site, shall be resolved exclusively in a court located in Maricopa County, Arizona. Arizona law shall govern all disputes related to this Site. By using this Site, You consent this venue, jurisdiction, and choice of law.
In all claims, disputes, and controversies related to this Agreement or this Site, the prevailing party’s attorneys’ fees will be paid by non-prevailing party in addition to any damages assessed against them.
Modification
We reserve the right at any time to discontinue or modify any of Our TOS as We deem necessary or desirable. We may notify Users of changes by posting notice of the change on the Site. Changes to this Agreement may occur, however, without notice. Any changes to these TOS will be effective upon the changes being made to this document.
We suggest, therefore, that You re-read Our TOS periodically in order to stay informed as to any such changes. The date at the top of Our TOS will inform You of the date of the most recent change. Any use of the Site by User after the changes shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by User of such modifications.
Warranty Disclaimer
USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF THIS SITE IS AT USER’S SOLE RISK. NEITHER MEC, OUR AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS, OR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, WARRANT THAT USE OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO (1) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THIS SITE OR (2) THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE.
THIS SITE IS MADE ACCESSIBLE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. MEC HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE OF TITLE NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
No Unsolicited Pitches
Please do not contact Us to pitch your SEO, other marketing, lead generation, or other business services.
We are not interested in a new website design.
We are not interested in letting You pay Us to embed a link on an existing post or article.
We are not interested in Your infographic.
No, you cannot write guest posts for this Site.
Contacting Us for any of the above reasons is an expression of Your willingness to pay $20 to the charity of Our choosing. If We need Your services, We will seek You out.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement along with our Privacy Policy shall constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter in this TOS. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder is a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall be of no legal force or effect.
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the enforceability of any other provisions contained in this Agreement, and the remaining portions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. If a provision is found to be invalid, the parties hereby request that the intention of the invalid provision be upheld wherever possible. The failure of either party to exercise any of its rights under this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of such rights or any other rights provided by this Agreement.
Termination
MEC may terminate this Agreement with You at any time for violations of the Site’s Terms or any terms affiliated with any of Our services. Without limiting the foregoing, We shall have the right to prohibit You from using Our Site in the event of any conduct by You, which We in Our sole discretion, consider to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by You of this Agreement. Termination may occur without notification to You.
Our Privacy Policy and the following provisions of the following sections will survive termination of this Agreement: Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, Warranty Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, and Miscellaneous. We shall not be liable for any damages for terminating this Agreement with You.
