Terms of Use
Acadeum Terms of Use
Introduction and scope
Welcome to Acadeum!
These Terms of Use apply to your use of the websites, applications, and services operated by College Consortium, Inc., doing business as Acadeum (“Acadeum,” “we,” or “us”), including:
- Acadeum Course Share, through which participating institutions share courses and their students enroll in courses offered by other institutions;
- Acadeum Skills Marketplace, an online marketplace where sellers offer courses and certificate programs to learners;
- Acadeum Transfer, a credit-transfer service through which students record their prior coursework, explore programs at participating institutions, and request evaluations of how their credits transfer. Acadeum Transfer may be offered under the name of a sponsoring consortium or state system, such as the NCICU Transfer site at ncicutransfer.org. Acadeum operates each such site;
- the Acadeum student portal and any student-facing assistant we offer, including chat-based tools; and
- any other product, service, website, or platform that links to or displays these Terms of Use.
Together, these are the “Platform.” A “participating institution” is a college, university, employer, consortium, state system, or other organization that has a written agreement with Acadeum to use the Platform. “Student” includes learners, employees enrolled through an employer, and prospective transfer students.
By accessing or using the Platform you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.
These Terms of Use will change over time. If we make minor changes to the Terms of Use without materially changing your rights, we will post the modified Terms of Use on the Platform. We will notify you by email, through the Platform, or by presenting you with an updated Terms of Use to accept if we make a modification that materially changes your rights. When you use the Platform after a modification is posted, you are accepting the modified Terms of Use.
If you are an authorized representative of an entity that has a written agreement with Acadeum, then to the extent there is any conflict between this Terms of Use and such written agreement, the provisions in your separate written agreement apply.
Acadeum takes user privacy seriously and prohibits the use of automated scripts (“scraping”), and/or other technologies and methodologies by third parties to bulk collect data and information from students or other authorized users, from the Platform. For more information on our privacy practices, please read our Privacy Policy.
Account Creation
You may be required to create an account to use the Platform. Students may create a Student Account to enroll in courses or programs, to record and evaluate prior coursework, or to use other student features of the Platform. Authorized representatives (or administrators) of a participating institution may create an Institution Account to use the services and benefits available to their organization. You agree not to misrepresent any information about yourself or your organization in creating or using an account.
Creating a Student Account Associated with your Academic Institution
To create a Student Account for yourself, you must be at least 16 years old. If you are under 16, your academic institution may still create an account for you or send us your information, which is common for high school students taking college courses through dual enrollment and early college programs. In that case your institution is responsible for obtaining any parental consent the law requires. You may create your Student Account because you are a student that matriculates at an academic institution that participates in the Platform. Your academic institution may use the Platform to enable you to enroll in courses or programs offered through the Platform. When your academic institution subscribes to the Platform, they send us personal information about their students so that Acadeum can provide the benefits and services relating to the Platform. Your academic institution (or Acadeum) will send you an email with information about how to activate your Student Account. After you do so, and we confirm your association with such academic institution, we pre-populate some areas of your profile with information your academic institution has provided. We encourage you to review this information for accuracy and completeness. If any inaccuracies are found, please update the information with your academic institution.
Creating a Transfer Student Account
You may create a Student Account on Acadeum Transfer directly, without an invitation, by selecting the institution you currently attend or most recently attended from the list of participating institutions and verifying your email address. Your account is associated with the institution you select. That institution may view your name, contact information, and account status so that it can support your transfer plans, and it may see the details of any transfer request to which it is a party. Acadeum does not independently verify your enrollment at the institution you select. If you already have an Acadeum Student Account, you may link it to Acadeum Transfer instead of creating a new one. Acadeum Transfer is provided in cooperation with sponsoring consortia and state systems; those sponsors do not operate the Platform and do not receive your personal records except as described in our Privacy Policy.
Creating a Student Account Associated with Your Employer
You may create a Student Account because you are an individual that is employed by an entity that participates in the Platform. Your employer may use the Platform to enable you to enroll in courses and programs offered on the Platform. When your employer subscribes to use the Platform, they send us personal information about their employees so that Acadeum can provide the benefits and services relating to the Platform. Your employer (or Acadeum) will send you an email with information about how to enable your Student Account. After you do so, and we confirm your association with such employer, we pre-populate some areas of your profile with information your employer has provided. We encourage you to review this information for accuracy and completeness. If any inaccuracies are found, please update the information with your employer.
Creating an Account as an authorized representative (or administrator) of your Organization
To create an account on behalf of your organization, (i) your organization must have a written agreement with Acadeum to access and utilize the Platform and (ii) you must be approved by your organization to act on its behalf. In creating your organization’s account, you may include contact information, such as name, phone number and email address, that will be made available on the organization’s account. You agree to provide accurate and current information and to correct any misrepresentations immediately upon discovery. By creating an account on behalf of your organization, your organization may have access to information provided by students who enroll in a course or program offered by your organization, who submit a transfer request, evaluation request, or information request to your organization, or who are associated with your organization, or by students of other organizations that utilize the Platform.
As a representative of your organization, you are prohibited from disclosing or sharing student information with other parties, and you agree to keep student data confidential. Each of you and your organization shall only use student data for the educational purpose for which it was made available to your organization through the Platform, such as delivering a course or program, evaluating transfer credit or program eligibility, responding to a request or inquiry the student sent to your organization, advising, and admission to the program the student asked about, and neither you nor your organization shall use, sell, or disclose any data made available via the Platform or as a result of the Platform (“Acadeum Data”) for any other purposes, including data analytics, data monetization, advertising, marketing or any other purpose even if such Acadeum Data is aggregated or de-identified. You and your organization agree to handle and maintain collected student data with equivalent or superior standards as those described in our Privacy Policy, including the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 regarding any student data you receive from Acadeum. Through the use of the Platform, your organization may be able to enroll prospective students into its courses or programs, or to evaluate prospective transfer students. In doing so, you agree to maintain a fair and equitable enrollment and evaluation process when selecting or evaluating prospective students. You also agree not to discriminate based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status as prohibited by law. Transfer credit and admission decisions communicated through the Platform are made solely by your organization, and your organization is responsible for their accuracy and for honoring them in accordance with its own policies. If you choose to allow additional individuals associated with your organization to access the Platform through your account, you agree that the account administrators are responsible for the use of the Platform by those individuals, including requests related to personal data collected from those individuals. You acknowledge and agree that Acadeum is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of your organization, which may be different than these Terms of Use or our Privacy Policy.
Acadeum is excited to offer as many courses, programs, and transfer opportunities to students as possible, including those offered by our partners. However, we do not permit any organizations to bulk collect student data or other marketplace information through the use of automated scripts (“scraping”), or similar or other technologies or methodologies. To protect our users and their data privacy, moreover, you may not use the data of students or other users for the purpose of marketing any educational or employment opportunities other than the course, program, or transfer opportunity the student applied for, requested, or asked about through the Platform. For the same reason, you may not store any student’s or other user’s data for the purpose of (1) marketing educational or employment opportunities to the student in the future; or (2) allowing any third party to use the data for marketing or any other reason. Your third-party partners are also prohibited from requiring students to create an account on a third-party platform unaffiliated with your entity.
Any violation of these Terms of Use, at our discretion, may result in suspension or termination of your organization’s account(s) associated with you.
Account Guidelines
As an account holder, whether for your individual Student Account or as a representative of your organization, you agree that any information you provide through your account registration is accurate, current and complete, and you agree to update your information as necessary to maintain its truth and accuracy. You also agree not to use the Platform to send spam or other unauthorized communications, and you agree not to use any collected personal information or student data for purposes not authorized by Acadeum or in violation of any agreement with Acadeum. These prohibitions are addressed in further detail below. You may have the ability to contact individuals or organizations directly through the Platform. By using the Platform, you agree not to stalk, defame, bully, harass, abuse, threaten, intimidate, or impersonate any people or entities.
You are not allowed to post any violent, nude, discriminatory, hateful, or sexually suggestive photos or other similar content via the Platform. You are responsible for all content you upload to the Platform. You agree not to use the Platform for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, including spam, copyright infringement, identity theft, or fraud. You agree you will not attempt to restrict another user from using or enjoying the Platform and you must not encourage or facilitate violations of these Terms of Use.
Acadeum is committed to helping students succeed in their educational journeys. We encourage you to keep your account current. Any information you share directly with Acadeum is subject to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
Acadeum reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Acadeum’s sole discretion. Acadeum reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Acadeum to disclose the identity of anyone uploading, posting or making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS ACADEUM AND ACADEUM PARTIES FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ACADEUM DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER ACADEUM OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
No Spam
We want Acadeum to be a platform where our partners can connect with students and other users in a way that is productive for all involved. To that end, we do not allow you to use the Platform to send unsolicited marketing messages or broadcasts (i.e., spam). Spam can take many forms, and our rules are meant to address a wide range of inappropriate content or messaging, including without limitation:
- Unsolicited messages that aim to drive traffic or attention from the Platform to accounts, websites, products, services, or initiatives not directly related to a course, program, or transfer opportunity offered on the Platform;
- Bulk or repeated identical messages, or high-volume messages with a low student response rate;
- Messages that fail to comply with applicable anti-spam laws and regulations.
If we determine that you have sent spam or other unauthorized content, we may take any action we deem necessary to protect our users’ experience or the Platform, including demanding that you cease violating these Terms of Use, suspending your messaging privileges, or suspending or terminating your account(s).
Academic Records and Transfer Evaluations
Records you provide. Parts of the Platform, including Acadeum Transfer and the Acadeum student assistant, let you upload or enter academic records such as unofficial transcripts, course histories, degree audits, exam scores, certifications, and military training records (“Academic Records”). You represent that any Academic Records you provide are your own or that you are authorized to provide them, and that they are accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge. Do not upload records that belong to another person.
Automated extraction. We use automated tools, including artificial-intelligence services provided by third parties, to read Academic Records and convert them into structured course data. Automated extraction can make mistakes. You are responsible for reviewing the extracted courses, grades, terms, and credits and for correcting any errors before you rely on them or submit a request to an institution. Our Privacy Policy describes how these records are processed and retained.
Unofficial results. Course evaluations, equivalency matches, transfer-status reports, degree-progress estimates, and block-transfer status (such as status under the North Carolina Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement) shown on the Platform are informational estimates. They are based on equivalency rules, program requirements, and acceptable-grade rules supplied by participating institutions and on the records you provide. They are not official transfer credit evaluations, admission decisions, or degree audits, and they do not bind any institution or Acadeum. Each institution decides independently whether to admit you and how to award credit, and it will require official transcripts sent directly by the issuing institution. Institutions may change their equivalency rules and program requirements at any time, and the Platform may not reflect every rule an institution applies.
Requests and inquiries you send to institutions. When you submit a transfer request, program evaluation request, course substitution request, or information request to an institution through the Platform, you direct Acadeum to share with that institution the Academic Records and extracted course data relevant to the request, any attachments you include, your name and contact information, and the other information you enter in the request, and, where applicable, to share the request with the institution associated with your account. Institutions that receive this information are bound by the restrictions in these Terms of Use and by their written agreements with Acadeum. Acadeum is a third-party and not an agent of any institution and does not make admission, credit, or financial aid decisions.
Information we do not need. Transcripts sometimes contain information the Platform does not use, such as Social Security numbers. Please remove that information before uploading. You are responsible for removing information the Platform does not need, whether or not it identifies you personally. If we find it, we may delete it from our systems without notice.
General Guidelines for Students, Academic Institutions, and Employers
The Content You Submit Belongs to You
Acadeum does not claim ownership of any content that you post on or through the Platform, including your Academic Records. By making your content available on or through the Platform, you grant to Acadeum a non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute your content only in connection with operating and providing the Platform, improving the Platform (including improving the accuracy of automated extraction and equivalency matching), developing new products and services, and for reporting purposes. When we use your content to develop new products or for reporting, we use it in de-identified or aggregated form that does not identify you.
You are responsible for your content. You represent and warrant that you own your content or that you have all rights necessary to grant us a license to use your content as described in these Terms of Use. You also represent and warrant that your content and the use and provision of your content on the Platform will not: (a) infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (b) violate, or encourage any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (c) be fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (d) be defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (e) promote discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (f) be violent or threatening or promote violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; or (g) promote illegal or harmful activities or substances.
Our Intellectual Property Belongs to Us
The material, information and content accessible via the Platform or contained in any other website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by Acadeum, excluding content posted or uploaded by you (collectively “Acadeum Content”) is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws, and, as between you and Acadeum, we own and retain all rights to the Acadeum Content and the Platform. You will not remove, alter or conceal any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Acadeum Content and you will not reproduce, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works based on, perform, display, publish, distribute, transmit, broadcast, sell, license or otherwise exploit our content.
The Acadeum name and logo are our trademarks, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of Acadeum, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without prior written permission.
Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account(s) for violation of these Terms of Use or any other policies associated with the Platform.
Account and Platform Security and Integrity
Acadeum is dedicated to ensuring secure environments and follows the principle of least privilege for information security. You are responsible for keeping your password secret and secure, and we encourage you to update your password regularly.
By using the Platform, you agree not to change or modify the Platform to falsely imply that it is associated with another website. Creating accounts through unauthorized means, including scripts, bots, or automated crawlers is prohibited, as is collecting content through crawling, scraping, or caching of user profiles without our express consent.
You must not attempt to restrict another user from using or enjoying the Platform and you must not encourage or facilitate violations of these Terms of Use or any other Acadeum terms.
No Monitoring
You are solely responsible for your interaction with other users of the Platform, whether online or offline. You agree that Acadeum is not responsible or liable for your conduct. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor or become involved in disputes between you and other users. Exercise common sense and your best judgment when interacting with others, including when you upload content or any personal or other information.
Third Party Links
The Platform contains links to third-party websites, apps, services and resources (collectively “Third-Party Services”) that are not under Acadeum’s control. We provide these links only as a convenience and are not responsible for the content, products or services that are available from Third-Party Services. You acknowledge sole responsibility and assume all risk arising from your use of any Third-Party Services.
Violation and Enforcement of These Terms
We reserve the right to refuse access to the Platform to anyone for any reason at any time. We reserve the right to force forfeiture of any username or account for any reason. We may, but have no obligation to, remove, edit, block, and/or monitor content or accounts containing content that we determine in our sole discretion violates these Terms of Use.
Acadeum’s Role in Marketplace Transactions
On the Acadeum Skills Marketplace (the “Marketplace”), institutions and other sellers (“Sellers”) offer their own courses and certificate programs, and may resell education products of third parties, to students and learners (“Buyers”). Acadeum operates the Marketplace and processes transactions on it, but Acadeum does not create, own, deliver, or control the education products offered, and Acadeum is not a buyer or seller in any transaction. The Seller is identified on each offering.
The contract for an education product is solely between the Buyer and the Seller. Acadeum is not a party to that contract, does not act as agent for either side, and assumes no responsibility for the existence, quality, suitability, legality, accuracy, or delivery of any offering, or for the conduct of any Buyer, Seller, or third party. Acadeum is not obligated to cancel or refund a transaction upon notice of a dispute, and Buyers and Sellers agree to resolve disputes about an education product between themselves. Buyers are responsible for reviewing an offering before purchasing; Acadeum may display only a summary description.
If you are a Seller, you represent and warrant that you own or are authorized to sell each education product you offer, that you hold or have licensed all intellectual property rights in it, and that any third-party agreements needed to deliver it are in place. You may not offer an education product that is obscene, infringes the rights of others, violates the law of any territory, or that Acadeum otherwise deems inappropriate or in breach of these Terms of Use.
Marketplace Circumvention
If you are a Seller, you must conduct all inquiries into and discussions about an offered education product through the Marketplace unless expressly authorized by Acadeum. You must not circumvent Acadeum. If you make or accept payment for an education product offered on the Marketplace outside of it, Acadeum is entitled to its processing fee from the Seller.
Controlling Terms
Acadeum is continually improving the Platform, and we may occasionally offer special features or functionality which include additional terms or conditions. If any of the additional terms or conditions conflict with this Terms of Use, the additional terms and conditions control.
Reporting Copyright and Other IP Violations
We respect other people’s rights and expect you to do the same. If you repeatedly infringe other people’s intellectual property rights, we will disable your account when appropriate.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Platform, including, without limitation, Acadeum Content, is provided on an “as is”, “as available” and “with all faults” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Acadeum nor any of its employees, officers, directors or agents (collectively “Acadeum Parties”) make any representations or warranties or endorsements of any kind whatsoever, express or implied, as to: (a) the Platform; (b) Acadeum Content; (c) user content; (d) any course equivalency, transfer evaluation, transfer-status report, degree-progress estimate, or other information derived from Academic Records or from data supplied by participating institutions; or (e) security associated with the transmission of information to Acadeum or via the Platform. In addition, the Acadeum Parties hereby disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, title, custom, trade, quiet enjoyment, system integration and freedom from computer virus.
The Acadeum Parties do not represent or warrant that the Platform will be error-free or uninterrupted; that defects or errors will be corrected; or that the Platform or the server that makes the Platform available is free from any harmful components, including, without limitation, viruses. The Acadeum Parties do not make any representations or warranties that the information (including any instructions) on the Platform is accurate, complete, or useful. You acknowledge that your use of the Platform is at your sole risk. The Acadeum Parties do not warrant that your use of the Platform is lawful in any particular jurisdiction, and the Acadeum Parties specifically disclaim such warranties. Some jurisdictions limit or do not allow the disclaimer of implied or other warranties so the above disclaimer may not apply to you to the extent such jurisdiction’s law is applicable to you and these Terms of Use.
By accessing or using the Platform, you represent and warrant that your activities are lawful in every jurisdiction where you access or use the Platform.
The Acadeum Parties do not endorse content and specifically disclaim any responsibility or liability to any person or entity for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, punitive or otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any kind or character based upon or resulting from any content.
Electronic Communications
Visiting the Platform or sending emails to Acadeum constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email or via the Platform, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
Users hereby give any consent required by law for the Platform to operate as set forth in these Terms of Use.
Limitation of Liability; Waiver
Under no circumstances will the Acadeum Parties be liable to you for any loss or damages of any kind (including, without limitation, for any direct, indirect, economic, exemplary, special, punitive, incidental or consequential losses or damages) whether under theories of contract, tort, or otherwise, even if such damages were foreseeable, that are directly or indirectly related to: (a) the Platform; (b) Acadeum Content; (c) user content; (d) your use of, inability to use, or the performance of the Platform; (e) any action taken in connection with an investigation by Acadeum Parties or law enforcement authorities regarding your or any other party’s use of the Platform; (f) any action taken in connection with copyright or other intellectual property owners; (g) any errors or omissions in the Platform’s operation; or (h) any damage to any user’s computer, mobile device, or other equipment or technology including, without limitation, damage from any security breach or from any virus, bugs, tampering, fraud, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line or network failure or any other technical or other malfunction, including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, loss of goodwill, loss of data, work stoppage, accuracy of results, or computer failure or malfunction, even if foreseeable or even if the Acadeum Parties have been advised of or should have known of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action of contract, negligence, strict liability or tort (including, without limitation, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of god, telecommunications failure, or theft or destruction of the Platform). In no event will the Acadeum Parties be liable to you or anyone else for loss, damage or injury, including, without limitation, death or personal injury. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event will the Acadeum Parties total liability to you for all damages, losses or causes of action exceed one hundred United States dollars ($100.00).
You agree that in the event you incur any damages, losses or injuries that arise out of Acadeum’s acts or omissions, the damages, if any, caused to you are not irreparable or sufficient to entitle you to an injunction preventing any exploitation of any web site, service, property, product or other content owned or controlled by the Acadeum Parties, and you will have no rights to enjoin or restrain the development, production, distribution, advertising, exhibition or exploitation of any web site, property, product, service, or other content owned or controlled by the Acadeum Parties.
Acadeum is not responsible for the actions, content, information, or data of third parties, and you release us and all Acadeum Parties from any claims and damages, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with any claim you have against any such third parties.
International Users
The Platform is controlled, operated and administered by Acadeum from our offices within the United States of America (“USA”). If you access the Platform from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws and regulations. You agree that you will not use the Acadeum Content accessed through the Platform in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.
Indemnification
Unless prohibited by law, you (and also any third party for whom you operate an account or activity on the Platform) agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Acadeum Parties from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with any of the following (including as a result of your direct activities on the Platform or those conducted on your behalf): (i) your content or your access to or use of the Platform; (ii) your breach or alleged breach of these Terms of Use; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation, any intellectual property right, publicity, confidentiality, property or privacy right; (iv) your violation of any laws, rules, regulations, codes, statutes, ordinances or orders of any governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, including, without limitation, all regulatory, administrative and legislative authorities; or (v) any misrepresentation made by you. You will cooperate as fully required by Acadeum in the defense of any claim. Acadeum reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you will not in any event settle any claim without the prior written consent of Acadeum.
Dispute Resolution
You agree that any dispute between you and Acadeum arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, the use of the Platform, or any other Acadeum products or services (collectively, “Disputes”) will be governed by the arbitration procedure outlined below.
Governing Law: The Terms of Use and the resolution of any Disputes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
Informal Dispute Resolution: We want to address your concerns without needing a formal legal case. Before filing a claim against Acadeum, you agree to try to resolve the Dispute informally by contacting us at support@acadeum.com. We’ll try to resolve the Dispute informally by contacting you through email. If a dispute is not resolved within 30 days after submission, you or Acadeum may bring a formal proceeding.
We Both Agree to Arbitrate: You and Acadeum agree to resolve any Disputes through final and binding arbitration, except as set forth under Exceptions to Agreement to Arbitrate below.
No Class Actions: You may only resolve Disputes with Acadeum on an individual basis and may not bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, consolidated, or representative action. Class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and consolidation with other arbitrations aren’t allowed under our agreement.
Judicial Forum for Disputes: In the event that the agreement to arbitrate is found not to apply to you or your claim, you and Acadeum agree that any judicial proceeding (other than small claims actions) will be brought in the federal or state courts of Travis County, Texas. Both you and Acadeum consent to venue and personal jurisdiction there. We both agree to waive our rights to a jury trial.
Limitation on Claims: Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Platform must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or else that claim or cause of action will be barred forever.
Severability; No Waiver
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable during arbitration or by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Acadeum’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. No waiver of any of these Terms will be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.
Entire Agreement
If you are using the Platform on behalf of a legal entity, you represent that you are authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of that legal entity. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Acadeum and governs your use of the Platform, unless you have a separate signed agreement with Acadeum.
You will not assign the Terms of Use or assign any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of Acadeum. Any purported assignment or delegation by you without the appropriate prior written consent of Acadeum will be null and void. Acadeum may assign these Terms of Use or any rights hereunder without your consent.
Contact Us
Acadeum welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms of Use:
College Consortium, Inc., dba Acadeum
2028 E. Ben White Blvd., #240-6351
Austin, Texas 78741-6966
Email Address: support@acadeum.com
Effective as of September 21st, 2026. Previous version: January 1, 2024.