Terms of Use

Last Updated: [May 10, 2023]

These Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and Pamela M. Donnelly Consulting LLC d/b/a GATE College System (“GATE,” “we,” or “us”) regarding your use of the GATE College System suite of online services and software applications (“GATE College System” or the “Service”).

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING “I ACCEPT,” OR BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE GATE PRIVACY POLICY (TOGETHER, THE “TERMS”). If you are not eligible, or do not agree to the Terms, then you do not have our permission to use the Service.

These Terms provide that BINDING ARBITRATION will resolve all disputes between you and GATE. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, YOU AGREE TO GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT to assert or defend your rights under this contract, except for matters that may be taken to small claims court. Your rights will be determined by a NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR and NOT a judge or jury, and, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, your claims cannot be brought as a class action. Please review Section 19 (“Dispute Resolution and Arbitration”) for the details regarding your agreement to arbitrate any disputes with GATE.

DESPITE DEMONSTRABLE STUDENT OUTCOMES USING ITS CURRICULUM, GATE CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE WILL IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE SAT® OR ACT®, OR OTHERWISE ENHANCE OR PROMOTE CANDIDACY FOR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT.

SAT® is a registered trademark of the College Board, and ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. Neither the College Board nor ACT, Inc. is affiliated with GATE or endorses the Service. Use of the SAT® and ACT® marks by the Service is nominative only, and such trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

  1. GATE College System Overview. The Service is intended to provide guidance for college-bound students and their counselors, teachers or mentors using a digital curriculum and a step-by-step process for college preparation and applications. You may not access or use the Service for any other purpose. You are solely responsible for any information or materials posted or stored by you on the Service.

  2. Eligibility. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are an individual who is at least 13 years old; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your registration and your use of the Service is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

  3. Accounts and Registration. To access most features of the Service, you must register for an account. When you register for an account, you will be required to provide us with some information about yourself, such as your name, email address and other information. You agree that the registration information you provide to us is accurate and that you will keep it accurate and up-to-date at all times. You understand and agree that as part of the registration process we may use this information to verify your eligibility to use the Service. When you register, you will be asked to provide a password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account. If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure, then you must immediately notify us at [email protected].

  4. Payment. GATE offers pro bono access for select student groups to its partner schools, districts and organizations. Once students have attained free access to the Services, they maintain that free access through high school graduation. For other students, access to the Service may require enrollment fees. Before schools, districts or organizations pay fees, they will have an opportunity to review and accept enrollment fees through a company invoice. Enrollment fees include a one-time onboarding charge as well as a recurring annual license fee for each student. GATE will process the enrollment fees as specified at the time of purchase, whether through check or credit card (Visa or Mastercard accepted).

  5. You authorize GATE to charge all sums as described in these Terms, for the Services you select, to that payment method. If you pay any fees with a credit card, GATE may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has the necessary funds or credit available to cover your purchase. The Service may include functionality for activating, updating or canceling Service access based on up-to-date status of recurring fees for annual licenses.

  6. Refunds. In order to request a refund, purchaser must contact [email protected] no later than midnight on the 30th day since enrollment began. In order to improve future student experiences with GATE, a mandatory exit survey must be completed within seven days of it being sent by GATE College System’s support staff. Upon receipt of completed exit survey a follow-up call may be requested to ensure non-fraudulent access. Once exit has been marked completed, the enrollment paid thus far will be refunded.

  7. Licenses.

    • Limited License. Subject to ongoing compliance with the Terms, GATE grants: (i) a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to utilize the application(s) associated with the Service, and to use such applications so installed, solely in object code format, and solely for non-commercial use for lawful purposes, and (ii) permission to access and use the Service for student use.

    • License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent permitted by applicable law notwithstanding these restrictions, you may not: (i) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or publicly perform the Service or any part thereof; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, or make modifications to the Service or any part thereof; or (iii) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Service or any part thereof, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Service, you may not use it.

  8. Notifications and Automatic Alerts. Under some circumstances, the Service may present users with notifications or suggested actions based on GATE’s analysis of your progress through the Service’s step-by-step guidance and other information you or your teachers have provided to the Service. Those notifications or suggested actions, or lack thereof, are not intended to replace the opinion of teachers or guidance counselors. Students should meet regularly with teachers and guidance counselors to ensure the proper course of action with respect to the college application process. GATE does not guarantee the completeness or timeliness of any notifications.

  9. User Content.

    • User Content Generally. Certain features of the Service may permit you, your teachers, or other users to upload content to the Service, including messages, images, data, text, and other types of information (“User Content”) and to publish User Content on the Service. You retain the copyrights, any moral rights, and any other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you post to the Service.

    • Limited License Grant to GATE. By posting or publishing User Content, you grant GATE a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense) to use, host, store, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify, and distribute User Content, in whole or in part, for any purpose in accordance with our Privacy Policy, in any media formats and through any media channels now known or hereafter developed. Individual student identifiers, including name, will always be expunged prior to such usage.

    • Limited License Grant to Other Users. By posting or sharing User Content with teachers or other users of the Service, you grant those users a non-exclusive license to access and use that User Content as permitted by these Terms and the functionality of the Service.

    • User Content Representations and Warranties. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing User Content. By posting or publishing User Content, you affirm, represent, and warrant that:

      1. You are the creator and owner of the User Content, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to authorize GATE and users of the Service to use, reproduce, and distribute your User Content as necessary to exercise the licenses granted by you in this section, in the manner contemplated by the Service, GATE, and these Terms; and

      2. Your User Content, and the use of your User Content as contemplated by these Terms, does not and will not: (i) infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (ii) slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person; or (iii) cause GATE to violate any law or regulation, including laws related to the privacy of personal information or records, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”).

    • User Content Disclaimer. We are under no obligation to monitor, edit, or control User Content that you or other users post or publish, and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content or any failure to review or act upon User Content. GATE may, however, at any time and without prior notice, screen, remove, edit, or block any User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. You understand that when using the Service you will be exposed to User Content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that User Content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. To the fullest extent allowed under applicable law, you agree to waive, and do waive, any legal or equitable right or remedy you have or may have against GATE with respect to User Content. We expressly disclaim any and all liability in connection with User Content, to the fullest extent allowed under applicable law. If notified by a user or content owner that User Content allegedly does not conform to these Terms, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove the User Content, which we reserve the right to do at any time and without notice.

  10. Procedure for Unlawful User Content.
    • General. If you believe that any User Content does not conform to these Terms, please notify us.

DMCA Notification. We comply with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) applicable to our operations (17 U.S.C. §512, as amended). If you have an intellectual property rights-related complaint about material posted on the Service, you may contact our designated agent at the following address:

GATE College System

ATTN: Legal Department (Copyright Notification)

2654 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway
Suite B5-282
Henderson, NV 89052
Telephone: (310) 729-3402

Email: [email protected]

Please note that under applicable law, if you knowingly give false, misleading or inaccurate information that User Consent is infringing, you may be subject to civil or criminal penalty. Any notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) alleging that materials hosted by or distributed through the Service infringe intellectual property rights must include all of the information required by the DMCA for such notices. [Note: For this safe harbor to be effective, the designated agent must also be registered with the copyright office. (See https://dmca.copyright.gov/osp/login.html for the new online registration system, and note that online registration is required even if there was a previous paper registration, and that the registration will need to be renewed every three years going forward.)]

  • Repeat Infringers. GATE will promptly terminate without notice the accounts of users that are determined by GATE to be “Repeat Infringers.” A Repeat Infringer is a user who has been notified of infringing activity or has had User Content removed from the Service at least three times.

  1. Prohibited Conduct. BY USING THE SERVICE YOU AGREE NOT TO:

    • use or access the Service (a) from a jurisdiction where such use or access is not authorized, (b) for any illegal purpose, or (c) in violation of any local, state, national, or international law, including without limitation FERPA, to the extent applicable to you;

    • conduct activities that may be harmful to others or that could damage GATE’s reputation;

    • violate, or encourage others to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third party intellectual property right;

    • post, upload, or distribute marketing or advertising links or content, or any User Content or other content that is unlawful, defamatory, libelous, inaccurate, or that a reasonable person could deem to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate;

    • use scrapers, robots, or other data gathering devices not provided by GATE on or through the Service;

    • interfere with security-related features of the Service, including by: (a) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use or copying of any content; or (b) reverse engineering, decompiling, or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Service, including the app(s), except to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this restriction;

    • interfere with the operation of the Service or any user’s enjoyment of the Service, including by: (a) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (b) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Service; (c) attempting to collect personal information, User Content, or other information about another user or third party without their consent; or (d) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Service, or violating any regulation, policy, or procedure of any such network, equipment, or server;

    • perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation, accessing any other Service account without permission, or falsifying your account registration information;

    • modify, translate, or create derivative works, adaptations or compilations of, or based on, the Service or part thereof, or use, copy or reproduce the Service or any part thereof other than as expressly permitted in these Terms;

    • assign, sublicense, lease, sell, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 13) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Material; or

    • attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 10, or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 10.

  2. Termination of Use; Discontinuation and Modification of the Service. You may terminate your account at any time by contacting customer service at [email protected]. If you violate any provision of these Terms, your permission from us to use the Service will terminate automatically. In addition, GATE may in its sole discretion terminate your user account on the Service or suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time if you violate any provision of these Terms, if we no longer provide any part of the Service, or for any reason or no reason, with or without notice. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, we will have no liability whatsoever on account of any change to the Service or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Service. Upon the termination of your account or this agreement for any reason, GATE may at its option delete any data associated with your account.

  3. Privacy Policy; Additional Terms

    • Privacy Policy. Please read the GATE Privacy Policy carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage and disclosure of your personal information. The GATE Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms. You explicitly consent to the collection, hosting, use, disclosure and other processing or handling of your personal information (including sharing data with third party providers) as described in the GATE Privacy Policy.

    • Additional Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Service or certain features of the Service that we may post on or link to from the Service (the “Additional Terms”), such as end-user license agreements for any downloadable software applications, or rules that are applicable to a particular feature or content on the Service, subject to Section 14. All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.

  4. Modification of these Terms. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change these Terms on a going-forward basis at any time. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. If a change to these Terms materially modifies your rights or obligations, we will notify you of the modified Terms by email to the address you provided in your user profile and/or in a notification in the Service or on our website. Material modifications will be effective upon your acceptance of such modified Terms or upon your continued use of the Service after we send or post our notification of the changes, whichever is earlier. Immaterial modifications are effective upon publication. Disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved in accordance with the version of these Terms that was in effect at the time the dispute arose.

  5. Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Service is owned and operated by GATE. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, content, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Service (“Materials”) provided by GATE are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Service are the property of GATE or our third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by GATE, you may not make use of the Materials. GATE reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.

  6. You hereby consent to GATE’s engagement of third parties (including GATE’s affiliates) to perform, or support the performance of, all or any portion of the Service or the Service website.

  7. Feedback. If you choose to provide input or suggestions regarding proposed modifications or improvements to the Service (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant GATE an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Service and create other products and services.

  8. Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, you are responsible for your use of the Service, and you will defend and indemnify GATE and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents (together, the “GATE Entities”) from and against every claim, liability, damage, loss, and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your access to, use of, or alleged use of, the Service; (b) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation, including without limitation FERPA, if applicable; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; (d) any dispute or issue between you and any third party; and (e) all claims arising from or alleging fraud, intentional misconduct, criminal acts, or gross negligence committed by you. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, we reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of that claim.

  9. Disclaimers; No Warranties.

THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE GATE ENTITIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, INCLUDING: (A) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; (B) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE; AND (C) ANY WARRANTY AS TO WHETHER THE MATERIALS, USER CONTENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR TRANSMITTED BY THE SERVICE IS TRUE, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT (I) GATE MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE WILL IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE ON COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE SAT® OR ACT®, OR OTHERWISE ENHANCE OR PROMOTE YOUR CANDIDACY FOR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT; AND (II) GATE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EDUCATIONAL, COLLEGE PREPARATORY, OR COLLEGE APPLICATION DECISIONS MADE BY STUDENTS, TEACHERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTY BASED UPON DATA OR INFORMATION COLLECTED, TRANSMITTED OR DISPLAYED BY OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, WHETHER SUCH DATA IS ACCURATE OR INACCURATE. THE GATE ENTITIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY OF THE GATE ENTITIES OR THE SERVICE THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE, YOUR DEALING WITH YOUR TEACHERS OR ANY OTHER SERVICE USER, AND ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE THE SERVICE, AND USE, ACCESS, DOWNLOAD, OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN MATERIALS OR CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICE AND ANY ASSOCIATED SITES OR SERVICES, AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE), OR THE LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF THAT MATERIAL OR CONTENT.

THE ABOVE PARAGRAPHS APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY PROHIBIT CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES, IN PARTICULAR A DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES PROVIDED OR IMPLIED BY LAW, AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.

  1. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL THE GATE ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY GATE ENTITY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24.4(III), THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE GATE ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO $100, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. FURTHERMORE, NOTHING IN THESE TERMS LIMITS OR EXCLUDES ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED OR EXCLUDED BY LAW, SUCH AS LIABILITY FOR FRAUD.

EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 20 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

      1. Force Majeure. GATE will be excused from performance under these Terms for any period that it is prevented from or delayed in performing any obligations pursuant to these Terms, in whole or in part, as a result of a Force Majeure Event. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, for purposes of this section, “Force Majeure Event” means an event or series of events caused by or resulting from any of the following: (1) weather conditions or other elements of nature or acts of God; (2) acts of war, acts of terrorism, insurrection, riots, civil disorders or rebellion; (3) quarantines or embargoes, (4) labor strikes; (4) telecommunications, network, computer, server or Internet downtime; (5) unauthorized access to GATE’s information technology systems by third parties; or (6) other causes beyond the reasonable control of GATE.

      2. Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. If a lawsuit or court proceeding is permitted under these Terms, then you and GATE agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within Los Angeles County, California for the purpose of litigating any dispute. We operate the Service from our offices in the United States, and we make no representation that Materials included in the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations.

      3. General. These Terms, together with the GATE Privacy Policy, and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and GATE regarding your use of the Service. Except as expressly permitted above, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of all parties to these Terms. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect. Upon termination of these Terms, Sections 2, 4, and 8 through 24, along with the GATE Privacy Policy and any other accompanying agreements, will survive.

      4. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.

        • Generally. In the interest of resolving disputes between you and GATE in the most expedient and cost effective manner, you and GATE agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms will be resolved by binding arbitration, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. Arbitration is less formal than a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and can be subject to very limited review by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims arising out of or relating to any aspect of these Terms, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND GATE ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

        • Exceptions. Despite the provisions of Section 1, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.

        • Arbitrator. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any arbitration between you and GATE will be settled under the Federal Arbitration Act, and governed by the Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (collectively, “AAA Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), as modified by these Terms, and will be administered by the AAA. The AAA Rules and filing forms are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879, or by contacting GATE.

        • Notice; Process. A party who intends to seek arbitration must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if such other party has not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice”). GATE’s address for Notice is: GATE College System, Attention: Legal Department, 3500 West Olive Avenue 3rd floor, Burbank, CA, 91505. The Notice must: (a) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (b) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice is received, you or GATE may commence an arbitration proceeding. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you or GATE must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. If the dispute is finally resolved through arbitration in your favor, GATE will pay you the highest of the following: (i) the amount awarded by the arbitrator, if any, subject to the limitations of liability contained herein; (ii) the last written settlement amount offered by GATE in settlement of the dispute prior to the arbitrator’s award; or (iii) $1,000.

        • Fees. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, GATE will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than $10,000, in which case the payment of any fees will be decided by the AAA Rules. Any arbitration hearing will take place at a location to be agreed upon in Los Angeles, California, but if the claim is for $10,000 or less, you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a non-appearance based telephone hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules in the county (or parish) of your billing address. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules. In that case, you agree to reimburse GATE for all monies previously disbursed by it that are otherwise your obligation to pay under the AAA Rules. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based. The arbitrator may make rulings and resolve disputes as to the payment and reimbursement of fees or expenses at any time during the proceeding and upon request from either party made within 14 days of the arbitrator’s ruling on the merits.

        • No Class Actions. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND GATE 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 OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and GATE agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

        • To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, no action arising out of, in connection with, or relating to these Terms shall be brought by you more than one (1) year after the accrual of the cause of action. This period shall not be extended for any reason, except by the written consent of both parties. All statutes or provisions of law which would toll or otherwise affect the running of the period of limitation are hereby waived, and no such statute or provision of law shall operate to extend the period limited in this paragraph, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.

        • Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If GATE makes any future change to this arbitration provision, other than a change to GATE’s address for Notice, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to GATE’s address for Notice, in which case your account with the Service will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.

        • Enforceability. If Section 6 is found to be unenforceable or if the entirety of this Section 24 is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Section 24(except this Section 24.9) will be null and void and, in that case, the parties agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 22 will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.

      5. Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Service, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing. By providing your mobile number to us, you consent to receiving text messages at that number for account verification, notifications, and other purposes related to the Service. While we do not charge a fee for text messages, your carrier may charge standard messaging, data, and other fees, and you are responsible for those charges. We may send and receive text messages through cellular telephone operators or other networks, and the level of reliability may vary. We are not responsible for the timeliness or final delivery of text messages, as that is outside our control and is the responsibility of the cellular telephone operator or other networks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we will use your mobile number in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

      6. Contact Information. The Service is offered by GATE College System. You may contact us by emailing us at [email protected].

      7. Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service.

Notice Regarding Apple. This Section only applies to the extent you are using our application(s) on an iOS device. You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and GATE only, not with Apple Inc. (“Apple”), and Apple is not responsible for the Service and the content thereof. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Service. In the event of any failure of the Service to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund any applicable purchase price for the mobile application to you; and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Service. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Service or your possession and/or use of the Service, including: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Service fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any third party claim that the Service and/or your possession and use of the Service infringe third party’s intellectual property rights. You agree to comply with any applicable third party terms when using the Service. Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third party beneficiary of these Terms. You hereby represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.