Terms of Service

The policies contained herein govern your access and use of the site and services. By accessing or using this site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with these Terms and Conditions, you may not use this website. These policies may be changed from time to time, with or without notice. Please check these Terms of Service frequently for updates. If you are under the age of 18, you represent that you are either an emancipated minor or have obtained the legal consent of your parent or legal guardian to agree to these Terms and access the website.

General Terms of Use 

All content, names, logos, designs, graphics, text, sounds, pictures, videos, software, and other materials on the Site are owned by The Application Specialist, its affiliates or licensors, and are subject to and protected by the United States and international copyright laws. Unless otherwise specified, all materials a Customer receives are for personal and non-commercial use. No Customer may modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from The Application Specialist without explicit, prior written permission.

Turnaround Time for Content Edits and Line Edits

The regular turnaround time is 48 - 72 hours for Line Edit and Content Edit services. For essays submitted after 6pm ET, the submission time starts at 9am on the next business day. Turnaround time excludes weekends and US holidays.

If you need your edited essay(s) in less than 48 hours, the expedited turnaround surcharge ($50) will be added to your invoice for each essay. For essays submitted after 6pm ET, the submission time starts at 9am on the next business day. Turnaround time excludes weekends and US holidays.

Payments 

Customers must successfully complete payment in order to initiate Application Development, Application Profile Development, Resume Revision, and Essay Editing services. Failure to submit payment, will delay service. Hourly rate services will be billed at the end of each week (unless stated otherwise in service agreement). Customers must pay invoices in full by the due date.

Late Payment Fee

Client shall pay one and one-half (1.5%) percent interest or the maximum lawful amount, whichever is less, per month on any outstanding and overdue balances.

Warranty 

The Application Specialist does not and cannot guarantee or promise admission to any institution and is held free from liability regarding client’s admissions candidacy results. 

Refund Policy

Service and Enrollment fees are non-refundable. A student or parent's decision to not complete the service or program they enrolled in is not grounds for a refund.

Ethics

Holistic admission is based upon an assessment of the whole person, and part of that valuation examines individual internal character. Admissions offices care deeply about unethical behavior, as do we, and we believe that you ought to as well. In light of that, we always strive to ground our editing practice along the aforementioned attributes regarding character development. For us, that means first modeling character by ensuring a commitment to striving to provide accurate information, and complying with local, state, and federal laws relating to how students (and their information) are to be treated. Moreover, we don’t have entanglements with outside entities influencing our practice; your interests are the only ones we advocate for and take into consideration.

We similarly expect behavior in line with that which we strive to model on the part of our clientele. You are presenting yourself to admissions committees, and there is only one you. Therefore your written work should be solely yours as well. Seeking to gain admission through unethical means such as misrepresenting yourself in your essays, will not do you any favors. Admissions officers can easily spot an application or essay that is disingenuous or contrived. Many committees actually rate an applicant’s authenticity and have software to assess essays for plagiarism.

The evaluation process for an application involves multiple people, but the crafting of said application should be primarily individualistic. Your essay and application will be your own, and thus the heavy lifting for the work will be done by you. The Application Specialist will provide guidance and advice on ways to improve your essays and applications that you can/will implement on your own. 

Confidentiality

Unless a customer takes an affirmative step to alert us that they opt out of this policy, The Application Specialist shall not divulge any directly personally identifying information about a Customer to any persons or organizations not associated with The Application Specialist. It should be noted that, unless the Customer takes an affirmative step to opt out, we will retain all essay materials that a Customer submitted to be utilized for exemplification and in the creation of instructional material for prospective and/or future Customers. Importantly, it is noted that all such materials shall be redacted of all identifying information and that said information shall then be altered so as not to retain a resemblance to the Customer’s submission.

Admissions Results and Marketing

The Application Specialist retains the right to utilize Customer’s admissions results in written materials, publications, and/or presentations concerning said matters. The Application Specialist will not put out personally identifiable information, financial data, or material concerning sensitive personal matters regarding Customer. A Customer may request for further anonymization of their personal information (e.g. the utilization of a first initial rather than first name, the use of a country instead of a city) in any materials utilized related to their admission results.

Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute arising from your purchase are governed by and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Georgia, United States of America, without regard to conflict of laws principles, and venue shall rest exclusively in the courts situated in the State of Georgia. If any part of these Terms is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining Terms.

In the event that you file a grievance with a court or arbitration body, you agree that you shall file in the State of Georgia and that you relinquish all potential rights to a claim in any jurisdiction outside of Georgia. The Application Specialist shall make stringent efforts to redress a valid grievance(s), and in recognition of this, attorney’s fees for both you and The Application Specialist shall be paid by you. If you prevail on a claim filed against The Application Specialist in arbitration or court proceedings, the plaintiff and defendant’s individual attorney’s costs shall be paid by each of them in respect to fees incurred by their counsels.

By visiting the site, you agree that these Terms and all performances and claims of every nature (including without limitation, contract, tort and strict liability) relating in any way to any aspect of the website will be resolved by arbitration. Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your visit to the website or to products or services sold or distributed by The Application Specialist or through the website will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that we and you may assert claims in small claims court if the claims qualify.

We each agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, we each waive any right to a jury trial. We also both agree that you or we may bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.

Links to Third Party Websites, Applications, Platforms and Services

The site may contain links to websites, applications, platforms or services maintained by third parties over which we have no control. We do not endorse the content, products or services of such websites, applications, platforms and services, and we disclaim any responsibility for the content or any products or services that appear on such third party websites, applications, and platforms.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Application Specialist, its media guests and participants, business partners, and their respective owners, members, managers, directs, officers, employees, agents, and representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, costs or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from (a) your use of the Site (b) your breach of any of the above representations and warranties, or (c) your breach of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use.

Disclaimer

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS OF USE, THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST AND ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, AFFILIATES, AND REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST’S MEDIA GUESTS AND PARTICIPANTS, VENDORS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (1) THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (2) THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR (3) THE QUALITY OF THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SITE. FURTHER, THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SITE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, OR THAT THESE TERMS OF USE COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT ACCESS THE SITE FROM ANY TERRITORY WHERE ITS CONTENT ARE ILLEGAL, AND THAT YOU, AND NOT THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST AND ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, AFFILIATES, AND REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY (A) AS A PUBLISHER OF INFORMATION; (B) FOR ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION; (C) FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (D) FOR STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; OR (E) FOR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE OR ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF GOOD WILL, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OR INFORMATION, LITIGATION OR THE LIKE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF AN INDIVIDUAL ADVISES OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST AND YOU. THE SITE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SOLE AND ENTIRE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY, AND YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CAUSE OR CLAIM WHATSOEVER, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST FOR ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST ANY AMOUNTS FOR THE SITE PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY CLAIM, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH THE APPLICATION SPECIALIST IS TO STOP USING THE SITE.

If you have any questions, you can contact our Customer Service at support@theapplicationspecialist.com.