BY VISITING www.gatesinstitutes.com, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

OVERVIEW
The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Gates Institutes. The term “Site” refers to www.gatesinstitutes.com. The terms “user,” “you,” and “your” refer to site visitors, customers, and any other users of the site.
Gates Institutes provides in-person classes, in-person mentorship, in-school programming, community classes, branded merchandise, and professional development (the “Service”). Use of www.gatesinstitutes.com, including all materials presented herein and all online services provided by Gates Institutes, is subject to the following Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all site visitors, customers, and all other users of the site. By using the Site or Service, you agree to these Terms and Conditions, without modification, and acknowledge reading them.

USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICE
To access or use the Site, you must be 18 years of age or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms and Conditions. Children under the age of 18 are prohibited from using the Site. Information provided on the Site and in the Service related to Youth Development and other topics is subject to change. Gates Institutes makes no representation or warranty that the information provided, regardless of its source (the “Content”), is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. Gates Institutes disclaims all liability for any inaccuracy, error, or incompleteness in the Content.

ACCOUNT CREATION
In order to use the Service, you may be required to provide information about yourself, including your name, email address, username, password, and other personal information. You agree that any registration information you provide to Gates Institutes will always be accurate, correct, and up to date. You must not impersonate someone else or provide account information or an email address other than your own. You must not use your account for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction.

LAWFUL PURPOSES
You may use the Site and Service for lawful purposes only. You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the Site. You agree to use the Site and to purchase services or products through the Site for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. You shall not post or transmit through the Site any material that violates or infringes the rights of others, or that is threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, or otherwise objectionable. You must not post material containing injurious formulas, recipes, or instructions that encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.

REFUSAL OF SERVICE
The Services are offered subject to our acceptance of your order or requests. We reserve the right to refuse service to any order, person, or entity, without the obligation to assign a reason. No order is deemed accepted by us until payment has been processed. We may at any time change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Site or Service, subject to fulfilling our prior responsibilities to you based on acceptance of your payment.

ORDER CONFIRMATION
We will email you to confirm the placement of your order and provide details concerning product delivery. In the event there is an error in this email confirmation, it is your responsibility to inform us as soon as possible.

CANCELLATIONS, REFUNDS & RETURNS
After attending two sessions of classes, no refund will be given. For private mentoring, no refund will be given after four sessions or 30 days. For in-school programming, no refunds will be issued after the contract has been signed by both parties.
In lieu of a cash refund, we offer class credits that can be used toward future classes and sessions. These credits have no cash value, must be booked within 60 days of issuance, and are non-transferable. Special circumstances may be considered but are ultimately at the discretion of Gates Institutes. If the 60-day policy is not adhered to, the client’s “refund credit” will be permanently forfeited.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
We endeavor to describe and display the Service as accurately as possible. While we try to be clear in explaining the Service, please do not assume that the Site is entirely accurate, current, or error-free. From time to time, we may correct errors in pricing and descriptions. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel any order with an incorrect price listing.

MATERIAL YOU SUBMIT TO THE SITE
You shall not upload, post, or otherwise make available on the Site any artwork, photos, or other materials (collectively “Materials”) protected by copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights without the express written permission of the owner. You are responsible for determining whether any Materials are protected. You are liable for any damage resulting from infringement of copyrights, trademarks, or other proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such submissions.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS TO YOUR MATERIALS
We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you supply to Gates Institutes. You retain copyright and other rights you may rightfully hold in any content submitted through the Site or Service. By posting material on the Site, you grant us a worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license to use the material for promotional, business development, and marketing purposes.

OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Site and Service contain intellectual property owned by Gates Institutes, including trademarks, copyrights, proprietary information, and other intellectual property. You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer, sell, create derivative works from, distribute, display, reproduce, or otherwise exploit any of the Site or Service Content or intellectual property without our prior written consent.

CHANGED TERMS
We may amend these Terms and Conditions at any time. Amendments take effect immediately after posting the updated Terms and Conditions on this Site. By continuing to use the Site or Service, you accept these changes.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Under no circumstances shall we be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from your use of the Site or Service.

THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES
The Site and Service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their availability, accuracy, content, or policies.

GOVERNING LAW; VENUE; MEDIATION
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Kansas. The exclusive venue for legal disputes is Sedgwick County, Kansas. Mediation is required before pursuing legal action.

SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.

Updated: 07/29/2003