By using this Website, you consent, without limitation or qualification, to the terms and conditions of use. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using or purchasing from the Website. The school may, at any time, revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting and/or additional terms and conditions located on the school site. Because you are bound by any revisions to these Terms and Conditions, you should periodically revisit the Terms and Conditions by which you are bound.
Refunds
America’s Real Estate School is committed to student satisfaction. If for any reason you are unsatisfied, America’s Real Estate School will refund the purchase of any course(s), as long as the request for the refund is submitted before the course expires, within 10 days of purchase, and the course(s), no later than 3 days before the course starts or the course is not more than 10% completed
Expiration Date of Online Course: Pre-Licensing courses expire six months after the date of purchase. Each student will be granted a one-month extension at no charge, to be applied immediately after the initial six-month term. For any reactivation or extension of the course after the seventh month, Online Real Estate School will charge the student 20% of the current retail price of the course for each 30-day extension or partial 30-day extension in the event that the course finally terminates before the end of the final 30-day extension. Students may also elect to re-enroll for 50% of the current retail price of the course, if the course has hit the year expiration or the student is at the 7-month mark and wants to repurchase and restart the course and enrollment. Extensions or reactivations cannot be granted beyond 12 months from the purchase of the course since, in all events, the course terminates 12 months after purchase.
Pre-Licensing Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70%.Students failing the Commission-prescribed end-of-course examination must wait at least 30 days from the date of the original examination to retest. Within one year of the original examination, a student may retest a maximum of one time. Otherwise, students failing the end-of-course examination must repeat the course prior to being eligible to take the end-of-course examination again.
CE Hours or Not for Credit Hours
Where a course (or courses) is approved for state CE credit, the hours of approval will be reflected under the “Elective” or “Mandatory/Core” column headings in the respective catalog it was ordered from. If there are hours listed ONLY in the “Total” column, the course does NOT carry any CE credit.
Technical System Requirements
Courses are delivered through a secure and proprietary Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS is accessible online through common internet browsers – Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. An internet connection is required (high speed is recommended but not required).
Enrollment
The school does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Handicap, Familial Status, National Origin, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity.
Promotional codes
Promotional codes must be applied at checkout. No refund for a promotional code/discount will be granted after checkout. To obtain your discount, you must enter the promotional code in the box under your total at checkout and click the “Apply Discount” button, which will then subtract your discount from the total amount due. Promotional codes are not eligible for use in conjunction with payment plans.
Completion Requirements
Students shall spend any state required seat time in the course material. In states that require monitored seat time, the system will display the time the student is required to spend in the course prior to receiving credit for the course.
Examinations
Except or as modified in those states provided below, the follow set of terms apply to exams:
| 1) Exams are presented at the conclusion of each unit, with a varying number of questions depending on the amount of content contained in each unit. Unit exams can be retaken as many times as necessary. 2) Exams are presented at the conclusion of each course, with a varying number of questions depending on the amount of content contained in the course. Except as provided in the states below, students may take the examination as many times as necessary to achieve a passing score and demonstrate mastery of the material. 3) Students must achieve a minimum score as specified in the exam instructions to receive credit for the unit and course. 4) Students will not be able to proceed with reading materials in the next units until previous exams are successfully completed and passed. |
Post Licensing Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with at least a 75% and may be taken twice in order to pass. If the exam is not passed the second time, the licensee must re-enroll at no cost (by contacting customer support) and retake the entire course, including the final exam. Licensees will be allotted 1.8 minutes per question. Licensees have up to 1 year, after failing the first exam to complete a second attempt.
Attendance and Progress Policy
Students must complete 100% of the learning material of a course and demonstrate mastery of the learning material to receive credit hours for the course. Students not completing 100% of the material will not be issued certificates of completion to receive credit hours for a course. Students must spend a minimum of 50 minutes (60 minutes in some states)/per hour of approved credit in the learning management system. Example: for a six (6) credit hour course, a student must be actively engaged in the course for 300 minutes (6 X 50 minutes). The school does not grant extensions for courses and does not have a probation policy in place for courses.
Conduct Policy
All students are expected to act maturely and are required to respect other students, faculty members, and employees of the school. Possession of weapons, illegal drugs, and alcohol of any kind are not allowed at any time on school property. Any violation of school policies may result in permanent dismissal from the school.
Dismissal
Any student may be dismissed for violations of rules and regulations of the school, as set forth herein. The school President, after consultation with all parties involved, makes the final decision. Where appropriate, the school President will review each case and decide whether to grant re-admittance.
Previous Credits
Credits from another institution cannot be combined with those earned through the school. It is the responsibility of the student to determine if courses taken through other institutions are acceptable for credit. The school does not guarantee the transferability of its credits to any other institution unless there is a written agreement with another institution. Presently, there are no such agreements in place.
Post CE Course Completion:
Once courses are completed, students must “certify” that they were the student/licensee who completed the coursework. This is accomplished by entering the username and password that the student created at the time of enrollment. A mandated course and instructor evaluation is also presented at this time to the student. Once certification has taken place, the student’s certificate of completion is sent to the student via email and is kept on record by the school for a minimum of five years unless otherwise stated. Any exceptions to these rules will be provided to you in the state requirement details, email instructions, and/or course orientation and completion slides.
License Information
It is the responsibility of the student to provide the school with the student’s correct and complete real estate license number and correct and complete first and last name as is currently on record with the entity that issued the student’s license. The school will not be responsible or liable for any disciplinary action by any regulatory entity including, but not limited to, late/ reinstatement fees or changes in license status to the licensee as a result of incorrect license information provided by the student.
Copyright Policy
All Rights Reserved. All course materials offered by the school are copyrighted by either The CE Shop or its licensed content providers. No part of the school’s course content may be reproduced, retransmitted, distributed, sold, published, broadcasted or circulated, including to individuals in the same company or organization, without the express written consent of The CE Shop. Course content shipped in paper book formats or received electronically via the Internet may be displayed or printed for your personal, non-commercial use only. Purchase of a course includes a license for one person to use the course materials for a period of 12 months from the date of shipment or activation unless otherwise stated. It is not permissible to distribute files containing course materials or printed versions of course materials to individuals who have not purchased the course(s) without the express written consent from The CE Shop. It is also not permissible to make the course materials available to others over a computer network, Intranet, Internet, or any other storage, transmittal, or retrieval system without the express written consent of The CE Shop.
Legal Waiver
The school and its authors and publishers are not engaged in the rendering of legal, accounting, tax or other professional advice. If professional advice is required, you should seek the services of a competent advisor. Further, while the school provides packages and courses designed to meet the licensees’ needs, IT IS SOLELY THE LICENSEES’ RESPONSIBILITY to ensure they have ordered and completed the correct number and type (mandatory/elective) of hours to renew their license by their state deadline. By purchasing from the school, you hereby agree to hold harmless and release the school, and it’s directors, officers, agents, and employees from any and all liability or loss or damage based on, or in any way related to, the above in any form or fashion, the school’s course content or the school’s providing of the course content.
For Informational Purposes Only
The content on the schools Website is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Products and services offered by the school are not available in all states or license types. The school does not guarantee that the information made available by the school will be accurate, complete, or current. The Website may also contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The school will, from time to time, revise the information, products, and services described on the school Website and the school reserves the right to make such changes at any time without notice.
Links to other Internet sites
Links to other Internet sites (“hyperlinks”) on the school Website are included only as a convenience for you as a visitor to the school Website. The school makes no judgments or warranties with respect to the accuracy, timeliness, or suitability of the content of any of these hyperlinks, and the school assumes no liability for the content or presentation of the hyperlinks. By providing a hyperlink to a service or third-party website, the school does not endorse the linked service or website, its content, or its sponsoring organization. We encourage you to read the Privacy Statements of each and every website to which you link. Please note that these websites may or may not have privacy policies and those policies may be more or less restrictive than the school’s privacy policy.
Viruses
It is your responsibility to scan any and all downloaded materials received from the Internet. The school shall not be responsible or liable for any damage caused by viruses or related hazards, whether or not that virus or hazard resulted from a visit to the school Website. You, and not the school, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repairs, or correction related to computer viruses.
Security
The school takes standard precautions in seeking to ensure that its systems are secure and that they meet industry standards, including the application of firewalls for its Internet-based systems. When appropriate, the school employs the use of encryption technologies, user authentication systems (e.g., passwords and personal identification numbers) and access control mechanisms. With that said, the school does not guarantee that your information is safe from an attack on its systems. By purchasing from the school, you hereby agree to hold harmless and release the school, and it’s directors, officers, agents, and employees from any and all liability or loss or damage based on, or in any way related to, the above in any form or fashion.
Information provided “As Is”
THE COURSES PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE SCHOOL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SCHOOL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, THAT THE MATERIALS AND/OR COURSES CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SCHOOL WEBSITE OR SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
Limitation of Damages
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE SCHOOL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS AND/OR COURSES ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE, EVEN IF THE SCHOOL OR AN AUTHORIZED AGENT OR BROKER, CONTRACTOR, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE/EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. If applicable law does not permit the exclusion or limitation of liability or certain categories of damages, the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you and the applicable law shall govern. In no event, however, shall the school’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, or causes of action exceed the amount paid by you to the school in the last 12-month period.
Other Terms & Conditions
You agree that the school has the right to terminate your account at any time if the school has reason to believe that your account is being fraudulently accessed for unauthorized reasons. If you have questions concerning any of the school’s Terms and Conditions, please feel free to contact the school using the contact information on the school site.
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AGREEMENT
January 1, 2021
Americas Real Estate School ( ARES) values its users’ privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) will help you understand how we collect and use personal information from those who visit our website or make use of our online facilities and services, and what we will and will not do with the information we collect. Our Policy has been designed and created to ensure those affiliated with Americas Real Estate School of our commitment and realization of our obligation not only to meet, but to exceed, most existing privacy standards.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy at any given time. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page. If at any point in time Americas Real Estate School decides to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner vastly different from that which was stated when this information was initially collected, the user or users shall be promptly notified by email. Users at that time shall have the option as to whether to permit the use of their information in this separate manner.
This Policy applies to Americas Real Estate School, and it governs any and all data collection and usage by us. Through the use of https://TheRealEstate.School, you are therefore consenting to the data collection procedures expressed in this Policy.
Please note that this Policy does not govern the collection and use of information by companies that Americas Real Estate Schooldoes not control, nor by individuals not employed or managed by us. If you visit a website that we mention or link to, be sure to review its privacy policy before providing the site with information. It is highly recommended and suggested that you review the privacy policies and statements of any website you choose to use or frequent to better understand the way in which websites garner, make use of and share the information collected.
Specifically, this Policy will inform you of the following
1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through our website;
2. Why we collect personally identifiable information and the legal basis for such collection;
3. How we use the collected information and with whom it may be shared;
4. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data; and
5. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
Information We Collect
It is always up to you whether to disclose personally identifiable information to us, although if you elect not to do so, we reserve the right not to register you as a user or provide you with any products or services. This website collects various types of information, such as:
· Voluntarily provided information which may include your name, address, email address, billing and/or credit card information etc. which may be used when you purchase products and/or services and to deliver the services you have requested.
· Information automatically collected when visiting our website, which may include cookies, third party tracking technologies and server logs, personal data, such as visitor IP addresses, is collected from visitors to this site using tracking technologies such as third party cookies and non-cookie technologies.
We collect emails for direct marketing purposes in addition to your other purposes (if any).
In addition, Americas Real Estate School may have the occasion to collect non-personal anonymous demographic information, such as age, gender, household income, political affiliation, race and religion, as well as the type of browser you are using, IP address, or type of operating system, which will assist us in providing and maintaining superior quality service. Our site collects hashed identifiers derived from email addresses for the purposes of cross-device tracking for targeted advertising. to learn more visit NextRoll’s Privacy Notice https://www.nextroll.com/privacy.
Visitors may opt-out from receiving cross-device site advertising (i.e. tracking a user across devices), by accessing their device setting or visiting and employing the controls described on the NAI’s Consumer Opt Out: https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!%2F
Visitors from California, please visit California Residents section of NextRoll’s Service Privacy Notice.
Your information is being used for our own marketing purposes. Our advertising Partner, NextRoll, Inc., performs a hash of your email address in order to serve targeted advertising to other devices connected to you (via cross-device tracking). By submitting this form, you acknowledge NextRoll, Inc.’s hashing and cross-device activity. For more information, please see NextRoll’s Privacy Notice.
This site does not accepts, attracts nor service visitors from any of the European Territories.
Americas Real Estate School may also deem it necessary, from time to time, to follow websites that our users may frequent to gleam what types of services and products may be the most popular to customers or the general public.
Please rest assured that this site will only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide to us by way of surveys, completed membership forms, and emails. It is the intent of this site to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested, and any additional uses specifically provided for on this Policy.
Why We Collect Information and For How Long
We are collecting your data for several reasons:
· To better understand your needs and provide you with the services you have requested;
· To fulfill our legitimate interest in improving our services and products;
· To send you promotional emails containing information we think you may like when we have your consent to do so;
· To contact you to fill out surveys or participate in other types of market research, when we have your consent to do so;
· To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences.
Third parties (such as NextRoll, Adroll, Google, ManyChat) may place cookies on the browser used by the visitor in order to serve targeted advertising and for measurement and analytics purposes. The data we collect from you will be stored for no longer than necessary. The length of time we retain said information will be determined based upon the following criteria: the length of time your personal information remains relevant; the length of time it is reasonable to keep records to demonstrate that we have fulfilled our duties and obligations; any limitation periods within which claims might be made; any retention periods prescribed by law or recommended by regulators, professional bodies or associations; the type of contract we have with you, the existence of your consent, and our legitimate interest in keeping such information as stated in this Policy.
Use of Information Collected
Americas Real Estate School does not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent or lease any of its customer lists and/or names to any third parties.
Americas Real Estate School may collect and may make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means to keep you informed of other possible products and/or services that may be available to you from https://TheRealEstate.School
Americas Real Estate School may also be in contact with you with regards to completing surveys and/or research questionnaires related to your opinion of current or potential future services that may be offered.
Americas Real Estate Schooluses various third-party social media features including but not limited to Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn, YouTube and other interactive programs. These may collect your IP address and require cookies to work properly. These services are governed by the privacy policies of the providers and are not within Americas Real Estate School’s control.
Disclosure of Information
Americas Real Estate School may not use or disclose the information provided by you except under the following circumstances:
· as necessary to provide services or products you have ordered;
· in other ways described in this Policy or to which you have otherwise consented;
· in the aggregate with other information in such a way so that your identity cannot reasonably be determined;
· as required by law, or in response to a subpoena or search warrant;
· to outside auditors who have agreed to keep the information confidential;
· as necessary to enforce the Terms of Service;
· as necessary to maintain, safeguard and preserve all the rights and property of Americas Real Estate School.
Non-Marketing Purposes
Americas Real Estate School greatly respects your privacy. We do maintain and reserve the right to contact you if needed for non-marketing purposes (such as bug alerts, security breaches, account issues, and/or changes in Americas Real Estate School products and services). In certain circumstances, we may use our website, newspapers, or other public means to post a notice.
Children under the age of 13
Americas Real Estate School’s website is not directed to, and does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from, children under the age of thirteen (13). If it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system’s database, or in the alternative, that verifiable parental consent is obtained for the use and storage of such information. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website.
Unsubscribe or Opt-Out
All users and visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communications from us by way of email or newsletters. To discontinue or unsubscribe from our website please send an email that you wish to unsubscribe to [email protected]. If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe or opt-out. Americas Real Estate School will continue to adhere to this Policy with respect to any personal information previously collected.
Users can decline to have personal data collected via third-party tracking technologies by navigating to the settings feature in their browser and declining all third party cookies or declining third party cookies from specific sites, or, for mobile, limiting ad tracking or resetting the advertiser identifier via the privacy settings on their mobile device. To opt-out from third-party tracking and collection of data, visit https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1
Links to Other Websites
Our website does contain links to affiliate and other websites. Americas Real Estate School does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.
Notice to European Union Users
Americas Real Estate School’s operations are located primarily in the United States. If you provide information to us, the information will be transferred out of the European Union (EU) and sent to the United States. (The adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy became operational on August 1, 2016. This framework protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU whose personal data is transferred to the United States for commercial purposes. It allows the free transfer of data to companies that are certified in the US under the Privacy Shield.) By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described in this Policy.
Security
Americas Real Estate School takes precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline. Wherever we collect sensitive information (e.g. credit card information), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the webpage.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment. This is all done to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the user’s personal information under our control.
The company also uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for authentication and private communications to build users’ trust and confidence in the internet and website use by providing simple and secure access and communication of credit card and personal information. In addition, Americas Real Estate School is a licensee of TRUSTe. The website is also secured by VeriSign.
Acceptance of Terms
By using this website, you are hereby accepting the terms and conditions stipulated within the Privacy Policy Agreement. If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, then you should refrain from further use of our sites. In addition, your continued use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to our terms and conditions shall mean that you agree and acceptance of such changes.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone Number: 800-604-2737
Mailing Address:
Americas Real Estate School
8333 NW 53rd St
Doral, Florida
33166
GDPR Disclosure:
If you answered “yes” to the question Does your website comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)? then the Privacy Policy above includes language that is meant to account for such compliance. Nevertheless, in order to be fully compliant with GDPR regulations your company must fulfill other requirements such as: (i) doing an assessment of data processing activities to improve security; (ii) have a data processing agreement with any third party vendors; (iii) appoint a data protection officer for the company to monitor GDPR compliance; (iv) designate a representative based in the EU under certain circumstances; and (v) have a protocol in place to handle a potential data breach. For more details on how to make sure your company is fully compliant with GDPR, please visit the official website at https://gdpr.eu. FormSwift and its subsidiaries are in no way responsible for determining whether or not your company is in fact compliant with GDPR and takes no responsibility for the use you make of this Privacy Policy or for any potential liability your company may face in relation to any GDPR compliance issues.
COPPA Compliance Disclosure:
This Privacy Policy presumes that your website is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from them or allow others to do the same through your site. If this is not true for your website or online service and you do collect such information (or allow others to do so), please be aware that you must be compliant with all COPPA regulations and guidelines in order to avoid violations which could lead to law enforcement actions, including civil penalties.
In order to be fully compliant with COPPA your website or online service must fulfill other requirements such as: (i) posting a privacy policy which describes not only your practices, but also the practices of any others collecting personal information on your site or service — for example, plug-ins or ad networks; (ii) include a prominent link to your privacy policy anywhere you collect personal information from children; (iii) include a description of parental rights (e.g. that you won’t require a child to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary, that they can review their child’s personal information, direct you to delete it, and refuse to allow any further collection or use of the child’s information, and the procedures to exercise their rights); (iv) give parents “direct notice” of your information practices before collecting information from their children; and (v) obtain the parents’ “verifiable consent” before collecting, using or disclosing personal information from a child. For more information on the definition of these terms and how to make sure your website or online service is fully compliant with COPPA please visit https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-six-step-compliance. FormSwift and its subsidiaries are in no way responsible for determining whether or not your company is in fact compliant with COPPA and takes no responsibility for the use you make of this Privacy Policy or for any potential liability your company may face in relation to any COPPA compliance issues.
