Terms and Conditions

Last updated: August 28, 2023

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Last updated: August 28, 2023

​Welcome to the website of The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM (“The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM”, “IAS”, “The Vision Board, LLC”, “we”, or “us”). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, the “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of www.artsintegration.com, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through https://artsintegration.com and any mobile, tablet, or other application that interfaces with https://artsintegration.com (together, the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please READ these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully. By accessing, downloading, installing, or using our products and/or services (“Service”), you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use, which you acknowledge that you have read and understood. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you do not have permission to access the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned upon your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who wish to access or use the Service.

COMMUNICATIONS

By creating an Account on our service, you agree to subscribe to newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information we may send. However, you may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

PURCHASES

If you wish to purchase any product or service made available through the Service (“Purchase”), you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Purchase including, without limitation, your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card, your billing address, and your shipping information. Additionally, if you purchase an online course or certification program, you must complete the Student ID form prior to receiving a certificate of CPU hours due to accreditation requirements.

You represent and warrant that: (i) you have the legal right to use any credit card(s) or other payment method(s) in connection with any Purchase; and that (ii) the information you supply to us is true, correct and complete. A request for invoice serves as a commitment to payment and is legally enforceable as a contractual agreement.

The service may employ the use of third party services for the purpose of facilitating payment and the completion of Purchases. By submitting your information, you grant us the right to provide the information to these third parties subject to our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your order at any time for reasons including but not limited to: product or service availability, errors in the description or price of the product or service, error in your order or other reasons.

We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your order if fraud or an unauthorized or illegal transaction is suspected.

USE OF PAID MEMBERSHIP, COURSES, PROGRAMS, AND ASSOCIATED MATERIAL

The Company from time-to-time provides various courses, programs, and associated material for sale on this Website. The Company grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our membership, courses, programs, and associated material (collectively the “Membership”) for your own personal or internal school use. Except as otherwise provided, you acknowledge and agree that you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Membership in any manner.

By ordering or participating in the Membership, you agree that the Membership you purchase or download may only be used by you for your personal or school use and may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of the Company.

By ordering or participating in the Membership, you further agree that you shall not create any derivative work based upon the Membership and you shall not offer any competing products or services based upon any information contained in the Membership.

PROGRAMS

The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM (herein referred to as “IAS”, “The Vision Board, LLC” or “Company”) agrees to provide various course programs, including online classes, online conferences, a digital curriculum, online certification and a membership (herein referred to as “Programs” or “Program”) identified in an online commerce shopping cart. As a condition of participating in any Program, you agree to be bound by and to abide by all policies and procedures set out in this Agreement, including those incorporated by reference.

As part of all Programs, the Company shall provide the following to Client:

A Password Protected Program Area: The Company shall maintain a Program Area that may include video, audio and written lessons, templates, worksheets, checklists, slide decks and other training and support information. You shall have access to your purchased Program Area for as long as the Program Area exists, however no less than 120 days. In the event that Company intends to close the Program Area, it shall provide clients with a 30 day notice and the ability to download the resources contained in the Program Area, which is what is referred to as “Lifetime Access” in our marketing materials.

From time to time, the Company will offer bonuses to individuals who sign up for a Program. You shall be entitled to any bonuses offered to you at the time of your enrollment. Bonuses are not guaranteed to be available for the entire lifespan of the program and they vary depending on specific live and automated promotions throughout the year.

AVAILABILITY, ERRORS AND INACCURACIES

We are constantly updating product and service offerings on the Service. We may experience delays in updating information on the Service and in our advertising on other web sites. The information found on the Service may contain errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. Programs or services may be mispriced, described inaccurately, or unavailable on the Service and we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information found on the Service.

We therefore reserve the right to change or update information and to correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time without prior notice.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

By purchasing a subscription through The Vision Board, LLC, you agree to these terms:

  1. Subscriptions are non-refundable as this is a digital product.
  2. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled prior to the renewal date.
  3. Subscriptions may be canceled at any time.
  4. You understand these terms and agree not to issue a chargeback for any subscription.

Some parts of the Service are billed on a subscription basis (“Subscription(s)”). You will be billed in advance on a recurring and periodic basis (“Billing Cycle”). Billing cycles are set either on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the type of subscription plan you select when purchasing a Subscription.

At the end of each Billing Cycle, your Subscription will automatically renew under the exact same conditions unless you cancel it or The Vision Board, LLC cancels it. You may cancel your Subscription renewal either through your online account management page or by contacting The Vision Board, LLC customer support team.

A valid payment method, including credit card, is required to process the payment for your Subscription. You shall provide The Vision Board, LLC with accurate and complete billing information including full name, address, state, zip code, telephone number, and a valid payment method information. By submitting such payment information, you automatically authorize The Vision Board, LLC to charge all Subscription fees incurred through your account to any such payment instruments.

Should automatic billing fail to occur for any reason, The Vision Board, LLC will issue an electronic invoice indicating that you must proceed manually, within a certain deadline date, with the full payment corresponding to the billing period as indicated on the invoice.

All customers with an active subscription will receive a notification via email (7) days prior to their renewal charge date. This email will specify when the renewal will happen and how much money will be charged. This email will also explain how to cancel the subscription prior to the upcoming renewal date by emailing our customer care team at service@artsintegration.com. Since we are notifying subscription holders of their upcoming renewal and offering a clear way to cancel prior to the renewal, no refunds will be provided for subscribers who fail to cancel their subscription prior to the renewal date.

FEES

In consideration of Your access to the Programs, you agree to pay the following fees.

For online conferences: you may choose between making a single payment of $149 for the conference individually through credit card (due immediately) or may select the use of a school purchase order (due within 30 days) to make payment of $149 on your behalf. If you select the school purchase order, an invoice will be issued based on the information you provide and that invoice must be paid within 30 days. If the invoice is not paid within 30 days, a 5% late fee will be assessed for each 30 days thereafter. In the event that any payment is not made, the Company shall immediately suspend your access to the conference.

For arts integration certification: You may choose between a single payment of $2,995 for the interactive strand or $1,997 for the self-study strand (due immediately). You may also select the option to use 12 monthly payments of $299 or 6 monthly payments of $525 for the interactive strand. Independent payment plan is 4 monthly payments of $525. With either strand, you will provide a $50 application fee for consideration of your participation in the program. If you select the payment plan, you must pay the initial payment today and then your selected payment method will be automatically charged the following 11 payments or 5 payments upon choice  (for interactive) or 4 payments (for self-paced) on a monthly basis, for a total payment of $3,150 (6 months option) or $3,588 (12 month option) (interactive) or $2,100 (self-study). If you opt for monthly payments, you will remain responsible for those payments. By signing up for The Arts Integration Specialist Certification Program on a payment plan, you are contractually agreeing to pay each monthly payment on time. You are responsible for full payment of your tuition and may not cancel. We have the right to seek the collection of any unpaid fees. Your membership, or access to all content and all areas of the Site, will be suspended or canceled if we do not receive the fees for your program within 5 days of the payment due date and legal action will be pursued to collect the remaining funds due. In the event that any payment is not made, the Company shall immediately suspend your access to the Program and will proceed with legal action to collect the remaining amount due.

For STEAM certification: Tuition for the Certification program is as follows: The STEAM Certification tuition for 2022 is $1997. This tuition is made in one payment or in (6) payments of $399 and provides access to all instruction and materials. Individual payment may be made with credit card, debit card, or Paypal. School PO options are also available.

For online membership access: Membership fees are $375 paid annually. You may cancel your subscription at any time until the date of renewal by contacting us and requesting a cancellation. You will receive written notification that your membership will renew 7 days prior to renewal. If you do not request a cancellation prior to the renewal date, your membership will automatically renew for another year and no refund will be available.

If payments are not made on time, you agree to pay interest on all past-due sums at a rate of 1.5% per month or the highest rate allowed by law, whichever is greater.

If you have any questions or problems, please let us know by contacting our support team directly. The support desk can be reached at: service@artsintegration.com

FEE CHANGES

The Vision Board, LLC, in its sole discretion and at any time, may modify the Subscription fees for the Subscriptions. Any Subscription fee change will become effective at the end of the then-current Billing Cycle.

The Vision Board, LLC will provide you with a reasonable prior notice of any change in Subscription fees to give you an opportunity to terminate your Subscription before such change becomes effective.

Your continued use of the Service after the Subscription fee change comes into effect constitutes your agreement to pay the modified Subscription fee amount.

REFUND POLICY

Except when required by law, we do not provide refunds of any kind for any reason. These are digital products and as you have immediate access to all of the materials upon purchase, we cannot provide any refunds for these programs. You are free to cancel your membership and cease to participate in our programs, however this will not warrant a refund of any kind. Please be sure to view the free samples of our products (videos, lesson examples, etc) prior to purchase to ensure this is the right product for you.

CHARGEBACK POLICY

Be advised that the Vision Board, LLC has a zero-tolerance policy for chargebacks. Any customer who disputes a credit card payment that is found to be valid will be permanently blacklisted and barred from use of the Service. Any past due fees and costs will be sent to collections. If our collection efforts fail, unpaid debts will be reported to all available credit reporting agencies. If The Vision Board, LLC terminates your account because of a violation of our terms of service, The Vision Board, LLC will not refund any portion of your license fees.

MEMBERSHIP

If you are under 18 years old, you need your parents’ permission before becoming a member and gaining access to the Site.

Your membership in any program or service from The Vision Board, LLC is non-transferable. You are forbidden to share your username and password with anyone else. In the event that you purposefully share your access with others, this license shall automatically terminate and legal action may be taken. You are responsible for all Site usage that occurs in conjunction with use of your username and password. You must use reasonable efforts to keep your username and password confidential.

CONTENT

Our Service allows you to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material (“Content”). You are responsible for the Content that you post on or through the Service, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness.

By posting Content on or through the Service, You represent and warrant that: (i) the Content is yours (you own it) and/or you have the right to use it and the right to grant us the rights and license as provided in these Terms, and (ii) that the posting of your Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person or entity. We reserve the right to terminate the account of anyone found to be infringing on a copyright.

You retain any and all of your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Service and you are responsible for protecting those rights. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for Content you or any third party posts on or through the Service. However, by posting Content using the Service you grant us the right and license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such Content on and through the Service. You agree that this license includes the right for us to make your Content available to other users of the Service, who may also use your Content subject to these Terms.

The Vision Board, LLC has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit all Content provided by users.

In addition, Content found on or through this Service are the property of The Vision Board, LLC or used with permission. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, download, repost, copy, or use said Content, whether in whole or in part, for commercial purposes or for personal gain, without express advance written permission from us.

The Company provides various resources on this Website, which users may access by providing an e-mail address. The Company grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our resources provided in exchange for an email address (the “Freemium Content”) for your own personal or internal business use. Except as otherwise provided, you acknowledge and agree that you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Freemium Content in any manner.

By downloading the Freemium Content, you agree that the Freemium Content you download may only be used by you for your personal or school use and may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of the Company.

By downloading the Freemium Content, you further agree that you shall not create any derivative work based upon the Freemium Content and you shall not offer any competing products or services based upon any information contained in the Freemium Content.

USE LICENSE

  1. License Grant. The Vision Board, LLC grants You a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to use the Application on a devlice owned and controlled by You or Your designated school or district, and to access and use the Application on such Device strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this License, the Usage Rules, and any service agreement associated with your Device (collectively “Related Agreements”).
  2. Restrictions on Use. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on The Vision Board, LLC’s websites for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
    1. modify or copy the materials;
    2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
    3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on The Vision Board, LLC’s websites;
    4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials;
    5. transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server; or
    6. use the Application for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for any service, product, or software offered by The Vision Board, LLC.
  3. Termination. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by The Vision Board, LLC at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

ACCOUNTS

When you create an account with us, you guarantee that you are above the age of 18, and that the information you provide us is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Inaccurate, incomplete, or obsolete information may result in the immediate termination of your account on the Service.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to your computer and/or account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities or actions that occur under your account and/or password, whether your password is with our Service or a third-party service. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.

You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than you, without appropriate authorization. You may not use as a username any name that is offensive, vulgar or obscene.

We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion.

ACCURACY OF MATERIALS

The materials appearing on The Vision Board, LLC website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. The Vision Board, LLC does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. The Vision Board, LLC may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However The Vision Board, LLC does not make any commitment to update the materials.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Service and its original content (excluding Content provided by users), features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of The Vision Board, LLC and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of The Vision Board, LLC. Our DMCA Registration number is DMCA-1013616 and serviced by the Association of American Publishers, Inc.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Service may contain links to third party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by The Vision Board, LLC

The Vision Board, LLC has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.

You acknowledge and agree that The Vision Board, LLC shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such third party web sites or services.

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third party web sites or services that you visit.

TERMINATION

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.

The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to any Program and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, if You become disruptive to the Company or other Program participants, if You fail to follow the Program guidelines, or if You otherwise violate this Agreement. You shall not be entitled to a refund of any portion of the fees and shall not be excused from any remaining payments under a payment plan in the event of such termination.

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless The Vision Board, LLC and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Service, by you or any person using your account and password; b) a breach of these Terms, or c) Content posted on the Service.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In no event shall The Vision Board, LLC, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

DISCLAIMER

Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Service is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. The Service is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance.

The Vision Board, LLC its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its licensors do not warrant that a) the Service will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Service will meet your requirements.

EXCLUSIONS

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Maryland, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Service.

CHANGES

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Service.

CONTACT

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us. Thank you for visiting The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM.