Terms of Service

Welcome to columbiacollegeconsulting.com (“this Website”). This Website is operated by Columbia College Consulting, LLC (“I,” “me,” and “my”), located in 137 North St., Pittsfield, MA 01201, United States. Please review the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”), which cover your use of and access to my content and information provided through this Website for educational and informational purposes.


General Information

By using this Website, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Columbia College Consulting, LLC is the operator of this Website, reserving the right to change these terms, conditions, and policies at my sole discretion. If you don’t accept the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy, please do not use this Website.

My Privacy Policy describes the information I collect through this Website and how it's being used. Again, by accepting the Terms of Service each time you use this Website, you consent to the use of and disclosing such information in accordance with my Privacy Policy.

International Use. When you use this Website, you agree to comply with all applicable local rules of online conduct pertaining to the transmission of data exported from the country you reside in. Columbia College Consulting, LLC doesn’t warrant that this Website and its use will be lawful from where you access it, and you are solely responsible for all your actions and assume all risks.


Intellectual Property

All of the content and information on this Website, including text, images, graphics, and their design and arrangement, are the exclusive property of Columbia College Consulting, LLC, its clients, or the properly attributed party, as protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. By using this Website, you've acknowledged that you don't acquire any ownership rights to the content and information on this Website. It’s a violation of federal law to use any of my copyright and intellectual property, in whole or in part. Modifying, licensing, or selling this content and information, or copying, deleting, displaying, distributing, or publishing any derivative works on this Website for commercial use without prior written consent by Columbia College Consulting, LLC is illegal and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent permissible should I choose to do so (including asking for damages or forcing you to cease use immediately). All Columbia College Consulting, LLC or client/attributed party trademarks and logos displayed on this Website are exclusive property of Columbia College Consulting, LLC or the client/attributed party, and they shall not be used in any manner without the prior written consent of Columbia College Consulting, LLC or the client/attributed party.

Columbia College Consulting, LLC is constantly changing and improving, having the right to change, terminate, or restrict access or use to any content, information, and services on this Website and Terms of Service, which I'll exercise at any time at my sole discretion, without liability or notice, for any reason (except where prohibited by the law).


Disclaimers, Indemnification, and Liability

This Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and Columbia College Consulting, LLC disclaims any and all responsibility for any actions or omissions you choose to make as a result of using this Website. Columbia College Consulting, LLC disclaims representations (like accuracy, availability, completeness, and reliability), warranties (like fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and results), or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, about the services on this Website, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. No advice or information, whether oral or written, shall create any warranty.

You agree that use of this Website is at your own risk and that you’re responsible for all risks arising out of related use of this Website. You’re solely responsible for obtaining, configuring, and maintaining all hardware, software, and other equipment and services necessary to use the Website. Due to the insecure nature of the internet and related technology, operation of this Website may be subject to or affected by factors out of my control, like disruption, interruption, and inadvertent or deliberate breaches of security and privacy, and you agree Columbia College Consulting, LLC is not liable for such.

You agree to indemnify and hold Columbia College Consulting, LLC harmless from and against all claims, damages (consequential, exemplary, incidental, indirect, punitive, or special), demands of any third party (such as attorney's fees and legal fees), and any loss (like business, profit, and use), arising out of or related to your use of this Website or Terms of Service.

You agree that Columbia College Consulting, LLC will not be liable for any claims arising out of or related to use of this Website or Terms of Service; and you'll hold Columbia College Consulting, LLC harmless for all claims as well as actions, damages (consequential, direct, and indirect), and demands, known or unknown.


Dispute Resolution

Before filing a claim for a formal legal proceeding, you agree to informally resolve any claims and disputes arising out of or relating to use of this Website or Terms of Service by emailing Columbia College Consulting, LLC so that we can negotiate in good faith. If the matter is not informally resolved within thirty days of initial contact, you and Columbia College Consulting, LLC may choose to resolve the matter through binding arbitration if either side requests it, meaning if either you or me choose arbitration, neither of us will have the right to litigate such claim in a formal legal proceeding.

Controlling Law. The Terms of Service listed are governed by the State of Massachusetts. You agree that any action or law arising out of relating to the Terms of Service shall be filed only in the state.