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Terms of Service

Welcome to Brightwoodarchitecture.com (the “Site”), which is operated by Education Corporation of America
(“ECA,” “we,” “school,” or “us”). Your use of the Site is only on the condition that you agree to abide by the following terms:

BY YOUR USE OF THE SITE, YOU ARE SIGNIFYING ELECTRONICALLY THAT YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE TERMS OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

REFUNDS
A full refund may be obtained within 30 days of purchase and upon the school’s receipt of the returned books. Refunds will be issued to the original payment method within 30-45 business days after the return is received and processed.

Course Policies
Web-based Courses and Classes
Web-based courses and classes are only eligible for a refund within 30 days of purchase. Refunds are subject to a $20 Administrative Fee. Archives of web-based courses and classes are available during your course access period.
Price Adjustment Policy
Discount or pricing adjustment requests must be provided at time of purchase. Discounted pricing cannot be combined with any other offers, coupons, discounts, or promotions. The school reserves the right to correct any incorrect pricing/charges that may have occurred.
Shipping Policy
All materials are shipped as promptly as possible based on product availability, usually within 1 business day after receipt of order and payment processing. Orders are shipped via UPS Standard Ground unless otherwise instructed. For an additional fee, materials may be shipped by Next-Day or 2nd Day service. Next-Day and 2nd Day order requests must be received by 1:00 pm Eastern time to be delivered the following business day. Delivery dates are subject to UPS delivery schedules.
Access Policy
In general, online access to study materials for courses shall be granted for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. Access for online seminars is 12 months from date of purchase. Online supplements shall be available for 12 months from the date of purchase. If products are updated during access period, you will receive the updated material for the remaining access period once the new content is released.
Extension Policy
You may be able to extend your course access period once at a cost of 50% of that course’s then current retail price. Your extended access would be provided for the same length as the original access period. The School reserves the right to deny extensions for courses that are planned for termination. Access period changes made at the discretion of the school. Course titles are subject to change without notice.
Additional Policies
By visiting the Site or submitting your personal information to use, you accept the terms described in the Privacy Policy. From time to time we may modify these rules. Your continued use of the Brightwood Architecture site after any modification indicates your agreement to the new terms.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
When you register for our classes, subscribe to our newsletters, fill out a survey, or request information from the site, we will use our registration screens and online forms to collect personally identifying information such as your name, address, e-mail address, and credit card information ("personal data"). We may also collect some or all of this personal data from you through our print enrollment forms, or if your employer offers one of our courses. In addition, if you send us an e-mail or communicate with us offline, we may collect the personal data that you voluntarily provide us at that time.
We may use your personal data in the following ways: for the purpose for which you specifically provided the personal data, for example to provide one of our online classes, or to deliver the results of class exams and assignments, or to respond to a specific inquiry; to provide you with information via email about new products or services that we think might interest you.
Anonymous Information
You can visit most pages on the School’s Site without giving us any personal data. Your visit may automatically provide us with anonymous data that is not linked to your personal data, such as your IP (Internet Protocol) address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times, and referring web site addresses. Some parts of the school’s Site use cookies and embedded pixel technologies to facilitate your use of the Web site and to track general traffic. You can learn more about these anonymous data collection devices in the section entitled Cookies, below.
Sharing with Third Parties
We may need to disclose your personal data to third parties if we, in our sole discretion, believe it is required by law, to enforce our User Agreement or this Privacy Policy, or in connection with a sale or transfer of some or all of our assets in the school’s Site.
Other than these limited exceptions, we will not share your personal data without your permission.
Transfer to the United States
If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the personal data you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. Whenever you submit any personal data to us, you consent to this transfer.
Your Ability to Choose
You can let us know that you do not wish to receive any further information from us by clicking the unsubscribe link in the emails we send you or by calling us at 877.523.8208. If you contact us via email, please put the words "opt-out" in the subject line.
Please note that these opt-out mechanisms do not apply to email that we send you to (i) confirm your registration in one of our courses, or (ii) provide you with information regarding your attendance or exam results.

Cookies
We use cookies to allow you to move quickly through our Site, to allow you to take advantage of some of the school’s site special features, and to collect information about your use of the schools site. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a web site and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer’s memory. Cookies are small files and won’t pose any significant disk-space concerns. Some cookies used by www.brightwoodarchitecture.com, may remain on the user's computer after they leave the web site, but most are set to expire within 30-365 days.
Cookies benefit you by creating a more streamlined login process, keeping track of shopping cart additions and preserving order information between sessions. As we enable further customization of the Site, cookies will help in assuring that the information provided to you will be relevant to your needs. You can disable our cookies using the cookie-menu on your web browser, but doing so will prevent you from taking advantage of customization and certain security features. To learn more about cookies and browser functionality, search for "cookies" in the help function of your browser. We use a service provider to track and analyze non-personal data, such as usage and volume statistical information from site visitors. This anonymous data will not be linked to your personal data.
In an effort to provide you with the most relevant web site content and marketing materials, we may also use embedded pixel technologies to help track site usage and response to our marketing campaigns. Again, the anonymous information we capture through this mechanism is not linked to your personal data.
Security
The school is concerned with the security of your personal data. To keep that data secure, we restrict unauthorized access through protective policies, procedures, and technical measures. In addition, the school uses standard security protocols and mechanisms to transmit sensitive data such as credit card details.
Links to Other Web Sites
This site may contain links to other web sites, including other ECA company sites. This Privacy Policy covers only this school’s Site and not these other sites – including the other ECA sites. Be sure to look for the privacy policies that govern your use of these other web sites.
Licensing Terms & Conditions—Products
The school’s study materials are protected by the laws of copyright of the United States and other countries throughout the world. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials, or portions thereof, in any form whatsoever, is strictly prohibited.
The school’s materials you have purchased are to be used for your own personal use and benefit. Unauthorized commercial resale of the school’s materials is prohibited. Please be advised that school personnel regularly monitor various commercial online auction websites in order to prevent the unauthorized sale of the schools materials. The school reserves all its rights in the event of a violation of this policy, which may include discontinuation of the auction itself, suspension of your privileges as a seller, and enforcement of the school’s rights under law and equity.
Trademarks which appear on this website may be marks of third parties that are not affiliated with the school.
Please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using your Online Access. By accessing or using online products or services, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use your Online Account. The school may modify this agreement at any time and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement. You agree to review the agreement periodically to be aware of such modifications and your continued access or use of Online Access shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified agreement.
1. Copyright and Licenses. The entire contents of www.brightwoodarchitecture.com, and its online programs and services are copyrighted under the United States copyright laws. The owner of the copyright is Virginia Colleges LLC. You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of www.brightwoodarchitecture.com solely for your own non-commercial use. Any Online Access via www.brightwoodarchitecture.com is solely for your non-commercial use. Any other copying, redistribution, retransmission or publication of any downloaded material, is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the school. You agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the school. You agree that you shall have no recourse against the school for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to us.
2. Use of Online Access via www.brightwoodarchitecture.com. You understand that the school does not warrant that this Online Access will be uninterrupted or error-free. Online Access to www.brightwoodarchitecture.com is provided on an "as is, as available" basis. You agree to meet the minimum system requirements set forth for the school’s electronic products.
You understand that the school may revise the content of its Site and online products from time to time to meet its training objectives. It may add or remove materials that it considers as unnecessary or no longer relevant for exam preparation. Once the material is removed it will not be accessible and will not be available upon request.
You understand that your Online Access is a limited license and the subscription is non-transferable and is to be used only by you. You will not share the username/user id and password with anyone, even if that person has his or her own Online Access. Such sharing of usernames/user ids and passwords is a violation of this Agreement and will result in immediate suspension of your privileges to any Online Access at www.brightwoodarchitecture.com, without refund. The school monitors its Site, including the use of Online Access, for visitors and enforces its one subscriber-one user policy diligently.
The school will provide you feedback about your performance on the tests and exams in our electronic products. This is intended to highlight areas of your strengths and weaknesses. You understand that the performance feedback is meant to assist you in your preparation for your licensing exam(s) and is in no way intended to act as a projection or a forecast of your actual exam score(s). The feedback is intended only as a diagnostic tool of your knowledge as you prepare for the exam(s), and your practice scores may be affected by factors beyond the school’s control.
In no event will the school be liable for (I) any incidental, consequential, or indirect damages (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of programs or information, and the like) arising out of the use of or inability to use www.brightwoodarchitecture.com, or any information, or transactions provided on www.brightwoodarchitecture.com, or downloaded or hyperlinked from www.brightwoodarchitecture.com, even if the school or its authorized representatives have been advised of the possibility of such damages; or (II) any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in the school’s electronic content and/or materials or information downloaded through, or hyperlinked from, www.brightwoodarchitecture.com. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. In such states, the school’s liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
3. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the school, Virginia Colleges LLC and their respective subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the school’s Online Access from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this agreement by you.
4. Miscellaneous. This agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida applicable to agreements made and to be performed in Florida. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between the school and you for any purpose concerning this agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Florida. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the school’s Online Access must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. The school’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this agreement. The school may assign its rights and duties under this agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
Terms and Conditions are subject to change without notice, please review periodically.

Privacy Policy

Brightwood Colleges Website and Social Media Privacy Policy / Your Privacy Rights

Last Revised: January 2016

Welcome to the Website and Social Media Privacy Policy for the Brightwood Colleges website (the "Site"), a service operated by Education Corporation of America, Inc. ("ECA," “we,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy applies only to the Site and not to other websites or services operated by ECA or its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Your privacy is very important to us and we are committed to protecting it. We understand that you should be in control of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains the manner in which we collect personal information from you and the purpose for that collection. This Privacy Policy is designed to ensure that you are aware of how your personal information is being used and to provide you with choices about that use. By visiting the Site or submitting your personal information, you accept the terms described in this Privacy Policy.

Social Media Privacy
We will not require you to:
• Disclose a user name or password for accessing personal social media,
• Access personal social media in the presence of our employees or representatives, or
• Divulge any personal social media information.

Collection of Personal Information
We collect information that identifies you, such as names, postal addresses, and email addresses (“personal information”), when voluntarily submitted by our visitors. We receive and store any information that you choose to enter through the Site, including any submissions that you make or content you provide on or through the Site. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. Should we learn that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete that information from our database.
Automated Information
Collections
A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a website and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer's memory. We may employ cookie technology to identify you, track your use of the site, to help you move faster through our Site, to estimate our total audience size and traffic, and to help us improve our Site's experience by measuring which site areas are of greatest interest to users. You can turn off the ability to receive any of these cookies by adjusting the browser in your computer, but you should note that disabling cookies in your browser may also prevent other websites from placing cookies on your computer. If you do this, it may materially affect the functionality of the Site and the information you can access through it. If you wish to find out more about cookies, or how to refuse cookies, please visit the Interactive Advertising Bureau's website at www.allaboutcookies.org.
We collect data when you visit most pages on the Site. Your visit may automatically provide us with data about your computer, such as your IP (Internet Protocol) address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times, and referring website addresses. Some parts of the Site may use embedded pixel or other technologies to track and facilitate your use of the Site, including the activities in which you participate or the pages you view.
We use this automated data to obtain general statistics regarding the use of the Site and its specific web pages and to evaluate how our visitors use and navigate the Site on an aggregate basis.
Please note that our site uses Google Analytics and may collect information while you are using our site, which may be used to direct specific advertising upon your return to any of our websites. Should you wish to learn more about Google remarketing processes you may click on this link: http://www.google.com/ads/innovations/remarketing.html

How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect about you in connection with providing services offered on the Site, including in the following ways:
For the purpose for which you specifically provided the personal information, for example to respond to a specific inquiry.
• To send you notifications about your accounts or transactions with us and to otherwise contact you with information that we believe will be of interest to you.
• To notify you about our products and services and special offers.
• To analyze our business or use of the Site, enhance existing features, or develop new features products and services.
• To allow you access to the Site to post your own content or communicate with others.
• As otherwise described to you at the point of collection.
We may combine the information that we collect from you on the Site with information that we collect from third parties, including our affiliates or subsidiaries.

Sharing with Third Parties
We may share the information we collect about you in limited circumstances, including:
• With service providers that perform certain functions on our behalf, including processing information that you provide to us on the Site, operating the Site or portions of it, or in connection with other aspects of our business.
• With all visitors to the Site, to the extent that you submit information to a portion of the Site designed for public communications.
• With our affiliates and subsidiaries.
• To selected third parties for direct marketing purposes, although you may choose upfront and at no cost that we not share your personal information with these third parties for direct marketing purposes by notifying us at 877.523.8208.
• To respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process, in response to a request for cooperation from law enforcement or another government agency, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or to enforce our user agreement or privacy policy, or to protect our rights or the rights of others process.
• In connection with a corporate transaction involving the school;
• In aggregated or another non-personally identifiable form to third parties for various business purposes, including to improve the quality of our business, the Site, and the products and services we offer.
• As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.

Your Ability to Choose
You can let us know, upfront and at no cost, that you do not wish us to share your information with third parties for marketing purposes or to notify you about our own products and services and special offers by contacting us at 877.523.8208.
Review and Correction
You may review and update the personal information you have provided to us by contacting us at 877.523.8208.
Security
We care about protecting the security of your personal information, and we have implemented security procedures to protect the personal information that you provide to us. However, no method of transmitting or storing electronic data is ever completely secure, and we cannot guarantee that such information will never be accessed, used, or released in a manner that is inconsistent with this policy.
Links to Other Websites
We may make content or services from other websites including our affiliated or co-branded websites, or other business partner websites, available to you from links located on this site. These other websites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy at each such website to determine how that site protects your privacy.
Transfer of Data Outside of Your Home Country
Your information may be stored, processed and accessed in the United States or any other countries where we have facilities. By using the Site, you consent to the transfer of information outside your country.
Questions about Data Collection and Processing
You may ask questions about the data you have submitted through this Site by using the information below to contact us.
Changes to This Policy
From time to time we may modify this Policy. We will notify you of any material change by sending a notice to the e-mail address you provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on our website. You can view the most recent version of the Privacy Policy at any time by clicking the “Privacy Policy” link at the bottom of pages on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any modification indicates your agreement to the new terms.
How You Can Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at 877.523.8208.