Welcome to University of Chicago Professional Education website. Please read these terms of service (“TOS”) and the Privacy Policy prior to using any portion of the University of Chicago Professional Education website (the “Site”), including accessing any course material, chat rooms, or other electronic services. These TOS and the Privacy Policy are Agreements (the “agreements”) between you and University of Chicago Professional Education. By using the Site, you accept and agree to be legally bound by the Agreements, whether or not you are a registered user. If you do not understand or do not wish to be bound by the terms of the Agreements, you should not use the Site. University of Chicago Professional Education reserves the right to modify these TOS at any time without advance notice. Any changes to these TOS will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the Site after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement on a prospective basis to the modified TOS and all the changes. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of these TOS
The following definitions apply unless the context requires otherwise:
Scope
By registering for a course, you are signing an agreement with Global Alumni and undertake to abide by these terms, which also include the following:
Restrictions
University of Chicago Professional Education reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to accept or reject any course enrollment.
Enrollment process
Unless otherwise agreed upon with Global Alumni, you must register for the course in which you are enrolled at least one day before the start of the course. Please bear in mind that once the registration has closed, any cancellations or late registrations are not guaranteed.
Payment
The payment notification process is carried out by Global Alumni. You will be redirected to a secure website to complete your payment transaction.
Once your payment transaction has been completed, within twenty-four to forty-eight hours, you will receive confirmation via email of your enrollment. Please keep this email among your documents because you may need it for future requests related to this course.
If you are unable to pay through any of the platforms set up for this purpose, please contact Global Alumni at the following email address: admissionsuchicago@globalalumni.org. You will be provided with the information needed to make payment via bank transfer.
Payment in installments for a course
Payment in installments for a certificate program
Discount codes
Any applicable discount codes must be entered at the time of registration to receive the discount. No discount can be applied after the registration form has been submitted. Offers cannot be combined with additional discounts.
Taxes
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the amounts associated with the tuition fee of the academic program do not include sales tax, value-added tax, goods and services tax, and other taxes associated with carrying out the academic program.
Admission survey
As part of the admission process, you must provide personal information by completing a compulsory course survey. This information is mandatory to access the course material and will be treated under data protection laws in force.
User postings representations and warranties. By submitting or distributing your user postings, you affirm, represent and warrant (1) that you have the necesasary rights, licenses, consents and/or permissions to reproduce and publish, the user postings and to authorize UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION and its users to reproduce, modify, publish and otherwise use and distribute your user postings in a manner consistent with the licenses granted by you below, and (2) that neither your submission of your user postings nor the exercise of the licenses granted below will infringe or violate the rights of any third party. You, and not UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, are solely responsible for your user postings and the consequences of posting or publishing them.
License grant to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. By submitting or distributing your user postings, you hereby grant to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, sub licensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify, distribute, re-distribute, relicense, and otherwise use, make available and exploit your user postings, in whole or in part, in any form and in any media formats and through any media channels (now known or hereafter developed).
License grant to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION users. By submitting or distributing your user postings, you hereby grant to each user of the Site a non-exclusive license to access and use your user postings in connection with their use of the Site for their own personal purposes.
Account information
To take part in the course, you must set up a user account and:
Please refer to the privacy policy for more information.
Proper use of the website
Use of the website must be made under the following terms:
Once you have successfully completed your course, you will receive a digital certificate from the University of Chicago. This certificate is an official document that is digitally signed and certified by the University of Chicago.
University of Chicago
The “University of Chicago” names, logos, and seals are registered trademarks.
It is strictly forbidden to make any changes without the prior written consent of the University of Chicago. Their use, whether accidental or deliberate, for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
Other
All trademarks that are not owned by the University of Chicago and which appear on the website or through the services available on the website, including trademarks owned by Global Alumni, are the property of their respective owners.
Use of these brands may not be construed as a concession. Any license or right of use must have the written permission of its owner.
Copyright Infringement
Copyright owners who believe that their material has been violated on the website should contact the designated copyright agent at the following email address: admissionsuchicago@globalalumni.org
The notification must include:
Statement of Liability and Indemnification
You agree to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify the University of Chicago and Global Alumni from and against any third-party complaints, claims, losses, expenses, damages, or costs (including an attorney’s fees and costs) arising out of, derived from, or relating to:
Disclaimer
Links to other websites
The website may include hyperlinks to web pages managed by third parties. You must take into account the following:
Without guarantee
The University of Chicago and Global Alumni:
Cession
Global Alumni may manage any rights or obligations under these terms. The transfer of individual rights to third parties is prohibited.
Total agreement
These terms contain the terms of the contract between you and Global Alumni. It supersedes any prior conduct or agreements made between you and Global Alumni in connection with the courses or any point of these conditions.
Relinquishment
The delay or non-exercise of these rights, power, or recourse will be understood as a waiver thereof. The partial exercise of these rights does not impede the exercise of another right. The relinquishment of rights will not be binding if not received in writing.
Liability
The illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability of a provision of these terms under any law shall not affect the legality, validity, or enforceability of that provision under another law or the legality, validity, or enforceability of another provision.
Modification
Global Alumni reserves the right to modify these terms at any time without notice. Any changes will be immediately effective from the time they are published on the website. Access to the website after any changes have been made will signify your consent to the modified terms.
Rights of third parties
The University of Chicago is the third-party beneficiary of these terms. Each of them can be applied directly to the interested parties.
Applicable law and jurisdiction
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida in the United States of America, and you subscribe to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Florida.
Teamwork is a key factor for success. We will go further together than each on his or her own.
We strongly encourage you to endeavor to always collaborate and work as a team and to share your ideas and questions freely with others. To this end, it is very important to accept and comply with basic rules of conduct aimed at facilitating the development of educational activities in an environment of complete, mutual trust.
In this regard, we remind you that when you in enroll in this program you understand and agree to the following: