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Terms of ServiceEffective: 5/11/2026 Last Updated: 5/11/2026.
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. BY CONTINUING TO USE THIS WEBSITE AND CAREERIST SERVICES (THE "SERVICES") YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONFIRMED THAT YOU (A) ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE AND LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) HAVE ACCEPTED OUR PRIVACY POLICY AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.
By accessing this website, you are agreeing to be bound by these website Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”), all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with the Terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this web site.
Eligibility. The Services are available only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and are located in the United States. By accessing or using the Services, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use the Services.
In the event of a conflict between these Terms and any supplemental terms that may apply to specific Careerist services (including the Education Terms, Internship & Coaching Terms, Refund and Cancellation Policy, Guarantee Policy, and Referral Policy) (collectively, “Supplemental Terms”), the Supplemental Terms shall prevail with respect to the subject matter they cover. Our Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy, and GLBA Privacy Notice are also incorporated into these Terms by reference.
If, in the course of your enrollment in or completion of a Careerist program, you gain access to our proprietary curriculum, courseware, methodologies, software, technologies, or other non-public materials (“Our Information”), you agree that such Our Information is confidential and the sole and exclusive intellectual property of Careerist. You agree to use Our Information only for the purposes of your participation in or completion of a Careerist program. Any unauthorized disclosure of Our Information to a third party is strictly prohibited, and Careerist reserves all rights and remedies for any such disclosure. All obligations contained herein shall survive the termination of these Terms of Service. Furthermore, you acknowledge that our information is proprietary, confidential and extremely valuable to us, and that we would be materially damaged by your disclosure of Our Information. You acknowledge and agree that monetary damages provide an insufficient remedy for the breach of this confidentiality obligation, and that we shall be entitled to injunctive relief.
Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on this website 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:
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Careerist 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.
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND COMPANY (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. IF APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CAREERIST OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA OR PROFIT, OR DUE TO BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR YOUR USE OF, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF CAREERIST OR A CAREERIST AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ORALLY OR IN WRITING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO CAREERIST IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS (U.S. $500). THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO STATUTORY DAMAGES, PENALTIES, OR FINES THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. YOU AGREE THAT OUR SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You expressly represent and warrant the following: (1) you are the owner, of any and all communication, content and/or information that you post through our website, or; (2) you are the legitimate and rightful grantee of a worldwide, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, non-exclusive license to use, distribute and reproduce such communication, content and/or information. In order to allow us to use your communication, content and/or information and not violate your rights in the same, you grant to us a royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, non-exclusive license to exercise the copyright, publicity and database rights that you have in your communication, content and/or information. You further represent and warrant that any and all of your online communication, content and/or information:
You agree to use common sense and good judgment when conducting or posting any online communication or distribution of information. You assume legal responsibility for all damages incurred as a result of any of your online communication or distribution of information.
Feedback. If you provide Company with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Site (“Feedback”), you hereby assign to Company all rights in such Feedback and agree that Company shall have the right to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate. Company will treat any Feedback you provide to Company as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to the Company any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary
Careerist has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the content of any such linked sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by Careerist. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Careerist, its officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected to (i) your access, use, or misuse of the Services or the content, (ii) the information you provide to us or other users of the Services, or (iii) your violation of these Terms of Service.
Release. You hereby release and forever discharge the Company (and our officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns) from, and hereby waive and relinquish, each and every past, present and future dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action and cause of action of every kind and nature, that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, your use of the free, publicly available portions of the Site (including any interactions with, or act or omission of, other Site users or any Third-Party Links & Ads). This release does not apply to claims arising from paid educational services, internship programs, or coaching services provided by Careerist.
IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”
Certain portions of Careerist service may include, display, or make available content, data, information, applications or materials from third parties (“Third Party Materials”). You understand that by using the Services, you may encounter Third Party Materials and other content that may be deemed offensive, indecent, or objectionable, which content may or may not be identified as having explicit language, and that may automatically and unintentionally contain links or references to objectionable material. Nevertheless, you agree to use Services at your sole risk and that Careerist shall not have any liability to you for content that may be found to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable, or that is inaccurate, incomplete, untimely, invalid, illegal, indecent, of poor quality or otherwise.
Careerist may offer tools that incorporate artificial intelligence or machine learning (“AI Tools”), including but not limited to resume builders, cover letter generators, and career assessment tools. AI Tools are provided for informational and educational purposes only. Output generated by AI Tools may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. You are solely responsible for evaluating and verifying any AI-generated content before relying on it. Careerist does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any output generated by AI Tools. For information about how data is processed in connection with AI Tools, see our Privacy Policy.
If you purchase any course or Service through an installment plan, retail installment contract, or other deferred-payment or credit arrangement, the financial terms applicable to that transaction — including the finance charge, annual percentage rate (APR), amount financed, total of payments, payment schedule, and, where applicable, late payment charges, security interest, and prepayment penalties — will be presented to you on the checkout page for the applicable course before you complete the purchase, in accordance with the federal Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z (12 C.F.R. Part 1026) and any applicable state retail installment sales laws. By completing checkout, you acknowledge receipt of these disclosures and agree to the financing terms stated there, which together with these Terms govern your purchase.
Subject to this Section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. We may suspend or terminate your rights to use the Site (including your Account) at any time for any reason at our sole discretion, including for any use of the Site in violation of these Terms. Upon termination of your rights under these Terms, your Account and right to access and use the Site will terminate immediately. You understand that any termination of your Account may involve deletion of your User Content associated with your Account from our live databases. The Company will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your rights under these Terms, including for termination of your Account or deletion of your User Content.
Careerist may revise these Terms from time to time. Careerist will provide you with advance notice by email to the address associated with your account of any material changes that adversely affect your rights or obligations under these Terms before such changes take effect, and such material changes will not apply retroactively. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you may terminate your use of the Services before the effective date of the change; your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.
Any claim relating to this website and Services shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions; provided that any non-waivable consumer-protection rights conferred on you by the law of your state of residence shall continue to apply.
Please read this Arbitration Agreement carefully. It contains procedures for MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER.
(a) Binding Arbitration. The Parties agree that any and all disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to this Terms that are not resolved by their mutual agreement (a) shall be brought by a Party in such Party’s individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding and (b) shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration before JAMS, or its successor, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sec. 1 et seq (the “FAA”). Either party may commence the arbitration process called for in this Section by filing a written demand for arbitration with JAMS, with a copy to the other party in compliance with Section 14(b) of the Terms. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the JAMS Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards (or, for claims under $25,000, the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules), which include a $250 cap on consumer-paid arbitration fees, in effect at the time of filing of the demand for arbitration. The parties will cooperate with JAMS and with one another in selecting a single arbitrator from JAMS’ panel of neutrals, and in scheduling the arbitration proceedings, which shall take place online or in New York if on-site presence is required. If the arbitrator grants you an award that is greater than the last settlement offer that the Company made to you prior to the initiation of arbitration, the Company will pay you the greater of the award or $2,500.00. If you initiate arbitration, your share of arbitration fees shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty US Dollars (U.S. $250). Careerist shall bear all remaining filing, administration, and arbitrator fees. If Careerist initiates arbitration, Careerist shall bear all fees and costs of the ADR Provider.
The Parties covenant that they will participate in the arbitration in good faith. The provisions of this Section may be enforced by any Court of competent jurisdiction. The Parties expressly agree to venue and jurisdiction in New York and waive any claims or defenses for inconvenience of forum or jurisdiction.
PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL, INCLUDING JURY TRIAL ON ANY CLAIM IN ANY COURT OF LAW OR EQUITY.
CLASS ACTION WAIVER. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST CAREERIST, INCLUDING CAREERIST’S PAST OR PRESENT EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, SHALL BE BROUGHT INDIVIDUALLY AND YOU SHALL NOT JOIN SUCH CLAIM WITH CLAIMS OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY OR BRING, JOIN OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION AGAINST CAREERIST.
This arbitration provision does not apply to the exercise of statutory privacy rights under applicable state or federal law, including requests submitted pursuant to the privacy rights process described in our Privacy Policy.
(b) Notice Requirement and Informal Dispute Resolution. Before either party may seek arbitration, the party must first send to the other party a written Notice of Dispute (“Notice”) describing the nature and basis of the claim or dispute, and the requested relief. A Notice to the Company should be sent to: [email protected]. After the Notice is received, you and the Company may attempt to resolve the claim or dispute informally. If you and the Company do not resolve the claim or dispute within thirty (30) days after the Notice is received, either party may begin an arbitration proceeding. The amount of any settlement offer made by any party may not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator has determined the amount of the award, if any, to which either party is entitled.
(c) Additional Rules for Non-Appearance Based Arbitration. If non-appearance based arbitration is elected, the arbitration shall be conducted by phone, online conferencing software and/or based solely on written submissions; the specific manner shall be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration. The arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
(d) Time Limits. If you or the Company pursue arbitration, the arbitration action must be initiated and/or demanded within the statute of limitations (i.e., the legal deadline for filing a claim) and within any deadline imposed under the JAMS Rules for the pertinent claim.
(e) Authority of Arbitrator. If arbitration is initiated, the arbitrator will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and the Company, and the dispute will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages, and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the JAMS Rules, and the Terms. The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and the Company.
(f) Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE AND/OR A JURY, instead electing that all claims and disputes shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement. Arbitration procedures are typically more limited, more efficient and less costly than rules applicable in a court and are subject to a very limited review by a court. In the event any litigation should arise between you and the Company in any state or federal court in a suit to vacate or enforce an arbitration award or otherwise, YOU AND THE COMPANY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL, instead electing that the dispute be resolved by a judge.
(G) WAIVER OF CLASS OR CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS. ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT MUST BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS BASIS, AND CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED JOINTLY OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER.
(h) Confidentiality. All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, including but not limited to the award of the arbitrator and compliance therewith, shall be strictly confidential. The parties agree to maintain confidentiality unless otherwise required by law. This paragraph shall not prevent a party from submitting to a court of law any information necessary to enforce this Agreement, to enforce an arbitration award, or to seek injunctive or equitable relief.
(i) Severability. If any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
(j) Right to Waive. Any or all of the rights and limitations set forth in this Arbitration Agreement may be waived by the party against whom the claim is asserted. Such waiver shall not waive or affect any other portion of this Arbitration Agreement.
(k) Survival of Agreement. This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with the Company.
(l) Small Claims Court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either you or the Company may bring an individual action in small claims court.
(m) Emergency Equitable Relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek emergency equitable relief before a state or federal court in order to maintain the status quo pending arbitration. A request for interim measures shall not be deemed a waiver of any other rights or obligations under this Arbitration Agreement.
(n) Claims Not Subject to Arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims of defamation, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and infringement or misappropriation of the other party’s patents, copyrights, trademarks or trade secrets shall not be subject to this Arbitration Agreement.
(o) Courts. In any circumstances where the foregoing Arbitration Agreement permits the parties to litigate in court, the parties hereby agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within New York County, New York, for such purpose.
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You can contact Careerist Inc. via email at [email protected] or by U.S. post at 680 S Cache Street, Suite 100-8790 Jackson, WY 83001.
