Please read these Terms of Service carefully. By accessing CenterForDeathEducation.org, creating an account, registering for or purchasing a class, event, or other service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website or services.
1. Definitions
“We,” “us,” or “our” means the Center for Death Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. “Website” means CenterForDeathEducation.org. “Services” includes classes, events, educational materials, certificates, and other offerings made available through the Website. “User,” “you,” or “your” means a person who accesses the Website or uses or purchases Services. “Content” includes text, images, graphics, recordings, logos, documents, data, and other materials made available through the Website. “Instructor” means a person who provides educational instruction, information, or materials through our organization.
2. Acceptance and Changes
By using the Website or Services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms and will comply with applicable laws. We may update these Terms from time to time. The revision date at the top of this page shows when they were last updated. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
3. Services, Registration, and Payments
We provide educational classes, events, and related Services. Payment is due at registration unless otherwise stated. Available payment methods are displayed during checkout.
You must be at least 18 years old to create a learner account, register for a class or event, or participate in the Services.
Please contact us before initiating a chargeback or payment dispute so we have a reasonable opportunity to address the concern. A returned payment or unsupported chargeback may be subject to a nonrefundable administrative fee of $35 when permitted by law.
Refund and cancellation policy
To receive a full refund, send a written request from the email address used to register at least 48 hours before the scheduled start of the class or Service.
If you cancel less than 48 hours before the start time, we may provide a credit toward another class taken within three months. Registrations for learners who do not attend and do not provide advance notice are not eligible for a refund or credit.
If we cancel a class or event, registrants may choose a full refund, transfer their registration to another available offering, or voluntarily convert the registration fee into a charitable donation to the Center for Death Education. A fee will be treated as a donation only after the registrant affirmatively selects that option and gives up any right to a refund, transfer, or class credit. We will provide an appropriate donation acknowledgment.
If we reschedule an offering and the new time does not work for a registrant, the registrant may request a refund.
Professional Development Hours
When offered, Professional Development Hours and completion documentation reflect participation in the applicable Center for Death Education program. Acceptance is determined by each employer, licensing board, credentialing organization, or other authority. We cannot guarantee that a particular organization will accept them.
Live online participation
Classes are offered live online and are not recorded. Participants may not make audio, video, photographic, screen, transcript, or other recordings of a class or share meeting links or class access with another person.
Participants are expected to communicate respectfully and protect the privacy of others. We may remove a participant whose conduct is threatening, harassing, seriously disruptive, or violates these Terms. A participant removed for such conduct may not be eligible for a refund or credit.
Donations
Class and event fees are payments for educational Services and are not charitable contributions. Donations are voluntary, generally nonrefundable, and support our charitable and educational mission. Unless we accept a restriction in writing, donations may be used where they are most needed to advance that mission.
The Center for Death Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Donors are responsible for consulting their own tax advisers. No goods or services are provided in exchange for a donation unless expressly stated, and we will provide donation acknowledgments as required by law.
4. Website Use and Intellectual Property
The Website and Services are provided for lawful, personal, and noncommercial use. You may not copy, record, reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from Content without prior written permission from the Center for Death Education or the applicable rights holder.
You may not interfere with Website operation, attempt unauthorized access, introduce malicious code, misuse accounts, impersonate another person, or use the Website or Services for fraudulent, unlawful, abusive, or harassing purposes.
Content is owned by the Center for Death Education, its instructors, or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. Third-party links are provided for convenience and information. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, security, availability, or privacy practices.
5. Instructors
Instructors generally provide Services as independent contractors and are not employees, agents, or representatives of the Center for Death Education. Their views and opinions are their own unless expressly stated otherwise. Instructor materials may not be recorded, copied, modified, distributed, or reproduced without permission from the applicable instructor and the Center for Death Education.
6. Educational Disclaimer
The Website and Services are educational and informational. They do not provide medical, psychological, diagnostic, therapeutic, legal, or other individualized professional advice and are not substitutes for care from an appropriately licensed professional.
Always seek appropriate professional assistance for questions about a medical or mental-health condition. Do not disregard or delay professional advice because of information presented through the Website or Services.
If you or another person may be in immediate danger, may harm yourself or someone else, or may be experiencing a medical emergency, contact emergency services immediately. In the United States, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 911 for an emergency.
7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website, Content, and Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not guarantee particular educational, personal, or professional outcomes or uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure access.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for claims arising from the Website or Services will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us for Services during the 30 days preceding the claim or $100. We will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, including loss of profits, data, or business opportunities.
8. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Center for Death Education and its officers, directors, volunteers, employees, contractors, and representatives from claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from your misuse of the Website or Services, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another person’s rights.
9. Privacy and Data Security
Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard personal information. You are responsible for protecting your account credentials and notifying us if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.
10. Dispute Resolution and Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. To the extent permitted by law, disputes arising from these Terms, the Website, or Services will be resolved through binding arbitration in North Carolina. You waive participation in a class-action lawsuit to the extent permitted by law. Any claim must be filed within one year of the event giving rise to it unless applicable law requires a different period.
11. Suspension and Termination
We may suspend or terminate access to the Website or Services if we reasonably believe a User has violated these Terms, threatened the safety or rights of another person, interfered with Website operation, or engaged in unlawful or fraudulent conduct.
12. Events Beyond Our Control
We are not responsible for delays, interruptions, cancellations, or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, severe weather, internet or utility outages, cyberattacks, labor disruptions, public emergencies, or government action.
13. General Provisions
These Terms and any policies incorporated by reference form the entire agreement between you and the Center for Death Education concerning the Website and Services. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. Failure to enforce a provision does not waive our right to enforce it later.
14. Contact Information
Questions about these Terms may be submitted through our Contact Us form.