College Tech Hub LLC — Terms of Service & User Agreement

Governing the Use of the College Tech Hub Platform

Effective Date: May 8, 2026 | Version: 2.0

State of Florida | United States of America

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER IN SECTION 16 THAT AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using the College Tech Hub platform (the "Platform," "Service," or "Site"), creating an account, or clicking "I Agree," you ("User," "you," or "your") enter into a legally binding agreement with College Tech Hub LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and its members, managers, officers, employees, affiliates, successors, and assigns (collectively, "Company," "we," "us," or "our"). If you do not agree to every provision of these Terms of Service ("Terms"), you must immediately cease all use of the Platform.

These Terms govern your access to and use of the Platform, including all content, features, products, services, and communications offered through the Site. These Terms incorporate by reference our Privacy Policy, DMCA Policy, and Community Guidelines.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age and legally capable of entering into a binding contract under the laws of your jurisdiction to use this Platform. By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements. If you are using the Platform on behalf of an institution, organization, or employer, you represent that you have full authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

This Platform is designed for higher-education technology professionals. By registering, you affirm that you are a professional in or affiliated with the higher-education technology sector.

3. Account Registration and Security

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when creating an account and to promptly update such information as necessary. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any account at our sole discretion, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason.

4. User Content License

4.1 License Grant

By submitting, posting, uploading, or otherwise making available any text, images, video, audio, data, files, links, feedback, or other material (collectively, "User Content") on or through the Platform, you hereby grant to the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, distribute, and create derivative works from your User Content solely for the purposes of: (a) operating and improving the Platform; (b) providing the services described herein; and (c) creating aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified data products and analytics.

4.2 Restrictions on Use of User Content

Notwithstanding Section 4.1, the Company shall NOT sell, license, or transfer individually identifiable User Content to third-party data brokers for resale without your express written consent. Any use of User Content for artificial intelligence or machine learning model training shall be limited to anonymized or de-identified data only.

4.3 Your Representations

You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or have all necessary rights to grant the license above; (b) your User Content does not violate any third-party intellectual property, privacy, or other rights; and (c) your User Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws.

5. Data Collection and Privacy

5.1 Data We Collect

We collect information you provide directly (registration data, profile information, posts, survey responses, payment information), information collected automatically (IP address, device identifiers, browser type, usage patterns, clickstream data), and information from third-party sources (OAuth providers, analytics partners).

5.2 How We Use Your Data

We use collected data to operate and improve the Platform, personalize your experience, communicate with you, conduct analytics, and comply with legal obligations. Specifically:

• Analytics and platform improvement: We may create and use aggregated, anonymized analytics derived from user data.
• Targeted advertising: We may use anonymized behavioral data to serve contextually relevant advertisements.
• Partnership integrations: We may share data with technology partners strictly as necessary to provide the Platform's services.
• Legal compliance: We may disclose data as required by law, subpoena, or court order.

5.3 What We Will NOT Do

• We will NOT sell your personally identifiable information to third-party data brokers.
• We will NOT share your personal data with your employer, institution, or any software vendor without your consent or a valid legal process.
• We will NOT use individually identifiable User Content for AI training without explicit opt-in consent.

5.4 State Privacy Rights

California residents have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know, delete, and opt-out of sale of personal information. Virginia, Colorado, and other state residents may have similar rights under applicable state law. To exercise your rights, contact [email protected]. We will respond within 45 days.

5.5 FERPA Notice

If you are an employee of an educational institution subject to FERPA, you acknowledge that you remain solely responsible for compliance with FERPA obligations in connection with any information you post. The Company does not collect or process student education records.

5.6 Your Consent

By using the Platform, you consent to the collection and use of your data as described in these Terms and our Privacy Policy. You may withdraw consent by deleting your account.

6. DMCA Policy and Safe Harbor

College Tech Hub LLC complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). Our DMCA agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

6.1 Reporting Infringement

If you believe your copyrighted work has been posted on the Platform without authorization, send a written notice to our designated DMCA Agent containing: a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent; identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed; identification of the infringing material and its location on the Platform (including URL); your contact information (name, address, telephone, email); a statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorized; and a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

DMCA Agent: [email protected] | College Tech Hub LLC, Attn: DMCA Agent, Florida

6.2 Counter-Notification

If you believe content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification including: (a) your electronic signature; (b) identification of removed content and its prior location; (c) a statement under penalty of perjury that removal was a mistake or misidentification; and (d) your name, address, telephone, and consent to jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

6.3 Repeat Infringers

We will terminate accounts of repeat copyright infringers in appropriate circumstances.

7. Section 230 and Third-Party Content

College Tech Hub LLC is an interactive computer service provider under 47 U.S.C. § 230 (Communications Decency Act). We are not the publisher or speaker of third-party User Content.

The Company does not endorse, verify, or assume liability for User Content posted by third parties. We are not responsible for any User Content that is defamatory, infringing, or otherwise actionable. Our liability protections under Section 230 are preserved to the fullest extent of the law.

We maintain a Community Guidelines and Content Moderation Policy and respond to valid takedown requests, abuse reports, and legal process in accordance with these Terms.

8. Vendor NDA and Confidentiality Obligations

8.1 Your Existing Obligations

Many higher-education technology professionals operate under Non-Disclosure Agreements ("NDAs") or confidentiality obligations with their employer, institution, or software vendors. College Tech Hub LLC is not a party to any such agreement. The Company has no actual or constructive knowledge of any individual user's NDA obligations and cannot and does not monitor the Platform for compliance with individual users' confidentiality agreements.

By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that your participation does not violate any NDA, confidentiality agreement, employment agreement, or other contractual obligation to which you are subject.

8.2 Prohibited Disclosures

You agree not to post any information that:

• Is subject to a confidentiality obligation to your institution, employer, or a software vendor;
• Constitutes proprietary source code, unreleased product features, or trade secrets of any vendor;
• Includes pricing, licensing terms, or contract negotiation details designated as confidential;
• Was provided under an NDA or marked confidential by the disclosing party;
• Constitutes internal implementation documentation your institution has classified as non-public.

8.3 Platform Disclaimer — No Monitoring Obligation

College Tech Hub LLC is an independent peer-learning community. The Platform does not review content for compliance with any individual user's NDA obligations, does not have access to users' individual NDA terms, and has no reasonable means to determine whether any particular piece of information constitutes confidential information under any given user's agreement. This disclaimer is intended to support the Company's defense as an innocent intermediary under applicable law.

8.4 Takedown Procedure for Confidentiality Disputes

If you believe content posted by another user violates a confidentiality obligation, you may submit a written complaint to [email protected] including: (a) identification of the specific content and its URL; (b) your identity and relationship to the allegedly confidential information; (c) identification of the specific confidentiality obligation you claim is being violated; and (d) a statement made in good faith. We will acknowledge receipt within 5 business days and respond within 15 business days.

8.5 Indemnification for Confidentiality Violations

If any claim, demand, or legal proceeding arises from your disclosure of confidential or NDA-protected information on the Platform, you agree to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company as set forth in Section 14.

9. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party rights;
• Post content that is defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening, or discriminatory;
• Share confidential, proprietary, or trade-secret information belonging to any third party without authorization;
• Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation;
• Use the Platform to send unsolicited communications (spam);
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Platform or other users' accounts;
• Use automated tools (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Platform without our express written permission;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Platform;
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Platform;
• Post content that violates any applicable NDA or confidentiality obligation.

10. Intellectual Property

The Platform and all Company-provided content — including software, text, graphics, logos, and the selection and arrangement thereof — are owned by College Tech Hub LLC or its licensors and protected by U.S. and international intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Platform for its intended purposes. No other rights are granted.

11. Payments, Subscriptions, and Paid Services

11.1 Paid Features

The Company reserves the right to introduce paid membership tiers, subscription plans, transaction fees, premium features, paid webinars, virtual events, and other monetized services (collectively, "Paid Services"). Separate terms may apply to specific Paid Services.

11.2 Payment Terms

All fees are in U.S. dollars. You agree to pay all applicable fees and taxes. Subscription fees are billed in advance on a recurring basis. All payments are non-refundable except as required by applicable law or as expressly stated in the applicable offer.

11.3 Webinars and Virtual Events

Paid webinars and virtual events are subject to our Webinar and Event Terms, incorporated herein by reference. By registering for a paid event, you agree to those terms in addition to these Terms.

11.4 Vendor and B2B Services

Services provided to software vendors, consulting companies, and other business clients are governed by separate Vendor Service Agreements. In the event of conflict between these Terms and a signed Vendor Service Agreement, the Vendor Service Agreement shall control.

11.5 Automatic Renewal

Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled before the renewal date. By providing payment information, you authorize recurring charges.

12. Disclaimers of Warranties

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM. YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

13. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY AND ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM.

In no event shall our total liability to you for all claims arising under or related to these Terms or the Platform exceed the greater of: (a) the total fees you paid to us in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim; or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100.00).

Vendor and B2B Clients: In no event shall our total liability to a business client for all claims arising under or related to a Vendor Service Agreement exceed the total fees paid by that client to the Company in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim giving rise to liability.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so the above limitations may not fully apply to you.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend (with counsel acceptable to the Company), and hold harmless College Tech Hub LLC and its members, managers, officers, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your violation of these Terms; (b) your User Content; (c) your use of the Platform; (d) your violation of any third-party right including any intellectual property, confidentiality, privacy, or publicity right; (e) any claim that your User Content or conduct caused damage to a third party; or (f) any violation of any applicable law or regulation.

15. Third-Party Links and Services

The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services. We do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for any third-party content, products, or services. Your use of third-party services is governed by their respective terms.

16. Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

16.1 Informal Resolution

Before initiating formal proceedings, you agree to contact us at [email protected] and attempt informal resolution for at least 30 days.

16.2 Binding Arbitration

Except for claims that qualify for small claims court and except as provided in Section 16.5, you and the Company agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform shall be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

16.3 Class Action Waiver

YOU AGREE THAT ANY ARBITRATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY INDIVIDUALLY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NO ARBITRATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE JOINED WITH ANY OTHER; THERE IS NO RIGHT TO ARBITRATE ON A CLASS-ACTION BASIS; AND THERE IS NO RIGHT TO BRING CLAIMS AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

16.4 Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. Any dispute not subject to arbitration shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts of Brevard County, Florida (Middle District of Florida), and you consent to personal jurisdiction therein.

16.5 Emergency Injunctive Relief Carve-Out

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, either party may seek emergency injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm, protect intellectual property, or enforce confidentiality obligations, pending the commencement or completion of arbitration.

17. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of material changes by: (a) posting updated Terms on the Platform; (b) updating the effective date; and (c) sending email notice to your registered address at least 14 days before material changes take effect. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

18. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Platform at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, without liability. Upon termination, your right to use the Platform ceases immediately. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, and this sentence shall survive termination.

19. Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, pandemic, war, terrorism, labor disputes, governmental actions, or internet outages.

20. General Provisions

Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, DMCA Policy, Community Guidelines, and any incorporated agreements, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company.

Severability: If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force.

Waiver: Failure to enforce any right or provision shall not be deemed a waiver thereof.

Assignment: You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. The Company may assign these Terms freely.

Export Controls: You agree to comply with all applicable U.S. export control laws.

Children's Privacy: The Platform is not directed to individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.

21. Contact Information

College Tech Hub LLC

Email: [email protected]

DMCA Agent: [email protected]

Privacy Inquiries: [email protected]

Website: https://collegetechhub.com/terms

By clicking "I Agree" or by using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.