Terms of Service

Welcome to School Decision. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the School Decision website, its associated data, tools, and services (collectively, the "Services"). The Services are owned and operated by Formative Spaces, Inc., d/b/a School Decision ("Company", "we", "us", or "our").

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.

1. Acceptance of Terms

Your use of the Services is subject to these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. We reserve the sole right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Services following any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. Nature of Data; No Reliance

School Decision aggregates and displays information pertaining to schools, districts, demographics, and educational metrics. This information is derived from third-party sources, public records, and proprietary algorithms.

The data is provided for general informational purposes only. We make absolutely no representations, warranties, or guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, timeliness, or usefulness of any data presented.

You acknowledge and agree that educational data is inherently subject to change, reporting errors, and statistical margins of error. You assume all risk and liability associated with any decisions you make based on the information provided by the Services, including but not limited to real estate purchases, school enrollment decisions, or educational policy implementations. You are strongly advised to independently verify all information directly with the applicable school, district, or governmental authority.

3. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICES AND ALL INCLUDED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. FORMATIVE SPACES INC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from viruses or other harmful components. We do not commit to maintaining or continuing to provide the Services, or any specific feature or data set, and we reserve the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Services at any time without notice or liability to you.

4. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FORMATIVE SPACES INC., ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

• YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES;
• ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES;
• ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; AND
• UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT.

WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

5. Intellectual Property and Use Restrictions

All content, features, functionalities, designs, proprietary algorithms, and data structures of the Services are the exclusive property of Formative Spaces, Inc., d/b/a School Decision and its licensors, protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Services strictly for your personal, non-commercial use. You expressly agree that you will not:

• Scrape, mine, crawl, or otherwise automatically extract data from the Services;
• Reproduce, modify, distribute, display, perform, or create derivative works from the Services or any data therein for commercial purposes without our express written consent;
• Attempt to bypass, circumvent, or disable any security measures or rate limits implemented by us;
• Use the Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Services.

6. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Formative Spaces, Inc., d/b/a School Decision and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Services, or b) a breach of these Terms.

7. Termination

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate or restrict your access to all or part of the Services, without notice, for any reason or no reason whatsoever, including without limitation your violation of these Terms. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts of competent jurisdiction, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

9. Severability and Waiver

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.