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Terms and Conditions 

 

Agreement between User and https://www.psmt.edu/ 

Welcome to https://www.psmt.edu/. The https://www.psmt.edu/ website (the "Site") is comprised  of various web pages operated by Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy ("PSMT").  https://www.psmt.edu/ is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of  the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the "Terms").

Your use of https://www.psmt.edu/ constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms  carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference. 

https://www.psmt.edu/ is a School Informational Site. 

 

Information about the Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy (PSMT) career training, continuing  education, massage clinic and school store. Blog and content for prospective students, students,  alumni and the public as well as facilitate methods of communication with PSMT's community. 

 

Privacy 

Your use of https://www.psmt.edu/ is subject to PSMT's Privacy Policy. Please review our  Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices. 

 

Electronic Communications 

Visiting https://www.psmt.edu/ or sending emails to PSMT constitutes electronic communications.  You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices,  disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the  Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. 

 

Children Under Thirteen 

PSMT does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons  This is a 

under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use https://www.psmt.edu/ only with  permission of a parent or guardian. 

 

Cancellation/Refund Policies 

Continuing Education (Workshop) Refund Policy 

You may cancel a continuing education class more than 21 days before the class for a refund, less  a $25 processing fee. No refund will be issued for cancellations within 21 days of a continuing  education class or if you do not attend the class. In the unlikely event a continuing education class  is canceled by PSMT for any reason, you will receive a full refund. 

 

Retail Store Refund Policy

Due to the personal nature of the products sold in the PSMT store, all sales are final. 

 

Massage Clinic Cancellation Policy 

Please arrive 15 minutes before your massage clinic appointment. If you arrive after the start of  your scheduled appointment, your session will be shortened accordingly to accommodate the next  client. You may cancel a massage clinic appointment with greater than 24hrs notice and reschedule  for a future one with no penalty. No refund will be issued if you cancel within 24hrs or fail to attend  a massage clinic appointment. In the unlikely event a massage clinic appointment is canceled by  PSMT for any reason, you will receive a full refund. 

 

Career Training Tuition and Fee Refund Policies 

Please consult the school catalog and Enrollment Agreement for the career training tuition and fee  refund policies. To the extent that the below-posted information conflicts with the school catalog or  the Enrollment Agreement, the school catalog and Enrollment Agreement shall control.  

The application or registration fee is fully refundable if the student requests cancellation within five  calendar days after signing the enrollment agreement, provided no classes have been attended,  lessons completed, or materials used. A request for cancellation which is not made in writing shall  be confirmed in writing by the student within an additional period of five calendar days. PSMT  may retain all fees after five calendar days or ten calendar days absent written confirmation, where  required.  

The amount of tuition to be refunded is determined by subtracting the total tuition due PSMT, as  indicated below, from the total tuition paid to PSMT as follows: 

After …………….……………. But Before…………… Total Due for Term 

Start of classes……………… 7 days …………………20% of Total Tuition due for Term

7 days……………….……….. 25% of Term…………. 45% of Total Tuition Due for Term

25% of Term…………………. 50% of Term…………. 70% of Total Tuition Due for Term 

50% of Term…………………………….……...…….....100% of Total Tuition Due for  Term 

Please Note: 

 • The percentage of the Term completed is based on the number of hours scheduled before the  last class attended by the student. 

 • If a student pays through a school loan program, only the principal amount paid would apply  toward the due tuition, and the interest paid by the student would not be refunded. 

 • In the event a veteran or eligible person, who is receiving veterans benefits, fails to enter the  program, or withdraws or is discontinued at any time before completion, the amount charged to  the veteran/eligible person for tuition, fees, and other charges for a portion of the program shall not  exceed the approximate pro rata portion of the total charges for tuition, fees and other charges that  the length of the completed portion of the program bears to its total length. 

 

Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services 

https://www.psmt.edu/ may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are  not under the control of PSMT and PSMT is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site,  including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a  Linked Site. PSMT is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any  link does not imply endorsement by PSMT of the site or any association with its operators. 

Certain services made available via https://www.psmt.edu/ are delivered by third party sites and  organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the  

https://www.psmt.edu/ domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that PSMT may share such  information and data with any third party with whom PSMT has a contractual relationship to  provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of https://www.psmt.edu/ users  and customers. 

 

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property  

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use  https://www.psmt.edu/ strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of  the Site, you warrant to PSMT that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or  prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable,  overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site.  You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not  intentionally made available or provided for through the Site. 

 

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the  compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of PSMT or its suppliers  and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights.  You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other  restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto. 

 

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create  derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site.  PSMT content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized  use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or  attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and  will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of PSMT and the  copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content.  We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of PSMT or our  licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms. 

 

Use of Communication Services 

The Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities,  personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to  enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication  Services"). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages  and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. 

 

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service,  you will not: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as  rights of privacy and publicity) of others; publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any  inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information; upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual  property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or  have received all necessary consents; upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other  similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer; advertise or  offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication  Service specifically allows such messages; conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes  or chain letters; download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you  know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; falsify or delete  any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the  origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded; restrict or inhibit  any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services; violate any code of conduct  or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service; harvest or  otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;  violate any applicable laws or regulations. 

 

PSMT has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, PSMT reserves the  right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its  sole discretion. PSMT reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the  Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever. 

 

PSMT reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any  applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to  remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in PSMT's sole discretion. 

 

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your  children in any Communication Service. PSMT does not control or endorse the content, messages  or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, PSMT specifically disclaims  any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your  participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized PSMT  spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of PSMT. 

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage,  reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you  upload the materials. 

 

Materials Provided to https://www.psmt.edu/ or Posted on Any PSMT Web Page 

PSMT does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to https://www.psmt.edu/ (including  feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any PSMT Site or our associated  services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or  submitting your Submission you are granting PSMT, our affiliated companies and necessary  sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet  businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display,  publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your  name in connection with your Submission. 

 

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein.  PSMT is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any  Submission at any time in PSMT's sole discretion. 

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and  represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this  section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input  or submit the Submissions. 

International Users 

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by PSMT from our offices within the USA.  If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance  with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the PSMT Content accessed through  https://www.psmt.edu/ in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws,  restrictions or regulations. 

 

Indemnification 

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless PSMT, its officers, directors, employees,  agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable  attorney's fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any  user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any  rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. PSMT reserves  the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise  subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with PSMT in asserting any available defenses. 

 

Arbitration 

In the event the parties are not able to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or  concerning these Terms and Conditions, or any provisions hereof, whether in contract, tort, or  otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved  only by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single  neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration  service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrator's  award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction. In the  event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding or arbitration arises out of or concerns these  Terms and Conditions, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable  attorney's fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims in regards to these Terms and  Conditions or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms and Conditions, whether directly or  indirectly, including Tort claims that are a result of these Terms and Conditions. The parties agree  that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision. The  entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision shall be  determined by the Arbitrator. This arbitration provision shall survive the termination of these Terms  and Conditions. 

 

Class Action Waiver 

Any arbitration under these Terms and Conditions will take place on an individual basis; class  arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. THE PARTIES AGREE  THAT A PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN EACH'S  INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY  PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE AND/ OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, SUCH  AS IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST THE  OTHER. Further, unless both you and PSMT agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate  more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative  or class proceeding. 

 

Liability Disclaimer 

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR  AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR  

TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE  INFORMATION HEREIN. PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY AND/OR  

 

ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT  ANY TIME. 

PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO  REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY,  TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,  SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY  PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL  SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED  GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF  ANY KIND. PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY AND/OR ITS  SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH  REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND  RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS  OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND  NON-INFRINGEMENT. 

 

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT  SHALL PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE  LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING,  WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,  ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR  

PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE  OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE  SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND  RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING  OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT,  NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL  OF MASSAGE THERAPY OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE  POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT  ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL  OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF  THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO  

DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. 

 

Termination/Access Restriction  

PSMT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related  services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by  law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and you hereby  consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Pennsylvania in all disputes arising out  of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not  give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section. 

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between  you and PSMT as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. PSMT's performance of this  agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is  in derogation of PSMT's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests  or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by PSMT  with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable  pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability  limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded  by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and  the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. 

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user  and PSMT with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous  communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and PSMT  with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic  form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this  agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and  records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties  that this agreement and all related documents be written in English. 

 

Changes to Terms 

PSMT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which  

https://www.psmt.edu/ is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all  previous versions. PSMT encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our  updates. 

Contact Us 

PSMT welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms: 

 

Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy 

3600 Laketon Road 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235 

 

Email Address: 

privacy@psmt.edu 

Telephone number: 

412-241-5155 

Effective as of November 20, 2023 

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