Acceptance of Terms
By using ScholarsOutreach, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. These terms explain how the website and platform may be used, what we expect from users, and what users can expect from us. If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use the website or create an account.
We have written these terms in plain language because students should be able to understand the rules that affect them. The service is meant to support academic outreach, professor discovery, and student organization, but it is not a substitute for your own judgment, research, or responsibility.
Use of This Website
You may use ScholarsOutreach for lawful educational and academic purposes. This includes learning about the platform, creating an account, organizing research outreach, drafting messages for review, and managing professor related information. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for the messages you choose to send.
You should use the service in a respectful way that recognizes the time of professors, institutions, and other users. ScholarsOutreach is not intended for spam, mass messaging without relevance, impersonation, or any activity that damages trust in academic communication.
Intellectual Property
The website design, brand name, text, interface, graphics, and software features belong to ScholarsOutreach or to the parties who have licensed materials to us. You may not copy, reproduce, sell, or modify these materials in a way that suggests ownership or creates a competing service without permission.
You keep responsibility for content you add to your account, such as profile details, drafts, notes, and saved professor information. By using the service, you allow ScholarsOutreach to process that content only as needed to provide the features you request and maintain the platform.
Prohibited Activities
You agree not to use ScholarsOutreach to send misleading messages, harass others, scrape the website, attempt unauthorized access, interfere with security, upload harmful code, or violate the rights of another person or organization. You also agree not to pretend to be someone else or present false academic credentials through the platform.
If we believe an account is being used in a harmful or unlawful way, we may limit access, suspend features, or remove the account. We prefer clear communication when possible, but we may act quickly when needed to protect users, the platform, or academic communities.
Disclaimer of Liability
ScholarsOutreach provides tools and information to support academic outreach, but we cannot guarantee admissions, funding, professor responses, research placements, or any specific outcome. Academic decisions depend on many factors outside our control, including institutional policies, professor availability, funding, qualifications, timing, and personal fit.
The service may include suggestions, generated drafts, or organized information, but users must review everything carefully before relying on it. We are not responsible for decisions made by universities, professors, scholarship committees, or other third parties.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, ScholarsOutreach is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages related to your use of the website. This includes lost opportunities, lost data, account interruptions, or reliance on information that should have been independently checked.
Nothing in these terms is meant to remove rights that cannot legally be limited. If a law gives you certain protections, those protections still apply. Our goal is to be fair while also making clear that the platform is a support tool, not a promise of academic success.
Governing Law
These terms are governed by applicable laws in the jurisdiction where ScholarsOutreach operates, unless a mandatory law in your location provides otherwise. If a dispute arises, we encourage users to contact us first so we can try to resolve the concern in a practical and respectful way.
If a formal legal process becomes necessary, the proper venue and governing rules will be determined by the laws that apply to the dispute. We hope most questions can be solved through communication rather than conflict.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms and Conditions as the platform grows, features change, or legal requirements evolve. When we make meaningful changes, we will update the last updated date and may provide additional notice when appropriate.
Your continued use of ScholarsOutreach after changes means you accept the updated terms. We recommend reviewing this page from time to time, especially if you use the platform regularly for outreach planning or account based features.