Terms and Conditions

Your use of Enrichment by Michigan Virtual is subject to the following terms and conditions. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SITE.


1. Eligibility for the Services

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are:
  1. 18 years of age or older; or
  2. 13 years of age or older and have your parent’s or guardian’s consent.

2. Definitions and Interpretation

In these Terms and Conditions, the following definitions apply:
  1. “Michigan Virtual/We/Us/Our" means Michigan Virtual University.

  2. “Users/You” means anyone that accesses the Website and is not employed by Michigan Virtual and acting in the course of their employment;

  3. "Website" means the websites that You are currently using (enrichment.michiganvirtual.org) and any sub-domains of this site (e.g. subdomain.yourschool.com);

  4. “Account” means collectively the personal information, Payment Information and credentials used by Users to access paid content and / or any communications System on the Website;

  5. “Content” means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Website;

  6. “Facilities” means collectively any online facilities, tools, services or information that Michigan Virtual makes available through the Website either now or in the future;

  7. “Services” means the services available to you through this Website, specifically use of the Michigan Virtual proprietary e-learning platform;

  8. “Payment Information” means any details required for the purchase of Services from this Website. This includes but is not limited to credit / debit card numbers, bank account numbers and sort codes; and

  9. “System” means any online infrastructure that Michigan Virtual makes available through the Website either now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, web-based email, message boards, live chat facilities and email links.

3. Business Customers

These Terms and Conditions also apply to customers procuring Services in the course of business, except those portions of Section 1 that by their nature apply only to natural persons.

4. Intellectual Property

  1. Except as provided in Section 5, all Content included on the Website, unless uploaded by Users, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the sole property of Michigan Virtual, Our affiliates, Our licensors, or other relevant third parties. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such material is protected by U.S. and International intellectual property and other laws, including but not limited to trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, and trade secrets.

  2. Except as provided in Section 6, you may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the Website unless (i) otherwise indicated on the Website or (ii) you are given Our express written permission to do so.

5. Third Party Intellectual Property

  1. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all Intellectual Property rights including, but not limited to, copyrights and trademarks, in product images and descriptions belong to the manufacturers, distributors, or licensors of such products as may be applicable.

  2. You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion reuse such material unless otherwise indicated on the Website or unless given express written permission to do so by the relevant manufacturer or supplier.

6. Fair Use of Intellectual Property

Section 107 of the federal Copyright Act governs the fair use of intellectual property (“Fair Use”). Nothing in these terms and conditions or elsewhere shall be construed as an admission that any particular reuse of any images, sounds, video, or other content found on the Website meets the legal definition of Fair Use.

7. Links to Other Websites

This Website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of Michigan Virtual or its affiliates. We assume no responsibility for the content of such websites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them. Our including a link to another site on this Website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.

8. Links to this Website

You are not permitted to link to any part of the Website other than the main pages (enrichment.michiganvirtual.org) without Our prior permission. Deep linking (i.e., links to specific pages within the site) or hotlinking (i.e., links to specific embedded content) requires Our express written permission. To find out more please contact Us as discussed in the final section of these Terms and Conditions.

9. Use of Communications Facilities

  1. When using any System on the Website you should do so in accordance with the following rules. Failure to comply with these rules may result in your Account being suspended or closed. You may not:
  1. Use the Website for any commercial purpose;    
  2. Use obscene or vulgar language;                    
  3. Impersonate another User;
  4. Submit Content that is unlawful or otherwise objectionable. This includes, but is not limited to, Content that is abusive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, ageist, sexist, racist, or otherwise discriminatory, or material of an adult nature, such as pornography or any materials referencing sex, sex acts, or other items with a sexual subject matter;
  5. Submit Content intended to promote or incite violence;
  6. Identify yourself in a way that violates these Terms and Conditions or any applicable laws;                  
  7. Impersonate other people, including but not limited to other Users or employees and representatives of Michigan Virtual or Our affiliates;
  8. Use Our System to facilitate unauthorized mass-communications such as "spam" or "junk mail;”
  9. Attempt to circumvent Website or System security;
  10. Attempt to disassemble, decompile, or interfere with the proper operation of code on the Website or in Our System;                   
  11. Scrape or crawl the Website for content;                  
  12. Violate the terms of Our general Acceptable Use Policy; or
  13.  Use Our System in any way that violates applicable federal, state, or local law.
  1. You acknowledge that Michigan Virtual reserves the right to monitor any and all communications made to Us or using Our System.
  2. You acknowledge that Michigan Virtual may retain copies of any and all communications made to Us or using Our System and that you have no right of privacy in such communications.
  3. You acknowledge that any information you send to Us through Our System may be modified by Us in any way and you hereby waive your moral right to be identified as the author of such information. Any restrictions you may wish to place upon Our use of such information must be communicated to Us in advance, and We reserve the right to reject such terms and associated information.
  4. You grant Michigan Virtual a perpetual, paid-up license to display any Content that You upload, in any medium, unless and until you delete it or terminate your Account.

10. Accounts

  1. In order to obtain Services on this Website and to use certain other parts of the System, you are required to create an Account which will contain certain personal details, and if your use includes paid features, Payment Information. When you set up an Account, you represent and warrant that:
  1. All information you submit is accurate and truthful; ii.
  2. You have permission to submit Payment Information where permission may be required; and iii.
  3. You will keep your information accurate and up-to-date. Your creation of an Account is further affirmation of your representation and warranty.
  1. You may not share your username and password.
  1. We accept no liability for any losses or damages incurred as a result of Account details being shared by you, including where you save your credentials on a shared computer. ii.
  2. If you intentionally share your username and password with others, contrary to the terms of the order in which you obtained Services, We reserve the right to bill You for any excess account usage.
  1. If you believe your Account details have been obtained by another person without consent, you must contact Us immediately to suspend your Account and cancel any unauthorized orders or payments that may be pending. Please be aware that orders or payments can only be cancelled up until provision of Services has commenced. In the event that an unauthorized provision commences prior to your notifying Us of the unauthorized nature of the order or payment then you shall be charged for the period from the commencement of the provision of services until the date you notified us and may be charged for a billing cycle of one month.
  2. When choosing your username, it must comply with Section 9. Any failure to do so could result in the suspension and/or deletion of your Account.

11. Termination and Cancellation of Accounts

  1. Either Michigan Virtual or you may terminate your Account. If We terminate your Account, you will be notified by email, and an explanation for the termination will be provided. 
  2. If We terminate your Account, any current or pending orders or payments on your Account will be cancelled and any Services will be canceled.
  3. In the event of termination, We may in Our sole discretion refund, pro rata, fees for any Services not yet delivered.

12. Services, Pricing and Availability

  1. Although every effort has been made to ensure that all general descriptions of Services available from Michigan Virtual correspond to the actual Services that will be provided to you, We are not responsible for any variations from these descriptions as the exact nature of the Services may vary depending on your individual requirements and circumstances.
  2. Where appropriate, you may be required to select the required Plan of Services.
  3. We do not represent nor warrant that such Services will be available at all times and cannot necessarily confirm availability until confirming your Order. Availability indications are not provided on the Website.
  4. All pricing information on the Website is correct at the time of publication. We reserve the right to change prices and alter or remove any special offers from time to time and as necessary.
  5. In the event prices change during the period between an order being placed for Services and Us processing that order and taking payment, the price valid at the time of the order shall be used.

13. Orders and Provision of Services

  1. Payment for Services may be made via your chosen payment method, immediately for any setup fee that corresponds to the service plan you purchased.
  2. If We do not accept your order, no payment shall be taken under normal circumstances. In any event, any sums paid by you in relation to that order will be refunded within 30 calendar days.
  3. Your order normally will be fulfilled within business days. If We cannot fulfill your Order within a reasonable period, We will inform you at the time you place the Order or by contacting you directly after you place your Order.
  4. If the Services provided do not match those in your Order, you should contact Us immediately to inform Us of the mistake. We will normally make any necessary corrections within five (5) working days.
  5. Additional terms and conditions may apply to the provision of certain Services. You will be asked to read and confirm your acceptance of any such terms and conditions when completing your Order.
  6. Michigan Virtual provides technical support via Our online support forum and/or phone. Michigan Virtual makes every effort possible to respond in a timely manner but does not guarantee a particular response time.

14. Cancellation of Orders and Services

Enrichment courses are non-refundable. If you encounter any issues with one of our courses, please contact our Customer Care Team at https://help.michiganvirtual.org/.

15. Privacy

Use of the Website is also governed by Our Privacy Policy (https://enrichment.michiganvirtual.org/privacy) which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy, please click on the link above.

16. How We Use Your Personal Information (Data Protection)

  1. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT IT WILL BE OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, THAT IT WILL BE FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT IT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, THAT IT WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL SYSTEMS, THAT IT WILL BE SECURE AND THAT ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE ACCURATE. WE MAKE NO GUARANTEE OF ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM THE USE OF OUR SERVICE OR SERVICES.
  2. NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE ADVICE, AND THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON WHEN MAKING ANY DECISIONS OR TAKING ANY ACTION OF ANY KIND.
  3. ALTHOUGH WE USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE WEBSITE IS SECURE AND FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES AND OTHER MALWARE, YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN INTERNET SECURITY, THAT OF YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS, AND OF YOUR COMPUTERS.
  4. MICHIGAN VIRTUAL HAS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE, FORESEEABLE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN, EVEN IF MICHIGAN VIRTUAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF SAME. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT YOU USE THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
  5. YOU AGREE DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS MICHIGAN VIRTUAL AGAINST ANY AND ALL DEMANDS, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, OR LOSSES RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM YOUR MISUSE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES OR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
  6. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IS INTENDED TO ABRIDGE ANY STATUTORY CONSUMER PROTECTION RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW.

17. Changes to the Facilities and these Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to change the Website, its Content or these Terms and Conditions at any time. You will be bound by any changes to the Terms and Conditions from the first time you use the Website following the changes. If We are required to make any changes to these Terms and Conditions by law, these changes will apply automatically to any orders currently pending in addition to any orders placed by you in the future.


18. Availability of the Website

  1. The Website is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. Michigan Virtual uses industry best practices to provide a high uptime, including a fault-tolerant architecture hosted in cloud servers. We give no warranty that the Website or Facilities will be free of defects and / or faults and We do not provide any kind of refund for outages. We provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality.
  2. We accept no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions, or censorship.

19. Severability

In the event that any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that term is to be deemed severed from these Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining Terms and Conditions. This term shall apply only within jurisdictions where a particular term is illegal.


20. No Waiver

In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.

21. Previous Terms and Conditions

You may not transfer your rights under these Terms and Conditions, and nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall confer any rights upon any third party. The agreement created by these Terms and Conditions is between you and Michigan Virtual.

22. Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions and the relationship between you and Michigan Virtual shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of law principles, and any disputes shall be heard in federal or state courts in Ingham County, Michigan.

You agree that any harm that arises from or is related to Your conduct with regard to the Website would be irreparable and agree that in addition to any monetary damages, We may seek injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.


23. Contact Information

  1. In the event that you need to reach us, please visit our Contact page (https://michiganvirtual.org/about/contact/) for ways to get in touch.
  2. We may from time to time, if you opt to receive it, send you information about Our products and/or services. If you do not wish to receive such information, please click on the ‘Unsubscribe’ link in any email which you receive from Us.