Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Northstar Email Platform (the “Service”) operated by Northstar College Recruiting (“we,” “our,” or “us”), you (“you” or “User”) agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (these “Terms”). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you may not access or use the Service. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Northstar College Recruiting.

2. Description of Service

The Northstar Email Platform is a college athletic recruiting tool that enables student-athletes to compose, personalize, and send emails to college coaches. The Service integrates with third-party email providers (Gmail, Outlook) to send emails on your behalf. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time, with or without notice.

3. Eligibility and Account Registration

•       You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are under 18, you represent that a parent or legal guardian has reviewed and consents to these Terms on your behalf.

•       You must be invited by an authorized administrator to create an account.

•       You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep your account information up to date.

•       You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account credentials.

•       You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account, whether or not authorized by you.

•       You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree NOT to use the Service to:

•       Send spam, unsolicited bulk email, or harassing messages.

•       Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation.

•       Send content that is illegal, threatening, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable.

•       Violate any applicable laws or regulations, including but not limited to the CAN-SPAM Act, GDPR, or similar email and privacy regulations.

•       Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users’ accounts, data, or any part of the Service’s infrastructure.

•       Interfere with, disrupt, or place an unreasonable burden on the Service or its infrastructure.

•       Use the Service for any purpose other than legitimate college recruiting communication.

•       Reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Service.

•       Use automated means (bots, scrapers, etc.) to access the Service without our prior written consent.

5. Email Sending

•       Emails are sent from your connected email account (Gmail or Outlook).

•       You are solely responsible for the content of all emails you send through the Service.

•       We may impose rate limits on email sending to prevent abuse and ensure deliverability.

•       You must comply with all applicable email laws and regulations.

•       We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate email sending policies.

•       We do not guarantee email deliverability, open rates, or response rates, and we are not liable for emails flagged as spam by recipients’ email providers.

6. Fees, Billing, and Payment

Subscription Plans. The Service is offered on a subscription basis. Current pricing is as follows:

•       Monthly Plan: $50.00 per month, billed monthly.

•       Annual Plan: $480.00 per year, billed annually.

All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. Prices are exclusive of any applicable taxes, which you are responsible for paying.

Billing. Subscription fees are billed in advance on a recurring basis (monthly or annually, depending on your selected plan) on the calendar day corresponding to the start of your subscription. Payment is due at the time of billing. By subscribing, you authorize us to charge your designated payment method on a recurring basis.

Cancellation. You may cancel your subscription at any time. If you cancel, your cancellation will take effect at the end of your current billing period. You will retain access to the Service for the remainder of that billing period, and you will not be charged for the next billing period. No prorated refunds or credits will be issued for any unused portion of a billing period.

Annual Subscriptions. If you are on an annual plan and cancel during your subscription term, you will retain access through the end of your annual billing period. No partial or prorated refunds will be provided for the remaining months of an annual subscription.

Failed Payments. If a payment fails, we may reattempt the charge. If payment remains unsuccessful after reasonable attempts, we may suspend or downgrade your account until payment is resolved. We are not liable for any disruption in Service caused by payment failure.

Price Changes. We reserve the right to change our pricing at any time. We will provide at least thirty (30) days’ advance notice of any price change via email or through the Service. Price changes will take effect at the start of your next billing cycle following the notice period. Your continued use of the Service after a price change takes effect constitutes your acceptance of the new pricing. If you do not agree to a price change, you may cancel your subscription before the change takes effect.

7. Free Trials and Promotional Offers

We may, at our sole discretion, offer free trials or promotional pricing. At the end of any free trial period, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid plan at the then-current rate unless you cancel before the trial ends. We reserve the right to limit free trial eligibility to one per person or organization.

8. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its design, features, software, and content (excluding User-generated content), is owned by Northstar College Recruiting and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You retain ownership of content you create through the Service (such as email templates, personalizations, and other User-generated content), but you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display such content solely as necessary to provide and improve the Service. This license terminates when you delete such content or when your account is terminated, except to the extent required for backup, archival, or legal compliance purposes.

9. Third-Party Integrations

The Service integrates with third-party email providers. Your use of these integrations is subject to the respective provider’s terms of service, including but not limited to:

•       Google’s Terms of Service and API Services User Data Policy

•       Microsoft’s Terms of Use and Services Agreement

We are not responsible for any changes, outages, service interruptions, data loss, or other issues arising from third-party services. We do not warrant or guarantee the availability, accuracy, or reliability of any third-party service.

10. Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in the Privacy Policy.

11. Termination

By Us. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice, including but not limited to if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms.

By You. You may cancel your subscription and request account deletion at any time by using the cancellation feature in the Service or by contacting us at support@northstarcollegeathleticrecruiting.com.

Effect of Termination. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately (subject to any remaining time in a paid billing period for voluntary cancellations). We may delete your account data after termination, subject to any legal retention obligations. Sections 8 (Intellectual Property), 10 (Privacy), 12 (Disclaimer of Warranties), 13 (Limitation of Liability), 14 (Indemnification), and 16 (Governing Law and Dispute Resolution) shall survive termination.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING EMAIL DELIVERY, DELIVERABILITY RATES, OR THAT EMAILS SENT THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL NOT BE FLAGGED AS SPAM OR BLOCKED BY RECIPIENTS’ EMAIL PROVIDERS. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

13. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL NORTHSTAR COLLEGE RECRUITING, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM OR (B) FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00).

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Northstar College Recruiting and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; (d) your violation of any rights of any third party; or (e) the content of any emails you send through the Service.

15. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of material changes by email or through the Service at least fifteen (15) days before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service and cancel your subscription.

16. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

Governing Law. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Dispute Resolution. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall first be attempted to be resolved through good-faith negotiation between the parties for a period of thirty (30) days. If the dispute cannot be resolved through negotiation, either party may pursue resolution in the state or federal courts located in Santa Barbara County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

Class Action Waiver. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. IF FOR ANY REASON A CLAIM PROCEEDS IN COURT, YOU AND NORTHSTAR COLLEGE RECRUITING EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

17. General Provisions

Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and Northstar College Recruiting with respect to the Service and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms without restriction.

Force Majeure. We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, war, terrorism, government actions, power failures, internet or telecommunications failures, or third-party service outages.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

Email: support@northstarcollegeathleticrecruiting.com