§2 — Institutional / Third-Party Purchase Terms
2.1 Parties & scope. These terms govern a purchase in which the entity paying ("Payer") is not the individual receiving access ("Chooser"). The Payer's sole obligation is payment of the quoted amount; access is granted to the named Chooser and seat(s) only and is non-transferable beyond them.
2.2 Payment before release (no credit). A purchase order is an intent-to-pay, not a receivable Special Learning carries. No access, license, or deliverable is provided until payment actually posts (check cleared / funds settled). Special Learning extends no credit and offers no net terms.
2.3 What is purchased. A limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license for the named Chooser/seat(s) to access the specified digital training for the stated term. No resale, redistribution, or sublicensing.
2.4 Payer data entitlement. Payment entitles the Payer to a receipt/proof-of-purchase and, for named seats, a completion/enrollment confirmation. It does not entitle the Payer to the Chooser's account credentials, personal data, or course-level activity beyond that confirmation. Where the Chooser is an individual (e.g., a parent), the Payer receives purchase confirmation only.
2.5 Chooser's terms. The Chooser's use is governed by Special Learning's consumer Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The Payer's payment does not make the Payer a party to those consumer terms and grants the Payer none of the Chooser's user rights.
2.6 No warranty; educational purpose. Training content is provided for educational and professional-development purposes and is not medical, clinical, legal, or diagnostic advice and creates no clinical relationship. Provided "as is" to the extent permitted by law.
2.7 BACB ACE non-endorsement (only when a CE/CEU item is in the cart). "Special Learning is an active BACB ACE Provider (#OP-14-2437). Authorization as an ACE Provider does not imply endorsement or approval of the ACE event content by the BACB."
2.8 Refund and Cancellation. Fees are non-refundable once access has been provisioned or released to any named seat or learner. An order is refundable in full only before any seat is provisioned (i.e., the order is placed but no access has been activated). Cancellation of a future renewal term must be requested in writing before that term begins.
2.9 Governing law & venue. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois; the exclusive venue for any dispute is Cook County, Illinois. Remittance entity: Special Learning, Inc., 445 E. Illinois, Suite 6702, Chicago, IL 60611.
Student-data uses and FERPA
The purchase-flow description above applies only where no student education records are shared. If a proposed service involves student rosters, student-level progress, assessments, IEPs, behavior records or other information tied to an identified student, the applicable data protections and contract terms depend on that actual use.
Where a school relies on FERPA’s school-official exception, an outsourced service provider must meet the applicable conditions, including the school’s direct control over the use and maintenance of education records and applicable use and redisclosure limits.
A written agreement is good practice and may be required by state or local law or the particular contract. FERPA’s school-official exception does not itself universally require a written agreement.
This page states Special Learning's institutional purchase terms and data-scope information.
