ELV Terms of Use
LAST MODIFIED: February 12, 2026
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
By accessing or using any Early Learning Ventures, a Colorado nonprofit corporation and ELV Alliance, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (collectively, the “Company”) digital platforms or services, including, but not limited to, ELV Alliance CORE, ELV Alliance CARE, ELV Alliance CREDIBLE, and any related subpages, content, and functionality, and services offered thereupon (“Company Platforms” or “Company Services”), You (“User,” or “You”) agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”) and all applicable laws and regulations whether as a guest or a registered User.
By using the Company Platforms, or by clicking to accept or agree to these Terms, You also agree to the Company’s Privacy Policy, found at LINK incorporated herein by reference (the “Privacy Policy”). If You do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy, You must not access or use the Company Platforms.
You represent, warrant, and covenant that You are of legal age to enter into a binding agreement and if acting on behalf of an entity, that You have full authority to do so.
MODIFICATION OF TERMS
The Company may update or modify these Terms, the Privacy Policy, and Terms for Payment Services at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting. Continued use of the Company Platforms constitutes acceptance of any update or modification to these Terms as modified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is under no obligation to update these Terms or any material on the Website.
ELIGIBILITY
The Company Platforms are intended for use by adults acting in a professional capacity (e.g., childcare providers, administrators, authorized staff). The Company Platforms are not intended for direct use by children.
ACCESS, SECURITY, AND USER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Company may withdraw, modify, or restrict access to any portion of the Company Platforms, and any service or material Company provides on the Company Platforms, in its sole discretion without notice. The Company will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Company Platforms are unavailable at any time or for any period. User is responsible for:
• Making all arrangements necessary for User to have access to the Company Platforms.
• Ensuring that all persons who access the Company Platforms through User’s internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them.
• Maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials
• Promptly notifying Company of any unauthorized access or suspected breach.
User accounts are personal, and sharing login credentials is prohibited. The Company has the right to disable any Username, password, or other identifier, at any time, in the Company’s sole discretion, for any or no reason, including, but not limited to, if, in the Company’s opinion, User has violated any provision of these Terms.
PROHIBITED USES
User may not use the Company Platforms to:
• Engage in any illegal, fraudulent, harmful, or unauthorized activities.
• Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or malicious code.
• Interfere with or disrupt the functionality or security of system operations or access unauthorized areas.
• Post unlawful, obscene, defamatory, or infringing content.
• Violate intellectual property rights.
• Engage in commercial solicitation without permission.
• Impersonate others or attempt reverse engineering of the platform.
• Access or attempt to access non-public areas of the systems.
• Scrape, harvest, or collect data without express written consent.
• Use Company Services in violation of any data protection, privacy, or child-safety laws.
• Perform penetration testing or security assessments without authorization.
• Misuse donation features, including submitting false or fraudulent donations.
• Use automated tools (robots, spiders, scraping tools) to access or copy Platform content
• Introduce harmful code or attempt denial or service attacks.
Any attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Company Platforms is strictly prohibited.
USER REPRESENTATIONS
You represent and warrant that: (i) Your use of Company Services complies with all applicable laws; (ii) You have all rights necessary to submit any content; and (iii) Your content does not infringe or violate any third-party rights.
SERVICE AVAILABILITY AND MAINTENANCE
Company may perform maintenance, updates, or improvements that temporarily affect availability. Company is not liable for interruptions, delays, or data loss resulting from such activities.
DATA RETENTION AND DELETION
Company retains data as necessary for business, operational, and legal purposes. User may request deletion of certain data where legally permitted. Some data may persist in backups for a limited period. Deletion requests are subject to applicable legal, regulatory, and operational requirements.
LINKS
User may link to the Website, provided User does so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage the Company’s reputation or take advantage of it, but User must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on the Company’s part.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The Company Platforms may contain links to third-party Web Sites (“Linked Sites”). Company does not control and is not responsible for the third-party content and provides such links for convenience only. User may access such sites at their own risk.
INDEMNIFICATION
User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Company, its directors, officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (i) User’s use of the Company Services; (ii) User’s content; or (iii) User’s violation of these Terms or applicable law.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
Company Services are provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” without warranties of any kind, including accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Company does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading will be free of viruses or other destructive code. User is responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy User’s particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Company’s site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Company and its affiliates are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss or revenue, data, goodwill, or service availability, arising from use of the Company Platforms, even if advised of potential damages. Some jurisdictions may not allow such limitations.
USER CONDUCT IN COMMUNICATION AREAS
Company Services may contain bulletin boards, chatrooms, news groups, forums, message boards, communities, personal webpages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities (“Interactive Services”) designed to enable You to communicate with the public at large or with a specific group. Interactive Services must be used responsibly. User agrees not to harass, defame, post obscene content, upload harmful files, or engage in unauthorized advertising in Interactive Services. Company may remove content or restrict access at its discretion.
USER CONTRIBUTIONS
Interactive Services that allow User to post, submit, publish, display, analyze, or transmit to other users or other persons, content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”). User Contributions must comply with these Terms. By providing any User Contribution , User grants Company and its affiliates and service providers, and each of their and Company’s respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. Company may remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in its sole discretion and may terminate or suspend User’s access to all or part of the Company Platforms for any or no reason, including, but not limited to, any violation of these Terms. Company is not responsible for reviewing any User Contribution before it is posted or for any resulting harm.
If User submits any ideas, suggestions, testimonials, voice recordings, video recordings, and/or written transcriptions to Company, such submissions shall become the sole property of Company.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (DMCA)
The Company takes claims of copyright infringement seriously. The Company will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe any materials accessible on or from the Website infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access to them) from the Website by submitting written notification to the Company’s copyright agent designated below. In accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”), the written notice (the “DMCA Notice”) must include substantially the following:
• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you believe to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works on the Website, a representative list of such works.
• Identification of the material you believe to be infringing in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate that material.
• Adequate information by which the Company can contact you (including, but not limited to, your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in the written notice is accurate.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
The Company’s designated copyright agent to receive DMCA Notices is:
Consolidated Investment Group LLC
18 Inverness Place East
Englewood, CO 80112
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective. Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including, but not limited to, costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
Counter Notification Procedures
If you believe that material you posted on the Website was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter notification with us (a “Counter Notice”) by submitting written notification to our copyright agent designated above. Pursuant to the DMCA, the Counter Notice must include substantially the following:
• Your physical or electronic signature.
• An identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access disabled.
• Adequate information by which the Company can contact you (including, but not limited to, your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
• A statement under penalty of perjury by you that you have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
• A statement that you will consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if you reside outside the United States for any judicial district in which the • • • Website may be found) and that you will accept service from the person (or an agent of that person) who provided the Website with the complaint at issue.
The DMCA allows the Company to restore the removed content if the party filing the original DMCA Notice does not file a court action against you within ten business days of receiving the copy of your Counter Notice.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may be held liable for damages (including, but not limited to, costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
TERMINATION
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or restrict access at any time, without notice, for any reason, including violations of these Terms. Upon termination, all rights granted to User cease immediately. Sections regarding intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, and governing law shall survive.
ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
Company strives to make its digital platforms accessible and usable for all users. User may contact Company for assistance or accessibility support.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS‑ACTION WAIVER
Informal Resolution Required First
User must first contact Company in writing to attempt informal resolution. Company will attempt to resolve the issue within 30 days.
Binding Arbitration
If unresolved, disputes shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).
Procedures
Arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and may occur:
• In person in Denver County, Colorado
• By video conference
• Based on written submissions (if both parties agree)
Class‑Action Waiver
User agrees to bring claims only on an individual basis. Class, collective, consolidated, or representative actions are prohibited.
Exceptions
This agreement does not apply to:
• Small‑claims court matters
• Requests for injunctive or equitable relief related to intellectual property or unauthorized access
Opt‑Out Option
User may opt out within 30 days of first accepting these Terms by emailing legal@earlylearningventures.org.
Survival
This arbitration agreement survives termination of access to the Company Platforms.
LIMITATION ON TIME TO FILE CLAIMS
Any cause of action or claim User may have arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Company Platforms must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues; otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
To the maximum extent permitted by law, these Terms, the Privacy Policy, and the Terms for Payment Services are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, and, except for claims subject to arbitration, You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Denver County, Colorado. Use of the Company Services is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including without limitation this paragraph.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND COMPANY
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between You and Company as a result of this agreement or use of Company Services.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND LEGAL PROCESS
Company’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement affects Company’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to Your use of the Company Services or information provided to or gathered by Company with respect to such use.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Company Platforms and its contents, features, and functionality are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms permit User to use the Company Platforms for User’s personal, non-commercial use only. Any unauthorized use of the Company Platforms is permitted and may result in termination of access.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
All content is protected by Copyright and Trademark laws. The Company name, the Company logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. User may not copy, redistribute, or use any materials without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Company Platforms are the trademarks of their respective owners.
SEVERABILITY
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.
ASSIGNMENT
Company may assign these Terms without restriction. User may not assign without Company’s prior written consent.
WAIVER
No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
The Company is based in the State of Colorado in the United States. The Company provides the Company Platforms for use only by persons located in the United States. The Company makes no claims that the Company Platforms or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Company Platforms may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If User accesses the Company Platforms from outside the United States, User does so on User’s own initiative and is responsible for compliance with local laws.
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM USER MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between User and the Company regarding the Company Platforms and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the same.
COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
Company Platforms are owned and operated by Early Learning Ventures, a Colorado nonprofit corporation and ELV Alliance, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company.
All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Company Platforms should be directed to: Contact Us
If you require this policy in a different format due to a disability, please contact: membership@earlylearningventures.org