Terms of Use

Website URL: https://universityprogrammes.smartschoolsupport.com

Associated Entities: International House Mexico, University Programmes

Welcome to our educational support portal. By accessing, embedding, or using this website, its integrated applications, and digital tools (collectively, the “Service”), you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. Please review these terms carefully before starting an application or submitting data.

 

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using this Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these Terms of Use and our associated Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, you are not authorized to use this Service and must exit the portal immediately.

 

2. Electronic Signature Agreement (E-SIGN & UETA Compliance)

Some of our systems utilize a touch-sensitive or mouse-controlled digital signature canvas to verify identity and execute agreements. By drawing your signature on our electronic canvas and clicking the final “Submit” button, you acknowledge, consent, and agree to the following provisions:

  • Electronic Conduct of Transaction: You consent to conduct this administrative transaction electronically under the provisions of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA).
  • Legal Equivalent: You agree that your drawn electronic signature is the legally binding equivalent of a physical, handwritten signature on a paper document, carrying identical legal weight, enforceability, and validity.
  • Cryptographic Verification Trail: Your final submission programmatically generates a secure, tamper-evident Admissions Audit Certificate. This certificate features a unique cryptographic identifier generated via the following hashing logic:
    • Audit ID = SubString(Base64(SHA256(Doc_ID + Timestamp + SECRET_SALT)), 0, 25)
    • This string seals your Document ID, IP address, and precise date-time parameters to protect against forgery and verify the transaction’s absolute integrity.

 

3. Browser Compatibility & Privacy Shield Conflicts

To guarantee the structural integrity of identity documents and verify drawn signatures, our enrollment engine relies on standard HTML5 canvas rendering methods.

  • Canvas Readback Requirement: Your local web browser must permit standard canvas readback operations. This technology is strictly used to locally compress your identity uploads and verify the security properties of your digital signature.
  • Privacy Shields and Hardened Browsers: If you access our portals via security-hardened web browsers (such as LibreWolf, Tor, or Brave) or run strict privacy-shield browser extensions that programmatically block or inject noise into canvas readbacks, our system will detect canvas interference and halt the submission process to preserve our legal audit trail.
  • Resolution Steps: If blocked, you must temporarily allow canvas readback in your browser’s address bar, temporarily deactivate your fingerprinting shields for our site, or open the link in a standard browser (such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, or standard Firefox) in a normal, non-private window.

 

4. Single-Submission and Account Lockout Policy

To prevent database bloat, avoid duplicate allocations, and preserve the legal trail:

  • Application Limit: Each candidate is strictly limited to one active application draft per verified email address.
  • Immutable Lockout upon Submission: Once you click the “Submit” trigger, your student session is finalized, and your session key is permanently locked. You cannot log back into that specific application record or make modifications to any submitted data.

 

5. External Third-Party Links

At smartschoolsupport.com, we may provide hyperlinks to third-party portals or external websites for your convenience and educational reference.

  • Leaving Our Portal: By clicking on these links, you acknowledge that you are formally leaving the smartschoolsupport.com environment and are redirecting to an associated or un-associated host.
  • No Endorsement: The inclusion of third-party links does not imply any endorsement, approval, or guarantee of content accuracy, relevance, or completeness by smartschoolsupport.com.
  • Responsibility Disclaimer: We do not govern, monitor, or manage the privacy policies, terms of service, security protocols, or accessibility standards of third-party sites. Any personal information you provide to an external host is shared solely at your own risk.

 

6. Acceptable Use and Restrictions

You agree to use this Service only for lawful purposes related to your academic enrollment or mid-course program evaluations. You are strictly prohibited from:

  • Submitting false, fraudulent, or intentionally misleading information, identity documents, names, or contact parameters.
  • Attempting to bypass, disable, or tamper with our automated security gates, reCAPTCHA validations, or other security protocol.
  • Executing automated query script loops, scanning routines, or brute-force requests designed to strain or compromise our systems.

 

7. Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. smartschoolsupport.com and their associated entities shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from connection delays, server trigger timeouts, browser-side canvas failures, external link redirections, or temporary database locks.

 

8. Governing Law and Amendments

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with standard international electronic commerce guidelines, federal E-SIGN regulations, and the laws of the jurisdiction in which smartschoolsupport.com operates. We reserve the right to amend or update these terms at any time without prior notice.

 

9. Contact and Administrative Support

For any questions regarding these Terms of Use, browser compatibility blocks, or platform accessibility, please reach out to our system coordinators: