Provident Path Academy
Provident Path Academy
Terms of Service
By creating an account, accessing, or using Provident Path Academy (the "Platform"), you ("Parent" or "User") agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.
Provident Path Academy is a commercial curriculum and educational resource provider. It is not an accredited school, an unapproved nonpublic school, a private school, a charter school, a distance-learning school, a correspondence school, or an educational institution of any kind. The Platform does not enroll students for compulsory attendance, does not employ teachers to direct or supervise instruction in real time, and does not award credits, diplomas, or institutional credentials.
The Parent is the educator of record. Parents and guardians remain solely responsible for directing instruction, selecting materials, maintaining records, determining compliance with applicable laws, and evaluating student progress. See our Statement of Regulatory Status for additional detail.
Provident Path Academy does not act in loco parentis and assumes no custodial, supervisory, instructional, or educational responsibility for any child. Any reference to "Academy," "school year," "grade level," "enrollment," or similar terms is used for organizational convenience only and does not imply, and shall not be construed as, institutional, custodial, or accreditation status.
All educational content on the Platform — including lessons, videos, worksheets, assessments, recommendations, instructional text, and feedback — is provided on an "as-is" basis. While Provident Path Academy strives for accuracy, we make no warranties regarding the completeness, accuracy, suitability, age-appropriateness, or educational effectiveness of any material. Parents remain responsible for reviewing and approving all content prior to use with their child. Parents expressly acknowledge that they bear all risk related to the use of any content with their child.
Portions of the Platform — including lessons, videos, worksheets, assessments, placement recommendations, and automated grading feedback — are generated, adapted, or enhanced through automated systems, including artificial intelligence. Users acknowledge that such content may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or errors and should be independently reviewed by the Parent before use with the child. Parents expressly acknowledge that they bear all risk related to the use of any automated or AI-generated content with their child.
The Provident Path Academy platform, including all related services, features, software, and infrastructure, is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Provident Path Academy disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, security, and uninterrupted availability.
Provident Path Academy does not warrant that the Platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from viruses or other harmful components, nor that defects will be corrected. We do not warrant against data loss, service interruptions, or that the Platform will meet your specific requirements. Your use of the Platform is at your sole risk.
Provident Path Academy makes no representation or warranty that use of the Platform satisfies homeschool requirements in any particular state. Parents are solely responsible for determining compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, including but not limited to home education statutes, recordkeeping requirements, annual evaluation requirements, and reporting deadlines.
The Platform's record-keeping and export features (such as compliance and standards-coverage summaries) are tools intended to assist Parents in preparing their own records. The Platform makes no guarantee of local school district, state department of education, or evaluator acceptance of these exported records.
Provident Path Academy is a software tool, not an official repository or system of record. You are solely responsible for downloading and retaining your own copies of all records, portfolios, and exports required for legal compliance, and you should not rely on the Platform as your sole or permanent store of those records.
Assignment answers and scores are not stored. Assignments are graded in your browser to show instant feedback, but the Platform records only whether each assignment was completed — your child's individual answers and scores are not saved on our servers and are therefore not part of any later export. To keep a copy of completed work, download it (for example, the completed-worksheet PDF) during the session, before leaving the page.
No guarantee is made of any specific educational outcome, including but not limited to: academic achievement, grade advancement, graduation eligibility, college admission, scholarship eligibility, standardized testing performance, or developmental milestone attainment. No representation is made that any content is appropriate for every child's individual needs, learning differences, or special-education requirements.
Automated grading and scoring features are educational aids only and are not a substitute for parental review and educational judgment. Automated grades should not be relied upon as the sole measure of student competency or mastery. Grading is performed transiently to display feedback; the Platform does not store your child's answers or scores.
Accounts on the Platform must be created and held exclusively by Parents or legal guardians age 18 or older. Children under 13 may access a student dashboard only through the Parent's account, and only after the Parent has provided affirmative parental consent during signup (the required acknowledgment checkboxes presented at account creation).
The Parent retains absolute control over the child's learning profile, including the right to review, correct, or request deletion of any personal information or student data collected by the Platform — and to withdraw consent to further collection — at any time by contacting admin@providentpathacademy.com. The Parent assumes full legal responsibility for all activity, communications, and data generated under their account, for all content viewed by or provided to the child through the Platform, and for any consequences resulting from such use.
See our Privacy Policy for details on what we collect and how children's information is handled.
Acceptable Use. You agree not to: (a) use the Platform for any unlawful purpose; (b) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Platform, other accounts, or any connected systems; (c) interfere with or disrupt the Platform's operation, including by introducing malware, automated scraping, or excessive request volumes; (d) impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation; (e) use the Platform to harass, abuse, defame, or harm others; (f) reproduce, redistribute, sell, or commercially exploit Platform content outside the scope of your household's parent-directed homeschooling; (g) circumvent or attempt to circumvent any access controls, rate limits, or security measures; (h) use automated tools (bots, crawlers, scripts) to access the Platform without our express written permission; or (i) represent, advertise, or hold out the Platform — or your use of it — as an accredited school, an approved or recognized educational institution, or an official educational provider, or otherwise misrepresent the Platform's status or your affiliation with it.
Suspension and Termination. Provident Path Academy reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, for any of the following reasons: (a) violation of these Terms or any incorporated policy; (b) conduct that we determine, in good faith, may expose us, other users, or third parties to legal liability or operational risk; (c) non-payment of any applicable fees after reasonable notice; (d) prolonged inactivity, defined as no account activity for twelve (12) consecutive months; or (e) a request from law enforcement or a court order.
Effect of Termination. Upon termination, your right to access and use the Platform ends immediately. Educational records and other data are handled per our Privacy Policy; you may export your portfolio records before termination using the Platform's export features. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including liability limits, indemnification, and dispute resolution) will continue to apply.
Voluntary Termination. You may close your account at any time by emailing admin@providentpathacademy.com from the email address associated with the account.
License to your content. Some Platform features let you enter text and information — for example, reading-log entries, field-trip notes, end-of-year reflections, and parent notes ("User Content"). You retain ownership of your User Content. By entering it, you grant Provident Path Academy a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and display that content solely to provide the Platform's services to your household. You represent that you have the right to submit any User Content you enter. Assignment answers are not User Content: they are graded in your browser to show instant feedback and are never saved to our servers.
Copyright complaints (DMCA). If you believe material on the Platform infringes your copyright, send a written notice to admin@providentpathacademy.com with the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice," identifying the specific material and its location, your contact information, and a statement of your good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized. We will respond to valid notices as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Provident Path Academy, its officers, directors, employees, contractors, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your access to or use of, or inability to access or use, the Platform; (b) any content obtained from the Platform; or (c) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.
Our total aggregate liability for any and all claims arising from or related to the Platform shall not exceed the total amount you have actually paid to Provident Path Academy in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. For users of the free tier, who pay nothing, this amount is zero U.S. dollars ($0).
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Provident Path Academy and its officers, directors, employees, and contractors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your use of the Platform; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; (d) any claim that your educational decisions, records, or use of Platform output failed to meet any third party's expectations or legal requirements; (e) your failure to review, verify, or supervise any lesson, worksheet, video, assessment, automated grade, or AI-generated content before its use with your child; (f) your use of the Platform in any manner that violates your state's home education statutes, recordkeeping requirements, or compulsory-attendance laws; (g) any third-party claim relating to your child's education records, academic progress, evaluations, or outcomes; or (h) any regulatory inquiry, audit, or action arising from your use or representation of the Platform.
Provident Path Academy shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance under these Terms caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to: acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, embargo, labor strikes, internet or telecommunications failures, electrical grid failures, hosting or cloud-provider outages, cyberattacks, denial-of-service attacks, or other events of a similar nature ("Force Majeure Events"). Performance obligations affected by a Force Majeure Event are suspended for the duration of the event. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to resume normal operation as soon as practicable.
Provident Path Academy may revise these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Platform after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. The version date is shown at the top of this page.
Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Hampshire, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Informal Resolution. Before bringing a formal claim, you agree to first attempt to resolve the dispute informally by contacting admin@providentpathacademy.com. We agree to respond within thirty (30) days and to make a good-faith effort to resolve the matter.
Binding Arbitration. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Platform that is not resolved through informal negotiation within thirty (30) days shall be resolved exclusively through binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in New Hampshire or, at your election, by remote/virtual proceeding. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Carve-outs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may: (a) bring an individual claim in small-claims court for any dispute within that court's jurisdictional limits; (b) seek temporary or preliminary injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property rights or prevent unauthorized access to the Platform; or (c) pursue any claim that, by law, may not be subject to mandatory arbitration.
Class-Action and Jury-Trial Waiver. YOU AND PROVIDENT PATH ACADEMY EACH AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDING WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. YOU AND PROVIDENT PATH ACADEMY EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.
Opt-Out. You may opt out of this arbitration and class-action waiver provision by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to admin@providentpathacademy.com within thirty (30) days after first accepting these Terms (or any material change to this section). If you opt out, disputes shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in New Hampshire, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
Severability. If any portion of this section is found unenforceable, the remaining portions shall remain in effect, except that if the class-action waiver is found unenforceable as to any specific claim, that claim shall proceed in court rather than arbitration; the remainder of the arbitration provision shall remain in effect.
Questions about these Terms: admin@providentpathacademy.com.