Last updated: October 23, 2024
Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”, “Terms of Service”) carefully before using the https://incomeschool.com website as well as the forum operated by Improve Collecting “us”, “we”, or “our”). Improve Collecting is located in Lancaster, SC, United States.
Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service. It also applies to any customer who makes a purchase of “Improve Collecting.”
By purchasing or using Improve Collecting, you agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with any part of the Terms then you may not access the Service.
OVERVIEW
The “Improve Collecting” refers to Improve Collecting a company headquartered in Lancaster, SC, United States of America. The term “Improve Collecting” refers to a membership service owned and operated by Jim James. The terms “user,” “you,” and “your” refer to Improve Collecting customers, members, and any others who may access the Service.
SERVICE
Improve Collecting is a membership site designed to provide helpful information and tactics that you may use to help improve your skill at cleaning and pressing comics, buying comics, selling comics, and potentially many other areas of the comic collecting hobby. Use of Improve Collecting, including all materials presented herein and all online services provided by Improve Collecting, is subject to these Terms and Conditions. The resources of Improve Collecting are defined as any page on Improve Collecting.com that requires a password to access, or any forum, community, resource, video, or other content embedded in those pages or linked to from those pages which are designed to convey information for Improve Collecting members. You understand and agree that Improve Collecting provides information and education for those who want to improve their skill in collecting and/or improving comic books. The scope of this Service is limited to the resources, information, and tools mentioned on the Improve Collecting sales page. You agree that Improve Collecting will not provide any services or individualized help other than as promised on the Improve Collecting sales page. Improve Collecting reserves the right to substitute services equal to or comparable to the services listed as the Service changes, without any prior notice. By accessing this Service, you understand and agree that “Improve Collecting” is not a promise or guarantee of success–particularly not in any specific time frame. Your skills and ability in the hobby can succeed only as a result of your hard work and practice. Our success is no guarantee that you will also succeed. Not all Improve Collecting members succeed.
YOUR REPRESENTATIONS TO IMPROVE COLLECTING
You represent that you are at least 18 years of age and have the legal authority to agree to these Terms and Conditions with Improve Collecting. Improve Collecting is not open to minors. To access Improve Collecting, you must be 18 years of age or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms and Conditions. You understand and agree that Improve Collecting, in its sole discretion, may refuse service to customers or potential customers it chooses not to serve for any reason. While Improve Collecting makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, it does not guarantee or warranty that the information is free from errors. By accessing Improve Collecting, you agree to hold Improve Collecting harmless for mistakes, imperfections, or errors in the information provided. You may use Improve Collecting for lawful purposes only. You shall not post or transmit through the Service any material which violates or infringes the rights of others.
MISCONDUCT OF IMPROVE COLLECTING MEMBERS
Purchasers of Improve Collecting may be terminated at any time by an authorized representative of Improve Collecting for violation of any of the following rules, among others:
- You may not download, screen record, or capture any video, PDF, lesson, or other content in Improve Collecting, except for those few videos that specifically state that a download of that particular video is allowed. You will know if a video is allowed to be downloaded because there will be a clear hypertext link in the body of the page with a link that says “download.” You may not take the content in Improve Collecting and sell or distribute it to any third party.
- You may not publish affiliate links in the Community except through private messages where a user has previously directly asked for your affiliate link.
- You may not link to a page from the Community which is designed to capture email addresses of our members.
- You may not promote your own information product, tool, automation, software, or plugin related to internet marketing from within our Community or to our members. Services may be promoted in the Networking/Services/Promotion category of the Community.
- You may not belittle other users of the Community, post in a way that is likely to be a nuisance to other members as determined by Improve Collecting, or malign Improve Collecting in your community posts.
- You agree to not use the work of other Improve Collecting members and pass it off as your own. Improve Collecting requires trust and honesty among members and unethical or dishonest behavior is prohibited.
- You may not spam or proposition other members to purchase your product or service, or to visit your website, in a way that Improve Collecting determines is likely to annoy other customers.
- You may not represent yourself as, or give the impression that you are an official representative or employee of Improve Collecting, or the Improve Collecting Service.
- Improve Collecting contains trade secrets and proprietary processes which cannot be shared to third parties. You agree not to divulge information or tactics that Improve Collecting has not publicly shared on its YouTube channel or public-facing pages.
- You agree to not divulge that information shared in the Improve Collecting community forum to any third party. The purpose of this policy is to protect the privacy and business practices of our members.
- Generally, you may not do anything that hurts the experience of other Improve Collecting members. Any action you take likely to cause annoyance and disturbance of the experience of other members of Improve Collecting is grounds for termination.
Violating any of these rules or creating a nuisance in Improve Collecting for other members is grounds for termination of access to the Service without a refund. You agree and understand that violation of any of the aforementioned rules may give rise to Improve Collecting permanently or temporarily suspending your ability to post and/or read content in the Improve Collecting community, as well as potentially being removed from Improve Collecting access entirely.
View our promotion policy for the Improve Collecting Community here.
At Improve Collecting, we are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for all members. To protect our members’ privacy and to avoid any potential scams or misuse of information, we have outlined the following guidelines:
- Prohibition of Soliciting Personal Information
Members are strongly discouraged from requesting personal, financial, or sensitive information from other users, including but not limited to eBay IDs, PayPal accounts, or any personal identifiers that could be used for buying, selling, or other transactions outside the platform. - Responsibility for Private Transactions
If a member voluntarily shares personal information or engages in any private transactions outside of our platform, Improve Collecting is not liable for any resulting issues, including but not limited to fraud, scams, or disputes. Members are encouraged to exercise caution and due diligence when sharing personal information. - Reporting Suspicious Activity
If you are approached by someone requesting private or sensitive information, or if you feel uncomfortable with any communication within the community, please report the interaction immediately to improvecollecting@gmail.com. We take privacy violations seriously and will investigate accordingly. - Promotional Restrictions
Members may not use the platform to promote external businesses, sales, or personal listings without explicit permission from Improve Collecting. Any promotions or business-related communications should follow the rules outlined in our community guidelines. Unauthorized promotion may result in the removal of posts or potential suspension of the member’s account.
By participating in the community, members agree to abide by these terms. Any violation of these policies could result in account suspension or removal from the community.
Note: Always be cautious when sharing personal information and consider the potential risks before engaging in private transactions outside of the secure environment of the community platform.
ACCOUNTS AND ACCESS TO IMPROVE COLLECTING THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT
You agree to provide accurate and up-to-date contact information to Improve Collecting at the time of creating an account which includes your registration name, email address, and physical address. You represent and agree that you will not use this Service in any way that would violate any laws in your jurisdiction. A paid membership in Improve Collecting allows you, and only you, access to the Service for the duration of the paid membership period. You agree to never divulge your Improve Collecting username, password, or license email address to any third party. You agree to not allow any third party to access Improve Collecting through your account or sign-on.
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE
You understand and agree that server outages, technical problems, and other errors can make the Improve Collecting Service unavailable temporarily. You agree that no breach of these Terms or breach of contract legal action may be initiated against Improve Collecting in the event of these reasonable delays and outages. Improve Collecting will strive to provide a reliable service.
DURATION OF AGREEMENT
Improve Collecting reserves the right to terminate the Service, and or access to any feature(s) of the Service, with or without prior notice. It may substitute features of the Service or discontinue them. The term “lifetime access” or any membership with no declared end date, will end when the service is discontinued. “Lifetime access” does not mean your lifetime, but the lifetime of the Service. If you purchase the Service on a yearly plan, billing will continue each year until you cancel your subscription. Failure to pay your subscription payment will result in termination from access to Improve Collecting. If you purchase the Service on a monthly plan, billing will continue each month until you cancel your subscription. Failure to pay your subscription payment will result in termination from access to Improve Collecting.You may cancel the automatic renewal of your subscription at any time by visiting the account page on Improve Collecting, and your access to the Site will end at the end of the current contracted term.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS
Improve Collecting is a recurring subscription that automatically renews at the renewal price until canceled. By enrolling in Improve Collecting, you agree to these terms. We do not provide refunds on Improve Collecting as explained in our refund policy, which you can access here. It is your responsibility to cancel your account before it renews. Only you can know when you choose to cancel your subscription, so Improve Collecting will not cancel your account for you. No partial refunds are given should you terminate a subscription before your renewal date; however, you will retain access to Improve Collecting until the end of your payment term.
CONTENT YOU TRANSMIT THROUGH OR TO THE IMPROVE COLLECTING SERVICE
You agree to not upload, post, or otherwise make available on Improve Collecting, Improve Collecting.com, the Improve Collecting community forum, or any other Improve Collecting resource, any videos, photos, or other copyrighted work, trademark, or other proprietary right without the express written permission of the rights holder. By posting any content to Improve Collecting, including the forum, you represent that you have the right to post the content and that doing so will not create legal liability for Improve Collecting.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS TO YOUR MATERIALS
Improve Collecting claims no intellectual property rights over the material you transmit through or to the Improve Collecting Service. You retain copyright and any other rights you may rightfully hold in any content that you submit through the Site or Service. You agree to hold Improve Collecting harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, and expenses arising out of any potential or actual copyright or trademark misappropriation or infringement claimed against you. By posting material on the Site, you grant Improve Collecting and its assigns, licensees, and sublicensees, a worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license to use the material for promotional, development, and marketing purposes. You consent to recordings being made of calls, videos, or webinars provided as part of the Service. You consent to your name, site, words, voice, and likeness being used by Improve Collecting for promotional, development, and/or marketing purposes, without compensation to you.
OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Your Improve Collecting membership contains trademarks, copyrighted materials, proprietary information, proprietary techniques and processes, and other intellectual property of Improve Collecting. This content is provided to you as part of the Service for your individual use only. All intellectual property, including copyrighted materials, shall remain the sole property of Improve Collecting. No license to sell or distribute our materials is granted or implied. You may not create derivative works from, modify, transmit, publish, divulge to any third party, participate in the transfer or sale of, distribute, or in any way exploit in any format whatsoever any of the Service Content or intellectual property, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. All techniques and processes shown in Improve Collecting but not also shown publicly on our YouTube channel or other social media channels are proprietary to Improve Collecting. Sometimes we show a small portion of techniques publicly, but many details of how we do that process or tactic are proprietary and you agree not to divulge that information to any third party. Except as allowed by Fair Use, you agree not to post screenshots of any material from Improve Collecting publicly online. This includes but is not limited to screenshots taken of the Improve Collecting community forum, PDFs in the course, or any lessons in the course. We reserve the right to immediately remove or suspend you from the Service, without refund, if you are caught violating this intellectual property policy.
By purchasing any membership, Acabado, any plugins produced by Improve Collecting, or using any Improve Collecting product or service, you agree to not use these products for any illegal purpose.
CHANGED TERMS
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
You agree that Improve Collecting shall not be liable for direct, indirect, consequential, special, punitive, or any other damages arising out of your use of the Service. You agree to not hold Improve Collecting liable for any loss of revenue, expected profits, money, goodwill, or data. You agree that, in no event, shall Improve Collecting’s total and complete liability to you exceed the purchase price of the Service you paid to Improve Collecting. If no purchase was made by you, Improve Collecting’s total liability to you shall not exceed $100.
THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES
Improve Collecting, through Improve Collecting, recommends products and services provided by third-party companies. It also links to other resources and content around the web. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources. Improve Collecting does not guarantee you will have a positive experience with these third-party services, products, and pieces of content.
INDEMNIFICATION
You shall indemnify and hold Improve Collecting harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, settlements, liabilities, costs, charges, assessments, and expenses, as well as third-party claims and causes of action, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, arising out of any breach by you of any of these Terms and Conditions, or any use by you of the Service.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT, WAIVER, EXPENSES
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Improve Collecting pertaining to the Service and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement by Improve Collecting shall be deemed or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by Improve Collecting. If any legal action or any arbitration or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the successful or prevailing party or parties shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it or they may be entitled.
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina in the United States of America without regard to such state’s conflict of laws or provisions. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under these Terms or any dispute you have with Improve Collecting, you hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of South Carolina in the United States of America and agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the courts of Lancaster County, South Carolina, or the federal courts for the United States for the District of South Carolina.
SEVERABILITY
If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement is held by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the rest of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated.
CONTACT US
You may email us at improvecollecting@gmail.com with questions.
Improve Collecting’s physical address is:
Improve Collecting
1173 Baldwin Dr
Lancaster, SC 29720