1. Acceptance of Terms
This website, accessible at https://education.associates (the "Site"), is owned, operated, and controlled exclusively by Wickes Works Holding Company, a Pennsylvania limited liability company registered as a foreign entity in Maryland, doing business as Education Associates (collectively referred to as the "Company," "Firm," "we," "us," or "our").
By accessing, browsing, or using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately cease all use of this Site.
2. Corporate Structure & Non-Affiliation Notice
Operating Entity: "Education Associates" is a registered fictitious trade name and d/b/a of Wickes Works Holding Company. All contracts, advisory services, and commercial operations conducted through education.associates are legal obligations of Wickes Works Holding Company.
Independent Business & Non-Affiliation Disclaimer: Education Associates (a trading style of Wickes Works Holding Company) is an independent executive leadership and management advisory firm. We are not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Education Associates, Inc. (headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky), or any third-party publishers of primary or secondary (K-12) classroom curriculum kits, special education assessment materials, or "Project Discovery" products. All third-party trademarks, service marks, and trade names referenced on this Site belong to their respective owners.
3. Scope of Advisory Services
The information, materials, and services presented on this Site relate strictly to executive leadership coaching, educational institutional strategy, corporate governance, organizational design, and high-level management consulting.
Content published on this Site—including articles, white papers, models, and advisory insights—is provided solely for general educational and informational purposes. Nothing on this Site constitutes formal legal, accounting, tax, or regulatory advice. A formal consulting relationship is established only upon the execution of a written Master Services Agreement or Engagement Letter signed by an authorized representative of Wickes Works Holding Company.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
All text, visual branding, graphic logos, site design, proprietary consulting frameworks, diagnostic tools, publications, media, and code on education.associates are the exclusive intellectual property of Wickes Works Holding Company or its content licensors and are protected under United States and international copyright, trademark, and unfair competition laws.
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and view Site content for personal or internal business evaluation purposes. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, frame, scrape, mirror, or create derivative works from any Site content without express prior written consent from Wickes Works Holding Company.
5. User Conduct and Site Use
When interacting with this Site, you agree not to:
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- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Site, server, software systems, or networks connected to education.associates.
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- Transmit viruses, malware, trojan horses, or destructive code.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
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7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WICKES WORKS HOLDING COMPANY, ITS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Wickes Works Holding Company, its officers, members, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your misuse of the Site.
9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and your use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site shall be instituted exclusively in the state courts located in Pennsylvania or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. You hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
10. Severability and Entire Agreement
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Wickes Works Holding Company regarding your use of the Site.
11. Contact Information
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