Limits of liability

In all circumstances, Polley Associates’ liability to issue refunds or apply credits for products, classes, or courses for any reason is limited solely to the original purchase amount or, if applicable, the unused portion of credit remaining, within 12 months of the original purchase date.

Class or course reservations

Polley Associates reserves the right at its discretion to limit class enrollments. All enrollments are accepted on a first-paid, first-confirmed basis. A student has not reserved a place in a class until registration is complete and the appropriate tuition is paid in full.

Class cancellation refunds

Polley Associates may find it necessary to cancel classes or courses at its discretion. If this should occur, students will be notified and all fees will be refunded or transferred based on the student’s request.

Should classes or courses be canceled due to events, activities, conflicts, or circumstances beyond the control of Polley Associates, tuition and fees will be refunded, less a $15 per course refund fee. As an alternative, transfers to other course options of the same price will be honored for no fee provided the student contacts Polley Associates a minimum of 18 hours before the scheduled class.

Pre-licensure Tuition payments, withdrawals, refunds

Effective February 22, 2024:

Pre-Licensure Course Tuition: All credit expires one year from the original purchase date.

Transfer Requests:

• Tuition can be transferred to another course for no fee (one time) for up to one year at any time prior to the original course start date.
• A transfer fee of $15 will apply to a second transfer request.
• A transfer fee of $25 will apply to all subsequent transfer requests within the one-year time frame the tuition credit is valid.
• A student may also be required to purchase new materials if there are any changes between the original course scheduled and their transfer option. Charges vary based on materials.
• The student is responsible for any price difference if applicable, at the time of transfer.
• The original registrant can only use credit.

Refund Requests: 

• Tuition can be refunded, less a $15 processing fee with at least 72 hours’ notice prior to the course start time.
• Refund requests with less than 72 hours’ notice, but prior to the course start time are subject to a $25 Withdraw Fee
• Refund requests made after the class start time, but prior to the start of the second session of a course are subject to a $50 Withdraw Fee.
• There are no refunds after the beginning of the second class session.
• There are no refunds on any non-credit courses within a package purchase. See below for more information.

Any Materials and/or shipping costs are non-refundable and non-returnable

• Costs for all printed and digital materials, as well as any shipping, handling, or processing fees, are non-refundable and non-returnable for all courses. 
• Students in classroom courses can opt to pick up materials early in person, pay for shipping, or receive their books on the first day of class. Once the materials are in shipped OR in your possession, whichever is first, they are non-refundable.
• Students enrolled in a live-streaming course will have books shipped to the address on file upon registration. Once materials have shipped, they are not refundable. We are not responsible for errors in the address on file. Please ensure your address is correct at registration, or you may be responsible for the purchase of new books and shipping fees.

Non-credit program class payments, withdrawals, and refunds

• Tuition credit is valid for one year from original purchase date.
• No refund is provided for any reason for Best Start tuition.
• No refund is provided for any reason for any Exam Prep programs.
• All non-credit courses may be transferred once for no fee.
• A transfer fee of $15 will apply to a second transfer request within the one-year time frame that tuition credit is valid
• A transfer fee of $25 will apply to all subsequent transfer requests within the one-year time frame the tuition credit is valid.
• Credit can only be used by the original registrant.

Continuing education and recertification Tuition payments, withdrawals, and refunds

Payments in full are due upon registration for any continuing education or recertification class or course.

No refunds will be made for any continuing education or recertification classes that are scheduled and held. Students who expect they will not or cannot attend scheduled continuing education or recertification classes for any reason must notify Polley Associates at least 18 hours in advance by phone or e-mail. Failure to provide advance notification, or failure to complete a scheduled class or course in its entirety, may result in tuition forfeiture.

Students who have provided proper advance notification and miss a scheduled class may use their tuition credit to apply for any future registration. The student is responsible for any payment difference at the time of transfer. Credit is valid for one year from the original purchase date. Credit can only be used by the original registrant.

Special CE Note: Those electing for our PA/NJ Dual State Continuing Education Package must attend all days as scheduled to receive ANY credit. Attendance of only one day or any partial time of this package is not worth any credit. The PA-only mandatory topic course has no monetary value toward this package, and there is no refund, price adjustment, or transfer option for this 3.5-hour course. If you elect to not attend the PA Required topic course at the time you are enrolled, you are not eligible to take it again or at any other time, either online or in person, without a new registration, enrollment, and payment.

Participation in live-streamed courses utilizing digital materials

At registration, students participating in live-streamed classes or courses will be notified that they must have the ability to either view materials digitally throughout the course or print a copy of materials for their use.

Digital materials will be sent to registered participants via e-mail no fewer than 24 hours before the course start date and time. Many live-streamed classes provide digital PDF copies of materials.

If you require printed materials to be sent for a class that provides only digital materials, you must be registered in full no fewer than 10 days before the course start date and time, and contact Polley Associates via phone to pay an additional fee for printing, shipping, and handling. Prices vary based on the course.

Student identifications and documentation

To ensure Polley Associates complies with various regulatory requirements, students attending any classes or courses may be asked to provide, upon demand, photographic proof of identity such as a current driver’s license, state or military identification, or other similarly suitable documentation. They also may be required to complete and sign an enrollment agreement and complete an end-of-class or end-of-course survey.

Returned check charges

There is a $50 charge for returned checks.

Other applicable policies

Other enrollment and refund limitations or exceptions may apply.

Pre-Licensure Payments, Withdraws, and Refunds with a registration date of May 31, 2023, or Prior:

Costs for materials and any shipping are non-refundable for all courses.  Materials, shipping, and handling carry a value of $85 toward each broker course. Pre-license materials and shipping costs vary and costs are allocated at the time of registration and noted on your student receipt.

The remaining tuition can be applied to another course or refunded, less the following fees under the following conditions: If a learner withdraws from any sales or broker licensing courses before the first class session, a $5 processing fee will be charged for each registered course. If a learner withdraws before the second class session, a $50 processing fee will be charged. No refund will be made after the beginning of the second class session.

Student materials for live-streamed courses are shipped to participants upon registration. Students in classroom courses can opt to pick up materials early in person, pay for shipping, or receive their books on the first day of class. Once materials have shipped, they are not refundable, even if you drop or transfer the class. Once materials are in your possession from pick up or hand-out in class, they are also non-refundable, even if you drop or transfer the class.

No refund is provided for any reason on Sales Exam Prep, Broker Exam Prep, or Best Start tuitions, which are non-credit programs.

There is no refund on books or digital media in any form.

Credit expires one year from the original payment. Transfer fees may apply if changing your originally scheduled class. Any no-show of a scheduled class is not subject to transfer.

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1) Polley Associates (also identified herein as “we” and “us” and “our”) has adopted a set of information management guidelines that serve as the basis for our customer relationships. These guidelines have been developed with the recognition that technologies employed by Polley Associates – including, but not limited to, the Internet, audio and video communication, and postal and electronic mail and text delivery – are rapidly evolving. Accordingly, these guidelines are subject to change. Changes will be posted on Polley Associates’ website(s).

2) Polley Associates respects the privacy of anyone expressing interest in or purchasing its services or products, or visiting its websites. In contacts with the public, no effort is made to identify individuals without their knowledge.

3) When individuals request information about Polley Associates’ services or products, we may require them to supply address, telephone, e-mail or other personal information that allows us to send, by various means of transmission, materials intended to fulfill that request.

4) When individuals purchase Polley Associates’ services or products, we may require them to supply address, telephone, e-mail or other personal information in order to process purchases, as well as personal financial information needed to complete a transaction. Because some of our services or products involve either or both regulations and/or licensure in various states; third-party processing of financial transactions, and in some cases third-party vendor provision of those services or products, individuals by virtue of a purchase acknowledge and give us their implicit approval to disseminate information we collect to public or private agencies or organizations as we may deem necessary.

5) When individuals visit a Polley Associates’ website, we may require them to supply – as part of a registration or entry process — address, telephone, e-mail or other personal information before using the site or a portion of it. Polley Associates also may employ “cookies” to anonymously track web site visitors and their site usage for our own internal analytical purposes.

6) On occasion, Polley Associates also may collect additional personal information from website users in optional contest and survey forms. On these occasions some personal information we request is voluntary.

7) No personal information collected as cited in the above-mentioned paragraphs is shared with unrelated third parties (except as specified in Numbered Paragraph 4 of this statement, or unless we are compelled to do so by law). No personal information collected as cited in the above-mentioned paragraphs is sold to third parties.

8) Demographic information provided to Polley Associates may be combined with other information, including but not limited to website usage reports, to profile, in aggregate form, our customers and website users, and their preferences in Polley Associates’ services, products, and website content and advertising. Profiles may be used for product development purposes. With website visitors, Polley Associates also logs browser domain names and IP addresses (the location of your computer on the Internet), but not e-mail addresses unless voluntarily supplied, for systems administration and troubleshooting, and to determine in the aggregate what pages users access or visit. This information may be disclosed to advertisers or other partners in aggregate form only.

9) Polley Associates may use the postal or e-mail addresses it collects to periodically send promotional mail or e-mail about services or products it offers. Polley Associates may contact individuals regarding their account status or changes to their registrations.

10) Upon request, Polley Associates will remove the names of and information about individuals from its promotional mail or e-mail databases. Individuals also can indicate, either at the time information is submitted or after such promotional mail or e-mail is received, that they do not wish to receive such promotional mail or e-mail from Polley Associates. We will change or correct personal information that the individuals who submitted such information state is erroneous.

Polley Associates is not responsible for the services, products, privacy policies or content of its partners, advertisers, vendors, or of websites to which it may link.

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Class Audits

Polley Associates does NOT permit unregistered or unpaid individual to monitor its classes. Those in a course must be registered student.

Cancellations due to inclement weather

On rare occasions, Polley Associates may be required to cancel a class or classes due to inclement weather. We’ve made it easy for our students to know which, if any, classes are canceled. During business hours, call (610) 353-6776 to speak with a staff member. After business hours, call (610) 353-6776 and choose Option 5 for pre-recorded messages on cancellations.

Children

Children under age 18 are NOT permitted in Polley Associates’ classrooms. They also are NOT permitted to participate in any other form of course delivery.

Disruptions

Polley Associates reserves the right to refund tuition fees and refuse continued admission to any class if a learner disrupts the learning atmosphere of the classroom.

Transcript distributions

Learners who require official transcripts of results in Polley classes will receive them, usually by mail, two weeks after they pass their course exam.

Examination grading and re-takes

Should a learner fail an end-of-course exam, a re-take exam will be mailed to the learner if appropriate and not prohibited by regulatory agencies or course providers. Requests for exam grades will not be honored or disclosed via phone or fax.

Inquiries and correspondence

Please direct all inquiries to Polley Associates, 3129 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073-4107. Phone: 610-353-6776 or toll-free 800- 220-2789 (Eastern Pennsylvania), 800-248-3004 (Western Pennsylvania). Fax: (610) 353-5438 or toll-free 888-941-9500. E-Mail: Polley@PolleyAssociates.com.

Questions

Instructors encourage questions from learners during class sessions. Questions should be brief and pertinent to the subject being discussed. Personal questions must be held for the end of class.

Responsibilities

The learning experience is a shared responsibility between the learner and Polley Associates’ instructors. Learners are urged to complete all reading and math assignments prior to the class sessions. Failure to complete assignments will result in a slower classroom pace, reduced learning, and possibly failing course exams.

Special needs and accommodations

We intend our classrooms to be open to all, although we may need to make reasonable accommodations from time to time. Learners must advise Polley in advance of special needs they may have due to a disability or handicap.

Substitutions

Polley Associates reserves the right to change textbooks, class dates and times, course delivery methods, instructors and/or outlines at its sole discretion.

Use of calculators, computers, and handheld and mobile devices

Only battery-powered and noiseless devices are permitted, only with an instructor’s permission, and only so long as such devices do not prove to be a distraction to the instructor, any other individuals, or the class as a whole.

Use of recording equipment

Using of any device to record a class session in any manner is NOT permitted.

Use of tobacco, alcohol, or illegal substances

Use of tobacco in any form, or the consumption or use of alcohol or illegal substances in any form, is NOT permitted in any Polley Associates facility. At the sole discretion of management, smoking may be permitted outside buildings where Polley classes are held.

Health Concerns

By entering the classroom, you are agreeing to the parameters for the operation that have been established in compliance with PA Department of Health Guidelines. Just as we cannot guarantee you would not be exposed to any other type of communicable viruses, such as the flu, we cannot guarantee it here. By attending a classroom-based course, you accept responsibility for this risk and agree to not hold Realty Seminars, Inc., Polley Associates, or any of its employees or contractors liable for any illness or injury. 

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