Last updated: May 1, 2025
Welcome to DiscussIt. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our global platform which allows members to book calls and participate across multiple fields (the "Service"). By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. Please read and agree with our policy to ensure you can use the Service.
By registering for or using our platform, you agree to these Terms & Conditions, as well as our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. By accepting the Service and these Terms of Service, you acknowledge that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account. You understand and agree to be liable for any activity that may occur under your account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.
If we believe there has been an unauthorized access to your account, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account. We may also suspend or terminate your account at any time if you violate these Terms.
By sharing your phone number and email, you agree to receive text messages and communications pertaining to your DiscussIt account. You can opt-out at any time.
We provide a platform to work with experts across fields for the purpose of scheduling and conducting video call consultations. We provide the platform, but do not endorse, validate, or take responsibility for the accuracy, quality, or legality of the advice or services provided by the experts. You are solely responsible for your interactions with third parties on our platform.
Experts on our platform are independent contractors, not employees of DiscussIt. They are solely responsible for:
You understand and agree that in order to use certain functions of the Website or Services, we may ask you to provide us with certain credentials or other login information ("Credentials"). You are under no obligation to provide Credentials to us, however, if you do, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to provide these Credentials for use with the Services, and that the Credentials are and will be true and accurate throughout the Term of this Agreement.
If you are registered with a user account on the Website, you agree to keep your user name and password and/or any other Credentials needed to login to the Website or Services confidential and secure. You are responsible for controlling the access to and use of your account.
You may not elect to transfer your account to the control and direction of another user.
You are under no obligation to submit anything to us, and unless otherwise noted, we will not claim ownership of your Content or Submissions. In order for us to provide the Services to you or for promotion of our Services, however, we require your permission to process, display, reproduce and otherwise use Content or Submissions you make available to us.
Therefore, if you choose to submit any Content or Submissions to the Website or Services, or otherwise make any Content or Submissions available through the Services, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, transferrable, sub-licensable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, use, modify, display, perform, distribute, translate and create derivative works from any such Content or Submissions.
By submitting any Content or Submissions to us you hereby agree, warrant and represent that: (a) the Content and Submissions do not contain proprietary or confidential information, and your provision of the Content and Submissions does not violate any third-party's rights; (b) all such Submissions and Content are accurate and true, (c) we are not under any confidentiality obligation relating to the Content or Submissions; (d) we may use or disclose the Content or Submissions in any way; and (e) you are not entitled to compensation or attribution from us in exchange for the Submissions or Content.
When booking a video call with an expert or subscribing to our services, you agree to the following terms:
For your convenience, the Website contains links to the websites of third parties on which you may be able to obtain information or use services. For example, we may provide links to social media sites. Except as otherwise noted, such third-party websites, and such information and services are provided by organizations that are independent of us.
We do not make any representations or warranties concerning such websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. In addition, we cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. Therefore, we make no representation as to the accuracy or any other aspect of the information contained in or on such websites.
Our graphics, logos, names, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are our trademarks, trade names and/or trade dress. The "look and feel" of the Website and Services (including color combinations, button shapes, layout, design and all other graphical elements) are protected by U.S. copyright and trademark laws.
All product names, services names, trademarks and service marks ("Marks") are either our property or the property of their respective owners, as indicated. You may not use the Marks for any purpose whatsoever other than as permitted by this Agreement.
The "Term" of this Agreement will continue until the Agreement is terminated as provided herein. We reserve the right to terminate this Agreement and/or deny all or some portion of the Website or Services to any user, in our sole discretion, at any time.
Without limiting the foregoing or assuming any additional legal obligations, we reserve the right to terminate violators of the Copyright Act, in accordance with applicable law. All rights that you grant to us herein related to Content and/or Submissions shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
You may terminate this Agreement at any time by ceasing use of the Website or Services, and by closing your account.
We do not represent or warrant that access to the Services will be error-free or uninterrupted, and we do not guarantee that users will be able to access or use the Services, or their features at all times. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue (temporarily or permanently) the Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice.
BY USING THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE PROVIDE THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR BUSINESS PARTNERS BE LIABLE TO YOU BASED ON OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a court shall find that any of the above disclaimers are not enforceable, then you agree that neither we nor any of our parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, employees, members, managers, officers, shareholders, or directors shall be liable for (1) any damages in excess of the greater of the Fees you have paid to us during the most recent twelve (12) month period or $100.00, or (2) any indirect, incidental, punitive, special, exemplary or consequential damages or loss of use, lost revenue, lost profits or data to you or any third party from your use of the Website or Services.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless us and our officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Website or Services; (ii) your violation of any term of this Agreement; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property or privacy right; (iv) any claim that any of your Content or Submissions caused damage to a third party; or (v) any conduct, activity or action that is unlawful or illegal under any state, federal or common law, or is violative of the rights of any individual or entity, engaged in, caused by, or facilitated in any way through the use of the Website or Services.
You agree that any claim or dispute arising out of or relating in any way to your use of the Website, Services or any service provided by us, will be resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this Agreement.
Arbitration under this Agreement will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules then in effect. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA's rules.
The laws of the State of Maryland shall govern this Agreement. Any arbitration shall be held in Montgomery County, Maryland (the "Dispute Resolution Location"). To the extent arbitration does not apply, you agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the Website, Services or us, may only be brought by you in a state or federal court located in the Dispute Resolution Location.
Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is found for any reason to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision will be given its maximum enforceable effect, or shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.
Revisions: This Agreement may only be revised in a writing signed by us or posted by us to the Website or Services. In the event that we update this Agreement and you are made aware of the update, your continued use of the Website or Services after the update shall constitute an agreement to the updated terms.
No Partnership: You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Website or Services.
Assignment: We may assign our rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign the Agreement without our prior written consent. Any unauthorized assignment shall be null and void.
If you believe in good faith that any materials posted on the Website or accessed via the Services infringe any copyright in any work of yours, you agree to contact us as identified below, hereby designated under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") (17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)), with correspondence containing the following:
If you need to contact us for any matter pertaining to the Services provided, you can: