Studies Weekly Terms of Service & Privacy
Data and Online Usage Policies
Licensing
Each educator must have their own Studies Weekly Online (SWO) account and ensure that usernames and passwords are not shared. Student subscriptions must be allocated to the applicable school or site on the order. Teachers can create as many classrooms as needed, but the number of student accounts at each school or site may not exceed the number of annual subscriptions allocated to that school or site on the order. You may not resell, distribute, or otherwise share logins or printed materials. You must always have an active subscription to use downloaded, copyrighted materials.
Each educator must ensure that students, families, and classrooms do not share accounts. Every student must have their own student account and username. Sharing of student accounts or usernames or failure to follow this agreement may result in immediate termination of your account.
Registration
To use SWO, account information such as a user’s name, email address, and other required details must be provided either by the user or by the user’s school, district, or other authorized organization, including through automated rostering.
Users are responsible for maintaining accurate and current account information where applicable. Studies Weekly may use account information to administer and support SWO and to communicate account, product, and service information relevant to the user’s access or subscription.
How do we protect your information?
We use a secure server. All sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and encrypted into our payment gateway provider’s database. This information is only accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems. We do not store private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) after a transaction.
Studies Weekly Online Earns 1EdTech Data Privacy Certification
The Data Privacy Certification identifies that an application satisfactorily meets the expectations of 1EdTech’s TrustEd Apps™ vetting rubric. It’s all part of 1EdTech’s TrustEd Apps Program. The rubric considers what data is collected, front-end security policies and practices, third-party data sharing, and advertising.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to a computer’s hard drive through your web browser to recognize the browser, capture, and remember certain information.
We use cookies to process items in the shopping cart, save user preferences for future visits, and compile aggregate data about site traffic to improve the site experience. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our services and improve the user experience. Any information shared with these service providers is limited to what is necessary for them to provide services on our behalf and is subject to the protections described in this policy.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personally identifiable information except when sharing necessary information to trusted third-parties to assist in conducting business. These partners also agree to keep all information confidential. We may also release information when such release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.
What data information do we collect?
Studies Weekly receives information provided by users and their organizations, including information provided through user accounts, automated rostering, and other authorized integrations. Data provided by you or your organization is and shall remain the property of the provider.
By becoming a Studies Weekly customer, each customer authorizes Studies Weekly to collect, use, and process such data as necessary to provide and support its products and services, including for:
- Communication
- Shipping
- Creating accounts
- Identifying user access to their data
- Creating aggregate reports
Data is only used for those purposes that are necessary to provide and support Studies Weekly products and services, except as otherwise authorized by the customer or permitted by this policy.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
We may send emails to educators about promotions, new products, and services, but they may unsubscribe at any time. Although one may unsubscribe from all marketing emails, we reserve the right to contact any customer with other information that relates to purchases and subscriptions.
Anyone may contact us to:
- See what data we may have about them
- Change or correct their data
- Ask us to delete their data
- Express concern about use of their data
Security
We take precautions to protect information. When a customer submits sensitive information via the website, their information is protected both online and offline. We will notify them by email or phone within 48 hours should we ever discover a data breach.
When we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and securely transmitted. To verify, check the closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or for “https” at the beginning of the web page address.
We also protect your information offline. Only employees that need the information to perform a specific job (e.g., billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers and servers which store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
If you have concerns about how we comply with this privacy policy, please contact us at (866) 311-8734 or email support@studiesweekly.com.
Legal Compliance
We maintain strict compliance with FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act). COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), and state privacy laws. If you have a specific question about adherence to your state laws, please email contracts@studiesweekly.com.
Downloadable Resources
For your convenience we allow certain resources to be downloaded. These files are intended only to help you teach and enhance your classroom experience. However, you are not permitted to share, upload to other websites or services, or sell. If you have any questions or need special permissions, please email contracts@studiesweekly.com.
Intellectual Property
All online and print materials are copyright protected and intended to be used solely by the purchaser and properly licensed customers. Further use, duplication, storage, or distribution to persons not covered by your license is a copyright infringement. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. Material in this publication may not be reproduced for sale in print or electronic format. This includes, but is not limited to, derivative works to be sold or given to third parties. Graphic Organizers and Printables may be printed or photocopied in classroom quantities only by teachers who are authorized users of this publication.
We are sometimes asked if content, samples or excerpts can be used in articles, papers, or other projects. Regrettably, we are unable to allow such use to unauthorized third parties due to our commitment to safeguarding our intellectual property. We strictly adhere to policies and guidelines governing the utilization of our materials for external purposes. Apart from copyright protection, we are bound by legal restrictions and pre-existing agreements that prohibit us from sharing any content, examples, or direct references for publication. Our dedication to maintaining the integrity and exclusivity of our content is of utmost importance to us.
No AI Use
Studies Weekly content may not be uploaded, submitted, or otherwise provided to generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools or services for the purpose of generating, reproducing, adapting, or creating new content without prior written permission from Studies Weekly. These restrictions apply whether the content is used in whole or in part and whether such use is commercial or noncommercial.
School Email Address Requirement
To help protect student information and support compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable student privacy requirements, educators associated with a school or school district must register for and maintain their Studies Weekly account using an official email address issued by their school or district. This requirement helps Studies Weekly verify that access to student information is provided to individuals acting on behalf of an educational institution.
Personal email addresses may not be used for school- or district-associated educator accounts. Studies Weekly may notify users whose accounts do not meet this requirement and may suspend, deactivate, or remove accounts that are not updated with an acceptable institutional email address.
This requirement does not apply to homeschool educators or other educational organizations for which an institutional email address is not available or appropriate.
Inactive Accounts
Studies Weekly may delete accounts that do not have an active subscription and have not been accessed for two (2) consecutive school years. Before deletion, Studies Weekly will provide notice to the email address associated with the account and allow at least seven (7) days for the user to log in and retain the account.
If the user does not log in within the notice period, Studies Weekly may permanently delete the account and associated account activity and data.
Unverified Accounts
Teacher accounts created through self-registration must be verified before they may be used. Studies Weekly may deactivate an account that remains unverified for fourteen (14) days after registration.
Studies Weekly may send verification reminders during this period. If the account remains unverified for sixty (60) days after registration, Studies Weekly may permanently delete the account and any information associated with it.
Single Device Log In
Studies Weekly Online accounts are limited to a single active session per device or web browser. Attempting to log into an account from an additional device or browser will require the user to close the existing active session or cancel the recent sign-in attempt.
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) & Section 508 Compliance
ADA Compliance (508 Compliance) provides accessibility for digitally published material.
Studies Weekly is committed to providing access to our online curriculum for all students, regardless of ability, by complying with the guidelines set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Below, we’ve outlined the different ways that our site meets web accessibility best practices:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines compliant
- Article narration with variable speed
- Audio reader can read assessment questions to a student
- Article narration highlighting tool is color blind accessible
- The application is screen-reader software compliant
- Digital versions of all articles, images, and related media
- Annotation features and highlighting (code text for improved comprehension and retention)
- Many videos include closed captioning
- Large-print
Updates
Studies Weekly strives to keep its product up-to-date and culturally relevant. As such we reserve the right to make updates and edits. Occasionally, we replace products in order to improve standards coverage. In such cases, if you have a long term adoption, we will offer to let you receive your remaining newspapers or magazines, or switch to the replacement at no additional cost.
Uptime Guarantee
Service Availability Guarantee
Our commitment is to provide a service that is available 99% of the time. We strive to maintain uninterrupted access to our platform and its features for our users.
Compensation for Downtime
In the event of unplanned downtime, we will compensate our users with credits based on the duration of the downtime, according to the following schedule:
- Downtime of less than 1 hour: No credit will be given.
- Downtime of 1 hour to 24 hours: We will provide 1 hour of credit for every hour of downtime.
- Downtime of more than 24 hours: We will provide 2 hours of credit for every hour of downtime.
Credit Request Process
To be eligible for credit, the purchaser must submit a request to our support team within 7 days of the downtime occurrence. Our dedicated support team will investigate the reported downtime and determine its eligibility for credit.
Credit Application
If credit is awarded, it will be applied to the purchaser’s account within 10 days of the credit request being approved.
Comprehensive Coverage
Our uptime guarantee applies to the entire service, encompassing all features and components, except for isolated service disruptions that do not constitute overall downtime. It is based on a monthly rolling average, meaning calculation is always 30 days from the incident. For example, if there were a 2-hour outage on March 1st, we would calculate the uptime from January 31st through March 1st. In this scenario, it would be 99.72% uptime.
Exclusions
The uptime guarantee does not cover downtime caused by factors beyond our control, including but not limited to:
a) Natural disasters or power outages.
b) Actions or limitations imposed by third-party providers, such as the customer’s Internet Service Provider (ISP), Single Sign-On (SSO) services, and rostering services.
While we strive to work closely with these providers to maintain seamless service, any downtime resulting from their actions or limitations falls outside the scope of our uptime guarantee. We will, however, do our best to assist and collaborate with our users in resolving any issues arising from such situations.
This policy provides a clear and fair framework for compensating our users for unplanned downtime. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team. We appreciate your understanding and remain dedicated to delivering the best possible service.
Ordering, Shipping, and Returns
Payment Terms
The upcoming school year curriculum payment is due September 1 unless the order is placed after August 1. Orders placed after August 1 for the current school year are Net 30. Orders not sent to a school district address and Homeschool orders require full payment before shipment.
Duplicate Orders
Studies Weekly is not responsible for duplicate orders. Duplicates may occur when an order is sent in separately from a PO, creating the appearance of two unique orders. To avoid such confusion, please send your order and PO together. If you notice that your order has been duplicated, please contact Customer Service at (866) 311-8734 to cancel the duplicate order and arrange for a return, if necessary. Please see our return policy for further details.
Order Changes and Cancellations
Studies Weekly reserves the right to modify or cancel an order when necessary, including due to product availability, pricing or ordering errors, fulfillment limitations, violation of the terms of this policy, or other circumstances that prevent the order from being fulfilled as submitted.
If Studies Weekly cancels all or part of an order, for reasons unrelated to a customers’ violation of this policy, the customer will not be charged for the canceled portion, or any amount already paid for the canceled portion will be refunded. Orders canceled due to a violation of this policy are not eligible for a refund unless otherwise determined by Studies Weekly.
Return Policy
Requests to cancel or modify an order prior to shipment may be made by contacting our Customer Support department as soon as possible. Cancellation or modification requests are subject to approval by Studies Weekly and may not be available once an order has entered processing or fulfillment.
For any orders that have shipped, the items must be received back with an included RMA (Return Material Authorization) and the return must be processed by a Studies Weekly agent before a refund can be provided.
Studies Weekly will gladly accept a return under the following conditions:
- Contact the Customer Support department to request a Return Material Authorization (RMA) within a valid return window.
- Pre-orders have until Oct. 31st.
- Standard orders have 60 days from the date of purchase.
- RMAs are valid for 30 days and the return must be received within the 30 day window.
- No RMAs will be issued after January 30th of the current school year.
- No refunds will be given for orders received after the RMA expires.
- The customer is responsible for all return shipping costs.
- Products must be returned unused, unseparated, undamaged, and in their original condition.
- Damaged or incomplete products are not eligible for a refund.
- A restocking fee will be applied to each classroom box returned.
- The restocking fee is $10.00.
- The restocking fee is subtracted from the total refundable amount.
- If there is not a refundable amount, the customer is still responsible for the restocking fee.
- A refund will be issued after the return is processed, the condition is verified, and the restocking fee has been applied.
Online Product Limitations and Modifications
For all digital or online-only products, orders are non-cancelable, non-refundable, and non-transferable after 60 days from the purchase date. Requests to modify or change SKUs associated with the order will not be accepted after this 60-day period. Customers acknowledge that once digital products are delivered or accessed, the transaction is final and cannot be altered, exchanged, or refunded outside of the specified timeframe.
Shipping Policy
Shipping for the new school year begins in April, and product is shipped within a mutually agreed upon shipping window, based on customer availability to receive and sign for delivery. Please note:
- The shipping carrier is typically FedEx or Freight and is determined by order details.
- Products can be expected to arrive within 14 days of shipping.
- Studies Weekly is not responsible for delayed delivery of product due to backorder, acts of nature, carrier problems or other unforeseeable issues.
- Publications that are delivered damaged or lost in shipment will be replaced at no additional cost.
- Please allow 3-4 weeks for shipping to Hawaii and Alaska.
Professional Development (PD) Booking & Confirmation Policy
Policy Requirements
- A valid Purchase Order (PO) or signed purchase contract/agreement is required prior to finalizing any PD booking.
- PD dates, trainers, and travel arrangements will remain tentative until the required documentation is received.
- Once the PO or signed contract is submitted and approved, the PD booking will be confirmed and scheduled accordingly.
Exceptions
Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by a member of the Studies Weekly Senior Leadership Team.
PD Session Cancellation and Rescheduling
- Unforeseen IT or technical outages that prevent virtual sessions from taking place.
- Severe weather events or natural disasters that make it unsafe or impossible to conduct in-person or virtual sessions.
- Trainer illness or emergency that cannot be accommodated with a substitute trainer in time.
- Travel delays or cancellations impacting in-person sessions.
Rescheduling and Make-Up Options
- We will notify you as soon as possible of any need to cancel, providing alternative options to reschedule the session at a mutually convenient time.
- When rescheduling is not feasible, we will offer to transition to a live or pre-recorded webinar or grant access to any available national onboarding webinars as a make-up option.
2. Cancellation by Customer: If you need to cancel or reschedule your PD session, we request at least 7 business days’ notice to avoid cancellation fees. You may cancel or reschedule under the following circumstances:
- Internal scheduling conflicts or changes in the school calendar.
- Emergency situations such as school closures, natural disasters, or other events beyond your control.
- Budgetary or resource constraints that require postponing or modifying the session.
Rescheduling and Make-Up Options
- If cancellation is made with at least 7 business days’ notice, we will work with you to reschedule the session at no additional cost.
- Cancellations made within less than 7 business days may be subject to a cancellation fee, except in cases of emergency or force majeure.
- We will provide flexible options to transition the session to a virtual format or offer access to national onboarding webinars if rescheduling is not possible.
3. Communication and Support: Whether the cancellation is initiated by Studies Weekly or by you, our team is committed to ensuring minimal disruption to your professional development plans.
- You will receive confirmation of the cancellation, along with suggested alternative dates and formats to make up for the session.
- We are here to assist with any questions and can be reached at support@studiesweekly.com for further support.
- By working together, we ensure that educators receive the training they need, even when unexpected changes occur.
User Agreement and Content Use
Terms of Use and Consent
By accessing or using our website, or by purchasing a subscription or any Studies Weekly product, you agree to be bound by the following:
- Our Terms and Conditions, which govern your use of our site and services;
- Our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information; and
- Any additional policies, guidelines, or rules applicable to specific features or content on our site.
These terms apply unless otherwise stated in a separate, written agreement signed by an authorized representative of Studies Weekly.
If you do not agree to these terms, you may not use our services, access our resources, or complete a purchase.
Changes to our Legal and Privacy Policy
If we change any policy, we will post changes here.
Printable Use Agreement
By printing or using any Printable content from Studies Weekly Teacher Resources, you agree to the terms outlined below:
- Permitted Use
Printables—including worksheets, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, and quizzes—may be printed and used solely for classroom instruction. - Subscription Requirement
Only educators with a current, active Studies Weekly subscription may use or distribute these materials. - Student Access Limit
Printables may only be printed or copied for the number of students covered under your current subscription. - No Commercial Use
These materials may not be sold, republished, incorporated into derivative works, or used for any commercial purpose. - No Redistribution
You may not share or distribute these Printables outside of your classroom, school, or district without prior written permission from Studies Weekly. These materials are intended only for students currently covered by an active subscription.
Last modified September 2026