1. Introduction; Changes

Please read these Terms of Use and the other agreements described immediately below (collectively, the “Agreements”) before registering for, accessing or using the Bridgespan Leadership Accelerator or any other websites, applications, programs or online or mobile products or services of The Bridgespan Leadership Accelerator (collectively, the “Services”). These Agreements are an agreement between you and The Bridgespan Group (“Bridgespan”). By registering for, accessing or using any Services, you accept and agree to be legally bound by the Agreements, whether or not you are a registered user or have an account. If you do not understand or do not wish to be bound by the terms of the Agreements, do not register for, access or use any Services.

As used in these Terms of Use, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Bridgespan acting through Bridgespan’s Leadership Accelerator via our digital platform. .

2. Programs

Through the Services, Bridgespan offers online courses, programs or other offerings in specific areas of study or on particular topics (each, a “Program”). Bridgespan reserves the right to cancel, interrupt or reschedule any Program or modify its content as well as the point value or weight of any assignment, exam or other evaluation of progress that may be provided in connection with any Program. 

3. Conduct

You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the Services and for your User Content as well as any content of others that you submit, post, contribute, publish or distribute on any of the Services. 

THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF CONTENT (“PROHIBITED CONTENT”) ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON THE SERVICES:

1. Content that defames, harasses, discriminates against, harms or threatens others;
2. Content that discusses illegal activities, with the intent to commit them;
3. Content that infringes or misappropriates intellectual property rights;
4. Content that you do not have the right to disclose;
5. Profane, pornographic, obscene, indecent or unlawful content;
6. Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation;
7. Content related to partisan political activities; and
8. Content that contains intentionally inaccurate information or that is posted with the intent of misleading others.

Bridgespan reserves the right to remove Prohibited Content of which it becomes aware, but is under no obligation to do so.

4. User Accounts and User Registration

In order to participate in most Services, you must register for a personal account on the relevant Service (a “User Account”) by providing an email address and a password for your User Account, as well as any additional information required herein or on the relevant Service (“Login Credentials”). In certain circumstances, this account may be created by an administrator or other representative of your Team (as defined below) on your behalf. You agree that you will never divulge or share access or access information to your User Account or Login Credentials with any third party for any reason. You also agree that you will create, use, and/or access only one User Account or set of Login Credentials, and that you will not access the Services using any User Account or Login Credentials other than your own.

We process your personal information for membership administration, to deliver member benefits to you, and to inform you of related events, content, and other benefits or opportunities associated with your participation in the program. We may also use this information to help us understand our members’ needs and interests to better tailor our products and services to meet those needs.

If you are admitted to a Bridgespan Leadership Accelerator Program, or as part of your registration, you may be required to submit a headshot photo of yourself (via webcam or such other method). You may also be subject to spontaneous identity verification checks throughout the applicable Program. The authentication of your identity may be performed by a Bridgespan third party service provider.

5. User Submissions

The Services may provide you with the ability to upload or otherwise provide certain User Content, as well as information regarding the Services (“Feedback”). With respect to User Content you submit or otherwise make available in connection with your use of the Services, and subject to The Bridgespan Group Privacy Policy, you allow Bridgespan to view and share these materials internally, and otherwise as necessary to properly administer the Services or any Program and as explicitly or implicitly disclosed therein. Any use of these materials outside of Bridgespan will only be done in a disguised, anonymous, unattributed way, or with the expressed permission of the User.

6. Cookies

We use browser cookies to improve site functionality and provide you with a better browsing experience.

7. Termination of Services

You agree that Bridgespan, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of any or all of the Services or your participation in any Program, for any reason or no reason, and that Bridgespan shall not have any liability to you for any such action; provided, however, that if Bridgespan terminates your participation in a Program other than for cause (including, without limitation, your failure to comply with any term of the Agreements), you will receive a pro-rata refund of any fees you paid in connection with the Program (if applicable). Without limiting any of Bridgespan’s other rights or remedies, it is Bridgespan’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances users of the Services who are repeat copyright infringers. The rights granted to you hereunder will terminate upon any termination of your right to use the Services or your participation in a Program, but the other provisions of the Agreements will survive any such termination.

8. Links

The Services may include hyperlinks to websites or applications maintained or controlled by others. Bridgespan is not responsible for and does not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at these websites or applications. If you decide to access linked third-party websites or applications, you do so at your own risk.

9. Eligibility

Account registration and participation in any Program or other Service is generally restricted to those individuals 18 years of age or older who are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations and warranties herein. By registering for or participating in a Program or Service, you hereby represent that you are 18 years of age or older and have the authority and legal capacity to enter into the Agreements.

10. Copyright Policy

Bridgespan takes the intellectual property rights of others seriously and requires that users do the same. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act established a process for addressing claims of copyright infringement that have been implemented for the Services.

The Bridgespan designated copyright agent to receive such claims can be reached as follows:

By mail:

Copyright Agent
The Bridgespan Group, Inc.
2 Copley Place, #3700b
Boston, MA 02116
By phone: 617-572-2833

By fax: (617) 572-2834

By email: [email protected]

Bridgespan may, in appropriate circumstances, disable or terminate the accounts of Users who may be repeat infringers. This process does not limit Bridgespan’s ability to pursue any other remedies that may be available to address suspected infringement.

11. Integration

These Terms of Use, the Terms and Conditions you agreed to upon enrollment in the program, and the Bridgespan Group Privacy Policy together constitute the entire agreement between you and Bridgespan with respect to your use of the Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and Bridgespan regarding your use of any of the Services.