ELITE EMBASSY
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE AND SERVICES
Effective Date: January 1, 2010
Last Updated: October 1, 2026
1. Acceptance of These Terms
Welcome to Elite Embassy.
These Terms & Conditions of Use and Services (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Elite Embassy website, websites and digital properties that link to these Terms, client and membership portals, online resources, applications, forms, programs, memberships, products, professional services, and other interactions with Elite Embassy.
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and The Worldwide Elite Music & Entertainment Embassy, Inc., doing business as Elite Embassy, together with its divisions, DBAs, brands, subsidiaries, affiliates, parent or holding companies, companies under common ownership or control, and other businesses forming part of the Elite Embassy organizational family where applicable (collectively, the “Elite Embassy Group,” “Elite Embassy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
The Elite Embassy Group may include, without limitation, Business Embassies, Entertainment Embassies, Music Embassies, Elite Embassy Publishing, Embassy Studios & Productions, Elite Embassy Services Division, and other present or future divisions, Embassies, programs, brands, services, or affiliated entities.
By accessing or using an Elite Embassy website or service, creating an account, submitting an application, becoming a member, placing an order, purchasing services, electronically accepting an agreement, or otherwise indicating your acceptance of these Terms, you agree to be bound by them.
If you do not agree, you should not use the applicable website or services.
2. Additional Agreements
These Terms establish general rules governing your relationship with Elite Embassy.
Certain memberships, services, projects, publishing arrangements, distribution arrangements, production services, licenses, consulting engagements, representation services, professional programs, subscriptions, or other transactions may be governed by a separate written or electronic agreement, application, proposal, order form, invoice, statement of work, license, membership agreement, service agreement, or other terms.
Where a separate written agreement expressly conflicts with these Terms regarding the particular service covered by that agreement, the specific agreement will control for that service.
These Terms supplement rather than replace applicable service-specific agreements except where expressly stated otherwise.
3. Elite Embassy Services
Elite Embassy is a comprehensive professional support, education, advancement, creative, business, music, and entertainment organization serving individuals, businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, creators, organizations, and other clients.
Services offered by Elite Embassy Group companies or divisions may include business consulting and support, career advancement, professional education, executive and operations training, brand development, administrative services, websites and digital services, publishing, distribution, music industry services, entertainment services, production and post-production, recording, film and video services, photography, multimedia services, creative services, social-media-related services, professional representation, rights administration, licensing, research, referrals, and other professional services.
Services available to a particular client may vary based upon the client’s needs, eligibility, location, industry, project, membership level, agreement, and availability of appropriate professionals and resources.
The existence of information describing a service on our website does not create an obligation to provide that service to every person.
Elite Embassy reserves the right to accept or decline engagements, applications, projects, clients, memberships, transactions, or service requests in its reasonable discretion, subject to applicable law.
4. Our Embassy Structure
Elite Embassy operates a specialized Embassy structure designed to provide industry-focused support.
Business Embassies may provide services and resources for professionals and businesses across numerous business industries.
Entertainment Embassies may provide services and resources for professionals throughout entertainment sectors other than services specifically handled by Music Embassies.
Music Embassies may provide services and resources for music professionals across different roles, fields, and genres.
Individual Embassies, divisions, programs, and professional teams may specialize in particular industries, entertainment sectors, music genres, services, or professional needs.
The use of the word “Embassy” within the Elite Embassy organization describes Elite Embassy’s proprietary professional support and organizational model. Elite Embassy and its specialized Embassies are not governmental embassies, diplomatic missions, consulates, or governmental agencies and do not claim governmental or diplomatic authority.
5. Eligibility
You must be legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to independently use services requiring contractual consent.
Individuals under the age of majority in their jurisdiction may use applicable Elite Embassy services only with the involvement, authorization, and consent of a parent, legal guardian, or other legally authorized representative where required.
Certain services may have additional age, professional, geographical, membership, documentation, or eligibility requirements.
You represent that information you provide regarding your identity, age, authority, organization, and eligibility is accurate.
6. Business and Professional Information Only — No Guaranteed Results
Elite Embassy provides professional support, resources, education, services, and guidance. Results are never guaranteed.
Business, career, creative, music, entertainment, publishing, distribution, marketing, production, digital, and other professional outcomes depend upon numerous factors outside Elite Embassy’s control.
Accordingly, Elite Embassy does not guarantee revenue, profitability, business growth, audience growth, sales, employment, contracts, bookings, placements, financing, sponsorships, licensing opportunities, platform acceptance, channel verification, distribution acceptance, royalty amounts, publishing income, search-engine rankings, social-media results, media coverage, intellectual-property registration, government approval, industry recognition, awards, chart placement, streaming performance, commercial success, or any particular outcome.
Statements concerning possibilities, goals, strategies, expected benefits, examples, previous outcomes, or potential results should not be interpreted as guarantees.
You remain responsible for your own business and professional decisions.
7. No Legal, Tax, Accounting, Investment, Medical or Other Regulated Professional Advice
Unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise and the applicable service is being provided by a properly qualified professional, information provided by Elite Embassy is not intended to constitute legal, tax, accounting, investment, securities, medical, insurance, or other regulated professional advice.
Nothing on an Elite Embassy website creates an attorney-client relationship, accountant-client relationship, physician-patient relationship, fiduciary relationship, investment-advisory relationship, or other licensed professional relationship merely because information or assistance has been provided.
Clients should obtain advice from appropriately licensed professionals where such advice is required.
Elite Embassy may assist clients in communicating with attorneys, accountants, rights organizations, platforms, agencies, professional service providers, or other parties, but such assistance does not convert Elite Embassy into the applicable regulated professional.
8. No Agency or Authority Unless Expressly Granted
Elite Embassy does not become your agent, manager, attorney-in-fact, fiduciary, representative, publisher, distributor, administrator, business manager, or other authorized representative merely because you communicate with us or purchase unrelated services.
Any authority for Elite Embassy to act on your behalf must arise from an applicable written agreement, authorization, power of attorney, representation agreement, publishing agreement, administration agreement, distribution agreement, or other appropriate authorization.
The scope of any such authority is limited to what is expressly granted.
9. Client Responsibilities
You are responsible for providing complete, truthful, current, and accurate information necessary for Elite Embassy to perform requested services.
You are responsible for reviewing information, documents, drafts, artwork, websites, releases, metadata, registrations, production materials, applications, submissions, and other work requiring your approval.
You are also responsible for meeting deadlines and promptly responding when Elite Embassy requires information, documentation, authorization, payment, approval, or other action from you.
Elite Embassy is not responsible for delays, missed opportunities, rejected submissions, additional costs, penalties, losses, or other consequences caused by a client’s failure to provide timely, complete, or accurate information or authorization.
10. Materials You Provide to Elite Embassy
You retain ownership of materials you own and submit to Elite Embassy, subject to any applicable written agreement.
By submitting music, recordings, photographs, videos, artwork, writing, logos, trademarks, business materials, data, documents, websites, creative works, or other content (“Client Materials”), you represent and warrant that you own the Client Materials or possess sufficient rights, licenses, permissions, releases, and authority for Elite Embassy to use them for the requested purpose.
You grant Elite Embassy and the professionals assisting us a nonexclusive license to receive, store, reproduce, transmit, modify, format, process, distribute, submit, display, or otherwise use Client Materials only as reasonably necessary to perform requested services, administer the relationship, comply with applicable agreements, and fulfill lawful business purposes associated with the engagement.
You are responsible for claims arising because materials supplied by you infringe or violate another person’s copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, contract, ownership interest, or other legal right.
11. Intellectual Property Ownership
The Elite Embassy websites and their original content, branding, organizational concepts, designs, logos, trademarks, service marks, business names, graphics, text, databases, systems, materials, educational resources, videos, photographs, software, methods, processes, templates, forms, layouts, training materials, and other intellectual property are owned by or licensed to Elite Embassy and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of Elite Embassy intellectual property to you.
You may not copy, reproduce, modify, republish, distribute, sell, license, reverse engineer, scrape, commercially exploit, create unauthorized derivative works from, or otherwise misuse Elite Embassy intellectual property without written authorization.
ELITE EMBASSY, MUSIC EMBASSIES, specialized Embassy names, logos, designs, and related branding may constitute trademarks or other proprietary identifiers. Their appearance on the website does not grant a license to use them.
12. Client Deliverables and Pre-Existing Elite Embassy Materials
Ownership and licensing rights concerning custom work created for a client are governed by the applicable service agreement, project agreement, invoice, statement of work, license, or other written arrangement.
Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, payment alone does not automatically transfer every intellectual-property right in every component of a project.
Elite Embassy retains all rights in its pre-existing materials, systems, methodologies, templates, techniques, processes, workflows, know-how, software, tools, generic concepts, reusable components, training materials, business methods, and materials developed independently of a particular client project.
Where a deliverable contains such pre-existing material, any client rights in the final deliverable remain subject to Elite Embassy’s ownership of those underlying materials.
13. Prohibited Uses
You may not use Elite Embassy websites, portals, systems, information, or services to:
- engage in unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, abusive, defamatory, discriminatory, harassing, or malicious conduct;
- infringe intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other legal rights;
- submit malware, malicious code, viruses, unauthorized scripts, or harmful technology;
- gain unauthorized access to accounts, systems, databases, portals, networks, or information;
- impersonate another individual or organization or misrepresent your authority;
- harvest, scrape, collect, or compile personal information or website content through unauthorized automated means;
- use bots, crawlers, spiders, automated extraction tools, or similar technologies contrary to our instructions;
- use Elite Embassy content, data, websites, materials, or proprietary information to train, develop, evaluate, or improve artificial-intelligence or machine-learning systems without prior written authorization;
- interfere with website or platform performance or security;
- circumvent access restrictions, security features, payment controls, or technical measures;
- reproduce or commercially exploit information from our systems without authorization;
- submit information or materials you have no right to provide;
- use our services to facilitate fraud, piracy, copyright infringement, impersonation, unauthorized distribution, or illegal activity; or
- engage in conduct that reasonably exposes Elite Embassy, our clients, personnel, systems, brands, partners, or service providers to legal, security, operational, or reputational harm.
Elite Embassy may restrict or terminate access in response to suspected violations.
14. Accounts, Portals and Login Credentials
Certain services may require an account or portal.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for activities conducted through your account when caused by your failure to reasonably safeguard those credentials.
You must promptly notify Elite Embassy through the Contact Us process if you reasonably believe an account has been compromised.
You may not provide unauthorized individuals with access to restricted client or membership systems.
Elite Embassy may suspend access where reasonably necessary to protect accounts, users, information, systems, or the organization.
15. Payments, Fees and Billing
Fees, deposits, subscriptions, membership dues, installment arrangements, project costs, recurring charges, commissions, percentages, royalties, service charges, licensing fees, and other amounts are governed by the applicable agreement, invoice, checkout disclosure, membership terms, order, or service description.
You agree to pay amounts validly incurred according to those terms.
Where payment information is stored with an authorized processor for recurring or installment payments, charges may be processed according to the authorization you provided.
Elite Embassy may suspend nonessential services where amounts are materially overdue, subject to applicable agreements and law.
Applicable taxes, third-party charges, government fees, filing fees, platform fees, processing fees, shipping expenses, travel expenses, production expenses, or other external expenses may be additional where disclosed or authorized.
16. Recurring Memberships and Subscriptions
Where Elite Embassy offers an automatically renewing membership or subscription, the applicable enrollment process will disclose material recurring-payment terms, including price, billing frequency, renewal conditions, and available cancellation procedures as required by applicable law.
By affirmatively enrolling in an automatic renewal program, you authorize recurring charges according to the terms presented at enrollment until properly canceled.
Cancellation stops future renewal charges subject to the timing and terms presented for the applicable program. Cancellation does not automatically create a right to refund charges already properly incurred.
Nothing in these Terms limits cancellation or refund rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
17. Refunds and Cancellations
Refund and cancellation rights vary depending upon the service.
Custom services, consulting, professional time, administrative services, research, production, creative work, registrations, submissions, setup work, digital services, licenses, completed work, work already commenced, and third-party costs may become nonrefundable once incurred or performed where permitted by law.
Memberships, subscriptions, projects, and other services may have separate refund and cancellation provisions.
The applicable service agreement, membership agreement, order, invoice, checkout terms, or written cancellation policy controls.
Nothing in these Terms eliminates refund or cancellation rights required by applicable law.
18. Chargebacks and Payment Disputes
If you believe a charge is incorrect, we encourage you to first contact Elite Embassy through the website’s Contact Us form so that the matter can be investigated.
Submitting a knowingly false, fraudulent, or abusive chargeback may constitute a breach of these Terms.
Nothing in this section prevents a consumer from exercising legitimate rights provided by applicable banking, credit-card, payment-processing, or consumer-protection law.
19. Third-Party Platforms and Services
Many Elite Embassy services interact with organizations or technologies that Elite Embassy does not own or control.
These may include streaming services, digital service providers, social-media platforms, video platforms, rights organizations, performing-rights organizations, collection societies, publishers, distributors, registrars, hosting companies, payment processors, search engines, government agencies, professional databases, technology vendors, studios, production facilities, and other third parties.
Their rules, policies, technology, eligibility requirements, review processes, fees, timelines, availability, and business practices can change without notice.
Elite Embassy does not control and therefore cannot guarantee the continued availability, performance, approval, acceptance, decisions, functionality, payment practices, policies, data, or actions of independent third parties.
A third party’s decision to suspend, reject, remove, delay, alter, demonetize, disable, restrict, or terminate an account, submission, release, channel, website, listing, service, or other activity is not automatically the responsibility of Elite Embassy.
20. Referrals and Outside Professionals
Elite Embassy may refer or introduce clients to outside professionals, vendors, consultants, attorneys, accountants, studios, musicians, designers, contractors, technology providers, and other service providers.
A recommendation or referral does not constitute a guarantee of that third party’s work.
Unless the person or business is acting as an authorized Elite Embassy contractor within an Elite Embassy engagement, an independently retained third party is responsible for its own services, fees, actions, omissions, terms, licensing, and professional obligations.
You should conduct whatever independent review you consider appropriate before engaging an independent provider.
21. Websites, Domains, Social Media and Digital Services
Where Elite Embassy assists with websites, domains, email systems, social-media accounts, channels, digital platforms, or online profiles, the client remains responsible for complying with applicable platform rules and maintaining accurate ownership and account information.
Third-party hosting companies, registrars, platforms, plugins, software, APIs, themes, services, and technologies may experience outages, security events, policy changes, price changes, incompatibilities, discontinuation, or other events outside Elite Embassy’s control.
Unless expressly agreed otherwise, Elite Embassy does not guarantee uninterrupted operation or perpetual compatibility of third-party digital technology.
Clients are responsible for maintaining appropriate account access and for following security recommendations provided to them.
22. Production and Creative Services
Production schedules, recording sessions, video production, photography, film production, post-production, editing, mixing, mastering, design, voiceover, musicianship, and other creative services may depend upon personnel availability, locations, equipment, weather, performers, approvals, technology, third-party facilities, and other production circumstances.
Specifications, revisions, deliverables, credits, ownership, licensing, deadlines, cancellations, and production expenses may be governed by a separate agreement or project scope.
A delay caused by circumstances reasonably outside Elite Embassy’s control does not constitute a breach where Elite Embassy uses commercially reasonable efforts to address the situation.
23. Publishing, Distribution, Rights and Royalty Services
Publishing, distribution, rights administration, registration, licensing, royalty collection, metadata correction, claims management, content identification, catalog administration, and related services frequently depend upon information and decisions from rights holders, publishers, distributors, collecting societies, platforms, governmental organizations, licensees, and other third parties.
Elite Embassy cannot guarantee registration processing times, royalty amounts, conflict-resolution outcomes, metadata corrections, claim determinations, licensing decisions, platform processing, payment timing, or third-party accountings.
Clients are responsible for providing accurate ownership, authorship, split, catalog, recording, contractual, and rights information.
Elite Embassy may rely upon information supplied by clients and their authorized representatives unless we have reason to believe it is inaccurate.
24. Professional Representation
Where Elite Embassy provides professional representation or advocacy, the exact nature and scope of representation will be determined by the applicable authorization or agreement.
Elite Embassy may communicate, negotiate, inquire, advocate, submit documents, request information, coordinate services, or otherwise assist within the authority granted by the client.
Professional representation does not guarantee that another party will agree with Elite Embassy, respond, pay amounts demanded, grant requested relief, enter into a transaction, or otherwise produce a particular result.
25. Website Information
Elite Embassy makes reasonable efforts to maintain useful and current website information, but website content may occasionally contain typographical errors, outdated information, technical inaccuracies, incomplete descriptions, or other errors.
Elite Embassy may update, modify, correct, expand, suspend, remove, or replace website content or services without prior notice.
The website should not be treated as the exclusive source of contractual terms applicable to an individual engagement.
26. Website Availability
We do not warrant that our website, portals, accounts, servers, communications, or online services will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
Maintenance, cybersecurity incidents, hosting failures, internet outages, third-party failures, software errors, natural events, governmental actions, or other circumstances may temporarily affect access.
Elite Embassy may modify, suspend, discontinue, or replace technology or website functionality when reasonably necessary.
27. Security
You agree not to attempt to compromise Elite Embassy systems.
Although Elite Embassy uses reasonable safeguards, no electronic system, website, network, cloud platform, storage service, or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users are responsible for safeguarding their own devices, email accounts, passwords, login credentials, and local copies of important files.
Privacy and information-handling practices are further described in the Elite Embassy Privacy Policy.
28. Confidential and Sensitive Submissions
Do not submit passwords, full payment-card numbers, highly sensitive government identifiers, or other unnecessary sensitive information through ordinary website contact forms.
Once a client engagement is established, Elite Embassy may provide or designate more appropriate methods for sharing sensitive records where necessary.
Submitting information through a general inquiry form does not create attorney-client privilege or any other legally privileged relationship.
29. Communications
By providing contact information and requesting services, you authorize Elite Embassy to communicate with you regarding your inquiry, account, membership, project, transaction, services, support requests, appointments, contracts, administrative matters, security matters, and other communications reasonably related to your relationship with us.
Promotional communications will be handled in accordance with applicable law and the Elite Embassy Privacy Policy.
Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing a service where applicable law prohibits making it a condition.
30. Electronic Records and Signatures
Where permitted by law, you agree that electronic records, electronic communications, electronic signatures, checkbox acceptances, typed signatures, digital approvals, and similar electronic actions may satisfy requirements that an agreement, authorization, notice, or signature be in writing.
You agree not to challenge the validity of an agreement solely because it was entered into electronically.
31. Privacy
Your use of Elite Embassy services is also subject to the Elite Embassy Privacy Policy.
Information may be processed within the Elite Embassy Group and by authorized service providers as described in that Policy.
These Terms and the Privacy Policy should be read together.
32. No Sale or Unauthorized Exploitation of Client Information
Elite Embassy does not grant users any right to obtain, scrape, compile, sell, redistribute, market to, or commercially exploit information concerning other clients, members, employees, contractors, professionals, or business contacts obtained through Elite Embassy.
Unauthorized use of Elite Embassy directories, portals, membership information, client information, contact information, databases, or professional resources is prohibited.
33. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ELITE EMBASSY AND THE ELITE EMBASSY GROUP PROVIDE WEBSITES, INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT A WRITTEN AGREEMENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDES OTHERWISE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ELITE EMBASSY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
No oral or informal statement creates a warranty unless expressly incorporated into a binding written agreement by an authorized representative.
Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or consumer right that applicable law does not permit us to exclude.
34. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE ELITE EMBASSY GROUP, ITS OWNERS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF EXPECTED ROYALTIES, LOSS OF AUDIENCE OR FOLLOWERS, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, EVEN IF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES WAS KNOWN OR REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Elite Embassy’s aggregate liability arising from a particular paid service will not exceed the amount actually paid to the applicable Elite Embassy entity for the specific service giving rise to the claim during the six months immediately preceding the event giving rise to liability, unless a separate written agreement establishes a different limitation.
For claims arising solely from use of a free website or free resource where no amount was paid, aggregate liability will not exceed $100, to the extent such a limitation is permitted by law.
These limitations do not apply where liability cannot legally be excluded or limited.
35. Assumption of Business and Creative Risk
You understand that business, creative, entertainment, music, production, publishing, marketing, entrepreneurial, digital, and professional activities inherently involve uncertainty.
Markets change. Audiences change. Platforms change. Algorithms change. Laws and regulations change. Businesses fail. Creative projects may not achieve commercial success.
Your decision to pursue a particular strategy, investment, release, production, marketing campaign, business activity, contract, platform, project, or opportunity remains your decision.
Elite Embassy is not an insurer of business or career success.
36. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Elite Embassy Group and its directors, officers, owners, employees, representatives, contractors, agents, affiliates, licensors, and authorized service providers from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, judgments, costs, and reasonable legal expenses arising from or relating to:
your material breach of these Terms or another applicable agreement; information or materials you provide; your infringement or violation of another person’s rights; your unlawful conduct; your misrepresentation of ownership or authority; or your misuse of Elite Embassy websites, systems, services, or intellectual property.
Elite Embassy may assume control of the defense of a matter subject to indemnification where appropriate.
This section does not require a consumer to indemnify Elite Embassy to an extent prohibited by applicable law.
37. Force Majeure
Elite Embassy will not be liable for delay or failure caused by events reasonably outside our control, including natural disasters, hurricanes, severe weather, fire, flooding, war, terrorism, civil disturbance, epidemic, pandemic, governmental action, labor disruption, utility failure, internet failure, cybersecurity incidents not caused by our willful misconduct, platform outages, banking interruptions, transportation disruptions, supply shortages, equipment failures, venue closures, or failures of third-party infrastructure.
Performance obligations affected by such an event may be reasonably extended, modified, suspended, or rescheduled.
38. Suspension and Termination
Elite Embassy may suspend or terminate access to an account, portal, membership, website function, or service where reasonably necessary because of nonpayment, fraud, abuse, threats, unlawful conduct, security concerns, material breach, unauthorized use, infringement, platform requirements, or conduct reasonably likely to harm Elite Embassy or others.
Where a service-specific agreement contains termination procedures, those procedures govern that engagement.
Termination does not eliminate payment obligations or other responsibilities that accrued before termination.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination—including intellectual-property, payment, confidentiality, warranty disclaimer, limitation-of-liability, indemnification, and dispute provisions—will survive.
39. IMPORTANT — DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND BINDING ARBITRATION
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
Except for matters that qualify for small claims court and requests for temporary or preliminary injunctive relief concerning intellectual property, confidential information, unauthorized system access, or similar urgent matters, you and Elite Embassy agree that disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms, the website, an Elite Embassy service, or your relationship with Elite Embassy will be resolved through individual binding arbitration rather than a lawsuit in court, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The arbitration provision is intended to be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.
Before commencing arbitration, the complaining party must first provide the other party a reasonable opportunity to resolve the dispute informally.
A notice to Elite Embassy may be submitted through the Contact Us form on EliteEmbassy.org by selecting or identifying the inquiry as “Legal / Dispute Notice.” If a service-specific agreement provides a formal notice method, that method should also be followed.
The notice should describe the person making the claim, the relevant account or relationship, the nature of the dispute, and the relief requested.
The parties will attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute for at least 30 days after receipt of a sufficiently detailed notice before initiating arbitration, unless immediate action is necessary to preserve legal rights.
If the dispute is not resolved, arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under the then-current rules applicable to the dispute, including its Consumer Arbitration Rules when those rules apply.
Consumer arbitration procedures and fees will comply with applicable law and the governing AAA rules.
Nothing in this section prevents a person from filing a complaint with a governmental or regulatory agency that is legally authorized to receive such complaints.
40. CLASS ACTION WAIVER
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AND ELITE EMBASSY AGREE THAT EACH PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF, CLASS MEMBER, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR REPRESENTATIVE IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
Unless both sides expressly agree otherwise, an arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of multiple unrelated persons or preside over a representative or class proceeding.
If applicable law makes this waiver unenforceable with respect to a particular claim, that claim will be handled as required by applicable law while the remainder of this dispute-resolution agreement remains effective to the fullest extent permitted.
41. JURY TRIAL WAIVER
For any dispute that is properly resolved in court rather than arbitration, each party knowingly and voluntarily waives trial by jury to the fullest extent permitted by law.
42. Small Claims
Either party may bring an individual claim in an appropriate small claims court if the claim qualifies for that court’s jurisdiction.
If a matter is brought in small claims court, it must remain an individual claim unless applicable law provides otherwise.
43. Arbitration Opt-Out
If you are entering into an agreement containing this arbitration provision for the first time, you may opt out of the arbitration provision by submitting a written opt-out request through the Elite Embassy Contact Us form within 30 days after first affirmatively accepting these Terms.
The request must clearly state:
“Arbitration Opt-Out Request”
and provide your full name and sufficient information to identify the account, membership, transaction, or agreement involved.
Opting out of arbitration will not affect the remaining Terms.
44. Governing Law
Except where federal law controls or applicable consumer law requires otherwise, these Terms and disputes concerning them will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of the arbitration provisions.
For claims properly proceeding in court and not arbitration, jurisdiction and venue will lie in an appropriate state or federal court located in Florida, subject to any mandatory jurisdiction or venue rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
45. International Users
Elite Embassy serves clients internationally, but the availability of a service does not mean that it is lawful or appropriate in every jurisdiction.
Users outside the United States are responsible for complying with local laws applicable to their conduct and activities.
Elite Embassy may restrict, modify, or decline services where legal, regulatory, sanctions, export-control, banking, platform, or operational requirements make doing so appropriate.
Nothing in these Terms eliminates mandatory rights provided to consumers under laws that lawfully apply to them and cannot be waived by contract.
46. Sanctions and Restricted Parties
You represent that your use of Elite Embassy services will comply with applicable economic sanctions, export controls, anti-money-laundering requirements, and other applicable laws.
Elite Embassy may conduct reasonable compliance reviews or decline transactions where necessary to comply with law, banking requirements, platform requirements, or legitimate risk-management obligations.
47. Changes to Services
Elite Embassy continues to expand and evolve.
We may introduce, modify, rename, reorganize, combine, transfer, discontinue, or replace divisions, Embassies, brands, membership levels, programs, products, technology, and services.
Nothing in these Terms prevents Elite Embassy from restructuring how services are provided, including providing a service through another Elite Embassy Group entity or authorized service provider, subject to applicable agreements and law.
48. Changes to These Terms
Elite Embassy may update these Terms to reflect changes in law, services, organizational structure, technology, security practices, or business operations.
The current version will be posted on the applicable Elite Embassy website with a revised Last Updated date.
Where applicable law requires additional notice or renewed consent to a material modification, Elite Embassy will provide that notice or obtain consent as required.
Changes will not retroactively eliminate rights that applicable law prevents us from modifying.
49. Assignment
You may not assign or transfer contractual rights or obligations relating to Elite Embassy services without our written approval where such approval is reasonably required.
Elite Embassy may assign or transfer its rights and obligations to an affiliate, parent company, holding company, subsidiary, successor, purchaser, reorganized entity, or entity acquiring or operating the applicable business, subject to applicable law and contractual restrictions.
50. No Waiver
Failure by Elite Embassy to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce that provision later.
A waiver must be express and authorized.
51. Severability
If a court or arbitrator with authority determines that a provision of these Terms is unlawful or unenforceable, the provision will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent or severed where appropriate, while the remaining provisions continue in effect.
If a specific dispute provision contains its own severability instruction, that instruction controls for that provision.
52. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Elite Embassy Privacy Policy and any applicable service-specific agreement, invoice, order, membership agreement, statement of work, authorization, license, or additional terms, constitute the applicable agreement between you and Elite Embassy concerning the subject matter they cover.
You should not rely upon informal statements that materially contradict an executed or electronically accepted agreement.
53. Headings
Section titles are provided for convenience and do not limit the meaning of the provisions.
54. Contacting Elite Embassy Regarding These Terms
Questions concerning these Terms may be submitted through the Contact Us form at EliteEmbassy.org.
For matters concerning these Terms, select the appropriate inquiry category or identify the submission as:
Legal / Terms & Conditions Inquiry
For a formal dispute notice, identify the submission as:
Legal / Dispute Notice
Please do not submit highly sensitive information through the general contact form unless it is reasonably necessary.
If another written Elite Embassy agreement provides a specific method for formal notices, that method should also be followed.
55. Acknowledgment
By affirmatively accepting these Terms where acceptance is requested, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review them and agree to be bound by them.
You further acknowledge that these Terms include important provisions concerning:
disclaimers of warranties, limitations of liability, indemnification, binding individual arbitration, waiver of class proceedings, and waiver of jury trial.