🇺🇸 United States Legal & Regulatory Schedule
This country-specific schedule forms a binding legal addendum to the TUTORERA Global Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for users residing or transacting in United States.
The TUTORERA Global Terms of Service apply universally to all marketplace participants. However, where mandatory consumer protection, child privacy, or local tax laws in United States grant you greater statutory rights than set forth in the Global Terms, those local statutory rights take legal precedence.
1. Governing Law & Dispute Forum
Governing Law
Subject to mandatory local consumer conflicts, transactions originating in United States are governed by:
Federal Arbitration Act and laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of law principles)
Dispute Resolution Forum
Any formal unresolved dispute, claim, or controversy shall be adjudicated before:
American Arbitration Association (AAA) Consumer Arbitration / Individual Small Claims Court
2. Statutory Consumer Protections
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and state-specific consumer protection legislation (e.g., California Consumer Legal Remedies Act).
Platform satisfaction guarantee: dispute lesson charge within 24 hours if tutor fails to attend or instruction is materially defective.
3. Data Privacy & Age Thresholds
Applicable Privacy Statute
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA - requires verifiable parental consent under 13), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and applicable state privacy statutes.
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Digital Age of Consent
In United States, the statutory minimum age for direct digital account consent is 13 years. Any student below this age must have their account created and supervised by a parent or verified guardian.
4. In-Person Screening & Local Tax Treatment
Physical Tuition Background Standard
Multi-jurisdictional criminal record search and National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) screening via FCRA-accredited agency.
Tax Responsibility & Classification
Tutors receive Form 1099-K if gross transaction volumes exceed statutory IRS reporting thresholds. Independent contractor 1099 classification applies.