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Terms Claim Control

Public claims must match the live certification record.

These terms govern AutismCertified website, training inquiries, badge, directory, and related launch-state services. They are written to keep families protected and to prevent businesses from using certification language before review proof exists.

Last updated: June 15, 2026

Questions: legal@autismcertified.org

Agreement To Terms

By accessing AutismCertified or using our services, you agree to these Terms of Service and applicable law. If you do not agree, do not use the services. These terms apply to website visitors, families, business users, learners, and organizations using AutismCertified materials.

Our Services

AutismCertified provides launch-state certification infrastructure. The service is not a shortcut to a public claim; it is a workflow for training, review, and truthful family-facing publication.

  • Business training inquiries, intake review, and certification record setup
  • Autism-informed staff training and operational support resources
  • Review workflow for badge eligibility, public copy, and directory readiness
  • Directory infrastructure that publishes only when a reviewed place receives final approval and family-useful details
  • Family and business resources that do not replace medical, therapeutic, legal, or emergency advice

Certification, Badge, And Directory Rules

Certification state is controlled by the linked business record. Payment, inquiry, or asset access alone does not create permission to claim certification, display a badge, publish a place profile, or issue a business-specific announcement.

Business Responsibilities

  • Do not claim certification, badge status, or directory publication until the linked dashboard supports that exact claim.
  • Keep public support details truthful, location-specific, and useful for families planning a visit.
  • Complete assigned training and review steps before displaying earned certification materials.
  • Remove or update public badge, sticker, widget, or press language if the dashboard, renewal, review, or publication state changes.
  • Do not present AutismCertified as a government, medical, therapeutic, legal, or universal safety endorsement.

Revocation And Correction

  • The business misuses badge, sticker, widget, media, or certification language.
  • Training, review, renewal, or directory requirements are not maintained.
  • Public support details are misleading, stale, copied from another location, or not family-useful.
  • Credible reports show conduct or operating practices that conflict with the certification standard.
  • The business uses certification language for a different location, owner, brand, or tier than the linked record supports.

When practical, AutismCertified may notify a business and allow correction before final revocation. Immediate removal may be required when family safety, misleading public claims, or brand misuse is involved.

Checkout, Fees, And Refunds

Fees

Fees cover the applicable pathway, training access, review workflow, and certification materials when earned. Directory publication happens only when the business is publish-ready under the current review rules.

Refunds

Refunds may be requested within 30 days of purchase if no training has been completed. Once training has commenced, fees are non-refundable unless AutismCertified decides otherwise in writing.

Disclaimers And Limitations

AutismCertified is designed to improve staff awareness, operational readiness, and family-facing information, but it does not guarantee a specific outcome or experience. Every autistic person is different, and every visit depends on real-world conditions.

AutismCertified is not a government accreditation, medical endorsement, therapeutic provider, legal certification, or promise of universal safety. Families and visitors should use their own judgment and contact businesses directly when planning specific accommodations.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, AutismCertified is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of the services.

Privacy, Changes, And Contact

Use of AutismCertified is also governed by the Privacy Policy. We may update these terms by posting a new version on this page. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes should first be addressed through good-faith negotiation.

Commitment

These terms are strict because the signal matters. A public badge should reassure families only when training, review, support details, and claim control all point to the same live record.