Smart Tuition/Blackbaud Terms and Conditions

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS  
The policies below are Blackbaud Tuition Management general terms and conditions. Not  all policies listed below may be applicable to your school but are representative of  Blackbaud Tuition Management policies, in general. Terms and Conditions are subject to  change.  
Blackbaud Tuition Management receives, processes, and deposits your payments into  your school’s bank account. Our secure website and customer service center are available  to assist in answering your questions about your tuition payment plan.

REFUNDS: Blackbaud Tuition Management does not issue cash refunds. Overpayments  will be carried on your account and credited to future tuition payments. All reimbursements  or refunds must be arranged with your school.
 
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS: Payments made with your debit and/or credit card are  subject to credit card convenience fees.
 
LATE FEES: A late fee may be assessed by your school if balances due are not paid and  posted by your established due date.
 
FOLLOW-UP SERVICE: Any payment that is not received by Blackbaud Tuition  Management by your due date is considered late and may receive a late fee. In the event  that your account becomes delinquent, Blackbaud Tuition Management may provide your  school a follow-up service where Blackbaud Tuition Management may contact you via  mail, telephone, or e-mail. Your account may be charged an additional fee as a result of  this service. This fee is in addition to any late fees charged by your school.
 
FAILED PAYMENTS: A fee of $30.00 will be applied to your account for any failed auto debit and failed check payments. Your bank may impose additional fees.
 
AUTO-DEBIT TERMS (APPLIES TO AUTO-DEBIT ENROLLEES ONLY): By signing this  enrollment form you agree to authorize Blackbaud Tuition Management to debit your  account on the scheduled dates as described on the reverse side. If your auto-debit due  date falls on a weekend or holiday, your account will be debited on the following business  day. You agree that if any such debit is dishonored, for any reason, Blackbaud Tuition  Management shall have no liability for any fees charged to you by your financial institution.  Blackbaud Tuition Management will automatically reattempt any failed debits  approximately 10 days after their failure. This authority will remain in effect until Blackbaud  Tuition Management receives your written instruction to cancel auto-debit service. To  cancel or stop a scheduled auto-debit payment, you must contact Blackbaud Tuition  Management no later than 3 business days prior to the scheduled payment at (888) 868- 8828.
 
PLEASE NOTE: Payments received in the mail take 1 business day to post. Blackbaud  Tuition Management is not responsible for delivery delays when payments are sent via  US mail. Please allow at least 5-7 business days for delivery. 
 
TELEPHONE CONTACT: You consent to allow Blackbaud Tuition Management to call  and/or text any telephone number: (i) you have provided to Blackbaud Tuition  Management; (ii) that you have provided to the school relating to your Blackbaud Tuition  Management account; (iii) from which you called us; or (iv) which we obtained and  reasonably believe we can reach you.  You agree that Blackbaud Tuition Management  may call and/or text any of these telephone numbers with an automatic telephone dialing  system, and calls may include an artificial/prerecorded voice message.  By providing us  with a telephone number, you represent that you are either the subscriber or regular user  of the telephone number.  You further agree to notify us immediately if any telephone  number you provide to us is no longer used by you.
 
BLACKBAUD TUITION MANAGEMENT PRIVACY POLICY: We do not disclose any  personal information about our families to anyone, except as permitted by law. Blackbaud  Tuition Management has adopted numerous procedures to protect the confidentiality of  school and family information. We adhere to the Payment Card Industries Standard for  storing family information.
 
BLACKBAUD TUITION MANAGEMENT SECURITY POLICY: Access to your personal  and account information is restricted to those employees who need to know that  information as part of their job, to service your account, or to provide products and services  to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that are reasonably  designed to guard your non-public personal information. We adhere to the Payment Card  Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).  The Payment Card Industry Data Security  Standard (PCI DSS) is a proprietary information security standard for organizations that  handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard,  American Express, and Discover.
 
Please return completed form to your school immediately. 
If you have any questions regarding  this form, contact Blackbaud Tuition  Management at: 
1-888-868-8828