Terms of Use

The School Standard is a school merchandise and product-development agency based in British Columbia, Canada.

The information presented on this website is intended to introduce our services, process, capabilities and selected work.

Use of this website does not by itself create a client relationship, project engagement, partnership or other professional relationship with The School Standard.

A project becomes an active engagement only when the applicable project terms, scope, pricing and approvals have been agreed between The School Standard and the client.

We make reasonable efforts to keep the information on this website accurate and current.

However, website content is provided for general information and may be updated, changed or removed without notice.

Product descriptions, materials, colours, finishes, processes, timelines and other information shown on the website or in the catalogue are illustrative unless specifically confirmed as part of an active project.

The School Standard catalogue is intended as a source of reference, inspiration and product direction.

It is not a fixed product menu, inventory list or guarantee that a particular product, material, construction, colour, manufacturer or specification will be available for a project.

Products may be adapted, reworked or developed from scratch based on the project brief, quantity, timing, budget, manufacturing requirements and other considerations.

Final specifications, availability and pricing are confirmed separately for each project.

Project Intake allows prospective clients to provide information about a potential project.

Submitting a Project Intake:

• does not obligate The School Standard to accept the project
• does not create a client relationship or contract
• does not guarantee pricing, timing, production capacity or product availability
• does not constitute approval to begin manufacturing or incur project costs

Information submitted through Project Intake is used to assess the project and shape the next stage of discussion.

Any project that proceeds will be subject to separate project documentation, approvals and commercial terms.

These Terms of Use apply to the website.

Where a client enters into a separate agreement, proposal, statement of work, production approval, purchase arrangement or other project-specific document with The School Standard, that document will govern the relevant project.

If there is a conflict between these website Terms and an executed project agreement, the project agreement will take priority for that project.

The Client Portal is provided to authorised users associated with active School Standard client projects.

Portal access may include project information such as:

• directions and concepts
• revisions
• samples
• approvals
• specifications
• project documents
• order information
• project history

Portal access is personal to the authorised user and should not be shared with anyone who is not authorised to access the relevant project.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for notifying The School Standard promptly if you believe your account has been compromised.

We may suspend or revoke portal access where reasonably necessary for security, account administration or the conclusion of a client relationship.

Where project approvals are provided through the Client Portal or another agreed approval method, those approvals may be relied upon by The School Standard in progressing the project.

Clients are responsible for reviewing materials presented for approval carefully and ensuring that the appropriate authorised person provides the approval.

Project-specific terms will govern the effect of approvals, changes following approval and any resulting costs or timeline implications.

When you submit information, files or other materials to The School Standard, you confirm that:

• you are authorised to provide them
• our use of them for the relevant inquiry or project will not violate another person’s rights
• the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge

This may include school logos, crests, trademarks, artwork, brand guidelines, photographs, reference imagery and other materials.

You retain ownership of materials that belong to you.

You grant The School Standard permission to use those materials as reasonably necessary to assess, develop, produce and administer the relevant project.

Our website, Project Intake and Client Portal are intended for school representatives and other adults acting in a professional capacity.

Do not submit student names, photographs, contact details or other personally identifiable student information through these systems.

If student-related information is ever required for a specific project, it must be handled through a separately agreed process.

Unless otherwise stated, the website and its contents are owned by or licensed to The School Standard.

This includes, without limitation:

• The School Standard name and branding
• website design and layout
• written content
• catalogue design
• graphics
• illustrations
• product concepts
• photography
• presentations
• project examples
• other original materials

You may view and use the website for legitimate personal or professional evaluation of The School Standard and its services.

You may not, without our written permission:

• reproduce substantial portions of the website
• republish our catalogue or website content
• copy or distribute product concepts or creative work
• use our materials to create competing commercial materials
• remove copyright or ownership notices
• scrape, systematically extract or commercially exploit website content

The website may include commissioned work, internal concepts, sample projects or other examples created to demonstrate The School Standard’s capabilities.

Where appropriate, concept or sample work may be identified as such.

Images, school names, project details and outcomes should not be interpreted as representing a client relationship unless expressly stated.

You may not use this website:

• for unlawful or fraudulent purposes
• to interfere with the operation or security of the website
• to attempt unauthorised access to accounts, systems or data
• to introduce malware or harmful code
• to scrape or harvest information through automated means without permission
• to impersonate another person or organisation
• to submit false, misleading or malicious information

We may restrict or block access where reasonably necessary to protect the website, our systems, our clients or other users.

Our website may rely on or link to third-party services.

These services operate under their own terms, policies and practices.

The School Standard is not responsible for the availability, content, security or practices of third-party websites or services that we do not control.

We aim to keep the website and Client Portal available and functioning reliably, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.

Access may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, updates, technical issues, security requirements or circumstances outside our control.

Submitting an inquiry, requesting the catalogue or completing Project Intake does not guarantee that The School Standard will be able to accept a project.

Project acceptance may depend on factors including scope, timing, production requirements, quantity, capacity and suitability.

We may decline a prospective project at our discretion before an engagement has been agreed.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The School Standard will not be liable for losses arising solely from reliance on general information presented on this website or from temporary inability to access the website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where it cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Liability relating to an active client project will be governed by the applicable project agreement.

Our collection, use and handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.

By using features that require you to provide personal information, you acknowledge that your information will be handled in accordance with that policy.

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes to the website, our services, technology or legal requirements.

The current version will be posted on this page with the date of the latest update.

Continued use of the website after an updated version is posted means the updated Terms will apply to future use of the website.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of British Columbia and the applicable laws of Canada.

Any dispute relating specifically to use of this website will be subject to the courts of British Columbia, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Questions about these Terms of Use can be directed to: