Terms of Service

Last Updated: August 2, 2026

VTKOT LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") operates the Get Degree Abroad website at getdegreeabroad.com (the "Site"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Site, including its content, forms, booking features, and free discovery consultations. Paid educational consulting services are governed by a separate written agreement as described in Section 1.3.

By accessing or using the Site, submitting a form, or booking a consultation, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS BEFORE USING THE SITE OR BOOKING A CONSULTATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THE SITE OR BOOK A CONSULTATION.

1. Nature and Scope of Services

1.1 Educational Consulting and Application Support

We provide independent educational consulting, strategic guidance, research, and application support concerning full degree programs at European universities. Depending on the engagement, we may assist with planning, program and university selection, application strategy and preparation, document organization, and preparation for enrollment and arrival. Our role is advisory and supportive; all final decisions and submissions remain the client’s responsibility unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

1.2 Not an Agent or Authority

We are a private consulting firm. We are not:

An educational institution or university admissions office.
A government authority, embassy, or consulate.
A law firm or immigration service.

We do not have the authority to grant admission, issue visas, or guarantee financial aid.

1.3 Separate Agreements for Paid Services

These Terms govern use of the Site, booking features, and free discovery consultations. Any paid consulting engagement will be governed by a separate written Educational Consulting Agreement, proposal, or engagement agreement provided before paid services begin. If there is a conflict between these Terms and that separate written agreement, the separate agreement will control with respect to the paid engagement, including its scope, deliverables, responsibilities, fees, payment schedule, cancellation and refund terms, and duration.

2. No Guarantees and Website Disclaimer

Website content and free discovery consultations are provided for general informational purposes on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Paid consulting services are governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

2.1 Admissions Outcomes

Admission decisions are made solely by universities and other institutions and may be subjective and competitive. We cannot and do not guarantee admission to any particular university, program, or institution. Any past outcomes, success stories, or examples presented on the Site are illustrative only and do not guarantee future results.

2.2 Immigration and Visas

We may provide general information and practical guidance concerning student visas, residence permits, and related processes, but we do not provide legal advice or legal representation. Immigration laws, procedures, processing times, and government decisions may change without notice. We do not guarantee the issuance, timing, or outcome of any visa, residence permit, or immigration application. You remain responsible for complying with applicable requirements and for obtaining advice from a qualified immigration attorney or authorized professional when needed.

2.3 Changing Requirements and Information Accuracy

Universities, testing organizations, credential evaluators, government authorities, and third-party application platforms may change their programs, eligibility rules, admissions requirements, deadlines, procedures, or published information without notice. We make reasonable efforts to use current and reliable sources, but we do not warrant that all information on the Site or provided during a consultation will always be complete, current, or error-free. You remain responsible for reviewing official instructions, promptly sharing relevant communications with us, and confirming final requirements with the applicable institution or authority. If information from us conflicts with an official source, the official source controls.

2.4 Degree Recognition, Licensure, and Career Outcomes

Recognition or acceptance of a degree earned outside the United States is determined independently by employers, universities, credential-evaluation services, professional licensing bodies, certification organizations, and government authorities. Their standards vary and may change. We do not guarantee that any degree or program will satisfy requirements for admission to graduate or professional study, transfer of credit, employment, professional licensure or certification, immigration, salary, or any other future objective. You remain responsible for investigating the requirements applicable to your intended academic or professional use of the degree.

Our services are limited to the scope stated in the applicable written agreement. We do not control, and are not responsible for, personal, academic, career, employment, financial, housing, travel, health, relationship, or other life decisions made by a student, parent, legal guardian, family member, or other participant; actions or decisions of universities, employers, government agencies, credential evaluators, testing organizations, housing providers, travel providers, healthcare providers, or other third parties; or events and outcomes beyond the services expressly described in the applicable written agreement.

2.5 Costs, Scholarships, and Financial Information

Tuition, university fees, housing costs, living expenses, insurance, travel costs, visa-related expenses, currency-exchange rates, scholarships, and financial-aid opportunities may change and may vary by country, institution, program, academic year, citizenship or residency status, fee classification, housing choice, and individual circumstances. Any cost estimate or financial comparison we provide is for planning purposes only and is not a binding quote or financial, tax, or investment advice. We do not guarantee the availability or amount of any scholarship, financial aid, tuition reduction, or total cost of attendance. You remain responsible for confirming current amounts with official sources and determining whether a program is financially suitable.

3. Eligibility, Client Responsibilities, and Conduct

3.1 Age and Parental Authorization

The Site and Services are not directed to children under age 13. Minors ages 13–17 may use the Site or participate in consultations only with the involvement and authorization of a parent or legal guardian. A parent or legal guardian must authorize and enter into any paid consulting engagement for a minor. By booking a consultation or communicating with us on behalf of a minor, you represent that you are the minor’s parent or legal guardian or have authorization from the parent or legal guardian to do so.

3.2 Client Responsibilities

You and, where applicable, the student agree to:

Provide accurate, current, complete, and timely information and promptly correct any material errors or changes.
Promptly review and respond to communications from us, universities, application platforms, testing organizations, credential evaluators, and government authorities, and share relevant communications with us when needed for the agreed services.
Complete tasks, make decisions, provide approvals, and submit materials or third-party payments assigned to you under the applicable written agreement or official process by the required deadlines.
Review and approve all application materials before submission and confirm their accuracy and completeness.
Protect passwords, portal credentials, verification codes, and account access, and promptly notify us of any suspected unauthorized access affecting the services.
Make all final decisions regarding programs, universities, applications, enrollment, travel, housing, finances, and related matters.

We are not responsible for missed deadlines, lost opportunities, adverse decisions, or other consequences caused by your delay, failure to complete assigned tasks, failure to monitor or share communications, inaccurate or incomplete information, unauthorized account access, or failure to follow applicable official instructions.

3.3 Academic Integrity and Lawful Conduct

You must not do, or ask us to do, any of the following:

Provide, prepare, alter, or submit false, misleading, fraudulent, plagiarized, or unlawfully obtained information or documents.
Misrepresent authorship, qualifications, academic history, identity, financial circumstances, or any other material fact.
Impersonate another person or access an application, portal, email account, or other system without proper authorization.
Use artificial-intelligence-generated or third-party content in violation of an institution’s rules, disclosure requirements, or academic-integrity standards.
Violate any applicable law, institutional policy, application-platform terms, testing rules, or other official requirements.

We may refuse to assist with, suspend, or terminate activities when we have a reasonable basis to believe that this Section has been or may be violated. Any consequences concerning fees or refunds for a paid engagement will be governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

4. Consultations, Scheduling, and Cancellations

4.1 Booking and Time Zones

Consultations may be scheduled through our online booking system or arranged directly by mutual agreement, including by telephone, email, text message, LinkedIn message, WhatsApp, or another communication channel. You are responsible for providing accurate contact information, confirming the agreed date and time, accounting for the applicable time zone, and joining the consultation promptly. We are not responsible for missed appointments resulting from an incorrect time-zone calculation, calendar setting, contact address, or other information provided by you.

4.2 Cancellations, Rescheduling, and No-Shows

For a free discovery consultation, you should request cancellation or rescheduling at least 24 hours before the scheduled time. Rescheduling is subject to availability. If you arrive late, the consultation may be shortened so that it still ends at the originally scheduled time. We may treat an arrival of more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time as a no-show and may decline future bookings after repeated late cancellations or missed appointments.

We may cancel or reschedule a consultation when necessary and will make reasonable efforts to notify you. Cancellation, rescheduling, payment, and refund terms for paid consulting services are governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

4.3 Third-Party Platforms and Technical Issues

Consultations may be conducted through third-party video-conferencing, telephone, or communication platforms agreed upon by the parties. Your use of any third-party platform is also subject to that provider’s terms and privacy practices. You are responsible for maintaining a compatible device, functioning internet or telephone connection, and any software or account access needed to participate.

We are not responsible for outages, interruptions, security incidents, data practices, or other technical problems originating from a third-party platform or your equipment or connection. If a significant technical problem prevents a consultation from proceeding, we may arrange a replacement time when appropriate.

4.4 Recording and Consultation Conduct

No participant may record, photograph, livestream, transcribe, or use an artificial-intelligence meeting assistant during a consultation without the prior express consent of all participants. We may take internal written notes for administrative and service-delivery purposes, which will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Participants must not engage in threatening, abusive, harassing, discriminatory, deceptive, unlawful, or materially disruptive conduct. We may end or decline a consultation if such conduct occurs. Any consequences concerning a paid engagement will be governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

5. Intellectual Property and Client Materials

5.1 Ownership and Third-Party Materials

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site and the original content created for it—including text, graphics, photographs owned by us, written guides, templates, reports, downloadable materials, branding, and the selection and arrangement of such content—are owned by VTKOT LLC or its licensors and are protected to the extent provided by applicable intellectual-property laws. The Get Degree Abroad name, logo, and other brand elements may not be used in a manner suggesting affiliation, authorization, or endorsement without our prior written permission.

The Site may display, reference, or link to names, logos, information, and materials belonging to universities, government authorities, service providers, and other third parties. Those materials remain the property of their respective owners. Their inclusion does not transfer ownership to us or necessarily imply sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement.

5.2 Limited License and Prohibited Use

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable license to access the Site and to view, download, or print materials expressly made available for your personal, non-commercial educational-planning purposes.

Except where expressly permitted by us or by applicable law, you may not:

Copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, republish, distribute, sell, license, or commercially exploit protected Site content or materials.
Share client-only reports, guides, templates, research, or other deliverables with persons outside the applicable client engagement.
Use our content or materials to provide competing or commercial services.
Use scraping, data-mining, automated collection, or similar technologies to extract Site content without our authorization.
Use our content or materials to train, develop, or improve an artificial-intelligence system or dataset without our written permission.
Remove ownership notices or misrepresent the source, authorship, or affiliation of any content or materials.

5.3 Client-Provided Materials

You retain any ownership rights you hold in transcripts, essays, application materials, photographs, records, correspondence, and other documents or information you provide to us (“Client Materials”). You represent that you have the right or appropriate authorization to provide the Client Materials and that our authorized use of them will not violate applicable law, institutional rules, confidentiality obligations, or another person’s rights.

You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access, copy, store, review, annotate, edit, transmit, and otherwise use Client Materials only as reasonably necessary to provide the agreed services, communicate with you or authorized third parties, maintain appropriate business records, and comply with legal obligations. Client Materials will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We will not publish Client Materials or use personally identifying Client Materials for advertising or testimonials without separate authorization.

6. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS APPLY:

6.1 Exclusion of Certain Damages

VTKOT LLC and its members, managers, employees, independent contractors, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Site, its content, booking features, or free discovery consultations. This includes, without limitation, loss of an educational opportunity, admission, scholarship, employment opportunity, earnings, profits, data, or goodwill, regardless of the legal theory asserted and even if we were advised that such damages were possible.

Limitations applicable to paid consulting services are governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

6.2 Maximum Liability

Except as provided in Section 6.3, the total aggregate liability of VTKOT LLC and its members, managers, employees, independent contractors, and agents for all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, its content, booking features, or free discovery consultations will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).

Any liability cap applicable to paid consulting services will be governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

6.3 Exceptions Required by Law

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability to the extent that such liability cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability finally determined to result from fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or another non-waivable legal obligation. If applicable law does not permit a particular exclusion or limitation stated in this Chapter, that exclusion or limitation will apply only to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

7. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless VTKOT LLC and its members, managers, employees, independent contractors, and agents from third-party claims and related liabilities, damages, judgments, settlements, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from: (a) Client Materials that you were not authorized to provide or that violate another person’s rights; (b) false, misleading, fraudulent, or materially incomplete information provided by you; (c) your unlawful or unauthorized use of the Site or its materials; or (d) your material violation of these Terms that causes a third-party claim.

This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from our gross negligence, willful misconduct, or another liability that cannot legally be shifted to you. We may participate in or assume control of the defense of a covered claim, and you may not settle a claim in a manner that admits fault by or imposes an obligation on us without our prior written consent. Indemnification relating specifically to paid consulting services is governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

8. Third-Party Links, Services, and Referrals

8.1 Third-Party Links and Services

The Site and our communications may contain links, integrations, references, or access to third-party websites, platforms, products, or services, including those operated by universities, application portals, testing organizations, credential evaluators, government authorities, payment providers, communication platforms, housing providers, and travel providers. These resources may be provided for convenience or informational purposes and do not necessarily constitute our endorsement.

We do not control and are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, content, requirements, security, privacy practices, acts, omissions, products, or services of independent third parties. Your use of a third-party resource is subject to that party’s terms and policies, and any transaction or agreement between you and a third party is solely between you and that third party, except as expressly stated in a separate written agreement with us.

8.2 Referrals and Introductions

We may receive or facilitate introductions involving independent educational consultants, school counselors, current or former clients, parents or legal guardians, and other referral sources. A referral or introduction does not guarantee that we will accept an engagement, have availability, provide any particular service, or achieve any particular result. Any consulting relationship with a referred prospective client begins only after we directly confirm the engagement and, for paid services, enter into the applicable separate written agreement.

A person who provides another individual’s personal information to us represents that they have appropriate authorization to share it. Information received through a referral or shared with an authorized referral source or professional collaborator will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Unless a separate written referral or collaboration agreement expressly provides otherwise, no referral fee, commission, compensation, exclusivity, or continuing obligation is owed by either party. Any compensated referral arrangement must be separately agreed in writing and disclosed when required by applicable law.

8.3 No Agency or Authority

A referral, introduction, or informal collaboration does not create an employment, agency, partnership, joint-venture, fiduciary, franchise, or exclusive relationship between VTKOT LLC and any referral source, independent educational consultant, school counselor, institution, or other third party. No such person or organization may make promises, warranties, commitments, or representations on our behalf; modify or define our services or fees; accept payment for us; or otherwise bind VTKOT LLC unless we expressly authorize it in a separate written agreement.

We are not responsible for statements, promises, advice, or conduct of an independent referral source or collaborator that we have not expressly authorized or confirmed in writing. Prospective clients should rely on service descriptions, terms, and agreements provided directly by us.

9. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

9.1 Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them, the Site, its content, booking features, or free discovery consultations will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Applicable federal law will govern where required. Nothing in these Terms deprives you of any mandatory consumer protection that cannot lawfully be waived under the laws applicable to you.

The governing-law provisions applicable specifically to paid consulting services will be stated in the applicable separate written agreement.

9.2 Informal Dispute Resolution

Before filing a lawsuit concerning these Terms, the Site, its content, booking features, or a free discovery consultation, the complaining party must send the other party a written notice describing the dispute, the relevant facts, and the requested resolution. Notices to us must be sent to contact@getdegreeabroad.com. We may send notices to the most recent email address you provided.

The parties will then have 30 days to attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. This requirement does not obligate either party to settle and does not prevent either party from seeking urgent temporary relief or taking action necessary to preserve a claim before an applicable filing deadline expires.

9.3 Courts, Jurisdiction, and Venue

Subject to Section 9.2 and any mandatory law providing otherwise, any legal action arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, its content, booking features, or a free discovery consultation must be brought exclusively in the state courts located in Kings County, New York, or, when federal subject-matter jurisdiction exists, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Each party consents to the personal jurisdiction of those courts and waives objections based on improper venue or an inconvenient forum.

This Section does not prevent either party from bringing an eligible claim in a small-claims court that has jurisdiction. Venue provisions applicable specifically to paid consulting services will be governed by the applicable separate written agreement.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and post the updated Terms on the Site. If applicable law requires additional notice or affirmative consent for a material change, we will provide it. Updated Terms will apply prospectively beginning on the “Last Updated” date stated at the top of this page.

Changes to these Terms will not retroactively modify a separate written agreement for paid services or alter the terms governing a dispute that arose before the updated Terms became effective, unless the affected parties agree otherwise in writing or applicable law requires otherwise.

11. General Provisions

11.1 Entire Agreement and Order of Precedence

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and VTKOT LLC concerning your access to and use of the Site, its content, booking features, and free discovery consultations, and supersede prior or contemporaneous oral and written understandings concerning those matters.

Our Privacy Policy governs the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal information. A separate written agreement governs each paid consulting engagement. If documents conflict, the separate written agreement controls matters specific to the paid engagement, the Privacy Policy controls our handling of personal information, and these Terms control use of the Site, booking features, and free discovery consultations.

11.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent legally permissible or, if it cannot be appropriately limited, severed from these Terms. The remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

11.3 No Waiver

Our failure or delay in exercising or enforcing any right or provision under these Terms does not waive that right or provision. A waiver is effective only if made in writing by an authorized representative of VTKOT LLC and applies only to the specific circumstance for which it was given.

11.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, reorganization, sale of the business or its assets, change of control, or transfer to a legal successor. These Terms will bind and benefit the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.

11.5 Electronic Communications and Signatures

You consent to receive agreements, notices, booking confirmations, service communications, and other transaction-related records electronically at the contact information you provide. To the extent permitted by law, electronic records and signatures—including acceptance through a checkbox, button, typed name, or electronic-signature platform—have the same effect as paper records and handwritten signatures.

You are responsible for maintaining accurate contact information and access to your communications. This Section does not constitute consent to receive marketing communications where separate consent is required by law.

11.6 Survival

Ending your use of the Site or the termination or completion of any interaction with us does not affect rights or obligations that arose before that time. Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, together with Sections 11.1 through 11.6, will survive to the extent necessary to give them effect.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact:

VTKOT LLC

Email: contact@getdegreeabroad.com