Legal &
Compliance Center
Protecting Our Community. Preserving Excellence. Building Trust.
Last Updated: July 2026
Our Commitment
At Vanguard STEM Academy, integrity, transparency, accountability, and professionalism are fundamental to everything we do.
Our Legal & Compliance Center outlines the policies, standards, and legal terms governing the use of our website, educational programs, coaching services, digital platforms, resources, partnerships, and community engagement.
These policies are designed to protect the privacy, rights, safety, and intellectual property of our students, families, educators, volunteers, corporate partners, donors, and website visitors while maintaining the highest standards of ethical and educational excellence.
By accessing our website, submitting an application, enrolling in a program, attending an event, using our digital platforms, or otherwise engaging with Vanguard STEM Academy, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the policies contained within this Legal & Compliance Center.
Privacy Policy
Vanguard STEM Academy is committed to collecting, using, storing, and protecting personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws and best practices.
Depending on how you interact with Vanguard, we may collect information including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, educational records, scholarship information, payment information, application materials, device information, browser type, IP address, cookies, and website usage analytics.
Information collected may be used to:
- Process applications and registrations
- Administer educational programs and services
- Communicate with students, families, and participants
- Process tuition and program payments
- Improve our website, services, and educational offerings
- Evaluate scholarship eligibility
- Measure program outcomes and organizational impact
- Comply with applicable laws
- Protect the security and integrity of Vanguard’s systems
Vanguard STEM Academy does not sell personal information.
Information may be shared only when necessary with trusted service providers, payment processors, educational partners, technology vendors, or governmental agencies where required by law or necessary to provide Vanguard services.
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.
Although no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, Vanguard continually works to maintain appropriate security measures.
Terms of Use
By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use.
This website is intended to provide educational information, program resources, application opportunities, and services consistent with Vanguard STEM Academy’s mission.
Users agree to use this website lawfully and responsibly. Users may not:
- Copy or redistribute website content without written authorization
- Upload viruses, malware, or harmful software
- Attempt unauthorized access to Vanguard systems
- Misrepresent their identity
- Interfere with website functionality
- Use Vanguard materials for commercial purposes without written permission
- Reproduce Vanguard educational resources without authorization
- Attempt to reverse engineer or misuse website functionality
Vanguard reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate access for any user who violates these Terms.
Program offerings, tuition, scholarships, admissions requirements, schedules, instructors, partnerships, and policies may change without prior notice.
While Vanguard strives to maintain accurate and current information, we do not warrant that all website content will remain complete, accurate, or continuously available.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Vanguard STEM Academy shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from the use of this website or reliance upon any information contained herein.
These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to conflict of law principles.
Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy
All content made available by Vanguard STEM Academy is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.
Unless otherwise stated, Vanguard STEM Academy owns or has permission to use all materials appearing on this website.
- Curriculum
- Lesson plans
- Educational frameworks
- Business Intelligence curriculum
- Engineering curriculum
- AI curriculum
- Career development resources
- Student workbooks
- Videos
- Presentations
- Graphics
- Photographs
- Logos
- Branding
- Website design
- Research
- Methodologies
- Program models
- Written content
- Downloadable resources
No portion of Vanguard STEM Academy’s intellectual property may be copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, published, displayed, transmitted, sold, licensed, or used to create derivative works without prior written permission.
Unauthorized use of Vanguard’s intellectual property may result in legal action.
If you believe copyrighted material has been used improperly on this website, please contact us with sufficient information to investigate your claim.
Contact Us
Questions regarding these policies may be directed to:
New York, NY 10005
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
By using this website or participating in any Vanguard STEM Academy program, service, event, or digital platform, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the policies contained within this Legal & Compliance Center.