Terms of Service

Last Updated: December 2025

Welcome to LittleIvyColleges. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use this site.

1. Purpose of the Site

LittleIvyColleges is an independent informational and research-based website focused on elite liberal arts colleges in the United States. Content includes analysis, rankings, historical context, and editorial commentary. The site does not provide admissions counseling, application advice, or personalized educational guidance.

2. Informational Use Only

All content on this site is provided for general informational purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, completeness, and relevance, we make no guarantees regarding the correctness, timeliness, or applicability of any information.

Users should independently verify any information before relying on it for decisions related to education, admissions, or career planning.

3. No Professional or Admissions Advice

Nothing on LittleIvyColleges constitutes professional, academic, legal, financial, or admissions advice.

We do not represent any college or university, and no content should be interpreted as guidance on how to gain admission to any institution.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on this site—including text, rankings, frameworks, original analysis, and site structure—is the property of LittleIvyColleges unless otherwise stated.

You may:

  • View and share content for personal, non-commercial use with attribution

You may not:

  • Reproduce, republish, scrape, resell, or commercially exploit content without prior written permission

5. Rankings and Methodologies

Rankings, scores, and classifications presented on this site are based on proprietary methodologies and editorial judgment. These are interpretive tools, not definitive measures of quality or success.

Different users may reasonably disagree with methodologies or conclusions.

6. Third-Party Links

This site may include links to third-party websites for reference or context. LittleIvyColleges is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any external sites.

Accessing third-party links is done at your own risk.

7. User Conduct

By using this site, you agree not to:

  • Attempt to interfere with site functionality or security

  • Use automated tools to scrape or extract content

  • Misrepresent affiliation with LittleIvyColleges

  • Use site content in a misleading or defamatory manner

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, LittleIvyColleges shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use of or reliance on this site or its content.

Use of the site is at your own discretion and risk.

9. Modifications to These Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Service at any time. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

11. Contact

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