Terms of Service

Last updated 3 October 2026

These Terms govern your use of ED Rule Tracker (the “Service”), operated by Novus Automations. By using the Service — including visiting the site or subscribing to a paid tier — you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. What the Service is

The Service automatically collects and summarises regulatory actions of the U.S. Department of Education as published in the Federal Register, and presents them with links to the primary source documents. Some content is free; some requires a paid subscription.

Not legal advice. The Service publishes general regulatory information for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice, does not create any attorney–client or professional relationship, and must not be relied upon as a substitute for advice from a qualified professional about your own situation.

Not affiliated. The Service is independent. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, NASFAA, or any government body.

2. Accuracy — please read

Content is generated automatically from public federal sources. Automatic processing can be incomplete, delayed, or wrong, and the underlying records themselves may change after publication.

Every item links to its primary source. Verify anything important there.
We make no warranty that content is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any purpose.
Summaries and tags (including institution types and rule categories) are automated classifications, not determinations by a person.

You are responsible for how you use the information, including any compliance decision you make on the basis of it.

3. Acceptable use

Do not attempt to disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorised access to the Service.
Do not scrape at a volume that degrades the Service for others. A public JSON API and RSS feed are provided for normal programmatic use — use those.
Do not republish the Service wholesale as your own product.
Do not use the Service to break the law.

4. Subscriptions and billing

Paid subscriptions are $9.00 per month, billed in advance and renewing automatically each month until cancelled.
Payments are processed by Stripe. We never receive or store your card number.
You can cancel at any time; see Refunds & Cancellation.
We may change the price. If we do, we will give notice before it applies to you, and you may cancel rather than accept it.
We may suspend or end the Service. If we end it permanently, we will refund any unused prepaid period.

5. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that it will catch every relevant regulatory action.

6. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Novus Automations is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or missed deadlines or filings, arising out of your use of the Service. Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim.

7. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. The “last updated” date above will change, and material changes will be noted on the site. Continued use after a change means you accept it.

8. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Nothing here removes any right you have under mandatory consumer law where you live.

9. California residents — additional disclosures

Because the operator is based in California and this Service is offered to California residents, the following state-specific provisions apply. If anything in this section conflicts with the rest of these Terms, this section wins for California residents.

Automatic renewal (California Automatic Renewal Law)

The subscription is $9.00 per month and renews automatically each month until you cancel. This is disclosed before you pay, on the checkout page, and again in the confirmation you receive.
Your payment method is charged at the start of each renewal period.
You can cancel at any time, and cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you have already paid for. We do not require a phone call, an in-person visit, or any step that is not available online — see Refunds & Cancellation.
We will not change the price without giving you clear advance notice, and you may cancel before the change takes effect rather than accept it.

"Shine the Light" (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83)

California residents may request information about any disclosure of personal information to third parties for those third parties' direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, so there is nothing of that kind to report. If you would like confirmation, ask us via /contact.

No arbitration and no class-action waiver

These Terms do not require you to arbitrate disputes, and do not contain any class-action waiver. Nothing here limits any consumer right you have under California law.

10. Contact

Questions about these Terms: /contact.