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What products are being sold by OHO?

OHO offers:

• Video courses: Online lectures consisting of individual videos and their transcripts as pdf files addressing specific questions in a Q/A format),

• Online Continuing Education courses: Courses taught by qualified instructors, and

• Hire an adjunct faculty: If and when you have a need for a part-time instructor, OHO will arrange online adjunct instructors to teach a course in your university/college.

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​As per the video courses,  OHO arranges qualified instructors to create videos and their transcripts, each addressing a specific question in a specific topic of a specific university-level course such as "Statics" in the mechanical and civil engineering fields. Videos in a course could be thought of as a "video book!" The videos in a certain OHO course, taken collectively, could cover the entire selection of the topics covered in a university-level course. In this day and age when students don't have adequate time to dedicate to each course, and hence to spend significant time reading a traditional book, a collection of the videos and the pdf files offered by OHO could be used in lieu of a book. Instructors of a class could consider this alternative. 

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The students looking for additional help outside of the classroom where a course is taught would find the videos and pdf files come in handy in various ways, e.g., 

• clear up concepts not understood during the class,

• make available additional worked numerical examples (in quantitative courses),

• facilitate group studies by providing common videos and pdf files that could be used as preparatory materials for follow-up group discussions, etc.

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The videos and pdf files are organized as in a traditional book, so that students can refer to them in an efficient manner. Once access to a video is purchased, it will remain in your account for the period of the subscription. You can refer to it any time from anywhere - all you need is Internet service and a device to access!

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The instructors may consider the video book offered by OHO as an alternative to a traditional book. The video book, when purchased by an instructor for his/her class, comes at a substantial discount.

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As per the continuing education (CE) courses, OHO arranges qualified instructors to offer the following two types of CE courses:

1. OHO-administered CE courses: One can take these courses at their convenience any time of the year. The student leaning is automatically assesses via online proctored and un-proctored quizzes. Upon successful completion, the students will earn certain number of PDHs

2. Instructor-administered CE courses: These courses are very similar to the traditional CE courses, offered time-to-time over a period of two to three days. The instructor will manage the course. Upon successful completion, the students will earn certain number of PDHs.  

 

The working professionals will hopefully find a CE course that fits their interest and need.

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As per the "Hire an Adjunct Faculty" option, some of faculty are willing to teach semester-long university/college level courses on a part-time basis. OHO's recommendations and student reviews will help you evaluate the quality of OHO instructors. If you have a need for such an adjunct faculty, OHO will make the arrangements. 

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Do I have to register to access files/purchase credits/redeem credits and product keys?

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Yes. Please sign up in the "login" section.

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Do I have to pay/use credit card to register?

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No. You neither need to pay nor to put in a credit card! You do this only when you purchase store credits, courses or topics (see below how to do this).

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What are "Samples?"

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​In each course, a few videos and pdf files have been given free access so that you can check out the nature of the videos and the pdf files (quality, instructor's teaching style, etc.) These sample videos are available in the "Table of Contents" page.

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If I am a student, what are different ways to purchase video course files from OHO?

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You are purchasing the privilege to view videos and the associated pdf files. There are two "plans" that are offered by OHO at this time to students like you:

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• Plan A: Store Credits - You purchase OHO store credits (in multiples of chunks enough to purchase access to about 10 videos and pdf files) from the "Plans and Pricing" page and use this to select and add videos and pdf files from the "Redeem Credits and Keys" page  (Note that when you purchase access to a file, you are purchasing access to both the video and pdf file.) In this plan, you can selectively add the videos you like to your account. The shortcoming of this method is that you don't get discounts you get in Plan B (below) where you purchase access to a whole OHO course, OR,

• Plan B: Course for Individual use - You can buy access to an OHO course at a discounted price from the "Plans and Pricing" page (all of the videos and pdf files in the course will be instantly added to your account).

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Note that all products (credits, videos and courses) expire after the period of the subscription.

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If I am an instructor of a class, what are different ways to purchase video course files for my students in the class?

 

You are purchasing the privilege for your students to view the videos and the associated pdf files. There are two "plans" that are offered by OHO at this time:

• Plan C: Course for use by a class - Buy an OHO course for the students in one of your classes at a discounted price from the "Plans and Pricing" page. There are two separate discounts: one for purchasing as a course and another for purchasing for the class (for more than 5 students). You will receive a "Product Key" in mail (email). You give the Product Key to your students. When a student redeems the Product Key from the "Redeem Credits and Keys" page, all videos and pdf files in the OHO course will be added to his/her account, OR,

• Plan D: Topics for use by a Class - Buy videos and Pdf files in selected topics from the "Plans and Pricing" page. There are two separate discounts: one for purchasing as topics and another for purchasing for the class (for more than 5 students). You will receive a "Product Key" in mail (email). You give the Product Key to your students. When a student redeem the Product Key from the "Redeem Credits and Keys" page, all videos and pdf files in the topics will be added to his/her account.

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Note that all products (credits, videos and courses) expire after the period of the subscription.

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If I am a working professional, what are different ways to purchase a continuing education course from OHO?

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You are purchasing the privilege to view videos and the associated pdf files, and access the necessary assignments. There are three "plans" that are offered by OHO at this time to working professionals like you:

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• Plan A: Store Credits - This option is similar to Plan A available for video courses. You purchase OHO store credits (in multiples of chunks) that can be used to purchase special courses from the "Redeem Credits and Keys" page  (Note that when you purchase access to a file, you are purchasing access to both the video and pdf file.),

• Plan B:  OHO-Administered Continuing Education Course - This plan is used to purchase an OHO-administered CE course, either for yourself or for a group (which comes with discount). If it's for you, and you have already purchased some of the videos etc., you will be given credit.

• Plan C:  Instructor-Administered Continuing Education Course - This plan is used to purchase an OHO-administered CE course, either for yourself or for a group (which comes with discount). If it's for you, and you have already purchased some of the videos etc., you will be given credit.

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Note that all products (credits, videos, courses, assignments etc) have expiration dates associated with them; they become inaccessible after these dates.

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What can I view in my "member" section?

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In the member section, you can:

• check your statement during a certain period,

• view and update your profile data, and 

• most importantly, you access your files, view them whenever you please, and add/update your reviews whenever you can.

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How do I contact OHO?

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You can contact OHO by one of the following methods:

• Method 1: Use the contact form in the "Contact" section,

• Method 2: Send us an email at info@officehouronline.com, and

• Method 3: When you purchase an item, you will receive a confirmation email. Use the phone number in that email to contact us by phone for purchase-related issues.

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Terms and Conditions of Purchases on OHO Using Credit Cart or PayPal

 

You warrant that:

• You are 18 years of age or over.

• You have the appropriate authority to validly accept the Online Payment Terms and are able to and will meet your obligations in relation to these Terms.

• The credit card used in connection with the Services is issued in your name or you are authorized to use the credit card.

• You will pay the credit card issuer all charges incurred in the use of the Services.

• The information supplied by you is true and correct.

• Payments will be processed directly by Wix Payments or PayPal (US dollar transactions) using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

• Credit card numbers are protected with a high level of encryption when transmitted over the Internet.

• OHO does not store in any way your credit card details.

 

Confirmation:

• If successful, you will receive a confirmation notice of your completed payment.

• If your payment fails, please use one of the other payment methods available to complete the payment or contact OHO.

 

Terms and Conditions of OHO Membership

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• Who can become a member? In order to use our website and/or utilize our products, you must be at least 18 years of age or of the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, and possess the legal authority, right and freedom to enter into these Terms as a binding agreement. You are not allowed to use this website and/or utilize our products if doing so is prohibited in your country or under any law or regulation applicable to you.

• Product Prices: The prices we charge for our products are presented during purchase on the website. We reserve the right to change our prices for products at any time, and to correct pricing errors that may inadvertently occur.

• Ownership of intellectual property, copyrights and logos: The Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Office Hour Online. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works thereof.

• Right to suspend or cancel user account: We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to the service without notice and liability for any reason, including if in our sole determination you violate any provision of these Terms or any applicable law or regulations. You may discontinue use and request to cancel your account and/or any services at any time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, with respect to automatically-renewed subscriptions to paid services, such subscriptions will be discontinued only upon the expiration of the respective period for which you have already made payment.

• Indemnification: You agree to indemnify and hold Office Hour Online harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the services offered on the website.

• Limitation of liability: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Office Hour Online be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service.
  
  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Office Hour Online assumes no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of our service; and (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein.

• Right to change and modify Terms: We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Therefore, you should review this page periodically. When we change the Terms in a material manner, we will notify you that material changes have been made to the Terms. Your continued use of the Website or our service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future version of the Terms, do not use or access (or continue to access) the website or the service.

• Promotional emails and content: You agree to receive from time to time promotional messages and materials from us, by mail, email or any other contact form you may provide us with (including your phone number for calls or text messages). If you don't want to receive such promotional materials or notices – please just notify us at any time. 

• Preference of law and dispute resolution: These Terms, the rights and remedies provided hereunder, and any and all claims and disputes related hereto and/or to the services, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in all respects solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal substantive laws of Maryland/USA, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any and all such claims and disputes shall be brought in, and you hereby consent to them being decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Baltimore County. The application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is hereby expressly excluded.

 

Return and refund policy

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• All products (credits, product keys, videos and courses) expire after the period of the subscription. No refunds will be issued after expiration.

• The portion of the credit remaining in the account that was paid directly by the member (i.e., excluding that which were derived from promotional coupons and other forms of contributions by OHO) may be requested to be refunded to the member by contacting OHO. The portion of the credit that has already been redeemed into the privilege to use the videos and pdf files will not be refunded.

• The product keys that have already been redeemed into the privilege to use the videos and pdf files will not be refunded. The product keys that have not been redeemed before expiration may be requested to be refunded to the purchasing member by contacting OHO.

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