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  • U.S. Language Services LLC

Terms and Conditions

Please see below for our client terms and conditions including our refund policy.

If you need to contact us, please e-mail us at info@uslanguageservices.com and include your name and project number.

Last updated: April 30th, 2023.

These terms and conditions apply to each request for a quote from U.S. Language Services, LLC for provision of translation services and to the provision of services following acceptance by the client of a quote from U.S. Language Services, LLC.

1. Definitions: In these terms and conditions:

1.1 “Accepted Quote” means a Quote which the Client accepts in writing to U.S. Language Services, LLC, including by the Client giving written notice to U.S. Language Services, LLC to proceed with the Services or by the Client clicking ‘Proceed’ or ‘Order Now’ or ‘Confirm project and pay’ on a quote (with the understanding that the Client is not permitted to make any change to the Quote and if the Client does so, the Quote is deemed to be not accepted by the Client);

1.2 “Client” means the client that requests translation services from U.S. Language Services, LLC (or on whose behalf translation services are requested) as subsequently named in the Quote;

1.3 “Confidential Information” means any proprietary information, know-how and data disclosed in confidence by one party to the other party (and including, in the case of the Client, the Source Materials and the Deliverables), but does not include any information which (a) is in the public domain; (b) on receipt by the other party is already known by that party; (c) is at any time after the date of receipt by the other party, received in good faith by that party from a third party; (d) required by law to be disclosed by the other party;

1.4 “Contract” means a contract comprising an Accepted Quote and these terms and conditions;

1.5 “Deliverables” means the final deliverables produced as a result of the Services;

1.6 “Intellectual Property” includes all copyright, trademarks, designs, patents, domain names, concepts, know-how, trade secrets, logos and all other similar property and rights whether registered or unregistered;

1.7 “Quote” means a quote issued by U.S. Language Services, LLC to the Client;

1.8 “Services” means the services specified in the Quote;

1.9 “Source Materials” means the document/s submitted by the Client to U.S. Language Services, LLC for translation, as identified in the Quote;

1.10 “U.S. Language Services, LLC” means U.S. Language Services, LLC, a company registered in Delaware, USA – EIN: 61-1921597;

1.11 “Websites” means U.S. Language Services, LLC’s websites at www.uslanguageservices.com and www.traduccioncertificada.us;

1.12 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holidays in the US;

2. Requests for translation services

2.1 Each request for translation services made to U.S. Language Services, LLC and supply of Source Materials to U.S. Language Services, LLC is made subject to these terms and conditions.

2.2 No contract exists in respect of any request for translation services or in respect of any Source Materials that may be submitted to U.S. Language Services, LLC, unless and until there is an Accepted Quote. Once there is an Accepted Quote, a ‘Contract’ is formed between the Client and U.S. Language Services, LLC in respect of the Services described in that quote.

2.3 Subject to clause 2.4, U.S. Language Services, LLC will issue a Quote after receiving from a client a request for translation services made in accordance with the procedures used on the Website.

2.4 U.S. Language Services, LLC reserves the right to decline to issue a Quote or to provide any translation services if the Source Materials contain any material which U.S. Language Services, LLC at its discretion (and without any obligation on the part of U.S. Language Services, LLC to review the Source Materials for appropriateness, legality or otherwise) considers to be offensive, obscene, contrary to any law or inappropriate.

3. Provision of Services

3.1 Subject to receipt of all applicable amounts due from the Client, U.S. Language Services, LLC will provide the Services as specified in the Accepted Quote and in accordance with U.S. Language Services, LLC’s standard practices and procedures, including the practices and procedures as described on the Websites at the time the Quote was issued to the Client.

3.2 The Client must provide all information requested by U.S. Language Services, LLC (via the Websites) in respect of the Services and ensure that all such information is accurate and complete.

3.3 U.S. Language Services, LLC provides services at different specified quality levels. It is the Client’s responsibility to select the preferred level of service to suit its requirements. U.S. Language Services, LLC will deliver to the selected level of service as specified in the Accepted Quote and has no obligation to check whether that quality level is appropriate for the Client’s needs.

3.4 U.S. Language Services, LLC has no responsibility to complete the translation for the price quoted if the word count and or nature of the translation varies from what was able to be gained from the Source Materials when first quoted. U.S. Language Services, LLC will provide the Client with a corrected quote with the difference owing for completion of the job and amended delivery date if necessary. The Client may opt to instead receive a full refund if the correct quote is not acceptable.

3.5 Should a Client purchase the translation services on a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. national holiday then it may result in a minor delay in the timeframe to complete. U.S. Language Services, LLC will use its best endeavors to ensure this does not happen but will notify the Client as soon as practicably possible on the next business day identifying any delay.

3.6 U.S. Language Services, LLC has no responsibility to review the quality of the Source Materials for typographical or any other errors and has no liability to review the Source Material for or to correct any errors or omissions contained in any Source Materials regardless of the nature of such errors or omissions and regardless of the impact that such errors or omissions may have on the quality of the Deliverables.

3.7 On completion of the Services and subject to receipt by U.S. Language Services, LLC of all amounts due from the Client, U.S. Language Services, LLC will issue the Deliverables to the Client.

3.8 U.S. Language Services, LLC will issue the Deliverables to the Client in accordance with U.S. Language Services, LLC’s standard practices and procedures applicable at the time or as otherwise specified in the Quote. U.S. Language Services, LLC will use reasonable endeavors to issue the Deliverables on or before the agreed delivery date / time, or where no specific delivery date/ time is agreed within a reasonable time following receipt of the Accepted Quote, but U.S. Language Services, LLC accepts no liability for any delay in meeting the applicable timing.

4. Payment

4.1 . Payment for the Translation is due upfront. The Client will pay all applicable fees as specified in the Quote upfront, unless alternative terms of payment are agreed to in the Accepted Quote.

5. Refund policy

5.1 U.S. Language Services, LLC will provide a refund to the Client in respect of the affected Services if:

(a) Translation no longer required: the Client terminates a Contract (or partially terminates a Contract) under clause 10.1;

(b) Non–Delivery of Translation: the electronic translation is not delivered to the Client after 4 Business Days from the delivery date specified in the Accepted Quote, provided that no refund will be made if the Client has not provided all required information to U.S. Language Services, LLC, as requested by U.S. Language Services, LLC, in a timely manner;

(c) Translations not-as-required: the Deliverables as supplied to the Client are significantly different from the deliverables required by the Client as specified in the Accepted Quote (for example, the Deliverables are in the wrong target language); or

(d) Translations contain gross errors: the Deliverables contain gross errors, provided that the Client must first, within the stipulated period, request revisions to correct any such errors and identify the errors in the Deliverable. If errors are identified or revisions are requested after the stipulated period, the Client will not be eligible for any refund. Additionally, if minor errors are identified by the Client and corrected within reasonable time by a member of U.S. Language Services, LLC, the Client will not be eligible for any refund.

5.2 In the event of any monetary refund, the return payment will be 100% of the amount paid by the Client for the affected Services, and only if the following actions/conditions have been completed/fulfilled within 10 Business Days of submission of the relevant Deliverable to the Client:

(a) The request for a refund is received by U.S. Language Services, LLC, in writing via e-mail sent to info@uslanguageservices.com; phone calls will not be sufficient. The request for a refund must include: date of commissioning, name of company under which the service was commissioned, name of person the invoice was billed to, the e-mail address used at the time of the commissioning of the required service and the manner in which the service was paid for (e.g., credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay).

(b) The Client completed the required checklist providing the appropriate background, overview, audience, language tone, reserved words and glossary terms as requested prior to dispatch of the any of the Source Materials by U.S. Language Services, LLC to a U.S. Language Services, LLC translator.

(c) Where applicable, the Client has clearly explained why any rectifications proposed by U.S. Language Services, LLC would not be effective.

(d) An undertaking that is endorsed by the Client and submitted to U.S. Language Services, LLC that clearly states that the Client will not use the relevant Deliverables / translations delivered by U.S. Language Services, LLC in part or in whole for personal, business, commercial or any other purposes.

5.3 U.S. Language Services, LLC will endeavor to investigate and where applicable to process refunds within 5 Business Days of receipt of a refund request, but refund requests may take up to 2 weeks to investigate and process. A reply will be sent to the Client after U.S. Language Services, LLC has determined whether a refund is necessary. If U.S. Language Services, LLC determines that the refund request meets the requirements of this clause 5, U.S. Language Services, LLC will notify the Client in writing and advise the payment method that will be used to refund the monies paid.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Nothing in this Contract transfers to U.S. Language Services, LLC, ownership of any Intellectual Property in the Source Materials or the Deliverables.

6.2 All Intellectual Property in the processes, methodology and know-how used by U.S. Language Services, LLC in its performance of a Contract are and will remain the property of U.S. Language Services, LLC. Nothing in any Contract transfers to the Client any of U.S. Language Services, LLC’s Intellectual Property.

7. Confidential Information

7.1 The parties recognize and acknowledge the confidential nature of the Confidential Information.

7.2 Neither party may disclose any Confidential Information other than:

(a) to its directors, employees, contractors or subcontractors to the extent necessary in the performance of the Contract;

(b) with the express prior written consent of the other party; or

(c) to its professional advisers.

8. Client warranties

8.1 The Client represents and warrants to U.S. Language Services, LLC that:

(a) it owns or has all necessary rights in the Source Materials to entitle it to submit the Source Materials to U.S. Language Services, LLC and to request the Services and that by doing so the Client is not infringing the Intellectual Property rights of any third party;

(b) it will not submit and has not submitted anything to U.S. Language Services, LLC or to the Websites and will not use anything in respect of its use of the Websites, the Services or otherwise in connection with U.S. Language Services, LLC (whether a device, software or any other thing whether embedded in the Source Materials or otherwise) that will or could interfere with the functioning of U.S. Language Services, LLC’s systems and/or the Websites; and

(c) it has authority to enter into and perform and the ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

8.2 The Client indemnifies U.S. Language Services, LLC against any losses, costs (including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis), expenses, demands or liability whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise, and whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), equity or otherwise, arising out of a claim by a third party where the claim arises from any breach of the representations and warranties made by the Client in this clause 8.

9. U.S. Language Services, LLC’s warranties

9.1 U.S. Language Services, LLC warrants that it has authority to enter into and perform and the ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

9.2 Except as expressly provided in these terms and conditions, all warranties, terms and conditions (including, without limitation, warranties and conditions as to fitness for purpose and merchantability), whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise, are excluded by U.S. Language Services, LLC to the extent permitted by law.

10. Termination

10.1 The Client may, without cause, terminate a Contract (or, subject to this clause 10.1, part of a Contract) at any time up until 30 minutes after first payment in respect of that Contract has been received by U.S. Language Services, LLC, by giving written notification to U.S. Language Services, LLC within that 30 minute time period. The Client may only terminate part of a Contract where separate pricing is specified in the Accepted Quote for the Services no longer required. Where a Contract is partially terminated under this clause, the Client must, at the time of giving notice of termination, specify the Services that are no longer required.

10.2 Without limiting any other rights or remedies that U.S. Language Services, LLC may have, U.S. Language Services, LLC may terminate the Contract on written notice to the Client if the Client fails to pay any overdue amount within five days following written notice from U.S. Language Services, LLC requiring payment.

10.3 Without limiting U.S. Language Services, LLC’s rights under clause 10.2, either party may terminate the Contract immediately if the other party:

(a) breaches any of its obligations under the Contract and fails to remedy the breach within 20 days of receiving notice requiring the breach to be remedied; or

(b) becomes insolvent or goes into liquidation or has a receiver or statutory manager appointed over its assets or ceases to carry on business or makes any arrangement with its creditors.

10.4 On termination of a Contract:

(a) any amounts due to U.S. Language Services, LLC will become immediately due and payable;

(b) the provisions of the Contract that are by their nature intended to survive termination will remain in full force.

11. Liability

11.1 Subject to clause 11.2, U.S. Language Services, LLC will be liable for direct loss only (excluding loss of business or profits and excluding all consequential loss) up to a maximum of USD 100.

12. Dispute resolution

12.1 Where any dispute arises between the parties concerning a Contract or the circumstances, representations, or conduct giving rise to the Contract, neither party may commence any court or arbitration proceedings relating to the dispute unless that party has complied with the procedures set out in this clause 12.

12.2 The party initiating the dispute (“the first party”) must provide written notice of the dispute to the other party (“the other party”) and nominate in that notice the first party’s representative for the negotiations. The other party must within 14 days of receipt of the notice, give written notice to the first party naming its representative for the negotiations. Each representative nominated will have authority to settle or resolve the dispute.

13. General

13.1 Entire agreement: Each Contract constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties, superseding all proposals or prior agreements, oral or written, and all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of that Contract.

13.2 Amendments: Except as specifically provided, no amendment to a Contract will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by both parties.

13.3 Waiver: No exercise or failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right or remedy by a party will constitute a waiver by that party of that or any other right or remedy available to it.

13.4 Severability: If any provision of a Contract or its application to any party or circumstance is or becomes invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of the Contract and its application will not be affected and will remain enforceable to the greatest extent permitted by law.

13.5 Independent contractor: U.S. Language Services, LLC is an independent contractor to the Client and is in all respects independent of the Client. Nothing in any Contract constitutes either party a partner, agent, employee or joint venturer of the other.

13.6 Suspension: U.S. Language Services, LLC may suspend performance of its obligations under a Contract for so long as it is unable to perform for reasons outside of its control.

13.7 Assignment: The Client must not assign its rights under any Contract without the prior written consent of U.S. Language Services, LLC.

13.8 Precedence: In the event of any conflict or inconsistency as between the Accepted Quote and these terms and conditions, unless specified otherwise in these terms and conditions, these terms and conditions will take precedence.

14. Notices

14.1 Notices under each Contract must be in writing and sent by e-mail to info@uslanguageservices.com.

15. Governing law

15.1 Each Contract is governed by and construed in accordance with Delaware law and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States of America courts.

FAQs

You can order most translations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through our online store. For large projects (more than 20,000 words or 50 pages), please request a quote.

General Questions

Can you expedite my translation?2023-05-15T10:03:00-04:00

We offer expedited service for Spanish, Russian and German to English.

With expedited service, your order is given priority and you can expect the turnaround time to be reduced by 50%.

Expedited service includes a 50% surcharge.

If you require expedited service for a document in another language, please inquire regarding availability. If we are able to accommodate your request, our staff will provide you with instructions on how to proceed.

How do you keep my information secure?2023-04-29T10:03:03-04:00

All your information is transmitted using SSL/TLS encryption.

We never receive, store or keep your credit card information. Your credit card information is processed externally by Stripe. The same company that manages payments for companies such as Uber, Lyft, Target, Blue Apron, SquareSpace, Slack and Spotify (to name a few).

U.S. Language Services has a strict confidentiality policy. We understand that in certain cases, given the sensitivity of the information to be translated, some clients require we sign a specific confidentiality agreement (NDA). We would be happy to sign your NDA.

Who will translate my document?2023-04-29T11:35:49-04:00

Our translators have years of experience in the translation industry and specialize in different areas of service. Many of them have graduate degrees and certificates in fields such as law and engineering.

How can I pay?2020-04-10T10:40:56-04:00

We accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal and Google Pay.

In what currency are your prices?2022-02-25T08:57:58-05:00

All prices — both in the online store and in quotes sent via email — are indicated in U.S. dollars (USD).

Is my payment safe?2023-06-09T08:58:15-04:00
Yes. We use Stripe and PayPal as payment platforms. We never receive, store or keep your credit card information.

Certified Translation

What is a certified translation?2020-04-10T10:52:38-04:00

A certified translation is a word-for-word translation required for official use by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), universities, colleges, state or federal institutions and courts.

All our certified translations are issued in accordance with the regulations established by the USCIS, the institution that most frequently requires this type of document. A certified translation includes a certificate issued on our corporate letterhead signed by the translator and a U.S. Language Services representative in PDF format.

How much does it cost?2023-05-01T07:17:26-04:00

The price for a certified translation is $39.00 per page. No hidden fees.

Each page may contain up to 250 words or fewer including numbers. Pages may be letter size (8.5″ x 11″), A4 or smaller and one sided.

For languages that use logograms, such as Chinese, Korean and Japanese, each character is considered a word.

How are the pages counted?2022-06-28T09:54:53-04:00

When you order a certified translation, the most significant variable is how the pages of the document are calculated. We take into consideration both the number of physical pages in your original document and the total word count.

Each page may contain up to 250 words. Pages may be letter size (8.5″ x 11″), A4 or smaller and one sided.

For example: A project with 2 physical pages that each contain 500 words (1,000 words total), is calculated as 4 pages (1,000 words ÷ 250 = 4 pages).

What happens if I don’t count the number of pages correctly?2020-04-10T10:48:37-04:00

Don’t worry. Our team reviews each order individually. If the number of pages is greater, we’ll contact you with instructions on how to proceed. If you ordered pages in excess, we’ll issue you a refund using the same payment method.

How long will it take?2023-04-29T12:36:46-04:00

For most common languages, including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian and Chinese you can expect to receive:

  • A 1-3 page translation in 2 business days
  • A 4-10 page translation in 4 business days
  • An 11-20 page translation in 6 business days
  • A 20+ page translation in 6+ business days

For orders in other language pairs, our team will review your document and provide you with the delivery date once you place your order.

Note: Orders placed after 2 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) will be processed on the following business day. Delivery dates exclude weekends & holidays.

Do you offer expedited service?2023-05-15T10:04:06-04:00

We offer expedited service for Spanish, Russian and German to English.

With expedited service, your order is given priority and you can expect the turnaround time to be reduced by 50%.

Expedited service includes a 50% surcharge.

If you require expedited service for a document in another language, please inquire regarding availability. If we are able to accommodate your request, our staff will provide you with instructions on how to proceed.

Note: Standard terms apply for expedited service. Orders placed after 2 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) will be processed on the following business day. Delivery dates exclude weekends & holidays.

Do you offer notarized translations?2021-11-10T14:29:32-05:00

No, we do not offer notarized translation services.

Standard Translation

How much does it cost?2023-04-29T09:57:10-04:00

The price for a standard translation is $0.12 per word. No hidden fees.

For languages that use logograms, such as Chinese, Korean and Japanese, each character is considered a word.

Is there a minimum?2023-04-29T10:08:08-04:00

Yes. The minimum per document is $24 or 200 words.

What is a standard translation?2020-11-11T11:14:07-05:00

A standard translation is a high-quality, professional translation of documents or text-based files delivered in an editable Word file. If you require a different format (pages, rtf, txt) just let us know when placing your order using the comments field. This service is perfect for:

  • Press releases, employee manuals
  • Websites, blog posts, emails, text messages
  • Financial statements, legal contracts
  • Online stores, e-commerce, product descriptions, etc.
What languages do you translate?2022-03-21T11:43:14-04:00

U.S. Language Services provides translation services in 35 languages. We translate both from English and into English:

  • Arabic
  • Bulgarian
  • Catalan
  • Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dari
  • Dutch
  • Farsi
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Hungarian
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal)
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Slovak
  • Spanish (Spain and Latin America)
  • Swedish
  • Tagalog
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Vietnamese
How long will it take?2023-04-29T12:36:19-04:00

For most common languages, including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian and Chinese you can expect to receive:

  • A 500 word translation in 2 business days
  • A 1,000 word translation in 3 business days
  • A 2,000 word translation in 4 business days
  • A 5,000 word translation in 6 business days

For orders in other language pairs, our team will review your documents and provide you with the delivery date once you place your order.

Note: Orders placed after 2 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) will be processed by our team on the following business day. Delivery dates exclude weekends & holidays.

How do you ensure quality?2023-04-29T11:49:21-04:00

Each project is assigned to a translator with experience in that field to guarantee that the proper terminology is used. In addition, all translations undergo a careful revision process before they are delivered to the client.

We encourage you to take a look at any of the more than 300 reviews we have received from satisfied clients.

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