2020–21 Contract Terms and Conditions

Note: We are extending the cancellation date in the contract from August 1 to August 8.

2020–21 I-BUCKS 60 and I-BUCKS 25 Meal Plan Contract Terms and Conditions

This contract is between you and IU Dining on behalf of The Trustees of Indiana University. Your acceptance of the terms of this contract is indicated electronically below. If you are under 18 years of age, this contract will not be effective unless your parent or guardian agrees to its terms by submitting the electronic agreement.

1. "Contract Term" means August 16, 2020 – May 8, 2021. IU Dining provides food service during academic sessions with reduced hours and locations during Thanksgiving, semester, and spring breaks.
2. "Cancellation Date" means:
   1. If you are required to have a meal plan and you have cancelled your housing contract,
      • the date your housing access is removed and/or you complete Checkout, or
      • if you never occupy your unit or if you vacate your unit and do not notify the assignment office in writing, the Cancellation Date is the day the assignment office learns that your assigned unit is vacant.
   2. If you are not required to have a meal plan, the Cancellation Date is the date that you submit a request to cancel your meal plan.
3. "Cancellation Effective Date" means the date your enrollment in the plan ends.
4. "Operational costs" means operating expenses associated with meal plans including but not limited to materials, labor, utilities, etc. If you cancel your meal plan, operational costs are part of the cancellation fee.
5. "First Time Resident" means a resident in the RPS Residence Halls who has never contracted to live in an RPS housing location for an academic year prior to the start date of this contract.

The purchase price of all meal plans includes the payment of operational costs and I-BUCKS.  The meal plans are noted below. In consideration for contracted dining services,  the student agrees to pay IU Dining the rates specified for the student's selected meal plan, as announced, or as they may be adjusted by, the Indiana University Board of Trustees.

6. Meal plan rates and costs are finalized during the spring semester.  The Board of Trustees-approved rates, to which you are hereby agreeing, will be posted at https://dining.indiana.edu/mealplans/compare-meal-plans.html no later than May 1, 2020.  For purposes of guidance only, specific meal plan rates and fees for the previous academic year will be available on that website until the 2020-2021 rates are posted.
7. IU Dining offers I-BUCKS 60 and I-BUCKS 25 plans. Meal plan descriptions are available on our website at dining.indiana.edu, and eligibility for each plan is set out below:
   1. First Time Residents living on campus are required to have a meal plan. Meal plan options for anyone required to have a meal plan are:
      • I-BUCKS 60 (Max, Plus, and Standard Contribution Levels)
   2. Non First Time Residents living on campus, off-campus students, staff, and on- and off-campus community members are not required to have a meal plan. The options for those not required to have a meal plan are:
      • I-BUCKS 60 (Max, Plus, Standard, and Mini Contribution Levels)
      • I-BUCKS 25
8. The value of I-BUCKS is dependent on the plan. I-BUCKS 60 plan holders will pay 40% of retail prices, while I-BUCKS 25 plan holders will pay 75% of retail prices. The difference in value is a result of how much overhead fees were included in the cost of the plan purchased.
9. I-BUCKS may be used at any IU Dining location. A full list of IU Dining locations is available.
10. You may change your meal plan to another eligible plan prior to August 1, 2020. These changes can be made online at one.iu.edu.
11. You may change your I-BUCKS 60 contribution level for the Fall semester disbursement until August 1, 2020, and you may change your I-BUCKS 60 contribution level for the Spring semester disbursement until December 1, 2020. These changes can be made online at one.iu.edu.
12. Any I-BUCKS remaining on an I-BUCKS plan at the end of the Contract Term are valid through December 31, 2021.
13. You are responsible for reporting a lost or stolen CrimsonCard storing I-BUCKS to the CrimsonCard Office. You will be responsible for all purchases made with your I-BUCKS until the time when your CrimsonCard is reported lost or stolen.
14. I-BUCKS is a declining balance program, with a fifty (50) percent disbursement of I-BUCKS added to your card each semester.
15. You may add additional I-BUCKS to your meal plan during the Contract Term in increments of $5 with a minimum of $25. When adding I-BUCKS to the I-BUCKS 25 plan, ten (10) percent of the added amount will be deducted as an operational cost.

16. If you are required to have a meal plan per the terms of your housing contract and move out of the residence halls, but remain enrolled, you may choose to retain your meal plan through the Contract Term.
17. If you choose to cancel, you may request to cancel this contract at one.iu.edu. If you are unable to complete this process online, contact dining services via email or call 812-856-1515.
18. Cancellation fees are set forth below. Before you make a decision to cancel, make sure you understand the charges that will be assessed.
    1. If you request to cancel your meal plan prior to August 1, 2020 or if you withdraw from IUB without ever having used your I-BUCKS plan, there is no cancellation fee.
    2. You will be charged for I-BUCKS used and associated prorated operational costs through the Cancellation Date or the Cancellation Effective Date, whichever is later, if you:
       • withdraw from IUB, or
       • are suspended, expelled, or academically dismissed from the university.
    3. You will be charged for I-BUCKS used, plus the semester’s operational costs as a cancellation fee if you:
       • were not required to have a meal plan and chose to cancel, or
       • move into a fraternity/sorority house, or
       • move into an off-campus residence, or
       • are suspended or expelled from university housing, but remain enrolled at IUB.

19. You may purchase your meal plan online with bursar billing (students) or credit card (students, staff and all others).
20. All cancellation fees referenced in this contract will be billed to your bursar account.
21. If you elect to pay for your I-BUCKS through bursar billing, you agree to make your payments according to the bursar's posted schedule. You agree that failure to make required payments does not relieve you of the obligations and duties of the contract. Past due balances on any part of your bursar account, including charges associated with this contract, are subject to the bursar's posted late fees.
22. Failure to pay your meal plan charges may result in the suspension of your dining privileges until the account is paid in full.
23. You agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, court filing fees, collection agency fees, etc., incurred by the university in enforcing this contract.
24. The failure of IU to exercise its options under this contract does not constitute a waiver or relieve you from your remaining obligations and duties under this contract.