Refusal of Service Policy

Thesis Elite is an editorial and advisory service. To protect academic integrity and the reputation of the scholars and institutions we work with, this Policy publicly sets out the categories of work we will refuse to undertake. This Policy applies in addition to our Acceptable Use Policy.

1. Categories of work we refuse

We will decline any order, in whole or in part, that falls into one or more of the following categories:

• Coursework and assignments intended to be submitted under the customer's own authorship without disclosure of the editing or advisory assistance received, where such disclosure is required by the institution.
• Take-home examinations, timed assessments, or any work that forms part of a formally assessed examination where third-party assistance is prohibited.
• Misrepresented authorship — work that, when submitted, will misrepresent who authored it (for example, work prepared for one person but submitted by another).
• Institutional academic-integrity violations — content that, in our reasonable opinion, would breach the academic integrity, plagiarism, or research-conduct policies of any university, journal, conference, funding body, or professional body.
• Deceptive intent — any work that the editor reasonably believes is intended to deceive a reader, examiner, journal, institution, or other party.
• Ghostwriting — production of original academic work for the customer to submit as their own.
• Falsification or fabrication — invention or alteration of data, results, quotations, citations, or references.
• Detection-evasion services — any service marketed or intended to evade plagiarism detection, AI-content detection, or similarity-checking tools.
• Submission on the customer's behalf — logging into journal or institutional portals, or submitting work to any body, using the customer's credentials.
• Patent prosecution work — drafting claims from scratch, advising on patentability, or representing the customer before any patent office. Editorial improvement of specifications drafted by the customer or their qualified patent attorney remains in scope.
• Unlawful, defamatory, or harmful content — content that is illegal, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or that infringes third-party rights.

2. How we identify in-scope versus out-of-scope work

On receipt of an order our editorial team reviews the brief, the document, and the intended use. Where there is ambiguity, we will ask the customer for clarification before commencing work. Where ambiguity remains or where the work appears to fall within a refused category, we will decline the order.

3. Consequences of refusal

If we refuse an order before any work has commenced, you will receive a full refund of any amount paid. If we identify a refused category after work has commenced — including where the customer has provided misleading information about the nature or intended use of the work — we will terminate the engagement and may withhold all or part of the fee in respect of work already performed.

4. Reporting concerns

If you have concerns about how an order is being used or believe a request crosses an academic-integrity line, please contact our compliance team at support@thesiselite.com. Reports are handled confidentially.

5. Why we publish this Policy

Publishing this Policy openly is part of our commitment to ethical service delivery. It gives prospective customers, institutions, journals, and payment-service providers full visibility of where we draw the line — and why.