SkillForge Terms and Conditions

Welcome to SkillForge! These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of SkillForge's website and online courses. By accessing this website and/or purchasing our courses, we assume you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use SkillForge's website if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

1. Definitions

• "SkillForge" refers to SkillForge, its website, and all associated services and products.
• "User", "You", and "Your" refers to the person accessing this website and accepting the Company's terms and conditions.
• "Course" refers to any online learning material offered by SkillForge, including videos, documents, and other resources.
• "Content" refers to all information, text, graphics, videos, and other materials available on the SkillForge website or within our courses.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By using SkillForge, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy, and our Cookies Policy. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.

3. User Accounts

In order to access certain features of SkillForge, you may be required to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password.

SkillForge reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

4. Course Enrollment and Access

Upon enrolling in a course, you will be granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and view the course content. This license is for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not share your login credentials or course materials with any other person.

SkillForge reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any course at any time, with or without notice. We will make reasonable efforts to provide comparable alternative learning opportunities in case of discontinuation.

5. Payment and Refunds

All fees for courses are stated in US Dollars (USD) and are subject to change. Payment must be made in full at the time of enrollment. We accept various forms of payment, as indicated on our website.

Our refund policy is as follows:

• A full refund is available within 14 days of enrollment, provided that you have not accessed more than 20% of the course content.
• No refunds will be issued after 14 days of enrollment or if you have accessed more than 20% of the course content.
• Refund requests must be submitted in writing to our customer support team via the Contact page.

6. Intellectual Property

All content included on SkillForge, such as text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of SkillForge or its content suppliers and protected by copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of any content without our express written consent.

You retain ownership of any content you submit to SkillForge, such as comments and forum posts. However, by submitting content, you grant SkillForge a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.

7. User Conduct

You agree to use SkillForge in a responsible and respectful manner. You agree not to:

• Use SkillForge for any unlawful purpose.
• Upload or transmit any content that is defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
• Interfere with the operation of SkillForge or any user's enjoyment of SkillForge.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to SkillForge's systems or data.
• Engage in any activity that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair SkillForge.
• Harass, threaten, or intimidate other users.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

SkillForge is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation of SkillForge or the content, information, or materials included on SkillForge. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, SkillForge disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. SkillForge does not warrant that SkillForge, its servers, or e-mail sent from SkillForge are free of viruses or other harmful components.

9. Limitation of Liability

SkillForge will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of SkillForge, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold SkillForge and its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of SkillForge, your violation of these Terms and Conditions, or your violation of any rights of another.

11. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

12. Changes to Terms and Conditions

SkillForge reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. We will post any changes on this page, and your continued use of SkillForge after such changes have been posted will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms and Conditions. It is your responsibility to review these Terms and Conditions periodically for any changes.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us via the Contact page.

14. Termination

SkillForge may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your SkillForge account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by SkillForge on the Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and SkillForge concerning the Website.