Terms of Service

Effective Date:  February 6th, 2023

We welcome you to Opti Education, Inc. doing business as Aptitude (“we”, “our”, “company”).   This user agreement explains the terms by which you may use our online website, mobile application, programs and software provided on or in connection with the service (collectively the “Services”).

1.    Acceptance of the Terms.

By accessing or using the Services, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Terms of Service Agreement (“Agreement”) and to the collection and use of your information as set forth in the Aptitude Privacy Policy , whether or not you are a registered user of our Services.   Additionally, that you will abide by behaviors and actions as set forth in the Aptitude Professional Conduct Policy, whether or not you are a registered user of our Services.

This Agreement applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the Services (“Users”).

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EACH PROVISION. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TOTHESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER, CONNECT, ACCESS, OR USE THE SITE IN ANY MANNER.

2.  Use of our services.

Aptitude provides an online platform to deliver programs, events and community to accelerate and support the respective career journeys of our users.

A. Eligibility.

You must be 15 years or older to use the Services. If you are less than 16 years of age and would like to register to use any part of the Services, please ask your parent or legal guardian to review and agree to these terms before you use any part of the Services or ask them to complete the purchase or registration on your behalf.

Supplemental terms and conditions may apply to some Services, such as rules for a particular program, event, competition, promotion, service or other activity, or terms that may accompany certain content accessible through the Services.    Supplemental terms and conditions will be disclosed to you in connection with activity.    Any supplemental terms and conditions are in addition to these terms and, in the event of a conflict, prevail over these terms.

The Services are not available to any Users previously removed from the Services and Platform by Aptitude.

B. Aptitude services.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are hereby granted a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, freely revocable license to use the Services for your personal, noncommercial use only and as permitted by the features of the Services. Aptitude reserves all rights not expressly granted herein in the Service and the Aptitude Content (as defined in this Agreement).

Aptitude may terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason.

C. Aptitude service rules.

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities.

(i) Copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Services in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated “scraping”;
(ii) Using any automated system, including without limitation “robots,” “spiders,” “offline readers,” etc., to access the Services in a manner that sends more request messages to the Aptitude servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period of time by using a conventional on-line web browser.    With an exception that Aptitude grants the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from www.joinaptitude.com for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials);
(iii) Transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email;
(iv) Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Services;
(v) Taking any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
(vi) Uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Services;
(vii) Collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Services;
(viii) Using the Services for any commercial solicitation purposes;
(ix) Impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your identity;
(x) Interfering with the proper working of the Services;
(xi) Accessing any content on the Services through any technology or means other than those provided or authorized by the Services;
(xii) Bypassing the measures, we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Services, including without limitation features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of the Services or the content therein.

We may, without prior notice, change the Services; stop providing the Services or features of the Services, to you or to users generally; or create usage limits for the Services.   We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to the Services without notice and liability for any reason, including if in our sole determination you violate any provision of this Agreement, or for no reason.   Upon termination for any reason or no reason, you continue to be bound by this Agreement.

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Aptitude Users following the guidelines as outlined in the Aptitude Professional Conduct Policy.    We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users.    Aptitude shall have no liability for your interactions with other Users, or for any User’s action or inaction.

D. Aptitude account.

Your Aptitude account gives you access to the services and functionality that we may establish, maintain and update from time to time and in our sole discretion. By connecting to Aptitude with a third-party service (for example, Google or LinkedIn), you give us permission to access and use your information from that service as permitted by that service, and to store your log-in credentials for that service.

You may never use another User’s account without permission.   When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information as outlined in the Aptitude Professional Conduct Policy Agreement.   You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure.  

You must notify Aptitude immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.   Aptitude will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account.

You may control your User profile and how you interact with the Services by changing the settings in your “account settings” page.   By providing Aptitude your email address you consent to our using the email address to send you Service-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail.  We may also use your email address to send you other messages, such as changes to features of the Services and other offers.   If you do not want to receive such email messages, you may opt out or change your preferences in your “account settings” page where applicable. Opting out may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding program notifications, events, updates, improvements, and/or offers.

E. User content.

Some areas of the Services allow Users to post content such as profile information, comments, questions, course content and other content or information (any such materials a User submits, posts, displays, or otherwise makes available on the Services “User Content”).  Access to these features may be subject to age restrictions.  We claim no ownership rights over User Content created by you.  The User Content you create remains yours; however, by sharing User Content through the Service, you agree to allow others to view, edit, and/or share your User Content in accordance with your settings and this Agreement.   Aptitude has the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to remove any User Content that is shared via the Service.

You agree not to post User Content that:

(i) May constitute or contribute to a crime or tort;
(ii) May create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal;
(iii) May create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property;
(iv) Seeks to harm or exploit children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;
(v) Contains any information or content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable;
(vi) Contains any information or content that is illegal including, without limitation, the disclosure of insider information under securities law or of another party’s trade secrets;
(vii) Contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships;
(viii) Contains any information or content that you know is not correct and current;
(ix) Violates any school or other applicable policy, including those related to cheating or ethics..

You agree that any User Content that you post does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) or rights of privacy.  Aptitude reserves the right, but is not obligated, to reject and/or remove any User Content that Aptitude believes, in its sole discretion, violates these provisions. You understand that publishing your User Content on the Services is not a substitute for registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office, the Writer’s Guild of America, or any other rights organization.

For the purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.

In connection with your User Content, you affirm, represent and warrant the following:   Your User Content and Aptitude’s use thereof as contemplated by this Agreement and the Services will not violate any law or infringe any rights of any third party, including but not limited to any Intellectual Property Rights and privacy rights. Aptitude may exercise the rights to your User Content granted under this Agreement without liability for payment of any guild fees, residuals, payments, fees, or royalties payable under any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise. To the best of your knowledge, all your User Content you provide to us is truthful and accurate.

You have the written consent of each and every identifiable natural person in the User Content, if any, to use such person’s name or likeness in the manner contemplated by the Service and this Agreement, and each such person has released you from any liability that may arise in relation to such use.

Aptitude takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other User or third-party posts or sends over the Service. You shall be solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it, and you agree that we are only acting as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your User Content. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose, and you agree that Aptitude shall not be liable for any damages you allege to incur as a result of User Content.

3. User content license grant.

By posting any User Content on Aptitude, you expressly grant, and you represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant, to Aptitude a royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, list information regarding, edit, translate, distribute, syndicate, publicly perform, publicly display, and make derivative works of all such User Content and your name, voice, and/or likeness as contained in your User Content, in whole or in part, and in any form, media or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed, for use in connection with the Services and Aptitude’s (and its successors’ and affiliates’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each User of the Services a non-exclusive license to access your User Content through the Services, and to use, display, reproduce and perform such User Content solely as permitted through the functionality of the Services and under this Agreement.

4. Our proprietary rights.

Except for your User Content, the Services and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, audio, videos, music, photos and User Content belonging to other Users (the “Aptitude Content”), and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Aptitude and its licensors (including other Users who post User Content to the Service).

Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement 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 from any Aptitude Content. Use of the Aptitude Content for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement is strictly prohibited.

You may choose to or we may invite you to submit comments, feedback or ideas about the Service, including without limitation about how to improve the Service or our products (“Ideas”).   By the submission of any idea, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and will not place Aptitude under any fiduciary or other obligation, and that we are free to use the Idea without any additional compensation to you, and/or to disclose the Idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone. You further acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, Aptitude does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Aptitude, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.

5. Aptitude markers.

Certain aspects of the Services may allow you to obtain certain reputational or status markers including certificates, points, badges earned for successful completion of a task or course (“Aptitude markers”).    You understand and agree that regardless of terminology used, Aptitude markers represent a limited license right governed solely by the terms of this Agreement and available for distribution at Aptitude’s sole discretion.

Aptitude markers are not redeemable for any sum of money or monetary value from Aptitude at any time.    You acknowledge that you do not own the account you use to access the Services, nor do you possess any rights of access or rights to data stored by or on behalf of Aptitude on our servers, including without limitation any data representing or displaying any or all of your Aptitude markers.

You agree that Aptitude has the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify and/or eliminate Aptitude markers as it sees fit in its sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that Aptitude will have no liability to you based on its exercise of such right. All data on Aptitude’s servers are subject to deletion, alteration or transfer.

You understand that any value attributed to such data by you or any third-party including data, account history, and account content residing on our servers may be deleted, altered, moved or transferred at any time for any reason in Aptitude’s sole discretion with or without notice and no liability of any kind.

Aptitude does not provide or guarantee and expressly disclaims any value, cash or otherwise attributed to any data residing on Aptitude’s servers.

6. Mobile application software.

We may make available software to access the Services via a mobile device (“Mobile Application”). To use the Mobile Application, you must have a mobile device that is compatible with the Mobile Services.   Aptitude does not warrant that the Mobile Application will be compatible with your mobile device.  

Aptitude grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use a compiled code copy of the Mobile Application for your user account on one mobile device owned or leased solely by you, for your personal use.

You may not:

(i) Modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the Mobile Application, except to the extent that such restriction is expressly prohibited by law;
(ii) Rent, lease, loan, resell, sublicense, distribute or otherwise transfer the Mobile Application to any third party or use the Mobile Application to provide time sharing or similar services for any third party;
(iii) Make any copies of the Mobile Application;
(iv) Remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Mobile Application, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the Mobile Application, or features that enforce limitations on use of the Mobile Application;
or (v) Delete the copyright and other proprietary rights notices on the Mobile Application.

You acknowledge that Aptitude may from time to time upgrade the Mobile Application and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of the Mobile Application that you are using on your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device and agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to all such upgrades.

Any third-party code that may be incorporated in the Mobile Application is covered by the applicable open source or third-party license EULA, if any, authorizing use of such code. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the Mobile Application or any copy thereof, and Aptitude or its third-party partners or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in the Mobile Application (and any copy thereof).  Any attempt by you to transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, is void.   Aptitude reserves all rights not expressly granted under this Agreement.

You agree to comply with all United States and foreign laws related to use of the Mobile Application and the Aptitude Service.

7. Aptitude paid services.

There are aspects of the Services which may be provided for a fee or other charge.   If you elect to participate to use the paid aspects of the Services, you agree to the pricing and payment terms for the specific service, as we may update them from time to time.    Aptitude may add additional services for additional fees and charges or amend fees and charge for existing services from time to time in its sole discretion.     Any changes to pricing or payment terms shall become effective following notice of such change to you as provide din this Agreement or corresponding.:

A. Payment information and taxes.

All information that you provide in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Services must be accurate, complete, and current.

You agree to pay all charges incurred by users of your credit card, debit card, or other payment method used in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Services at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You will pay any applicable taxes relating to any such purchases, transactions or other monetary transaction interactions.

B. Cancellation and refunds.

You may cancel or end participation for any paid program, event or activity at any time; however, there are no partial or pro-rata refunds for cancellation.   If you cancel a program upon admission and onboarding you will not receive a refund.   Please refer to your specific program as it may have differing cancellation terms addressing specific scenarios and/or as required by law terms regarding partial or pro rata refunds associated with an early withdrawal or cancellation from a program.    

In the event that you cancel your account or Aptitude suspends or terminates your account under this Agreement for your breach of this Agreement, you understand and agree that you shall receive no refund or exchange for any portion of the Services, content or data associated with your account or anything else.

C. Scholarships and/or Sponsored Programs.

Aptitude may offer scholarships and/or sponsored programs that cover a partial up to full amount of the cost of a program to new and/or eligible candidates, subject to specific terms explained during your application for a specific scholarship.  

Aptitude and its third-party partners reserve the right to determine eligibility for scholarships and/or sponsored programs, which may vary based on factors including program, economic need, or location.

If you decide to cancel or withdraw from a program in advance of full completion, there is no refunds for any fees or charges you paid in accordance to paid user cancellations.    Please refer to the specific terms of the scholarship and/or sponsored programs as these may vary.

8. Notices and messages.

You agree that we will provide notices and messages to you in the following ways: (i) within the Service, or (ii) sent to the contact information you provided us (e.g., email, mobile number, physical address). You agree to keep your contact information up to date.here are aspects of the Services which may be provided for a fee or other charge.   If you elect to participate to use the paid aspects of the Services, you agree to the pricing and payment terms for the specific service, as we may update them from time to time.    Aptitude may add additional services for additional fees and charges or amend fees and charge for existing services from time to time in its sole discretion.     Any changes to pricing or payment terms shall become effective following notice of such change to you as provide din this Agreement or corresponding.

9. Privacy.

We care about the privacy of our Users.   You understand that by using the Services you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information and aggregate data as set forth in our Privacy Policy, and to have your personally identifiable information collected, used, transferred to and processed in the United States.

10. Security.

Aptitude cares about the integrity and security of your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. You acknowledge that you provide your personal information at your own risk.

11. Third-party links.

Aptitude’s Services may contain links to third-party websites, companies, services, special offers, events or activities that are not owned or controlled by Aptitude.

Aptitude does not endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third-party sites, information, materials, products, or services.  If you access a third-party website from the Services, you do so at your own risk, and you understand that this Agreement and Aptitude’s Privacy Policy do not apply to your use of such sites.  You expressly relieve Aptitude from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website, service, or content.

Current we do not, but in the future should you conduct business or participation in promotions of companies found on the Services, including payment and delivery of goods, and any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such companies.  You agree that Aptitude shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such companies.

12. Indemnity.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Aptitude and its subsidiaries, agents, licensors, managers, and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising out of or related to:

(i) Your use of and access to the Service, including any data or content transmitted or received by you;
(ii) Your violation of any term of this Agreement, including without limitation your breach of any of the representations and warranties above;
(iii) Your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy or Intellectual Property Rights;
(iv) Your violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation;
(v) User Content or any other information or content that is submitted via your account including without limitation misleading, false or inaccurate information;
or (vi) Negligent or willful misconduct.

13. No warranty.

The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.  Use of the Services is at your own risk.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided without warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.  Without limiting the foregoing, Aptitude, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, and its licensors do not warrant that the content is accurate, reliable or correct.  That the service will meet your requirements.   That the service will be available at any particular time or location, uninterrupted or secure.   That any defects or errors will be corrected, or that the service is free of viruses or other harmful components.   Any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the service is downloaded at your own risk and you will be solely responsible for any damages to your computer system, mobile device, other hardware, or loss of data that may results from such a download or your use of the service.  

Aptitude does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by a third-party through our Services or any website or service, and Aptitude will not be a party to or in any way monitor any transaction between you and the third-party providers of products or services.  

Some states do not allow for the exclusion of implied warranties, and so the above exclusions may not apply to you.  This agreement gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state to state.  The disclaimers and exclusions under this agreement will not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

14. Limitation of liability.

To the maximum extend permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Aptitude, its affiliates, employees, agents, directors, suppliers or licensors 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 that may arise out of or related to the use or inability to use the Services.   Under no circumstances will Aptitude be responsible for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from hacking, tampering, or other unauthorized access or use of the Services, your account, or the information contained therein.  

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Aptitude, assumes no lability or responsibility for any:

(i) Errors, mistakes or inaccuracies or content;
(ii) Personal injury or property damage, or any nature whatsoever resulting from your access to or use of our Services;
(iii) Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein;
(iv) Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the service;
(v) Any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, malicious code or the like that may be transmitted to or through our service by any Third-Party;
(vi) Any errors or omissions in any content or any loss or damage as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through this service;
and/or (vii) User content or the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any Third-Party.

In no event shall Aptitude, its affiliates, employees, agents, directors, suppliers or licensors be liable to you for any claims, proceedings, liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, or cost sin an amount exceeding the amount you paid to Aptitude hereunder or $100.00 whichever is greater.  

This Limitation of Liability section applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if Aptitude has been advised of the possibility of such damage.  The foregoing Limitation of Liability shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction.  

Where some states do not allow for the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.  This agreement gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary state to state.  The exclusions and limitations of liability under this agreement will not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

15. General terms.

If a court with authority over this Agreement finds any part of it unenforceable, you and we agree that the court should modify the terms to make that part enforceable while still achieving its intent. If the court cannot do that, you and we agree to ask the court to remove that unenforceable part and still enforce the rest of this Agreement.

This Agreement (including additional terms that may be provided by us when you engage with a feature of the Services) is the only agreement between us regarding the Services and supersedes all prior agreements for the Services.

This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Aptitude without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.

If we don't act to enforce a breach of this Agreement, that does not mean that Aptitude has waived its right to enforce this Agreement. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement (or your membership or use of Services) to anyone without our consent. However, you agree that Aptitude may assign this Agreement to its affiliates or a party that buys it without your consent. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

You agree that the only way to provide us legal notice is at the addresses provided below in this Agreement.

16. Governing law.

You agree that: (i) the Services shall be deemed solely based in California; and (ii) the Services shall be deemed a passive one that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Aptitude, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than California. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce.   The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded.

You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Orange County, California for any actions for which we retain the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of our copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights.

17. DMCA notice.

We respect content owner rights, it is Aptitude’s policy to respond to alleged infringement notices that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”).If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Services, please notify Aptitude as set forth in this Agreement.

For your complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the following information in writing:.

(i) An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Service;
(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit Aptitude to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
(v) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law;
and (vi) A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Under Federal Law, if you knowingly misrepresent those online materials are infringing, you may be subject to criminal prosecution for perjury and civil penalties, including monetary damages, court costs and attorney’s fees.

Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Aptitude and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed. The preceding requirements are intended to comply with Aptitude’s rights and obligations under the DMCA, including 17 U.S.C. §512(c), but do not constitute legal advice. It may be advisable to contact an attorney regarding your rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws.

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Aptitude may at its sole discretion limit access to the Service and/or terminate the accounts of any Users who infringe.

18. Aptitude's "Do's and Dont's"

Aptitude is a professional development platform and this list of “Do’s and Don’ts” along with our Professional Conduct Policy limit what you can and cannot do on our Services.

Do’s.  You agree that you will:

Don’ts. You agree that you will not:

19. Complaints on the behavior of other users.

We are a professional platform, and if at any time you see something that you believe may violate our policies while on Aptitude whether in program sessions, posts, messages, comments or anywhere on our controlled sites please report it to us as soon as possible.  

Your actions will allow us to moderate the platform, identify and prevent abusive behavior or actions.    Please use these reporting tools responsibility and only for their intended purposes.

20. Amendments to the Terms of Service.

Aptitude may change the Terms from time to time, at its sole discretion and without any notice. We will notify you regarding substantial changes of these Terms on the website and/or we will send you an e-mail regarding such changes to the e-mail address that you provided in your contact information.  

All changes to these Terms are effective as of the stated “Effective” date and your continued use of the Site after the Effective date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.

21. How to contact us.

For any inquiries about these Terms of Service, please contact us at hello@joinaptitude.com.