The Website Usage Policy
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE
1. What's in these terms?
1.1. These terms tell you the rules for using our website.
2. Who we are and how to contact us
2.1. www.theacademy.world is a site ('our site') operated by The Academy World Limited. (‘We’). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 15885273 and have our registered office at 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London. W1W 7LT
We are a Limited Company.
2.2. To contact us, please email support@theacademy.world or telephone our customer service line on 01903 959552.
Our customer service representatives are available Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm GMT/BST to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have.
3. By using our site, you accept these terms
3.1. By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.
3.2. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site.
3.3. We recommend printing a copy of these terms for future reference.
4. Other terms may apply to you
4.1. These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:
(a) Our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us. This may include your name, contact information, and browsing history. By using our site, you consent to such processing and warrant that all data you provide is accurate.
(b) Our Acceptable Use Policy, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of our site. Permitted uses may include browsing our product listings, creating an account, and making purchases. Prohibited uses may include attempting to gain unauthorised access to our site, interfering with the site's functionality, or using the site for any illegal or harmful activities. When using our site, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.
(c) Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site.
4.2. If you purchase goods from our site, our Terms and Conditions will apply to the sales. To make a purchase, simply add the items you wish to buy to your cart, proceed to checkout, and follow the instructions to complete your purchase. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our customer service line.
5. We may make changes to these terms
5.1. We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. We will notify you of any changes to these terms via email or by posting a notice on our site. These terms were most recently updated on 21/11/2024.
6. We may make changes to our site
6.1. We may occasionally update and change our site to reflect changes to our products, users' needs, and business priorities.
7. We may suspend or withdraw our site
7.1. Our site is made available free of charge.
7.2. We do not guarantee that our site or any content on it will always be available or uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons, such as maintenance or updates. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal, and we will make every effort to minimise the impact on your use of the site.
7.3. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection know these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions and they comply with them. This includes any guests or visitors who may use your internet connection to access our site.
8. You must keep your account details safe
8.1. If you choose, or are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
8.2. We have the right to turn off any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with any of the terms of use provisions. Failure to comply with these terms may result in the suspension or termination of your account.
8.3. If you know or suspect anyone other than you who knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at support@theacademy.world
9. How you may use material on our site
9.1. All intellectual property rights on our site and the materials published on it are solely owned or licenced by us. These works are protected by international copyright laws and treaties. We retain all rights to these assets.
9.2. You may print off one copy and download extracts of any page(s) from our site for your personal use, and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our site.
9.3. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
9.4. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.
9.5. You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence from us or our licensors to do so. To obtain a licence, please contact our legal department at support@theacademy.world
9.6. In the event that you breach our terms of use by printing, copying, or downloading any portion of our website, your access to the site will be terminated without delay. Additionally, at our discretion, you may be required to return or dispose of any copies of the materials you have obtained. If you are unsure how to do this, please contact our customer service line for guidance.
10. Do not rely on information on this site
10.1. The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking or refraining from any action based on the content on our site.
10.2. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete, or up to date.
11. We are not responsible for websites we link to
11.1. Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them.
11.2. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.
12. We do not approve user-generated content
12.1. On this website, you may encounter information and resources uploaded by other users, accessible through features such as bulletin boards and chat rooms. It's important to note that we have not reviewed or endorsed this content. Additionally, the opinions and views shared by other users on our platform do not necessarily reflect our own beliefs or values.
12.2. If you wish to complain about information and materials uploaded by other users, please contact us at support@theacademy.world
13. Limitation of Liability
13.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or limits our liability for:
Death or personal injury caused by our negligence.
Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
Any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude or limit our liability under applicable law.
13.2 Subject to clause 13.1:
We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of our website or reliance on any content on it, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or otherwise. This includes, but is not limited to, loss of profits, business interruption, loss of data, or damage to your computer system or software.
We do not guarantee that our website will be available at all times or that it will be free from errors or viruses.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all implied warranties, conditions, or other terms that may apply to our website or its content.
13.3 If you are a business user:
We are not liable for any business losses. If you are using our website for commercial or business purposes, we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
13.4 If you are a consumer:
Nothing in this clause affects your statutory rights as a consumer under the laws of the jurisdiction in which you reside.
14. Uploading content to our site
14.1. Whenever you use a feature that allows you to upload content to our site or to make contact with other site users, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.
14.2. You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.
14.3. By uploading content to our site, you grant us and other users of our site a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, store, copy, distribute, and display that content. This license allows us to:- display it on the site, share it with other users, use it in promotional materials, in marketing materials and social media platforms.
14.4. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who claims that any content you post or upload to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights or of their right to privacy.
14.5. We have the right to remove any posting you make on our site if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.
14.6. You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content.
15. Rights you are giving us to use material you upload
15.1. When you upload or post content to our site, you grant us the following rights to use that content:
(a) a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that user-generated content in connection with the service provided by the website and across different media, including to promote the site or the service;
(b) a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence for other users, partners, or advertisers to use the content for their purposes.
16. We are not responsible for viruses, and you must not introduce them
16.1. We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
16.2. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
16.3. You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other malicious or technologically harmful material. You must refrain from attempting to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service or distributed denial-of-service attack. You would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 by breaching this provision. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.
17. Rules about linking to our site
17.1. You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
17.2. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
17.3 Linking to Our Site
You may link to any page on our website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
17.4 Linking Restrictions
You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists.
You must not establish a link to our site from any website that is not owned by you or that contains content that is:
Illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
Promotes violence, discrimination, or illegal activities.
Infringes on the intellectual property rights of others.
Contains viruses or other harmful components.
17.5. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
17.6. The website to which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.
17.7. If you wish to link to or make any use of the content on our site other than that set out above, please contact support@theacademy.world.
18. Which country's laws apply to any disputes?
18.1. If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, their subject matter, and their formation are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except if you are a resident of Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
18.2. If you are a business, these terms of use, their subject matter, and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Disclaimer
While our platform leverages AI to personalise your learning journey, the heart of The Academy lies in the expertise and passion of our human instructors and mentors. Our courses are infused with their real-world insights and practical experience, ensuring you gain actionable knowledge that drives real results.