Terms and conditions

Please read these Terms and Conditions before using https://www.projectklub.com and its sub-domain https://app.projectklub.com (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Website or the Platform), operated by owners of the same (hereinafter referred to as Platform Owners).

YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE IS CONDITIONED ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS. THESE TERMS APPLY TO ALL VISITORS, USERS AND OTHERS WHO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANY PART OF THE TERMS THEN YOU ARE REQUESTED TO REFRAIN FROM ACCESSING THE SERVICE.

DEFINITIONS

  1. “We”, “Our”, and “Us” - shall mean and refer to the Platform Owners
  2. “You”, “User” – the person, firm or organisation engaging our services.
  3. “Software” - any executable files, content, help files and all other documentation and content that is in addition to the service available on the Website for download, installation or purchase by Users.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

We provide a platform to help people to build web projects and skills for building web projects. We offer project-building functionality for practice web projects, which are guided projects meant for the purposes of learning. Projects usually have modules and resources described, that users can "join", submit solutions, and engage in discussion to help each other learn better. Users submit "solutions" and "help requests", and offer each other feedback. Users can optionally include contact information in help requests, for other users to find and contact them outside the website.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Nothing contained herein shall give the user a right to use any of the Website’s trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, information, questions, answers, solutions, reports and other distinctive features, save according to the provisions of these Terms. All logos, content, trademarks, brand names, service marks, domain names are the property of the Platform Owners or the respective copyright or trademark owner. Furthermore, with respect to the application created by the Platform Owners, the Platform Owners shall be the exclusive owner of all the designs, graphics and the like, related to the Website.

The Website contains copyrighted material, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music, sound, and the entire contents of the Platform Owners protected by copyright as a collective work under the applicable copyright laws.

You shall not decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Website. No user is authorised to copy or adapt the Website’s software, including but not limited to HTML, JavaScript, CSS, React or other code.

We reserve the right to remove any content from our Website that is alleged to infringe any other person’s intellectual property.

PROJECTS

Projects, their descriptions, assets, modules, resources, comments and other entities associated with them are owned by Project Klub and are not to be used or copied anywhere without written permission from Project Klub.

Solutions submited to projects are visible to other users, and are considered to be unlicensed unless specified otherwise. If you do not want your solutions to be visible to or used by other users on or outside Project Klub, please refrain from submitting them on projects.

Projects, and solutions and comments on projects, are visible to all users. Project Klub does not have control over how these solutions and comments are used, copied or replicated, and is not responsible for the where/how they are used/copied and any outcome of such usage. The Platform Owners is not responsible for such usage, authorized or otherwise, by users of the Platform and/or others.

PLATFORM AND PROJECT PRICING

The Platform Owners reserve the right to charge a fee for allowing users to join a project for a specified period of time. The Platform Owners further reserve the right to revise the pricing for each project without notice. Project pricing will vary based on factors like content, popularity and other factors at the discretion of the Platform Owners.

The Platform Owners may charge a fee for "premium" membership that allows users to join and participate in projects marked as "Premium". The Platform Owners reserves the right to specify and/or change the fee required for such "Premium" membership. The Platform Owners also reserves the right to change the duration for a Premium subscription without notice.

The Platform Owners reserves the right to change a project's access type from "Free" to "Premium" without notice, and to require Premium membership to access any given project at any given time.

PROJECT SHUTDOWN AND PLATFORM OUTAGES

Project Klub does not take responsibility for any data or information loss due to project deletion, incorrect edits, platform outage, or other unforseen circumstances. Project owners and solution owners are encouraged to keep backups of their project and solution artifacts elsewhere (like: github or a cloud drive), and not rely on Project Klub as the only place where their artifacts are stored.

We reserve the right to edit or delete projects, modules, resources, solutions, help requests, comments and other information on the site without notice, at our discetion.

EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DEALING WITH THIRD PARTIES AND OTHER USERS

We urge users to exercise extreme caution when engaging with other users. Keep in mind that they are strangers, and being other users of Project Klub does not automatically make someone more trustworthy than any other stranger you do not know. Follow all safety and security precations you would follow elsewhere, before sharing project documents and other artifacts (for example: requiring people to sign a non-disclosure agreement if your project needs it).

Project Klub surfaces functionality where users are able to connect each other, using help requests and comments. If you use this functionality to contact another user for whatsoever reason, exercise extreme caution when dealing with the other user, and do not trust anyone without reason. Project Klub does not take responsibility for any users' behavior, promises, or other exchange that happens between users, and we do not have control over such activities nor the resources to vet and verify each users' credentials and trustworthiness.

REGISTRATION AND ACCOUNT TERMINATION

USE OF THIRD PARTIES

The Platform uses the services of a third party "Kinde" for login and account creation functionality. The Platform may share cookies, session information, user data and/or other information with third parties including but not limited to Kinde, for essential functioning.

WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES

CONDUCT

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Us harmless from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, demands, costs and expenses (including legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith and interest chargeable thereon) asserted against or incurred by Us that arise out of or result from, any breach or non-performance of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or obligation to be performed by You pursuant to these terms of use. Further, You agree to hold us harmless against any claims made by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with:

You agree to fully co-operate in indemnifying us at your expense. You also agree not to reach a settlement with any party without our consent.

In no event shall We be liable to compensate You or any third party for any special, incidental, indirect, consequential or punitive damages whatsoever, including those resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not foreseeable, and whether or not We had been advised of the possibility of such damages, or based on any theory of liability, including breach of contract or warranty, negligence or other tortuous action, or any other claim arising out of or in connection with the Your use of or access to the Website and/or the Services or materials contained therein.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION TERMS

It is expressly agreed to by the parties hereto that the formation, interpretation and performance of these Terms and any disputes arising therefrom will be resolved through a two-step Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanism. It is further agreed to by the parties that the contents of this Section shall survive even after the termination or expiry of the Terms and/or the Privacy Policy.

In case of any dispute between the parties, the parties will attempt to resolve the same amicably amongst themselves, to the mutual satisfaction of all parties. In the event that the Parties are unable to reach such an amicable solution within thirty (30) days of one party communicating the existence of a dispute to the other, the dispute shall be resolved by arbitration.

The parties expressly agree that the Terms, Policy and any other agreements entered into between the parties are governed by the laws, rules and regulations of India. The policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Chennai, India, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith.

NOTICES

Any and all communication relating to any dispute or grievance experienced by the User may be communicated to the Platform Owners by the Customer by emailing us at [email protected]

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS