Date of version: November 20, 2023
Thank you for visiting this website.These website terms of use, which incorporate the applicable Additional Terms (as defined below) (together "Terms") apply to your use of this website and any and all other websites operated by Forward Academy Inc (each a "Site"). Please note that these Terms apply, regardless of the means of delivery of any Site to you.By using any Site, you indicate that you have read and accept these Terms, including the applicable Additional Terms and agree to abide by and be bound by all such Terms (as modified from time to time). If you do not accept all applicable Terms, please refrain from using any Site.
Please note that we may change these Terms from time to time without notice so you should review them each time that you visit any Site.
We draw your attention to the limitations on liability contained in clause 11 below and to the consents to data transfer and processing contained in clause 9 below.
In addition to these Terms each Site may have supplementary terms and conditions which apply to the Site(s) on which they appear or the services available on the Site ("Additional Terms"). Please ensure that you read any Additional Terms and the Privacy Policy as they form part of these Terms in respect of the Site(s) to which they relate. To the extent that the Additional Terms conflict with these Terms, the Additional Terms shall prevail (including, without limitation, any liability limitations or exclusions in the Additional Terms), but only in respect of the Site(s) on which they appear.
Index
About us
Contacting us
Using Sites
Linking
Registration
Your Content
Third party content
Intellectual Property Rights
Your personal information
Interactive services
Our liability
Maintenance of the Site
Severance
Variation
Jurisdiction and applicable law
SMS Policy
17. Renewals1.
About us
Each Site is operated by Forward Academy Inc, a company registered in the United States at 295 Holcomb Ave Ste 250, Reno, NV, USA 89502 ("we", "us", "our").
2. Contacting us
If you suspect misuse of any Site, please refer to the Additional Terms for the relevant Site for information as to the appropriate person to contact.
For general comments on any Site, or to seek permission to do anything prohibited by or not contained in the applicable Terms, or which requires our prior consent or agreement, you can contact us following the instructions found on the ‘Contact’ page on the relevant Site.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we request that our visitors do the same. It is our policy to terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the rights of others. If you think your work has been copied in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our copyright agent, who can be reached at: info@forwardacademy.com
Please include all of the following in your notification:
A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright that is allegedly infringed;
a description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material you claim is infringing is located on the site;
your address, telephone number, email address and all other information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
3. Using Sites
Access to any Site is permitted on a temporary basis and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on the Site or part of the Site without notice. We will not be liable or responsible if for any reason any or all Site(s) is (are) unavailable at any time or for any period.
We may update any Site from time to time, and may change the content at any time. Please note that any of the content on any Site may be out of date at any time, and we are under no obligation to update it.
The information and materials on any Site are not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. As such, we disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such information and materials by any visitor to the Site, or by any person who may be informed of any of its content.
You may view (and, where applicable, listen to and/or watch) the content and applications available on the Site for your own private non-commercial use. You must not use or allow others to access or use, all or any part of our Site or the contents and/or applications on it for commercial purposes without our permission. Use of all or any part of any Site or the contents and/or applications on it for commercial purposes shall be subject to separate terms and conditions and may be subject to a fee.
You may occasionally print individual pages of any Site for your private non-commercial use, provided that such printing is not substantial or systematic and our trade marks, copyright notices and trade mark notices are not removed.
From time to time we may restrict access to some parts of a Site, or to that entire Site, to users who have registered with us. Registered users may (as detailed in the Additional Terms for that Site) customize some of certain Sites' features to create personalized areas of the Site for their own private non-commercial use. You must not otherwise alter, adapt or reverse engineer any part of the Site.
You must not (whether directly or indirectly):
distribute, transmit, syndicate, sell or offer to sell or otherwise make available all or any part of any Site or in any way seek to commercialize all or part of the combination of materials which together constitute the Site;
distribute, transmit, syndicate, sell or offer to sell or otherwise make available any content, files, feeds or data from a Site, whether publicly available or not, except as specifically permitted by that Site and in compliance with any applicable conditions or restrictions; or
copy, download, or store any content, files, feeds or data from any Site, whether publicly available or not, to make or populate a database or publication of any kind whatsoever, provided that for the avoidance of doubt this is not intended to restrict copying of an insubstantial part of any such material where you are able to show ‘fair dealing’ with it, in each case in accordance with the US Copyright Act.
You may only play video or audio files using the media player on any Site or on the website of one of our licensees who is displaying such material with our authorization. Where any videos or other materials are displayed through a third-party embedding service you must comply with all applicable conditions of that third party.
If you would like to ‘share’ a story, an application, or other content from any Site with somebody, please use the 'Send to a Friend' facility or ‘share’ function (or such other similar feature) on the Site, or you may email a link to the Site to your friend or simply ask them to visit the Site. Please ensure that you have their consent before entering their details.
You should be aware that content and resources may be removed from any Site with or without notice at any time and we accept no responsibility or liability for any reliance by you on the continued availability of any content or resources on the Site.
Whether or not you are a registered user, you must not abuse any Site’s ‘Report this Comment’ facility (or any similar feature) (such as, without limitation, by making malicious reports).
You are solely liable and responsible for any third-party charges incurred by you in accessing and using any Site, including in particular any network charges for fixed or mobile internet use.
4. Linking
You may establish a link to one or more Site(s), provided that:
the link is legal and not detrimental or damaging to and/or does not take unfair advantage of our reputation or business;
such linking is not for advertising or promotional purposes (unless we have expressly agreed to it);
the link is not from any website which promotes any political or religious views, or promotes or depicts intolerance, hatred, discrimination, violence, pornography or illegal activity (websites of any such nature being referred to as an "Unacceptable Forum");
the link does not falsely or misleadingly imply or suggest that we endorse, approve of or are associated with the linked website, its webpages or any of its contents; and
framing of any Site on any other website is not allowed and you must not provide access to the Site or part of it under any other URL.
We may withdraw your right to link to any Site without notice and at any time (acting in our sole discretion).
Subject to these Terms and to applicable Additional Terms you may only include links on any Site to third party websites or webpages if:
the third party website is not an Unacceptable Forum, and the content of or linking to such third party websites or webpages does not breach any of the provisions set out in clause 6.6;
the terms of use of such websites or webpages allows such linking;
links are clearly and visibly marked as such;
the content of any linked website or webpages are relevant and clearly related to the Content to which it is linked; and
the link will not result in any automatic download.
Where any Site and/or applications contain links to other websites, webpages, resources, or mobile services which are proprietary to third parties, other users, advertisers or sponsors, such websites, webpages, resources and mobile services are provided for your information only and you access them at your own risk. We are not liable or responsible for the content or operation of third party websites, webpages, resources or mobile services. You should read any applicable terms and conditions and privacy policies.
5. Registration
Where you are required to register to use a Site or part of a Site, it is your responsibility to provide accurate and complete registration details and to keep such details up to date. We are entitled to rely on any such registration details you provide to us.
Unless stated otherwise, each registration is for a single user only and not for multiple users. If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party. You are solely responsible for any loss or damage you or we may suffer as a result of your failure to do so.
Your registration with any Site must be in your own, real, name, not under any false or assumed name and not with any other person’s identity. You must not pretend to be a different person. You must provide a valid email address when you register for any Site. If you provide an email address to us then you warrant to us that you are entitled to receive email to such email address. You also acknowledge and agree that we may stop sending emails to you without prior notification.
You are responsible for everything done using your registration details. You must not disclose your login details to any other person. If you think that another person may have access to, or be using, your registration details, you must inform us immediately.
We may suspend, terminate or prevent your account and/or your access to any or all Site(s) at our sole discretion. Where we suspend, terminate or prevent your registration, you must not attempt to re-register or submit any content, material or applications without our prior written consent.
For the avoidance of doubt, where we suspend, terminate or otherwise prevent your account or your access to any Site, we may continue to publish or use your Content (as defined in clause 6) in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Terms.
If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us in accordance with clause 2 of these Terms.
6. Your content
Each Site may, in accordance with its own Additional Terms, offer you the opportunity to submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute or broadcast content and materials, including, without limitation, articles, commentaries, photographs, text, music, video, audio recordings, computer graphics, pictures, data, questions, comments, suggestions or personally identifiable information ("Content"). You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in the Content.
You grant to us a royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, copy, edit, adapt, publish, reproduce, translate, sub-license, create derivative works from, make available, communicate, display, store and distribute your Content (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, format, media, or technology now known or later developed (including without limitation in print, digital and electronic form) throughout the world in accordance with the provisions of these Terms. By submitting your Content, you warrant that you have the right to grant this license. To the extent permitted by law, you waive all moral rights in your Content. To the extent that you are unable to waive any such moral rights, you agree not to assert the same.
It is our sole discretion, subject to any rules and procedures applicable to any Site, whether or not we choose to publish or otherwise make available Content on the Site. We may remove Content at our discretion, subject only to our express obligations in respect of peer-reviewed articles.
For the avoidance of any doubt, you acknowledge and agree that we may:
Continue to publish all or part of Your Content, including applications, your name, town and country, even if you change your mind and want us to remove it and/or you are no longer registered with the Site;
remove your Content at our sole discretion (even if you have not breached these Terms).
use all or part of your Content in promoting our products and services;
reproduce your trade marks, trade names, service marks, logos, domain names or other identifying signs or images;
publish and/or distribute widgets and other applications similar to yours and bearing our or another user's branding or logo without any liability or responsibility to you;
modify your Content in any way at our sole discretion.
You acknowledge that we are not responsible for checking, monitoring or moderating any Content and you remain solely responsible for all Content that you upload or submit.
By uploading or submitting Content to any Site, you warrant that (subject to the following sentences) you are the sole author of and owner of all proprietary rights in the Content. If the Content includes any material that belongs to a third party, you promise that you have obtained the permission of such third party owners to use their material in accordance with the provisions of these Terms, including its publication on the Site concerned and the right of visitors to the Site to download the Content, including such third-party material. You further warrant that you have attached all third-party copyright or proprietary notices which you are required to attach.
You warrant and represent that your Content, and the content of any website from which you include a link to any Site, or to which you post a link from a Site, will not be inappropriate. Without limitation, Content (and the content of third-party websites) may be considered inappropriate if:
it is misleading in any way, and/or it gives a false impression as to its origins or approvals;
it is defamatory, plagiarized (including plagiarism from your own work), abusive, malicious, threatening, false, misleading, offensive, insulting, discriminatory, profane, harassing, racist, sexist, indecent, obscene, pornographic, hateful or it advocates violence;
it is in breach of confidentiality or another person’s privacy or other rights, or of any duty owed by you;
it prejudices any active or pending legal proceedings of which you are aware;
it contains accusations of impropriety or personal criticism of our personnel, editors or reviewers;
it infringes any intellectual property rights proprietary to us or any third party;
it is technically harmful (including Content containing, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software, harmful data or conduct and/or contains any other element which is intended to harm us or any third party, or to carry out or facilitate any fraudulent or dishonest transaction);
it advertises or promotes any product or service or makes any requests for donations or financial support;
it is spam or junk content;
it impersonates another person or otherwise misrepresents your identity, affiliation or status;
it would be considered a criminal or statutory offence in any jurisdiction, or gives rise to civil liability, or is otherwise unlawful; and/or
it is in breach of these Terms and/or of any Additional Terms.
You must not attempt to avoid or undermine any protections we put in place for the security and operation of any Site.
You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Site, the server on which any Site is hosted or any server, computer or database connected to any Site or to attack any Site via a denial of service attack or by any means other than through a normal web browser in the generally-accepted manner, and in accordance with these Terms. By breaching the provisions of this clause, you may be committing a criminal offence. We shall report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them and your right to use the affected Site and any other Site whose use is subject to these Terms shall immediately and automatically cease.
Unless you have our express permission to do so, you must not re-submit any Content or other material or applications which have previously been rejected or removed.
You shall indemnify us on demand and keep us indemnified against all liabilities, losses, damages, costs, claims and expenses (including any professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by us arising out of or in connection with any breach or alleged breach by you of this clause 6.
You undertake to defend us from and against any claim or action by a third party that the use or possession of any Content submitted or uploaded to any Site by you infringes the intellectual property of such third party ("IPR Claim"), and shall on demand indemnify us and keep us indemnified against all liabilities, losses, damages, costs, claims and expenses (including any professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by us arising out of or in connection with any such IPR Claim.
7. Third party content
We are not liable or responsible for any third-party content on any Site. Third party content includes, for example, comments, blogs and articles posted by any third parties, Content, the content of advertisements, applications posted by other third parties and content accessed through applications.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
For the avoidance of doubt, we are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in all Sites. All such rights are reserved. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.
We acknowledge and agree that you (or your licensor) retain(s) ownership in any copyright you may have in the Content you submit or upload to any Site, in accordance with the Terms.
9. Your personal information
In addition to these Terms and the Additional Terms, please read the Privacy Policy carefully as it governs our collection and use of information about you, and states that we may collect your information in the US and transfer it to companies within our group. By using our Site, you consent to us obtaining, holding, processing and transferring your data as set out in the Privacy Policy.
10. Interactive services
We may from time to time provide interactive services on any Site, including (without limitation) chat rooms, bulletin boards and other forums ("interactive services").
Where we do provide any interactive service, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, whether it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical).
We are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on any Site, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards at clause 6 of these Terms, and as contained in any Additional Terms, whether the service is moderated or not.
The use of our interactive services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as moderation is not foolproof. Minors who are using any interactive service should be made aware of the potential risks to them.
Where we do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise.
11. Our liability
The provisions of this clause 11 set out our entire financial liability (including any liability for the acts or omissions of our employees, agents and sub-contractors) to you in respect of all losses, claims or liabilities arising under or in connection with these Terms or your use of any Site generally, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise.
The information and material contained on each Site is for information purposes only and does not constitute advice. Such information and material may be incorrect or out of date and should not be considered as a definitive or complete statement. You should check any information and material on the Site and use your own judgement before doing or not doing anything on the basis of such information or material. We make no representations or warranties with respect to the Site or its content. All warranties (express or implied) (including without limitation the implied warranties of satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose relating to any Site and/or its content) are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. No representations or warranties are given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or material provided on any Site or any website or webpage to which it is linked.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for fraud of fraudulent misrepresentation or any other liability that cannot be limited by applicable law.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude any liability for:
loss of or corruption to data; or
loss of profit; or
loss of anticipated savings; or
loss of anticipated revenue; or
loss of business; or
loss of opportunity; or
adverse effect on reputation and/or goodwill; or
any indirect or consequential loss or damage save that for these purposes losses arising as a result of regulatory fines and damage to property shall to the extent arising as a natural consequence of the breach in question not be regarded as indirect or consequential.
Subject to the provisions of clause 11.3 above, our total liability to you in respect of all losses and liabilities arising under or in connection with these Terms, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall in no circumstances exceed an amount equal to the amount paid by you to us in the 12 month period immediately preceding the date on which such loss or liability arose or $250, whichever is greater.
Without prejudice to the generality of the exclusions of liability contained in this clause 11, we shall not be liable to you if you cannot access any Site properly or at all (wholly or partly) or if some of its features are unavailable to you due to events outside our control (including without limitation the performance of any internet service provider, the performance of any internet browser, limitations of the device you use to access the Site and/or any malicious or unintentional harm done by yourself or others).
We shall have no liability to you for any loss, damage or inconvenience suffered due to the unavailability, withdrawal, corruption or loss of any Content, material or other information or data from or on any Site, or for any use of or reliance on any Content on any Site.
Whilst we monitor each Site with a view to locating and fixing defects, you acknowledge and agree that we cannot and do not guarantee that each Site or any individual feature of each Site will be error free, be available at all times and/or be free from viruses and defects. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of any Site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.
12. Maintenance of the Site
You acknowledge and agree that from time to time we may need to suspend access to all or a part of any Site while we:
fix defects and errors in the Site;
install updates and undertake general diagnosis and maintenance of the Site; and
undertake emergency maintenance and/or suspend access to the servers,
and that as a result of which the Site may be less accessible or unavailable to you from time to time.13. Severance
If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these Terms (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision shall, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these Terms shall not be affected.
14. Variation
We may revise these Terms at any time by amending this page or the page on which the Additional Terms appear. You must check this page, and the page of each Site where Additional Terms appear, from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these Terms may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on the Site, including without limitation in Additional Terms.
15. Jurisdiction and applicable law
Subject to clause 15.3, the law governing these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States.
Subject to clause 15.3, the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with these Terms or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims). For our exclusive benefit and to the extent possible in the applicable jurisdiction, we retain the right to bring or enforce proceedings as to the substance of the matter in the courts of the country of your residence or, where these Terms are entered into in the course of your trade or profession, the country of the place of business in which you agreed to these Terms or (if different) the country of your principal place of business.
If you are in Canada, these Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to any conflict of law provisions, and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Nevada.
In the event of any legal action arising from or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of any Site, you hereby waive the right to a jury trial.
Online Shop Terms and Conditions
Date of version: March 8, 2023
Index
General provisions
Definitions
Products and applicable provisions
User Account and registration
Using the User Account
Ordering products
Refund Policy
Payment and invoicing
Termination of the User Account, Subscriptions and contracts on Services
Forward Academy’s Liability
Application of the Terms and Conditions, amendments
Severability
Governing law and venue
Out-of-court settlements/jury trial
Special provisions for specific products
Purchase of Goods
Access to Digital Content
Subscriptions
The following Terms and Conditions include general provisions for using the Online Shop (section A) and special provisions for specific products (section B).1. General provisions
1. Definitions
“Online Shop”means any online shop for the sale of Products by Forward Academy Inc to which these Terms and Conditions apply.
“Digital Content Platform”means any platform provided by or on behalf of Forward Academy Inc hosting Digital Content for access by Authorized Users.
“Forward Academy”means the relevant entity with which contracts are concluded.
Contact info for all clients: 295 Holcomb Ave Ste 250, Reno, NV, USA 89502 (775)285-6860 support@forwardacademy.com
“Products”means any Goods, Digital Content and Services offered in the Online Shop, including Subscriptions and Rentals.
“Goods”means any tangible movable items, in particular print books and magazines.
“Digital Content”means any form of digital images, texts, sounds, audio-visual content and software (or combinations thereof), which is not delivered on a tangible medium.
“Services”means any kind of services, excluding the supply of or providing access to Digital Content.
“Subscription”means the regular supply of Goods or Digital Content; or access to Digital Content, but not including Rentals.
“Rental”means access to Digital Content for a fixed period, which cannot be extended or renewed.
“User”means the natural person who owns an account for using the Online Shop and, if applicable, accessing Digital Content and/or Services (the “User Account”), acting either as an Individual Customer or on behalf of an Institutional Customer.
“Customer”means either (a) an Individual Customer or (b) an Institutional Customer entering into a contract with Forward Academy.
“Individual Customer”means a natural person acting in their own name.
“Institutional Customer”means an organization which orders Products to be used by the Authorized User.
“Authorized User”means
a User who ordered Digital Content or Services as an Individual Customer; or
a User who ordered Digital Content or Services on behalf of an Institutional Customer and was authorized to use that Product by the Institutional Customer.
2. Products and applicable provisions
Forward Academy offers the following kinds of Products in the Online Shop:ePapers, eBooks (including individual chapters or articles, if available) for download: The provisions on access to Digital Content apply; unless a copy of an individual issue was ordered, the provisions on Subscriptions apply as well.
Coupon Codes:The provisions on Coupon Codes apply.
Personal Collections: e. access by an Individual Customer to packages of Digital Content arranged by subject matter, such as “Neel’s Content Accelerator”: The provisions on Digital Content, Personal Collections and Subscriptions apply.
Services:If Services can be ordered in the Online Shop; any specific provisions set out on the product page apply in addition to these Terms and Conditions.
Events: In person or virtual events where tickets are sold through the website.
3. User Account and registration
A User Account is a prerequisite for placing orders in the Online Shop, using Digital Content or Services, and providing User content such as comments on websites operated by Forward Academy Inc or its affiliated companies.
Prerequisites for registering a User Account and registration process
User must be of age and have full legal capacity.
User must provide accurate and complete details upon registration and must keep them up to date.
User must provide a valid email address. User warrants that they are entitled to receive email at such email address. Forward Academy is not obliged to use such email address for communication with User.
User may review the data entered and correct any errors or terminate the registration process at any time before sending off the completed registration form. By clicking the confirmation button, User registers a User Account. Forward Academy will send User a confirmation of receipt of their registration. Forward Academy Inc may reject registrations for any or no reason. The contract on using the user account will not be filed and will not be accessible to User.
Individual User Account and Institutional User Account
If User wants to order Products as an Individual Customer as well as on behalf of an Institutional Customer (section A.1.6), User must register two separate User Accountsfor those different purposes, i.e.
one User Account for placing orders as an Individual Customer (“Individual User Account”) and
User may, however, always register only one Individual User Account.
User must use a private email address for their Individual User Account.
4. Using the User Account
User’s role when using their User Account(s)
When using their Individual User Account, User shall always be deemed to act in their own name; This means:
If User orders Products as an Individual Customer, Usershall be the Customer (as defined in clause A.1.6) and the Authorized User (as defined in A.1.7).
Strictly personal use
A User Account is always User’s personal account. It provides User with access to the Digital Content and/or Services which they are authorized to use as the Authorized User (section A.4.1) according to the User’s rights of use for Digital Content (section B.2.7) and/or the specific terms for the relevant Service. This means:
User may not let other persons (including other persons affiliated with the same Institutional Customer) use their User Account and/or any Digital Content and/or Services which can be accessed from their User Account.
User may not give other persons access to downloaded Digital Content or share downloaded Digital Content with other persons in any form.
User may not give other persons access to any results created using a Service or share such results unless expressly authorized to do so under the applicable terms of the relevant Service (clause A.1.1).
User’s obligations and consequences of noncompliance
User must keep their user credentials confidential. If User has reason to suspect that another person may have access to, or be using, their User Account, User must inform Forward Academy Inc immediately and set a new password.
Where User is responsible for third-party use of their User Account due to noncompliance with said obligations, User shall be liable for all consequences, including payment for orders.
Forward Academy Inc may suspend or terminate a User Account after a warning or immediately in order to prevent misuse. In such event, User may not re-register without Forward Academy’s prior written consent. The suspension or termination of the User Account shall not affect Forward Academy’s right to continue to use User content already submitted by User.
5. Ordering products
User may put any Product in the shopping cart by clicking the relevant button on the Product page. User can review the content of the shopping cart at any time and may alter the number of copies (for goods only) or remove Products from the shopping cart or terminate the order process before submitting their order.
By clicking the confirmation button, User submits their order. Forward Academy Inc will send User a confirmation of receipt; subject to clause A.5.3 the contract is concluded upon such confirmation. The contract will not be filed and will not be accessible to User, but Forward Academy will include the Terms and Conditions in the confirmation email.
Should the payment process not be completed successfully, i.e. Forward Academy does not receive a confirmation of Customer’s payment from the relevant payment service provider, Forward Academy will not confirm the order, but notify Customer of the failure of payment, and no contract will be deemed made.
6. Refund Policy
An Individual Customer who has their habitual residence in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania or Australia and is acting for purposes which are outside their trade, business, craft or profession (“consumer”), has a statutory right of withdrawal. The conditions for and effects of withdrawal depend on the nature of the Product (section A.2).
There is no right of withdrawal for the following types of contracts:
the supply of Digital Content if the performance has begun with Customer’s prior express consent and Customer’s acknowledgment that Customer thereby loses their right of withdrawal and Forward Academy has sent Customer a confirmation of the contract and said consent and acknowledgement via email;
contracts of Services after the Service has been fully performed if the performance has begun with Customer’s prior express consent, and with the acknowledgement that Customer will lose their right of withdrawal once the contract has been fully performed by Forward Academy Inc.
For contracts on the supply of or access to Digital Content:
Instruction on withdrawal
Refund PolicyIf you request a refund within 30 calendar days of receiving your order confirmation and have not logged in or started the course, you are entitled to a full refund of the price paid. Requests must be made via email to support@forwardacademy.comWe will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transactionDue to the nature of the course materials (tutorials, videos, documents, IP, zoom calls, etc.) - once you have logged in and started the course - no refunds will be allowed.To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.For contracts on Services (i.e. Coaching):
REFUND POLICY
Right of withdrawalYou have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on of the conclusion of the contract.To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us by emailing support@forwardacademy.com, of your decision to withdraw from this contract by an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, or an e-mail). You may use the attached model withdrawal form, but it is not obligatory.To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.If you requested to begin the performance of services during the withdrawal period, you shall pay us an amount which is in proportion to what has been provided until you have communicated us your withdrawal from this contract, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.Payment and invoicingCustomer may pay with credit card and/or via PayPal, as displayed before or at the beginning of the order process. In order to use PayPal, Customer must have an account with PayPal. No other means of payment will be available.
If Customer pays with credit card Forward Academy will transmit the payment details to the relevant credit card issuer. The purchase price will be charged immediately after receipt of the order. The relevant credit card issuer’s terms and conditions apply.
If Customer pays via PayPal, Customer will be redirected to www.paypal.com, which is operated by PayPal or an affiliate company in order to make the payment. Customer’s PayPal account shall be charged immediately. PayPal’s terms and conditions apply.
Customer agrees to receive an electronic invoice at the email address provided in the User Account. Forward Academy may charge a reasonable fee for sending a hard-copy invoice at Customer’s request.
If Customer fails to honor their payment obligations, or if any amounts paid are reverse-charged, Forward Academy may block Authorized User’s access to the Online Shop and/or to Digital Content Platforms until Forward Academy has received full payment of all arrears.
Goods are delivered subject to retention of title and shall remain Forward Academy’s property until the purchase price has been paid in full.
For contracts on Events:
REFUND POLICY
Right of withdrawalRefunds are not offered on event tickets that have been purchased. However you can transfer your ticket to another individual.To move the ticket into someone else’s name you must inform us by emailing support@forwardacademy.com the new ticket holder's name and email. This must be completed no later than 10 days prior to the event.To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.Payment and invoicingCustomer may pay with credit card and/or via PayPal, as displayed before or at the beginning of the order process. In order to use PayPal, Customer must have an account with PayPal. No other means of payment will be available.
If Customer pays with credit card Forward Academy will transmit the payment details to the relevant credit card issuer. The purchase price will be charged immediately after receipt of the order. The relevant credit card issuer’s terms and conditions apply.
If Customer pays via PayPal, Customer will be redirected to www.paypal.com, which is operated by PayPal or an affiliate company in order to make the payment. Customer’s PayPal account shall be charged immediately. PayPal’s terms and conditions apply.
Customer agrees to receive an electronic invoice at the email address provided in the User Account. Forward Academy may charge a reasonable fee for sending a hard-copy invoice at Customer’s request.
If Customer fails to honor their payment obligations, or if any amounts paid are reverse-charged, Forward Academy may block Authorized User’s access to the Online Shop and/or to Digital Content Platforms until Forward Academy has received full payment of all arrears.
Goods are delivered subject to retention of title and shall remain Forward Academy’s property until the purchase price has been paid in full.
7. Termination of the User Account, Subscriptions and contracts on Services
User may give notice of termination of the User Account at any time.
After termination, User shall no longer have any access to the Online Shop and, if applicable, to Digital Content Platforms, and will lose access any Digital Content. Unused amounts under on-going Subscriptions shall not be refunded.
Any provisions on the term of the User Account and on Rentals, Subscriptions and Services shall not affect the right of either party to terminate a contract for cause with immediate effect.
4. Notice of termination by Customer
Any notice of termination must be in in writing.
For Customers having their habitual residence in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania or Australia, the following applies:“In writing” means “text form” (as defined in section 126b of The German Civil Code), i.e. on a “durable medium” (including fax and email) and specifying the sender (see clause A.1.3 for Forward Academy’s contact details).
Forward Academy’s Liability
For Customers having their habitual residence in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania or Australia, the following applies:
For Goods and Digital Products there is a legal guarantee of conformity. Claims arising from that guarantee become statute-barred within two years after the goods have been received or the Digital Product was provided, in the case of the continuous provision of a Digital Product not earlier than 12 months after the end of the provision of the Digital Product.
Forward Academy’s liability shall not be limited in any event for any loss or damage which is (a) due to intent or gross negligence; (b) for loss of life, limb, or health. Strict liability under the German Product Liability Act shall not be limited.
If an essential contractual obligation (i.e. an obligation the performance of which is necessary for due implementation of the contract, the performance of which a contractual partner generally may rely on, and the breach of which jeopardizes the attainment of the purpose of the contract) was breached due to slight negligence, Forward Academy’s liability shall be limited to that loss or damage the occurrence of which is typical with regard to the nature of the contract and was foreseeable at the time of conclusion of the contract.
In all other cases, Forward Academy shall not be liable, for whatever cause in law.
For Customers having their habitual residence in North, Central or South America, the following applies:
Forward Academy warrants that it has the right to grant Customer the rights granted in these Terms and Conditions. Except for foregoing express warranty and to the extent permitted by applicable law, Forward Academy provides all Goods, Digital Content and Subscriptions (the “Content”) “as is” and makes no other representation or warranty. Forward Academy expressly disclaims any liability for any claim arising from or out of the Content, including but not limited to any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or defects contained therein, and any implied or express warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Forward Academy shall not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, even if it has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Forward Academy’s liability for any and all claims under this agreement is limited to the agreed amounts actually paid by the customer at the time of the relevant purchase.Customer is obliged to make regular complete backups of data produced or stored by Customer at reasonable intervals that reflect the value of such data. Forward Academy shall not be liable for any loss of such data which could have been avoided by Customer’s compliance with said obligation.
Application of the Terms and Conditions, amendments
The contract on the use of the User Account and all contracts concluded in the Online Shop shall be subject to these Terms and Conditions as well as any other terms and conditions or other legal terms applicable to websites on which Customer has created the User Account. Should Customer have its own terms of business, such terms shall only apply where Forward Academy has expressly agreed to them in writing prior to conclusion of the relevant contract.
Forward Academy may amend these Terms and Conditions if Forward Academy deems the amendment necessary to adapt these Terms and Conditions to changes in statutory law or case-law or to technical developments, or due to the introduction of new products or features of products. Forward Academy will notify the User/Customer of its intent to amend the Terms and Conditions and the envisaged date of the amended Terms and Conditions entering into force. If User/Customer does not object to the amendment within one month after receipt of said notification (the “Objection Period”), User/Customer shall be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms and Conditions. In said notification, Forward Academy shall point out the legal relevance of the Objection Period.
Should User/Customer object to the amendment, Forward Academy may give notice of termination of the relevant contract(s) at the time when the amended Terms and Conditions come into force; in such event Forward Academy shall without undue delay reimburse on a pro rata basis any advance payments of subscription fees.
10. Severability
Should any provision of these Terms and Conditions be or become ineffective or unenforceable, this shall not affect the remainder of these Terms and Conditions. In any such case, the parties shall negotiate in good faith for a clause which is to substitute the ineffective/unenforceable provision, reasonably balancing the parties’ interests.Governing law and venue
For Customers having their habitual residence in North, Central or South America, the following applies:
Contracts between User/Customer and Forward Academy shall be governed and its provisions construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, USA, without giving effect to its conflict of laws rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).The parties agree that they are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Reno, NV, USA.12. Out-of-court settlements/jury trial
We do not engage in out-of-court settlements before consumer arbitration bodies.
Special provisions for specific products
13. Purchase of Goods
Forward Academy shall deliver Goods within the time specified at the time the order is placed.
14. Access to Digital Content
1. General prerequisites
For using digital content, e.g. reading purchased or rented eBooks, and for reading content downloaded from Personal Collections, Customer/Authorized User needs normal Internet access and software for viewing documents in the electronic format specified on the Product page, if any.Authorized User needs to log into their User Account in order to trigger the download of Digital Content.
Digital Content purchased for Download can be downloaded by Authorized User immediately after the conclusion of the contract.
2. Coupon codes
Forward Academy in some cases offers coupon codes to purchase Digital Content for download in the Online Shop.
3. Removal of Digital Content
Forward Academy reserves the right to discontinue the distribution of specific eBooks etc. or to remove parts of Course Collections in the event of copyright infringements or any other legal issue which could give rise to Forward Academy’s liability towards third parties.Rights of Use for Digital ContentAuthorized User may use Digital Content only for personal purposes and subject to the restrictions set out in this section B.2 or to the extent allowed by the exceptions and limitations under applicable copyright law.
Forward Academy reserves the right to mark purchased items of Digital Content with User’s name and email address, using an electronic watermark or other technical identification marks, including means that are not evident to User; or to equip them with technological measures designed to prevent infringements of intellectual property rights (“Technological Measures”).
Authorized User may use and store Downloaded Digital Content (including parts thereof) only on end devices used by the Authorized User personally. The following in particular is not permitted: making unauthorized additional copies, in particular on end devices or media to which third parties have access; adapting digital content; distributing Digital Content to third parties or making it available to the public (including on intranets); circumventing Technological Measures.
Forward Academy reserves the right to block Authorized User’s access to Digital Content if Authorized User is in breach of clauses B.2.7.1 or B.2.7.3 and/or may give notice of termination for cause with immediate effect. The same applies if an Institutional Customer is found to have ordered a Personal Collection in breach of clause B.2.4.1.
Clauses B.2.7.1 to B.2.7.4 apply to Personal Collections accordingly.
Authorized User’s right to use Digital Content which is the subject matter of a Rental or was downloaded from a Personal Collection or under a subscription granting access to Digital Content (point (b) of clause A.1.4.4) shall expire as soon as the respective rental term or subscription term expires. After that Authorized User may no longer use the relevant Digital Content and must delete any copies; Forward Academy may block access to such Digital Content.
Subscriptions
Annual subscriptions will run for a fixed term of one year and will not be automatically renewed unless Customer has opted in to the auto-renew feature (if available).
SMS Texting Terms and Conditions
Forward Academy (sometimes referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) offers subscription text message programs (also known as subscription SMS programs). Our customers and/or visitors of forwardacademy.com may enroll in these programs in a variety of ways; for example, by texting a specific keyword to a mobile short code, by filling out and submitting a form onforwardacadmey.com, or in connection with enrolling in one of our courses. Following your application for enrollment in one of our text message programs, you will receive a welcome text message from us confirming your subscription to this text message program. You may opt-out of these communications at any time, and your consent to receive marketing text messages is not required to purchase any goods or services from us. Message frequency varies. We are committed to building user trust and confidence by promoting and complying with the use of business practices that help protect the privacy of the customer and their data. For more information, you can view a copy of our privacy policy online. We do not have a separate charge for this service; however, message and data rates may apply from your mobile carrier. Subject to the terms and conditions of your mobile carrier, you may receive text messages sent to your mobile phone. Participation in our text message programs are standard rated (no premium content). By providing your consent to participate in our text message programs, you approve any such charges from your mobile carrier. Charges for text messages may appear on your mobile phone bill or be deducted from your prepaid balance. We reserve the right to terminate our text message services, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. The information in any message may be subject to certain time lags and/or delays. You are responsible for managing the types of text messages you receive. If you have any questions or need help, email support@forwardacademy.com, or call (775) 750-3685. To stop receiving text messages from us, text STOP. By enrolling in this subscription program, you consent that following such a request to unsubscribe, you may receive one (1) final message from us confirming that you have been inactivated in our system. Following such confirmation message (if applicable), no additional text messages will be sent unless you re-activate your subscription. We may use an automatic dialing system to deliver text messages to you. The Federal Communications Commission defines an “automatic telephone dialing system” or autodialer as equipment that has the capacity to store or produce telephone numbers to be called and to call such numbers. 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200. By your subscription to either, or both, the one-time text message program or the subscription text message program, you give your consent to us to use an automatic dialing system to deliver text messages to the telephone or cell phone number to which you have directed us to transmit these text messages. United States Participating Carriers Include ACS/Alaska, Allied Wireless, All West Wireless, Amerilink Wireless, Alltel, Arch Wireless, AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, Boost, Cambridge, Cellcom, Cellone Nation, Cellular One of Montana, Cellular One of NE PA, C-Spire Wireless, Central Wireless, Chat Mobility, Cincinnati Bell, Cricket, Dobson Cellular, DTC Wireless, ECIT, East Kentucky Network, Edge Wireless, Element Mobile, FMTC, GCI Communications, Illinois Valley Cellular, Immix/Keystone Wireless, Inland Cellular, Iowa Wireless, iWireless, MetroPCS, Metrocall US, Mid-Tex Cellular, Midwest Wireless, Nex-Tech Wireless, NNTC Wireless, North Coast PCS, Northwest Missouri Cellular Ntelos, Pacific Bell, Panhandle Wireless, Pioneer Cellular, Plateau Wireless, Pocket Wireless, Qwest Wireless, Revol, Rural Cell, Silver Star PCS, Simmetry, Snake River PCS, South Central, Southwestern Bell, Suncom, Syringa Wireless, Triton PCS, Sprint, T-Mobile, UBET Wireless, Unicel, United Wireless, US Cellular, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Mobile US, Viaero Wireless, Virgin Mobile US, West Central Wireless, Western Wireless. Additional carriers may be added or removed without notice. Canada Participating Carriers Include Aliant Mobility, Bell Mobility, Fido, Globalive, Koodo, Lynx Mobile, Mobilicity, MTS, NorthernTel Mobility, Primus Wireless, Rogers Wireless, SaskTel Mobility, Tbaytel, Télébec Mobilité, TELUS Mobility, Vidéotron, Virgin Mobile Canada, WIND Mobile. Additional carriers may be added or removed without notice.
17. Renewals
Program Subscription Term.The term shall automatically renew for the same term period as the term at enrollment, at the standard program cost for the same term, unless discounted by provider or notified in writing via email from Forward Academy, Inc. Renewal charge shall happen automatically unless customer notifies Forward Academy Inc. via email sent to support@forwardacademy.com of customer intent not to renew, at least seven (7) days prior to the expiration of the then-current term.