Terms and Conditions

1. Legal Responsibilities

As a user of our services, you agree to:

• 1.1 Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances in your jurisdiction and Japan.
• 1.2 Provide truthful, accurate, and complete information in all dealings with AppForge Academy.
• 1.3 Maintain the security and confidentiality of your account access credentials.
• 1.4 Promptly notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or security breaches.
• 1.5 Be solely responsible for all activities conducted through your account.

2. Prohibited Activities

You expressly agree not to:

• 2.1 Use our services for any illegal, fraudulent, or unauthorized purpose.
• 2.2 Violate or infringe upon the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other rights of AppForge Academy or third parties.
• 2.3 Transmit or upload viruses, malware, or any malicious code that could harm our systems or users.
• 2.4 Engage in conduct that harasses, threatens, intimidates, or defames any person or entity.
• 2.5 Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or extract source code from our platform or course materials.
• 2.6 Share, resell, or redistribute course content without explicit written authorization.
• 2.7 Use automated scripts, bots, or web scrapers to access or interact with our services.

3. Content Guidelines

When interacting with our platform or submitting content:

• 3.1 Ensure all content is appropriate for an educational environment and respects others.
• 3.2 Do not post content that is obscene, defamatory, discriminatory, or promotes violence.
• 3.3 Refrain from sharing personal information of other students without their consent.
• 3.4 Do not engage in spam, advertising, or promotional activities without permission.

4. Age Requirements

Our services are intended for individuals aged 18 years or older. If you are under 18, you must have verifiable parental or guardian consent to use our services. By using our services, you represent and warrant that you meet these age requirements or have obtained necessary consent.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

Our services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to:

• 6.1 Warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
• 6.2 Guarantees that our services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
• 6.3 Assurances regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any content or information.
• 6.4 Warranties that defects will be corrected or that our servers are free of viruses or harmful components.

While we strive to provide high-quality education, we make no guarantees about employment outcomes, salary levels, or career advancement resulting from course completion.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, AppForge Academy shall not be liable for:

• 7.1 Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of our services.
• 7.2 Loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses.
• 7.3 Damages resulting from unauthorized access to or alteration of your data or content.
• 7.4 Any conduct or content of third parties using our services.
• 7.5 Interruptions, delays, or errors in service delivery.

In any event, our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action shall not exceed the amount paid by you to AppForge Academy for the specific course or service giving rise to the liability within the twelve months preceding the claim.

8. Exclusion of Consequential Damages

Under no circumstances shall AppForge Academy be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or punitive damages, including lost profits or business opportunities, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so these limitations may not apply to you.

9. Force Majeure

AppForge Academy shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing obligations under these Terms resulting from circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, labor disputes, government actions, epidemics, pandemics, power failures, or internet service disruptions.