Terms of Use
Last Updated: April 28, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to MainframeEDU. These Terms of Use govern your use of our website located at mainframeedu.com (the "Site") and all related services, content, and features offered by MainframeEDU ("we," "us," or "our").
By accessing or using our Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not access or use our Site.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, as well as our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which are incorporated herein by reference.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Any modifications will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old to access or use our Site or services. By accessing or using our Site, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement.
3. Account Registration
To access certain features of the Site, you may be required to register for an account. When you register, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account at any time, with or without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms of Use or is harmful to other users of the Site, us, or third parties, or for any other reason at our sole discretion.
4. Educational Services
MainframeEDU provides various educational services, including but not limited to training courses, workshops, tutorials, and educational materials related to mainframe development. The use of these services is subject to these Terms of Use and any additional terms specific to each service.
4.1 Course Enrollment
When you enroll in a course or service offered by MainframeEDU, you agree to pay all applicable fees as described at the time of enrollment. All fees are subject to change at any time. Course fees are non-refundable except as expressly stated in our refund policy.
4.2 Course Content
All course content, including but not limited to videos, lectures, presentations, exercises, assignments, and other materials provided through our services, is owned by MainframeEDU or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
4.3 Course Access
Upon enrollment and payment of the applicable fees, you will be granted access to the course materials for the duration specified at the time of enrollment. After this period, your access may be terminated unless otherwise stated or extended by MainframeEDU.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
The Site and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by MainframeEDU, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
You are permitted to use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Site without our express prior written consent.
6. User Contributions
The Site may contain interactive features that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content or materials. Any content you post to the Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any content on the Site, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such content throughout the world in any media.
You represent and warrant that all content you provide complies with these Terms of Use and that you own or have the necessary permissions to use and authorize us to use any content that you submit.
7. Prohibited Uses
You agree not to use the Site:
- In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
- To transmit any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
- To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Site.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate MainframeEDU, a MainframeEDU employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by us, may harm MainframeEDU or users of the Site or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
- Use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use of the Site.
- Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Site for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Site.
- Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Site or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
- Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Site.
- Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site.
- Attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
- Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.
8. Links from the Site
The Site may contain links to other websites or resources that are not operated by us. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and we assume no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to the Site, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. MAINFRAMEEDU DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE.
MAINFRAMEEDU DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
MAINFRAMEEDU MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT ON THE SITE OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN.
10. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL MAINFRAMEEDU, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (1) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE; (2) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; (3) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SITE; AND (4) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
11. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MainframeEDU, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Site, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Site's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Site.
12. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to all or any part of the Site at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Site. All provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use 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 Cyprus.
Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or the Site shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of Cyprus, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country.
14. Waiver and Severability
No waiver by MainframeEDU of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of MainframeEDU to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
15. Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and MainframeEDU with respect to the Site and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Site.
16. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, please contact us through the contact form on our website.