Terms and Conditions

These Terms apply for your use of the Services and our Platform, and we encourage you to read them carefully. The Terms and any attachments related to it, forms a legal Agreement between you and IACT for your use of the IACT Services and website.

These terms of service are a binding legal document (the “Agreement”) that is entered into by and between you and INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF CONTEMPORARY TEACHERS LTD (referred to herein as “IACT”). You agree that your use of the website at the URL: www.iacteachers.org, and any of its affiliated websites and services such as iactools.org, their mobile browser site, Applications and other digital owned by IACT, which may be changed from time to time at IACT discretion, and the services, resources and content offered therein, shall be bound by this Agreement.

By any act of using, accessing, consuming, engaging, browsing our website, resources, services, materials and/or content you accept each of these terms and conditions without any exceptions. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately discontinue your use of the Services and Resources and you should cease browsing the website.

IACT values its customers and users with good intention. This agreement does not create any professional relationship with you, including but not limited to agency, employment, franchise or partnership, unless specified by different separate agreement.

Company Details:

 

INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF CONTEMPORARY TEACHERS LTD

Company Number: 13702391

128 CITY ROAD

LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

EC1V 2NX

 

Representative in Turkey:

MANNER TECHNOLOGY TEKNOLOJI BILGISAYAR DANISMANLIK VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Company Number: 488874

Kizilay mah. Gazi Mustafa Kemal bul. onur is hani blok no: 12 iç kapi no: 141.

Çankaya, Ankara

Türkiye

 

Definitions

“Agreement” is the collective term that encompasses these Terms and any Service.

“us” “we” “our” INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF CONTEMPORARY TEACHERS LTD, the owner of this website.

“IACT” International Assembly of Contemporary Teachers LTD and/or their representative Manner Technology Teknoloji Bilgisayar Danismanlik Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi

 

“Visitor” is someone who merely browses our website, and is not paid subscriber

“Member” or “Subscriber” is someone who has registered with our website to use our Services

“User” is a collective identifier that refers to either a Visitor, Member, or a Subscriber of our website and/or services

“Content” refers to any products, materials or services we sell or give away

“IACT Brands” means all IACT trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, domain names, and any other features of the IACT brand.

“Platform” means IACT´s Websites and Apps where the IACT Services are available.

“Resources” means the information, resources, services, products, and tools provided for you in the IACT Services.

“Services” means the IACT services, including any software, that you subscribe to under these Terms.

“subscription” subscription at IACT website/s

“Subscription Services” certain paid services that you may subscribe to for a charge.

“Subscription Period” means the duration of the applicable Service Plan and/or Content Subscription.

“Terms” means these general terms and conditions applicable to your use of the IACT Services.

“Third Party Applications and Content” means websites, services, software and contents delivered by third parties that are integrated in the Services and Resources in order to make certain features, content, products, and/or services available to you.

“Trial” means trials of paid Service Plan subscriptions or Content Subscriptions for a specified period without payment or at a discounted rate.

“User Content” or “Member Content” means the content and data which Users upload to the Service, including but not limited to images, video, text, messages, information, and any other content.

“Website(s)” means the IACT websites including iacteachers.org, iactools.org.

1. Use of services

(A)  IACT provides services that helps and supports learning, teaching, assessments, educational follow up and services which may include, but not limited to, educational materials, quizzes, action plans, calendars, games, courses, profile creations, chat, collaborations, presentations` formats, among other services. You agree to fully read and understand services provided and other services that are mentioned in upcoming sections of this sector.

You are allowed to use the services that IACT makes available at their websites for personal use, non-commercial use, professional use only when within your internal educational organization that you are either part of or representing it, where the use in this case would be of local nature where you use it for your regular teaching/learning practice. You need an internet connection and device to browse and use the services and it is your sole responsibility to ensure their availability in order to be able to use the service.

You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of our Website, Content, Services, and any software provided therein.

(B) Service provided: When you become a member and subscribe, IACT assigns you with a username and a password to access your account at the website. As a service, a request automatically and internally will be sent for IACT for membership approval. If approved, then you become a member of IACT and you can identify as an IACT member as long as you are a) an approved member of IACT AND b) with an active subscription.

(C) Subscription Assigning: usually the username and password assigned for your membership are the one used for registering. If you do not have them for any reason you can contact [email protected] for help in retrieving or for creating them, where they might ask for additional details for security reasons and/or to ensure you are the rightful beneficial subscriber.

(D) Other Services: There are other services and materials at IACT website which are provided as it is. These services might include materials, blogs, profile page, intra-membership interaction tools, quizzes, presentations, courses and course creations and any other supporting or additional tools at IACT website. You understand that these services are provided as it is and might experience technical flaws, inconsistency, times of unavailability, inaccessibility etc. and you totally understand that they are periodically changed, updated, replaced, or removed from website without any notification whatsoever. There are no guarantees on the use or accessibility of these services and you agree to take full responsibility for using, or not using them and you agree to use them as it is without any obligation from IACT, either legally, financially or morally. IACT has no legal or financial obligation in relation to these services whatsoever and under any circumstances.

Prohibition of use

You may not

1. Use the website and/or services for any commercial purposes unless separate written agreement has been formed with IACT
2. Rent, loan or give away access and/or use of the Service.
3. Re-license rights to access and/or use the Service.
4. Modify, edit, decompile, and/or try to infiltrate software within service and/or service.
5. Reverse engineer software included in the Service.
6. Use our website or Services in any violations of this Agreement.
7. Use our website or Services to violate, either directly or indirectly any local, national, state, federal, or international laws.
8. Abuse our website and/or services in any manner that would deviate from intended, declared and allowed uses mentioned in clause (1) in this agreement.

 

2. License

IACT grants you a nonexclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use, including printed use, of our Website and Services strictly in accordance with this Agreement.

Your use of our Website and Services is solely for what is defined in sector (1) of this agreement. Any use for commercial gain is expressly prohibited unless separate written agreement with IACT states so. No printout or electronic version of any part of our website or Services may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.

3. Registration and Membership

By using our website and/or Services, you represent and warrant that you are (18) years of age or older and agree to abide by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any registration by, use of, or access to our website by anyone under that age is in violation of these Terms and Conditions.

To use our Services, you must register with our website to become a member. IACT has sole right and discretion to determine whether to accept or reject a member, with or without any explanation.

Your Membership is non-transferable, and you have sole responsibility to maintain that. You might create a password while registering which will allow you to access your account and/or services. You must maintain the confidentiality of your password and it is your sole responsibility to maintain that information. You agree that you are fully and solely responsible for any damage in any kind or shape and/or loss that might result from failure to maintain the password and its confidentiality and IACT have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss or damage that arise from such failure. You agree to notify us immediately for any security breach, including but not limited to password unauthorized use.

4. Courses and Content Sales

IACT may offer service which enables you to sell Courses and/or Content to other users or Members. The price for any content or courses that you sell will be set by you. You agree to pay IACT a commission in the amount of Twenty Percent (20%) on all sales that you complete through our Service platform. All such commissions will be due and payable immediately upon your completion of the sale. You fully understand that when selling your course/content, the buyers may have to pay you through us. You authorize IACT to collect all commissions and/or fees and/or any payable amounts, reimbursement from these held payments. IACT will periodically send the payable amount generated from such sales, after deducting all commissions, fees or any other payable amounts, to you. You agree to pay all the fees and expenses incurred during such transfer. You agree to provide accurate information that is related to such transfers, such as name and/or bank account, and it is sole responsibility for any damage or loss that arises from failure to provide that information in a very accurate matter.

 

5. Subscription

(A) Our prices for Subscription Services are clearly stated on web page during registration and are presented in different currencies. These Subscription Services prices are inclusive of VAT. You fully acknowledge your total understanding of the price, currency presented in and all different presented fees and expenses, if any. Company reserves the right to modify its fees and prices and to introduce new charges without notification. You agree that the new prices and/or fees will be applied upon your renewal of the subscription.

Subscription is renewable and is provided on continuous basis, and you agree to be charged a renewal rate equal to latest and updated price. The renewal is usually annual and IACT will automatically renew your subscription. If you wish to cancel the renewal, you either officially contact IACT and receive an official confirmation of cancelling, or by use the tool on the IACT Website at any time prior to the end of the then-current subscription. If you cancel renewal, your use of website and/or services will still be effective till your current subscription expires.

Subscription fees, and any other expenses, are non-refundable, including termination and/or suspension of subscription, and there is no trial period. When you purchase the fee, it will be your responsibility to pay for any taxes in relation.  If IACT is required to pay any taxes on your behalf, you agree to reimburse IACT.

If you use credit card for payment, you warrant that the information provided is correct, and you shall promptly notify IACT of any changes to such credit card information. You agree that if the payment cannot be processed for any reason, IACT will cancel your subscription and any data stored might be deleted.

(B) This is to stress that the subscription fees and any other expenses you pay are non-refundable, under any cases, including cases of termination and/or suspension of the subscription, technical errors that prevent users from using the service and/or any other circumstances that prevents that, and that there is no trial period. IACT, under any circumstances, is not obligated to return any payment (in partial or in full) received, and if IACT choose to do so it would be as a complimentary gesture without any obligations or admissions, either legally or morally. You totally agree with all sections mentioned in this sector upon subscribing.

 

6. Certificates

Upon subscription, and as part of services, IACT may provide “certificate of membership” that might be in digital and/or physical form. You fully understand that this certificate is a good will gesture from IACT and that IACT is not obligated to provide you with such certificate. IACT might chose to deliver you a physical copy of the certificate using standard mail or other mean and might give you option/s to chose different method of delivery. You agree if you choose different method of delivery to pay for estimated expenses as stated during your registration. You fully understand that the subscription fees you pay are for the use of our website and/or services and that the certificate is a good will gesture from IACT and not included in the price. You agree that in case you did not receive such certificate, this will not affect your subscription, and the fee you pay for, which is irrelevant to such certificate. Same rule discussed here applies to any other certificate presented within our website and/or services.

7. Members

Part of services provided by IACT might include profile creations, chats, members` connections among many others. You agree that any interaction of any kind with other members are you own choice and your sole responsibility. You agree that IACT has no responsibility whatsoever in any event, meeting or interaction that you choose to have with other members or users of our website and/or services. You fully understand that IACT does not screen other users nor check their background and does not guarantee or warranty any kind of behaviour that other users or members might choose to do.

IACT urges all its members and users to practice extreme caution when dealing with other members, especially when no prior real life knowledge present between them. You should not share private or sensitive information to other members, such as official name, bank account, telephone number, real address or any other sensitive information by any mean, which might include using some of IACT services such as direct messages, chat, emails, conferences or any other service or mean. You totally understand that meeting other members could have serious risks associated, and if you choose to do so it is your sole responsibility. You agree that IACT has no responsibility whatsoever if you choose to interact in any form with other members or users.

8. Intellectual Property

All materials, services, logo, original concepts, original graphics, service marks, trademarks and other content presented in our website and/or services are owned by IACT. You fully acknowledge that you will not use any of them without prior written permission of IACT. Copying, redistributing, publishing or using any such content is strictly prohibited. All proprietary rights in the Service will remain in and be the sole and exclusive property of IACT.

IACT appreciate all constructive feedback, however, if you provide any recommendations, feedback, idea, concepts or any other suggestions related to our website and/or services, then IACT will have royalty-free right to use that in any way they deem fit including commercial use. Company may or may not use your name as reference or contact you in regard of any suggestion you provide. Company may or may not use subscriber`s name, info, and/or logo on company`s website and in its marketing, materials indicating subscriber as client of the IACT, which might include but not limited to, feedback and comments

9. Downloading and Uploading content and materials

If you download any material or content from our website and/or services, then you agree not to remove any logo, copyright, trademarks or any related content when you use or share them. You understand that there might be limitation on their use as defined in this agreement and you totally agree with full responsibility to abide by that. You warranty not to abuse any of materials or content you download, for example but not limited to, using it in illegal activities or to infiltrate intellectual property.

Any activities or messages you send in public or conferences, files you upload, are subject to review, editing, modifications or deletion without any prior notice and on sole decision of IACT. You guarantee that all quizzes, games, training, courses, images, information, text, software, music, sound, videos or any other type of content or participation that you perform at our website and/or services are your original works, and you are fully in control or legally authorized to use it. If it belongs to third party, then it is your full responsibility to obtain the right to use their material or content at our website and/or service and IACT is not responsible at all for acquiring such right from third parties. IACT is not responsible for any damage, loss, or related actions in relation to your abuse of third-party intellectual rights and you hold full legal responsibility in such case.

10. Content

IACT always support and encourage the highest quality of constructive materials. That being said, users may post their own content on our website and/or services. Users, subscribers, and visitors all understand that they might, by using our website and/or services, exposed to content that might be considered indecent, debatable, offensive, unlawful, objectionable, threatening, harmful, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, harassing, invasive of privacy, racial, unethical, unmoral, indecent and you agree and consent to that exposure, regardless of the source of it. You agree that IACT has no liability of any exposure you have for such content on our website and/or services. You fully understand that IACT have no control over member`s content and does not warranty the content type, nature, or quality in any way. IACT encourages its users to report any material or content that they believe to be of such nature. If any content of members found to be in breach of law, IACT have the right to submit all required information to concerned authorities. If IACT found any material or content to be abusive or inappropriate in any nature, then IACT have full authority to do what it deems proper action from its side, such as suspending the account, termination of subscription and/or account and deletion of materials and content beside any other appropriate action deemed correct by IACT, immediately and without notice. IACT might send a warning to user with abusive content for a set of time, however that does not revoke IACT right to act immediately as discussed earlier in this clause. In our sole discretion, we have the right to remove any content or material that we don`t believe would fit and/or questionable and/or in violation of this agreement without any prior notice.

It is full responsibility of users and subscribers to respect and comply with all national and international laws, including intellectual property rights, copyrights and trademark laws. You agree not to use our website and/or service to infringe any law in any way. You agree that IACT has no responsibility whatsoever in case you do so, and it is your full responsibility in case of failure to respect laws.

11. Errors and Safety practices

IACT have good intention of maintaining best quality and safety of materials and website. IACT encourages all their users to practice caution and take safety measures for their devices. We do not warranty that our website will be free from error, either in content or other, viruses, malware or other harmful components. all responsibility or liability for any damages caused by viruses or malwares, or any other similar, somehow attributed to our content, services, and related software is disclaimed. We do not warranty that we will correct any error. We do not warranty that information and content at our website and/or services will be accurate, accountable, on time or reliable. Any material or content found on our website and/or services is for knowledge basis only and not constitute as professional guide. You agree that IACT is not liable in any way in any practice that arises from visiting or using our website and/or services. IACT has the right to change any of its materials, content, designs, software, and any component on the website or service without any prior notice. To highlight, you agree that all the components on the website and/or service is to be accepted as it is without any responsibility whatsoever on IACT. Nothing in our website and/or service constitute financial, professional, legal, lifestyle or any other advice. You agree not to build any financial or other type of decision based on anything presented or contained in our website and/or services, either in full or in part, and there is no professional relationship of any kind is between you and IACT and/or its members and users

12. Third Party Content

We might publish or use content that is supplied by third parties, advertisers, merchants, members or users. You totally understand that IACT have no control over their materials, and any opinion or content expressed by third parties is their responsibility and not of IACT. IACT does not guarantee their accuracy, compliance, legality or any other type of guarantee over third parties’ content. You agree that if you choose to purchase or do any business with third party, merchant or other, then it will be on your sole risk to do without any kind of warranty form IACT. You take full and sole responsibility to adhere with legal practices, protections, and legal terms and conditions of any third-party merchant that you decide to do business with.

You totally understand that our reference, or presentation at our website and/or services, to any product, logo, trademark, ideology, sponsor, merchant, advertiser, or any of such type does not constitute any type of recommendation, endorsement, encouragement, or affiliation with our website and/or services.

 

13. Feedback and Marketing use

If you post comments on us, our website or Services to any website, blog or social media network (Commentary or other) you guarantee it represents your own opinion and/or experience. By using our website and/or service you irrevocably authorise us to quote from your Commentary, screen shot the interaction, or any other similar practice, on our site and in any advertising or social media outlets which we may create or contribute to. Same rule applies to any sort of feedback or engagement that you do in relation to us.

14. Fair Use

IACT provides its services and contents to its subscribers for their daily use and with good intention. IACT expects that your use of the website and/or services will fall within the average use of the vast majority of users. You agree not to misuse the service beyond its intended use. You may not practice in any abusive usage (such as but not limited to, providing third party services beyond expected use, reselling, sharing access) or excessive usage (high usage over the average use). You understand that such practices might affect the speed and stability of the website and services. You agree that IACT have the right to act in such cases based on their sole discretion without prior notice, which might include but not limited to charging excess fee, suspension of subscription and/or account, termination of subscription and/or account. IACT shall have sole discretion with respect to whether your usage constitutes abusive or excessive usage. Taking into consideration timely matter effect of misuse on our website and/or services, IACT has the right to suspend your account while under investigation. IACT has no obligation to retain your Content upon termination of the applicable service, subscription or account. IACT may choose to notify you, ask for clarification, give you alternative solutions such as extra fee or any other solution, try to cooperate with you when good intention is established, however, it is all optional upon IACT sole discretion and non-binding, and does not change IACT rights mentioned in this clause earlier or limit it in any way, any time.

15. Availability and Responsibility of Website and Services

Sometimes our website and/or services might be temporarily inaccessible or unavailable for maintenance or any other reasons. IACT is not responsible whatsoever for any malfunction (such as but not limited to delay, interruption, errors, failures, theft, breach, email failure, unauthorized access, alteration of communications, or malfunctioned services or website), and any damage or problems (such as but not limited to equipment, computers, mobile phones, software, server, or network), or any harm (such as but not limited to injuries, or damage)  resulted, either directly or indirectly, from the use of our website and/or services, downloading any content or using any software provided by us or any other component in relation to IACT, our website, or services. IACT is not responsible whatsoever for any damage or loss or harm that result, directly or indirectly, from the use of our website and/or services or from interacting with other users or third parties, regardless of time, place and being online or offline interactions.

16. Disclaimer

All materials, content, components, texts, files, information, documents, and software of our website and/or services are provided on “as-is” basis, with no warranty whatsoever on the type, quality, flawlessness, and our website and/or services may contain bugs, errors, and other problems. IACT, including all its affiliates, are not liable or responsible in any manner for any content or component that is presented at our website and/or services, either by us or by other users or by third party providers, regardless of the nature of that content or component, and does not warranty its compliance, in part or in whole, with any laws, regulations, specifications, law enforcements, error-proofing, or security. IACT, including all its affiliates, are not liable or responsible in any manner for your use of our website and/or services, and no kind of any guarantee or promises are presented for such use. You agree that your use of our website and/or services, in part or in full, and all its components and contents are at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for any affect (including but not limited to damages and harm) that arises from that, either directly or indirectly. IACT and its affiliates, directors, employees and agents shall not be liable to you (or any third party) for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits, loss of data, litigation, or the like), whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, product liability, , tort, or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. no communication or information or advise, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us through our website or services will create any warranty or guarantee not stated in this agreement. Any written agreement, that is specifically tailored for you, that would change any clause of this agreement should include reference and relation to this agreement, and any specific changes it may have made.

17. Limitation of Liability

IACT’s liability to you for any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action, at all times, will be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to us for website and/or services accessed during the previous year of your membership prior to the event giving rise to liability.

18. Arbitration

All claims and disputes arising under or relating to this Agreement are to be settled by binding arbitration in the United Kingdoms or another location mutually agreeable to the parties. An award of arbitration may be confirmed in a court of competent jurisdiction. As a claimant, you agree to pay the arbitration fees and costs. IACT have the right, as claimant, to pursue court case or other legal actions and not to choose arbitration.

19. Law Jurisdiction

Any dispute or claim arising out of contractual purchase of services and subscription or in connection with them or their subject matter (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by Turkish law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with such Contracts or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Türkiye Cumhuriyeti.

 

To report any breach of this agreement, any trademark or copyright infringement, or for any other legal matters, kindly to contact us at our email address:

[email protected]