This is a legal and binding agreement between you, the user (referred to as “user” or “you”) of the Programs, as defined below, and X-GRAD International (together with its subsidiaries, and international affiliates, hereinafter “X-GRAD International,” “us,” “we,” or “our” or “the Company”) stating the terms that govern your use of the Platform, as defined below. The website https://onlineX-Grad.org/ and mobile apps (collectively referred to as the “Platform”) and the information, services and other materials contained therein are provided and operated by X-GRAD International. X-GRAD International offers curated and specially designed online higher education and industry-relevant certification programs and career assistance services (“Programs”).

Please review our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and other policies available on the Platform (collectively referred to as the “Terms”) that govern the use of the Platform and Programs. By accepting these Terms in any manner or accessing the website, you consent, agree, and undertake to abide, be bound by and adhere to the Terms and if you do not agree to these Terms, you are not entitled to avail of/use the Programs and any use thereafter shall be unauthorised.

Each Program may have a separate set of terms dealing with refunds, deferrals, payments, etc. governing such Programs, and our corporate clients may have executed separate written agreements with us, which, in the event of a conflict, will supersede these Terms to the extent of the conflicting provisions.

These Terms shall apply to X-GRAD International hosted mobile apps, WhatsApp groups, Facebook groups, Instagram pages, Facebook pages, email/SMS/phone communications and other social media forums hosted by X-GRAD International, which shall be deemed to be part of the ‘Platform’ by reference. You acknowledge that certain parts of the Platform, as mentioned above, are provided by third-party service providers, and you agree to abide by their terms and conditions. X-GRAD International shall not be responsible for any disruption of services caused by such third-party service providers.

Although you may “bookmark” a particular portion of the Platform and thereby bypass these Terms, your use of the Platform still binds you to these Terms.

We may change these Terms from time to time without prior notice. You should review this page regularly. Your continued use of the Platform and Programs after changes have been made will be taken to indicate that you have read and accepted those changes. You should not use the Platform or Programs if you are not happy with any changes to these Terms.

X-GRAD International makes no representations that the Platform operates (or is legally permitted to operate) in all geographic areas, or that the Platform, or information, services or products offered through the Platform are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Accessing the Platform from territories where the Platform, or any content or functionality of the Platform or its portions thereof is illegal, is expressly prohibited. If you choose to access the Platform, you agree and acknowledge that you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk and that you are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.

 

User Accounts, User Registration and Delivery of Services

In order to participate in most Platform activities and to apply for a Program, you will need to register for a personal account (“User Account”) by undergoing a two-step verification process to verify your login credentials such as your phone number, by way of a one-time password which will be sent to your phone number simultaneously and/or by providing an email address and a password that is unique.

Upon payment of the Program fees – in part or whole, depending on the Program – X-GRAD International shall deliver the terms of use of the Program and grant you access to the Program. The invoice may be provided to you along with the email confirmation or within two (2) months thereafter. This shall be a proof of delivery against the successful payment of fees.

Owing to certain exceptional circumstances, if X-GRAD International has granted you access to a Program pending payment, and X-GRAD International does not receive payments within the stipulated time periods, X-GRAD International may, at its own discretion, withdraw your access to the Program without giving any prior notice.

You agree that you will never divulge or share access to your User Account with any third party for any reason. You also agree that you will create, use and/or access only one User Account, and that you will not use any User Account other than your own.

In setting up your User Account, you may be prompted or required to enter additional information, including but not limited to your name and email address. Additional information may be required to confirm your identity. You understand and agree that all information provided by you is accurate, current and complete and that you will maintain and update your information to keep it accurate, current and complete. You acknowledge that if any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we reserve the right to terminate your use of the Platform and your enrolment into a Program, to the extent applicable.

In addition to the registration process, as part of your use of the Platform or participation in the Programs, we may obtain certain information about you and your performance in the Programs. Some of this information may be Personally Identifiable Information. We may use, maintain, and store this information to provide certain services to you now and in the future, and may share such information with our Educational Partners or third parties in conjunction with such services or for the purpose of marketing. For example, as further detailed in our Privacy Policy, we may share certain materials or information about you with third parties, including your grades/scores in our classes. Irrespective of the fact if also you have registered yourself under DND or DNC or NCPR service, you still authorize us to give you a call from us or any third party for the above mentioned purposes till 365 days of your registration with us.

Access to the Programs is restricted to attendees or students who have specifically been granted access by X-GRAD International.

By registering your User Account, you agree that:

• you are registered for the Program only once and will not set up multiple User Accounts; and
• you will abide by these Terms and any terms specific to the Program.

Additional requirements apply to Students. As a Student, in addition to the points above, you agree that you are registering with the intent to complete the assignments, if any, that are relevant and applicable to the Platform or Programs into which you have enrolled.

 

Use of Programs

X-GRAD International reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any Program or live lectures/webinars, or to alter, modify or rearrange the schedule of topics, as well as the point value or weight of assignments, tests, quizzes, exams, projects and other such evaluations of progress. You also understand that X-GRAD International, at its sole discretion, may limit, suspend, or terminate your use of the Platform or Programs and/or all X-GRAD International-provided services related to the Programs, such as access to X-GRAD International coaches or support services, evaluation services, or certifications. You also understand that X-GRAD International may modify or discontinue all services related to its Programs at its sole discretion. You agree that X-GRAD International shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance. Nothing in these Terms shall be construed to obligate X-GRAD International to maintain and support the Platform or Programs or any part or portion thereof or any associated services.

You agree that X-GRAD International shall be under no liability whatsoever to you in the event of non-availability of the Platform or any portion thereof occasioned by Act of God, war, disease, revolution, epidemic, riot, civil commotion, strike, lockout, flood, fire, satellite failure, failure of any public utility, man-made disaster or any other cause whatsoever beyond the control of X-GRAD International.

Subject to the applicable refund policy, if you no longer wish to use any program, you may terminate your participation by giving a prior notice to X-GRAD International. Participants of X-GRAD International online live lectures and webinars shall be provided access to such classes via email. You agree not to share such access with any third party. If you are unable to attend an online live lecture/webinar, please provide X-GRAD International with prior intimation regarding this.

You shall be exclusively responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment or ancillary services needed to connect to, access, receive or use the Platform, including, without limitation, hardware devices, software, and other internet, wireless, broadband, phone and/or other mobile communication device connection services. You shall be exclusively responsible for ensuring that such equipment or ancillary services are compatible with the Platform, and you shall be responsible for all charges incurred in connection with the use of the Platform and Program in connection with all such equipment and ancillary services.

Education and Accreditation

X-GRAD International is NOT a university, but an independent autonomous business education provider, offering Programs in consultation with International universities, educational institutions, governmental authorities, NGOs, corporates, and accreditation bodies.

X-GRAD International may offer a credential or other acknowledgement for participants who have satisfactorily demonstrated mastery of the Program material. The decision to award any such credential acknowledgement to a given participant will be solely at the discretion of X-GRAD International. X-GRAD International may choose not to offer any credential or other acknowledgement for some Programs. X-GRAD International may decide at its sole discretion whether to provide a record concerning a participant’s performance in a Program. The format of any credential or other acknowledgement, and of any performance, provided by X-GRAD International relating to Programs will be determined by X-GRAD International at its sole discretion and may vary from Program to Program.

You will be awarded a certificate of successful completion of a Program (“Program Certificate”) only upon fulfilling the criteria and requirements of X-GRAD International and its Educational Partners.

If you are taking a Program for academic credit or certification as a student of, or otherwise through, an Educational Partner, any such credit or certification may only be awarded directly by the Educational Partner based on its own policies and procedures, and you may be required by that Educational Partner to be registered or enrolled with the Educational Partner in order to receive credit or certification; and, in any event, X-GRAD International will not have any authority or responsibility with respect to any award of academic credit or certification provided by an Educational Partner for a Program.

You acknowledge and agree that any Program affiliated with an Educational Partner may be subject to the terms, policies and procedures of the applicable Educational Partner in addition to X-GRAD International’s Terms. Without limiting the foregoing, if you are a student registered or enrolled at, or are otherwise attending, an Educational Partner and are taking a Program for credit or certification through that Educational Partner, you acknowledge and agree that (a) the Educational Partner may have its own terms, policies or procedures regarding your eligibility to participate in the Program, your participation in the Program, the requirements or prerequisites for receiving credit or certification for the Program, and/or your educational or student records as they may relate to your participation and performance in the Program, and (b) your educational or student records are maintained by the Educational Partner, including for purposes of assigning credit or certification, and not X-GRAD International.

 

Limited License

The services on the Platform are licensed, not sold. In consideration for your agreement to these Terms, X-GRAD International grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Platform and Programs, solely in accordance with the Terms. You may download or copy the portions of the X-GRAD International Content available on the Platform for your own non-commercial and personal use only, provided you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such X-GRAD International Content. You may not copy, sell, resell, reproduce, publish, modify, transfer, retransmit, distribute, commercially exploit or create derivative works of Platforms, Programs or any X-GRAD International Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain reference documents, digital textbooks and articles may be made available to you with the permission of third parties, and use of that information is subject to certain rules and conditions, and you agree to abide by all such rules and conditions.

You may not reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise access the source code for any software that may be used to operate the Platform or the Programs. From time to time, X-GRAD International may include software, code, instructions, or other such information in the X-GRAD International Content for the Programs; any such information is provided on an “as-is” basis for instructional purposes only and is subject to the ‘Disclaimer’ and ‘Limitation of Liability’ sections below and other terms herein. Any use of such information for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. X-GRAD International and/or its affiliates and licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted herein to the Platforms, X-GRAD International Content, and X-GRAD International Marks.

Without limiting the generality of the terms above, the following are types of uses that X-GRAD International expressly defines as falling outside of the definition of “non-commercial and personal use”:

• the sale or rental of (i) any part of the X-GRAD International Content, (ii) any derivative works based at least in part on the X-GRAD International Content, or (iii) any collective work that includes any part of the X-GRAD International Content;
• the sale of access or a link to any part of the X-GRAD International Content;
• providing training, support, or editorial services that use or reference the X-GRAD International Content in exchange for a fee;
• the use of X-GRAD International Content by a college, university, school, or other educational institution for instruction where tuition is charged;
• the use of X-GRAD International Content by a for-profit corporation or non-profit entity for internal professional development or training; and

the use of X-GRAD International Content for display / upload / making available at a place that is accessible to the general public in any manner, including but not limited to any social media sites, video download sites, and torrents.