Terms and Conditions of Use

Effective April 28, 2020

Welcome to MentorCore’s Terms and Conditions of Use (these “Terms”). This is a contract between you and the MentorCore (as defined further below) and we want you to understand the terms of usage before you use MentorCore services (“Services”). Please take a few moments to read these Terms before enjoying the Services, because once you access, view or use the Services, you are legally bound by these Terms.

1. MentorCore Rules

Before you can use our Services, you will need to register for an account (“Account”). In order to create an Account you must:

be at least 18 years old; and
be legally permitted to use the Services by the laws of your home country.

You can create an Account via manual registration, or by using your LinkedIn login details. If you create an Account using your LinkedIn login details, you authorize us to access, display and use certain information from your LinkedIn account (e.g. profile pictures, employer, location and information about LinkedIn connections). For more information about what information we use and how we use it, please check out our Privacy Policy.

You can delete your Account at any time by going to the ‘Settings’ page when you are logged in and clicking on the ‘Delete account’ link. Your Account will be deleted immediately but it may take a little while for Your Content (defined below) to be completely removed. We will save your profile information in case you realize you miss us and you decide to restore your Account (which you can do within 30 days of de-activating your Account). If you delete your Account and try to create a new account within this time period using the same credentials, we will re-activate your Account for you. We reserve the right at our sole discretion to terminate or suspend any Account, or make use of any operational, technological, legal or other means available to enforce the Terms (including without limitation blocking specific IP addresses), at any time without liability and without the need to give you prior notice.

You may not access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services or our systems. Certain portions of the Services may not be accessible if you have not registered for an Account.

2. Types of Content

There are three types of content that you will be able to access:

content that you upload and provide (“Your Content”);
content that members provide (“Member Content”); and
content that the MentorCore provides (“Our Content”).

There is certain content we can’t allow on MentorCore

We want our users to be able express themselves as much as possible and post all sorts of things on MentorCore, but we have to impose restrictions on certain content which:

contains language or imagery which could be deemed offensive or is likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
is obscene, pornographic, violent or otherwise may offend human dignity;
is abusive, insulting or threatening, discriminatory or which promotes or encourages racism, sexism, hatred or bigotry;
encourages any illegal activity including, without limitation, terrorism, inciting racial hatred or the submission of which in itself constitutes committing a criminal offence;
is defamatory or libellous;
relates to commercial activities (including, without limitation, sales, competitions and advertising, links to other websites or premium line telephone numbers);
involves the transmission of “junk” mail or “spam”;
contains any spy ware, adware, viruses, corrupt files, worm programmes or other malicious code designed to interrupt, damage or limit the functionality of or disrupt any software, hardware, telecommunications, networks, servers or other equipment, Trojan horse or any other material designed to damage, interfere with, wrongly intercept or expropriate any data or personal information whether from MentorCore or otherwise;
itself, or the posting of which, infringes any third party’s rights (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights and privacy rights);
shows another person which was created or distributed without that person’s consent.

MentorCore operates a zero-tolerance policy for this kind of content.

Your Content

As Your Content is unique, you are responsible and liable for Your Content and will indemnify, defend, release, and hold us harmless from any claims made in connection with Your Content.

You may not display any personal contact or banking information on your individual profile page whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card or other banking details). If you do choose to reveal any personal information about yourself to other users, whether via email or otherwise, it is at your own risk. We encourage you to use the same caution in disclosing details about yourself to third parties online as you would under any other circumstances. If we find out that you are releasing private information on your profile page, it will be suspended and potentially result in you being banned.

As MentorCore is a public community, Your Content will be visible to all other users of the Services- so make sure you are comfortable sharing Your Content before you post. As such, you agree that Your Content may be viewed by other users and any person visiting, participating in or who is sent a link to the Services (e.g. individuals who receive a link to a user’s profile or shared content from other MentorCore Users). By uploading Your Content on MentorCore, you represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights and licenses to do so, and automatically grant us a non-exclusive, royalty free, perpetual, worldwide license to use Your Content in any way (including, without limitation, editing, copying, modifying, adapting, translating, reformatting, creating derivative works from, incorporating into other works, advertising, distributing and otherwise making available to the general public such Content, whether in whole or in part and in any format or medium currently known or developed in the future).

We may assign and/or sub-license the above license to our affiliates and successors without any further approval by you.

We have the right to remove, edit, limit or block access to any of Your Content at any time, and we have no obligation to display or review Your Content.

Member Content

Other members of MentorCore will also share content via the Services. Member Content belongs to the user who posted the content and is stored on our servers and displayed via the Services at the direction of the user providing the Member Content.

You do not have any rights in relation to other users’ Member Content, and you may only use other MentorCore users’ personal information to the extent that your use of it matches MentorCore’s purpose of allowing people to meet one and collaborate with one another. You may not use other users’ information for commercial purposes, to spam, to harass, or to make unlawful threats. We reserve the right to terminate your Account if you misuse other users’ information.

Member Content is subject to the terms and conditions of Sections 512(c) and/or 512(d) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998. If you have a complaint about Member Content, please see the Digital Millennium Copyright Act section below for more information.

Our Content

Any other text, content, graphics, user interfaces, trademarks, logos, sounds, artwork, and other intellectual property appearing on MentorCore are owned, controlled or licensed by us and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property law rights. All right, title and interest in and to Our Content remains with us at all times.

We grant you a non-exclusive, limited, personal, non-transferable, revocable, license to access and use Our Content, without the right to sublicense, under the following conditions:

you shall not use, sell, modify, or distribute Our Content except as permitted by the functionality of the Services;
you shall not use our name in metatags, keywords and/or hidden text;
you shall not create derivative works from Our Content or commercially exploit Our Content, in whole or in part, in any way; and
you shall use Our Content for lawful purposes only.

We reserve all other rights.

3. Restrictions on Using our Services

You agree to:

comply with all applicable laws, including without limitation, privacy laws, intellectual property laws, anti-spam laws, equal opportunity laws and regulatory requirements;
use your real name on your profile;
use the services in a professional manner.

You agree that you will not:

act in an unlawful or unprofessional manner including being dishonest, abusive or discriminatory;
misrepresent your identity, your current or previous positions, qualifications or affiliations with a person or entity;
disclose information that you do not have the consent to disclose;
create or operate a pyramid scheme, fraud or other similar practice.

We expect the MentorCore community to report any abuse or complain about Member Content by contacting us and info@mentorcore.biz, outlining the abuse and/or complaint.

Scraping or replicating any part of the Services without our prior consent is expressly prohibited. This includes by any means (automated or otherwise) other than through our currently available, published interfaces – unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement with us.

4. Privacy

For information about how the MentorCore collects, uses, and shares your personal data, please check out our Privacy Policy. By using MentorCore, you agree that we can use such data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

5. Third Party Services; Premium Services; Other Purchases

The Services may be dependent on and/or interoperate with third-party owned and/or operated platforms and services, e.g., Apple (iTunes, etc.), Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. (each, a “Third Party Platform”) and may require that you be a registered member of such Third Party Platforms and provide certain account credentials and other information in order to access the Services. By using the Services, you agree to comply with any applicable terms, conditions or requirements promulgated by any provider of a Third Party Platform (e.g., Facebook’s Terms of Use, iTunes Store Terms of Use, etc.).

We may make certain products and/or services available to users of the Services in consideration of a subscription fee or other fees (“Premium Services”), including the ability to purchase products, services and enhancements, such as the ability to be featured as a mentor or protégé of the month (“Ancillary Products”). If you choose to use Premium Services or purchase Ancillary Products, you acknowledge and agree that additional terms may apply to your use of, access to and purchase of such Premium Services and Ancillary Products, and such additional terms are incorporated herein by reference.

6. Disclaimer

THE SITE, OUR CONTENT, AND MEMBER CONTENT ARE ALL PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

SHOULD APPLICABLE LAW NOT PERMIT THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION OF EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THEN WE GRANT THE MINIMUM EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS SECTION.

ADDITIONALLY, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR FREE OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR THAT THE SITE, OUR CONTENT, ANY MEMBER CONTENT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS CORRECT, ACCURATE, OR RELIABLE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEMBERS. THE MentorCore IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ANY USER. MentorCore DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS MEMBERS.

NEITHER US NOR ANY OWNER WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF DATA, INCOME, PROFIT OR GOODWILL, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE, OUR CONTENT, OR ANY MEMBER CONTENT, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PROPRIETARY RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

THE FOREGOING SHALL APPLY EVEN IF WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU BECOME DISSATISFIED IN ANY WAY WITH THE SITE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO STOP YOUR USE OF THE SITE.

YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES, THESE PROVISIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PORTION OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY HEREIN IS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN AND REFLECTS A FAIR ALLOCATION OF RISK. THE SITE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS AND YOU AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES SPECIFIED HEREIN WILL SURVIVE EVEN IF FOUND TO HAVE FAILED IN THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

7. Indemnification

All the actions you make and information you post on MentorCore remain your responsibility. Therefore, you agree to indemnify, defend, release, and hold us, and our partners, licensors, affiliates, contractors, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, harmless, from and against any third party claims, damages (actual and/or consequential), actions, proceedings, demands, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) suffered or reasonably incurred by us arising as a result of, or in connection with:

any negligent acts, omissions or willful misconduct by you;
your access to and use of the Site;
the uploading or submission of Content to the Site by you;
any breach of these Terms by you; and/or
your violation of any law or of any rights of any third party.

We retain the exclusive right to settle, compromise and pay any and all claims or causes of action which are brought against us without your prior consent. If we ask, you will co-operate fully and reasonably as required by us in the defense of any relevant claim.

8. Digital Millennium Copyright Act

The MentorCore has adopted the following policy towards copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”). If you believe any Member Content or Our Content infringes upon your intellectual property rights, please submit a notification alleging such infringement (“DMCA Takedown Notice”) including the following:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement that, under penalty of perjury, the information in the notification is accurate and you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Any DMCA Takedown Notices should be sent to info@mentorcore.biz.

9. Miscellaneous

These Terms, which may be amended from time to time, constitute the entire agreement between you and the MentorCore. The Terms supersede all previous agreements, representations and arrangements between us (written or oral). Nothing in this clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.

The MentorCore has taken reasonable steps to ensure the currency, availability, correctness and completeness of the information contained on MentorCore and provides that information on an “as is”, “as available” basis. The MentorCore does not give or make any warranty or representation of any kind about the information contained on MentorCore, whether express or implied. Use of MentorCore and the materials available on it is at your sole risk. The MentorCore cannot be held responsible for any loss arising from the transmission, use of data, or inaccurate User Content.

You are responsible for taking all necessary precautions to ensure that any material you may obtain from MentorCore is free of viruses or other harmful components. You accept that MentorCore will not be provided uninterrupted or error free, that defects may not be corrected or that MentorCore, or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or bugs, spyware, Trojan horse or any similar malicious software. The MentorCore is not responsible for any damage to your computer hardware, computer software, or other equipment or technology including, but without limitation damage from any security breach or from any virus, bugs, tampering, fraud, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line or network failure or any other technical or other malfunction.

As MentorCore grows, we might have to make changes to these Terms so we reserve the right to modify, amend or change the Terms at any time (a “Change”). If we do this then the Changes will be posted on this page and we will indicate the Effective Date of the updates at the bottom of the Terms. In certain circumstances, we may send an email to you notifying you of a Change. You should regularly check this page for notice of any Changes – we want our users to be as informed as possible.

Your continued use of MentorCore following any Change constitutes your acceptance of the Change and you will be legally bound by the new updated Terms. If you do not accept any Changes to the Terms, you should stop using MentorCore immediately.

If, for any reason, any of the Terms are declared illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of a competent jurisdiction, then to the extent that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from the Terms and the remainder of the Terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

No failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege under the Terms shall operate as a waiver of such right or acceptance of any variation of the Terms and nor shall any single or partial exercise by either party of any right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise of the right or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

You represent and warrant that:

you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government trade sanction or embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country or is listed as prohibited in the Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control list; and
you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties including as a Specially Designated National under the Office of Foreign Asset Control.

By using MentorCore, you agree and acknowledge that MentorCore is operating through servers located in the United States. If you live in a country with data protection laws, the storage of your personal data may not provide you with the same protections as you enjoy in your country of residence. By submitting your personal information, or by choosing to upgrade the services you use, or by making use of MentorCore, you agree to the transfer of your personal information to, and storage and processing of your personal information in the United States.

MentorCore Services may contain links to third-party websites or resources. In such cases, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for:

the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or
the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources.

Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources. Framing, in-line linking or other methods of association with the Site are expressly prohibited without first obtaining our prior written approval.

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction.

10. ABOUT US

Your access to Our Content, and any Member Content, as well as these Terms are governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of Nevada, other than such laws, rules, regulations and case law that would result in the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Nevada. By using the Site, you are consenting to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States and the State of Nevada. You agree that such courts shall have in personam jurisdiction and venue and waive any objection based on inconvenient forum. You agree that you will not file or participate in a class action against us.

The Terms constitute a binding legal agreement between you as user (“you”) and the MentorCore (“we” or “us”).