Codementor Terms of Service ("Agreement") / Privacy Policy

This Agreement was last modified on March 9, 2016.

Please read these Terms of Service ("Agreement", "Terms of Service") carefully before using http://www.codementor.io ("the Site") operated by Peeridea, Inc ("us", "we", or "our"). This Agreement sets forth the legally binding terms and conditions for your use of the Site at http://www.codementor.io.

By accessing or using the Site in any manner, including, but not limited to, visiting or browsing the Site or contributing content or other materials to the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. Capitalized terms are defined in this Agreement.

Additional definitions:
Clients: users who request the help of experts on the Site
Mentors: experts who provide services to Clients or otherwise make content available on the Site.

Refund Policy & Dispute Resolution
Mentors can refund Clients at any time. The Site offers Clients 100% satisfaction guarantee for first 1:1 live sessions (https://support.codementor.io/hc/en-us/articles/218998578-How-does-the-money-back-guarantee-work-), and if the Client is unsatisfied within reason during a live session, payouts to the Mentor would not be processed for the session.

Disputes will be reviewed and handled on a case-by-case basis. If you have any questions about a session, please email us at support@codementor.io before the payouts are processed to Mentors (after every weekend).

Intellectual Property
The Site and its original content, features and functionality are owned by Peeridea, Inc and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Peeridea, Inc does not claim ownership of the content uploaded by Mentors, but by making those content available Mentors hereby grant the Site a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free license, with the right to to use, view, copy, adapt, modify, publicly display, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, and otherwise exploit such content on, through, or by means of the Site and Services.

You may NOT directly redistribute the tutorials or tips on the Site. You are encouraged to share links to our tutorials and articles instead. As the Site does not claim ownership of the content uploaded by Mentors, if you’d like to use, modify, and build upon the code in tutorials found on your personal/commercial projects, feel free to contact the author of that content.

Code of Conduct
In using our Site and Services, you agree to follow our Code of Conduct. Violation of our Code of Conduct may result in the immediate removal of your access to this site.

Mentors may not:

• solicit Clients to pay for your services through a Third-Party Platform. If the Client does not pay you, you will be entirely responsible for your choice. If you have questions about the platform fee, please email us at support@codementor.io.
• create multiple accounts to abuse the Site’s promotion credits
• stalk or harass Clients about their ratings. If you have any concerns about a particular user, please contact us at support@codementor.io.
• make untruthful claims about your expertise or your ability to help
• make promises you do not intend to honor (including scheduled sessions, offline help, or tasks).
• abuse the system's referral credits. Doing so will result in the confiscation of all unpaid payouts.

Clients may not:

• try to coerce Mentors into receiving payment via a Third-Party Platform in order to circumvent the platform fee. If you do so and the Mentor does not deliver, you will be fully responsible for your loss.
• create multiple accounts to abuse the Site’s promotion credits
• harass Mentors to provide you with free help
• lie about an issue being unsolved just to receive a refund. We review every dispute on a case-by-case basis.
• spam requests or send Mentors messages about things that are unrelated to the Services provided by this Site
• recruit Mentors to join third party services that are potentially competitive to Codementor. Please contact us at support@codementor.io if you'd like to discuss any partnership.

In general, maintaining civility in communication is encouraged. If you encounter a user who is ruining your platform experience by either spamming you or insulting you, please contact us immediately.

Termination
We may terminate your access to the Site, without cause or notice, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with you. All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Limitation of Liability
By using our Services, you agree that Peeridea, Inc will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, loss of revenue, loss of data or emotional distress resulting from your use of the Site or services. We do not promise that the content/tutorials on our site are error-free.

Taxes
Mentors who are U.S citizens are responsible for paying all taxes associated with your use of the service. All mentors are required to fill in a tax form in order to receive payouts.

Links To Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to third-party sites that are not owned or controlled by Peeridea, Inc.

Peeridea, Inc has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third-party site that you visit.

Governing Law
This Agreement (and any further rules, polices, or guidelines incorporated by reference) shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of California, United States, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

Changes To This Agreement
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms of Service by posting the updated terms on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service.

Please review this Agreement periodically for changes. If you do not agree to any of this Agreement or any changes to this Agreement, do not use, access or continue to access the Site or discontinue any use of the Site immediately.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us.