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InterviewBit Technologies Pte. Ltd (including its affiliates) operates the website https://www.scaler.com/ and mobile/tablet application (referred to as the “Platform”). These terms of use (“Terms”) and the privacy policy available at https://www.scaler.com/privacy/ (the “Privacy Policy”) govern the access to and use of the Platform and the Programs (as defined below), whether as a guest or a registered user. Reference to “we”, us”, “our”, “ours” and “Interviewbit” refers to Interviewbit Technologies Pte. Ltd (including its affiliates). Further, the terms “you”, “your”, “yours” refer to you as a user of the Platform.
These Terms are entered into by and between You and Us, By using our services or by clicking “I accept” when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms, including the policies referenced in these Terms. Any use or access by anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited, and certain regions may have additional requirements and/or restrictions. By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you meet all of the forgoing eligibility requirements and that all personal information you provide will be governed by our Privacy Policy. Further, you consent to all actions taken by us in compliance with the Privacy Policy. If you do not meet our eligibility requirements, you must not access or use the Platform.
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time by posting the amended Terms. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access and use of the Platform or our Programs thereafter. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Platform or our Programs after the posting of changes constitutes your binding acceptance of such changes. Please do not use the Platform or the Programs if you do not consent to the amended terms, as applicable.
We are engaged in the service of providing online higher education to enhance your technical skills and provide career assistance services (“Programs”). We allow our users to access various education and training programs on computer science designed by us for undergraduates and professionals, including Scaler Academy or any other Program or application that we introduce from time to time.
As part of the registration process, you will need to accept our Terms and provide us with your name, your phone number, your email ID. We will never request you provide us with access to your password to your User Account, unless you have given us explicit written permission to access your account pursuant to a request for assistance or support. It is your responsibility to ensure that the information you provide is accurate, complete, secure, and is not misleading in any manner whatsoever. 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. You must notify us immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. AT NO POINT IN TIME, WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY KIND OF LOSSES OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT, AND YOU SHALL SOLELY BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSSES CAUSED TO US OR OTHERS DUE TO SUCH UNAUTHORIZED USE, IF ANY. We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, at any time in our sole discretion, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of the Terms.
By registering your User Account, you agree that: (i) you are registered for the Program only once and will not set up multiple User Accounts; (ii) you will abide by these Terms and any terms specific to the Program or the Platform; and (iii) that all information you provide is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions taken by us in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
The Platform is a paid service and the payments made by you shall be according to the plans opted by you through the Platform. You explicitly agree to pay the fees for the courses/ plans that you purchase, and you authorize us to charge you as per the applicable payment mode opted by you. All payments shall be through the payment mechanism put in place by us and you shall be responsible for paying all fees and applicable taxes in a timely manner. The payment gateway mechanisms are governed by the terms and conditions of the third-party providers listed on the Platform and the User agrees to be bound by those terms. Upon payment of the Program fees – in part or whole, depending on the Program – we 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. The fees charges for your plans will be the price in effect at the time the order is placed and will be set out in your email confirmation or invoice. If we have granted you access to a Program pending payment due to exceptional circumstances, and we do not receive payments within the stipulated time-period, we may, at our sole discretion, withdraw your access to the Program without giving any prior notice. It is the sole responsibility of the user enrolling into a Program to check the accuracy of, and evaluate the suitability and relevance of the Program elected. The enrolment into a Program is non-transferable. You may cancel your enrollment at any time. Each Program has specific refund terms, which shall be applicable in case of refund due to such cancellation requests.
We offer free trial classes to our new members so that you get an opportunity to experience the services we provide. Multiple uses of trial classes by an individual either through his/her own account or through another’s account, email IDs and/or in any other manner whatsoever, without our prior written permission is prohibited and shall amount to a breach of these Terms. Any free trial class provided by us shall also be governed by these Terms.
We reserve 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 understand that we, at our sole discretion, may limit, suspend, or terminate your use of the Platform or Programs and/or all services related to the Programs, such as access to our coaches or support services, evaluation services, or certifications. You also understand that we may modify or discontinue all services related to its Programs at its sole discretion. YOU AGREE THAT WE 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 us to maintain and support the Platform or Programs or any part or portion thereof or any associated services.
You may opt out of certain Programs subscribed by you and seek a refund for the fees already paid in relation thereto (excluding part of the down payment in respect of the course fees, equivalent to USD 500, or such amount as may be prescribed from time to time), provided, you inform us in writing regarding the same and seek the refund prior to the expiry of the Refund Window (as detailed in the table below). The Refund Window is calculated from the date of the first class/session of the relevant Program subscribed by you. NOTWITHSTANDING THE MODE OF PAYMENT USED FOR PAYING THE FEES, THE REFUND SHALL BE PAID TO A BANK ACCOUNT (AS PER THE DETAILS PROVIDED BY YOU). WE MAY REQUEST INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE A CANCELLED CHEQUE PERTAINING TO THE BANK ACCOUNT OF THE CUSTOMER) TO VERIFY YOUR CREDENTIALS AND DETAILS OF THE BANK ACCOUNT BEFORE INITIATING THE REFUND. WE SHALL STRIVE TO PROCESS THE REFUNDS WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION FROM YOU. We do not provide refunds for the lack of usage, dissatisfaction with the Program or for any reason whatsoever after the expiry of the Refund Window.
Program | Refund Window |
Scaler Academy | Fourteen (14) days |
In case of any other Programs | Fourteen (14) days |
Our Programs’ pace and workload can be varied by the learners as per their needs. We have enabled a “Pause” feature through which a learner enrolled in the new Scaler Programs (Scaler Academy, etc) may opt to pause their program for a maximum of Three (3) months in the entire duration of the program. During this pause period, access to previous recordings and doubt resolution will be available to the learner. No new lectures will be added during the pause period. If a learner opts to pause a program beyond the above-mentioned limit of Three (3) months, each additional month of Pause shall be chargeable at an amount determined by Scaler in its sole discretion, and such amount may be updated from time to time, exclusive of applicable taxes, and shall be subject to InterviewBit’s specific approval.
You acknowledge that we are the sole and exclusive owner of the Platform, the services provided by us, the curriculum and its content, and as such we are vested with all the Intellectual Property Rights and other proprietary rights in the Platform, the Programs, content and the curriculum which may include but not be limited to text, software, scripts, graphics, maps, photos, sounds, music, videos, logos, offers, advertisements, interactive features and other materials (“Content”).
All Content or other material available on the Platform or through the Programs, including but not limited to online/live lectures, speeches, video lessons, quizzes, presentation materials, homework assignments, programming assignments, programs, code, and other images, text, layouts, arrangements, displays, illustrations, documents, materials, audio and video clips, HTML and files are the property of Interviewbit and/or its affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, patent and/or other proprietary intellectual property rights under Indian and foreign laws. InterviewBit’s logos, trademarks and service marks that may appear on the Platform, including but not limited to “InterviewBit”, “InterviewBit Scaler”, “Scaler Edge”, “Scaler Academy”, “Scaler Data Science and Machine Learning”, “Scaler Plus”, “Scaler Forever” and “Scaler Topics” are the property of InterviewBit and are protected under applicable Indian and international intellectual property laws. All software used on the Platform is the property of Interviewbit and is protected by Indian and international copyright laws. You must not use our intellectual property without the prior written permission of InterviewBit, or as provided in these Terms.
You agree and acknowledge that: (i) We shall have the right to record (in any form and manner) the classes, discussions, processes, events, conversations and feedback pertaining to the participation of the users in the Programs, offered in online or any other format; and (ii) We shall have an exclusive right, including in the nature of intellectual properties throughout the world to use, publish, display, exhibit, transmit, broadcast, disseminate, market, advertise, license, transfer, modify, and create derivative works from such recorded contents mentioned hereinabove, for any purpose whatsoever, through various medium including, but not limited, to social media, webpages, electronic or print media, news articles, blogs etc.
In consideration of your acceptance to the Terms, we hereby grant you a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive and revocable license to access, view and use the Platform and the Programs only for the purposes of accessing, viewing, posting or submitting user material, using the embedded link function, placing store orders or to access information, applications and services. We reserve the right to suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to the Platform. This license is limited to personal and non-commercial uses by you. Any rights not expressly granted to you herein are solely reserved with us. You are not permitted to reproduce, transmit, distribute, sub-license, broadcast, disseminate, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, or republish the Platform, Programs, any content therein, or any part thereof, in any manner or through any communication channels or means, for any purpose other than the limited purpose mentioned above, without our prior written consent.
To the extent that you provide any content to the Platform, Programs, or otherwise, you grant us a fully transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to copy, distribute, modify and create derivative works based on publicly perform, publicly display, and otherwise use the content provided by you. Nothing in these Terms shall restrict other legal rights that we have to the content.
Whether you have enrolled in a Program or are simply browsing the Platform, once you have accessed the Platform or Programs, you shall be considered a ‘user’ for the purpose of these Terms. Users must comply with the applicable laws in the jurisdiction from which they are accessing the Platform. If any laws applicable to you restrict or prohibit you from using our services, you must comply with those legal restrictions or, if applicable, stop accessing and/or using our services.
While using the Platform, you shall not: (i) use the Platform in any way that violates applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation; (ii) engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Platform, or which, as determined by us, may harm us or other users, or expose them to liability; (iii) use the Platform to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms; (iv) impersonate or attempt to impersonate InterviewBit, an InterviewBit employee, another user, or any other person or entity; (v) use unethical methods during any assignment, test/exam conducted on the Platform or otherwise in relation to any Program; (vi) share any content (including any study materials or test materials) with anybody through any media; (vii) share solutions to assignments/test materials pertaining to the Platform; (viii) use the Platform in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or Platform or interfere with any other party’s use of the Platform; (ix) use any robot, spider, scraper, web-crawler, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Platform for any purpose; (x) use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Platform, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms, without our prior written consent; (xi) use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Platform; (xii) introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful; (xiii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Platform; or (xiv) otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Platform.
We are not a university but a service provider in the field of education offering Programs in consultation with universities or education institutes across the globe. We have no obligation to have any Program recognized by or affiliated to any educational institution or accreditation organization. The Platform or the Programs MUST NOT be construed as a university. You will however be awarded a certificate of successful completion of a Program (“Program Certificate”) upon fulfilling our criteria and our requirements which we may update from time to time. The decision to award any such Program Certificate or other acknowledgement of successful completion of a Program would be solely at our discretion. We may choose not to offer any such Program Certificate or other acknowledgement of successful completion for some Programs. We may decide at its sole discretion whether to provide a record concerning your performance in a Program. The format of any certificate, credential or other acknowledgement, and of any performance, provided by us relating to a Program will be determined by us at our sole discretion and may vary as per the Program. You acknowledge that any such Program Certificate awarded may not be affiliated to any university or other educational partners and may not stand in the place of a course taken with any university or educational partner or convey academic credit or certification for any university or educational partner. You will not receive academic credit from us. It is solely your responsibility while enrolling into a Program to check the accuracy of, and evaluate the suitability and relevance of, the Program elected. The enrolment into a Program is non-transferable.
The Platform may contain links to pages on other websites (“Linked Sites”), and those Linked Sites may contain content or offer products and/or services for sale. We do not author, edit, control, or monitor these Linked Sites. You acknowledge and agree that: (i) we have no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of information provided by Linked Sites; (ii) we do not control or endorse the sponsors of such Linked Sites or the content, products, advertising, or other materials presented on such Linked Sites; and (iii) you agree to the terms and conditions of the Linked Sites. We may remove any Linked Sites from the Platform at any time with or without reason. Where any site and/or application contains Linked Sites, you access them at your own risk. We will not be held liable or responsible for the content or operation of third-party websites, web pages, resources or mobile services.
The Platform allows you to submit, post, upload, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute or broadcast content and materials for use with the Programs. With respect to any content you submit via the Platform or Programs or that is otherwise made available to you, you hereby grant us an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such content on the Platforms or in the Programs or otherwise exploit the content, with the right to sublicense such rights (to multiple tiers), for any purpose (including for any commercial purpose) subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy and applicable laws. We reserve the right to remove any user content at any time and for any reason.
You represent and warrant that your content will not be inappropriate. Without limitation, for example, content (and the content of third-party websites) may be considered inappropriate if it: (i) is fraudulent or misleading, or likely to deceive any person; (ii) contains any material that is indecent, obscene, defamatory, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable at our sole discretion; (iii) promotes sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, caste, sexual orientation, or age; (iv) infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person; (v) violates the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contains material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms or our Privacy Policy; (vi) promotes illegal activity, or advocates, promotes, or assists in any unlawful act; (vii) advertises or promotes any product or service or otherwise includes a commercial solicitation, or makes any requests for donations or financial support; (viii) impersonates another person or otherwise misrepresents your identity, affiliation or status; or (ix) contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other disabling devices or other harmful components intended to or that may damage any computer system.
By uploading, submitting, creating, or publishing your content, you represent, and warrant that: (i) you are the creator and owner of your content and that you have the authority to use or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish the content you submit; and (ii) your content does not and will not infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right, slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL INTERVIEWBIT, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY PARTY OTHER THAN INTERVIEWBIT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT; OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR CONTENT OR INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SERVICES EXCEED TWENTY U.S. DOLLARS ($20) OR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY US FROM YOU FOR THE USE OF PAID SERVICES DURING THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES AND ALL INCLUDED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY RELATED CONTENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR SUCH CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. INTERVIEWBIT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE OR PLATFORM WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES, MALICIOUS CODE, AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THE CONTENTS WILL BE ACCURATE. ALTHOUGH INTERVIEWBIT TAKES REASONABLE STEPS TO SECURE THE WEBSITE OR PLATFORM, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE INTERNET IS NOT A COMPLETELY SECURE MEDIUM AND INTERVIEWBIT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE WEBSITE OR PLATFORM OR, ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS YOU POST ON OR TRANSMIT THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR PLATFORM, WILL BE SAFE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE OR PLATFORM, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE OR PLATFORM.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold InterviewBit and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees and representatives, harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, and damages (to the extent attributable to you under the applicable law), including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of your use or attempted use of the Platform or the Programs, your submission or transmission of information or material on or through the Platform, or your violation of these Terms, any law or the rights of any third party. You will also indemnify InterviewBit and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees and representatives, against any claims that information or material that you have submitted to us is in violation of any law or in breach of any third party rights (including, but not limited to, claims in respect of defamation, invasion of privacy, breach of confidence, infringement of copyright or infringement of any other intellectual property right). We reserve the right to exclusively defend and control any claims arising from the above and any such indemnification matters and that you will fully cooperate with us in any such defences.
You agree that Interviewbit in its sole discretion, may deactivate your account or otherwise terminate your use of the Platform or enrolment to a Program with or without any reason, including, without limitation, if we believe that you have (a) breached the Terms; (b) infringed the intellectual property rights of a third party; (c) posted, uploaded or transmitted unauthorised content on the Platform; or (d) violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms or any other applicable code of conduct. You agree that any deactivation or termination of your access to the Platforms or Programs may be effected without prior notice to you and that we shall not be liable to you nor any third party for any termination of your account or enrolment into a Program. You also acknowledge that we may retain and store your information on our systems notwithstanding any termination of your account or enrolment into the Programs.
If any court of competent jurisdiction or competent authority finds that any provision of these Terms (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision shall, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these Terms shall not be affected.
Users residing in North America, including but not limited to United States and Canada shall only use the services provided by Scaler in the North American regions. Any violation of the same shall be deemed to be a breach of the applicable terms of use and the privacy policy of Scaler.
Any rights and licenses granted hereunder shall not be transferred or assigned by you but, can be assigned by us to any person at our sole discretion. Any attempted transfer or assignment by you in violation hereof shall be considered as null and void.
No waiver of any terms of this agreement shall be treated as a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term and our failure to assert any right or provision under this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
This Agreement, along with the Privacy Policy and any additional guidelines, rules, and/or disclaimers posted on the Platform constitutes the entire agreement governing your use of our Platform and supersedes any prior agreements, if any, relating to any matter dealt within this Agreement.
All matters relating to the Platform and these Terms, and any dispute arising therefrom or related thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of India, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule of any other jurisdiction. Any proceedings arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Platform, shall be instituted in the Courts in Mumbai. Without any prejudice to particulars listed in the Terms, we shall have the right to seek and obtain any injunctive, provisional or interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its trademark or other intellectual property rights or confidential information or to preserve the status quo pending arbitration.
Any dispute arising from these Terms or the use of the Platform, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, termination, or otherwise, of the Terms and other Policies on the Platform, shall be referred to a sole arbitrator who will be appointed mutually and his decision shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. The above arbitration shall be in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The seat of arbitration shall be Mumbai and the arbitral proceedings shall be conducted in English.
In the event you have any queries/complaints regarding usage of the Platform, including but not limited to reporting any violation of these Terms, please contact our Grievance Team at us-support@scaler.com.