Terms and Conditions of Service
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General Al-Fikr Academy websites (“Websites”) and mobile applications (“Apps”) and related services (together with the Websites, the “Service”) are operated by Al-Fikr Academy, Inc. (“Al-Fikr Academy,” “us,” or “we”). Access and use of the Service are subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Service (“Terms and Conditions”). By accessing or using any part of the Service, you represent that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions including any future modifications. Al-Fikr Academy may amend, update or change these Terms and Conditions. If we do this, we will post a notice that we have made changes to these Terms and Conditions on the Websites for at least 7 days after the changes are posted and will indicate at the bottom of the Terms and Conditions the date these terms were last revised. Any revisions to these Terms and Conditions will become effective the earlier of (i) the end of such 7-day period or (ii) the first time you access or use the Service after such changes. If you do not agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions, you are not authorized to use, access, or participate in the Service. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.
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Description of Website and Service
The Service allows users to access and use a variety of educational services, including learning or practicing a language. Al-Fikr Academy may, in its sole discretion and at any time, update, change, suspend, make improvements to or discontinue any aspect of the Service, temporarily or permanently.
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Registration
a. Registration
In connection with registering for and using the Service, you agree (i) to provide accurate, current and complete information about you and/or your organization as requested by Al-Fikr Academy; (ii) to maintain the confidentiality of your password and other information related to the security of your account; (iii) to maintain and promptly update any registration information you provide to Al-Fikr Academy, to keep such information accurate, current and complete; and (iv) to be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place through your account.
b. Course Contributor Submissions
If you are or become a Course Contributor, you may offer to translate or have translated certain existing courses into other languages and you may offer to contribute new courses to the Service, as agreed between you and Al-Fikr Academy on a case-by-case basis. Subject to any guidelines posted on the Service, you may perform any such translations or create any such courses in accordance with your own schedule and using your own facilities and resources. You are not required to become a Course Contributor and you may cease your activities as a Course Contributor at any time. You acknowledge that you do not desire and will not receive compensation for your activities as a Course Contributor or for our use of any Course Contributor Materials (as defined below) you submit. Any translation of an existing Al-Fikr Academy course you submit or have submitted and any new language course you submit or have submitted as a Course Contributor (collectively, “Course Contributor Materials”) are owned by you (subject of course to us retaining ownership of the existing Al-Fikr Academy course you translated). By submitting any Course Contributor Material, you grant us a fully paid up, royalty-free, perpetual, sub licensable license to reproduce, display, perform, modify, create derivative works of, distribute and otherwise use such Course Contributor Material in any manner.
c. General Content
As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Services (“Content”), you hereby grant to Al-Fikr Academy a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sub licensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, create derivative works from, incorporate such Content into other works; sublicense through multiple tiers the content, and acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Services. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, Al-Fikr Academy, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or Al-Fikr Academy have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content.
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Your Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant to Al-Fikr Academy that your access and use of the Service will be in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the United States and any other relevant jurisdiction, including those regarding online conduct or acceptable content, and those regarding the transmission of data or information exported from the United States and/or the jurisdiction in which you reside. You further represent and warrant that you have created or own any material you submit via the Service (including Translation Materials, Course Contributor Materials, Activity Materials, and Content) and that you have the right, as applicable, to grant us a license to use that material as set forth above or the right to assign that material to us as set forth below.
You represent and warrant that (1) you are not organized under the laws of, operating from, or otherwise ordinarily resident in a country or territory that is the target or comprehensive U.S. economic or trade sanctions (i.e., an embargo) or (2) identified on a list of prohibited or restricted persons, such as the U.S. Treasury Department’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, or (3) otherwise the target of U.S. sanctions.
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Inappropriate Use
You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive or otherwise violates any law or infringes upon the right of any third party (including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights); or (ii) in Al-Fikr Academy’s sole judgment, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Service or which may expose Al-Fikr Academy or its users to any harm or liability of any kind.
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Indemnification of Al-Fikr Academy
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Al-Fikr Academy and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, suppliers, licensors, successors and assigns, from and against any and all losses, claims, causes of action, obligations, liabilities, and damages whatsoever, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of or relating to your access or use of the Service, any false representation made to us (as part of these Terms and Conditions or otherwise), your breach of any of these Terms and Conditions, or any claim that any translation we provide to you is inaccurate, inappropriate or defective in any way whatsoever.
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License to Apps
Subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions, Al-Fikr Academy grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to download, install, and use one copy of each App in object code form only on an interactive wireless device that you own or control. You may not derive or attempt to derive the source code of all or any portion of any App, permit any third party to derive or attempt to derive such source code, or reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or translate any App or any part thereof. Al-Fikr Academy and its licensors own and shall retain all intellectual property rights and other rights in and to the Apps, and any changes, modifications, or corrections thereto. The following terms and conditions apply to you only if you are using the Apps from the Apple App Store. To the extent, the other terms and conditions of these Terms and Conditions are less restrictive than, or otherwise conflict with, the terms and conditions of this paragraph, the more restrictive or conflicting terms and conditions in this paragraph apply, but solely with respect to Apps from the Apple App Store. You acknowledge and agree that these Terms and Conditions are solely between you and Al-Fikr Academy, not Apple and that Apple has no responsibility for the Apps or content thereof. Your use of any App must comply with the App Store Terms of Service. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Apps. In the event of any failure of any App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any, for the App to you; to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Apps, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be solely governed by these Terms and Conditions. You and Al-Fikr Academy acknowledge that Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims of you or any third party relating to the Apps or your possession and/or use of any App, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that an App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. You and Al-Fikr Academy acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that any App or your possession and use of that App infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, Al-Fikr Academy, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by these Terms and Conditions. You must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using any App. You and Al-Fikr Academy acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and Conditions as they relate to your license of the Apps, and that, upon your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms and Conditions against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.
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In-App Purchases
If you purchase an auto-renewing periodic subscription through the Service, your Al-Fikr Academy account will be billed continuously for the subscription until you terminate it as set forth below. After your initial subscription period, and again after any subsequent subscription period, your subscription will automatically renew for an additional equivalent period. If you do not wish your subscription to renew automatically, or if you want to change or terminate your subscription, you will need to log in to your Al-Fikr Academy account and follow instructions to terminate or change your subscription, even if you have deleted your account.
In the Service, you may purchase, with “real world” money, a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-sub licensable, revocable license to use (a) “virtual currency,” including but not limited to virtual gems, solely for use in the Service, and (b) “virtual in-app items” (together with “virtual currency,” “Virtual Items”). You are allowed to purchase Virtual Items through the Service, and not in any other way.
Al-Fikr Academy may manage, regulate, control, modify, or eliminate Virtual Items at any time, with or without notice. Al-Fikr Academy may update the pricing of Virtual Items at any time in its sole discretion, and may add new Virtual Items for additional fees. Al-Fikr Academy shall have no liability to you or any third party in the event that Al-Fikr Academy exercises any such rights.
The transfer of Virtual Items is prohibited except where expressly authorized in the Service. Other than as expressly authorized in the Service, you shall not sell, redeem or otherwise transfer Virtual Items to any person or entity, including but not limited to Company, another user, or any third party.
You agree to pay all fees and applicable taxes incurred by you or anyone using an Al-Fikr Academy account registered to you. Al-Fikr Academy may revise the pricing for the goods and services offered through the Service at any time. All information that you provide in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Service must be accurate, complete, and current. You agree to pay all charges incurred by users of your credit card, debit card, or other payment method used in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Service at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You will pay any applicable taxes, if any, relating to any such purchases, transactions, or other monetary transaction interactions.
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Payment Processors
All financial transactions made in connection with the Service will be processed by a third party in accordance with their respective terms of use, privacy policy, and/or any applicable payment terms and conditions. We encourage you to learn about the practices of such third party. In no event will Al-Fikr Academy be responsible for the actions or inactions of any third party payment processor, including, but not limited to, system downtime or payment service outages.
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Refund Policy
In the event that Al-Fikr Academy suspends or terminates your use of the Service or these Terms and Conditions or you close your account voluntarily, you understand and agree that you will receive no refund or exchange of any kind, including for any unused virtual currency or other Virtual Item, any Content or data associated with your use of the Service, or for anything else.
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Third-Party Links, Sites, and Services
The Service may contain links to third-party websites, advertisers, services, special offers, or other events or activities that are not owned or controlled by Al-Fikr Academy. We do not endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third-party sites, information, materials, products, or services. If you access any third party website, service, or content from Al-Fikr Academy, you understand that these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy do not apply to your use of such sites. You expressly acknowledge and agree that Al-Fikr Academy shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss arising from your use of any third-party website, service, or content.
The Service may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the Content or information on the Service, or other information. The types and extent of advertising by Al-Fikr Academy on the Service are subject to change. In consideration for Al-Fikr Academy granting you access to and use of the Service, you agree that Al-Fikr Academy and its third party providers and partners may place such advertising in connection with the display of content or information submitted by you or others.
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NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES BY Al-Fikr Academy
THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL IMAGES, AUDIO FILES AND OTHER CONTENT THEREIN, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION, PROPERTY AND RIGHTS GRANTED OR PROVIDED TO YOU BY AL-FIKR ACADEMY ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. AL-FIKR ACADEMYAND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, AL-FIKR ACADEMY DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND RELATING TO ACCURACY, SERVICE AVAILABILITY, COMPLETENESS, INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, ERROR-FREE OPERATION, RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ACCESS AND USE OF THE SERVICE MAY BE UNAVAILABLE DURING PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND, SYSTEM UPGRADES, MALFUNCTIONS OR SCHEDULED OR UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OR FOR OTHER REASONS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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LIMITATION ON TYPES OF DAMAGES/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL AL-FIKR ACADEMY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY) FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE ACCESS OR USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF USE OF THE SERVICE, INACCURATE RESULTS, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR DAMAGES STEMMING FROM LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE, THE COST OF RECOVERING ANY DATA, THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OR CLAIMS BY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE TO COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, MODEMS, TELEPHONES OR OTHER PROPERTY, EVEN IF AL-FIKR ACADEMYHAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. AL-FIKR ACADEMY’S LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO AL-FIKR ACADEMY FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. THIS IS AN AGGREGATE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM HEREUNDER WILL NOT INCREASE THIS LIMIT.
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Termination
Al-Fikr Academy may terminate your access and use of the Service immediately at any time, for any reason, and at such time you will have no further right to use the Service. You may terminate your Al-Fikr Academy account at any time by following the instructions available through the Service. The provisions of these Terms and Conditions relating to the protection and enforcement of Al-Fikr Academy’s proprietary rights, your representations and warranties, disclaimer of representations and warranties, release and indemnities, limitations of liability and types of damages, ownership of data and information, governing law and venue, and miscellaneous provisions shall survive any such termination.
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Proprietary Rights in Service Content and Activity Materials
All content available through the Service, including designs, text, graphics, images, information, software, audio and other files, and their selection and arrangement (the “Service Content”), are the proprietary property of Al-Fikr Academy or its licensors. No Service Content may be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, scraped, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, other than as expressly permitted in these Terms and Conditions. You may not use any data mining, robots, scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods to obtain Service Content. As between you and Al-Fikr Academy, all data, information and materials generated from your access and use of the educational activities made available on or through the Service, including translated content generated by you (collectively, the “Activity Materials”), shall be exclusively owned by Al-Fikr Academy, and you shall not have any right to use such Activity Materials except as expressly authorized by these Terms and Conditions. Activity Materials will not include Translation Materials. By using the Service, you hereby assign to Al-Fikr Academy any and all rights, title and interest, including any intellectual property rights or proprietary rights, in the Activity Materials. All rights of Al-Fikr Academy or its licensors that are not expressly granted in these Terms and Conditions are reserved to Al-Fikr Academy and its licensors.
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Trademarks
“Al-Fikr Academy” and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Service are trademarks or service marks of Al-Fikr Academy or their respective owners, and certain of them are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Access and use of the Service does not grant or provide you with the right or license to reproduce or otherwise use the Al-Fikr Academy name or any Al-Fikr Academy or third-party trademarks, service marks, graphics or logos.
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Privacy
Use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, a copy of which is located at www.Al-Fikr Academy.com/privacy. By using the Service, you consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy.
Eligibility.
In order to be eligible for a Promotional Code, users must satisfy all of the following conditions (each an “Eligible User”): A. Unless you are subscribing to a Promotional Code that is advertised as available to current subscribers, you must not be a current subscriber. B. Provide Al-Fikr Academy with a valid and current payment method that is approved by Al-Fikr Academy. C. Additional eligibility requirements (if any) as advertised from time-to-time in connection with a Promotional Code. Eligible Users may accept a Promotional Code once – previous users may not redeem the offer again.
Availability.
A Promotional Code must be accepted before the applicable expiration date advertised if any. Except where prohibited by law, Al-Fikr Academy reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate a Promotional Code at any time and for any reason, in which case we will not honor subsequent Promotional Code enrollments.
Duration and cancellation.
Unless you cancel your subscription before the end of the Promotional Period, you will automatically become a recurring subscriber and your Al-Fikr Academy Plus subscription will continue to automatically renew for additional periods equal to the expiring subscription term, unless you cancel before the end of the relevant subscription term pursuant to Al-Fikr Academy’s terms and conditions. The payment method you provided will automatically be charged for the then-current subscription price. If you cancel during the Promotional Period, you will lose access to Al-Fikr Academy Plus and you understand and agree that you will receive no refund or exchange of any kind, including for any unused virtual currency or other Virtual Item, any Content or data associated with your use of the Service, or for anything else.
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Notice for Claims of Copyright Violations and Agent for Notice
If you are a copyright owner and have a good faith belief that any material available through the Service infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a copyright infringement notification to Al-Fikr Academy pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by providing us with the following information in writing:
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an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
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a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
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a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Service, with enough detail that we may find it on the Service;
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your address, telephone number, and email address;
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a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
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a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
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Please consult your legal counsel for further details or see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3). Al-Fikr Academy’s Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:
By email: info@alfikracademy.com
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Governing Law and Arbitration; No Class Action
These Terms and Conditions, its subject matter and Al-Fikr Academy’s and your respective rights under these Terms and Conditions, as well as and any claim, cause of action or dispute (“claim”) arising out of or related to these Terms and Conditions, shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, excluding the conflict of law provisions of that or any other jurisdiction, regardless of your country of origin or where you access the Service. ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE SERVICE WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION, RATHER THAN IN COURT, except for Al-Fikr Academy’s right to seek injunctive relief as set forth below. Unless otherwise expressly required by applicable law, each party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees without regard to which party is deemed the prevailing party in the arbitration proceeding.
If you do not want to arbitrate disputes with Al-Fikr Academy and you are an individual, you may opt-out of this arbitration agreement by sending an email to info@alfikracademy.com within 30 days of the day you first access or use the Service.
If you intend to seek arbitration you must first send written notice to Al-Fikr Academy’s Administration Office of your intent to arbitrate (“Notice”). The Notice to Al-Fikr Academy should be sent by any of the following means: (i) electronic mail to legal@Al-Fikr Academy.com; or (ii) sending the Notice by U.S. Postal Service certified mail to Al-Fikr Academy, Inc., Attention: Legal, 5900 Penn Ave; Pittsburgh, PA 15206. The Notice must (x) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (y) set forth the specific relief sought; and (z) set forth your name, address, and contact information. If we intend to seek arbitration against you, we will send any notice of the dispute to you at the contact information we have for you.
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Language
This agreement was originally written in English (US). To the extent any translated version of this agreement conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.
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Miscellaneous