Terms of Use, Disclaimer and Privacy Policy

👉 BEFORE WE START…

Terms of Service agreements are so boring… and pretty tough to understand. So we’ve added some simple explanations at the start of each section to explain, in terms a normal non-lawyer-person can read, exactly what we mean. These explanations will be italicized. Please be aware that the terms in italics are for informational purposes only and not legally binding. 

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AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS

Let’s start with this: We're School of Motion, a company based in Florida, and these terms are the legal agreement between you and us when you use our All-Access subscription, website, or related services. We're here to help you learn creative skills through videos, audio, and feedback on your work. By using our services, you agree to follow these terms. If you don't agree, unfortunately, you can't use our services. We'll let you know if we make changes to these terms, and you're welcome to reach out if you have questions. Just a heads-up: our services are for people 18 and older, and it's a good idea to keep a copy of these terms for your records. 

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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE ("LEGAL TERMS") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES OFFERED BY SCHOOL OF MOTION, INC. ("Company" “we” “us” “our”). We provide a platform and content to allow our users to learn creative skills through videos, audio, and feedback on uploaded student work. These Legal Terms set forth legally binding terms and conditions for your use of the website https://campus.schoolofmotion.com (“Site”), and all content, services, and products available at or through the Site and all services provided by the Company, whether or not provided via the Site (“Services”).

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The following terms and conditions govern all use of the Site and all content, Services and products available at or through the Site by the user (“user” “you” “your” “student”). The Services are offered to you, subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published from time to time on the Site by the Company (collectively, the “Agreement”).

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Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Services. By accessing or using any part of the Site or registering for or participating in any Services, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of these Legal Terms. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Site or use any of the Services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by the Company, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. 

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You can contact us by phone at (US)(833) 328-8686, email at team@schoolofmotion.com, or by mail to 9040 Town Center Pkwy, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202, USA, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202, United States.

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These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and School of Motion, Inc., concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

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We will provide you with notice of any changes to the Legal Terms via posting of the updated Legal Terms on the Site and/or notifying you via email sent from team@schoolofmotion.com. By continuing to use the Services after the effective date of any changes, you agree to be bound by the modified terms.

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The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the Services.

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1. INDUSTRY SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE

This sections means: Our services aren’t built for handling sensitive stuff like health or financial data, so please don’t use them that way.

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You understand that the Site and the Services do not comply with industry-specific regulations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc. You may not use the Services in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).

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2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

This section means: We own or have permission to use all the materials in our services—like videos, audio, designs, and logos. You're allowed to use these materials for your personal learning, but you can't copy, share, or sell them without our permission. You may not use our materials to train AI models or similar tech. If you send us feedback or ideas, we can use them freely. When you share work or comments through our services, you give us permission to use that content, but you're still responsible for what you post. We might remove or edit anything you share if we think it's harmful or against our rules.

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Our intellectual property

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We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks").

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Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the world.

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The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services "AS IS" for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose only.

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Your use of our Services

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Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, or internal business purpose:

• access the Services; and
• download or print any materials we provide as part of the training
  
  

Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks, including but not limited to artwork, graphics, illustrations, or other visual materials provided as part of the Services ("Artwork"), may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to reselling, licensing, or distributing for profit or financial gain, without our express prior written permission. Additionally, you are expressly prohibited from using the Content, Marks, or Artwork, in whole or in part, to train, develop, fine-tune, or otherwise enhance artificial intelligence (AI) models, machine learning algorithms, or similar technologies, whether for personal, commercial, or any other purpose, without our express prior written permission.

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If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to: team@schoolofmotion.com. You shall not be permitted to make use of the same, unless you have received the Company’s prior written consent to do so, on terms established between you and the Company.  

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We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you herein, in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.

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Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.

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Your submissions and contributions

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Please review this section and the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section carefully prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us and (b) obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.

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Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services ("Submissions"), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

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Contributions: During the course of our use of the Services, you may chat, contribute to, or participate in online courses, educational activities, blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality during which you may create, submit, post, display, transmit, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or through the Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, music, graphics, comments, reviews, rating suggestions, personal information (subject to Section 17: Privacy), name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide, or other material ("Contributions"). Any Submission that is publicly posted shall also be treated as a Contribution.

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You understand that Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and possibly through third-party websites.

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You hereby grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to: use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and exploit your Contributions (including, without limitation, your image, name, and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, your Contributions, and to sublicense the licenses granted in this section. Our use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any media channels.

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You are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending us Submissions and/or posting Contributions through any part of the Services, you:

• confirm that you have read and agree with our "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" in Section 7 and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any Submission nor post any Contribution that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading;
• to the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to any such Submission and/or Contribution;
• warrant that any such Submission and/or Contributions are original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licenses to submit such Submissions and/or Contributions and that you have full authority to grant us the above-mentioned rights in relation to your Submissions and/or Contributions; and
• warrant and represent that your Submissions and/or Contributions do not constitute confidential information.
  
  

You are solely responsible for your Submissions and/or Contributions and you expressly agree to indemnify us, in accordance with Section 25. 

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We may remove or edit your Contributions: Although we have no obligation to monitor any Contributions, we shall have the right to remove or edit any Contributions at any time without notice if in our reasonable opinion we consider such Contributions harmful or in breach of these Legal Terms. If we remove or edit any such Contributions, we may also suspend or disable your account and report you to the authorities.

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Backups to the data.  We perform regular backups to protect this data, but you are responsible for keeping your own copies of your Submissions and Contributions (for example assignments or downloaded materials).

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DMCA Policy

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As Company asks that others respect its intellectual property rights, Company respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by the Site violates your copyright or trademark, you are encouraged to notify Company in accordance with Company’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Policy (see below). Company will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material that are contained on the Site. Company may terminate a user’s access to and use of the Site at Company’s sole discretion if Company determines that the user is or may be infringing on the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Company or others. 

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DMCA/IP Notification Policy:  To notify Company of infringing or unlawful content, please provide Company with the following information:

• Your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address;
• A description of the exact location on the Site of the infringing or unlawful content;

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• A description of the claimed infringing or unlawful content, specifying which parts you belief infringe or are unlawful and which parts you believe should be removed;

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• In the event that you believe that the content infringes  your rights, please include a detailed statement specifying your asserted rights and why the content infringes them;

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• In the event that you believe that the content is unlawful, please include a detailed statement specifying why you believe that the content breaches a particular law; and

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• A sworn and signed statement that the information provided is accurate and that you are directly or indirectly damaged by the content. 

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Company takes such notices very seriously.  Company will evaluate the provided notice and if appropriate, based on Company’s sole discretion, remove the content or disable access to the content.   Based on Company’s judgment, Company may notify the source of the content of your complaint and Company’s actions in response to your complaint.  Company reserves the right in Company’s sole discretion to restore such content if the source of such content provides evidence that the content should not have been removed.  Company encourages you to seek the advice of an independent attorney before filing an intellectual property notice or responding to a notice filed by another user. 

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Company may be notified of claims of intellectual property infringement by mailing or emailing the above requested information to 

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School of Motion, Inc.

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

9040 Town Center Parkway

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

Email: team@schoolofmotion.com

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Infringement and Third-Party Content

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Because the Site allows content to be posted from third parties and third-party websites, there is a chance that the ability to remove any allegedly infringing content will be out of Company’s control. While Company will make a good faith effort to remove the allegedly infringing content, once content is posted from Company to any third-party website, Company will have no control or ability to remove such content.  If you believe your copyright has been infringed by a Company user posting content from a third-party website or to a third party website, we strongly suggest you contact the third party or third party Site directly and request the allegedly infringing material be taken down.

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3. USER REPRESENTATIONS

This section means: When you use our services, you promise that all the information you give us (like during registration) is accurate and up-to-date. You also agree that you're legally allowed to use our services, you're at least 18, and you won't use bots or other automated tools to access our services. Basically, you're agreeing to use our services responsibly and legally. If you give us false information, we can suspend or terminate your account.

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By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity to enter into and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms; (4) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (5) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (6) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (7) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

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If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof), by you.

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4. USER REGISTRATION

This section means: You might need to create an account to use our services. It's your job to keep your password safe, and you're responsible for anything that happens with your account. If we think your username is inappropriate, we can change or remove it.

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You may be required to register to use the Services. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

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5. PURCHASES AND PAYMENT

This section means: Here’s how you pay for our services—Visa, Mastercard, or ACH bank transfers work, and we need accurate payment info. We charge in US dollars, and taxes might apply. Prices can change with 30 days’ notice, and subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel (anytime, no hassle). For companies buying multiple seats, we offer a 30-day refund window to make sure it’s a good fit—just reach out. After that, no refunds for partial subscription periods.

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Company provides the Services, via paid subscriptions (“Subscriptions”), subject to Legal Terms, on an annual or monthly basis.  

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We accept the following forms of payment:

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1. Visa
2. Mastercard
3. ACH Bank Transfer

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You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Services. You further agree to promptly update account and payment information, including email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed. Sales tax will be added to the price of purchases as deemed required by us. We may change prices at any time. All payments shall be in US dollars.

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You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for your purchases and any applicable shipping fees, and you authorize us to charge your chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon placing your order. We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes in pricing, even if we have already requested or received payment.

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We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household, or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same payment method, and/or orders that use the same billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers, or distributors.
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Billing and Renewal

• Your Subscription will continue and automatically renew unless canceled
• Your Subscription plan will be billed at the rate agreed upon at signup
• You authorize us to charge your payment method on a recurring basis without requiring prior approval for each charge, until such time as you cancel
• The billing cycle length depends on the Subscription plan you choose at signup

Fee Changes

• Your current Subscription price is locked in for the duration of your billing period
• Any price changes will only apply to renewals, not to your current Subscription period
• We will notify you at least 30 days before any price change would take effect
• If we modify pricing, you will have the opportunity to:
  
  • Continue at the new rate
  • Cancel your Subscription before the new rate takes effect
  • Switch to a different available plan
• Price changes will never be applied retroactively or during your current paid term

Cancellation

• For individual users, you can cancel your Subscription at any time in your account.  The instructions can be found here: Payments & Billing  
• For business subscriptions, you can cancel your subscription by contacting our support team at accounts@schoolofmotion.com.
• Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current paid term
• No refunds will be issued for partial Subscription periods
• You will maintain access to all features until the end of your current paid term

Payment Methods

• You must provide valid, up-to-date payment information
• If we are unable to charge your payment method, we may:
  
  • Attempt to contact you for an alternative payment method
  • Suspend access until payment is resolved
  • Cancel your Subscription after multiple failed attempts

For Teams

• For companies buying multiple seats, we offer team management tools and dedicated support—contact us at team@schoolofmotion.com for details!"
• Tools include seat assignment and basic usage tracking—ask for more!

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When you provide a payment method (such as a credit card) to us, you confirm that you are permitted to use that payment method. You authorize us (and our designated payment processor) to charge the full amount to the payment method you designate for any and all of your transactions on the Site or concerning the Services. You also authorize us to collect and store that payment method information, along with other related transaction information. If your primary payment method fails or your account is past due, you authorize us to charge all additional payment methods we have on file, and to employ all legal methods available to collect the amounts, including the engagements of collection agencies or legal counsel. In addition, you may be subject to late fees. If your use of a payment method results in an overdraft or other fee from your bank or provider, you alone are responsible for that fee. Company, or the collection agencies we retain, may also report information about your account to credit bureaus, and as a result, late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account may be reflected in your credit report. In addition to the amount due, delinquent accounts and/or chargebacks will be charged with fees and/or charges that are incidental to the collection of delinquent accounts and/or chargebacks including, but not limited to, collection fees and/or convenience fees and/or other third-party charges. You hereby explicitly agree that all communication in relation to delinquent accounts may be made by electronic mail or by phone, as provided to Company by you. Such communication may be made by Company or by anyone on its behalf, including but not limited to a third-party collection agent. If you wish to dispute the information Company reported to a credit bureau (i.e., Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion) please contact us at School of Motion, Inc., 9040 Town Center Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202.  If you wish to dispute the information a collection agency reported to a credit bureau regarding your Company account, you must contact the collection agency directly. If you use a debit card as your payment method, you agree that Company can charge you any amount that becomes due for your account. If you want to change your payment method from direct debit, you can do so at any time through your account settings.

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Refund Policy

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Individuals purchasing 1 seat and Companies purchasing multiple seats may request a full refund within 30 days of purchase by contacting team@schoolofmotion.com. We want you to feel confident in your investment! Refund requests after 30 days won’t be honored, and no refunds are issued for partial Subscription periods. Refunds will be processed using the original payment method, with timing depending on your provider.

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Merchant Processor

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Company also uses Stripe as a merchant gateway to process ACH and/or credit card transactions.  Stripe  is based in Dublin, Ireland.  Stripe ecommerce platform is PCI compliant adhering to standards and protocols for building and maintaining secure networks for financial transactions.  For more information on Stripe security policies click here. Stripe  has its own privacy policy regarding how they collect and use your information and what you can do to restrict that.  Click here to review their privacy statement. 

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6. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

This section means: Our services are for learning and growing creatively, not for doing anything shady or harmful. This section lists things you can't do, like trying to hack our systems, harass others, or use our materials for unauthorized commercial purposes. We also don't want you using our artwork or content to train AI models or sell it for profit. If you break these rules, we might have to stop you from using our services.

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You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors.

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As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

• Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory.
• Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
• Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
• Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
• Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
• Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
• Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.
• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
• Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
• Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
• Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms").
• Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
• Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
• Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
• Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
• Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.
• Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software.
• Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
• Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
• Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
• Use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
• Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
• Use any Artwork for commercial purposes, including but not limited to reselling, licensing, or distributing the Artwork, whether in original or modified form, for profit or financial gain.
• Use the Content, Contributions, Submissions, Artwork, in whole or in part, to train, develop, fine-tune, or otherwise enhance artificial intelligence (AI) models, machine learning algorithms, or similar technologies, whether for personal, commercial, or any other purpose.

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9. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS

This section means: Our services let you share things like comments, work, or ideas with the School of Motion community. When you share, you're promising that it's your work or you have permission to share it, and it won't break any laws or harm anyone. Remember, what you share might be seen by others, and it's not private. If you share something inappropriate, it could lead to your account being suspended.

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The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:

• The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
• You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
• You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
• Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading. 
• Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
• Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us). 
• Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
• Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
• Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
• Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
• Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
• Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
• Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Legal Terms, or any applicable law or regulation.
  
  

Any use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Legal Terms and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Services.

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10. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

This section means: When you upload homework to our site or post in our Circle.so community, you give us permission to use that content—like sharing it with other students for learning or featuring it to celebrate your progress. You still own your work, and we’re not here to profit off it; we just want to support our community. You’re responsible for what you share, and we might edit or remove it if it doesn’t fit our rules. Since it’s shared with others, it’s not private—keep that in mind!

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When you upload homework to our Services or post content in our Circle.so community (collectively, "Contributions"), you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us a non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, store, and display your Contributions for purposes related to our Services. This includes sharing your work with other students for educational purposes, providing feedback, or highlighting it in our community or promotional materials to showcase student achievements.

This license applies to any media format or channel we use now or in the future, and includes using your name or company name (if provided) alongside your Contributions. You waive any moral rights in your Contributions, meaning you’re okay with us using them as described, and you confirm no one else has claimed those rights.

We don’t own your Contributions—you keep full ownership and any intellectual property rights in them. You’re responsible for what you upload or post, and we’re not liable for any issues caused by your Contributions. We can, at our discretion, edit, move, or delete any Contributions if we think they break these Legal Terms or harm our community, without notice—though we’re not required to monitor everything you share.

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11. SINGLE SIGN-ON (SSO) AND STUDENT PROFILES

This section means: For Team accounts, we make logging in easy by letting you use your Google or Microsoft account through Single Sign-On (SSO)—we just grab basic info like your name and email to get you in, not your posts or contacts. You can also choose to add links to your social media (like Instagram or LinkedIn) to your student profile to show off your work or network with others. Sometimes, we might give you a shoutout by featuring your profile or links to celebrate your progress! You’re promising it’s okay for us to use your Google or Microsoft account for login and to share what you add to your profile. You can disconnect your login accounts or update your profile anytime. We’re not responsible for what happens on those third-party platforms, and if you unlink your login, we’ll delete any login info we stored (except your username and profile picture tied to your account).

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As part of the functionality of the Services, you may log in using Single Sign-On (SSO) through your Google or Microsoft accounts (each such account, a "Third-Party Account"). This allows you to access our Services using your existing Third-Party Account credentials, as permitted under the terms and conditions that govern your use of those accounts. You represent and warrant that you are entitled to use your Third-Party Account for SSO login with us, without breaching any terms of service with Google or Microsoft, and without obligating us to pay fees or subjecting us to usage limits imposed by those providers.

By using SSO, you understand that we may access and store basic information from your Third-Party Account—like your name and email address—to authenticate your login and associate it with your School of Motion account. We do not access, store, or use additional content from your Third-Party Account.

Student Profiles and Shoutouts: You may optionally fill out your student profile with links to your social media accounts, such as Instagram, LinkedIn, or other platforms, to showcase your work or connect with the community. By adding these links, you grant us permission to display them as part of your profile and, if we choose, to feature them in student "shoutouts" on our Services or marketing materials to celebrate your achievements. You’re responsible for ensuring you have the right to share these links, and you can edit or remove them from your profile at any time.

If your Third-Party Account becomes unavailable or our access to it is ended by Google or Microsoft, you may need to log in using alternative credentials. You can disconnect your Third-Party Account from our Services or update your profile links at any time through your account settings or by contacting us. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, OR ANY OTHER THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNTS OR PROFILE LINKS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENTS WITH THOSE PROVIDERS. We don’t control or review content on those platforms beyond what’s needed for SSO login or what you choose to share in your profile, and we’re not responsible for anything that happens there. If you unlink your Third-Party Account used for SSO, we will attempt to delete any login-related information stored on our servers, except for the username and profile picture associated with your School of Motion account. You can manage your SSO connection or profile settings by contacting us at team@schoolofmotion.com or through your account settings (if applicable).

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12. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

This section means: Our services might link to other websites or content that we don't control. We're not responsible for what happens on those sites or with that content. If you click on a link or use third-party stuff, you're doing so at your own risk, and these terms don't apply. Be sure to check the rules and privacy policies of those other sites. We're not endorsing or responsible for anything you buy or do there.

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The Services may contain (or you may be sent via the Site) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Services or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Services, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Services and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Legal Terms no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Services or relating to any applications you use or install from the Services. Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us blameless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall hold us blameless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.

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13. SERVICES MANAGEMENT

This section means: We keep an eye on our services to make sure everyone's following the rules. If we think someone's breaking the law or these terms, we might take action—like removing content, suspending accounts, or even reporting to authorities. We can also manage our services to protect our rights and keep things running smoothly, like removing files that are too big or slowing things down.

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We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services.

14. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

This section means: To use our services, you need a decent computer, certain software (like Adobe Creative Cloud), and a good internet connection. You're responsible for getting the right software licenses and making sure your setup meets these requirements. We're not responsible if things don't work because your equipment or internet isn't up to par. Courses might use older software versions, but we'll try to keep things compatible. Support is limited to general guidance, not fixing your specific tech issues.

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You understand and acknowledge that you are solely responsible for providing any and all equipment, internet services, software, systems, programs, or other infrastructure that may be required to access the Services and/or participate in any Courses. Further you understand that you are solely responsible for any costs associated therewith and School of Motion has no responsibility or liability for any failure or incompatibility of any third party equipment, services, subscriptions, software, or systems.

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School of Motion is not responsible for:

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• Technical issues arising from failure to meet these requirements
• Performance issues related to slow or unstable internet connections
• Compatibility issues with unsupported browsers or devices
• Local hardware limitations affecting course software performance

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15. ASSIGNMENTS AND COURSEWORK

This section means: When you submit assignments, use the uploading tool on our site which we provide and follow our file rules. You own your work, but we can display it as outlined in Section 10 Our teaching assistants will give you personalized feedback related to the course, but it's not full-blown professional mentoring. We'll get back to you within a few days, but support is limited to course-specific issues. While you're subscribed, you get full access to materials, but once your Subscription ends, you lose access (though you can keep downloaded materials for personal use). Courses might get updated, and some materials can be used offline, but you need the internet for full functionality.

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Submission Guidelines

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• Assignments must be submitted through designated platform tools
• File types and sizes must conform to specified requirements
• Students maintain ownership of submitted work while granting display rights as specified in Section 10 (CONTRIBUTION LICENSE)
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Feedback Scope

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• Teaching-assistants provide professional critique on submitted work
• Feedback focuses on course-relevant topics
• Personal mentoring not included

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Response Times

• Assignment feedback within 2-4 business days
• Technical support responds within 1 business day
• Community questions addressed during business hours
• Holiday and weekend response times may vary

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Service Commitments for Teams

• We aim for 99% uptime and support replies within 1 business day—details available for team accounts.

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Support Limitations

• Teaching-assistants cannot troubleshoot personal hardware
• Software support limited to course-specific issues
• No guarantee of individual live interaction
• Support provided through designated channels only

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Course Materials and Access

During Active Subscription

• Full access to all course materials
• Ability to download permitted resources
• Access to updates and new versions of courses
• Participation in course discussions
• Critiques on submitted student work

Upon expiration or termination of your Subscription 

• All access to course materials terminates
• Downloaded materials may be kept by students but may not be shared with others
• Student work and submissions may be archived
• Community access ends

Course Updates

• Course content may be updated without notice
• Curriculum may change based on industry standards
• Legacy content may be removed or archived
• Students always have access to current versions

Offline Access

• Some non-video materials may be available for offline viewing
• Downloaded materials for personal use only
• Offline access tools subject to technical limitations
• Internet required for full course functionality

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16. COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

This section means: Our community (on Circle.so) is a place to learn and connect professionally. Use your real name, be respectful, and keep discussions relevant to creativity and courses. Share work for feedback, help others, and network professionally. Don't harass, discriminate, or share course materials without permission. We can remove content or limit access if these guidelines are broken. Follow best practices like tagging posts and reporting issues to moderators.

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In addition to the requirements of Sections 3 and 6 herein, you further agree to comply with these Community Guidelines.

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Circle.so Community Standards

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• Use your real name and professional identity
• Engage respectfully with fellow students, teaching-assistants and instructors
• Share knowledge and support other community members
• Keep discussions relevant to course content and creative industry topics

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Acceptable Behavior

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• Share work progress and seek constructive feedback
• Ask questions that benefit the learning community
• Provide helpful, professional responses to peers
• Network professionally with fellow students

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Unacceptable Behavior

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• Harassment or discrimination of any kind
• Sharing of course access or materials
• Promotional or commercial solicitation without permission
• Sharing of third-party copyrighted material without authorization
• Personal attacks or unprofessional criticism

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Community Moderation

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School of Motion reserves the right to:

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• Remove content that violates these guidelines
• Moderate or close discussions that become unproductive
• Limit or revoke community access for guidelines violations
• Update these guidelines as needed to maintain community quality

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Best Practices

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• Tag posts appropriately for easier navigation
• Include relevant details when seeking help
• Use appropriate channels for different types of discussions
• Report inappropriate content to moderators

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17. PRIVACY 

This section means: We care about your privacy and only collect what we need to help you learn with our All-Access Subscription—like your name, email, and optional profile links (e.g., Instagram). We use this to manage your account, process payments, and sometimes give you a shoutout to celebrate your work. We don’t sell your info—ever—but we do share some with tools like Stripe (for payments) and Customer.io (for emails) to make everything run smoothly. You can control what you share, disconnect logins, or opt out of extra emails anytime. We keep your data safe, store it in the US, and delete most of it if you leave (though we might keep basics like your username). This policy explains all that, and we’ll let you know if it changes. Questions? Email us at team@schoolofmotion.com!

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By using the Services, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in these Legal Terms now and as amended by us. “Processing” means using cookies on a computer or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining, and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United States. If you reside outside the U.S., your personally identifiable information will be transferred to the U.S., and processed and stored there under U.S. privacy standards. By accessing our Services and providing information to us, you consent to such transfer to, and processing in, the U.S.

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The Chief Executive Officer shall review and approve any material changes to this policy as necessary. Any questions, concerns, or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, or our use of your personally identifiable information, please contact us at team@schoolofmotion.com.

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1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our Services. Here’s what we might gather:

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• Information You Provide:
  
  
  
  • Account Info: When you sign up, we collect your name, email address, and password (or basic login info via Google/Microsoft SSO if you choose that option).
  • Profile Info: You can optionally add details like your Instagram, LinkedIn, or other social media links to your student profile.
  • Payment Info: If you subscribe, we collect billing details (e.g., credit card or bank info) through our payment processors.
  • Submissions: Anything you upload or share—like assignments, comments, or feedback—might include personal info you choose to provide.
  • Communications: If you email us or use our support, we keep records of those interactions.
    
    
• Information We Collect Automatically:
  
  • Usage Data: We track how you use our Services, like which courses you view, pages you visit, and how long you spend on them.
  • Device Info: We collect details about your device (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system) to ensure our Services work well for you.
  • Cookies and Similar Tech: We use cookies to remember your login, analyze usage, and improve your experience. You can manage these through your browser settings.
    
    
• Information from Third Parties:
  
  • SSO Login: If you use Google or Microsoft SSO, we get your name and email from them to log you in.
  • Analytics Partners: We work with tools like Google Analytics to understand how our Services are used, but this data is aggregated and not tied to you personally.
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2. How We Use Your Information

We use your info to make our Services work and to help you learn. Specifically, we may:

• Provide access to courses, process payments, and manage your account.
• Send you emails about your Subscription, course updates, or support responses.
• Feature your profile (e.g., a shoutout) if you’ve added social media links and we want to celebrate your work.
• Analyze usage to improve our platform, fix bugs, or develop new features.
• Protect our Services by detecting fraud, spam, or security issues.
• Comply with legal obligations if required.
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3. How We Share Your Information

We don’t sell your personal info to anyone—period. We only share it when necessary to run our Services or as outlined here:

• Service Providers: We use trusted tools like Customer.io (for emails), Stripe (for payments), and hosting providers to operate our platform. They get only what’s needed to do their job and are bound to keep it confidential.
• Student Shoutouts: If you add social media links to your profile, we might feature them in our community or marketing to highlight your achievements (see Section 10 of our Terms of Service).
• Legal Requirements: If the law requires us to share your info (e.g., a court order), we’ll comply but only to the extent necessary.
• Business Transfers: If we’re ever sold or merged, your info might be part of that deal, but we’ll ensure it’s still protected.
  
  

4. How We Secure and Store Your Information

The security of your personal information is important to us. Company uses an SSL Protocol to secure the Site.  Company employs industry standard precautions designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Company will make any legally-required disclosures of any breach of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of your unencrypted electronically stored personal data to you via email or conspicuous posting on this Site in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, consistent with (i) the legitimate needs of law enforcement or (ii) any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system.  Remember that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.  cannot promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private communications will always remain private. Company cannot guarantee complete security.

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Company currently stores user information via secure cloud based web hosting services, provided by Bubble.io, and the information is stored on servers located within the United States.

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5. Your Choices

You’ve got control over your info:

• Account and Profile: Update or remove your profile links anytime in your account settings.
• SSO: Disconnect Google or Microsoft login through your settings or by contacting us.
• Emails: Opt out of non-essential emails (like marketing) via the unsubscribe link, though we’ll still send critical updates (e.g., billing notices).
• Cookies: Adjust your browser settings to block cookies, though this might affect how our Services work
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5. Data Security

We take reasonable steps—like encryption and secure servers—to protect your info from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. But no system is 100% secure, so we can’t guarantee absolute protection. If there’s a breach, we’ll notify you as required by law.

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6. Data Retention

We keep your personal information during your use of our Services and for as long, thereafter, as we have an ongoing legitimate business, legal, or compliance need to do so (e.g., to process refunds or meet legal needs). When Company has no ongoing legitimate business need to process your remaining personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it or, if this is not possible (for example, when personal information has been stored in backup archives), then Company will securely store such personal information until deletion of such information is possible. 

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7. Subprocessing. 

We engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to us, including, without limitation, hosting and maintenance, customer relationship, database storage and management, and direct marketing campaigns. We will share your personally identifiable information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these functions and provide such services, and only pursuant to binding contractual obligations requiring such third parties to maintain the privacy and security of your data, by (i) agreeing to provide adequate protections for personally identifiable information that are no less protective than those set out in these Legal Terms; and (ii) notifying the Company in the event that such third party is no longer able to provide sufficient protections.

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The Service Providers engaged by Company, and links to their individual privacy policies, are listed below  and may be updated from time to time.

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