Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of Chain Academy's educational services and establish compliance requirements for our advertising platform partnerships. By accessing our cryptocurrency education content, you agree to these terms and our advertising practices.

Last updated: August 2025 • Effective Date: August 2025

Advertising and Marketing Terms

Our educational platform integrates with advertising networks to measure outreach effectiveness and provide relevant learning opportunities. These terms govern data collection, targeting practices, and marketing communications.

Data Collection for Advertising

  • Consent Requirements: You must provide explicit consent for advertising cookies and marketing data collection before we can track your educational interests and learning behaviors
  • Educational Data Types: We collect course interests, learning path progression, cryptocurrency topic engagement, professional development goals, and educational content interaction metrics
  • Third-Party Network Usage: Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, and Microsoft Advertising collect data through our platform for educational targeting and conversion measurement
  • Cross-Device Tracking: Advertising partners may connect your learning activities across devices to provide consistent educational recommendations and measure course interest

Advertising Targeting Practices

  • Interest-Based Advertising: We serve cryptocurrency education advertisements based on your demonstrated learning interests, course inquiries, and blockchain technology engagement patterns
  • Remarketing Activities: Previous website visitors receive targeted educational content advertisements to encourage course completion and continued professional development
  • Lookalike Audience Creation: Advertising platforms create audiences similar to successful students to reach potential learners with comparable educational interests and professional goals
  • Geographic and Demographic Targeting: Educational advertisements are targeted based on location, professional background, and cryptocurrency learning readiness indicators

Marketing Communications

  • Educational Newsletter Consent: Explicit opt-in required for cryptocurrency education updates, course announcements, and professional development content
  • Push Notification Policies: Browser notifications for course deadlines, learning reminders, and important educational announcements require separate consent
  • Social Media Advertising: Educational content promotion across social platforms requires compliance with platform-specific advertising policies and user privacy controls

User Obligations and Prohibited Uses

To maintain the integrity of our educational platform and advertising measurement systems, users must comply with these obligations and avoid prohibited activities that could compromise learning outcomes or platform security.

General User Obligations

  • Accurate Information Provision: Provide truthful personal details, professional background, and learning objectives to ensure appropriate course recommendations and educational support
  • Age Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old to provide advertising consent and 18 years old for course enrollment and payment processing
  • Account Security Responsibilities: Maintain confidentiality of login credentials, promptly report unauthorized access, and use secure devices for accessing educational content
  • Legal Compliance: Adhere to applicable laws and regulations regarding cryptocurrency education, professional development, and data protection in your jurisdiction

Prohibited Activities

  • Ad Fraud and Click Manipulation: Artificially inflating advertisement clicks, conversions, or engagement metrics to manipulate advertising campaign performance data
  • Automated Bot Traffic: Using scripts, bots, or automated tools to interact with educational content, submit forms, or generate false learning engagement metrics
  • Tracking System Circumvention: Attempting to block, disable, or manipulate advertising pixels, analytics tracking, or conversion measurement systems
  • Data Scraping and Harvesting: Extracting, copying, or systematically collecting educational content, student information, or advertising data without explicit authorization

Content and Communication Restrictions

  • Professional Communication Standards: Maintain respectful, educational discourse in all platform interactions and communications with instructors and fellow learners
  • Intellectual Property Respect: Do not share, distribute, or copy copyrighted educational materials, course content, or proprietary trading strategies without authorization
  • Authentic Identity Requirements: Provide accurate personal information and avoid impersonation, false credentials, or misrepresentation of professional qualifications

Platform-Specific Compliance

Our advertising partnerships require compliance with each platform's policies and standards. Violation of these requirements may result in restricted advertising functionality or account limitations.

Google Ads Policy Compliance

Content Policy Adherence

  • • Educational content must be accurate, relevant, and professionally presented without misleading cryptocurrency investment promises
  • • Landing pages must function properly, load quickly, and provide clear information about course content and pricing
  • • No promotion of get-rich-quick schemes, guaranteed trading profits, or high-risk investment strategies

Restricted Content Compliance

  • • Cryptocurrency education content must include appropriate risk disclosures and educational disclaimers
  • • Financial education materials comply with regional regulations and avoid providing unlicensed investment advice
  • • Age restrictions enforced for advanced trading and investment strategy courses

Technical and Data Requirements

  • • EU user consent policy compliance for advertising personalization and remarketing
  • • Accurate conversion tracking implementation without inflating educational goal completions
  • • Proper implementation of Google Consent Mode v2 for privacy regulation compliance

Facebook/Meta Advertising Policy Compliance

Community Standards and Content

  • • Educational advertisements must maintain authentic, respectful presentation without discriminatory targeting practices
  • • Cryptocurrency education content requires appropriate disclaimers about investment risks and regulatory variations
  • • No misleading claims about guaranteed learning outcomes, job placement rates, or earning potential

Special Category Restrictions

  • • Financial services education may require special category designation and enhanced compliance measures
  • • Employment-related course advertising must avoid discriminatory targeting based on protected characteristics
  • • Professional development content must accurately represent course outcomes and certification value

Data Use and Custom Audiences

  • • Custom audience creation limited to educational interests and professional development goals
  • • Facebook Pixel data collection requires transparent disclosure and user consent management
  • • Conversion tracking must accurately represent actual educational engagement and course interest

Microsoft/Bing Ads Policy Compliance

Editorial and Content Standards

  • • Advertisement copy must use proper grammar, accurate spelling, and professional presentation standards
  • • Landing pages must be relevant to advertised educational content and function properly across devices
  • • Educational content must provide clear value and avoid exaggerated claims about learning outcomes

Financial and Cryptocurrency Policy

  • • Cryptocurrency education content must include risk disclaimers and regulatory compliance information
  • • Financial education advertisements comply with Microsoft's financial services advertising policies
  • • Investment education content must avoid promises of specific returns or guaranteed success

Data Collection and Tracking

  • • UET tag implementation must accurately measure educational conversions without artificial inflation
  • • Remarketing data collection limited to legitimate educational interests and course engagement
  • • Geographic restrictions respected for regions with specific cryptocurrency education regulations

Liability and Disclaimers

While we strive to provide high-quality cryptocurrency education and reliable advertising measurement, certain limitations and disclaimers apply to our services and third-party platform integrations.

Educational Service Disclaimers

  • No Investment Guarantees: Educational content is for learning purposes only and does not guarantee investment success, trading profits, or specific financial outcomes in cryptocurrency markets
  • Platform Availability Variations: Third-party advertising platforms may change policies, suspend services, or modify data collection practices without notice to our educational platform
  • Course Content Evolution: Cryptocurrency education content may become outdated due to rapidly changing technology, regulations, and market conditions

Limitation of Liability

  • Third-Party Platform Responsibility: We are not liable for actions, policies, or data practices of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or other advertising and analytics partners
  • Service Availability Limitations: Educational platform access may be interrupted by maintenance, technical issues, or third-party service disruptions
  • Maximum Liability Limit: Our total liability for all claims related to educational services and advertising practices is limited to the amount paid for specific courses or services

User Indemnification

Users agree to indemnify Chain Academy against claims, damages, and expenses arising from:

  • • Violations of advertising platform policies or terms of service
  • • Fraudulent activity, click manipulation, or bot traffic generation
  • • Misrepresentation of identity, credentials, or professional qualifications
  • • Unauthorized sharing or distribution of copyrighted educational content
  • • Non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations in user's jurisdiction

Legal Information and Dispute Resolution

These terms are governed by applicable law and provide procedures for resolving disputes related to educational services, advertising practices, and platform usage.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

  • Applicable Law: These terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands, where our educational services are primarily based and operated
  • Jurisdiction for Disputes: Dutch courts have exclusive jurisdiction for legal proceedings related to educational services and advertising compliance matters
  • Language of Proceedings: All legal proceedings and documentation will be conducted in English unless otherwise required by local law

Dispute Resolution Process

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Informal Resolution Attempt: Contact our support team to resolve disputes related to educational services, advertising practices, or platform usage before formal proceedings
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Mediation Process: If informal resolution fails, parties may agree to mediation through a qualified dispute resolution service before litigation
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Legal Proceedings: Unresolved disputes proceed to appropriate courts with jurisdiction, following applicable procedural rules and timelines

Terms Modification and Updates

  • Update Notifications: Material changes to these terms will be announced through our platform and provided to active users via their preferred communication method
  • Continued Use Acceptance: Continued platform usage after terms updates constitutes acceptance of modified conditions and advertising practice changes
  • Termination Rights: Users may terminate their account and cease platform usage if they disagree with updated terms or advertising policy changes