Effective date: September 25, 2026
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your purchase of and participation in It’s Not a Race, an online course offered by Halls of Ivy LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”). By purchasing or accessing the course, you agree to these Terms, our Refund and Exchange Policy, and our Privacy Policy, which are part of these Terms. If you don’t agree, don’t purchase or use the course.
1. Eligibility and your account
You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into a binding agreement to purchase the course. Each enrollment is for one person. You’re responsible for keeping your login credentials secure and for all activity under your account. Sharing your account or course access with anyone else, including colleagues at your business, is not permitted. Violation of this condition will result in the cancellation of your account and no refund will be given.
2. What you’re purchasing
Your enrollment includes access to the course’s self-paced modules, the live checkpoint sessions offered to your cohort, recordings of those sessions, and the frameworks and worksheets provided with each module. Modules and their materials unlock in sequence as you progress. Your access lasts for 12 months from the course start date. We may update, reorganize, or improve course content over time, but we won’t materially reduce what’s included in your enrollment during your access period.
3. Payment and taxes
Prices are listed on the course page at the time of purchase. You agree to pay the full price, plus any applicable taxes, using a payment method we accept. If you enroll on a payment plan, you authorize us to charge each installment on schedule. If a payment fails and isn’t resolved within 10 days, we may suspend your access until your account is current.
4. Refunds
Refunds are governed by our Refund and Exchange Policy, which includes the eligibility requirements and the 30-day window. We don’t offer exchanges or transfers of enrollment.
5. Intellectual property and your license
All course content, including videos, text, frameworks, worksheets, templates, diagrams, recordings, and course materials, is owned by Halls of Ivy or its licensors and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the course for your own learning during your access period. You may complete, adapt, and use the frameworks and worksheets inside your own business, including sharing your completed versions with your own staff, partners, or advisors for that business’s operations.
You may not:
- copy, reproduce, resell, sublicense, or distribute course content or materials;
- share course videos, recordings, or blank frameworks and worksheets with anyone outside your enrollment;
- use course content to create, teach, or sell a competing course, workshop, consulting method, or training product; or
- record, download, or capture course videos or live sessions except through features we provide.
The license ends when your access period ends, when you receive a refund, or if we terminate your access under these Terms.
6. Live checkpoints and recordings
Live checkpoint sessions are recorded, and recordings are made available to participants enrolled in the course. By joining a live session, you consent to being recorded, including your name, voice, image, and anything you say or share in chat. If you don’t want to appear in the recording, you may keep your camera off, stay muted, or watch the recording instead.
Recordings are used to deliver the course to enrolled participants. We won’t use your image, voice, or contributions in advertising or marketing without your separate written permission.
Live sessions are shared with other participants. Don’t disclose confidential, proprietary, or personal information about your business, customers, or employees that you wouldn’t want other participants to see or hear. When you describe your own situation in a session, consider leaving out identifying details.
7. Your contributions
If you submit questions, examples, or descriptions of your business for discussion, you keep ownership of them. You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use them for the purpose of delivering the course, including discussing them in live sessions and recordings. You confirm you have the right to share anything you submit and that it doesn’t violate anyone else’s rights or confidentiality obligations.
8. Conduct
You agree to treat other participants and course staff respectfully. You may not harass, threaten, or discriminate against anyone; post or share unlawful, misleading, or infringing material; promote or solicit for your own products or services in live sessions without permission; or interfere with the course platform or other participants’ access. We may remove you from a live session, or suspend or end your access, for conduct that violates these Terms.
9. Educational purpose only
The course is educational. It is not legal, financial, tax, accounting, cybersecurity, data privacy, or other professional advice, and it doesn’t create a consulting, advisory, or attorney-client relationship. The course discusses topics such as data governance, vendor contracts, AI use policies, and regulatory risk in general terms. Before acting on these topics in your business, consult qualified professionals about your specific situation. You are solely responsible for the decisions you make and the AI tools, vendors, and practices you adopt.
10. No guarantee of results
We don’t guarantee any particular outcome, including increased revenue, cost savings, efficiency gains, or return on investment. Examples, case studies, and scenarios in the course, including the worked examples used in live checkpoints, are for illustration only and don’t represent typical results. Your results depend on your business, your market, your data, the tools you choose, how you implement what you learn, and many other factors outside our control.
11. Third-party tools and services
The course may refer to AI tools, software, vendors, or websites operated by third parties. These references are for educational purposes and are not endorsements. We don’t control and aren’t responsible for third-party products or services, their terms, their data practices, or their performance. Your use of any third-party tool is governed by that provider’s terms.
12. Changes to the schedule
We’ll give enrolled participants advance notice if we need to reschedule a live checkpoint. Rescheduled sessions will still be recorded. If we cancel the course entirely, you’ll receive a refund as described in the Refund and Exchange Policy.
13. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or end your access without a refund if you violate these Terms, including by sharing your account, distributing course materials, or misusing the refund policy. You may stop using the course at any time. Sections 5 (except the license grant), 7, and 9 through 18 survive the end of your access.
14. Disclaimer of warranties
The course is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don’t guarantee that the course or platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that course content will be complete or current at all times, given how quickly AI tools and regulations change.
15. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Halls of Ivy and its owners, instructors, employees, and contractors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, or business opportunities, arising from or related to the course or these Terms, even if advised of the possibility of those damages. Our total liability for any claim related to the course or these Terms will not exceed the amount you paid for the course.
16. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Halls of Ivy and its owners, instructors, employees, and contractors from any claims, losses, or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your violation of these Terms, your contributions, or your business’s use of AI tools or practices, including any decisions you make based on the course.
17. Governing law and dispute resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law rules, and by the Federal Arbitration Act.
Informal resolution first. If you have a dispute with us, contact us at legal[at]hallsofivy.co with a description of the issue and the resolution you’re seeking. We’ll try in good faith to resolve it within 30 days. Neither of us may start arbitration or a small claims case until that 30-day period has passed.
Binding arbitration. Any dispute arising from or relating to the course or these Terms that isn’t resolved informally will be settled by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its applicable rules. The arbitration will take place by video conference or written submissions unless the arbitrator decides an in-person hearing is necessary, in which case it will be held in Cook County, Illinois. The arbitrator’s decision is final and may be entered as a judgment in any court with jurisdiction.
Small claims court. Either of us may instead bring an individual claim in small claims court in Cook County, Illinois, or in the county where you live, as long as the claim qualifies and stays in that court.
No class actions. You and we agree to resolve disputes only on an individual basis. Neither of us may bring or participate in a class, collective, or representative action or arbitration. If this class action waiver is found unenforceable, this entire arbitration section won’t apply, and disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois.
Intellectual property. Either of us may go to court to stop the unauthorized copying, distribution, or use of intellectual property, including course content and materials, without first going through informal resolution or arbitration.
18. General
These Terms, together with the Refund and Exchange Policy and Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us about the course. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision isn’t a waiver of it. You may not assign your rights under these Terms. We may assign ours in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you have under consumer protection laws that can’t be waived.
19. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes won’t apply retroactively to disputes that arose before the change. The version in effect on your purchase date governs your enrollment, except that updates made for legal compliance, security, or course operations apply once posted.
20. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at legal[at]hallsofivy.co.