SM调教社区

Last revision: February 2026.

Welcome to SM调教社区: Terms of Service

Please read these Terms of Service (“TOS”) prior to registering for an account on SM调教社区/applying for a SM调教社区 program or using any portion of the SM调教社区 website or mobile applications (collectively, the “SM调教社区 Site,” which consists of all content and pages located within the ch web domain and all SM调教社区 mobile applications), including accessing any course material, chat rooms, or other electronic services. These TOS that follows are agreements (the “Agreements”) between you and SM调教社区. By using the SM调教社区 Site, you accept and agree to be legally bound by the Agreements, whether or not you are a registered user. Please also read the Privacy Policy for the SM调教社区 Site before you use any portion of the SM调教社区 Site. The Privacy Policy describes how your personal data is collected and processed when you use the SM调教社区 Site. If you do not understand or do not wish to be bound by the terms of the Agreements or Privacy Policy, you should not use the SM调教社区 Site.

SM调教社区 reserves the right to modify these TOS at any time without advance notice. Any changes to these TOS will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the SM调教社区 Site after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement on a prospective basis to the modified TOS and all of the changes. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of these TOS.

Any version of these TOS in a language other than English is provided for convenience and you understand and agree that the English language version will control if there is any conflict.

USER ACCOUNTS
In order for SM调教社区 to create a user account, you must provide your full name, an email address, your country or region of residence, a public username, and a user password. You agree that you will never divulge or share access or access information for your user account with any third party for any reason. In setting up your user account, you may be prompted to enter additional optional information (e.g., your year of birth). You represent that all information provided by you is accurate and current. You agree to maintain and update your information to keep it accurate and current.
We care about the confidentiality and security of your personal information. Please see the Privacy Policy for more information about the collection and use of data on the SM调教社区 Site.

YOUR RIGHT TO USE CONTENT ON THE SM调教社区 SITE
Unless indicated as being in the public domain, the content on the SM调教社区 Site is protected by Switzerland and foreign copyright laws. Unless otherwise expressly stated on the SM调教社区 Site, the texts, exams, video, images, and other instructional materials provided with the courses offered on the SM调教社区 Site are for your personal use in connection with those courses only. We aim to make much of the SM调教社区 course content available under more open license terms that will help create a vibrant ecosystem of contributors and further SM调教社区’s goal of making education accessible and affordable to the world.
Certain reference documents, digital textbooks, articles, and other information on the SM调教社区 Site are used with the permission of third parties, and use of that information is subject to certain rules and conditions, which will be posted along with the information. By using the SM调教社区 Site, you agree to abide by all such rules and conditions.
You agree to retain all copyright and other notices on any content you obtain from the SM调教社区 Site. All rights in the SM调教社区 Site and its content, if not expressly granted, are reserved.
Use for Personalization and Pedagogical Improvements. Our goal is to provide current and future visitors to the SM调教社区 Site with the best possible educational experience. To further this goal, we sometimes present different users with different versions of course materials and software. We do this to personalize the experience to the individual learner (to assess the learner鈥檚 level of ability and learning style, and present materials best suited to the learner), to improve our understanding of the learning process, and to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our course materials, payment models, platform features, and offerings. We may publish or otherwise publicize results from this process, but, unless otherwise permitted under the Privacy Policy, those publications or public disclosures will not include your personal information.

USER POSTINGS
User Postings Representations and Warranties. By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you affirm, represent, and warrant (1) that you have the necessary rights, licenses, consents, and/or permissions to reproduce and publish the User Postings and to authorize SM调教社区 and its users to reproduce, modify, publish, and otherwise use and distribute your User Postings in a manner consistent with the licenses granted by you below, and (2) that neither your submission of your User Postings nor the exercise of the licenses granted below will infringe or violate the rights of any third party. You, and not SM调教社区, are solely responsible for your User Postings and the consequences of posting or publishing them.

License Grant to SM调教社区.

By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you hereby grant to SM调教社区 a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, sub licensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify, distribute, redistribute, relicense, and otherwise use, make available, and exploit your User Postings, in whole or in part, in any form and in any media formats and through any media channels (now known or hereafter developed).
License Grant to SM调教社区 Users.
By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you hereby grant to each user of the SM调教社区 Site a non-exclusive license to access and use your User Postings in connection with their use of the SM调教社区 Site for their own personal purposes.

DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY / LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITIES
THE SM调教社区 SITE AND ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SM调教社区 SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, EXCEPT INSOFAR AS ANY SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
SM调教社区 AND THE SM调教社区 PARTICIPANTS (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED) DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SM调教社区 SITE WILL OPERATE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE MANNER, THAT THE SM调教社区 SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE COURSES OR CONTENT PROVIDED WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. SM调教社区 AND THE SM调教社区 PARTICIPANTS ALSO MAKE NO WARRANTY ABOUT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR QUALITY OF THE SM调教社区 SITE OR ANY COURSES OR CONTENT, OR THAT ANY PARTICULAR COURSES OR CONTENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. 鈥淪M调教社区 PARTICIPANTS鈥� MEANS MIT, HARVARD, THE OTHER MEMBERS, THE ENTITIES PROVIDING INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES FOR THE SM调教社区 SITE, THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS, AND THEIR STAFFS.
USE OF THE SM调教社区 SITE, AND THE CONTENT AND SERVICES OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE SM调教社区 SITE, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR ACCESS TO OR DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION, MATERIALS, OR DATA THROUGH THE SM调教社区 SITE OR ANY REFERENCE SITES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM) OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THE PRIVACY POLICY.

User Postings Disclaimer.
You understand that when using the SM调教社区 Site you will be exposed to User Postings from a variety of sources and that neither SM调教社区 nor the SM调教社区 Participants are responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, reliability or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Postings. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Postings that are inaccurate, offensive, defamatory, indecent or objectionable and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against SM调教社区 or any of the SM调教社区 Participants with respect thereto. Neither SM调教社区 nor any of the SM调教社区 Participants endorse any User Postings or any opinion, recommendation or advice expressed therein. Neither SM调教社区 nor any of the SM调教社区 Participants have any obligation to monitor any User Postings or any other user communications through the SM调教社区 Site.
However, SM调教社区 reserves the right to review User Postings and to exercise its sole discretion to edit or remove, in whole or in part, any User Posting at any time and for any reason, or to allow the SM调教社区 Participants to do so. Without limiting the foregoing, upon receiving notice from a user or a content owner that a User Posting allegedly does not conform to these TOS, SM调教社区 may investigate the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether to remove the User Posting, which it reserves the right to do at any time and without notice.

Links to Other Websites. The SM调教社区 Site may include hyperlinks to websites maintained or controlled by others. SM调教社区 and the SM调教社区 Participants are not responsible for and do not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents of or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at these websites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER SM调教社区 NOR ANY OF THE SM调教社区 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES, EITHER ACTUAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, OR YOUR (OR ANY THIRD PARTY’S) USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SM调教社区 SITE, OR YOUR PLACEMENT OF CONTENT ON THE SM调教社区 SITE, OR YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE SM调教社区 SITE, WHETHER YOUR CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTORY OR OTHER LAW.
IN PARTICULAR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER SM调教社区 NOR ANY OF THE SM调教社区 PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT SM调教社区 OR ANY OF THE SM调教社区 PARTICIPANTS HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE AT FAULT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, ERRORS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF DATA).
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
INDEMNIFICATION.

You agree to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify SM调教社区 and the SM调教社区 Participants, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, faculty, students, fellows, governing board members, agents and employees from and against any third-party claims, actions, or demands arising out of, resulting from or in any way related to your use of the SM调教社区 Site, including any liability or expense arising from any and all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs, and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, SM调教社区 or the applicable SM调教社区 Participant will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit, or action.

ADDITIONAL TERMS
Termination Rights; Discontinuation of Courses and Content.
You agree that SM调教社区, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of the SM调教社区 Site or your participation in it, for any reason or no reason, upon notice to you. It is SM调教社区’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances the accounts of users of the SM调教社区 Site who are repeat copyright infringers. SM调教社区 and the SM调教社区 Participants reserve the right at any time in their sole discretion to cancel, delay, reschedule or alter the format of any course offered through SM调教社区, or to cease providing any part or all of the SM调教社区 Site content or related services, and you agree that neither SM调教社区 nor any of the SM调教社区 Participants will have any liability to you for such an action. If you no longer desire to participate in the SM调教社区 Site, you may terminate your participation at any time. The rights granted to you hereunder will terminate upon any termination of your right to use the SM调教社区 Site, but the other provisions of the Agreements will survive any such termination.
Entire Agreement.

The Agreements constitute the entire agreement between you and SM调教社区 with respect to your use of the SM调教社区 Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and SM调教社区 regarding your use of the SM调教社区 Site.
Waiver and Severability.

The failure of SM调教社区 to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Agreements shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Agreements is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision and the other provisions of the Agreements shall remain in full force and effect.
Choice of Law/Forum Selection.
You agree that the Agreements and any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to the Agreements or any content or service obtained from or through the SM调教社区 Site will be governed by the laws of the Switzerland, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You agree that all such claims and disputes will be heard and resolved exclusively in the federal or state courts located in and serving Geneva, Switzerland. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts over you for this purpose, and you waive and agree not to assert any objection to such proceedings in those courts (including any defense or objection of lack of proper jurisdiction or venue or inconvenience of forum).

SM调教社区 is a private school operating under Swiss law and obtains its accreditation from independent accreditation bodies. Private schools are under the supervision of each regional Swiss canton that is responsible for private sector accreditation and recognition. Private schools in Switzerland do not need to be accredited by Ministry of Education as only public schools have such obligation. SM调教社区 is registered in Geneva canton, Switzerland under registration number CHE-131.073.981.

Definitions

For the purposes of these terms:

Headings; Number and Gender: The headings of sections and paragraphs are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Contract or to affect the construction thereof. The use in this Contract of singular, plural, masculine, feminine and neuter pronouns shall include the others as the context may require.

鈥淐ontract鈥�: The Terms and Conditions for the Provision of Services which shall regulate the contractual relationship between SM调教社区S脿rl (hereinafter referred to as 鈥淪M调教社区鈥�) and the Student.

鈥淐ourse鈥�: A learning module designed and developed by SM调教社区 and/or any Partner, and/or any SM调教社区 Professor including all revisions and updates to such Course as SM调教社区, its Partner or its Professor may make from time to time.

鈥淐ourse Material鈥�: Physical or electronic material relating to any Course, together with all revisions and updates applied regularly made by SM调教社区 and/or any Partner, which may be in any format. The distance Learning Courses shall be delivered via the SM调教社区 Online Learning System (here after 鈥淧ortal鈥�).

鈥淐ourse Syllabus鈥�: A document that includes but not limited to the detailed outline, Course structure, learning goals, assignments, and grading criteria of a single Course.

鈥淐ourse Work鈥�: Any work including but not limited to materials, projects, assignments, thesis, dissertation, required to be developed by the Student during the Course and submitted to SM调教社区.

鈥淒iploma鈥�: The document issued upon successful completion of all requirements set forth by SM调教社区 as part of the Course and Course work.

鈥淓nrolment Date鈥�: The day on which SM调教社区 provides Student with access to the Portal.

鈥淧arties鈥�: referred to SM调教社区 and Student jointly.

鈥淧artner鈥�: Any third-party institution who shall provide any part of the services hereunder the overall responsibility of SM调教社区.

鈥淧rofessor鈥�: any party employed or engaged by SM调教社区 who shall provide teaching and any other related services hereunder the overall responsibility of SM调教社区.

鈥淪ervices鈥�: The provision of relevant support, systems, processes, and benefits related to any Course offered and conducted by SM调教社区 to the Student in accordance with the Course syllabus.

鈥淪M调教社区鈥�: SM调教社区S脿rl, registered at Avenue des Morgines 12, 1212 Gen猫ve, Switzerland.

 鈥淪tudent(s)鈥�: The party receiving the Services to be provided by SM调教社区 and/or any Partner.

Area of Application and Effectiveness

SM调教社区 undertakes to provide professional and high-quality education, on the basis of the Swiss Quality Education standards to carry out a one-year certificate MBA program. SM调教社区 undertakes to issue a Swiss degree from SM调教社区 to the Student, upon the completion of the program.

SM调教社区 undertakes to organize, define and implement the following in accordance with the curriculum:

-Lectures, seminars, exercises and case studies

-Professor consultations

-Practical teaching

-Tests and exams

-Use of the teaching classrooms in professional business buildings as decided by SM调教社区

-Development of Student identifications

-Use of teaching materials on Portal

Obligations

SM调教社区

– SM调教社区 will deliver the course material necessary to achieve the educational goals set forth in the curriculum. SM调教社区 does not guarantee that the Course Material will be errors- or omissions free.

– SM调教社区 will deliver the Services to the Student in accordance with this Agreement and the rules and regulations set forth in the Student Handbook, if any, received by the Student.

– The Student will be responsible for inspecting the Course Material as soon as reasonably possible following delivery. Furthermore, the Student will be responsible for notifying SM调教社区 about any errors or omissions in the Course syllabus.

– SM调教社区 reserves the right to make variations to the content or methods of delivery, teaching, topics or assessment of Courses, to discontinue, merge or combine Courses if such action is required by SM调教社区 or necessary to improve the quality of teaching and knowledge transfer from SM调教社区 to Students.

– SM调教社区 will open an email address for the Student for the purpose of using the Portal and communicating as a teaching process. Student gives SM调教社区 permission to view and process his / her personal information as well as SM调教社区 or his/her other e-mail addresses. The Student undertakes to attend classes according to the set curriculum and schedule of the group determined by SM调教社区.

Student

– In case the Student is intending to take leave from the Course for a period of 60 calendar days or more, the Student will be required to notify SM调教社区 in writing (e.g., by email) in advance. If Student fails to notify SM调教社区 in advance, continuation of the respective Course will be at SM调教社区麓s discretion. Taking leave for less than 60 calendar days shall not grant an extension of time to affect any payments hereunder. Payments shall be affected on the agreed upon dates as provided in clause 4 hereto.

– All students must complete the entire Courses within a period not greater than 18 months from Enrollment Date. At the discretion of SM调教社区 and at the request of the Student the period of the 18 months period from Enrollment Date may be extended, for which an additional fee may be applicable.

– The Student commits himself to the regularity of teaching attendances and the fulfillment of his / her assigned obligations, except in the case of justifiable absences evidenced by certified certificates.

– The Student undertakes to take the exam regularly and to fulfill all other obligations in accordance with the Study Regulations if any, the SM调教社区 Statute, the Code of Conduct and other applicable acts of the SM调教社区.

– By accepting this Terms, the Student confirms that he / she is familiar with all SM调教社区 acts published on the SM调教社区 website or delivered to the Student and fully accepts them.

The Student undertakes to respect the organization of the study process and the rules of conduct established by the SM调教社区 acts.

– By accepting this Agreement, the Student agrees to undergo testing for traces of narcotics and other opiates at the request of SM调教社区. SM调教社区 reserves the right to require Student to be tested on a random basis. In the event of refusal to be tested, the Student shall be deemed to have breached the provisions of this Agreement referred to in Article 5, item 3 gross violation by Student.

3.11. Student hereby grant SM调教社区 permission to use Your name, company, image in connection with offering, delivering, marketing, promoting, demonstrating, and selling the services, courses, school鈥檚 contents and submitted content to students and third parties and waive any and all rights of privacy, publicity, or any other rights of a similar nature in connection therewith.

Academic Dishonesty

All forms of academic misconduct including but not limited to cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, or facilitating academic dishonesty.

Fabrication: is the falsification of any data used by students in any academic paper or document. This includes making up quotations, inventing data to suit the results wanted, omitting certain data to that is inconvenient to the experiment and also making up bibliographical references.

Plagiarism: is the theft of intellectual property belonging to another person and passing it off as one鈥檚 own work, or failing to cite the source of the original work properly. Examples of plagiarism are: handing in someone else鈥檚 work and passing it off as one鈥檚 own; copying ideas from other sources, without giving that source credit; giving incorrect information about the source or failing to use proper references.

Forgery

Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any School document, record, key, electronic device, or identification. False information or Forgery of any documents used for the application.

Harassment

Harassment of any person by a student of SM调教社区. For the purposes of these policies, 鈥榟arassment鈥� is: the use, display, or other demonstration of words, gestures, imagery, or physical materials, or the engagement in any form of bodily conduct, on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, alienage, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability, that has the effect of creating a hostile and intimidating environment sufficiently severe or pervasive to substantially impair a reasonable person鈥檚 participation in School Courses or activities, or use of School facilities.

Course Material

Selling, preparing, or distributing course lecture notes, power points, excel sheets, word and any other document or video or audio recordings of any course for any commercial purpose unless authorized by SM调教社区 in advance and explicitly permitted by SM调教社区 in writing. The unauthorized sale or commercial distribution of course notes or recordings by a student is a violation of these Policies whether or not it was the student or someone else who prepared the notes or recordings.

Appropriate student conduct

SM调教社区 will not tolerate any harassment or threatening conduct towards, students, staff or faculty of SM调教社区. This includes e-mails or letters containing abusive or threatening language, as well as any false accusations intentionally made by a student against another student or a staff or faculty member, where the student knows the accusation to be false. Any negative comments or inappropriately aggressive behavior is not acceptable. Students must acknowledge any constructive criticism given by faculty or SM调教社区 staff members.

Appropriate language

Faculty and staff members must be treated with respect at all times and students must reflect this in their general manner and tone of voice when addressing them. The authority of the faculty member must be recognized and other students must be treated in a courteous and appropriate manner.

Liability coverage provisions

– The Student agrees that the SM调教社区 and its owners, directors, authorized persons, employees, agents, professors, affiliated and affiliated subjects of the SM调教社区 as the Injured parties shall be free from solidarity for all losses, damages, claims, including claims for damages and liability to any the applicable law in any area of 鈥嬧�媡erritorial jurisdiction or on some other basis related to the services the SM调教社区 has directly or indirectly provided to the Student or to any of its clients, including Student(s) who may be considered by the Agreement, including but not limited to the costs of attorneys and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with investigative actions in the lawsuit, proceeding or ongoing proceedings, is expected or confirmed in relation to the Injured party as a result of the breach of this Agreement, irrespective of whether it is the party Injured in the dispute or, in the case of a defense in a confirmed or possible lawsuit, from a dispute or procedure under this Agreement initiated by the Student, its representatives, Client of the School for any breach of any Service or negligence of the SM调教社区 in the performance of his services under this Agreement.

– Maximum cap liability of SM调教社区 for any damage the Student, its representative, cost carrier has suffered on other grounds, including substantial damage, negligence, inaccurate statement or lawsuit on the basis of any other Agreement or any other civil law basis, shall be up to the amount of direct costs for services that are the subject of this Agreement. Both Agreementing Parties declare that the total foreseeable damage due to the hidden treatment of the SM调教社区 is the highest of the above sum.

Law and Dispute

These terms shall be governed by the laws of Switzerland.

Any disputes regarding the terms of this Agreement shall be decided by the School鈥檚 Director or his/her designee and the Agent.

If any provision of this Agreement is considered invalid or unenforceable, it does not result in the nullity or unenforceability of the entire Agreement. In that case, the parties are exempt from all rights and obligations from the pecuniary or unenforceable provision, but only to the extent that the provision is null and void and will seek to replace such provision with a valid provision that is closest to the economic and legal meaning of nullity and unenforceable provision.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED

SM调教社区 and Members use information, including Personal Information, to carry out the following purposes: Operate and improve the SM调教社区 Site 鈥� This includes creating and improving features that support the SM调教社区 community and enable SM调教社区 Site usage at scale.
This also includes personalizing the SM调教社区 Site, so your learning experience is tailored to your interests and needs.
Create, administer, provide, and teach courses 鈥� This includes creating and improving the delivery of massive open online courses and programs on SM调教社区.
This also includes personalizing courses, so your learning experience is tailored to your interests and needs, and assessing your performance and awarding certificates.
Offer and improve products and services 鈥� This includes enabling you to navigate the SM调教社区 Site, to enroll and participate in courses and programs on the SM调教社区 Site, to learn effectively in such courses and programs, and to purchase or obtain products and services on the SM调教社区 Site such as Verified Certificates.
Develop and maintain the security and performance of the SM调教社区 Site 鈥� This includes tracking SM调教社区 Site outages and creating software solutions, detecting violations of the Honor Code and Terms of Service, and monitoring uses, misuses, and potential misuses of the SM调教社区 Site.
Communicate with you 鈥� This includes answering your course and platform questions, notifying you of course and SM调教社区 Site maintenance and updates, marketing to you about course offerings, programs, news, and related products and services of SM调教社区 or SM调教社区 affiliates, and as permitted under applicable law, sending you communications about products or services of selected business partners that may be of interest to you.
Support scientific research including, for example, in the areas of cognitive science and education 鈥� This includes collaborating to enable and conduct research about how learners access and master course materials online, with the goal of improving course outcomes.
Track SM调教社区 Site usage against goals and mission 鈥� This includes performing analytics to evaluate access to and performance in courses and course-related products and services and to report aggregate usage information (not Personal Information) to business partners and external audiences.
Exercise, enforce, and comply with legal rights and obligations 鈥� This includes responding to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; and investigating, preventing, or taking action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of SM调教社区, Members, or others, and as otherwise required by applicable law.
SM调教社区 or a Member may also seek your consent for additional uses of information, including Personal Information, and will use it only for the purpose described to you.
All use of Personal Information is subject to applicable law.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED

SM调教社区 and Members share information, including Personal Information, with third parties for the following purposes: With service providers, contractors, and other third parties that help carry out the uses described above 鈥� SM调教社区 requires third parties to: (1) abide by this Privacy Policy and applicable law; (2) handle Personal Information in a confidential manner and maintain adequate security; and (3) use Personal Information only as needed to fulfill the relevant purpose(s).
In some cases, the SM调教社区 Site and individual courses are integrated with third-party services or contain links to websites published by third parties, including other content providers as well as service providers.
These third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices, so you should pay attention anytime you are redirected to a third-party website and be sure to review its privacy policy.
With other learners in courses that you take and with other visitors to the SM调教社区 Site, to create an interactive learning environment, support class participation, and share course information 鈥� This includes sharing comments, coursework, or other information or content that you submit to a portion of the SM调教社区 Site designed for viewing by other class members or for public communication.
This also includes providing opportunities for you to communicate with other users who may have similar interests or educational goals, for instance, recommending specific study partners or connecting potential student mentees and mentors.
In such cases, SM调教社区 and each Member that offers a course in which you enrolled may use all information collected about you to determine who might be interested in communicating with you, but will only provide others your username (for clarity, no disclosure of your real name or email address).
With employers, government programs, institutions, or other enterprises that sponsor your enrollment in a course for training or other educational purposes 鈥� If an entity pays for or otherwise sponsors your Verified Certificate or course participation, SM调教社区 will share information with the entity as needed to confirm your enrollment, participation, progress, and completion status in that course.
With affiliates of SM调教社区 or a Member, or with successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or reorganization, for their use consistent with this Privacy Policy.
SM调教社区 or a Member may also seek your consent for additional disclosures of information, including Personal Information, and will share it only as described to you.
In addition, SM调教社区 or a Member may share with the public and with third parties, including but not limited to researchers and business partners, information and Personal Information that is de-identified or aggregated in a manner that does not personally identify you.

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can manage your Personal Information through learner features on the SM调教社区 Site and requests to the SM调教社区 learner support team.
If your request involves information controlled by a Member, SM调教社区 learner support will notify and coordinate with the appropriate Member to address your request.
SM调教社区 will provide support to the extent required by applicable law (for example, learners in the European Union) and more broadly when possible, as a courtesy in our sole discretion.
SM调教社区 will notify you in the event that SM调教社区 is unable to meet a request that is not legally required.
Similarly, Members will only be obligated to comply with requests to the extent legally required, but may choose to comply with other requests in their sole discretion.
Access and correct your Personal Information Much of your Personal Information is available in your SM调教社区 account.
Your name, email address, and other identifiable profile information is editable through the profile settings in your SM调教社区 account except as noted below.
Your account dashboard lists all current and archived courses in which you have enrolled and includes links to any Verified Certificates you may have earned.
The dashboard also contains copies of your answers and other participation and performance in courses.
Please contact SM调教社区 learner support to access and update this or other information.
If your request involves information controlled by a Member, SM调教社区 learner support will notify the appropriate Member of your request.
Exceptions: Usernames cannot ever be changed.
This is an SM调教社区 system restriction.
Because usernames identify you in courses and elsewhere on the SM调教社区 Site, SM调教社区 encourages you to use discretion in choosing your username.
If you want to protect your identity, do not use your real name or a name identifiable to you as your username.
SM调教社区 does not track or index every time or every place on the SM调教社区 Site when or where a learner may volunteer Personal Information, so neither SM调教社区 nor Members will be able to help you locate or manage all such instances.
SM调教社区 encourages you to use discretion before volunteering Personal Information on the SM调教社区 Site.
Restrict or object to the processing of Personal Information If you want to manage emails and other communications to you, you may update your preferences in your SM调教社区 account dashboard, follow the steps described in links at the bottom of email messages, or contact SM调教社区 learner support.
You may object to, or request that SM调教社区 or a Member stop, its use of your Personal Information for other purposes by contacting the SM调教社区 learner support team.
If your request involves information controlled by a Member, SM调教社区 learner support will notify the appropriate Member of your request.
Please note that if you choose to restrict SM调教社区鈥檚 or a Member鈥檚 ability to process Personal Information, and the processing is otherwise required to provide you with various services and products offered on the SM调教社区 Site, you may not be able to establish an SM调教社区 user account or enroll for a course, and SM调教社区 or a Member may not be able to provide you with those services or products.

Delete account and Personal Information To request deletion of your SM调教社区 account and Personal Information, you should contact SM调教社区 directly.
Because deletion on the SM调教社区 system is a permanent action and cannot be reversed, SM调教社区 may ask you to complete a process that aims to confirm your authority to manage the SM调教社区 account affected by your request.
With respect to your SM调教社区 account, SM调教社区 will permanently:
– deactivate your SM调教社区 account,
– remove the active profile,
– retire your username, and
– remove you from SM调教社区 email lists.

With respect to your Personal Information, SM调教社区 will permanently delete your SM调教社区 account profile Personal Information from the SM调教社区 Site.
As noted above, to the extent that SM调教社区 associates the information that SM调教社区 collects directly or indirectly with an individual (for example, you), the association is based on Personal Information in your SM调教社区 account profile.
By erasing the Personal Information in your SM调教社区 account profile, the remaining information about your activity on the SM调教社区 Site will no longer be associated with you, except as noted below.
These changes will be applied to data stores that are used for operation of the SM调教社区 Site including course administration by Members.
If you enrolled in any courses on the SM调教社区 Site, the SM调教社区 learner support team will share your request with the Members that offered those courses.

Exceptions:
Deletion will not apply to historical activity logs or archives unless and until these logs and data naturally 鈥渁ge-off鈥� the SM调教社区 system.
SM调教社区 does not track or index every time or every place on the SM调教社区 Site when or where a learner may volunteer Personal Information, so neither SM调教社区 nor Members will be able to help you locate or manage all such instances.
SM调教社区 encourages you to use discretion before voluntarily sharing your Personal Information on the SM调教社区 Site.
SM调教社区 will archive course data (in a manner and to the extent permitted under applicable law) to serve its mission to enable scientific research on cognitive science and education.
These archives are used to produce encrypted research data packages for Members, and Personal Information may not be deleted from research data packages retained by Members.
SM调教社区 and each applicable Member cannot always delete records of past interactions and transactions.
For example, records relating to previous purchases on the SM调教社区 Site must be retained for financial reporting, audit, and compliance reasons.
SM调教社区 and each Member will retain and use Personal Information as necessary to comply with its legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Data retention
SM调教社区 will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with services; to maintain a record of your transactions for financial reporting, audit, and compliance purposes; and to comply with SM调教社区鈥檚 legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
If you enroll in a Member鈥檚 course, such Member will also retain your Personal Information for as long as needed to provide you with services; to maintain a record of your transactions for financial reporting, audit, and compliance purposes; and to comply with its legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Upon your request that SM调教社区 deactivate your account and delete your information, SM调教社区 will follow the process described above, including without limitation archiving your course data (in a manner and to the extent permitted under applicable law) to serve its mission to enable scientific research on cognitive science and education.
These archives will be used to produce encrypted research data packages for Members, and each such Member may also keep and use course data for scientific research.

STORAGE & SECURITY
SM调教社区 stores information, including Personal Information, on its own servers and also on servers of companies that SM调教社区 hires to provide services.
Each Member also stores information, including Personal Information, on its own servers and/or on servers of companies that the Member hires to provide services.
In each case, information may be stored in the Switzerland, European Union and in other countries where SM调教社区 or a Member operates, and in countries where SM调教社区 and each Member鈥檚 respective service providers operate.
If you are in the European Union, Switzerland, or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, you acknowledge that SM调教社区 and each Member may transfer, process and store your personal information in the European Union and other countries, the privacy laws of which may be considered less strict than those of your region.
SM调教社区 controls its own copy of information collected through the SM调教社区 Site and has an information security program designed to protect information in its possession or control.
This is done through a variety of privacy and security policies, processes, and procedures.
SM调教社区 uses administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information that it collects, receives, stores, or transmits.
Nonetheless, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure; and therefore, SM调教社区 cannot guarantee its absolute security.
While SM调教社区 works hard to ensure the integrity and security of its network and systems, SM调教社区 cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent 鈥渉ackers鈥� or other unauthorized persons from illegally accessing or obtaining information.
If SM调教社区 learns of a security breach involving its copy of your Personal Information, SM调教社区 may attempt to notify you electronically so that you may take appropriate protective steps.
By using the SM调教社区 Site or providing Personal Information to SM调教社区, you agree that SM调教社区 can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the SM调教社区 Site.
If a security systems breach occurs, SM调教社区 may post a notice on the SM调教社区 homepage (www.
SM调教社区.
org) or elsewhere on the SM调教社区 Site and may send an email to you at the email address associated with your SM调教社区 account.
Depending on where you are located, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach, involving your Personal Information, in writing.
If a Member learns of a security breach involving that Member鈥檚 copy of your Personal Information, the Member may attempt to notify you electronically so that you may take appropriate protective steps.
By enrolling in a Member鈥檚 course on the SM调教社区 Site or providing Personal Information to the Member, you agree that the Member can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your course enrollment and participation.
If a security systems breach occurs, the affected Member may post a notice on the SM调教社区 site and/or send an email to you at the email address associated with your enrollment in the Member鈥檚 course on the SM调教社区 Site.
Depending on where you are located, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach, involving your Personal Information, in writing.

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have privacy concerns, have disclosed data you would prefer to keep private, or would like to access the Personal Information that SM调教社区 maintains about you, please contact us at contact@ssbm.ch

GLOSSARY
Cookies are unique identifiers usually in the form of small data files placed on your device that send certain information about your activity on the SM调教社区 Site or in an email communication back to SM调教社区 or the authorized third party that served the cookie.
SM调教社区 or third parties may also use Flash cookies.
SM调教社区 Site consists of all content and pages located within the SM调教社区.
org web domain and all SM调教社区 mobile applications.
Member is each educational institution or other leading global institution or entity that provides courses through the SM调教社区 Site.
Personal Information is information that specifically identifies you or that, when combined with other information, could be used to identify you.
Tracking Technologies are web beacons, clear gifs, pixels, and similar technologies that are also unique identifiers used to track your online activity but are not stored on your device.
Verified Certificate is a virtual certificate that shows that you have successfully completed your SM调教社区 course or program and verified your identity using your webcam and your acceptable form of photo ID.