Terms of service.
Effective Date: 02/11/2021
Updated on: 10/03/2022
1. Introduction
For purposes of these Terms of Service (“Terms”), “Publisher”, “Sequoyah”, “the Sequoyah Fund” mean The Sequoyah Fund, Inc.
The Tactix App (the "App" or “Tactix”) is a mobile platform for the Publisher’s users like you ("you", and "your") that enables you to access Publisher-related content alongside social and interactive features. The App is provided by Disciple Media Limited (“Disciple”, “we”, “us” and “our”), on behalf of the Publisher.
These Terms of Service and the associated Privacy Policy apply to your use of the App. The Publisher and Disciple are also the Data Controller for the purposes of any personal data you provide. For information on how we and the Publisher (as Data Controller) use your personal data, please see the associated Privacy Policy, available at www.tactix.org/privacy-policy.
You must review and accept these Terms before you can use the App. Unless otherwise specified in the App details on the applicable App Store, to use the App you must be 18 or older (or be 13 or older and have your parent or guardian's consent).
We license use of the App to you on the basis of these Terms and subject to any rules or policies applied by any App store provider or operator from whose platform you download the App (“App Store”). We do not sell the App to you. We remain owners of the App at all times, but please note that the content provided by the Publisher via the App is owned by and remains the responsibility of the Publisher.
2. Changes
We may occasionally make changes to the App or these Terms. If we do, we'll notify you either by updating the Effective Date of these Terms listed above and via the App. You must accept these changes in order to continue using the App. You should stop using the App if you disagree with any changes to the App or these Terms.
From time to time we may issue updates to the App via the App Store. Depending on the update, you may not be able to use the App until you have downloaded the latest version of the App and reviewed and accepted any new terms.
3. Accessing the App and the content on the App
You may access the App by downloading and installing the App to your device from the App Store. Although we are working to ensure that the App is compatible across various devices, we cannot guarantee that the App will work with all devices. You should check the minimum requirements and specifications (including memory space and operating system) as set out in the App details on the applicable App Store before downloading the App. We will endeavor to support the two most recent versions of the operating systems available in the market – for example, if iOS 11 is the current version, we will aim to support iOS 10 and iOS 11). To download the App, you will need a valid App Store account (as applicable to your device).
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are able to comply with the relevant system requirements as described above. We accept no responsibility for any lack of functionality that is due to your equipment (including your device, internet connection, operating system or settings and software). Access to parts or all of the App and any or all content on the App may be restricted from time to time to allow for repairs, maintenance or updating.
It is your responsibility to pay for all costs and expenses (including all telephone call or line charges or Internet service data access) that you may incur using the App.
Your use of the App and enjoyment of its features and content hosted or made available through the App may vary in functionality, availability and quality depending on the type of device and operating system and any restrictions imposed by our content providers.
4. Your Use of the App
In consideration of you complying with these Terms, we grant you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable license to use the App on your device(s) and to view the content contained on the App for your subject to and in accordance with these Terms, the Privacy Policy and the applicable App Store rules, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference.
You agree:
that you will not use the App for any illegal purpose or in any way that interrupts, damages or impairs the service provided by the App;
that you will not access or attempt to access the accounts of other users of the App;
that you will not impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
not to post or transmit through the App any content which is or could reasonably be viewed as:
hate speech, obscene, harassing, threatening, pornographic, abusive or defamatory to an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religious belief, race, gender, age, disability or otherwise;
inciting violence, or containing nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence;
an unauthorized commercial communication of any kind (including, without limitation, spam);
fraudulent, inaccurate or misleading, or is otherwise objectionable content of any kind;
infringing or violating someone else’s rights (including but not limited to intellectual property rights) or otherwise violates the law;
identifying any person without their consent or disclosing anyone else’s personal contact details or invading their privacy, or
containing software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the App, or any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
that any content you post or upload to the App or otherwise make available via the App is owned by you and does not breach the requirements set out in section 4(d)(i)-(viii) above;
to refrain from doing anything which is defamatory, offensive, damaging or which we believe might damage our reputation, or that of the App, a provider of services accessed through the App, or the Publisher;
not to copy the App or any content on the App except where such copying is incidental to the normal non-commercial use of the App, or where it is necessary for the purpose of back-up or operational security;
not to make alterations to, or modifications of, the whole or any part of the App or any content on the App, or permit the App or any part of it to be combined with, or become incorporated in, any other programs;
not to infringe our intellectual property or the Publisher’s or our other licensors’ intellectual property in relation to your use of the App;
that you are solely responsible for your interactions with other users and users through the App;
that you will not collect other users’ and users' content or information, or otherwise access the App, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders or scraping techniques) or otherwise, without our prior written permission;
that any content you upload or post to the App (with the exception of private messages, which are confidential in nature) will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and that such content may be viewable by any users of the App (whether registered or unregistered). You will own your content, but you hereby grant us, our licensee’s and any third parties and other users of the App (each as we determine) a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferrable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use, store and copy that content and to distribute it, display it, and make it available to third parties via any and all media, including, without limitation, the right for us to upload and make available and to authorize third parties to upload and make available such content on third party sites and services, including social media applications and channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram and on the Publisher’s own websites, publications, marketing, or other materials;
that you waive any moral rights or equivalent rights in any jurisdiction in relation to any content that you upload or post to the App and that we may use such content without referencing you as the author of such work and that we can adapt and amend such content in our sole discretion;
to compensate and defend us fully against any claims or legal proceedings brought against us by any person as a result of your breach of these Terms;
to keep your password secure at all times and not to disclose your password to any other person;
not to allow any other person to use or access your account; and
to comply with all laws applicable to you.
5. Community Guidelines
To meet the collective goals of our community, it’s important that all members feel safe and supported. To help everyone have the best possible experience, please review our community guidelines:
Positive guidelines
Introduce yourself in the Community Hub and share what you are working on, even if you are just starting out
Make sure you complete your profile so people can get to know you in the TACTIX member directory
Feel free to post questions and start discussions on any topics relating to digital marketing, business development, entrepreneurial mindset, or anything else related to working for yourself and increasing your income.
Treat others as you would treat them in real life.
Be polite and communicate with respect. Assume that your fellow students have good intentions.
Respect the privacy of other community members. Do not talk about business problems or issues they share without getting permission first.
Utilize instructors, TACTIX staff, and community ambassadors for support.
Contact us directly with feedback register@tactix.org.
Guidelines and Restrictions
Don’t share private or sensitive business information about other companies or organizations with the public.
Don’t share personal or private information, like emails, phone numbers, and addresses.
Don’t post irrelevant messages.
Don’t post promotional content unless you feel it is relevant to the community you are posting in.
Personal attacks, trolling, and abuse of any kind will not be tolerated. We are all adults and can agree to disagree.
Don’t post explicit, rude, or aggressive content.
Don’t disrespect or attack the beliefs, background, identity, or perspectives of other community members.
Do not discuss or argue about personal political beliefs. Political discussions are only welcome if they have to do with sharing small business policy changes and development nationally or on the local and state level.
In the event of someone violating these guidelines, we will take action to protect other members of the group. This might include a warning or in the event of extreme or repeat behavior, the member may be banned from the community.
If you experience or witness any behavior that doesn’t follow our community guidelines, please contact us directly at register@tactix.org. All reports are kept confidential.
6. Termination
We may terminate these Terms and close your account at any time without notice if we cease to provide the App.
In addition to our right to remove any content from the App, we reserve the right to suspend, restrict or terminate your access to the App at any time without notice if we have reasonable grounds to believe you have breached any of these Terms. We also reserve the right to disable your account at our reasonable discretion. Suspension, restriction or termination of your access to the App will not limit our right to take any other action against you that we consider appropriate.
You may close your account and terminate your agreement with us at any time by emailing us at info@tactixapp.org.
7. Intellectual Property
You acknowledge that the App, the content provided on the App and all copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, source code, object code and other intellectual property associated therewith are, and shall remain, the property of us, the Publisher, and/or our licensors. You are not granted any intellectual property rights in or to the App or the content on the App except as expressly set out in these Terms. You are not authorized to use our or the Publisher’s logos or trade marks or trade names (whether registered or unregistered) in any manner.
We also use third party software, full details of which can be found here for Android (http://support.disciplemedia.com/licenses/3rd_party_android.html) and here for iOS (http://support.disciplemedia.com/licenses/3rd_party_ios.html).
8. Licensing
The service and content provided through the App and the App itself are our property, the Publisher’s property, and/or the property of our licensors.
You are strictly only entitled to use the App, and consume content made available through the App, in accordance with these Terms.
The App and any other software made available to you via the App is licensed (not sold) to you, meaning that we or our licensors continue to own all copies of the App and other software when it is installed on your device. We may freely assign these Terms or any part of them, but you may not assign your rights under these Terms, or any part of them, nor may you sub-license your rights under these Terms, to any third party.
These terms do not grant you any rights to use any of our, our licensors’, or the Publisher’s intellectual property, such as trade marks, domain names, logos or other branded features, which belong to us and our licensors respectively.
9. User Generated Content and Moderation; Notice and Takedown
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect users of the App to do the same. As part of the functionality of the App we may allow you and other users to upload, transmit, send content, data, ideas, communications and other materials to the App (“User Generated Content”). You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to your User Generated Content and have the right to grant the license granted above to us, the Publisher, our affiliates, and our service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns. We are under no obligation to, and we do not, review such materials for the purposes of determining copyright infringement. Therefore, your reliance on User Generated Content is at your own risk. Because we have no control over User Generated Content, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the accuracy or availability of User Generated Content, and we neither endorse nor are responsible or liable for any User Generated Content that appears on the App. We shall have the right (but not the obligation) to delete, remove, monitor, or edit User Generated Content and block links to the App through technological or other means without prior notice.
We also have the right to moderate User Generated Content and user accounts based on the Community Guidelines within the App. We also reserve the right to terminate access to the App if we believe a user is posting infringing material or if a user has breached our Community Guidelines.
If you are a rights holder and you believe that your copyright is being infringed by any material on the App, please contact us via email at info@tactixapp.org or in writing to Tactix App at The Sequoyah Fund, Inc. PO Box 1200, 810 Acquoni Road, Cherokee, NC 28719. Please include:
your contact details;
identification of the material to which the complaint relates and which appears on the App, which is reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; and
proof that you are the rights holder and a statement that you are the rights holder or are an authorised representative.
10. Personal Data
For information on how we and the Publisher (as Data Controller) use your personal data, please see the associated Privacy Policy, available at www.tactix.org/privacy-policy.
11. Our Legal Obligations
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or fraud.
We are not responsible for:
losses, damage, costs or expenses not caused by our breach of these terms;
the actions or omissions of any Publisher or our licensors introduced to you through the App;
the actions or omissions of other users of the App;
any indirect or consequential loss or damage which means a loss suffered by you which is a side effect of the main loss or damage and where we could not have anticipated that type of loss arising when you agreed to these terms; or
any harm, loss or damage suffered by you or anyone else if the App is interrupted, suspended or otherwise not provided to you or if we do not comply with these terms because of events beyond our control (for example, industrial disputes, technical difficulties, failure of or delays in communications networks, acts of terrorism or power failure).
12. Disclaimer and Technical Limitations
We and the Publisher do not endorse or take any responsibility for statements, advertisements or any content whatsoever transmitted through, or linked to, from, or via, the App by other users or third party service providers. We and the Publisher are not responsible for any transaction you may enter into with a third party via the App and it is up to you to decide whether or not to do so.
The App and the service provided through it is provided without express or implied warranty or condition of any kind, on an "as-is" basis, subject to applicable law. You agree that you must evaluate, and that you bear all risks associated with, the use of the App, including without limitation, any reliance on the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any materials available through the App.
We and the Publisher have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
You acknowledge and accept that your access to the App is dependent on connectivity over communications networks and facilities that are outside of our operation and/or control and that your use of the App may be subject to limitations, delays and other problems inherent in the use of such networks and facilities.
We and the Publisher disclaim all warranties with respect to the App including, but not limited to, the warranties of non-infringement and title. We and the Publisher give no warranty that your use of the App will be uninterrupted or error free, that the information obtained from the App will be accurate, complete, current, or reliable, that the quality of the App will be satisfactory to you, or that errors or defects will be corrected. You acknowledge and accept that we and the Publisher are not responsible for any loss or damage of any kind that you may suffer as a result of any interruption or delay to your access to the App, or as a result of any failure or error in the transfer of data over those networks and facilities in connection with your use of the App.
13. Third Party Sites or Services
The App may include and link to features, websites and services (such as the Publisher’s own website and social applications like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram) that are provided by a third party. We do not control such third party sites or services and are not responsible for the content of such sites or services. Our inclusion of links does not imply any endorsement or association with their operators. The terms applicable to use of that third party service will apply and we will not be responsible for anything that is done or not done by you or the third party service provider in connection with your use of their service. We recommend that you check the applicable third party service’s terms and conditions of use and sale before using such third party service or purchasing any products or services.
14. Contacting Us
To contact the Publisher, please write to:
The Sequoyah Fund, Inc.
PO Box 1200
810 Acquoni Road
Cherokee, NC 28719
Tel: (828) 359-5003
Email: info@tactixapp.org
15. Refund Policy
Students who register for a training course occasionally change their minds for one reason or another. Regardless of the reason, we believe there should be a definite refund policy for community members who decide not to take the course.
Full refunds for online courses are only given under the following circumstances:
The student/user did not access any portion of the live or prerecorded course sessions or materials AND the student/user requests a refund, in writing via email to register@tactix.org at least 7 days before the course start date (for example, if you buy the May course and it starts May 17 you must submit your request for a refund prior to May 10). There will be no full refunds for any online courses once a course has been accessed in any manner.
If a student has not accessed the live or prerecorded course sessions or materials in any way but cannot participate, they may transfer to another course with a different start date (eg. if you purchase May and then cannot participate, you may instead transfer to the September cohort.)
Course transfers are given under the following circumstances:
The student/user did not access any portion of the online course AND the student/user requests a refund, in writing via email to register@tactix.org. There will be no refunds for any online courses once a course has been accessed in any manner.
16. Disputes
Unless otherwise required by applicable law, any disputes in connection with these Terms will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of North Carolina and the courts of Swain County (or in the Western District of North Carolina should federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction) will have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any claims made in relation to these Terms.
For claims against or involving Disciple Media Ltd., you agree that any disputes in connection with these Terms may also be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales will have jurisdiction (and may have exclusive jurisdiction) to hear any claims in relation to these terms.
17. Other Important Legal Terms
You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else.
If you breach these Terms and we or the Publisher take no action against you, or if we or the Publisher delay in doing so, that will not mean that we or the Publisher have waived our rights against you and we or the Publisher will still be entitled to enforce our rights and remedies against you in relation to that breach and to use rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these Terms.
If any part of these Terms is disallowed or found to be ineffective by any court or regulator, the remainder of the Terms will continue to govern each of our respective obligations.
These Terms are not intended to give rights to anyone except you and Disciple and/or the Publisher.
Except as otherwise expressly stated, these Terms and our Privacy Policy contain the entire agreement between us, the Publisher, and you relating to use of the App and supersede any previous agreements, arrangements, undertakings or proposals, written or oral, between us, the Publisher, and you relating to use of the App.