Terms of Service

Terms of Service & Community Guidelines

The Architecture Elite Terms of Service & Community Guidelines

Welcome to The Architecture Elite, an online learning community to master real-world Architectural skills. The Architecture Elite website and service including (without limitation) all websites, mobile applications and other interactive properties through which the service is delivered (collectively, the “Service”) are, operated by The Architecture Elite Ltd, trading as The Architecture Elite, a New Zealand sole trader (referred to in these Terms of Service as “The Architecture Elite” or “we” and through similar words such as “us,” “our,” etc.). By accessing any part of the Service, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions described below (these “Terms of Service”), the terms and conditions of our privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) and any other legal notices published by us on the Service (collectively, the “Governing Documents”). If you do not agree to any of these terms, you should not use the Service. These Terms of Service apply to all users, including both users who are simply viewing content available via the Service and users who have registered as members of The Architecture Elite. We may, at our sole discretion, modify these Terms of Service at any time. By accessing the Service at any time after such modifications, you are agreeing to such modifications. These Terms of Service were last modified as of July 22nd 2024.

Description of Service

The Architecture Elite provides students with online tutorial videos, classes and PDF files.

We reserve the right to refuse to provide the Service to any person for any reason and/or to discontinue the Service in whole or in part at any time, with or without prior notice.

Privacy Policy

Copyright and Licenses

The entire contents of the The Architecture Elite are protected by international copyright and trademark laws and other proprietary rights. The owners of the copyrights and trademarks are The Architecture Elite Ltd, its affiliates and/or other third party licensors. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON THE SERVICE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE. You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of the Service solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials, and not to share any material that you paid for with anyone else who has not also purchased a license for that material.

You may not use any robots, spiders, or similar data mining, data gathering or extraction tools or manual processes to collect, gather or copy any content or data on or related to the Service in a manner not authorised by The Architecture Elite in writing. You may not engage in practices of “screen scraping,” “database scraping” or any other practice or activity the purpose of which is to obtain lists of users, portions of a database, or other lists or information from the Service, in any manner and any quantities not authorised by The Architecture Elite in writing. You may not frame or utilise framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout or form) of The Architecture Elite or its affiliates without express written consent. You may not use meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilising the The Architecture Elite name or trademarks without the express written consent of The Architecture Elite.

Account Terms

The following terms apply to your use of the Service and any account that you may open or attempt to open via the Service:

  • You must be a human to open an account. Accounts registered by “bots” or other automated methods are not permitted.

  • You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. We view any actions taken by your account as taken by you. The Architecture Elite will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.

Changing Fees

We reserve the right, at any time, to change any fees or charges for using any services provided on the Service (or to begin charging fees for any free service), provided that such changes will not apply to fees or charges paid or free services used prior to the time of the change.

Rules for All Users

The Architecture Elite is a community of members. When you sign up for any of the membership programs, you agree to the following rules:

  • You will use the Service only for lawful purposes and agree to not use the Service in any way that will infringe upon the use or rights of any other user.

  • Your use of the Service is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are solely responsible for the substance of your communications through the Service.

  • You will not reproduce, redistribute or repurpose any of the content contained within the website.

  • You assume full responsibility for the content of the Service offered.

  • You understand that classes posted are publicly available to be viewed and accessed by any corresponding member.

  • You agree that you will not engage in any behaviour that constitutes unauthorised or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk email (also known as “spamming”), chain letters, any other form of unauthorised solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling.

  • You will not share content from the Service with anyone who is not properly licensed to access the content.

  • You will not upload, share, post, distribute or otherwise partake in any behaviour that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libellous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), or otherwise violates our rules or policies.

  • You will not share software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorised access to any data or other information of any third party.

  • You will not impersonate any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives.

  • You will not use your account to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorised access to another network or server. Not all parts of the Service may be available to you or other authorised users of the Service. You shall not interfere with anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Service. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.