1. Acceptance of these terms
By creating an account, signing in, or otherwise using Cohort ("the service", "we", "us"), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, you must not use the service. These terms work alongside our Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Copyright/IP Policy, Content Moderation and Reporting Policy, and Account Suspension/Appeals Policy.
2. About the service
Cohort is a professional academic and student network that connects students, researchers, universities, academic organisations and selected business partners. The service includes profiles, posts, direct messaging, discovery of opportunities, affiliations, and listings such as jobs, events, calls for papers and funding.
3. Eligibility
- Cohort is intended for students enrolled in higher education, recent graduates during any post-graduation grace period, and the institutions, organisations and businesses that serve them.
- You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal capacity in your jurisdiction, to use the service.
- You must be eligible for the account type you hold (student, organisation, university or business). Providing inaccurate information about your status may result in suspension.
4. Your account
- You are responsible for keeping your sign-in details secure and for all activity under your account.
- You must provide accurate information when registering and keep it up to date.
- You may not create accounts for other people without their consent, or share an account between multiple people.
- Organisations, universities and businesses are responsible for the accuracy of the listings, discounts and offers they publish.
5. Acceptable use
You must not use Cohort to post, share or facilitate content or conduct that is unlawful, harmful, or that breaches our Community Guidelines. In particular, you must not use the service to disseminate illegal content within the meaning of the Online Safety Act 2023, to infringe another person's intellectual property, or to harass, threaten or deceive other users.
6. Your content and licences
You retain ownership of any content you post (such as posts, profile information, images and messages). By posting content, you grant Cohort a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, display and communicate that content to the extent necessary to operate and improve the service. You confirm that you have the rights needed to grant this licence. You may delete your content at any time, and erasure rights are described in our Privacy Policy.
7. Content moderation
We moderate content and conduct in line with our Content Moderation and Reporting Policy and our duties under the Online Safety Act 2023. We may remove content, restrict its visibility, or take action against accounts that breach our policies.
8. Intellectual property
Our Copyright/IP Policy explains how we handle intellectual property, including notice-and-takedown of infringing material and repeat-infringer action.
9. Fees
Some organisation and university tiers are paid. Where a fee applies, invoicing and payment terms are managed by us, and access to paid features is provided once any required fee is settled. We may change our fees on reasonable notice.
10. Disclaimers
The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the extent permitted by law, we do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that listings, discounts or opportunities are accurate or complete. Listings and offers are published by third parties; you should verify them before relying on them.
11. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither Cohort nor its operators shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or for any loss of data, reputation or business, arising out of your use of the service. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (for example, liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud).
12. Suspension and termination
We may suspend, restrict or terminate accounts in accordance with our Account Suspension/Appeals Policy. You may close your account at any time; closing it does not affect obligations that arose before closure.
13. Changes to the service and these terms
We may update or change the service, and may revise these terms from time to time. Where a change is significant, we will take reasonable steps to notify users. Continued use after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
14. Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes, subject to any mandatory consumer dispute-resolution rights you may have.