Terms of Use

Scaling up the commercialization of R&D E-Learning Course

 

§1. General provisions

  1. These Terms of Use (hereinafter: the “Terms of Use”) set out the rules for participation in the “Scaling up the commercialization of R&D” e-learning course (hereinafter: the “Course”) provided by the Consortium Partners in the framework of the implementation of the action entitled “Scaling up the commercialization of R&D”, in short “SUCReD” (hereinafter: “SUCReD”), funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 2023-2-PL01-KA220-HED-000185196, namely:
    1. Cracow University of Technology, having its registered seat in Kraków, at ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland, NIP: 675-000-62-57;
    2. University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology TraguMures - Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științeși Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș - UMFST, Gheorghe Marinescu 38,  540139 Târgu Mureș, România;
    3. Createhub sp. z o. o., KRS 0000713433, NIP 9442258220, REGON 369267208, Aleja Powstania Warszawskiego 15, 30-539 Kraków, Poland;
    4. University of Ioanina –Panepistimio Ioanninon - Research Committee - Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων – Επιτροπή Ερευνών, Panepistimioupoli, Ioannina, 45110, Greece;
    5. Iceberg Plus SRL, Brașov, Str Mihail Sadoveanu, nr 6, et. 1, ap. 7, 500045, Romania
    6. KiNNO Innovation Intermediaries LTD, 104, Pentelis Ave. Halandri, Athens, Attica, 15234 Greece.
  2. The organiser of the Course is Createhub sp. z o.o. (hereinafter: the “Organiser”). 
  3. The Organiser may be contacted by e-mail at: [email protected]
  4. By registering for the Course, the Participant confirms that they have read these Terms of Use and accept their provisions.
  5. The content of these Terms of Use, as well as any updates thereto, is available on the Organiser’s website: createhub.pl
  6. The information on the processing of Participants’ personal data by the Consortium Partners acting as joint controllers, attached hereto as Annex 1 – Information on personal data processing, forms an integral part of these Terms of Use.

 

§2. Content of the Course

  1. The Course consists of five modules, each of which is divided into separate chapters and lessons. The Course is delivered in the form of presentations and pre-recorded content read by a lector.
  2. The objective of the Course is to enhance the Participants’ knowledge regarding the commercialization of R&D results.
  3. The Course and the training materials made available on the Platform have been developed with the financial support of the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme. Any opinions, interpretations or conclusions expressed in the Course or in the training materials are those of the authors alone and shall not be regarded as representing the official position of the European Union, the European Commission or the Polish National Agency of the Erasmus+ Programme (Foundation for the Development of the Education System – FRSE). The European Union, the European Commission and the Polish National Agency accept no responsibility for any use that may be made of the information contained in the Course or in the training materials.

 §3. Participant of the Course

  1. Any natural person who is at least 18 years of age may participate in the Course (hereinafter: the “Participant”).
  2. The Course is open to the public. Participation in the Course is possible upon registration via the Thinkific.com platform (hereinafter: the “Platform”) and creation of a user account on the Platform.
  3. Participation in the Course is free of charge.

§4. Technical Requirements

  1. The Course is delivered via the Platform.
  2. Participation in the Course requires that the Participant has:
    1. a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone with functional audio output (speakers or headphones);
    2. access to the Internet via a stable broadband connection (a minimum download speed of 5 Mbps is recommended);
    3. an up-to-date version of one of the following supported web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge, with JavaScript enabled and support for TLS 1.2, as well as the ability to display PDF files. 
    4. The Platform is a web-based service available through a web browser; no additional software installation is required in order to access the Course content. 
  3. After registration on the Platform, the Participant gains access to the Course from their student account (Student Dashboard) and may use the Course at any time during the period of availability specified by the Organiser. 
  4. The Course may also be accessed via the Thinkific Mobile App, provided that the Participant’s mobile device meets the operating system requirements indicated by Thinkific. The Mobile App is a complementary tool and does not replace the browser-based version of the Platform (in particular, enrollment in the Course is carried out via the web version of the Platform). 
  5. The Participant is responsible for ensuring that their device and software meet the above technical requirements. The Organiser shall not be liable for the inability to participate in the Course or for limitations in the use of the Course resulting from the Participant’s failure to comply with these requirements.
  6. Up-to-date information on system requirements and supported browsers for the Platform is available on the Thinkific Help Center website: support.thinkific.com

§5. Participant’s Obligations

  1. The Participant is responsible for ensuring appropriate technical conditions necessary to participate in the Course.
  2. The Participant undertakes to use the course and the Platform in compliance with applicable law and these Terms of Use, in a manner that does not infringe any rights or good reputation of third parties.
  3. The Participant shall keep their login details to the Platform confidential and not disclose them to any third party.

§6. Obligations of the Organiser and Licence Conditions

  1. The Organiser shall provide the Course via the Platform in accordance with these Terms of Use and with due professional care.
  2. The Course content has been prepared by the Consortium Partners, who possess appropriate expertise in the subject-matter of the Course.
  3. All copyrights and related rights to the e-learning course, including in particular texts, presentations, videos, graphics and other materials made available on the Platform (the “Course Content”), are held by the Consortium Partners or by third parties who have granted the Partners the relevant rights.
  4. Nothing in these Terms of Use shall be interpreted as a transfer of copyrights to the Course Content to the Participant.
  5. The Course Content are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en), (the “CC Licence”).
  6. The CC Licence granted in respect of the Course Content does not authorise the Participant to use the names, logos or trademarks of the Organiser, the other Consortium Partners, the Polish National Agency of the Erasmus+ Programme or the European Union in a way that suggests endorsement or sponsorship of the Participant or their activities.
  7. Organiser does not warrant that the Course or the training materials are free from errors, inaccuracies or omissions and, to the extent permitted by mandatory provisions of law, shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the Participant’s use of, or reliance on, the Course or the training materials.
  8. The Organiser has the right to amend these Terms of Use. Any amendments shall enter into force on the date of their publication on the Organiser’s website, unless a later effective date is specified therein.

§7. Breach of the Terms of Use

In the event of a breach of these Terms of Use by the Participant, the Organiser shall have the right to suspend or terminate the Participant’s access to the Course on the Platform and/or to refuse the Participant’s enrolment in future courses.      

 

§8. Complaints Procedure

  1. If the Participant identifies any defects in the provision of the Course or in access to the Course via the Platform, the Participant shall have the right to submit a complaint.
  2. A complaint shall be submitted by email to the following address: [email protected], within 14 days from the date on which the circumstances giving rise to the complaint occurred or from the date on which the Participant became aware of such circumstances. A complaint submitted after the expiry of this time limit shall not be examined. For the purposes of this § 8, the date of receipt of the complaint shall be understood as the date on which the Participant’s email containing the complaint is delivered to the Organiser’s email system in such a way that the Organiser could have become acquainted with its content.
  3. The complaint should include at least:
    1. a description of the reasons for the complaint (indication of the defect or irregularity, including, where possible, the date and time and a description of how the problem occurred);
    2. the Participant’s current contact details enabling the Organiser to reply to the complaint.
  4. The complaint may relate in particular to:
    1. technical problems attributable to the Organiser which prevent access to or use of the Course on the Platform (for example, incorrect configuration of the Course, lack of access despite prior enrolment, missing lessons or files);
    2. Course Content which substantially differs from the syllabus presented in the Course description.
  5. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Organiser shall not be liable for interruptions, errors or unavailability of the Platform, including temporary suspension of access to the Course, if such events are due to reasons attributable to the Platform provider or other third parties, scheduled maintenance, force majeure, or technical conditions on the Participant’s side. The Participant acknowledges that the Platform, as a third-party service, may from time to time be unavailable or not fully functional (e.g. due to maintenance or technical incidents).
  6. Participants may report any substantive errors, inaccuracies or outdated information in the Course or in the training materials to the following email address: [email protected]. Such reports will be reviewed by the Organiser and, where justified, may result in an update or correction of the Course. The submission of such a report does not replace the complaint referred to in sections 1–4 above, if the Participant wishes the matter to be treated as a formal complaint.
  7. The Organiser shall examine the complaint without undue delay, and in any case within 30 days from the date of its receipt, and shall inform the Participant of the outcome of the complaint procedure by email to the address from which the complaint was sent or to another address indicated by the Participant.
  8. As a result of the complaint procedure, the Organiser may in particular:
    1. accept the complaint in whole or in part and take appropriate remedial measures, including, as applicable, restoring or granting access to the Course, extending the period of access to the Course, making the missing materials available, correcting errors or inaccuracies in the Course or the training materials, or providing additional information or instructions;
    2. inform the Participant that the complaint relates to circumstances beyond the Organiser’s control (in particular, to the operation or availability of the Platform or to the Participant’s own technical environment) and provide, where possible, guidance on further steps the Participant may take;
    3. reject the complaint as unfounded, stating the reasons for such decision.
  9. Given that participation in the Course is free of charge, the Organiser does not provide any monetary compensation or refunds in connection with complaints, without prejudice to any mandatory rights of the Participant under applicable law.

§9. Final provisions

  1. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with the service provided on the basis of these Terms of Use shall be submitted for resolution to the state courts having territorial jurisdiction over the Organiser’s registered office. This shall be without prejudice to any mandatory provisions of law applicable to consumers as regards court jurisdiction.
  2. In matters not regulated by these Terms of Use, the relevant provisions of Polish law shall apply.
  3. These Terms of Use enter into force on 26.11.2025 and apply to services provided from that date.


 

Annex 1 to the Term of Use

INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

including the essence of the joint arrangements of the Joint Controllers

 

Pursuant to Articles 13(1) and (2) and 26 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, the “GDPR”), the following entities hereby inform you that:

  1. Joint Controllers of personal data

The Joint Controllers of personal data processed in connection with the implementation of the project “Scaling up the commercialization of R&D (SUCReD)” and the provision of the E-learning via the Platform are:

  1. Contact details for data protection matters

Contact details of the data protection officer or of another person designated for data protection matters are as follows:

  1. Essence of the joint arrangements of the Joint Controllers (Article 26 GDPR)
    1. The Joint Controllers jointly determine the purposes and essential means of the processing of Users’ personal data in connection with the operation and use of the Platform through which the E-learning is made available.
    2. Each Joint Controller is, on its own behalf, responsible for:
      1. processing personal data in accordance with the principles laid down in Article 5 GDPR;
      2. adequately securing personal data – in particular against access by unauthorised persons and against unauthorised modification of the data;
         ensuring the exercise of the rights of data subjects referred to in Articles 15–22 GDPR, taking into account any limitations arising from applicable laws;
      3. ensuring accountability with regard to the performance of the obligations arising from the GDPR;
      4. maintaining documentation describing the manner in which personal data are processed, including – where applicable – a record of processing activities (Article 30 GDPR);
      5. notifying the competent supervisory authority of any personal data breach referred to in Article 33 GDPR which has occurred within its own structures, in consultation with the other Joint Controllers;
      6. communicating a personal data breach to the data subjects where such breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
    3. The detailed allocation of responsibilities and liabilities between the Joint Controllers is set out in the Joint Controllership Agreement, to which this information notice is annexed.
       
       
  2. Purposes and legal bases of the processing of personal data

Personal data will be processed for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

a. Implementation of the SUCReD Project – including preparation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, control and audit of the Project:

b. Conclusion and performance of the contract for the use of the E-learning via the Platform – in particular: registration of the User on the Platform, creation and maintenance of a User account, enabling access to the E-learning, monitoring progress within the E-learning, communication with the User regarding the E-learning:
 – Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract) – the contract for the use of the E-learning is concluded when the User accepts the Terms of Use of the E-learning.

  1. Categories of data subjects

Personal data are processed in relation to Users who use the E-learning made available on the Platform in connection with the implementation of the SUCReD Project.

  1. Categories of personal data processed

The Joint Controllers process in particular the following categories of Users’ personal data:
 – first name, surname, email address, Platform account identification data.

  1. Recipients of personal data

The recipients of personal data may include:

  1. entities to which the Joint Controllers are obliged to disclose the data under applicable laws or the rules governing the funding of the Project, including ;
  2. processors (entities processing personal data on behalf of the Joint Controllers under Article 28 GDPR) providing services to the Joint Controllers to the extent necessary for the achievement of the purposes for which personal data are processed (in particular the provider of the E-learning Platform and other providers of IT, hosting, system maintenance and electronic communication services).
  1. Transfers of personal data to third countries / outside the European Economic Area

In connection with the use of the Platform and the services of processors acting on behalf of the Joint Controllers, personal data may be transferred to third countries (outside the European Economic Area). In each such case, the transfer of data will take place in compliance with Chapter V GDPR, in particular on the basis of:
 – an adequacy decision referred to in Article 45 GDPR, or
 – standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission (Article 46(2)(c) GDPR), or other appropriate safeguards provided for in the GDPR.

Information on the legal bases currently used for transfers of data to third countries can be provided to the data subject upon request.

  1. Retention period of personal data

Personal data will be stored for the period necessary to achieve the purposes referred to in point 4 above, in particular:

  1. for the duration of the SUCReD Project and, after its completion, for the period required under applicable laws and the rules governing the funding of the Project, including for the purposes of reporting, control and audit, as well as for the establishment, exercise or defence of possible legal claims;
  2. with regard to data processed for the purpose of concluding and performing the contract for the use of the E-learning – for the term of that contract and for the period of limitation of claims arising therefrom.
  1. Rights of data subjects

Throughout the joint controllership and at every stage of the processing of personal data, each data subject has the rights laid down in the GDPR, in particular:

  1. the right of access to personal data and to obtain a copy of the data (Article 15 GDPR);
  2. the right to rectification and completion of personal data (Article 16 GDPR);
  3. the right to erasure of personal data (“right to be forgotten”) in the cases referred to in Article 17 GDPR;
  4. the right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR);
  5. the right to data portability in the cases referred to in Article 20 GDPR;
  6. the right to object to the processing of personal data in the cases provided for in Article 21 GDPR;
  7. the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority – in particular with the supervisory authority of the Member State of the data subject’s habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement (Article 77 GDPR).
  1. Exercise of rights and common contact point
  1. Each Joint Controller is individually responsible for handling the exercise of the rights of data subjects in respect of the processing carried out within its own structures; however, the Joint Controllers shall cooperate with each other and provide each other with all information necessary for the proper handling of such requests.
  2. Where a data subject submits a request to exercise a right directly to one of the Joint Controllers, that Joint Controller – where necessary in view of the scope of jointly processed data – shall, without undue delay, forward the request to the other Joint Controllers.
  3. Irrespective of the arrangements between the Joint Controllers, data subjects may exercise their rights under the GDPR in respect of and against each of the Joint Controllers. A request addressed to any of the Joint Controllers shall be deemed a valid request within the meaning of the GDPR.
  4. The Joint Controllers have established a common contact point for data subjects – it can be reached at the following email address: ………………….
  1. Voluntary nature of providing data

Providing personal data by Users is voluntary, but necessary in order to:

Failure to provide personal data will result in the inability to create an account on the Platform and to use the E-learning.

 

  1. Automated decision-making

Personal data processed in connection with the use of the Platform and the E-learning will not be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling, within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.

  1. Scope of joint controllership

For the avoidance of doubt, the Joint Controllers confirm that the joint controllership under this information notice and under the Joint Controllership Agreement covers only the processing of personal data in connection with the operation and use of the Platform and the E-learning. Any other processing of personal data carried out by the respective entities in the context of the Project, but outside the scope of the Platform and the E-learning, shall not be subject to joint controllership; in such a case, each entity acts as an independent controller of personal data.