Terms of Use
Effective: May 10, 2023.
Thank you for using Marketing Olympiad!
Marketing Olympiad products and services are provided by Bangladesh Brand Forum. These Terms of Use
("Terms") govern your use of Marketing Olympiad's website, apps, and other products and services
("Services"). As some of our Services may be software that is downloaded to your computer, phone,
tablet, or other device, you agree that we may automatically update this software, and that these
Terms will apply to such updates. Please read these Terms carefully, and contact us if you have any
questions. By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms, including the policies
referenced in these Terms.
Using Marketing Olympiad
Who May Use our Services?
You may use our Services only if you can form a binding contract with Marketing Olympiad, and only
in compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws. When you create your Marketing Olympiad
account, and subsequently when you use certain features, you must provide us with accurate and
complete information, and you agree to update your information to keep it accurate and complete. Any
use or access by anyone under the age of 13 is prohibited, and certain courses may have additional
requirements and/or restrictions.
Our License to You
Subject to these Terms and our policies (including the Acceptable Use Policy, Honor Code, and
course-specific eligibility requirements and other terms), we grant you a limited, personal,
non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to use our Services. You may download content
from our Services only for your personal, non-commercial use, unless you obtain Marketing Olympiad's
written permission to otherwise use the content. You also agree that you will create, access, and/or
use only one user account, and you will not share with any third party access to or access
information for your account. Using our Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual
property rights in our Services or the content you access.
No Academic Credit
Unless otherwise explicitly indicated by a credit-granting institution, participation in or
completion of a course does not confer any academic credit. Even if credit is awarded by one
institution, there is no presumption that other institutions will accept that credit. You agree not
to accept credit for completing a course unless you have earned a Course Certificate (or other
equivalent Bangladesh Brand Forum credential) for that course. Bangladesh Brand Forum, the course
instructors, and the associated participating institutions have no obligation to have a course
recognized by any educational institution or accreditation organization.
Disclaimer of Student-University Relationship
Nothing in these Terms or otherwise with respect to your participation in any course: (a)
establishes any relationship between you and any educational institution with which Bangladesh Brand
Forum may be affiliated; (b) enrolls or registers you in any educational institution, or in any
course offered by any educational institution; or (c) entitles you to use the resources of any
educational institution beyond participation in the course.
User Content
The Services enable you to share your content, such as homework, quizzes, exams, projects, and other
assignments you submit, posts you make in the forums, and the like ("User Content"), with Bangladesh
Brand Forum, instructors, and/or other users. You retain all intellectual property rights in, and
are responsible for, the User Content you share.
How Bangladesh Brand Forum and Others May Use User Content
To the extent that you provide User Content, you grant Bangladesh Brand Forum a fully-transferable,
royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to copy, distribute,
modify, create derivative works based on, publicly perform, publicly display, and otherwise use the
User Content. This license includes granting Bangladesh Brand Forum the right to authorize
participating institutions to use User Content with their registered students and on-campus learners
independent of the Services. Nothing in these Terms shall restrict other legal rights Bangladesh
Brand Forum may have to User Content, for example under other licenses. We reserve the right to
remove or modify User Content for any reason, including User Content that we believe violates these
Terms.
Feedback
We welcome your suggestions, ideas, comments, and other feedback regarding the Services
("Feedback"). By submitting any Feedback, you grant us the right to use the Feedback without any
restriction or any compensation to you. By accepting your Feedback, Bangladesh Brand Forum does not
waive any rights to use similar or related Feedback previously known to Bangladesh Brand Forum,
developed by its employees or contractors, or obtained from other sources.
Security
We care about the security of our users. While we work to protect the security of your account and
related information, Bangladesh Brand Forum cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will
not be able to defeat our security measures. Please notify us immediately of any compromise or
unauthorized use of your account by emailing security@bangladeshbrandforum.com.
Third Party Content
Through the Services, you will have the ability to access and/or use content provided by
instructors, other users, and/or other third parties and links to websites and services maintained
by third parties. Bangladesh Brand Forum cannot guarantee that such third party content, in the
Services or elsewhere, will be free of material you may find objectionable or otherwise
inappropriate or of malware or other contaminants that may harm your computer, mobile device, or any
files therein. Bangladesh Brand Forum disclaims any responsibility or liability related to your
access or use of such third party content.
Copyright and Trademark Policy
Bangladesh Brand Forum respects the intellectual property rights of our users, participating
institutions, and other third parties and expects our users to do the same when using the Services.
We have adopted and implemented the Bangladesh Brand Forum Copyright and Trademark Policy in
accordance with applicable law, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Education Research
Bangladesh Brand Forum is committed to advancing the science of learning and teaching, and records
of your participation in courses may be used for education research. In the interest of this
research, you may be exposed to variations in the course content. Research findings will typically
be reported at the aggregate level. Your personal identity will not be publicly disclosed in any
research findings without your express consent.
Modifying and Terminating our Services
We are constantly changing and improving our Services. We may add or remove functions, features, or
requirements, and we may suspend or stop a Service altogether. Accordingly, Bangladesh Brand Forum
may terminate your use of any Service for any reason. If your use of a paid Service is terminated, a
refund may be available under our Refund Policy. None of Bangladesh Brand Forum, its participating
institutions and instructors, its contributors, sponsors, and other business partners, and their
employees, contractors, and other agents (the "Bangladesh Brand Forum Parties") shall have any
liability to you for any such action. You can stop using our Services at any time, although we'll be
sorry to see you go.
Disclaimers
THE SERVICES AND ALL INCLUDED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE BANGLADESH BRAND FORUM PARTIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. THE
BANGLADESH BRAND FORUM PARTIES FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO YOUR ACCESS OR USE
OF THE SERVICES OR ANY RELATED CONTENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE
SERVICES OR SUCH CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BANGLADESH BRAND FORUM PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR
REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER
INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM: (A) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE
SERVICES; (B) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY PARTY OTHER THAN THE APPLICABLE BANGLADESH BRAND FORUM
PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT; OR (C)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR CONTENT OR INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL BANGLADESH
BRAND FORUM'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SERVICES EXCEED TWENTY U.S. DOLLARS
($20) OR THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY BANGLADESH BRAND FORUM FROM YOU FOR THE USE OF PAID SERVICES DURING
THE PAST SIX MONTHS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE DISCLAIMERS AND THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS
TERMS OF USE REFLECT A REASONABLE AND FAIR ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN YOU AND THE BANGLADESH BRAND
FORUM PARTIES, AND THAT THESE LIMITATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL BASIS TO BANGLADESH BRAND FORUM'S ABILITY
TO MAKE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE BASIS.
YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION RELATED TO THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER
THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Bangladesh Brand Forum Parties from any and
all claims, liabilities, expenses, and damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, made
by any third party related to: (a) your use or attempted use of the Services in violation of these
Terms; (b) your violation of any law or rights of any third party; or (c) User Content, including
without limitation any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property or other
proprietary rights.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The Services are managed by Bangladesh Brand Forum, which is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. You agree
that any dispute related to these Terms will be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You further consent to the personal
jurisdiction of and exclusive venue in the federal and state courts located in and serving Dhaka,
Bangladesh as the legal forum for any such dispute.
Excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief, for claims related to the Services where
the total amount sought is less than ten thousand Bangladesh Taka (10,000.00 BDT), either you or
Bangladesh Brand Forum may elect at any point during the dispute to resolve the claim through
binding, non-appearance-based arbitration. The dispute will then be resolved using an established
alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") provider, mutually agreed upon by you and Bangladesh Brand
Forum. The parties and the selected ADR provider shall not involve any personal appearance by the
parties or witnesses, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties; rather, the arbitration shall
be conducted, at the option of the party seeking relief, online, by telephone, or via written
submissions alone. Any judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
General Terms
Revisions to the Terms
We reserve the right to revise the Terms at our sole discretion at any time. Any revisions to the
Terms will be effective immediately upon posting by us. For any material changes to the Terms, we
will take reasonable steps to notify you of such changes. In all cases, your continued use of the
Services after publication of such changes, with or without notification, constitutes binding
acceptance of the revised Terms.
Severability; Waiver
If it turns out that a particular provision of these Terms is not enforceable, this will not affect
any other terms. If you do not comply with these Terms, and we do not take immediate action, this
does not indicate that we relinquish any rights that we may have (such as taking action in the
future).
Participating Institutions
Bangladesh Brand Forum's participating institutions are third party beneficiaries of the Terms and
may enforce those provisions of the Terms that relate to them.
Referenced Policies
Acceptable Use Policy
Copyright and Trademark Infringement Policy
Refund Policy
Honor Code
Acceptable Use Policy
Effective: May 10, 2023
Bangladesh Brand Forum's mission is to provide universal access to the world’s best education. We
believe strongly in preserving free speech and expression for our learners as well as academic
freedom for our partner institutions and instructors. We also want to make sure that all of our
learners and instructors feel safe and comfortable while using our Services. We have drafted these
guidelines to ensure that people understand and follow the rules when participating in our online
community and otherwise using our Services.
Although we do not routinely screen or monitor content provided by users, we may remove or edit
inappropriate content or activity reported to us or suspend, disable, or terminate a user's access
to all or part of the Services.
You are prohibited from using our Services to share content that:
Contains illegal content or promotes illegal activities with the intent to commit such activities.
Please keep in mind that learners who are as young as 13 use Bangladesh Brand Forum, and we do not
allow content that is inappropriate for these younger learners.
Contains credible threats or organizes acts of real-world violence. We don’t allow content that
creates a genuine risk of physical injury or property damage, credibly threatens people or public
safety, or organizes or encourages harm.
Harrasses others. We encourage commentary about people and matters of public interest, but abusive
or otherwise inappropriate content directed at private individuals is not allowed.
Violates intellectual property, privacy, or other rights. Do not share content that you do not have
the right to share, claim content that you did not create as your own, or otherwise infringe or
misappropriate someone else’s intellectual property or other rights. Always attribute materials used
or quoted by you to the original copyright owner.
Spams others. Do not share irrelevant or inappropriate advertising, promotional, or solicitation
content.
Otherwise violates the Bangladesh Brand Forum Terms of Use. Please note that specific courses may
have additional rules and requirements.
You also aren't allowed to:
Do anything that violates local, state, national or international law or breaches any of your
contractual obligations or fiduciary duties.
Share your password, let anyone access your account, or do anything that might put your account at
risk.
Attempt to access any other user's account.
Reproduce, transfer, sell, resell, or otherwise misuse any content from our Services, unless
specifically authorized to do so.
Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of our systems, unless specifically authorized to do
so.
Break or circumvent our authentication or security measures or otherwise test the vulnerability of
our systems or networks, unless specifically authorized to do so.
Try to reverse engineer any portion of our Services.
Try to interfere with any user, host, or network, for example by sending a virus, overloading,
spamming, or mail-bombing.
Use our Services to distribute malware.
Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
Encourage or help anyone do any of the things on this list.
Copyright and Trademark Policy
Effective as of May 10, 2023.
Bangladesh Brand Forum respects the intellectual property rights of our partner institutions,
instructors, and other third parties and expects our users to do the same when using the Services.
We reserve the right to suspend, disable, or terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe
or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property
rights of others.
The notice must include the following information:
the physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple copyrighted
works located on the Services are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such
works);
identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing
activity, and information reasonably sufficient to allow Bangladesh Brand Forum to locate the
material on the Services;
the name, address, telephone number, and email address (if available) of the complaining party;
a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the
manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that
the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is
allegedly infringed.
Notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the Copy Right Act, 2000.
Notices and counter-notices with respect to the Services can either be sent:
via mail: Copyright Agent, Bangladesh Brand Forum Apartment No-9/A (Level-9), House No - 30 CWN (A),
Road No - 42/43, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
via email: support@marketingolympiad.com
We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice. Also, be aware that there can
be penalties for false claims under the Copy Right Act, 2000.
Bangladesh Brand Forum also respects the trademark rights of others. Accounts with any other content
that misleads others or violates another's trademark may be updated, suspended, disabled, or
terminated by Bangladesh Brand Forum in its sole discretion. If you are concerned that someone may
be
using your trademark in an infringing way on our Services, please email us at copyright@
bangladeshbrandforum.com, and we will review your complaint. If we deem appropriate, we may remove
the offending content, warn the individual who posted the content, and/or temporarily or permanently
suspend or disable the individual’s account.
Bangladesh Brand Forum Refund Policy
Effective as of May 10, 2023.
For details on our refund deadlines and policies, please refer to the information below; note that
our policies differ for subscription payments vs. one-time course and Specialization purchases, and
that payment options may vary from one Service to another. Please also note that we treat violations
of our Terms of Use and Honor Code very seriously, and we have no obligation to offer refunds to
learners who are found to be in violation of these terms, even if their requests are made within the
designated refund period. Similarly, we have no obligation to offer late refunds to learners who do
not pass a course or Specialization, or who are otherwise unsatisfied with their final grade.
For more information about our refund process, including instructions for requesting a refund,
please visit our Learner Help Center.
Effective as of May 10, 2023.
All students participating in the class must agree to abide by the following code of conduct:
I will register for only one account.
My answers to homework, quizzes, exams, projects, and other assignments will be my own work (except
for assignments that explicitly permit collaboration).
I will not make solutions to homework, quizzes, exams, projects, and other assignments available to
anyone else (except to the extent an assignment explicitly permits sharing solutions). This includes
both solutions written by me, as well as any solutions provided by the course staff or others.
I will not engage in any other activities that will dishonestly improve my results or dishonestly
improve or hurt the results of others.