Terms and Conditions

1. Introduction

Welcome to VLearnNow. These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of our website, services, and content, whether you are located in the United States or India. By using our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our services.

VLearnNow (part of GigKafe.LLC) connects instructors and students for online learning. It also facilitates instructors to share educational content and allow students to access that educational content to learn. If you want to become a teacher on our platform, you must also agree to the Instructor Terms. Please also refer our Privacy Policy to learn more about processing of your personal data on our platform.

2. Eligibility

To use our services, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old. For Students If you are below this age of consent in your country to use online services, you may not create an account. Please ask your parents to create an account for you. If we discover that you have created an account that violates these rules, we will terminate your account.
• Be legally permitted to enter into a binding contract under the applicable laws in your country.
• Use the website in compliance with the laws of your country of residence.
• Under our Instructor Terms, you may be requested to verify your identity before you are authorized to submit content for publication on our platform.

3. Enrolling on VLearnNow and security

You need to enroll and create an account for most activities on our platform. Please keep your login credentials and password safe, because you’re responsible for all activities associated with your account. In case you suspect that someone else is using your account and credentials, then please change your password and let us know by contacting us. You must have reached the age of consent for online services in your country to use VLearnNow. In order to teach, submit a content or to learn, you need to enroll and create an account on our platform. When setting up and maintaining your account, you must provide and continue to provide accurate and complete information, including a valid email address. You are fully responsible for your account including for any harm or damage (to us or anyone else). This includes if your account gets compromised and if it is caused by someone else using your account without your permission. You may not transfer your account to someone else or use someone else’s account. If you contact us to request access to an account, we will not grant you such access unless you can provide us with the information that we need to prove you are the owner of that account. In the event of the death of a user, the account of that user will be deactivated.

You may not share your login password with anyone else. You are responsible for what happens with your account and VLearnNow will not intervene in disputes between students or instructors who have shared account login credentials. In case if you suspect that your account got compromised then you must notify us immediately upon learning that, by contacting us.

4. Services Provided

We offer online classes where students can connect with teachers for educational purposes. Our platform enables students to browse, select, and interact with teachers. However, we do not take responsibility for the content, accuracy, or outcomes of these sessions.

5. User Responsibilities and use of platform

For Students:

• Provide accurate information during registration.
• Ensure timely payments for services availed.
• Attend scheduled sessions or provide at least 24 hours' notice for cancellations or rescheduling.

For Teachers:

• Provide truthful information regarding qualifications and experience.
• Maintain professionalism during sessions.
• Adhere to scheduled timings and inform students of cancellations or changes 24 hours in advance.

6. Payments

When you make a payment, you agree to use a valid payment method. You agree to pay the fees for content that you purchase, and you authorize us to charge your debit or credit card or process other means of payment (such as Boleto, SEPA, direct debit, or mobile wallet) for those fees.

7. Pricing

Prices for sessions may vary depending on the teacher’s experience, subject, and region. We reserve the right to modify the pricing at any time, but such changes will not affect sessions that have already been booked and paid for. The prices of the content and courses are determined by VLearnNow and all prices are subject to change without notice. We occasionally run promotions and sales applicable only during that period and at the time of checkout. Any price offered for particular content may also be different for existing and new users. If you are logged into your account, the listed currency you see is based on your location when you created your account. If you are not logged into your account, the price currency is based on the country where you are located. We do not enable users to see pricing in other currencies.

If you are a student located in a country where use and sales tax, goods and services tax, or value added tax is applicable to consumer sales, we may collect and remit that tax to the proper tax authorities. Depending on your location, the price you see may include such taxes, or tax may be added at checkout.

8. Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

• Cancellations or rescheduling must be made at least 24 hours before the scheduled session.
• Failure to show up for a session or cancellations made less than 24 hours before the session may result in forfeiture of fees paid.

Teachers are also required to provide 24 hours' notice for cancellations or rescheduling.

9. Refund Policy

No refunds shall be claimed or will be entertained after the purchase of the course. If a student leaves the course for any reason the fees will not be refunded.

10. Teacher-Student Communication

All communication between students and teachers should take place through the platform to ensure security and privacy. Sharing personal contact information outside of the platform is highly discouraged and done at the user’s own risk.

11. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the platform for any illegal purposes or activities.
• Harass, abuse, or harm another individual, including teacher and students.
• Upload or transmit any content that is offensive, harmful, or violates intellectual property rights.
• Engage in fraudulent activities or misrepresent yourself on the platform.

12. Intellectual Property Rights and use of platform

All content on the website,including but not limited to the software, graphics, text, images, video, script and audio is the property of VLearnNow or its licensors. You may not copy, reproduce, or distribute any content without express permission.

Any use of the platform or their contents other than for personal purposes is prohibited. Your personal and non-commercial use of this Application, Website, products and / or our Services shall be subjected to the following restrictions:

You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the contents of the Application and / or our Website and/or Services/ products or modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information or software obtained from the Application and / or our Website and/or Services/products, or remove any copyright, trademark registration, or other proprietary notices from the contents of the Application and / or and / or our Website and/or Services/products. You’re fully responsible for all the content that you post on our platform.

You should keep the reviews, questions, posts, courses and other content you upload in compliance with the local or national laws or regulations of your country. We can deactivate your account for such a breach. You are solely responsible for the knowledge of and compliance with such laws and regulations that are applicable to you. If you think someone is infringing your copyright on our platform, please let us know immediately.

If you are a student, please post original content by you for homework or for any tests.

Teachers are solely responsible for any courses, content, and actions you post or take via the platform and Services and their consequences. If we notice that any posted content or behavior on the platform breaches the guidelines, policies or the law, we may remove the content and disable your account.

VLearnNow has discretion in enforcing these Terms and our policies. We may restrict or terminate your account at any time, with or without notice, for any or no reason, including for any violation of these Terms, if you fail to pay any fees when due, for fraudulent chargeback requests, upon the request of law enforcement or government agencies, for extended periods of inactivity, for unexpected technical issues or problems, if we suspect that you engage in fraudulent or illegal activities, or for any other reason in our sole discretion. Upon any such termination we may delete your account and content, and we may prevent you from further access to the platforms and use of our Services. Your content may still be available on the platforms even if your account is terminated or suspended. You agree that we will have no liability to you or any third party for termination of your account, removal of your content, or blocking of your access to our platforms and services.

VLearnNow has the right to change modify, suspend, or discontinue and/or eliminate any aspect(s), features or functionality of the Application or the Services as it deems fit at any time without notice. Further, the Company has the right to amend these Terms from time to time without prior notice to you. The Company makes no commitment, express or implied, to maintain or continue any aspect of the Application. You agree that the Company shall not be liable to You or any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Application/Services.

13. Dispute Resolution

If there’s a dispute, our Support Team is happy to help resolve the issue. If that doesn’t work and you live in the United States or Canada, your options are to go to small claims court or bring a claim in binding individual arbitration; you may not bring that claim in another court or participate in a non-individual class action claim against us. For Indian Users, Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The arbitration will be conducted in Delhi India.

YOU AND VLEARNNOW (GIGKAFE.LLC) AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, OR CONTROVERSIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE APPLICABILITY, BREACH, TERMINATION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT, OR INTERPRETATION OF THEM, OR TO THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR COMMUNICATIONS WITH VLEARNNOW (COLLECTIVELY, “DISPUTES”) THAT ARE NOT RESOLVED INFORMALLY MUST BE ADDRESSED SOLELY IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR BY BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND AGREE TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO FILE A CASE IN ANY OTHER COURT.

YOU AND VLEARNNOW (GIGKAFE.LLC) FURTHER AGREE TO BRING CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY ONLY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING WHETHER IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION.

This Dispute Resolution Agreement applies to each of us as well as all of our respective agents, attorneys, contractors, subcontractors, service providers, employees, and all others acting for, or on behalf of, you and VLearnNow(Gigkafe.LLC). This Dispute Resolution Agreement is binding on your and VLearnNow (Gigkafe.LLC) respective heirs, successors, and assigns, and is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.

14. Privacy Policy

Your use of the website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.

15. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate your access to the platform if you violate these Terms or engage in any unlawful activity. Upon termination, your right to use the platform will cease immediately.

16. Instructor terms and conditions

These Instructor Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your participation as an instructor on our platform. By registering and offering online classes on our website, you ("Instructor", "you", or "your") agree to these Terms, as well as our general Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and any other applicable policies.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not register as an Instructor.

16.1. Eligibility

To become an Instructor on VLearnNow, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Provide accurate, complete, and current information during registration.
• Possess the required qualifications, expertise, or experience to teach the subject(s) you offer.
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations in your region (including employment, education, and taxation laws).

16.2. Instructor Responsibilities

a) Content and Conduct:

• You agree to provide accurate, truthful, and up-to-date information in your profile, including your qualifications, teaching experience, and availability.
• You are responsible for the content of the tutoring sessions, ensuring it is relevant, accurate, and appropriate for the student’s level.
• You must conduct yourself professionally and respectfully in all interactions with students and staff on the platform.
• You agree not to engage in any inappropriate behavior or harassment of any kind toward students, staff, or other users.
• You own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, permissions, and authority to authorize VLearnNow to use your Submitted Content as specified in these Terms and the Terms of Use;
• Your Submitted Content will not infringe or misappropriate any third party's intellectual property rights;
• You have the required qualifications, credentials, and expertise (including education, training, knowledge, and skill sets) to teach and offer the services that you offer through your Submitted Content and use of the Services; and

b) Compliance with Local Laws:

• You are responsible for ensuring compliance with all local laws related to your teaching activities, including employment laws, tax obligations, and any required certifications or permits.

c) Time Commitment:

• You agree to maintain the availability stated in your profile and provide timely, consistent services to students. If you must cancel or reschedule a session, you will notify the student at least 24 hours in advance.

16.3. Account Registration and Security

• You are required to create an instructor account and provide accurate and complete information during registration. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and must not share your login credentials with others.
• You must notify us immediately if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account or breach of security.

16.4. Payments and Fees

a) Compensation:

• As an Instructor, you will be compensated based on the rates you agreed with the website.

b) Payment Terms:

• Payments are processed on a agreed regular basis, and will be transferred via the payment method provided by you, such as bank transfer, PayPal, or other methods available through our platform.
• You are responsible for providing accurate payment information. VLearnNow (Gigkafe.LLC) is not liable for any delay in payment due to incorrect or incomplete payment details provided by you.

c) Taxes:

• You are responsible for all applicable taxes and government fees resulting from your income earned via the platform, whether under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Indian tax laws, or any other applicable tax regulation in your jurisdiction.

16.5. Session Cancellations and Refunds

a) Instructor Cancellations:

• If you need to cancel a scheduled session, you must notify the student and platform at least 24 hours in advance. Failure to provide adequate notice may result in penalties or withholding of payments for that session.

b) Student Cancellations:

• If a student cancels within 24 hours of the session without rescheduling, you may be entitled to full or partial payment as determined by platform policy.

c) Refunds:

• On case to case basis, VLearnNow (Gigkafe.LLC) reserves the right to issue a refund to the student. In such cases, your payment for the session may be withheld or adjusted accordingly.

16.6. Intellectual Property Rights

a) Instructor Content:

• As an Instructor, you retain all intellectual property rights to the content you create and deliver during teaching sessions. However, by using our platform, you grant VLearnNow ( Gigkafe.LLC) a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, distribute, and display your content for the purposes of promoting and delivering the services on the platform.

b) Platform Content:

• VLearnNow (Gigkafe) retains all intellectual property rights to the platform, including its design, software, and any proprietary tools or materials provided to you as an Instructor. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works of any platform content without our express consent.

16.7. Prohibited Activities

As an Instructor, you agree not to:

• Engage in any fraudulent activity or misrepresent your qualifications.
• Solicit personal information from students or communicate with students outside the platform.
• Upload, transmit, or share any content that is illegal, offensive, harmful, or violates intellectual property rights.
• Use the platform to promote services or products that are unrelated to your teaching role on the website.
• Post or provide any inappropriate, offensive, racist, hateful, sexist, pornographic, false, misleading, incorrect, infringing, defamatory or libelous content or information;
• Post or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, or any other form of solicitation (commercial or otherwise) through the Services or to any user;
• Use the Services for business other than providing tutoring, teaching, and instructional services to students;
• Engage in any activity that would require us to obtain licenses from or pay royalties to any third party, including the need to pay royalties for the public performance of a musical work or sound recording;
• Frame or embed the Services (such as to embed a free version of a course) or otherwise circumvent the Services;
• Impersonate another person or gain unauthorized access to another person's account;
• Interfere with or otherwise prevent other instructors from providing their services or content; orabuse resources, including support services.

16.8. Performance Monitoring and Feedback

VLearnNow (Gigkafe.LLC) may monitor your performance based on student feedback, lesson completion rates, and other metrics. Poor performance, repeated negative feedback, or failure to comply with these Terms may result in account suspension or termination.

16.9. Termination

a) Voluntary Termination:

• You may terminate your Instructor account at any time by providing notice to VLearnNow in writing. However, you are still obligated to complete any pending sessions or obligations before termination is finalized.

b) Platform Termination:

• VLearnNow (GigKafe) reserves the right to terminate or suspend your Instructor account for violations of these Terms, poor performance, or any other conduct deemed inappropriate or harmful to the platform or its users.

16.10. Limitation of Liability

VLearnNow (Gigkafe.LLC) acts solely as an intermediary between students and Instructors and is not liable for any interactions, disputes, or claims arising between users. In no event shall VLearnNow (Gigkafe.LLC) be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from your use of the platform.

16.11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless VLearnNow (Gigkafe), its affiliates, employees, and directors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses arising out of or related to your actions as an Instructor, including any violation of these Terms, applicable laws, or the rights of any third party.

16.12. Changes to the Instructor Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Any changes will be communicated to you and become effective upon posting on our website. By continuing to offer services after any changes, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

17. Governing Law

17.1 Binding Agreement

You agree that by registering, accessing, or using our Services, you are agreeing to enter into a legally binding contract with us. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not register, access, or otherwise use any of our Services.

If you are an instructor accepting these Terms and using our Services on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so.

Any version of these Terms in a language other than English is provided for convenience and you understand and agree that the English language will control if there is any conflict.

If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by applicable law, then that provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms will continue in effect.

Even if we are delayed in exercising our rights or fail to exercise a right in one case, it doesn’t mean we waive our rights under these Terms, and we may decide to enforce them in the future. If we decide to waive any of our rights in a particular instance, it doesn’t mean we waive our rights generally or in the future.

17.2 Disclaimers

It may happen that our platform is down, either for planned maintenance or because something goes down with the site. It may happen that one of our instructors is making misleading statements in their content. It may also happen that we encounter security issues. These are just examples. You accept that you will not have any recourse against us in any of these types of cases where things don’t work out right. In legal, more complete language, the Services and their content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We (and our affiliates, suppliers, partners, and agents) make no representations or warranties about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, security, lack of errors, or accuracy of the Services or their content, and expressly disclaim any warranties or conditions (express or implied), including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We (and our affiliates, suppliers, partners, and agents) make no warranty that you will obtain specific results from use of the Services. Your use of the Services (including any content) is entirely at your own risk. Some jurisdictions don’t allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

We may decide to cease making available certain features of the Services at any time and for any reason. Under no circumstances will VLearnNow (GigKafe) or its affiliates, suppliers, partners or agents be held liable for any damages due to such interruptions or lack of availability of such features.

We are not responsible for delay or failure of our performance of any of the Services caused by events beyond our reasonable control, like an act of war, hostility, or sabotage; natural disaster; electrical, internet, or telecommunication outage; or government restrictions.

17.3 Limitation of Liability

VLearnNow (Gigkafe) is a platform that facilitates connections between students and teachers. We are not liable for the actions or outcomes of online sessions. In no event shall VLearnNow, its owners, or affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or relating to your use of the website.

There are risks inherent to using our Services, for example, if you access health and wellness content like yoga, and you injure yourself. You fully accept these risks and you agree that you will have no recourse to seek damages against even if you suffer loss or damage from using our platform and Services. In legal, more complete language, to the extent permitted by law, we (and our group companies, suppliers, partners, and agents) will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages (including loss of data, revenue, profits, or business opportunities, or personal injury or death), whether arising in contract, warranty, tort, product liability, or otherwise, and even if we’ve been advised of the possibility of damages in advance. Our liability (and the liability of each of our group companies, suppliers, partners, and agents) to you or any third parties under any circumstance is limited to the greater of the amount you have paid us in the 12 months before the event giving rise to your claims. Some jurisdictions don’t allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so some of the above may not apply to you.

17.4 Indemnification

If you behave in a way that gets us in legal trouble, we may exercise legal recourse against you. You agree to indemnify, defend (if we so request), and hold harmless VLearnNow (GigKafe), our group companies, and their officers, directors, suppliers, partners, and agents from an against any third-party claims, demands, losses, damages, or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from: (a) the content you post or submit; (b) your use of the Services; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any rights of a third party. Your indemnification obligation will survive the termination of these Terms and your use of the Services.

17.5 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

When these Terms mention “VLearnNow” they’re referring to the GigKafe entity that you’re contracting with. If you’re a student, your contracting entity and governing law will generally be determined based on your location. If you’re a student located in any geographical region,, or if you’re accessing our Services as an instructor, you’re contracting with GigKafe and these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA without reference to its choice or conflicts of law principles. In cases where the “Dispute Resolution” section below doesn’t apply to you, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of federal and state courts in San Francisco, California, USA.

17.6 Legal Actions and Notices

No action, regardless of form, arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be brought by either party more than one year after the cause of action has accrued, except where this limitation cannot be imposed by law.

Any notice or other communication to be given hereunder will be in writing and given by registered or certified mail return receipt requested, or email (by us to the email associated with your account.

17.7 Relationship Between Us

You and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, contractor, or agency relationship exists between us.

17.8 No Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms (or the rights and licenses granted under them). For example, if you registered an account as an employee of a company, your account cannot be transferred to another employee. We may assign these Terms (or the rights and licenses granted under them) to another company or person without restriction. Nothing in these Terms confers any right, benefit, or remedy on any third-party person or entity. You agree that your account is non-transferable and that all rights to your account and other rights under these Terms terminate upon your death.

17.9 Sanctions and Export Laws

You warrant that you (as an individual or as a representative of any entity on whose behalf you use the Services) aren’t located in, or a resident of, any country that is subject to applicable U.S. trade sanctions or embargoes (such as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or the Crimea, Donetsk, or Luhansk regions). You also warrant that you aren’t a person or entity who is named on any U.S. government or Indian Government specially designated national or denied-party list.

If you become subject to such a restriction during the term of any agreement with VLearnNow (GigKafe), you will notify us within 24 hours, and we will have the right to terminate any further obligations to you, effective immediately and with no further liability to you (but without prejudice to your outstanding obligations to VLearnNow (GigKafe.LLC).

You may not access, use, export, re-export, divert, transfer or disclose any portion of the Services or any related technical information or materials, directly or indirectly, in violation of any United States, India and other applicable country export control and trade sanctions laws, rules and regulations. You agree not to upload any content or technology (including information on encryption) whose export is specifically controlled under such laws.

18. Amendments

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the "Effective Date" at the top will be updated. By continuing to use the website after changes are posted, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

19. How to Contact Us

The best way to get in touch with us is through Contact us form. We’d love to hear your questions, concerns, and feedback about our Services.