1. Introduction

Welcome to the Microfoundation Institute (“Institute”, “we”, “our”, “us”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the Institute’s website, services, programs, and all associated content and functionality (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

• • “Institute” refers to the Microfoundation Institute.
  • “Microfoundation” refers to the Microfoundation Institute.
  • “User” refers to any individual or entity accessing our services.
  • “Services” include website content, research publications, workshops, cases, books, digital tools, and other services that the institute provides.

2. User obligations

• • Eligibility: You must be at least 16 years old to use our Services.
  • Accuracy of Information: Users agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information when registering for or using our Services.
  • Prohibited conduct: Users agree not to use the Services for any unlawful purpose or in any way that could damage, disable, or impair the Institute’s operations.

3. Intellectual property    Microfoundaiton grants users a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited permission to access and display the Web pages within this site as a customer or potential customer of Microfoundaiton, provided you comply with these Terms of Use, and all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices remain intact. Users may only use a crawler to crawl this website as permitted by this Website’s protocol, and Microfoundation may block any crawlers in its sole discretion. The use authorized under this agreement is non-commercial in nature (e.g., Users may not sell the content they access on or through this Website.) All other use of this site is prohibited.

• • All content, materials, and resources provided by the Institute, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and course materials, are the property of the Microfoundation Institute or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws.
  • You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our content without explicit written permission.
  • Certain research may be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Except for the limited permission in the preceding paragraph, Microfoundation does not grant users any express or implied rights or licenses under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other proprietary or intellectual property rights. Users may not mirror any of the content from this site on another website or in any other media. Any materials that are made available for downloading, access, or other use from this site with their own license terms will be governed by such terms, conditions, and notices. The failure to comply with any terms on this site will result in automatic termination of any rights granted to them without prior notice, and users must immediately destroy all copies of downloaded materials in their possession, custody, or control.

4. Programs, workshops, and payments

• • Enrollment and fees: Specific fees and payment terms for digital fees, cases, workshops, courses, certificates, or events will be clearly detailed at the point of purchase.
  • Non-refundable services: Digital service fees, cases, webinars, workshops, courses, certificates, or event fees are generally non-refundable unless otherwise stated by the Institute.
  • Cancellations: The Institute reserves the right to cancel or reschedule programs. In such cases, participants will be offered alternative dates or a full refund.
  • Taxes: Users are responsible for any tax implications arising from grants or payments received through the Institute.

5. Limitations of liability

• • The Services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
  • The Institute is not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damage resulting from their use or inability to use the Services.
  • The Microfoundation Institute provides its services “as is.” We do not guarantee the absolute accuracy of research models or empirical results, as these are subject to theoretical evolution. The Institute is not liable for any indirect or consequential damage resulting from the use of our research findings.
  • This website may provide links or references to non-Microfoundation Websites and resources. Microfoundation makes no representations, warranties, or other commitments or endorsements whatsoever about any non-Microfoundation Websites or third-party resources that may be referenced, accessible from, or linked to any Microfoundation site. In addition, Microfoundation is not a party to or responsible for any transactions you may enter into with third parties, even if you learn of such parties (or use a link to such parties) from the Microfoundation site. When users access a non-Microfoundation website, even one that may include the Microfoundation logo, please understand that it is independent of Microfoundation and that Microfoundation does not control its content. It is up to users to take precautions to protect themselves from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other potentially destructive programs, as well as to protect their information.

6. User conduct and research ethics

Users agree to comply with professional conduct standards. Users agree not to post or transmit through Microfoundation Websites any material or content that violates or infringes in any way the rights of others or solicits, encourages or promotes the use of illegal substances or activities, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, derogatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, bigoted or hateful, profane, scandalous, pornographic, indecent or otherwise objectionable, gives rise to civil or criminal liability or otherwise violates any applicable law.

• • Ethical standards: Participants in our programs must adhere to applicable ethics rules and anti-discrimination policies in their profession, as specified by the organization, such as the AMA Code of Conduct.
  • Compliance: Users must comply with all national and local lobbying, gift, and ethics rules relevant to research projects. 

   

   7. Privacy policy

The use of our Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please review the Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and disclose your information.

   8. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Microfoundation Institute is registered. Any disputes relating to these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the local courts.

   9. Changes to terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of any changes by posting the new Terms on this page.

   10. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend access to our services for any user who violates these Terms or engages in conduct that harms the Institute’s reputation.

   11. Disclaimer

From time to time, this Website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, and we do not warrant the accuracy of any information posted on this Website. Users need to confirm they are using the most up-to-date pages on this Website and confirm the accuracy and completeness of the information before using it to make decisions relating to services, products, or other matters described on this Website.