Terms of Service
Last Updated: October 26, 2026
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of NovelTech Academy, including our websites, learning platforms, programs, courses, projects, Talent Profiles, and related services.
By accessing or using any NovelTech Academy service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, you should not use the applicable service.
1. About NovelTech Academy
NovelTech Academy provides structured learning programs designed to help learners develop practical skills across technology and digital disciplines.
Our services may include:
- Educational programs and courses
- Cohort-based learning
- Learning materials and resources
- Student accounts and dashboards
- Project submission and showcasing
- Talent Profiles
- Talent Directory services
- Academy events, activities, and related resources
NovelTech Academy may update, modify, expand, or discontinue parts of its services when necessary.
2. Eligibility
You must provide accurate information when creating an account, submitting an application, enrolling in a program, or creating a profile.
Some programs, cohorts, services, or platform features may have additional eligibility requirements.
Where a service has specific requirements, you are responsible for reviewing them before applying or enrolling.
3. Accounts
Some NovelTech services require an account.
You are responsible for:
- Providing accurate account information
- Keeping your login credentials secure
- Maintaining the accuracy of your information
- Not sharing your account with another person
- Not allowing unauthorized access to your account
You should contact NovelTech if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.
NovelTech may suspend or restrict an account where there is a reasonable basis to believe that the account is being misused or that these Terms have been violated.
4. Programs and Enrolment
Program information, schedules, requirements, duration, tuition, and cohort availability may vary between programs and cohorts.
Before enrolling, you should review the information provided for the specific program and cohort you are interested in.
Your place in a cohort is subject to the applicable enrolment requirements and successful completion of the required enrolment process.
NovelTech may adjust a cohort schedule, instructor, delivery format, or other program details where circumstances require a change.
Where a significant change affects an enrolled learner, NovelTech will provide appropriate information about the change and any available next steps.
5. Payments
Where a program or service requires payment, the applicable price and payment terms will be presented during the relevant enrolment or checkout process.
You are responsible for providing accurate payment information and completing required payments within the applicable timeframe.
Failure to complete required payment may affect your access to the relevant program, cohort, or service.
Refunds and cancellations are subject to the Refund Policy.
6. Learning and Academic Requirements
Learners are expected to participate responsibly in their programs and meet the applicable requirements for their cohort.
These may include:
- Attending scheduled learning sessions
- Completing required coursework
- Completing practical assignments
- Meeting project requirements
- Following academic policies
- Respecting instructors and other learners
Specific requirements may differ between programs
Completion of a program and eligibility for certification depend on meeting the applicable requirements.
7. Projects
NovelTech may allow eligible learners to submit projects to the Projects platform.
By submitting a project, you confirm that:
- The work is yours or you have the necessary rights to submit it
- The information you provide is accurate
- You have permission to use any third-party material included in the project
- The submission does not knowingly violate another person’s rights
You retain ownership of your original work unless otherwise agreed
By submitting a project for public display, you grant NovelTech permission to display and promote the submitted project information through its websites and related Academy platforms.
NovelTech may remove a project that violates these Terms, applicable policies, or the rights of another person.
8. Talent Profiles
Eligible learners and graduates may be able to create Talent Profiles.
You are responsible for ensuring that information included in your profile is accurate and up to date.
This includes information such as:
- Name
- Professional information
- Skills
- Experience
- Projects
- Programs completed
- Certifications
- Availability
- Contact or professional links
You should not include another person’s personal information without appropriate permission.
NovelTech may remove or restrict access to a Talent Profile containing misleading, inappropriate, unlawful, or otherwise prohibited information.
9. User Content
You may submit content through NovelTech services, including projects, profile information, comments, images, links, and other materials.
You remain responsible for the content you submit.
You must not submit content that:
- Infringes another person’s intellectual property
- Contains unlawful material
- Deliberately misrepresents another person or organization
- Contains malicious code
- Harasses, threatens, or abuses another person
- Contains inappropriate or prohibited material
- Violates NovelTech policies
NovelTech may remove content that violates these requirements.
10. Intellectual Property
NovelTech Academy’s branding, website content, course materials, platform design, documentation, graphics, and other Academy-owned materials remain the property of NovelTech Academy or the relevant rights holder unless otherwise stated.
You may use learning materials provided to you for your personal educational use within the scope permitted by NovelTech.
You may not reproduce, redistribute, resell, or commercially exploit Academy-owned materials without permission.
Your own original project work remains yours, subject to any third-party rights and any specific terms that apply to materials or tools you use.
11. Acceptable Use
You agree not to misuse NovelTech services.
You must not:
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems or accounts
- Interfere with the operation of the platform
- Upload malicious software
- Circumvent access controls
- Scrape or collect user information without authorization
- Impersonate another person
- Use NovelTech services for unlawful activities
- Abuse other learners, instructors, staff, or platform users
NovelTech may restrict access where misuse is identified.
12. Code of Conduct
Learners, instructors, and other members of the NovelTech community are expected to maintain respectful and appropriate conduct.
The Code of Conduct provides additional expectations relating to behaviour within the Academy community.
13. Third-Party Services
NovelTech may use third-party services to provide parts of its platform, including payment processing, hosting, analytics, communications, authentication, and other technical services.
Your use of those services may also be subject to the third party’s own terms and policies.
NovelTech is not responsible for changes or interruptions caused by third-party services outside its reasonable control.
14. Platform Availability
We aim to keep NovelTech services available and functioning properly, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
Services may occasionally be unavailable because of:
- Maintenance
- Updates
- Technical issues
- Security incidents
- Third-party service interruptions
- Events outside our reasonable control
We may modify or temporarily suspend parts of a service when necessary.
15. Suspension or Termination
NovelTech may suspend or terminate access to an account, program, project, Talent Profile, or other service where there is a reasonable basis to believe that:
- These Terms have been violated
- Applicable policies have been violated
- The service is being misused
- Fraudulent or unlawful activity has occurred
- Continued access creates a security or operational risk
Where appropriate, NovelTech may provide information about the reason for the restriction and any available resolution process.
16. Disclaimers
NovelTech provides educational programs and resources for learning and skills development.
Participation in a NovelTech program does not guarantee employment, freelance work, business success, income, admission to another institution, or any particular professional outcome.
Individual results depend on factors including the learner’s participation, effort, experience, skills, circumstances, and opportunities.
17. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, NovelTech Academy will not be responsible for losses arising from circumstances outside its reasonable control or from a user’s misuse of the services.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.
18. Changes to These Terms
NovelTech may update these Terms from time to time.
The updated Terms will take effect from the stated effective date.
Your continued use of the applicable services after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms, subject to applicable law.
19. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws applicable to NovelTech Academy and its operations.
Any dispute arising from these Terms will be handled in accordance with applicable law and the appropriate dispute-resolution process.
This section should be reviewed and finalized with the Academy’s actual legal jurisdiction before publication.
20. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, contact:
NovelTech Academy
hello@noveltechacademy.ngBadagry, Lagos, Nigeria.
