Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Practica (“Practica,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), including our websites, applications, and related services (the “Service”). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you are using the Service on behalf of an institution or organization, you agree to these Terms on its behalf and represent that you are authorized to do so.

1. Who can use Practica

You must be at least 16 years old, or the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction, to use the Service. If you are a student, you may be invited to a workspace by your institution. You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for all activity under your account.

2. Accounts, workspaces, and roles

Practica is organized into workspaces operated by universities and organizations. Within a workspace, members may hold roles such as administrator, professor, student, or business sponsor. The workspace administrator controls membership and may add, remove, or change the roles of members. Content and data within a workspace are governed by that workspace’s settings and the agreement between Practica and the workspace owner.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, or infringing purpose.
• Harass, abuse, or harm other users, or post content that is defamatory or offensive.
• Upload malware, attempt to gain unauthorized access, or disrupt the Service.
• Scrape, harvest, or collect data about other users except as permitted by the Service.
• Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, or the verification status of any work.

4. Your content and project work

You retain ownership of the content you submit, including project deliverables, files, and portfolio materials (“User Content”). You grant Practica a worldwide, non-exclusive license to host, store, reproduce, and display your User Content as necessary to operate and provide the Service, including displaying verified work on portfolios you choose to make visible.

Where a project is sponsored by an organization, the rights to project deliverables are governed by the arrangement between the participating students, the sponsoring organization, and the supervising institution. Practica does not claim ownership of project deliverables. You are responsible for ensuring you have the rights to any content you submit.

5. Verification is not a guarantee

Practica records when a milestone or project has been confirmed by a faculty member, sponsor, or other authorized reviewer. Verification reflects that confirmation and the metadata around it. It is not a warranty of quality, academic credit, employment outcomes, or fitness for any particular purpose, and it should not be relied upon as such.

6. AI-assisted features

The Service includes features that use artificial intelligence to draft project scopes, suggest matches, and generate portfolio material. AI output may be inaccurate or incomplete, is provided for your assistance only, and should be reviewed by a person before being relied upon. You are responsible for the content you publish, including content derived from AI suggestions.

7. Third-party services

The Service relies on third-party providers for hosting, authentication, email, AI processing, and location data. Your use of the Service may be subject to those providers’ terms. We are not responsible for third-party services or content.

8. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, design, and trademarks, is owned by Practica and protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any right to use our names, logos, or branding without our prior written permission.

9. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms, if required by law, or if necessary to protect the Service or other users. Your workspace administrator may also remove your access. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive.

10. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Practica will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amounts you paid us in the twelve months before the claim or one hundred US dollars.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Practica harmless from claims, damages, and expenses arising out of your User Content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or the rights of others.

13. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes will be resolved in the courts located in that jurisdiction, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will provide notice through the Service or by email. Your continued use of the Service after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to legal@joinpractica.com. See also our Privacy Policy.