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Kateřina Vybíralová (SHINE Consulting s.r.o.)
mobil: +420 605 960 117, e-mail: katerina.vybiralova@shine.cz
ShineStarlight.ai identification data:
SHINE Consulting s.r.o.
Registered Office at Oulehla 443, 664 07 Pozorice, Czech Republic
Company registration number: 25318292
VAT number: CZ25318292
Email: support@shine.cz
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These Terms of Use apply when you use the services of ShineStarlight.ai, its apps on ios, android or our affiliates, including our application programming interface, software, tools, developer services, data, documentation, and websites (“Services”). The Terms include our terms and other documentation, guidelines, or policies we may provide in writing. By using our Services, you agree to these Terms. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use personal information.
1. Registration and Access
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. If you are under 18 you must have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use the Services. If you use the Services on behalf of another person or entity, you must have the authority to accept the Terms on their behalf. You must provide accurate and complete information to register for an account. You may not make your access credentials or account available to others outside your organization, and you are responsible for all activities that occur using your credentials.
2. Usage Requirements
(a) Use of Services. You may access, and we grant you a non-exclusive right to use, the Services in accordance with these Terms. You will comply with these Terms and all applicable laws when using the Services. We and our affiliates own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services.
(b) Feedback. We appreciate feedback, comments, ideas, proposals and suggestions for improvements. If you provide any of these things, we may use it without restriction or compensation to you.
(c) Restrictions. You may not (i) use the Services in a way that infringes, misappropriates or violates any person’s rights; (ii) reverse assemble, reverse compile, decompile, translate or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying components of models, algorithms, and systems of the Services (except to the extent such restrictions are contrary to applicable law); (iii) use output from the Services to develop models that compete with ShineStarlight.ai; (iv) except as permitted through the API, use any automated or programmatic method to extract data or output from the Services, including scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction; (v) represent that output from the Services was human-generated when it is not or otherwise violate our Usage Policies; (vi) buy, sell, or transfer API keys without our prior consent; or (vii), send us any personal information of children under 13 or the applicable age of digital consent. You will comply with any rate limits and other requirements in our documentation.
(d) Third Party Services. Any third party software, services, or other products you use in connection with the Services are subject to their own terms, and we are not responsible for third party products.
3. Content
(a) Your Content. You may provide input to the Services (“Input”), and receive output generated and returned by the Services based on the Input (“Output”). Input and Output are collectively “Content.” As between the parties and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you own all Input. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, ShineStarlight.ai hereby assigns to you all its right, title and interest in and to Output. This means you can use Content for any purpose, including commercial purposes such as sale or publication, if you comply with these Terms. ShineStarlight.ai may use Content to provide and maintain the Services, comply with applicable law, and enforce our policies. You are responsible for Content, including for ensuring that it does not violate any applicable law or these Terms.
(b) Similarity of Content. Due to the nature of machine learning, Output may not be unique across users and the Services may generate the same or similar output for ShineStarlight.ai or a third party. For example, you may provide input to a model such as “What color is the ocean?” and receive output such as “The ocean is blue.” Other users may also ask similar questions and receive the same response. Responses that are requested by and generated for other users are not considered your Content.
(c) Use of Content to Improve Services. We do not use Content that you provide to or receive from our or our service providers API (“API Content”) to develop or improve our Services. We may use Content from Services other than our API (“Non-API Content”) to help develop and improve our Services.
(d) Accuracy. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly evolving fields of study. We are constantly working to improve our Services to make them more accurate, reliable, safe and beneficial. Given the probabilistic nature of machine learning, use of our Services may in some situations result in incorrect Output that does not accurately reflect real people, places, or facts. You should evaluate the accuracy of any Output as appropriate for your use case, including by using human review of the Output.
4. Fees and Payments
(a) Fees and Billing. You will pay all fees charged to your account (“Fees”) according to the prices and terms on the applicable pricing page, or as otherwise agreed between us in writing. We have the right to correct pricing errors or mistakes even if we have already issued an invoice or received payment. You will provide complete and accurate billing information including a valid and authorized payment method. We will charge your payment method on an agreed-upon periodic basis, but may reasonably change the date on which the charge is posted. You authorize ShineStarlight.ai and its affiliates, and our third-party payment processor(s), to charge your payment method for the Fees. If your payment cannot be completed, we will provide you written notice and may suspend access to the Services until payment is received. Fees are charged in the same currency as the quoted price of the service and are payable upon invoice. Payments are nonrefundable except as provided in this Agreement.
(b) Taxes. Unless otherwise stated, Fees do not include federal, state, local, and foreign taxes, duties, and other similar assessments (“Taxes”). You are responsible for all Taxes associated with your purchase, excluding Taxes based on our net income, and we may invoice you for such Taxes. You agree to timely pay such Taxes and provide us with documentation showing the payment, or additional evidence that we may reasonably require. ShineStarlight.ai uses the name and address in your account registration as the place of supply for tax purposes, so you must keep this information accurate and up-to-date.
(c) Price Changes. We may change our prices by posting notice to your account and/or to our website. Price increases will be effective 14 days after they are posted, except for increases made for legal reasons or increases made to Beta Services (as defined in our Service Terms), which will be effective immediately. Any price changes will apply to the Fees charged to your account immediately after the effective date of the changes.
(d) Disputes and Late Payments. If you want to dispute any Fees or Taxes, please contact support@shine.cz within thirty (30) days of the date of the disputed invoice. Undisputed amounts past due may be subject to a finance charge of 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month. If any amount of your Fees are past due, we may suspend your access to the Services after we provide you written notice of late payment.
(e) Free Tier. You may not create more than one account to benefit from credits provided in the free tier of the Services. If we believe you are not using the free tier in good faith, we may charge you standard fees or stop providing access to the Services.
5. Confidentiality, Security and Data Protection
(a) Confidentiality. You may be given access to Confidential Information of ShineStarlight.ai, its affiliates and other third parties. You may use Confidential Information only as needed to use the Services as permitted under these Terms. You may not disclose Confidential Information to any third party, and you will protect Confidential Information in the same manner that you protect your own confidential information of a similar nature, using at least reasonable care. Confidential Information means nonpublic information that ShineStarlight.ai or its affiliates or third parties designate as confidential or should reasonably be considered confidential under the circumstances, including software, specifications, and other nonpublic business information. Confidential Information does not include information that: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of yours; (ii) you already possess without any confidentiality obligations when you received it under these Terms; (iii) is rightfully disclosed to you by a third party without any confidentiality obligations; or (iv) you independently developed without using Confidential Information. You may disclose Confidential Information when required by law or the valid order of a court or other governmental authority if you give reasonable prior written notice to ShineStarlight.ai and use reasonable efforts to limit the scope of disclosure, including assisting us with challenging the disclosure requirement, in each case where possible.
(b) Security. You must implement reasonable and appropriate measures designed to help secure your access to and use of the Services. If you discover any vulnerabilities or breaches related to your use of the Services, you must promptly contact ShineStarlight.ai and provide details of the vulnerability or breach.
(c) Processing of Personal Data. If you use the Services to process personal data, you must provide legally adequate privacy notices and obtain necessary consents for the processing of such data, and you represent to us that you are processing such data in accordance with applicable law.
6. Term and Termination
(a) Termination; Suspension. These Terms take effect when you first use the Services and remain in effect until terminated. You may terminate these Terms at any time for any reason by discontinuing the use of the Services and Content. We may terminate these Terms for any reason by providing you at least 30 days’ advance notice. We may terminate these Terms immediately upon notice to you if you materially breach Sections 2 (Usage Requirements), 5 (Confidentiality, Security and Data Protection), 8 (Dispute Resolution) or 9 (General Terms), if there are changes in relationships with third party technology providers outside of our control, or to comply with law or government requests. We may suspend your access to the Services if you do not comply with these Terms, if your use poses a security risk to us or any third party, or if we suspect that your use is fraudulent or could subject us or any third party to liability.
(b) Effect on Termination. Upon termination, you will stop using the Services and you will promptly return or, if instructed by us, destroy any Confidential Information. The sections of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination or expiration should survive, including but not limited to Sections 3 and 5-9.
7. Indemnification; Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitations on Liability
(a) Indemnity. You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and our personnel, from and against any claims, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or relating to your use of the Services, including your Content, products or services you develop or offer in connection with the Services, and your breach of these Terms or violation of applicable law.
(b) Disclaimer. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, AND DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE USAGE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ACCURATE OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT ANY CONTENT WILL BE SECURE OR NOT LOST OR ALTERED.
(c) Limitations of Liability. NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA OR OTHER LOSSES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICE THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LIABILITY AROSE OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY ONLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
8. Dispute Resolution
YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS:
(a) MANDATORY ARBITRATION. You and ShineStarlight.ai agree to resolve any past or present claims relating to these Terms or our Services through final and binding arbitration, except that you have the right to opt out of these arbitration terms, and future changes to these arbitration terms, by sending an email to support@shine.cz within 30 days of agreeing to these arbitration terms or the relevant changes.
(b) Informal Dispute Resolution. We would like to understand and try to address your concerns prior to formal legal action. Before filing a claim against ShineStarlight.ai, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by sending us notice at support@shine.cz of your name, a description of the dispute, and the relief you seek. If we are unable to resolve a dispute within 60 days, you may bring a formal proceeding. Any statute of limitations will be tolled during the 60-day resolution process. If you reside in the EU, the European Commission provides for an online dispute resolution platform.
(c) Arbitration Forum. Either party may commence binding arbitration through ADR Services, an alternative dispute resolution provider. The parties will pay equal shares of the arbitration fees.
(d) Arbitration Procedures. The arbitration will be conducted by video conferences. The arbitration will be conducted by a sole arbitrator by ADR Services under its then-prevailing rules. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide. The amount of any settlement offer will not be disclosed to the arbitrator by either party until after the arbitrator determines the final award, if any.
(e). Exceptions. This arbitration section does not require arbitration of the following claims: (i) individual claims brought in small claims court; and (ii) injunctive or other equitable relief to stop unauthorized use or abuse of the Services or intellectual property infringement.
(f) NO CLASS ACTIONS. Disputes must be brought on an individual basis only, and may not be brought as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. Class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and consolidation with other arbitrations are not allowed. If for any reason a dispute proceeds in court rather than through arbitration, each party knowingly and irrevocably waives any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim. This does not prevent either party from participating in a class-wide settlement of claims.
(g) Mass Filings. If, at any time, 30 or more similar demands for arbitration are asserted against ShineStarlight.ai or related parties by the same or coordinated counsel or entities (“Mass Filing”), ADR Services will randomly assign sequential numbers to each of the Mass Filings. Claims numbered 1-10 will be the “Initial Test Cases” and will proceed to arbitration first. The arbitrators will render a final award for the Initial Test Cases within 120 days of the initial pre-hearing conference, unless the claims are resolved in advance or the parties agree to extend the deadline. The parties will then have 90 days (the “Mediation Period”) to resolve the remaining cases in mediation based on the awards from the Initial Test Cases. If the parties are unable to resolve the outstanding claims during this time, the parties may choose to opt out of the arbitration process and proceed in court by providing written notice to the other party within 60 days after the Mediation Period. Otherwise, the remaining cases will be arbitrated in their assigned order. Any statute of limitations will be tolled from the time the Initial Test Cases are chosen until your case is chosen as described above.
(h) Severability. If any part of this Section 8 is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding of partial illegality or unenforceability would allow Mass Filing or class or representative arbitration, this Section 8 will be unenforceable in its entirety. Nothing in this section will be deemed to waive or otherwise limit the right to seek public injunctive relief or any other non-waivable right, pending a ruling on the substance of such claim from the arbitrator.
9. Communication Consent
By signing up for an account on ShineStarlight.ai, you acknowledge and consent to receive communications from us for legitimate reasons to provide product features to our users. These communications may include, but are not limited to, email, SMS, and phone calls. These communications may encompass account-related notifications, promotional offers, news, updates, and essential product features. You understand that these communications are a fundamental part of your agreement with ShineStarlight.ai and are not subject to separate opt-in procedures. If at any time you wish to cease receiving promotional communications or delete your data, you may opt-out by using the unsubscribe link provided in our emails or contacting our support team at support@shine.cz. However, certain account and service-related notifications, especially those linked to product features, may still be sent as they are deemed essential for the use of our services.
10. General Terms
(a) Relationship of the Parties. These Terms do not create a partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between you and ShineStarlight.ai or any of ShineStarlight.ai’s affiliates. ShineStarlight.ai and you are independent contractors and neither party will have the power to bind the other or to incur obligations on the other’s behalf without the other party’s prior written consent.
(b) Use of Brands. You may not use ShineStarlight.ai´s or any of its affiliates’ names, logos, or trademarks, without our prior written consent.
(c) U.S. Federal Agency Entities. The Services were developed solely at private expense and are commercial computer software and related documentation within the meaning of the applicable U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency supplements thereto.
(d) Copyright Complaints. If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been infringed, please send notice to the address below or email support@shine.cz. We may delete or disable content alleged to be infringing and may terminate accounts of repeat infringers.
Written claims concerning copyright infringement must include the following information:
(e) Assignment and Delegation. You may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under these Terms, including in connection with a change of control. Any purported assignment and delegation shall be null and void. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or to any affiliate or as part of a corporate reorganization.
(f) Modifications. We may amend these Terms from time to time by posting a revised version on the website, or if an update materially adversely affects your rights or obligations under these Terms we will provide notice to you either by emailing the email associated with your account or providing an in-product notification. Those changes will become effective no sooner than 30 days after we notify you. All other changes will be effective immediately. Your continued use of the Services after any change means you agree to such change.
(g) Notices. All notices will be in writing. We may notify you using the registration information you provided or the email address associated with your use of the Services. Service will be deemed given on the date of receipt if delivered by email support@shine.cz.
(h) Waiver and Severability. If you do not comply with these Terms, and ShineStarlight.ai does not take action right away, this does not mean ShineStarlight.ai is giving up any of our rights. Except as provided in Section 8, if any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that term will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and it will not affect the enforceability of any other terms.
(i) We improve our products and advertising by using Microsoft Clarity to see how you use our website. By using our site, you agree that we and Microsoft can collect and use this data. Our privacy statement has more details.
(j) Export Controls. The Services may not be used in or for the benefit of, exported, or re-exported (a) into any U.S. embargoed countries (collectively, the “Embargoed Countries”) or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals, any other restricted party lists (existing now or in the future) identified by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons List or Entity List, or any other restricted party lists (collectively, “Restricted Party Lists”). You represent and warrant that you are not located in any Embargoed Countries and not on any such restricted party lists. You must comply with all applicable laws related to Embargoed Countries or Restricted Party Lists, including any requirements or obligations to know your end users directly.
(k) Equitable Remedies. You acknowledge that if you violate or breach these Terms, it may cause irreparable harm to ShineStarlight.ai and its affiliates, and ShineStarlight.ai shall have the right to seek injunctive relief against you in addition to any other legal remedies.
(l) Entire Agreement. These Terms and any policies incorporated in these Terms contain the entire agreement between you and ShineStarlight.ai regarding the use of the Services and, other than any Service specific terms of use or any applicable enterprise agreements, supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications, or understandings between you and ShineStarlight.ai on that subject.
(m) Jurisdiction, Venue and Choice of Law. These Terms will be governed by the laws of the Czech Republic.
SHINE Consulting s.r.o., Oulehla 443, 664 07 Pozorice, Czech Republic, email: support@shine.cz.
Current prices are listed in each course/programme description and on the open courses calendar.
Course fees and services
The course fees for open programmes include the implementation of the programme as well as those products and services that are listed on the landing page of the particular programme.
For accredited programs, you will receive a certificate under the following conditions:
All prices listed here are exclusive of VAT.
Early payment bonus
Bonus for payment in advance in the announced period before the start of the course/program. The price of the course fee is reduced for those participants who order and pay for the course/program within the stated announced date, or if they are among a certain number of the first registered. This bonus only applies to selected courses/programs and is always listed for that program on the web.
Individual VIP bonuses, gift certificates, special offers
Clients receive bonuses from the amount of the course fee. Information about a possible bonus is given for individual courses or events, or can be provided in the form of a voucher within selected marketing events and webinars. In cases of entitlement to more bonuses, the client is always granted only the higher one, they are not accumulated. The validity of bonus promotions is limited in time. Bonuses do not accumulate.
Customers claiming the bonus or special offer must notify the provider in the comment section of the order being placed.
Feel free to contact us with any queries
Lucie Hajkrová (SHINE Consulting s.r.o.)
mobil: +420 737 929 033, e-mail: lucie.hajkrova@shine.cz
After your order has been received and processed by the online system at www.shine.cz , you will receive your order confirmation in pdf format.
A pro forma invoice (advance payment request), an invoice, or a payment request are typically sent two to four weeks prior to the event, unless stated otherwise. Payment is due prior to the start of the course/programme.
Course/programme participants will receive an invitation via email one to two weeks prior to the training event. The invitation describes training content and includes all relevant organizational information such as training schedule, location etc. For specific course types, participants may receive a questionnaire mapping their individual needs (expectations).
Study materials, worksheets and tips on thematic literature are prepared for each participant. The materials will be available digitally on Teachable.com and will be available for 6 months after the start of the programme. For both open and custom programs, access to the Shinestarlight.ai portal with 5000 tokens and the option to purchase additional tokens is included.
Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance. Some of our programmes are part of the accredited programme Project Management in Practice. Your certificate may count towards the mandatory preparation required for certification and re-certification according to the IPMA® standards. More information about the prerequisites and conditions related to certification and re-certification is available at the IPMA® certification section.
Course/programme outputs along with recommendations for further development, and pictures (where available) will be emailed to the participants after the event.
The course may be conducted in-person or online. SHINE Consulting s.r.o. reserves the right to change the course format from in-person to online whenever deemed necessary, e.g. should the epidemiological situation require it. In the event of course format alteration, the participant shall be notified at least one week prior to the original course date.
Programs are delivered at established conference and hotel locations or, in the case of custom courses, at the client's approved premises.
The register is typically taken between 8:45 a.m. and 9 a.m., tuition takes place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. In the case of 0.5 days of online training, the times are usually between 08:30 - 12:00 CET/CEST. The exact event timetable will be provided in the event invitation. International programmes may have different timetables due to time zones.
Refreshments are included in the price. Apart from a number of coffee breaks, lunch and one beverage (one-hour break) will be provided at a restaurant nearby the course/programme location or at the event location itself.
In the case of standard courses, we do not pay for or provide accommodation.
We do not arrange or cover the cost of transport. Our website and the invitation provide detailed information about the event location, address, and transport connections within Prague.
Courses which run online require access to ZOOM (videoconference platform). ZOOM is available for download and uses free of charge but you can also join a ZOOM meeting via your internet browser without ZOOM installation. Online courses require a good quality internet connection and a computer equipped with a webcam and a microphone. Furthermore, you must be able to access the cloud service MURAL.co (Free access is sufficient). Detailed information regarding technical requirements will be included in your course invitation.
The participant understands that SHINE may perform audio and video recording of the online course. The record is available to course participants and can also be done for the internal needs of SHINE (purpose of improvement, evaluation of lecturers, etc.). SHINE will not publish the recorded records, or parts of them, or provide them to anyone else, except for participants in the course.
All events take place at premium venues (i.e. hotels) with excellent facilities and equipment provided. Programmes take place in selected locations outside Prague which provide an extensive range of services and a great variety of leisure activities.
The schedule always allows for the convenient and timely arrival of participants at the event location. Typically, the first training day starts at 10 a.m.; the last training day finishes at 4 p.m.
Full board package (coffee breaks, lunches and dinners).
Accommodation is always provided directly in the hotel and is not included in the course fee.
Participants arrange and pay for their own transport.
Top-quality courses and programmes rely on the experience and knowledge of our team of professionals and experts. We provide individual consultancy and services of the highest professional standard as regards methodology, organization, and administration.
Selected standard open courses are available in both Czech and English.
Kateřina Vybíralová (SHINE Consulting s.r.o.)
mobil: +420 605 960 117, e-mail: katerina.vybiralova@shine.cz
Information on personal data processing as carried out by SHINE Consulting s.r.o. is available in the section titled „Rules of personal data protection“, of our website.
The Customer acknowledges that the know-how transferred, both printed and digital is a trade secret of the Provider. The resulting work may only be used by the Customer to improve the management of projects that the Customer's employees deal with internally or processes concerning the Customer's customers. The Customer and the participants sent by the Customer are obliged to protect the trade secrets. Neither the Customer nor the participants sent by the Customer shall be entitled to use trade secrets in the sense of disclosing them in any form to other persons.
The Provider does not transfer to the Customer any ownership, copyright or other intellectual property rights in the training program or the related training materials.
The Customer is not entitled to reproduce or distribute the materials provided in any way without the prior written consent of the Provider. Furthermore, the Customer is not entitled to use the training procedures of the Provider in the conduct of its training or any other training programme.
The Customer undertakes not to trade in any way the Provider's outputs, methodology and know-how obtained in connection with the performance under this order.