Terms & Conditions
Effective date: November 10, 2025
Who we are: Jordan Makansi d/b/a Black Hoodie Quantum, a sole proprietorship (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”).
Contact: [email protected] • 8201 16th Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910
No Affiliation with IBM/Qiskit
Our courses are independently developed and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) or the Qiskit project. References to “IBM,” “IBM Quantum,” or “Qiskit” are for identification and descriptive purposes only.
1) Agreement & Updates
By purchasing or using our site and services (the “Service”), you agree to these Terms. We may update them by posting a new version with a new effective date; material changes will be notified on the site. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
2) Offer & Access (“Lifetime Access”)
- Product: One online course for a single one-time fee of $297 per user account.
- Access: “Lifetime access” means ongoing access to the course for as long as we operate the Service or provide substantially equivalent access (e.g., via a successor platform).
- Service changes: We may update, modify, or discontinue features or content at our discretion.
3) Money-Back Guarantee (30 Days)
- Request a full refund within 30 days of purchase by emailing [email protected] from your registered email and including your order ID.
- Refunds are issued to the original payment method.
- We may deny refunds for abuse (e.g., chargeback fraud, bulk sharing, scraping).
4) Site Closure / Discontinuation
If we permanently close the website or discontinue the Service more than 30 days after your purchase, no refund is owed. If we close within 30 days of your purchase, you may request a refund under Section 3.
5) Accounts & Acceptable Use
You must be 18 years of age or older to use the Service. Our Service is not directed to children. If we learn a user is under 18, we may remove their account. Keep credentials confidential; you are responsible for activity on your account. You may not:
- share, sublicense, resell, or publicly post course content;
- scrape, bulk download, or circumvent technical protections;
- post or transmit unlawful, infringing, harassing, or harmful content;
- attempt to disrupt, test, or reverse-engineer the Service.
6) Intellectual Property & Your License to Use
All course materials are owned by us or our licensors and protected by IP laws. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and view the course for personal, non-commercial learning only, subject to these Terms.
7) User Comments & Community Content (UGC)
- You may post comments related to the course. Do not post anything illegal, infringing, or harmful.
- License you grant us: By posting, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, display, reproduce, and distribute your comments to operate and improve the Service.
- Moderation: We may remove content or suspend accounts at our discretion.
- Copyright/DMCA Contact: [email protected]
If you believe content infringes your rights, email the address above with: (i) your contact info; (ii) description of the copyrighted work; (iii) the exact URL of the material; (iv) a good-faith statement that the use is unauthorized; (v) a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and you are authorized; and (vi) your physical or electronic signature.
8) Payments, Taxes, & Receipts
Prices are shown before applicable taxes. You authorize us (or our payment processor) to charge your payment method at checkout. Keep billing information current. Promotions apply only as stated at purchase.
9) No Professional Advice
Materials are for educational purposes only and not professional advice (legal, medical, financial, etc.). You are responsible for how you use what you learn.
10) Availability & Third-Party Services
We rely on third-party providers (e.g., hosting, video, payments). We are not responsible for outages or actions by those providers. Reasonable maintenance or internet issues may cause downtime.
11) Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability
THE SERVICE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED).
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE COURSE, AND WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
12) Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising out of your violation of these Terms or your content.
13) Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access for violations of these Terms. Sections that by nature should survive (IP, payments, disclaimers, limitations, dispute terms) survive termination.
14) Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of Maryland, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state or federal courts located in Montgomery County, Maryland for any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service.
15) Trademarks & Nominative Fair Use
“IBM,” “IBM Quantum,” and “Qiskit” are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. All other names and logos are the property of their respective owners. We use third-party marks nominatively to describe compatibility or subject matter and do not imply sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement.
16) Privacy
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what data we collect and how we use it. The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 18 and request that they do not use the Service.
17) Miscellaneous
If any term is unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect. We may assign these Terms; you may not assign them without our consent. These Terms plus linked policies constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.