Terms and Conditions (T&C)

Last updated October 29, 2025

§ 1. Definitions

Whenever the below capitalised terms are used herein, they shall be understood as follows:

Agreement – an e-service agreement concluded between Service provider and the User on terms laid down in the T&C;
Consumer – a natural person, performing with an entrepreneur a legal act unrelated directly to such person’s business or professional activity, who uses the Website.
Cut-Off – temporary discontinuation of the operation of the Website or of its particular webpages or functions, required for technical reasons e.g. in connection with maintenance, retrofits or repairs of the Website.
Educational Materials – materials available on the Website or provided by Service provider on the request of the User in the field of software development in particular articles, e-books and information about new products.
Force Majeure – any external event of an extraordinary or random nature beyond control of Service provider and of the User or which cannot be prevented by them, including riots, strikes, armed conflicts, states of emergency or natural disasters.
GDPR – the Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);
Materials – Educational materials and other information available on the Website.
Personal Data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name and surname, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Processing – any operations performed on the Personal Data, such as collecting, recording, storing, structuring, altering, sharing and erasing, especially the ones performed in any IT systems; T&C – these rules applicable to the Website;
Services – the services, specified in the T&C, provided by Service provider for the Users via the Website;
Service provider – Oland Group Sp. z o.o., NIP: 8993036495 residing in Gwiazdzista Str. 22/3, 53-413 Wroclaw, Poland, e-mail: contact(at)cageforge.com
User – the user who uses the Website;
Website – the website run by Service provider under the URL address www.cageforge.com

§ 2. General provisions

This T&C specify terms of providing the Services, in particular rules for the Website’s operation, procedures and terms of concluding the Agreements and terms of access to the Website’s content and use thereof.
To use the Website, it is necessary to accept the T&C and satisfy the requirements laid down herein.
Service provider is the owner of the Website and is entitled to dispose of the Website’s resources.

§ 3. Technical requirements and rules for use of the website

In order to use the Website, the User shall have the following:
1) a computer or mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet) connected to the Internet and with software allowing for access to the Website;
2) Internet browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled. In order to ensure the highest quality of Services, the Internet browser should be updated to the latest version possible.
Service provider has the right to introduce the Cut-Off. Service provider shall inform the User of any planned Cut-Offs that might affect the normal use of the Website by posting information about the planned Cut-Off on the Website.
In case of the Website’s failure, Service provider shall apply best efforts to promptly restore the Website’s functionalities.

§4. The services

Website aims at educational and informational purposes and serves to provide Materials in the field of software development.
The contract for the provision of Services between the Service provider and the User is concluded at the beginning of browsing of the content of the Website by the User and expires at the moment of ending the use of the Website.
Using the Website and accessing Materials is free of charge, subject to point 4 below.
On the Website, there are links to other sites. Access to materials on these sites may be subject to a charge.
Access to certain Materials may require from User to provide name and e-mail address. Materials will be sent to the provided e-mail address.
The Website also features marketing content. Marketing content will not be sent to the User’s e-mail address without their prior consent.
Using the Services does not require registration on the Website. The User is obliged in particular to:
1) provide to the Service provider only true and current User’s data;
2) use the Services offered by the Service provider in a manner consistent with the provisions of applicable law and without prejudice to the rights of third parties, in accordance with the provisions of this T&C, as well as the customs and rules of social coexistence adopted in this regard, in particular, not to provide illegal content.

§ 5. Newsletter

The condition for receiving Newsletter is to provide a valid e-mail address and accept the following consents.
The Newsletter is provided at the request of the User after the conclusion of the Agreement and includes commercial information concerning the Service provider or the Service provider’s associate products and services and also Educational materials.
To use the Newsletter, the User must:
1) provide a valid e-mail address;
2) agree to receive commercial information electronically;
3) accept the provisions of this T&C.
The Newsletter is provided for an indefinite period of time.
The Newsletter Agreement is concluded upon acceptance of the T&C and confirmation of the link confirming subscription to the Newsletter.
The User may unsubscribe from the Newsletter at any time, without giving any reason, by sending an e-mail to Service provider or clicking on the link contained in each e-mail address under the words “Unsubscribe”.

§ 6. Liability

Service provider shall not be liable for:
1) the non-performance or undue performance of the Agreement resulting from the Force Majeure;
2) the non-performance or undue performance of any obligations under the Agreement to the extent caused by the non-performance of any obligations by the User, including but not limited to the use of the Website contrary to its purpose;
3) any content posted on the Website by the Users, including for any breach of rights of third parties (including copyrights and author’s moral rights) in connection with such content.
Service provider declares the Materials are collected and edited with due diligence. Due to the subject of the Materials, Service provider shall not be liable for the veracity and accuracy of Materials included in the Website resources, in particular, Service provider shall not be liable for the effectiveness of learning from Educational materials.
The liability limitations referred to herein shall not apply to the Users who are the Consumers to the extent prescribed by mandatory applicable laws.

§ 7. Personal data and information clause

Service provider shall be the controller of the Personal Data.
The Service provider’s privacy policy regulations and rules pertaining to cookies are laid down in a separate document, i.e. Privacy Policy, at the address: https://cageforge.com/privacy-policy/

§ 8. Complaints

A complaint concerning Website operation and provided Services may be filed by e-mail to the address: contact(at)cageforge.com or in writing to the address: Gwiazdzista Str. 22/3, 53-413 Wroclaw, Poland.
In order to expedite the processing of complaint, it is recommended to provide: name, surname, e-mail address, description of a case and the request.
Service provider is obliged to reply to the complaint within 30 days as of its receipt. In case of the Consumers, Service provider shall provide the User with a reply to the complaint in writing or saved on another durable medium.
At www.ec.europa.eu/consumers the Consumer may use the EU platform (ODR platform) to submit a dispute with Service provider electronically. The ODR platform shall facilitate the independent, impartial, transparent, effective, fast and fair out-of-court resolution of disputes between Consumers and traders online concerning contractual obligations stemming from online sales or service contracts between a Consumer resident in the European Union and a trader established in the European Union.

§ 9. Intellectual property rights

The User may not provide through the Website illegal content that violates the rules of social coexistence or morality, including, in particular, content of an offensive, pornographic, hateful, vulgar, false or misleading nature, containing viruses or malicious software, or violating the rights of third parties, good manners or false information detrimental to the good name of the Service provider.
Making Materials available or passing them on to the Users does not mean granting or transferring any intellectual property rights to them, unless such grant or transfer will result from an explicit statement of the Service provider. Users can use Materials only within the scope of private or personal use. Private or personal use includes use of single copies of works by a group of individuals who are related, especially by blood or marriage, or who are in a social relationship.
User cannot in particular:
a) make, especially for commercial purposes, copies, modify or transmit electronically or otherwise the Materials or parts thereof;
b) distribute Materials to persons other than those indicated in point 2 sentence two hereinabove.
Service provider is the owner of the right to all technical solutions, graphic elements and other pages of the Website.

§ 10. Threats

As any other Internet user, the User is exposed to online threats. The main threat for each Internet user involves potential infection of their ICT system with software created mainly to cause harm, such as viruses, bugs or Trojans. In order to avoid the relevant threats, including the ones appearing at the moment of opening e-mails, the Users are recommended to install anti-virus software and firewall on their devices used in order to connect with the Website, and update such software on an ongoing basis.
Furthermore, the Service provider hereby informs the Users that specific threats related to the use of the Website involve actions by hackers aiming at hacking both Service provider’s system (e.g. attacks on its sites) and the User’s system.
Service provider informs the Users that it applies cutting-edge protection technologies to mitigate the risks referred to in § 10.1-2; however, it needs to be emphasized that there are no solutions available that would completely and fully protect against the described adverse actions.

§ 11. Amendments to the terms and conditions

Service provider reserves the right to amend the T&C in justified cases, and in particular in the case of:
1) a change in technical conditions of the Website’s operation, including the ones related to technical or technological progress;
2) a change in terms of use of software or use of devices needed to operate the Website, including the ones introduced by manufacturers or entities having rights to the software or to the devices in question;
3) decisions or judgments affecting or potentially affecting the T&C or the Website’s operation issued by competent public bodies;
4) the Force Majeure;
5) formal or organizational changes with a bearing on the Website’s operation;
6) other justified reasons.
Service provider shall inform the User of any amendments to the T&C and the scope thereof by placing the consolidated text of the T&C on the Website. The amendment to the T&C shall enter into force upon the lapse of 14 days from the date of posting the text of T&C on the Website. If the User does not agree to the amendment of the T&C, the User may resign from the Services by sending resignation by e-mail to the address: contact(at)cageforge or in writing to the address: Gwiazdzista Str. 22/3, 53-413 Wroclaw, Poland.
Any amendment to the T&C shall not affect the Services rendered prior to the date of its entry into force.

§ 12. Final provisions

This T&C shall apply from October 29, 2025.
The User may not transfer any rights or obligations under these T&C to any third parties without Service provider’s consent.
The performance of the T&C and Agreement shall be governed by the Polish law.
Any disputes under the T&C or under the Agreements concluded with Service provider based on the T&C shall be settled by the Polish court competent for Service provider’s registered office.
Par. 12.3-4 shall not apply to the Consumers insofar as this results from mandatory applicable laws.