Terms of Service & AI Disclosure

Last Updated: April 4, 2026

CRITICAL DISCLOSURE: This Platform Uses AI

ZeroTheory uses Anthropic's Claude AI to:

  • ✅ Evaluate your coding projects (provide feedback, scores)
  • ✅ Coach you on career decisions
  • ✅ Answer support questions
  • ✅ Suggest personalized learning paths

This is NOT a human reviewing your work initially. An AI model evaluates projects in seconds.

Your Consent for AI Services

By using ZeroTheory, you explicitly agree that:

  • ✅ Your code/projects can be evaluated by Claude AI
  • ✅ AI models may occasionally make mistakes
  • ✅ AI responses should be treated as suggestions, not gospel
  • ✅ We won't sell your project data to train AI models
  • ✅ You can opt out of AI evaluation anytime

What You Own

  • Your project code — 100% yours
  • AI feedback — you can use, modify, ignore freely
  • Certificates — issued in your name
  • Portfolio — displayed how you want

Your Responsibilities

  • Keep your account secure (change password if leaked)
  • Don't share API keys or credentials in projects
  • Respect others' intellectual property
  • Don't use platform for illegal purposes

Refund & Cancellation Policy

  • ✅ 14 days full refund, no questions asked
  • ✅ Cancel anytime, lose access immediately
  • ✅ Keep access until month-end if you cancel mid-month
  • ✅ Get data export before deletion

By clicking "I Agree," you confirm you've read this and understand:

  • ✅ We use AI for evaluation
  • ✅ Your data is encrypted and not sold
  • ✅ You can opt out anytime
  • ✅ AI mistakes happen, use your judgment

For the complete detailed Terms, see AI_DISCLOSURE_AND_TERMS.md in our repository.