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.