Terms of Use
Last updated: April 2026.
1. General provisions
Welcome to the Academy platform. By accessing and using our platform, you accept these Terms of Use in full. Please read them carefully.
Academy (the "Platform", "we", "us") is an online education platform focused on makeup training, connecting educators with students.
The business entity through which the platform will be provided commercially is currently being formed. Until registration is complete, we publish the contact details we currently have, and the full business details will be published and updated immediately after registration.
2. Registration and account
To use certain platform features, you need to create an account. During registration, you agree to:
- Provide accurate and complete information
- Keep your password secure
- Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account
- Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
3. Purchases and access to courses
When you purchase a course on our platform, you receive access for the duration stated on the product page and confirmed during checkout. When access is unlimited, that is explicitly marked. Access is limited to one user and may not be shared or transferred to another person.
Personal access and no sharing: Your account and access to purchased content are strictly personal. Sharing account credentials with third parties, as well as any unauthorized distribution or sharing of video materials and other platform content, is prohibited.
If we suspect unauthorized sharing or violation of these terms, the Platform may apply protective measures, including automatic logout on other devices, temporary access restriction, or account suspension. In the event of serious or repeated violations, the Platform may permanently revoke access without refund for purchased courses.
All prices are displayed in Serbian dinars (RSD). The plan is for the business entity to start outside the VAT system. If the tax status changes, checkout, pricing information, and legal notices on the site will be updated before the new terms apply.
4. Refunds
Refunds are available within 14 days of purchase if the content does not match the description.
For digital content whose access begins immediately after payment confirmation, by submitting an order you agree that delivery may start before the statutory withdrawal period expires. This does not affect your right to complain if content is not delivered, is technically unavailable, or materially differs from the description.
To request a refund, contact support by email or through the contact form. Refunds will be issued using the original payment method within 14 business days.
5. Intellectual property
All content on the platform, including video materials, text, graphics, logos, and software, is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights.
By purchasing a course, you receive a license for personal use of the content. The following is not allowed:
- Copying, distributing, or sharing content with third parties
- Recording or downloading video materials
- Using content for commercial purposes without our written consent
- Modifying content or creating derivative works
6. Rules of conduct
Platform users agree to:
We reserve the right to suspend or permanently remove accounts that violate these rules.
- Respect other users and educators
- Not publish offensive, discriminatory, or unlawful content
- Not use the platform for spam or unwanted promotion
- Not attempt to compromise platform security
7. Limitation of liability
The platform is provided "as is" and "as available". We do not guarantee that the platform will always be available, error-free, or secure.
We are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of the platform, to the extent permitted by law.
8. Changes to the terms
We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. We will notify you of material changes by email or platform notice.
Continued use of the platform after changes take effect means you accept the updated terms.
9. Governing law
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Republic of Serbia. Any disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Belgrade.
10. “My Clients” module — client records
The platform offers professional makeup artists a “My Clients” module for keeping their own client records (contacts, appointments, payments, notes, photos). By using the module you accept the following special rules:
With regard to your clients' data, you are the data controller — you decide what data you enter and you are responsible for having a legal basis to do so (e.g. the client's consent), especially for allergy information and photos. For storing and displaying your records the platform acts as a processor (a technical storage provider) and does not use that data for any other purpose or share it with third parties. The exception is the appointment protection described below: when standardised phone numbers are automatically compared between accounts, the platform acts as a (joint) controller for that specific purpose, on the basis of the legitimate interest of protecting module users from double bookings.
Your records are visible only to you, through your account. Photos are kept in private storage and are accessible only via time-limited links. Deleting a client's card permanently removes their personal data and photos; financial totals remain in anonymised form.
If you connect your Google calendar, appointment data is written to a dedicated calendar in your Google account, and you can revoke access at any time. Treat the calendar feed link (ICS) as a secret — you can always reset it in settings and get a new one.
Appointment protection (platform-level signals): to protect all module users from double bookings, client phone numbers are automatically compared between accounts in a standardised form, solely to warn about a possible double booking (two active bookings of the same number at a close time with different users). Other users are never shown your identity, your client's data or the details of your appointments — only the fact that a signal exists. The network signal about past no-shows across different accounts is disabled by default and is not used. Subjective ratings and comments about clients are not shared or collected for sharing. Appointments can be sent to the client for confirmation via a public link that contains only the date, time and your name. Objections to the accuracy of these signals (yours or your client's) can be sent to office@sophelle.academy — we will review the disputed record and remove it if needed.
The module's core functions (appointments, client cards, expenses, calendar synchronisation and data export) are free and do not depend on your directory listing; the module's statistical reports are tied to Active status under section 11.
The module is in a pilot phase and may change. To improve it, we record basic anonymous usage indicators (e.g. number of opens and entries) — never the content of your records.
11. Makeup artist directory — public profile
The platform offers professional makeup artists the option of creating a public profile in the artist directory (name, city, services, price list, portfolio, contact). Publication is voluntary and requires your explicit consent; you can hide your profile or delete it at any time.
Profiles go through a short review before publication. We reserve the right to reject or remove a profile that violates these Terms, presents someone else's work as its own or contains inaccurate information.
Directory listing (“Active status”) is free for the first 12 months after profile approval and is extended automatically through purchases: for every 12,000 RSD of successfully charged purchases on the platform, the listing gains an additional 12 months (amounts accumulate, any surplus carries over to the next cycle, and the listing can be secured at most 24 months in advance). Refunded purchases reduce the unused amount; if the amount has already been converted into an extension, we reserve the right to proportionally reduce the remaining listing period. After the period expires, the profile remains visible for another 30 days and is then temporarily removed from the directory — data and photos are not deleted, and the listing resumes once the period is extended. Keeping records in the “My Clients” module does not depend on the directory listing; the module's statistical reports are tied to Active status.
The “Certified” badge is shown on profiles of users who hold a valid certificate for a completed course on the platform and affects the ordering of profiles in the directory. The platform does not guarantee any number of inquiries or bookings; arrangements about services, appointments and prices are made exclusively between the artist and the client, without the platform's mediation or commission.
12. Contact
For any questions related to these Terms of Use, you can contact us:
The currently available public details are listed below. Full business details will be added after the business entity is registered.
- Email: office@sophelle.academy
- Phone: +381 60 123 4567
- Contact form: www.sophelle.academy/contact
- Location: Belgrade, Serbia



