Terms of Service
These Terms of Service form an agreement between Calm Compute, LLC, which operates Global Research Fellowship, and the person purchasing, applying for, or participating in our educational services. If a participant is under 18, their parent or legal guardian must review and accept these Terms on their behalf.
Definitions
“Company,” “GRF,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means Calm Compute, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company operating the Global Research Fellowship program and brand.
“Purchaser” means the adult who buys or agrees to pay for Services. “Participant” means the student who applies for or takes part in a program. “You” or “User” means the Purchaser, Participant, parent, guardian, applicant, or website user, as applicable. For a Participant under 18, the parent or legal guardian accepting these Terms is the contracting User.
“Services” means GRF’s website, application process, communications, research programs, mentorship sessions, workshops, cohort experiences, research and publication support, educational materials, and related services.
Scope of Services
GRF provides educational mentorship, research guidance, project support, training, feedback, and research-publication support for students developing academic or market-oriented research projects.
GRF does not provide legal, medical, investment, tax, or financial advice. Any market, economics, policy, or finance-related discussion is educational in nature and should not be relied upon as professional advice or as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security, asset, or financial product.
Specific program details, deliverables, mentor assignments, schedules, fees, and additional terms may be set out on the website, in order confirmations, or in separate written agreements.
Mentor availability and scheduling may change. GRF may make reasonable substitutions or schedule changes where necessary. If GRF cancels a paid program without providing a reasonably comparable alternative, the Purchaser will receive an appropriate refund or credit for the portion of Services not provided.
Eligibility and Parental Consent
The Services are intended for Participants who are at least 13 years old. We do not knowingly accept online applications directly from children under 13. Users under 18 may apply, purchase, or participate only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian.
By purchasing Services for, registering, or allowing a minor to participate, the parent or guardian confirms that they are authorized to act on the Participant’s behalf, accepts these Terms, and agrees to be responsible for the minor’s participation and applicable fees.
GRF may request reasonable information to verify age, identity, or parental authority. Additional consent may be required for recordings, public attribution, testimonials, or publication of identifiable student work.
Payment, Cancellation, and Refunds
Fees, currency, payment schedule, and any program-specific refund terms are listed on the website, at checkout, in an order confirmation, or in a separate written agreement. Payments may be processed by third-party providers such as Stripe. The Purchaser authorizes the stated charges and is responsible for any applicable taxes that GRF is legally required to collect.
(a) Commencement of Services. Services are deemed to have commenced on the earlier of: (i) the first scheduled mentoring session, workshop, cohort meeting, or onboarding call; or (ii) the date GRF begins substantial work on the student’s project, mentor match, curriculum preparation, research plan, or program setup.
(b) Before Commencement. Unless a program-specific policy states otherwise, a Purchaser may request cancellation before Services commence. If GRF approves the request, GRF may deduct an administrative amount of up to 10% of the prepaid fee and any non-recoverable payment-processing costs, to the extent permitted by law.
(c) After Commencement. Unless GRF agrees otherwise in writing or applicable law requires otherwise, fees are non-refundable once Services have commenced. If GRF materially fails to provide purchased Services and does not cure the failure within a reasonable period, this clause does not limit any remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded.
(d) Payment Questions and Disputes. Please raise billing questions promptly, preferably within 30 days of the charge, so GRF can investigate. This notice period does not waive any non-waivable right under applicable law or a payment provider’s rules. Users must not knowingly initiate a false or fraudulent payment dispute.
Academic Integrity and No Guarantee
(a) Academic Integrity. Students and guardians must maintain academic honesty. Plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, unauthorized use of another person’s work, or other academic misconduct is strictly prohibited.
GRF may suspend or terminate Services immediately upon discovery of academic misconduct. Termination for misconduct is without refund.
(b) No Guarantees. GRF does not guarantee publication, authorship position, admissions results, scholarships, competition outcomes, journal acceptance, school recognition, investment performance, or any particular result. Examples of past or potential outcomes are illustrative and are not promises.
(c) Student Responsibility. Students are responsible for the substantive content of their work and for obtaining any required school approvals, institutional approvals, research permissions, parental consents, and source permissions.
Intellectual Property
(a) Student Work. Except as agreed in writing, each Participant retains the rights they hold in original research materials, manuscripts, datasets, drafts, and final projects they create. Rights in collaborative work may also depend on the contributions of other authors, team agreements, publisher requirements, and applicable law.
(b) Limited Service License. The Participant and, for a minor, the parent or guardian, grants GRF a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to access, copy, format, share with assigned mentors or reviewers, and otherwise use submitted materials only as reasonably necessary to provide, administer, review, protect, and document the Services.
GRF will not publicly use a minor Participant’s name, likeness, testimonial, or identifiable work for advertising or promotion without separate parent or guardian consent. Public submission or publication of research may require additional written approval and may be subject to a publisher’s own terms.
(c) GRF Materials. GRF’s website content, curriculum, templates, guides, frameworks, workshop materials, mentor materials, research prompts, branding, design, and program materials are owned by GRF or its licensors. Users may not copy, distribute, resell, reproduce, or create derivative works from GRF materials without prior written permission.
Confidentiality and Data Use
GRF will use reasonable efforts to protect non-public student project information. GRF may disclose information as reasonably necessary to provide Services, communicate with Users, process applications and payments, coordinate mentors and service providers, prevent misconduct, comply with law, protect rights or safety, or act with appropriate consent. This section does not create a professional, fiduciary, attorney-client, or legally privileged relationship.
GRF’s collection and processing of personal information is governed by its Privacy Policy. Users should review the Privacy Policy before submitting personal information.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
(a) Limitation of Liability.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, GRF’s aggregate liability arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services will not exceed the total amount paid for the affected Services during the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. To the maximum extent permitted by law, GRF will not be liable for indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost opportunities, loss of data, reputational harm, admissions outcomes, academic outcomes, or investment losses.
(b) Exceptions. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, gross negligence, wilful misconduct, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any warranty, remedy, or consumer right that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
(c) Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law, the adult User agrees to indemnify Calm Compute, LLC and its personnel against third-party claims arising directly from the User’s unlawful conduct, wilful infringement of a third party’s rights, or knowing submission of unlawful, plagiarized, or unauthorized material. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim was caused by GRF’s own breach, negligence, or misconduct.
Termination
GRF may suspend or terminate a user’s access to the Services for breach of these Terms, academic misconduct, non-payment, abusive conduct, misuse of GRF materials, violation of law, safety concerns, or other reasonable cause.
Upon termination, any fees due to GRF remain payable, and refunds, if any, will be determined under Section 4.
Dispute Resolution and Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Before filing a claim, the parties will attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally. A written notice should describe the issue and requested resolution. If the dispute is not resolved within 30 days, either party may propose non-binding remote mediation. Mediation will occur only by mutual agreement, and the parties will agree on the mediator and allocation of mediation fees.
Subject to any non-waivable consumer right to bring a claim elsewhere, the state and federal courts located in Delaware will have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services, and the parties consent to their personal jurisdiction and venue.
Nothing in this section deprives a consumer of mandatory protections or access to a court or tribunal that cannot lawfully be waived under the laws applicable in the consumer’s place of residence.
Miscellaneous
(a) Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remainder will remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable provision will be replaced by an enforceable provision that most closely reflects the parties’ intent.
(b) Entire Agreement and Priority. These Terms, the applicable order or program confirmation, any signed written agreement, and the Privacy Policy constitute the agreement regarding the Services. If terms conflict, a signed written agreement controls, followed by the program-specific order or confirmation, then these Terms.
(c) Modifications. GRF may update these Terms prospectively. Updated Terms will be posted with a revised effective date, and GRF will provide reasonable notice of material changes where appropriate. Material changes will not retroactively alter an already purchased program unless the User agrees or the change is reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect safety, or address abuse.
(d) Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without GRF’s prior written consent. GRF may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or transfer of operations.
(e) Force Majeure. GRF is not responsible for delay or failure caused by events outside its reasonable control, including natural disasters, widespread service outages, governmental action, labour disruption, civil unrest, epidemic, war, or serious illness. GRF will use reasonable efforts to resume or reschedule affected Services.
(f) No Waiver. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of that provision or any other right.
(g) Contact. Questions or notices regarding these Terms may be sent to support@globalresearchfellowship.com or mailed to Calm Compute, LLC, 2810 North Church Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19802, United States.