Terms of Use

Version 1 · Effective [TO CONFIRM: date of first deployment]

The short version. Module 1 is free. The Core tier is a once-off R350, the Professional tier a once-off R599, and a Core buyer may upgrade for R249. Each certificate must be earned by passing the assessments; paying alone does not grant it. The course educates about AI and the law; it is never legal advice, and your professional judgement stays your own. South African law applies, and South African consumer protection law is respected throughout.

1. Who you are contracting with

These terms are an agreement between you and [TO CONFIRM: full legal name and status of the operator, for example "N Steyn trading as CuraPraxis", or company name and registration number] ("CuraPraxis", "we", "us"), of [TO CONFIRM: physical address, which is also the address for service of legal documents], email curapraxis@proton.me [TO CONFIRM: mailbox once the domain exists], website curapraxis.co.za [TO CONFIRM: domain still to be registered]. This information is provided in compliance with section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 ("ECTA").

2. What the service is

CuraPraxis is an assessed, self-paced online course on artificial intelligence for South African legal practitioners: thirteen modules with assessments, practical exercises and two verifiable certificates of completion. Module 1 and lesson previews are free. Paid access comes in two once-off tiers:

Core tier, R350 once-off: modules 1 to 8 with their assessments, the practice materials for those modules, and eligibility for the Core certificate.
Professional tier, R599 once-off: all thirteen modules with their assessments, all practice materials, and eligibility for both the Core and the Advanced certificate.
Upgrade, R249 once-off: moves a Core buyer to the Professional tier, with progress preserved.

Each price is the full price, inclusive of applicable taxes; there are no subscriptions, renewals or hidden charges. [TO CONFIRM: VAT registration status; if registered, state "including VAT".]

"Lifetime access" means access for as long as the CuraPraxis platform operates. If we ever discontinue the platform, we will give reasonable notice on the site, and issued certificates will remain verifiable for as long as reasonably practicable.

3. No accounts; your progress lives on your device

There is no registration or login. Your progress, assessment results and claim token are stored in your own browser. You are responsible for the device and browser you use: clearing browser data, or switching devices, means your progress does not follow you. An issued certificate is independent of your device and remains verifiable by its ID.

4. Payment

Payment is processed by PayFast, a South African payment provider, on its own secure pages and terms. We never receive your card details. Your purchase is concluded when PayFast confirms payment to us, at which point access to your tier is enabled and your certificate claim token becomes active. You can request a record of your transaction by writing to us with your payment reference.

5. Cooling-off and refunds

Because your tier is delivered immediately on payment, and you consent at checkout to performance beginning at once, the seven day cooling-off right in section 44 of ECTA is limited by section 42(2)(d) once performance has begun with your consent. We nevertheless offer the following voluntary policy, which is more generous than the statute requires:

Refund policy: if you ask within seven days of payment, and no certificate has yet been issued to you, we will refund the full amount of that payment within 30 days, no reason needed. This applies equally to Core purchases, Professional purchases and upgrades. Write to curapraxis@proton.me with your payment reference. [TO CONFIRM: operator to approve or adjust this refund policy before go-live.]

Nothing in this clause limits any right you may have under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 ("CPA") that cannot lawfully be limited.

6. The certificates: earned, never bought

The Core certificate is issued only when you have passed the assessment for every one of modules 1 to 8 at 80 percent or better. It is available on either paid tier.
The Advanced certificate is issued only when you have passed the assessment for every one of the thirteen modules: modules 1 to 12 at 80 percent or better, and the capstone assessment at 8 out of 10 or better. It requires the Professional tier.
Attempts are unlimited. Payment opens the course; it does not and cannot buy a certificate.
Both are certificates of completion issued by CuraPraxis in its own name. Neither is a qualification nor part credit towards one, neither is recorded on the National Qualifications Framework, and neither is required for, nor counts towards, admission or enrolment as a legal practitioner. Neither carries continuing professional development credit: no compulsory CPD scheme is currently in force for South African legal practitioners, and CuraPraxis claims no accreditation from the Legal Practice Council or any other regulator, professional body or qualifications authority. Present a certificate for what it is: verified proof that the named person completed this course and passed its assessments.
Each certificate carries a unique signed ID, verifiable by anyone at our verification page. You consent to your name, the course and certificate name, the issue date and the certificate status being shown to anyone who enters your certificate ID.
We may revoke a certificate, with notice to the email address linked to the purchase where possible, if it was obtained by fraud, impersonation, payment reversal or cheating of the assessment process. Revoked certificates fail verification.
Complete the assessments yourself, in your own name. A certificate earned by someone else answering for you asserts a falsehood, and clause 8 applies.

7. Your licence to the content

All course content, lessons, assessments, exercises, figures, code and branding are our intellectual property or used under licence. On payment you receive a personal, non-transferable, non-commercial licence to study the content for your own professional education. The licence is personal to you: a firm, chambers or faculty wishing to put several people through the course buys access for each of them. You may not resell, republish, redistribute, scrape or systematically copy the content, share paid access, or use the content to build a competing course or training programme. Short quotations with attribution for review, comment, teaching or academic purposes remain welcome, as fair dealing allows.

8. Acceptable use

You agree to use the site lawfully and honestly. In particular you will honestly complete assessments in your own name, refrain from attempting to bypass the certificate gate or forge certificate IDs, refrain from probing, disrupting or overloading the service, and refrain from using the verification service to harvest information. We may suspend access, deny issuance or revoke certificates for breach of this clause.

9. Education about AI and the law, never legal advice

The course provides education about artificial intelligence and its use in legal practice. Nothing in it is legal advice, an opinion on any actual matter, or a substitute for your own professional judgement, and nothing in it creates a professional relationship between you and the course's creator. Decisions about your professional conduct, including whether and how to use AI in any matter, remain your own responsibility under the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 and the rules and code of conduct that bind you. The Disclaimer forms part of these terms. Where the course suggests exercises using third party AI tools, your use of those tools is under their terms and privacy policies, at your own cost and discretion.

10. Availability and changes

We aim to keep the service available continuously and to fix faults promptly, though we do not promise uninterrupted availability. We may improve or update course content at any time; paid users receive updates to their tier at no further charge. The offline capability depends on your browser's storage, which remains under your control.

11. Liability

To the extent the law allows, our total liability to you arising from the course is limited to the amount you paid us, and we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of data on your own device, or the outcome of any professional, academic or other decision you take, including any step taken or omitted in any matter you conduct. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for gross negligence, or your rights under sections 48, 49 and 51 of the CPA. Nothing here limits statutory consumer rights.

12. Who may buy

The course is written for legal practitioners and legal academics: attorneys, advocates, candidate attorneys and those who teach or research law. Anyone with an interest may study it, though you must be at least 18 years old to buy access, and by paying you confirm that you are.

13. General

South African law governs these terms, and the South African courts have jurisdiction. If any clause is unenforceable, the rest stand. These terms, the Privacy Notice and the Disclaimer are the whole agreement. We may amend these terms prospectively; material changes will be dated, versioned, and presented for acceptance before you continue. Complaints or questions: curapraxis@proton.me. If we cannot resolve a dispute, you may approach the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud or the National Consumer Commission, and nothing prevents any party from approaching a court.

See also the Privacy Notice, the Disclaimer and the PAIA Manual.