Neil Degg knows what the future can look like for someone from a deprived background and/or lacking in a good education. Raised in a part of Manchester with high unemployment and low educational outcomes, he was already getting into trouble by the age of six. Coupled with an emotionally absent father and a mother doing her best to keep the family together, life was always going to be a challenge.
By the age of 15, Neil was living in a homeless unit. Alienated from the kind of support network a person needs to make healthy choices, his life continued on a downward spiral. Reflecting on those times, he says, “I wasn’t thinking about how my behaviour was impacting other people. I was just trying to survive in the only way I knew how.”
Things only began to change for Neil when, at 28, he was given the opportunity to work in social care:
“I instantly resonated with that environment. I understood the challenges that young people in care faced - and those of adults who lacked an education, or were from a marginalised background. I could see why they often failed and I knew I could use my own experiences to make a positive contribution to the lives of others. It made me realise, had I received the right encouragement, education and opportunity, I could have contributed positively to society a lot sooner"
Neil launched The Training Hub in 2014 - followed by The Big Initiative in 2017.
Proudly featured in Forbes and showcased on the BBC for the outcomes achieved with children, young people and adults, The Training Hub provides training resources across multiple sectors - supporting an individual's career alongside free preventative, life skill, parental and mental health resources for all age groups.
The Training Hub believes that engagement is pivotal for an individual to be inspired to invest time in themselves. Everyone's experience of life, regardless of age, determines their ability to see the value in something. Unfortunately, life can sometimes make the possible seem impossible - but we must never stop trying to unlock each individual's potential.
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X
Our mission is to provide exceptional educational courses that build confidence, develop careers and promote well-being — reaching all learners, regardless of age or background. Harnessing the science of learning, we believe in global collaboration — providing a platform where experts and practitioners can share their knowledge for the greater good.
We are driven by a passion to help every person we engage with to become the best version of themselves.
The Training Hub prides itself on providing exceptional vocational training resources that help each individual to learn, engage and grow from birth and throughout adulthood.
The Big Initiative's sole focus is to support each person’s mental health and basic life skills, and provide practical solutions to the everyday issues that can impact a person’s life chances.
An ever growing network accessible to all.
Training material is provided by passionate experts, practitioners & exceptional sector-specific individuals who have valuable lived experiences to shape learning outcomes.
Our training recognises that every individual is unique with different learning styles and accessibility needs, so it blends games, video, reading, writing and reflective practices. As standard, every course comes with supporting material and assessments.
There are five established learning styles: Visual, auditory, written, kinesthetic and multimodal.
The Training Hub work's hand in hand with leading scientist's from around the world to ensure our methods of creating & delivering training that embraces each learning style to ensure knowledge is retained.
Reading
Writing
Interactions
Gamification
Watching
Reflective practises
The Training Hub's long-term goal is to eventually reach out globally , ensuring everyone has access to exceptional vocational training to match their career ambitions. Training that is accessible for every human being regardless of background, disability or needs.
Extending free access to The Big Initiative. Preventative, life skills, parental and mental health resources that make a real difference to every child, young person or adult.
If you would like to join our team & create training material please email experts@thetraininghub.com
The purpose of this Privacy Notice is to describe how Intellectual Holdings, our subsidiaries, and our international branches, ("Intellectual Holdings," "us," "we," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you through our online interfaces (e.g., websites and mobile applications) owned and controlled by us, including but not limited to Intellectual Holdings (collectively referred to herein as the "Site"). Please read this Privacy Notice carefully to understand what we do. If you do not understand any aspects of our Privacy Notice, please feel free to email us at info@intellectualholdings.com.
Your use of our Site is also governed by our Terms & Conditions. Terms used but not defined in this Privacy Notice can be found in our Terms of Use. Intellectual Holdings, 125 Deansgate, Manchester, M32JB. If you reside or are located in the European Economic Area ("EEA") Intellectual Holdings is the data controller of all Personal Data (as defined below) collected via the Site and of certain Personal Data collected from third parties, as set out in this Privacy Notice unless you are part of a degree, certain MasterTrack programs, or certain other circumstances as communicated to you, in which case Intellectual Holdings is the data processor.
We are a company that helps people and companies find the right education for their needs through online services, conferences, open days, exhibitions, directories and marketing. When you use our services, you share certain information with us. Such information may constitute personal data, i.e., information that concerns you and that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how it is used, who we share the information with and what rights you have regarding your information.
If you do not want to provide personal information with us, an alternative is to provide fictitious information, for example by using a fictitious name when you register. In that case, keep in mind that you must at least provide enough information for us to be able to contact you to send you login details, information about education, learning offers, etc. In order to provide some of our services, it is necessary for us to access your correct personal information.
This Privacy Notice covers information we collect from you through our Site. Some of our Site’s functionality can be used without revealing any Personal Data, but for features or Services related to the Content Offerings, Personal Data is required. In order to access certain features and benefits on our Site, you may need to submit, or we may collect, "Personal Data" (i.e., information that can be used to identify you and which may also be referred to as “personally identifiable information” or “personal information”). Personal Data can include information such as your name, email address, IP address, and device identifier, among other things. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the Personal Data you submit to Intellectual Holdings. Inaccurate information may affect your ability to use the Site, the information you receive when using the Site, and our ability to contact you. For example, your email address should be kept current because that is one of the primary manners in which we communicate with you.
We collect two types of information:
Information that you provide to us
Information we receive when you use our services
Our sites and our services are not intended for people under the age of 13, and we will not knowingly collect information about people under the age of 13.
In order for you to be able to use our services, we collect information that you provide to us. For example, most of our services require that you, as a prospective student or training buyer, create an account with us. To create an account with us, you need to fill in your name, telephone number and e-mail address. While you use our services, we also receive additional information from you, for example about what you want to study and where, and any personal information that is written in the chats you participate in. If you contact us, for example via customer services, we also collect information about you that you provide to us and that is needed in order to handle your request.
We consider that the legal bases for using your personal information as set out in this Privacy Notice are as follows:
Our use of your personal information is necessary to perform our obligations under any contract with you (for example, to comply with the Terms of Use of our Site which you accept by browsing our website and/or to comply with our contract to provide Services to you, your academic institution, your employer, or other organisation that may be providing you with access to our Services); or
Our use of your personal information is necessary for complying with our legal obligations; or
Use of your personal information is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others. Our legitimate interests are to:
run, grow and develop our business;
operate our Site and provide our Services;
select appropriately skilled and qualified suppliers;
build relationships with partners and academic institutions;
carry out research and statistical analysis;
carry out marketing and business development; and
for internal administrative and auditing purposes
to inform you about other services that we feel would benefit you whether from our group of companies or an external organisation
Consent, to send you certain communications or where you submit certain information to us, or where required to rely upon consent by local law.
Which legal basis applies to a specific activity will depend on the type of personal information used and the context in which it is being used.
If we rely on our (or another party’s) legitimate interests for using your personal information, we will undertake a balancing test to ensure that our (or the other party’s) legitimate interests are not outweighed by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of the personal information.
We may process your personal information in some cases for marketing purposes on the basis of your consent (which you may withdraw at any time as described below).
If we rely on your consent for us to use your personal information in a particular way, but you later change your mind, you may withdraw your consent by visiting your profile page and clicking the box to remove consent and we will stop doing so. If you withdraw your consent, this may impact the ability for us to provide some of our Services to you.
When you use our services, we collect information about which service you have used, how you have used it and when you have been logged in. We can, for example, see which of our websites you have visited and which education providers or education programs and subjects you have registered an interest in. This is in order to be able to provide you with information about education programs within your areas of interest but also to be able to give you a better user experience.
We can also see what kind of device - computer, mobile, tablet, etc. - that you have used and information from the device itself such as IP address, language settings, browser settings, time zone, operating system, platform, screen resolution and geographical location. We only use the information from your device to create analytics. The information is not used at the individual level or together with other data that allows the information to be linked to a unique person.
Like most online services and mobile apps, we use cookies that are stored locally on your device when you visit our websites. For example, we use cookies so that you do not have to log in again every time you visit us. For more information on this, see below under the section on cookies.
We gather the following types of information about users through the Site:
When users come to our Site, we may track, collect, and aggregate information indicating, among other things, which pages of our Site were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks were clicked. We also collect information from the URLs from which you linked to our Site. Collecting such information may involve logging the IP address, operating system, and browser software used by each user of the Site. We may be able to determine from an IP address a user’s Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of their point of connectivity. Location data may be used to route your traffic to the nearest regional server to reduce latency and improve your experience. We may also use cookies and web beacons when you visit our Site. For more information on our use of cookies and web beacons, please refer to our Cookies Policy.
Subject to these Terms and our policies (including the Acceptable Use Policy, Honor Code, course-specific eligibility requirements, and other terms), we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable licence to use our Services. You may download content from our Services only for your personal, non-commercial use, unless you obtain our written permission to otherwise use the content. You also agree that you will create, access, and/or use only one user account, unless expressly permitted by Intellectual Holdings, and you will not share access to your account or access information for your account with any third party. Using our Services does not give you ownership of or any intellectual property rights in our Services or the content you access.
If you register for an account on our Site, you may be required to provide us with certain Personal Data such as your name and email address. You may also voluntarily provide us with additional Personal Data.
Intellectual Holdings may offer you the ability to receive updates either via email or by posting on portions of the Site only accessible to registered users. In order to subscribe to these Services, you may be required to provide us with Personal Data such as your name and email address.
Intellectual Holdings may offer public forums from time to time (the "Forums") where you can share comments and thoughts. In order to participate in the Forums, you may be required to register with us and/or provide us with Personal Data such as your name and email address. Please keep in mind that information you post or make available in Forums will be publicly available. You should not include any personal information or other information of a personal or sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, in a Forum post.
Intellectual Holdings offers users the opportunity to participate in Content Offerings on or through the Site. If you desire to participate in a Content Offering, you will be asked to provide us with certain information necessary to conduct such a Content Offering. This information may include, among other things, your name and email address.
If you participate in a Content Offering, we may collect certain user-generated content, such as assignments you submit, peer-graded assignments, and peer grading feedback. We also collect course data, such as responses to in-video quizzes, standalone quizzes, exams, and surveys. You should not include any Personal Data or other information of a personal or sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, on assignments, exams, or surveys, except for information required to participate in or submit such assignments, exams, or surveys.
Identity Verification. Intellectual Holdings may offer you the ability to verify your identity for select Services. In order to enrol for these Services, you may be required to provide us or our third-party identity verification vendor with Personal Data such as your name, address, date of birth, a headshot taken using a webcam, and a photo identification document. Additionally, if you apply for financial aid in connection with these Services, you may be required to provide information regarding your income.
Communications with Intellectual Holdings. We may receive Personal Data when you send us an email message or otherwise contact us.
Third Party Sites. We may receive Personal Data when you access or log-in to a third party site, e.g., Facebook, from our Sites. This may include the text and/or images of your Personal Data available from the third party site.
Surveys. We may receive Personal Data when you provide information in response to a survey operated by us or a Content Provider.
Partner sites. Partner sites providing Content Offering-related tools and services to Intellectual Holdings users may collect nonfinancial individual-level user data regarding the individual’s use of that partner site while the partner sites provide those services to Intellectual Holdings. The partner sites may share that data with Intellectual Holdings for the purpose of improving our Services, the partner site’s services, and the individual’s education experience. This data includes information such as the amount of time spent on the partner site and pages viewed.
Third Party Payment Processing. Intellectual Holdings provides you with the ability to pay for Content Offerings and other Services using a credit card or other methods through a third party payment processing service provider. Please note that our service provider – not Intellectual Holdings – collects and processes your financial information.
Information relating to your use of our Site. We use information relating to your use of the Site to build higher quality, more useful Services by performing statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behaviour of our users, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of our Site. We may also use:
Personally Identifiable Information provided directly by you or via third parties. Except as set forth in this Privacy Notice or as specifically agreed to by you, Intellectual Holdings will not disclose any of your Personal Data. In addition to the other uses set forth in this Privacy Notice, we may disclose and otherwise use Personal Data as described below.
Providing the Site and our Services. We use Personal Data which you provide to us in order to allow you to access and use the Site and in order to provide any information, products, or Services that you request from us.
Technical support and security. We may use Personal Data to provide technical support to you, where required, and to ensure the security of our Services and the Site.
Updates. We use Personal Data collected when you sign-up for our various email or update services to send you the messages in connection with the Site or Content Offerings. We may also archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you, where we are legally entitled to do so.
Forums. You should not post any personally identifiable information or other information of a personal or sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, within a Forum post. If you choose to post personally identifiable information, such personally identifiable information may be collected during your use of the Forums. We may publish this information via extensions of our platform that use third-party services, like mobile applications. We reserve the right to reuse Forum posts that contain personally identifiable information in future versions of the Content Offerings, and to enhance future Content Offerings. We may archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you and/or your designee(s), and/or provide it to the Content Provider, business partners, or the instructor(s) associated with the courses you have taken. We may also use or publish posts submitted on the Forums without using personally identifiable information.
Participation in Content Offerings. We use the Personal Data that we collect from you when you participate in a Content Offering through the Site for processing purposes, including but not limited to tracking attendance, progress, and completion of the Content Offerings. We may also share your Personal Data and your performance in a given Content Offering with the instructor or instructors who taught it, with teaching assistants or other individuals designated by the instructor or instructors to assist with the creation, modification, or operation of the Content Offering, and with the Content Provider(s) with which they are affiliated. We may also use the information generated when taking a Content Offering or using the Services for predictive analysis of your performance in the Content Offerings. Also, we may archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you, where we are legally entitled to do so.
Identity Verification. For Services that require identity verification, we may use the Personal Data that we collect for verifying your identity, and for authenticating that submissions made on the Site were made by you. This service may be provided through a third-party identity verification vendor. Your photo identification document will be deleted after successful verification of your profile information.
Communications with or from Intellectual Holdings. When you send us an email message or otherwise contact us, we may use the information provided by you to respond to your communication and/or as described in this Privacy Notice. We may also archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you where we are legally entitled to do so. Where we send you emails, we may track the way that you interact with these emails (such as when you open an email or click on a link inside an email). We use this information for the purposes of optimising and better tailoring our communications to you.
Communications with Intellectual Holdings Business Partners. We may share your Personal Data with Content Providers and other business partners of Intellectual Holdings so that Content Providers and other business partners may share information about their products and services that may be of interest to you where they are legally entitled to do so.
Research. We may share general course data (including quiz or assignment submissions, grades, and forum discussions), information about your activity on our Site, and demographic data from surveys operated by us with our Content Providers and other business partners so that our Content Providers and other business partners may use the data for research related to online education.
Disclosure to Intellectual Holdings Operations and Maintenance Contractors. We use various service providers, vendors, and contractors (collectively, "Contractors") to assist us in providing our Services to you. Our Contractors may have limited access to your Personal Data in the course of providing their products or services to us, so that we in turn can provide our Services to you. These Contractors may include vendors and suppliers that provide us with technology, services, and/or content related to the operation and maintenance of the Site or the Content Offerings. Access to your Personal Data by these Contractors is limited to the information reasonably necessary for the Contractor to perform its limited function for us.
Government Authorities; Legal Rights and Actions. Intellectual Holdings may share your Personal Data with various government authorities in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes; to establish or exercise our legal rights or to protect our property; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases we reserve the right to raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us. We also may share your Personal Data when we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities; to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of Intellectual Holdings, the Site, our users, customers, or others; and in connection with our Terms of Use and other agreements.
Disclosure to Acquirers. Intellectual Holdings may disclose and/or transfer your Personal Data to an acquirer, assignee or other successor entity in connection with a sale, merger, or reorganisation of all or substantially all of the equity, business, or assets of Intellectual Holdings to which your Personal Data relates.
e-Readers. If we receive any Personal Data related to the extent to which you use designated e-Readers or other devices to access Intellectual Holdings materials, we may archive it, and use it for research, business, or other purposes.
Your personal data will not be stored for longer than is necessary with regards to the purposes of the processing. We have internal routines that ensure this and we make sure to delete personal data no later than two years after you have used our services. Some information may need to be stored longer if required by law, for example, the Accounting Act that requires that you save data for seven to eight years.
You have certain rights regarding our processing of your personal data. Contact us if you want to exercise any of your rights. You will find our contact information at the bottom.
You have the right to know if we process personal data about you. If we do so, you also have the right to receive information free of charge about what data we process and certain information about the processing. You also have the right to receive a copy of the information we process about you. Under certain conditions, you also have the right to obtain your personal data electronically in order to be able to use them elsewhere. This is called data portability.
If any of the information we process about you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to have that information corrected or supplemented.
Under certain conditions, you have the right to have your personal data deleted, for example if we no longer need the data for the purpose for which we collected it. You may also, under certain conditions, request that we limit the processing of your data to passive storage. For example, if you have requested correction, you can request that the processing be limited while we investigate whether the information is incorrect.
In cases where your personal data is processed on the basis of a balance of interests or consent, you have the right to object to the processing. If you object, we will, under certain conditions, cease our processing of your personal data.
The Data Inspectorate is the supervisory authority for our processing of your personal data. If you are dissatisfied with our processing of your personal data, you have the right to contact the Data Inspectorate directly.
When you use our websites, information is collected via various forms of tracking techniques, such as so-called cookies. A cookie is a small file that is downloaded to a device (such as a computer or mobile phone) that stores the information so that our websites can recognize you as a returning visitor and adapt your experience of our services. The information collected using cookies may sometimes contain personal information. We use cookies for other purposes, for example to be able to provide our services and measure and analyze the traffic on our websites.
Some cookies are necessary for you to be able to use our websites. This applies, for example, to information about your settings that shows us how the services and content of a website should be displayed in your browser.
We also use cookies in order for us to be able to adapt our services as well as possible based on your use, what information you have provided, what choices you make when you visit different pages on our websites and to ensure that you receive information that is relevant to you. We also use cookies to gather statistics and analyze usage.
We also use third-party cookies to, for example, conduct market research and measure data traffic on our websites, provide advertisements to you and to improve the functionality of our websites.
You can choose to disable or block cookies through settings in your browser. Doing so may result in some services not being provided.
Intellectual Holdings and address Intellectual Holdings, 125 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BY is responsible for personal data and thus responsible for the processing of your personal data. Contact us at help@thetraininghub.com if you have any questions about this information or other questions about our personal data processing.
You can also visit www.thetraininghub.com to find more information about us. This Privacy Policy applies to all our websites.
Last updated: 5 July 2022
Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that these practices are subject to change. Any change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on our Site. We will notify you of any material change to this Privacy Notice by posting a notice on our Site’s homepage for a reasonable period of time following such update or by sending an email to the email address associated with your user account, and by changing the effective date (located at the top and bottom of this page). Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Notice.
Intellectual Holdings ("us", "we", or "our") uses cookies on affiliated websites (collectively the "Site").
Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we partner with may use cookies on the Site, and your choices regarding cookies. Please read this Cookies Policy in conjunction with our privacy policy, which sets out additional details on how we use personally identifiable information and your various rights.
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Site or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Site more useful to you. Essentially, cookies are a user’s identification card for the Intellectual Holdings servers. Web beacons are small graphic files linked to our servers that allow us to track your use of our Site and related functionalities. Cookies and web beacons allow Intellectual Holdings to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalise your experience on our Site.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.
When you use and access the Site, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.
Intellectual Holdings uses or may use cookies and/or web beacons to help us determine and identify repeat visitors, the type of content and sites to which a user of our Site links, the length of time each user spends at any particular area of our Site, and the specific functionalities that users choose to use. To the extent that cookies data constitutes personally identifiable information, we process such data as set out in our Privacy Notice.
We use both session and persistent cookies on the Site and we
use different types of
cookies to run the Site:
Necessary for the operation of the Site. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of user accounts, or offer Site features.
Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the Site when using it. This helps us improve the way the Site works.
Used to recognise you when you return to the Site. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Record your visit to the Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Site and the content more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Site and refine marketing efforts.
Follow on-site behaviour and tie it to other metrics allowing better understanding of usage habits.
Allow real-time tracking of user conversion from different marketing channels to evaluate their effectiveness.
Provide marketing conversion metrics to our partners so they can optimise their paid marketing efforts.
If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. You can also use the “Manage Preferences” link in the “How Intellectual Holdings uses cookies” section above to change your settings. Intellectual Holdings does not currently recognize do-not-track signals from your web browser.
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use some or all of the features we offer. You may not be able to log in, store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
English law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals. Because there is currently no industry or legal standard for recognizing or honouring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.
Intellectual Holdings ("us", "we", or "our") uses cookies on affiliated websites (collectively the "Site").
Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we partner with may use cookies on the Site, and your choices regarding cookies. Please read this Cookies Policy in conjunction with our privacy policy, which sets out additional details on how we use personally identifiable information and your various rights.
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Site or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Site more useful to you. Essentially, cookies are a user’s identification card for the Intellectual Holdings servers. Web beacons are small graphic files linked to our servers that allow us to track your use of our Site and related functionalities. Cookies and web beacons allow Intellectual Holdings to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalise your experience on our Site.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.
When you use and access the Site, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.
Intellectual Holdings uses or may use cookies and/or web beacons to help us determine and identify repeat visitors, the type of content and sites to which a user of our Site links, the length of time each user spends at any particular area of our Site, and the specific functionalities that users choose to use. To the extent that cookies data constitutes personally identifiable information, we process such data as set out in our Privacy Notice.
We use both session and persistent cookies on the Site and we
use different types of
cookies to run the Site:
Necessary for the operation of the Site. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of user accounts, or offer Site features.
Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the Site when using it. This helps us improve the way the Site works.
Used to recognise you when you return to the Site. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Record your visit to the Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Site and the content more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Site and refine marketing efforts.
Follow on-site behaviour and tie it to other metrics allowing better understanding of usage habits.
Allow real-time tracking of user conversion from different marketing channels to evaluate their effectiveness.
Provide marketing conversion metrics to our partners so they can optimise their paid marketing efforts.
If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. You can also use the “Manage Preferences” link in the “How Intellectual Holdings uses cookies” section above to change your settings. Intellectual Holdings does not currently recognize do-not-track signals from your web browser.
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use some or all of the features we offer. You may not be able to log in, store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
English law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals. Because there is currently no industry or legal standard for recognizing or honouring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.
Intellectual Holdings offers products and services provided by Intellectual Holdings. These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of our website, apps, and other products and services ("Services"). As some of our Services may be software that is downloaded to your computer,phone,tablet, or other device,you agree that we may automatically update this software, and that these Terms will apply to such updates. Please read these Terms carefully,and contact us if you have any questions,requests for information,or complaints. By clicking “I accept” (or for those who have not yet created an account, by using our Services), you agree to be bound by these Terms,including the policies referenced in these Terms. By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms, including the policies referenced in these Terms.
THESE TERMS INCLUDE AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT APPLY TO ALL CLAIMS BROUGHT AGAINST INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY;THEY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. THE TERMS OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER SHALL NOT APPLY IF UNENFORCEABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH YOU RESIDE.
You may use our Services only if you can form a binding contract with Intellectual Holdings,and only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws. When you create your Intellectual Holdings account, and subsequently when you use certain features,you must provide us with accurate and complete information, and you agree to update your information to keep it accurate and complete. Any individual under the age of 16 must be supported by a parent, guardian or teacher.
Subject to these Terms and our policies (including the Acceptable Use Policy, Honor Code, course-specific eligibility requirements, and other terms), we grant you a limited,personal, non-exclusive,non-transferable, and revocable licence to use our Services. You may download content from our Services only for your personal, non- commercial use,unless you obtain our written permission to otherwise use the content. You also agree that you will create,access, and/or use only one user account, unless expressly permitted by Intellectual Holdings,and you will not share access to your account or access information for your account with any third party. Using our Services does not give you ownership of or any intellectual property rights in our Services or the content you access.
Intellectual Holdings offers courses and content ("Content Offerings") from various reputable sources. While we seek to provide world-class Content Offerings from our Content Providers,unexpected events do occur. Intellectual Holdings reserves the right to cancel,interrupt,reschedule, or modify any Content Offerings, or change the point value or weight of any assignment, quiz, or other assessment, either solely, or in accordance with Content Provider instructions. Content Offerings are subject to the Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability sections below.
Intellectual Holdings does not grant academic credit for the completion of Content Offerings. Unless otherwise explicitly indicated by a credit-granting institution,participation in or completion of Content Offerings does not confer any academic credit. Even if credit is awarded by one institution,there is no presumption that other institutions will accept that credit. You agree not to accept credit for completing a Content Offering unless you have earned a course certificate or other equivalent documentation of your completion of the Content Offering. Intellectual Holdings,instructors,and the associated Content Providers have no obligation to have Content Offerings recognized by any educational institution or accreditation organisation.
Except as described in the Degree, MasterTrack, and University Certificate Programs section below, nothing in these Terms or otherwise with respect to your participation in any Content Offerings by Content Providers:(a) establishes any relationship between you and any Content Provider;(b) enrols or registers you in any Content Provider institution,or in any Content Offering offered by any Content Provider institution;or (c) entitles you to use the resources of any Content Provider institution beyond participation in the Content Offering.
The Services enable you to share your content,such as homework, quizzes, exams, projects,other assignments you submit, posts you make in the forums,and the like ("User Content"), with Intellectual Holdings, instructors,and / or other users. You retain all intellectual property rights in, and are responsible for, the User Content you create and share. User Content does not include course content or other materials made available on or placed on to the Intellectual Holdings platform by or on behalf of Content Providers or their instructors using the Services or Content Offerings. As between Intellectual Holdings and Content Providers, such Content Offerings are governed by the relevant agreements in place between Intellectual Holdings and Content Providers.
To the extent that you provide User Content,you grant Intellectual Holdings a fully-transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, non-exclusive, worldwide licence to copy, distribute, modify, create derivative works based on, publicly perform, publicly display, and otherwise use the User Content. This licence includes granting Intellectual Holdings the right to authorise Content Providers to use User Content with their registered students,on-campus learners, or other learners independent of the Services. Nothing in these Terms shall restrict other legal rights Intellectual Holdings may have to User Content, for example under other licences. We reserve the right to modify or remove content or individuals should a breach of our terms occur.
We welcome your suggestions, ideas, comments, and other feedback regarding the Services ("Feedback"). By submitting any Feedback, you grant us the right to use the Feedback without any restriction or any compensation to you. By accepting your Feedback, Intellectual Holdings does not waive any rights to use similar or related Feedback previously known to Intellectual Holdings, developed by our employees, contractors, or obtained from other sources.
We care about the security of our users. While we work to protect the security of your account and related information, Intellectual Holdings cannot guarantee that unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security measures. Please notify us immediately of any compromise or unauthorised use of your account by emailing info@thetraininghub.com or submitting via our site contact us form.
Through the Services, you will have the ability to access and / or use content provided by instructors, other users, and / or other third parties and links to websites and services maintained by third parties. Intellectual Holdings cannot guarantee that such third party content, in the Services or elsewhere, will be free of material you may find objectionable or otherwise inappropriate or of malware or other contaminants that may harm your computer, mobile device, or any files therein. Intellectual Holdings disclaims any responsibility or liability related to your access or use of, or inability to access or use,such third party content
Intellectual Holdings respects the intellectual property rights of our users, Content Providers, and other third parties and expects our users to do the same when using the Services. We have adopted and implemented the Intellectual Holdings Copyright and Trademark Policy below in accordance with applicable law.
Intellectual Holdings is committed to advancing the science of learning and teaching, and records of your participation in courses may be used for education research. In the interest of this research, you may be exposed to variations in the Content Offerings. Research findings will typically be reported at the aggregate level. Your personal identity will not be publicly disclosed in any research findings without your express consent.
Intellectual Holdings offers paid Services (e.g.,course certificates for certain courses) for a fee. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in UK sterling. You are responsible for paying all fees charged by or for Intellectual Holdings and applicable taxes in a timely manner with a payment mechanism associated with the applicable paid Services. If your payment method fails or your account is past due, we may collect fees using other collection mechanisms. Fees may vary based on your location and other factors, and Intellectual Holdings reserves the right to change any fees at any time at its sole discretion. Any change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting through the relevant Services. Refunds may be available for paid Services as described in our Refund Policy below.
The Services may allow you to enrol in Degree, MasterTrack, and University Certificate programs or similar programs offered by our Content Providers on the Intellectual Holdings platform. Our Content Providers serve as the distance education providers of these programs and determine admissions,refund,and graduation or completion policies and requirements. Nothing in these Terms shall restrict the applicability to you of any institutional policies established by our Content Provider in connection with these programs (e.g.,student codes of conduct);such policies shall supplement these Terms and to the extent there is a conflict between such policies and these Terms, as between you and our Content Provider, our Content Provider’s policies shall govern.
Depending on the program, tuition and fee payments for these programs may be collected by Intellectual Holdings or our Content Partners. If your payment method fails or your account is past due,we or our Content Partners may collect tuition and fees using other collection mechanisms. Tuition and fees may vary based on your location and other factors,and Intellectual Holdings and its Content Partners reserve the right to change any tuition and fees for future semesters or equivalent payment periods at their sole discretion. Refunds may be available for paid Services as described in our Refund Policy below. You are encouraged to research and consider whether the tuition and fees required for Content Offerings align with your professional and financial goals.
Professional licensure, certification, and job requirements for various professions may vary in each state and country,and job requirements may vary by employer. Intellectual Holdings does not guarantee licensure, certification or qualification for any profession or job on the basis of your completion of a Content Offering on Intellectual Holdings. You are advised to research,understand and comply with the requirements in the applicable state and / or country in which you work or intend to work,and to investigate whether the Content Offering in which you intend to enrol meets your academic and / or professional needs before enrolling.
We are constantly changing and improving our Services. We may add or remove functions,features,or requirements,and we may suspend (to the extent allowed by applicable law) or stop part of our Services altogether. Accordingly,Intellectual Holdings may terminate your use of any Service for any reason. If your use of a paid Service is terminated,a refund may be available under our Refund Policy. We may not be able to deliver the Services to certain regions or countries for various reasons,including due to applicable export control requirements or internet access limitations and restrictions from governments. None of Intellectual Holdings,its Content Providers and instructors,its contributors, sponsors, and other business partners, and their employees,contractors,and other agents (the "Intellectual Holdings Parties") shall have any liability to you for any such action. You can stop using our Services at any time, although we'll be sorry to see you go.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,THE SERVICES AND ALL INCLUDED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS PARTIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,AND NON-INFRINGEMENT,AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS PARTIES FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY RELATED CONTENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR SUCH CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES,RESULTING FROM:(A) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES;(B) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY PARTY OTHER THAN THE APPLICABLE INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT;OR (C) UNAUTHORISED ACCESS,USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR CONTENT OR INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SERVICES EXCEED TWENTY POUNDS STERLING OR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS FROM YOU FOR THE USE OF PAID SERVICES DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS,WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE DISCLAIMERS AND THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS TERMS OF USE REFLECT A REASONABLE AND FAIR ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN YOU AND THE INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS PARTIES,AND THAT THESE LIMITATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL BASIS TO INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS ABILITY TO MAKE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE BASIS.
YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION RELATED TO THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE,SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Except as provided below, the Services are managed by Intellectual Holdings,which is located in the UK. You agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the country you reside. In the event of any dispute related to these Terms that is not subject to binding arbitration, you and Intellectual Holdings will submit to the personal jurisdiction of an exclusive venue in a court located in and serving your location as the legal forum for any such dispute.
To the extent you are located in the European Union or the United Kingdom, the Services are managed by Intellectual Holdings. You agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the UK, excluding its conflicts of law provisions.
This section shall not deprive you of any mandatory consumer protections under the law of the country to which we direct Services to you, where you have your habitual residence.
You agree to indemnify,defend,and hold harmless the Intellectual Holdings Parties from any and all claims,liabilities,expenses,and damages (to the extent attributable to you under the applicable law),including reasonable solicitor fees and costs,made by any third party related to:(a) your use or attempted use of the Services in violation of these Terms;(b) your violation of any law or rights of any third party;or (c) User Content,including without limitation any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.
Except as provided below,the Services are managed by Intellectual Holdings, which is located in the UK. You agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the country you reside. In the event of any dispute related to these Terms that is not subject to binding arbitration, you and Intellectual Holdings will submit to the personal jurisdiction of an exclusive venue in a court located in and serving your location as the legal forum for any such dispute.
To the extent you are located in the European Union or the United Kingdom, the Services are managed by Intellectual Holdings. You agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the UK, excluding its conflicts of law provisions.
This section shall not deprive you of any mandatory consumer protections under the law of the country to which we direct Services to you, where you have your habitual residence.
You and Intellectual Holdings agree to submit to binding arbitration any and all disputes,claims,or controversies of any kind,whether based on statute,regulation,constitution,common law,equity,or any other legal basis or theory,and whether pre-existing,present,or future,that arise out of or relate to our Services,these Terms,and / or any other relationship or dispute between you and us,including without limitation (i) the scope,applicability,or enforceability of these Terms and / or this arbitration provision,and (ii) relationships with third parties who are not parties to these Terms or this arbitration provision to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (each a “ Claim,” and collectively the “ Claims ” ).
Any and all Claims shall be submitted for binding arbitration in accordance with the Consumer Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA Rules ” ), as amended,in effect at the time arbitration is initiated. The AAA Rules are available online at www.adr.org,and are hereby incorporated by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between this arbitration provision and the AAA Rules, such inconsistency shall be resolved in favour of this provision. If you decide to initiate arbitration, you agree to pay the initiation fee of £200 (or the amount otherwise required by the AAA Rules),and we agree to pay the remaining arbitration initiation fee and any additional deposit required by AAA to initiate your arbitration. We will pay the costs of the arbitration proceeding, including the arbitrator’s fees;however,other fees,such as attorney’s fees and expenses of travel to the arbitration, shall be paid in accordance with the AAA Rules and applicable law. We will pay all costs associated with any arbitration that we commence. A single, neutral arbitrator selected in accordance with the AAA Rules shall decide all Claims.
The arbitrator shall be an active member in good standing of the bar for any state in the continental United States and shall be either actively engaged in the practice of law for at least five years or a retired judge. The arbitrator shall honour claims of privilege recognized at law. Unless inconsistent with applicable law,and except as otherwise provided herein, each party shall bear the expense of its respective attorney, expert, and witness fees, regardless of which party prevails in the arbitration. Any arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the federal judicial district of your residence,and you will be given the opportunity to attend the proceeding and be heard. The arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding upon the parties and may be enforced in any country or state that has jurisdiction. You and we agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including,without limitation, any pleadings,briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged and any testimony or other oral submissions and awards) will not be disclosed beyond the arbitration proceedings, except as may lawfully be required in judicial proceedings relating to the arbitration or by applicable disclosure rules and regulations of governmental agencies.
Neither you nor Intellectual Holdings may act as a class representative, nor participate as a member of a class of claimants,with respect to any Claim. The Claims may not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis. The arbitrator can decide only your and / or Intellectual Holdings individual Claims. The arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated. Accordingly, you and we agree that the AAA Supplementary Rules for Class Arbitrations do not apply to our arbitration. This arbitration provision and the procedures applicable to the arbitration contemplated by this provision are governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, notwithstanding any state law that may be applicable.
This arbitration agreement does not preclude you or us from seeking action by federal,state,or local government agencies. You and we also have the right to exercise self-help remedies,such as set-off, or to bring qualifying claims in small claims court so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class,non-representative) basis. In addition,you and we retain the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for provisional or ancillary relief,including pre-arbitral attachments or preliminary in junctions, and any such request shall not be deemed incompatible with any of these Terms, nor a waiver of the right to have disputes submitted to arbitration as provided in this provision.
A court may sever any portion of this Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Section that it finds to be unenforceable, except for the prohibitions on any Claim being handled on a class or representative basis, and the remaining portions of this arbitration provision will remain valid and enforceable. No waiver of any provision of this Section will be effective or enforceable unless recorded in a writing signed by the party waiving such a right or requirement. Such a waiver shall not waive or affect any other portion of these Terms.
THIS BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER SECTION LIMITS CERTAIN RIGHTS,INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN A COURT ACTION,THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL,THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FORM OF CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM,AND THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN DISCOVERY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE AAA RULES. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU OR INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS WOULD HAVE IN COURT ALSO MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.
We reserve the right to revise the Terms at our sole discretion at any time. Any revisions to the Terms will be effective immediately upon posting by us. For any material changes to the Terms, we will take reasonable steps to notify you of such changes,via a banner on the website, email notification, another method, or combination of methods. In all cases,your continued use of the Services after publication of such changes, with or without notification,constitutes binding acceptance of the revised Terms
If it turns out that a particular provision of these Terms is not enforceable,this will not affect any other terms. If you do not comply with these Terms, and we do not take immediate action,this does not indicate that we relinquish any rights that we may have (such as taking action in the future).
Our Content Providers and integrated service providers are third party beneficiaries of the Terms and may enforce those provisions of the Terms that relate to them.
