Effective date: 17 August 2026
Last updated: 17 August 2026

1. About these Terms

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of imranchowdhury.com, including its articles, resources, contact facilities and future Data Trust Academy services.

By using the public site, you agree to the provisions applying to website use. If you register for an account, enrol in a course or purchase a service, you also agree to the Academy and commercial provisions relevant to that activity.

If you do not agree, do not use the relevant part of the site.

2. Site operator

The personal professional site is operated by:

Imran Chowdhury
Doha, Qatar
Email: contact@imranchowdhury.com
Privacy enquiries: privacy@imranchowdhury.com

Before paid Academy services are activated, the following information will be displayed at checkout, on invoices and in these Terms:

• Legal or registered trading name
• Business or postal address
• Commercial registration or equivalent identifier, where applicable
• Relevant tax-registration details, where applicable
• Customer-service contact information

The seller responsible for a paid course will be the person or entity identified on the relevant course page, checkout screen, order confirmation and invoice.

3. Personal professional status

This is a personal professional website.

Views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of any current or former employer, client or other organization with which I have been associated.

References to professional experience are presented at a general and non-confidential level. They should not be interpreted as statements made on behalf of another organization.

4. Purpose of the site

The site provides:

• Professional biographical information
• Descriptions of expertise and selected work
• Articles and professional commentary
• Educational materials and resources
• Information about speaking, research and professional engagement
• Access to courses and training when the Data Trust Academy becomes available

The site does not provide individualized legal, cybersecurity, financial, medical or other regulated professional advice.

5. Eligibility

The site and Data Trust Academy are intended for adults and professional learners aged 18 or over.

By creating an account or purchasing a course, you confirm that:

• You are at least 18 years old.
• You have legal capacity to enter into the agreement.
• Information you provide is accurate and complete.
• If acting for an organization, you have authority to do so.
• Your use complies with applicable law.

Courses specifically intended for younger learners will require separate terms, safeguards and consent arrangements before being offered.

6. Changes to the site

The site may be updated, corrected, reorganized or withdrawn.

I may:

• Add or remove content
• Correct errors
• Update articles
• Change navigation
• Modify course materials
• Replace outdated resources
• Introduce or discontinue site functionality
• Perform maintenance
• Restrict access where required for security or legal reasons

Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid unnecessary disruption to paid course access.

Part A — Website Use

7. Permission to use public content

You may access and use public site content for personal, professional and non-commercial reference, subject to these Terms and applicable law.

You may:

• Link to a public page
• Share an article link
• Quote limited portions with proper attribution
• Use ideas and references in accordance with applicable copyright exceptions
• Print or save a reasonable copy for personal reference

You may not reproduce or redistribute substantial portions of the site as a substitute for the original content.

8. Prohibited use

You must not:

• Access the site unlawfully
• Attempt to bypass authentication or security controls
• Probe or test the site for vulnerabilities without prior written authorization
• Interfere with availability or performance
• Introduce malware or harmful code
• Scrape or extract content at unreasonable scale
• Copy or republish substantial content without permission
• Remove authorship, copyright or source notices
• Misrepresent content as your own
• Impersonate another person
• Submit unlawful, harmful or misleading material
• Use contact facilities for spam or unsolicited promotion
• Collect information about other users
• Use the site to infringe privacy, intellectual-property or other rights
• Use course or site content to facilitate unlawful activity

Reasonable indexing by general-purpose search engines is permitted unless technical instructions state otherwise.

9. Artificial-intelligence and machine-learning use

Except where permitted by mandatory law or expressly authorized in writing, you may not:

• Use substantial site or course content to train or fine-tune an AI model
• Upload paid course materials into a public or shared AI system
• Build a competing dataset, knowledge base or commercial product from the content
• Use automated tools to reproduce the structure or substance of a course
• Generate and distribute derivative course materials that substitute for the original
• Remove attribution or rights information from AI-assisted outputs based on the content

Limited use of short extracts for personal study, research, quotation or criticism remains subject to applicable law, attribution requirements and these Terms.

10. External links

The site may link to:

• Laws and regulatory sources
• Standards bodies
• Professional publications
• Research
• Technology providers
• Social-media profiles
• Other third-party services

Links are provided for reference or convenience. They do not imply endorsement, partnership or responsibility for the destination website.

Third-party sites operate under their own terms and privacy practices.

Part B — Data Trust Academy

11. Application of the Academy Terms

The provisions in this Part apply when you:

• Create a learner account
• Enrol in a course
• Access Academy materials
• Participate in an assessment
• Receive a certificate
• Purchase a course or educational resource

Course-specific information displayed before enrolment forms part of the agreement. If a course-specific term conflicts with these general Terms, the clearly disclosed course-specific term will control for that course, subject to mandatory law.

12. Course information

Before enrolment, the relevant course page should identify:

• Course title
• Description
• Intended audience
• Level and prerequisites
• Learning outcomes
• Curriculum
• Delivery format
• Estimated duration
• Access period
• Assessment method
• Completion requirements
• Certificate status
• Price and currency
• Included taxes or additional charges
• Technical requirements
• Accessibility information
• Refund or cancellation conditions

Course descriptions are intended to provide an accurate overview. Minor changes may be made where they do not materially reduce the course’s stated value or learning outcomes.

13. Learner accounts

You are responsible for:

• Providing accurate registration information
• Maintaining a secure password
• Keeping account credentials confidential
• Restricting access to your account
• Promptly reporting suspected unauthorized use
• Keeping contact information current

Accounts are personal and may not be shared, transferred, sold or made available to another person.

Activity completed through your account may be treated as your activity unless you promptly report a security concern.

14. Enrolment and contract formation

Adding a course to a cart or submitting an order does not necessarily mean the order has been accepted.

Before an order is placed, you should have an opportunity to:

• Review the selected course
• Review the total price
• Correct input errors
• Review these Terms
• Review the Privacy Notice
• Review the refund conditions
• Confirm the order

A paid enrolment is accepted when an order confirmation is issued and course access is provided, unless the confirmation states otherwise.

An electronic receipt or invoice will be provided using the contact information supplied during checkout.

15. Prices, currency and taxes

Course prices will be displayed before purchase.

The checkout page will identify:

• Currency
• Course price
• Applicable taxes, where required
• Any additional mandatory charge
• Total amount payable

You are responsible for any foreign-exchange or payment-provider charges imposed independently by your bank or payment provider.

Prices may change for future purchases. A later price change will not normally affect an already completed purchase.

16. Payment

Payments will be processed through the payment provider identified at checkout.

You authorize the provider to process the payment information necessary to complete the transaction.

I do not intend to store complete payment-card numbers or card-security codes within WordPress or LearnPress.

An order may be refused or cancelled where:

• Payment is not authorized
• Pricing contains an obvious error
• Fraud or misuse is reasonably suspected
• The course is unavailable
• The transaction would violate applicable law

If an accepted order is cancelled by the seller, the affected payment will be refunded.

17. Course access

Unless the course page states otherwise, access to a self-paced paid course will continue for 12 months from enrolment.

Access may require:

• A compatible browser
• A reliable internet connection
• Cookies necessary for authentication
• A valid learner account
• Software capable of opening provided files
• Access to an identified external media platform

You are responsible for ordinary internet, device and software costs.

If material technical requirements are unusual, they will be disclosed before enrolment.

18. Voluntary refund policy

Unless a course page provides a more generous policy, you may request a refund within 14 calendar days of purchase where:

• No more than 20% of the course is recorded as complete;
• No final assessment has been completed;
• No certificate has been issued; and
• The course materials have not been copied, redistributed or misused.

To request a refund, email the customer-service address shown on the order confirmation and provide:

• Your name
• Account email
• Order number
• Course title
• Reason for the request

Approved refunds will be returned through the original payment method where reasonably possible. Bank or payment-provider processing times may apply.

This voluntary policy does not limit any broader cancellation, conformity, refund or remedy right provided by mandatory law.

19. Digital-content withdrawal rights

Some jurisdictions provide a statutory withdrawal period for online purchases.

Where applicable law permits immediate access to digital content only after express consent and acknowledgement concerning withdrawal rights, the required choice will be presented separately during checkout.

Nothing in these Terms removes a mandatory right that cannot lawfully be waived.

If a course is materially defective, materially inconsistent with its description or cannot be supplied, available legal remedies may apply independently of the voluntary refund policy.

20. Live courses and scheduled activities

Where a course includes a live session, cohort, workshop or scheduled event, its page will state:

• Date and time
• Time zone
• Delivery platform or location
• Attendance requirements
• Recording arrangements
• Cancellation rules
• Transfer or substitution options
• Minimum participation requirements

If a scheduled activity is cancelled by the organizer, the participant will be offered an appropriate replacement, credit or refund for the affected activity.

21. Course changes and availability

Course materials may be updated to:

• Correct errors
• Improve clarity
• Address changes in law or standards
• Replace broken resources
• Improve accessibility
• Reflect technology developments
• Strengthen assessments

A material reduction in paid course content or access will not be made without an appropriate remedy.

Courses may be temporarily unavailable for maintenance, security or circumstances outside reasonable control.

22. Learner conduct

Learners must:

• Complete activities honestly
• Submit their own work unless collaboration is permitted
• Respect other participants
• Protect confidential scenario or participant information
• Use course forums or communications professionally
• Follow assessment instructions
• Avoid disruptive or abusive conduct
• Comply with intellectual-property requirements

Plagiarism, impersonation, account sharing, assessment manipulation or unauthorized distribution of course content may result in suspension or cancellation.

23. Assessments

Courses may include:

• Knowledge checks
• Automatically marked quizzes
• Scenario exercises
• Reflective activities
• Assignments
• Final assessments

The course page will state applicable:

• Pass marks
• Attempt limits
• Completion requirements
• Review procedures
• Resubmission opportunities

Where an automated result may be incorrect, a learner may request an appropriate human review.

24. Certificates

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Academy certificates are certificates of completion.

A certificate confirms that the identified learner met the stated completion requirements for a particular course. It does not represent:

• An academic degree
• A professional licence
• Regulatory approval
• Membership of a professional body
• Formal accreditation
• Authorization to provide legal or regulated services
• A guarantee of professional competence
• A guarantee of employment or promotion

A certificate may be withheld or withdrawn where it was obtained through fraud, impersonation, account sharing or material academic misconduct.

25. Accessibility and adjustments

The Academy aims to provide accessible learning materials and experiences.

Known accessibility information will be provided on the course page. Learners may contact the Academy concerning:

• Alternative formats
• Captions or transcripts
• Keyboard-access issues
• Assessment adjustments
• Other access barriers

Reasonable efforts will be made to address legitimate accessibility needs, subject to the nature of the course and available means.

Further information is available in the Accessibility Statement.

Part C — Intellectual Property

26. Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, site and course materials are owned by or licensed to Imran Chowdhury and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Protected materials may include:

• Text
• Articles
• Course lessons
• Videos and audio
• Slides
• Diagrams
• Frameworks
• Templates
• Workbooks
• Assessments
• Questions and answers
• Graphics
• Site design
• Branding

Third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners.

27. Course licence

A valid enrolment gives you a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive and non-transferable licence to access the course for your own learning during the stated access period.

You may download resources only where a download option is provided.

You may not:

• Share login credentials
• Resell course access
• Upload materials to a shared repository
• Republish lessons
• Record protected sessions without permission
• Distribute assessments or answer keys
• Translate or adapt substantial materials for distribution
• Remove copyright notices
• Use the course to create a competing product
• Provide organization-wide access through one individual enrolment

Organizational or group use requires an appropriate group licence or written permission.

28. Learner submissions

You retain ownership of original material you submit.

You grant the Academy a limited licence to store, reproduce and review the material only as reasonably necessary to:

• Deliver the course
• Evaluate the submission
• Provide feedback
• Maintain assessment and integrity records
• Meet legal obligations

Do not include confidential employer, client or personal information in an assignment unless the course expressly requires it and appropriate authorization exists.

Use anonymized or fictionalized examples wherever possible.

Part D — Professional Disclaimer

29. Educational information only

Site and course content is provided for general professional and educational purposes.

It is not a substitute for advice based on the complete facts of a particular organization, processing activity, technology, jurisdiction or individual circumstance.

You remain responsible for your decisions and for obtaining suitable professional advice where required.

30. No legal advice or lawyer-client relationship

Although my background includes legal education and professional work involving laws and regulations, the site does not provide legal representation or individualized legal advice.

Using the site, sending an enquiry or completing a course does not create:

• A lawyer-client relationship
• Legal privilege
• A consultancy engagement
• A fiduciary relationship
• A duty to monitor your circumstances
• A duty to update you about legal developments

Do not send information that you expect to be legally privileged through a general website form.

31. Regulatory and standards information

Laws, regulations, standards and official guidance change over time.

Content may become outdated because of:

• Legislative amendments
• Court decisions
• Regulatory guidance
• Standards revisions
• Enforcement developments
• Technology changes
• Jurisdiction-specific interpretation

Where relevant, an article or course may state a publication or last-reviewed date. You should verify current requirements using authoritative sources and advice appropriate to your circumstances.

32. Cybersecurity information

Cybersecurity content is provided for lawful governance, compliance, defensive and educational purposes.

You must not use it to:

• Access systems without authorization
• Evade security controls
• Exploit a vulnerability unlawfully
• Cause harm
• Interfere with services
• Violate another person’s rights

No security measure or framework can eliminate every risk.

33. No guaranteed outcome

I do not guarantee that use of the site or completion of a course will:

• Produce legal compliance
• Prevent an incident
• Satisfy a regulator or auditor
• Achieve certification
• Result in employment or promotion
• Produce a specific business result
• Resolve a particular organizational problem

Results depend on context, implementation, competence, resources and factors outside the site’s control.

34. Accuracy

Reasonable care will be taken when preparing and reviewing content.

However, except where applicable law requires otherwise:

• Content may contain errors or omissions.
• General content may not apply to a particular situation.
• External sources may change.
• Links may become unavailable.
• Standards may be revised.
• Translations may not be authoritative.

Material errors reported through the contact address will be reviewed.

Part E — Liability and Administration

35. Availability and security

Reasonable efforts will be made to maintain the availability and security of the site.

Continuous, uninterrupted or error-free access is not guaranteed. Access may be affected by:

• Maintenance
• Hosting failure
• Internet disruption
• Cybersecurity events
• Provider failure
• Legal requirements
• Circumstances outside reasonable control

36. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where doing so is prohibited by law, including liability that cannot lawfully be excluded for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, gross negligence, death, personal injury or mandatory consumer rights.

Subject to those protections:

• Free public content is provided on an “as available” basis.
• I am not responsible for indirect, incidental or consequential loss arising from reliance on general educational content.
• I am not responsible for decisions made without obtaining advice appropriate to the relevant facts.
• I am not responsible for independent third-party websites or services.
• Liability concerning a paid course will not exceed the amount paid for the affected course, except where applicable law provides otherwise.

37. Suspension and termination

Access may be suspended or terminated where reasonably necessary because of:

• Non-payment
• Account sharing
• Security concerns
• Fraud
• Abuse or harassment
• Academic misconduct
• Intellectual-property infringement
• Unlawful activity
• Material breach of these Terms

Where appropriate, notice and an opportunity to correct the issue will be provided.

Termination does not remove rights or obligations that are intended to continue, including intellectual-property, payment, confidentiality and liability provisions.

38. Privacy

Personal information is handled in accordance with the:

• Privacy Notice
• Cookie Notice
• Applicable consent choices

You should review those documents before creating an account or purchasing a course.

39. Events outside reasonable control

Neither party will be responsible for delay or failure caused by events outside reasonable control, provided reasonable steps are taken to reduce the effect.

This may include:

• Natural events
• Widespread communications failure
• Government action
• Conflict
• Public-health emergencies
• Major cybersecurity incidents
• Failure of essential third-party infrastructure

This provision does not remove refund or other rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

40. Changes to these Terms

These Terms may be updated to reflect:

• Changes to site functionality
• Academy development
• New payment arrangements
• New course formats
• Legal or regulatory changes
• Security requirements
• Business or provider changes

The current version will be published with its effective and last-updated dates.

Material changes affecting an active paid course will be communicated where appropriate. Changes will not retrospectively remove accrued mandatory rights.

41. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Qatar, without excluding mandatory rights that may apply to a consumer in another jurisdiction.

Before beginning formal proceedings, the parties should make reasonable efforts to resolve a dispute through written communication.

Subject to any mandatory consumer forum or jurisdiction, the courts of Qatar will have jurisdiction over disputes relating to these Terms.

42. General provisions

If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply.

A failure to enforce a provision immediately does not waive the right to enforce it later.

You may not transfer your account or contractual rights without permission. The site operator may transfer relevant rights and obligations as part of a legitimate transfer of the Academy or its operations, subject to applicable law and appropriate notice.

These Terms, together with the course description, checkout information, Privacy Notice, Cookie Notice and any expressly incorporated policy, form the agreement relating to the relevant service.

43. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to:

Imran Chowdhury
Doha, Qatar
Email: contact@imranchowdhury.com

Privacy requests should be sent to:

privacy@imranchowdhury.com