Terms of Use
Last updated: December 2025
Introduction
Vodafone Foundation (“we“, “us“, or “our“) provides Vodafone Foundation’s DIY Foundational Skills Platform (the “Platform“). Vodafone Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales with company number: 13199169 and charity number: 1193984. Our registered office is at 1 Kingdom Street, Paddington Central, London, United Kingdom, W2 6BY. We are committed to improving access to quality education through technology and social innovation.
You can contact us by emailing: hello@di4y.org
If we have to contact you, we will do so in English through the Platform (either through a message or a notification).
These Terms of Use (“Terms“) govern your access to and use of the Platform. By using the Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as any referenced policies, including our Privacy Notice. Please note that, if you are under 18, you must have the consent of your parent or guardian to access and use the Platform. In this case, it is the parent or guardian who enters into these Terms with us.
These Terms tell you who we are, how you may use the Platform, how you and we may change or end the agreement between us, what to do if there is a problem and other important information.
If you do not accept these Terms, do not use the Platform. If you use the Platform but do not follow these Terms (or any other terms referenced within these Terms) we may deny you access to the Platform. Any use of the Platform constitutes your acceptance of these Terms.
2. Using the Platform
Creating an account on the Platform
In order to access the features of the Platform, you must create an account. You are eligible to create an account if you are over 16 years old. If you are under 18 years old you must seek parental or guardian consent (and, in this case, it is the parent or guardian who enters into these Terms).
You can create an account by accessing the relevant section of the Platform and by providing a valid email address and choosing your username / password. We will confirm to you by email your successful registration on the Platform. Please note we reserve the right to decline any registration or creation of an account on the Platform for any reason.
By creating an account using an email address, you confirm that the email address used is one controlled by you, and that you will not use another person’s email address for the purposes of account creation on the Platform without their consent.
If we have reasonable grounds to believe that any of the information provided by you, whether during the account creation process or during the use of our Platform, is incorrect, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account with us and / or terminate our contract with you and deny your access to the Platform.
If you are provided with, or set up, a password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures during your registration, you must treat such information as confidential. You should not disclose this information to any third party. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows such confidential identification or passwords, you must promptly notify us.
3. Ownership of Content
All content in the Platform – including, but not limited to – videos, text, graphics, assessments, and other resources – is owned by the Vodafone Foundation or its licensors. All rights are reserved. You are authorised to view the content and access and use the Platform solely for your own personal, non-commercial use only.
You may not reproduce, redistribute, modify, publicly display, or create derivative works including or based on the Content or the Platform without our prior written permission.
4. Acceptable Use
By creating an account, you warrant that:
- You are eligible to do so
- Any information provided by you in connection with the Platform is accurate
- You will not use the Platform for any unlawful or improper purposes and/or any commercial purposes
- You will not share your password or give others access to your account
- You will not attempt to access another user’s account or data
- You will not misuse the Platform by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You will not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Platform. You will not attack the Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence and we will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach your right to use the Platform will cease immediately
- You will not upload unlawful, abusive, or infringing content
- You will not engage in behaviour that disrupts learning for others
You further agree that:
- you are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access the Platform. You should use your own virus protection software. We do not guarantee that the Platform will be secure or free from bugs or viruses; and
- you will not link to any download page for the Platform (or frame the Platform on any other site) without our prior written authorisation.
We may suspend or disable your account, or prevent you from accessing the Platform, if we believe you are in violation of these Terms.
5. Platform Availability and Updates
We may update or improve the Platform at any time.
We do not guarantee that the Platform will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or restrict availability of all or any part of the Platform for business or operational reasons.
We are not responsible for any delays, delivery failures, or any other loss or damage resulting from the transfer of data over communications networks and facilities, including the internet, and you acknowledge that the Platform may be subject to limitations, delays and other problems inherent in the use of such communications facilities.
6. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information. However, you acknowledge by using the Platform that no online system is completely secure. You must notify us immediately of unauthorised account use.
7. Third-Party Content and Links
We are not responsible for websites or other resources that we link to and we have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. Where the Platform contains links to other sites or resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites, resources or the information you may obtain from them, and it is your responsibility to review any terms and conditions for any linked websites.
8. Data Protection
We will process your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice, which is available here. Please note that we may share your personal data with third parties – including from time to time, as set out in the Privacy Notice. If you have any questions, please contact us by email at: hello@di4y.org.
Disclaimer
The Platform and its content are provided for educational purposes on an “as is” basis. We do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or fitness for purpose.
Limitation of Liability
We are responsible to you only for foreseeable loss and damage caused by us. If we fail to comply with these Terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking these Terms or our failing to use reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time the contract was made, both we and you knew it might happen.
We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
We are not liable for business losses. We have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
We are not liable for any losses, or any failure or delay in the performance of any obligations under these Terms, due to any actions beyond our control including, but not limited to, epidemics, pandemics, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes, loss or malfunctions or utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services.
Termination and Suspension
You may stop using the Platform at any time.
We reserve the right to end our contract with you and immediately terminate your use of the Platform if: (a) we reasonably believe that you have breached these Terms or any applicable law in relation to the Platform, or we reasonably believe your use of the Platform poses a security risk; or (b) your actions have placed us in a position where we may have breached any applicable law.
Intellectual Property Concerns
If you believe your intellectual property rights are infringed, please contact us as soon as possible.
Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to update these Terms for any reason by posting the updated Terms on the Platform. We may not notify you about these updates – however, if we make an update that affects your rights we will notify you in writing. When you access the Platform at any time in the future, such updated Terms then in force shall apply. You should check the Terms for updates each time you access the Platform. You can cancel your contract with us if you do not agree with any updates to the Terms and we will assume that your continued use of the Platform means that you are happy with the updated Terms.
Other important terms
We may transfer these Terms to someone else. We may transfer our respective rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.
You cannot transfer your rights to someone else. Your account on the Platform is personal to you, you may not transfer your rights or your obligations under these Terms to another person.
Nobody else has any rights under this contract. These Terms are between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.
If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the clauses of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining clauses will remain in full force and effect.
Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these Terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking of these Terms, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.
Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings. These Terms are governed by English law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of these Terms and/or the Platform in the English courts.