Terms of Service

SOMO is a meeting point between individuals and entities within the field of training.

SOMO provides access to information related to courses, course providers and other content and services within the area of education and learning (hereinafter “content”).

Use of the Website

Access to or use of the website confers the status of USER, whether the User is a Course Provider or an individual.

While browsing or using the tools and services offered by SOMO, the User agrees to comply with the legal terms of service and Privacy Policy.
In addition, the General Terms of Contract apply and must be adhered to in the case of Premium Services for Course Providers.

The User agrees to make appropriate use of the content and services offered by SOMO on its website.
Inappropriate use of content includes, but is not limited to:

  • for activities that are illicit in nature or that are contrary to good conduct and public order;
  • to cause damage to the physical or logical systems of SOMO or its Users;
  • to attempt to access or use email addresses of other Users and modify or manipulate their messages or registration information.
In cases where the User must complete a registration process in order to access a service, the User is responsible for providing accurate and truthful information. Registration may result in the provision of a password, of which the User agrees to make appropriate and confidential use.

Ownership and Intellectual and Industrial Property

SOMO itself, or as an assignee, is the owner of all intellectual and industrial property rights on its web pages, including all elements contained on its web pages (such as brand, images, sound, audio, video, texts, logos, colour combinations, structure and design, computer programmes or software necessary for use or access, etc.).

Pursuant to Kenyan and international intellectual property regulation, it is expressly prohibited to reproduce, distribute or communicate publicly, all or any of the content of this website, in particular content created by SOMO, to commercial ends, on any device or by any technical means, without the authorisation of SOMO.

The User agrees to respect the Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights held by SOMO.
The User can view the elements of the website and even print, copy or store them on the hard drive of their computer or other device, providing it is for personal or private use only. The User must refrain from deleting, altering, avoiding or manipulating any protective device or security system put in place on the website pages.

Publishing Courses and any Other Content Added by Course Providers or Users

The main objective of SOMO is to provide individuals with the maximum information on all existing courses and to offer both private and public Course Providers (colleges, universities and any other type of education provider) the opportunity to use the services of SOMO to promote their courses and subsequently increase enrolments and bookings.

In addition, SOMO gives any User the opportunity to include all kinds of information that they may wish to share with other SOMO Users, for example, their opinion on courses or Course Providers.

By adding content on SOMO, the User (Course Provider or Individual) declares legitimate ownership of the intellectual and industrial property rights of that material, or confirms that they have authorisation to distribute and communicate the content.
The User thus authorises and grants SOMO the content for an indefinite time period and for any audience, to be reproduced and communicated publicly through any physical or electronic means, mainly via Internet (on any device) and email.

Any User that adds content and/or information to SOMO (courses or opinions, for example) gives their express consent for this material to be published and indexed on Google, other search engines or any other means of promotion.

Publishing Information on Courses and Course Providers

SOMO stipulates the following regulations for content published by Users:

  • The User must publish content of the best quality possible.
  • All information published by the User must be legal and true and by no means violate third party rights or the prevailing regulation. To this end, the User guarantees the authenticity of all information published on SOMO.
  • It is also the responsibility of the User to keep any programs or degrees published on SOMO up-to-date and in accordance with their current situation.
  • The content published, the prices and treatment of User data is the sole responsibility of the User. The User is also fully responsible for any damages caused by the content to SOMO or third-party Users.
  • It is the Higher Education Center’s responsibility to answer the Users interested in their programs or degrees appropriately and promptly, and to use the User data sent to them by SOMO correctly.
  • The inclusion of information on programs and Education Centers does not imply any type of association, fusion or participation of SOMO with the Higher Education Center or advertising entity in question, unless SOMO stipulates this expressly in the terms and conditions or on the website.

Publishing Opinions

Users can add their opinion on Education Centers and Programs published on SOMO either by phone, on the website, or via any other means validated by SOMO.

Strictly Prohibited Content

SOMO does not permit the management or communication of content that deteriorates quality of service. By way of example and without limitation, SOMO strictly prohibits the inclusion of content that:

  • is allegedly illicit under national, European or international regulation or that involves allegedly illicit activity or is contrary to the principles of good conduct.
  • infringes the provisions of the legal Terms of SOMO.
  • violates basic human rights, exploits the weaknesses of the User, lacks basic internet courtesy, offends or generates negative opinion among our Users or third parties. In particular, by way of example and without limitation: violates the legal rights of third parties; that favours or encourages the creation, maintenance or promotion of businesses related to pornography, obscene materials or the management of erotic contacts; is related to fortune-telling, tarot, the occult or similar; and in general, any content that SOMO considers inappropriate for its Users, in particular, minors.
  • And in general terms, any content that violates the principles of legality, honesty, responsibility or the protection of human dignity, of minors, of public order, of personal privacy, of the consumer and the protection of intellectual and industrial property rights.

Under no circumstances is SOMO responsible for the content and opinions added by Users through any of the tools provided.

Refund Policy

SOMO has a NO REFUND policy. All sales are final. There are no refunds.

Exclusion Rights

SOMO reserves the right to reject or deny access to its website and/or services with no prior warning, at its own request or on request by a third party, to Users that do not comply with the legal terms set out in these provisions.

Additionally, SOMO reserves the right to remove any content it considers non-compliant with the terms and conditions established by SOMO, or that it deems inappropriate for publishing on the SOMO website, or contrary to the nature and aims of SOMO.

Exclusion of Liability and Guarantees

SOMO is in no way responsible for any damages caused, by way of example and without limitation:

  • by errors or missing information in the content published by third parties (Course Providers and/or Users);
  • by temporary unavailability of the website;
  • by any situation considered fortuitous or
  • by unforeseen circumstances, despite having adopted all the technological measures necessary to avoid it.

SOMO cannot control each and every detail of the content published, thus it cannot take responsibility of the same.

SOMO will not under any circumstances accept responsibility for the courses, opinions or any other content published by its Users, or contained in links to other websites, nor will it guarantee the technical availability, quality, reliability, accuracy, depth, truthfulness, validity or constitutionality of any materials or information contained in any of the aforementioned courses, hyperlinks or other websites.

Privacy

Any personal information afforded to us through the website will be dealt with under the terms of our Privacy policy.

Modifications of the Legal Terms and Data Protection Policy

SOMO reserves the right to make any modifications it deems necessary, at any time and without prior warning, to any of the websites of which it is owner. Modifications include changing, deleting or adding to the content published or the services offered.

General Statements

SOMO will pursue any breach of the current Terms and any inappropriate use of its websites, exercising all the civil and criminal procedures that it is entitled to by law.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

This website, with the exception of links to third party sites, is controlled by SOMO. Through the access, publication and/or use of the website, you are accepting that all disputes, complaints or other related issues will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Kenya.