Terms of Service

Last Updated: October 1, 2025

1. About Our Service

42codes provides scientific career assessments designed to help you discover career paths aligned with your styles, passions, and drivers. Our assessments are based on validated career development frameworks and labor market data.

Important: Our assessments are for personal career exploration and self-discovery. They are not employment tests, hiring tools, or psychological evaluations.

2. Eligibility and Account Creation

To use 42codes, you must:

• Be at least 16 years of age
• Provide accurate information when creating an account
• Maintain the security of your account credentials
• Accept responsibility for all activity under your account

You may create only one account per person. Creating multiple accounts may result in termination of service.

3. Using Your Assessment Results

Your assessment results belong to you. You are free to:

• Download and save your results
• Share your results with others at your discretion
• Use your results for personal career planning

You should not:

• Use our assessments as the sole basis for major life decisions
• Rely on results as professional psychological advice
• Use results to make hiring or employment decisions for others

4. Subscription Plans and Payments

42codes offers free and paid subscription tiers:

• Free: Access to basic career assessment features
• Annual Subscription: Full access to all features, billed yearly
• Lifetime Access: One-time payment for permanent access to all features

All payments are processed securely through our payment partner. Current pricing is shown on our Pricing page and at checkout, and may change over time. Promotional or founding tiers may be available for a limited period.

5. Refund Policy

We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee for all paid subscriptions:

• Annual subscriptions: Full refund within 30 days of purchase
• Lifetime subscriptions: Full refund within 30 days of purchase

To request a refund, contact us at [email protected] with your order details. Refunds are processed within 5-7 business days.

6. Cancellation and Account Deletion

You may cancel your subscription or delete your account at any time through your profile settings.

• Annual subscriptions: Access continues until the end of your billing period
• Account deletion: Permanently removes your data within 30 days
• Data export: Download your assessment data before deletion

7. Intellectual Property

All content on 42codes, including assessment questions, career blueprints, design, and functionality, is protected by copyright and trademark laws.

You may not:

• Copy, reproduce, or redistribute our assessment content
• Reverse engineer our assessment algorithms
• Use our brand or logo without permission
• Create derivative works based on our assessments

8. Acceptable Use

When using 42codes, you agree not to:

• Violate any laws or regulations
• Harass, abuse, or harm other users
• Attempt unauthorized access to our systems
• Use automated tools to access our service (bots, scrapers)
• Impersonate others or provide false information
• Interfere with the proper functioning of the service

9. Service Availability and Changes

We strive to keep 42codes available 24/7, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We reserve the right to:

• Modify, suspend, or discontinue features with notice
• Perform maintenance that temporarily limits access
• Update our assessment methodology as science evolves

10. Disclaimers and Limitations

No Professional Advice: 42codes provides career exploration tools, not professional career counseling, psychological evaluation, or employment advice. Always consult qualified professionals for important decisions.

No Guarantees: We do not guarantee specific career outcomes, job placement, or success. Your career path depends on many factors beyond our assessments.

Service "As Is": 42codes is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, 42codes and its founders shall not be liable for:

• Indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
• Loss of profits, data, or opportunities
• Decisions made based on assessment results
• Service interruptions or data loss

Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the past 12 months.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless 42codes from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your use of the service or violation of these Terms.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Significant changes will be announced via:

• Email notification to registered users
• Notice on our website homepage
• In-app notification

Continued use of 42codes after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

14. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States. Any disputes shall be resolved through:

1. Good faith negotiation between parties
2. Mediation if negotiation fails
3. Binding arbitration in accordance with applicable rules

15. Contact Information

Questions about these Terms? Contact us:

• Email: [email protected]