Terms of Use

Within these castle walls be forged Mavens of Computer Science ...

— Merlin, The Coder

Shell Access

•  Coder Merlin™  provides services for the benefit of all users. Please don't do anything that will deprive or impair anyone from their studies.
• By using any of our services, you agree to abide by our rules.
• Be respectful and be nice to others.
• Your username and password is for your use only. You may not share it with anyone else.
• You may not use any of our services for profit.
• No inappropriate behavior.
  • Port scanning of any host from our servers is strictly prohibited.
  • Do not execute or store any software used for any form of malicious attack (e.g. software which is used for denial of service, viruses, trojans, etc.)
  • Illegal, inappropriate, or questionable material may not be stored on our servers or transited through our servers.
  • All actions are monitored and recorded.
  • Depending on the nature of a violation, you may be reported to the appropriate authorities.
  • Violations may result in an immediate and permanent ban.

Permissions you grant us

When you post or upload content you grant  Coder Merlin™  a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content.

Digital Badge Program

• Certification does not ensure that you will qualify for any particular employment
• Your rights under this agreement are not property rights and, therefore, you cannot transfer them to anyone else or encumber them in any way
• Violating the terms of the Digital Badge Program may result in the revocation of all digital badges awarded and permanent exclusion from future participation in the program

Limits on Liability

To the extent permitted by law,  Coder Merlin™  DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Accordingly, our liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and under no circumstance will we be liable to you for any lost profits, revenues, information, or data, or consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, punitive, or incidental damages arising out of or related to  Coder Merlin™  products, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these  Coder Merlin™  products will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid us in the past twelve months.