Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions

version 4.0 of 23 June 2026

The Silius Forum mentoring Programme is addressed to individuals developing their professional, decision-making and leadership competences, in particular in the context of working with artificial intelligence tools and human–AI interaction.

Participation in the Programme requires completing an application, accepting these Terms and Conditions, a positive assessment of the application, confirmation of participation and payment of the participation fee.

The Programme is conducted online, and the dates of Sessions are arranged individually. The detailed rules of participation in the Programme are set out in these Terms and Conditions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

§ 1 General Provisions

1. The mentoring Programme is conducted under the rules set out in these Terms and Conditions.

2. The Organiser of the mentoring Programme (hereinafter: “Programme” or “Mentoring”) is Jolanta Kuruc, trading under the business name Silius Forum Jolanta Kuruc, conducting business activity at the address: ul. Działkowa 90, 59-220 Legnica, Poland, Tax ID (NIP): 6911525443, Business Registry No. (REGON): 369918835 (hereinafter: “Organiser”). Further information about the Organiser can be found in the Silius Forum Terms and Conditions on the website: www.siliusforum.com.

3. The Organiser may be contacted through the following means of communication:

    a) by e-mail: office@siliusforum.com;

    b) by post, using the correspondence address: Silius Forum Jolanta Kuruc, ul. Działkowa 90, 59-220 Legnica;

    c) by telephone: +48 693 375 328 (call centre open: from 17:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).

4. The Programme is carried out for the purpose of developing already-held professional skills and competences, in particular those relating to decision-making, managerial responsibility and working with people, based on trust, openness and commitment. The Programme is not intended for persons without professional experience.

5. Definitions. Whenever the following capitalised terms are used in the remainder of these Terms and Conditions, they shall have the meanings set out below, unless the context in which they are used clearly indicates otherwise:

    a) CONSUMER – a natural person performing a legal act with an entrepreneur which is not directly related to that person’s business or professional activity, within the meaning of Article 22(1) of the Act of 23 April 1964 – the Civil Code.

    b) MATERIALS – Materials used during the mentoring Programme, available on the platforms indicated by the Mentor. The economic copyright in the materials prepared, provided or created for the purposes of the Programme belongs to the Organiser, unless otherwise stated separately. Materials are made available to the Participant solely for the purposes of the Participant’s participation in the Programme and this does not constitute a transfer of economic copyright or the granting of consent to disseminate, publish, copy or use them outside the Programme. The foregoing does not apply to materials to which third parties hold the rights, used in the Programme in accordance with applicable law, licences or the consents of the entitled parties.

    c) MENTOR – the person conducting the sessions within the Mentoring, an expert and external party who, on the basis of an agreement concluded with the Organiser, provides Mentoring services to the Participant (a subcontractor).

    d) MENTORING/PROGRAMME – a programme of sessions carried out between the Participant and the Mentor, oriented towards the professional and individual development of the Participant, provided for remuneration. The Programme is an educational service and does not constitute legal, tax, investment or therapy services, nor consultations, advisory services or workshops.

    e) INTERESTED PERSON – a person who has expressed a wish to participate in the Programme by signing up to the list of interested persons, indicating their e-mail address in the designated place.

    f) ENTREPRENEUR WITH CONSUMER RIGHTS – a Participant/Mentee who is a natural person concluding a contract directly related to their business activity, where it is apparent from the content of that contract that it is not of a professional nature for that person, as results in particular from the subject of the business activity carried out by them, made available on the basis of the provisions on the Central Register and Information on Business Activity.

    g) SESSION/SESSIONS – Sessions organised within the Programme, attended by two persons: the Mentor and the Mentee/Participant. The purpose of the sessions is to support the process of development and work on the goals set within the Programme.

    h) PARTICIPANT/MENTEE – a natural person taking part in the Mentoring, whose aim is to develop individual professional, decision-making, managerial or expert skills.

6. Participants are obliged to comply with these Terms and Conditions. Failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions may result in the exclusion of the Participant/Mentee from participation in the Programme.

§ 2 Rules of Participation in the Programme

1. In order to take part in the Programme, an Interested Person signs up to the list of interested persons by providing their e-mail address in the designated place. The Organiser will contact the persons on the list once recruitment to the Programme opens or available places appear, providing details of the Programme, including the price offer. Signing up to the list does not guarantee participation in the Programme.

2. Once recruitment opens, the Organiser will contact the persons interested in participating in the Programme by sending an application form with questions. The application form includes questions concerning professional experience and expectations of the Programme. Applications that do not meet the requirements set out in these Terms and Conditions will not be accepted.

3. On the basis of the applications submitted, the Organiser will decide which Interested Persons will be qualified for the Programme. Information about acceptance into the Programme will be sent to each qualified Interested Person individually to the e-mail address indicated in the application. The Organiser does not provide reasons for a decision not to qualify an Interested Person for the Programme.

4. The Organiser reserves the right to invite selected persons to participate in the Programme at any time, irrespective of the qualification procedure referred to in sections 1–3 above. The Organiser’s decision in this respect is discretionary and does not require justification.

5. An Interested Person who has received information about being qualified is obliged, within 7 days, to confirm their wish to participate in the Programme by sending a confirmation e-mail. After confirming participation and paying for participation in the Programme, the Interested Person acquires the status of “Participant”.

6. The Programme will be carried out using external platforms. Sessions will take place online. Materials, in so far as they are made available to the Participant within the Programme by the Organiser or the Mentor, will be available via a platform, tool or other digital environment indicated by the Organiser. The Organiser may change the platform, tool or digital environment used, after first informing the Participant.

7. During the course of the Programme, the Organiser may send Participants messages relating to the progress of the Programme by means of electronic communication and by telephone.

8. Persons qualified to participate in the Programme are obliged to pay for their participation in the Programme within 7 days of the date of confirmation of participation in the Programme, by bank transfer on the basis of a pro forma invoice. The amount of the fee will be provided to the Interested Person by e-mail after signing up to the list of interested persons in accordance with § 2 point 1.

9. In order to resolve any doubts, the Organiser indicates that it permits the above fee to be paid by a third party (e.g. the employer of the Interested Person as part of employee benefits). In such a situation, the Interested Person is obliged to inform the Organiser in advance of the payment of the fee by a third party.

10. The fee for participation in the Programme is paid in Polish złoty, in accordance with the price indicated in the offer presented to the Participant before the conclusion of the Contract, unless the offer expressly provides for another payment currency. In the case of a payment made from an account or card maintained in another currency, any currency conversion and additional charges depend on the Participant’s bank, card issuer or payment operator.

11. Failure to confirm participation in the Programme or failure to pay the fee within the designated period shall be deemed a withdrawal from participation in the Mentoring Programme.

12. Where the number of Interested Persons exceeds the number of available places in the Programme, the Organiser may create a waiting list for persons who have not been accepted into the Programme due to a lack of available places (hereinafter: the “Waiting List”). Entry onto the Waiting List occurs automatically, unless the Interested Person opts out of remaining on the Waiting List.

13. Interested Persons placed on the Waiting List may receive information from the Organiser about the opening of a further round of recruitment, the appearance of available places or the possibility of participating in the Programme on the terms set out in the current offer.

14. Placing an Interested Person on the Waiting List does not guarantee acceptance into the Programme or participation in subsequent recruitment rounds. The Waiting List serves solely to inform Interested Persons about available places or the start of a further round of recruitment to the Programme.

15. An Interested Person placed on the Waiting List may at any time request the Organiser to remove them from the Waiting List, which the Organiser will do without undue delay. Removal from the Waiting List is not equivalent to opting out of the Newsletter service referred to in the Terms and Conditions of the Silius Forum Website, if the Interested Person has separately consented to receiving it. Opting out of the Newsletter takes place under the rules set out in the Silius Forum Terms and Conditions.

§ 3 Course of the Programme

1. Within 48 hours of payment for the service, the Organiser or a person authorised by the Organiser will contact the Participant in order to arrange the details of performance of the service.

2. The provision of the service within the scope of the services paid for by the Participant shall commence within 14 working days of the details of the service being arranged in accordance with § 3 section 1 of these Terms and Conditions.

3. The Participant is obliged to commence the Programme within 14 working days of the details of the service being arranged in accordance with § 3 section 1 of these Terms and Conditions. Commencement of the Programme is understood as the scheduling and holding of the first mentoring Session.

4. The Participant should use the purchased package of mentoring hours within 6 months of the date of the first Session, unless the offer presented to the Participant before the conclusion of the Contract or the individual arrangements of the Parties provide for another period. In justified cases, the Organiser may extend the period for completing the Programme.

5. Failure to use the purchased package of mentoring hours within the period provided for, for reasons attributable solely to the Participant, despite the Organiser having ensured the possibility of using them, does not entitle the Participant to use those hours after the period has elapsed or to a refund of the fee, unless mandatory provisions of law provide otherwise.

6. The dates of Sessions are arranged between the Participant and the Mentor or the Organiser using Microsoft Bookings or other means of distance communication indicated by the Organiser or the Mentor, in particular e-mail.

7. The Organiser reserves the right to extend the duration of the Programme for organisational, technical or fortuitous reasons or reasons connected with holiday periods, of which it will inform the Participant by e-mail. Such an extension does not require the payment of an additional fee by the Participant, unless the Parties agree otherwise.

8. At the Participant’s request, and with the Organiser’s consent, it is possible to extend the duration of the Programme. The Participant submits a request to extend the Programme by e-mail.

9. Extension of the Programme at the Participant’s request may entail the need to pay an additional fee. The Organiser will inform the Participant of the amount of the fee before consenting to the extension of the Programme.

10. The duration of a single Session is 60 minutes. In the event of the Participant being late, the time of the delay counts towards the duration of the Session. The Participant being late does not result in an extension of the Session or an obligation to allocate additional time, unless the Mentor or the Organiser decides otherwise.

11. Sessions take place individually. The Mentor and the Participant undertake to maintain the confidentiality of all information, data, circumstances and topics disclosed or discussed during the Sessions, in particular those concerning the Participant’s professional, organisational, personal or business situation, unless the disclosure of such information is required by mandatory provisions of law or takes place with the consent of the person to whom the information relates.

12. The individual development goals and the rules of ongoing cooperation within the Programme are arranged between the Mentor and the Participant, taking into account the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

13. In the event of unforeseen fortuitous events preventing participation in a Session, the Participant or the Mentor may report the need to change the date of the Session, as a rule no later than 24 hours before the scheduled date of the Session. A change of date requires a new date to be agreed between the Participant and the Mentor or the Organiser.

14. A Session cancelled or rescheduled within the above period is not deemed to have been completed. Where the Participant reports the need to change the date later than 24 hours before the scheduled date of the Session, the Session is deemed to have been completed, unless the Organiser or the Mentor decides otherwise on account of the particular circumstances of the case.

15. In the event of the Participant failing to attend a scheduled Session which was not previously cancelled or rescheduled in accordance with the above points of these Terms and Conditions, the Session is deemed to have been completed.

16. If a scheduled Session does not take place owing to the Mentor’s absence, the Participant is entitled to agree a new date for the Session within the fee already paid.

17. In the event of unforeseen fortuitous events, organisational reasons or force majeure, the Organiser may adapt the manner or timing of carrying out the Programme to the circumstances that have arisen, to the extent necessary for its proper performance. If carrying out the uncompleted part of the Programme proves impossible for reasons not attributable to the Participant, the Organiser will refund the fee in proportion to the uncompleted Sessions, unless mandatory provisions of law provide otherwise.

18. The Participant is obliged to ensure, by their own means, access to the internet and to the appropriate equipment, software, applications or distance-communication tools indicated by the Organiser or the Mentor that are necessary for proper participation in the Programme.

19. Within the Programme and the Sessions carried out, the Mentor may use artificial intelligence tools, including artificial intelligence language models (AI), in order to prepare or generate content supporting the mentoring Programme. In such a case, the Mentor informs the Participant of the use of the AI tool and the purpose of its use before using it or, at the latest, at the moment of its use.

20. Where this results from the service description or the arrangements of the parties, the Mentor and the Participant may jointly use artificial intelligence tools, including artificial intelligence language models, in order to create content supporting the mentoring Programme.

21. The Organiser provides access and a licence to the artificial intelligence tool Microsoft 365 Copilot, supplied by Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, with its registered office at the address: South County Business Park, Dublin D18 P521, Ireland, registration number: 256796, where this results from the description of the given service or the arrangements between the parties.

22. The Participant is obliged to use access to the AI tool solely personally and solely for purposes connected with the Programme. It is prohibited to share the access, account, invitation, access link or digital environment with third parties.

23. The Organiser indicates that the artificial intelligence tools are used solely as supporting tools. Content generated or processed using them requires verification on each occasion before being used and does not replace the Participant’s independent assessment, decision or responsibility.

24. The Participant undertakes not to enter into AI tools the personal data of third parties, confidential information, trade secrets, data of an employer, clients or contractors, or any other content which they are not duly authorised to process, disclose or use.

25. The Organiser is not liable for the malfunctioning of external programs, platforms, tools or services used within the Programme, to the extent that such malfunctioning results from causes beyond the Organiser’s control, in particular from failures, technical interruptions, functional limitations, changes to the terms or operating rules of those tools, the actions of their providers, or technical problems on the Participant’s side. The Organiser is also not liable for content entered, published or shared by the Participant when using those tools. The foregoing does not exclude or limit the Organiser’s liability to the extent that such liability arises from mandatory provisions of law.

§ 4 Mentor

1. The Mentor undertakes to share knowledge, experience and perspective and to support the Mentee in their professional development, in accordance with the agreed goals of the Mentoring. The Mentor’s role includes, in particular, supporting reflection, the analysis of professional situations and the identification of possible courses of action.

2. Mentoring sessions are not therapeutic, psychological or intervention sessions. The Programme is developmental and educational-advisory in nature, and the Mentor supports the Participant in reflection, the analysis of professional situations and the identification of possible courses of action, without any guarantee of achieving a particular result.

3. If the Mentor considers that the Participant’s difficulties or needs go beyond the scope of the Programme, the Mentor’s competences, or require specialist support of another kind, the Organiser may propose a change in the form of further cooperation or the termination of the Participant’s participation in the Programme with a proportionate settlement for the unused Sessions.

4. The Mentor is responsible for the diligent preparation and conduct of the Sessions, committed participation in the mentoring process, and the timely performance of their obligations within the Programme. The Mentor undertakes to conduct the Sessions with respect for the principles of professionalism, mutual respect and confidentiality.

5. The Mentor adapts their way of working to the individual situation of the Participant, to the extent possible and justified by the nature of the Programme, taking into account in particular the Participant’s professional experience, the agreed development goals, values, preferences and areas requiring work.

6. The Mentor, the Organiser or a person acting on behalf of the Organiser maintains contact with the Participant during the course of the Programme to the extent necessary for its proper performance, within the agreed framework and channels of communication.

7. The Mentor is not liable for private, professional or business decisions taken by the Participant in connection with participation in the Programme. The Participant retains independence and responsibility for the decisions they make and for the manner in which they use the content, recommendations, inspiration or conclusions arising within the Programme.

§ 5 Participant/Mentee

1. Only persons with professional experience, in particular managerial, leadership or expert experience, and a basic understanding of the mechanisms of working in a complex organisational environment, may become a Participant in the Programme.

2. The aim of the Programme is to support the Participant in developing their individual knowledge, skills and professional competences that can be used in professional, managerial, expert or business activity in a manner independent of the position currently held.

3. Some of the materials made available within the Programme may be available only in English. Using such materials may require knowledge of English at a level of at least B1.

4. The Programme is not intended for persons without any professional experience, nor for persons who only intend to develop professional, managerial, leadership or expert competences from scratch.

5. The Participant undertakes to attend Sessions punctually, to participate actively and professionally in the Programme and to work in a committed manner with the Mentor, including by carrying out agreed tasks or development activities. The Participant retains independent responsibility for the achievement of their development goals and for the manner in which they use the knowledge, information, recommendations, inspiration or conclusions arising within the Programme.

6. The Participant undertakes to inform the Organiser of matters having a material effect on the course of the Programme, in particular a change of contact details, organisational difficulties preventing participation in the Sessions, or withdrawal from participation in the Programme.

7. The Participant may not transfer participation in the Programme to another person or assign the rights or obligations arising from the Contract without the prior consent of the Organiser. The Participant may also not share with third parties any materials, content, recordings, notes, exercises, templates or other resources made available within the Programme, unless the Organiser expressly decides otherwise.

8. If, within the Programme, materials are created or made available to the Participant in digital form, in particular files, notes, exercises, templates, transcripts, chat logs, recordings, content generated using AI tools or other resources connected with the performance of the Programme, the Organiser may enable the Participant to download them after the end of the Programme.

9. Detailed instructions for downloading the materials, in so far as they apply, will be provided to the Participant by the Organiser by e-mail. The Participant may download the materials made available within 30 days of the date on which such a message is sent or of the date on which the materials are made available for download, whichever date is the later.

10. After the period referred to above has elapsed, the Organiser may disable the Participant’s access to the materials, platforms, accounts, workspaces, chats, transcripts, recordings and other digital environments used within the Programme. After this period has elapsed, the Organiser may permanently delete the materials and working data created within the Programme, to the extent remaining under the Organiser’s control, subject to data whose further retention is required or permissible under applicable law, in particular for settlement, tax, evidentiary purposes or purposes connected with the pursuit, establishment or defence of claims.

11. After the stated period has elapsed, the Organiser is under no obligation to make the materials available again, to restore access or to recover content deleted in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

§ 6 Processing of Personal Data

1. The Controller of the personal data of Interested Persons and Participants is the Organiser. The Organiser may be contacted using the contact details indicated in § 1 section 3 of these Terms and Conditions.

2. Detailed information concerning the processing of personal data by the Organiser, including information about the recipients of the data, the data retention periods, the rights of data subjects and the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, can be found in the Privacy Policy available on the Organiser’s Website at: www.siliusforum.com.

3. The provisions of this section supplement the Privacy Policy in respect of the application to participate in the Programme, the qualification process and the performance of the mentoring Programme.

4. The personal data of Interested Persons and Participants may be processed for the purpose of handling the application to the Programme, conducting the qualification process, concluding and performing the contract for participation in the Programme, carrying out the Programme, contacting the Participant, making materials available, handling complaints, conducting settlements and pursuing or defending against claims.

5. The basis for processing personal data is, depending on the purpose of processing:

    a) Article 6(1)(b) GDPR – in respect of actions aimed at concluding the contract and performing the contract for participation in the Programme;

    b) Article 6(1)(c) GDPR – in respect of the legal obligations incumbent on the Organiser, in particular tax and accounting obligations;

    c) Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – in respect of the legitimate interest of the Organiser consisting in ensuring security, documenting the course of the Programme, handling applications, examining complaints and pursuing or defending against claims.

6. If an Interested Person or a Participant gives separate consent to receiving a newsletter or commercial information, their personal data will also be processed for that purpose on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. This consent may be withdrawn at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.

7. The provision of personal data is voluntary but necessary in order to apply to participate in the Programme, to conduct the qualification process, to conclude and perform the contract for participation in the Programme and to carry out settlements.

8. In connection with carrying out the Programme, the Organiser uses external tools and platforms, in particular Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot or other tools indicated to the Participant. Personal data may be processed within those tools to the extent necessary to carry out the Programme, to ensure security, communication, the provision of materials and technical support.

9. The Organiser may process technical information concerning the Participant’s use of the digital environment made available within the Programme, in particular access logs, information about activity in the system and data concerning the use of the tools made available, to the extent necessary to ensure the security of the environment, prevent abuse, resolve technical problems and protect the Organiser’s rights.

10. Within the Programme, the Participant may use artificial intelligence tools, including language models. Content entered into such tools, in particular prompts, commands, questions, answers, files, fragments of documents or other data, may be processed by the providers of those tools in accordance with their documentation, terms of use, service configuration, type of licence and privacy rules.

11. The Participant undertakes not to enter into AI tools the personal data of third parties, special categories of personal data, confidential information, trade secrets, data of an employer, clients or contractors, or any other information which they are not duly authorised to process, disclose or use within the Programme, unless this is necessary to carry out the Programme and is consistent with applicable law and the rules of confidentiality.

12. The Organiser indicates that artificial intelligence tools, including language models, are of an auxiliary nature. Information, answers, recommendations or materials generated using them may be incomplete, out of date or incorrect and require independent verification by the Participant on each occasion before being used.

13. The Organiser does not take decisions in relation to Participants based solely on automated processing of personal data, including profiling, which would produce legal effects in relation to Participants or similarly significantly affect them.

§ 7 Complaints

1. A Participant who is a Consumer or an Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights is entitled to submit a complaint concerning the services provided within the Programme.

2. The Organiser is responsible for the conformity of the services provided within the Programme with the Contract, these Terms and Conditions and applicable law.

3. A complaint may be submitted in any form, in particular using the Organiser’s contact details indicated in these Terms and Conditions. A model complaint form constitutes Appendix No. 1 to these Terms and Conditions.

4. In a complaint it is recommended to indicate: the Participant’s full name, contact details, a description of the circumstances justifying the complaint, the date on which the problem occurred and the Participant’s request. Failure to indicate the above information does not affect the effectiveness of the complaint, if it is possible to examine it on the basis of the information provided by the Participant.

5. Where a lack of conformity of the service with the Contract is found, the Participant may demand that the service be brought into conformity with the Contract. Depending on the nature of the lack of conformity, this may consist in particular in re-performing a given service, supplementing missing materials, providing explanations or taking other actions appropriate to the nature of the Programme.

6. The Organiser may refuse to bring the service into conformity with the Contract if this is impossible or would require excessive costs for the Organiser, taking into account all the circumstances of the case, in particular the significance of the lack of conformity of the service with the Contract and the value of the service in conformity with the Contract.

7. If the service is not in conformity with the Contract, the Participant may make a declaration as to a price reduction or withdrawal from the Contract in the cases set out in applicable law, in particular where:

    a) bringing the service into conformity with the Contract is impossible or requires excessive costs;

    b) the Organiser has not brought the service into conformity with the Contract;

    c) the lack of conformity of the service with the Contract persists, even though the Organiser has attempted to bring the service into conformity with the Contract;

    d) the lack of conformity of the service with the Contract is so significant as to justify a price reduction or withdrawal from the Contract without first demanding that the service be brought into conformity with the Contract;

    e) it is clear from the Organiser’s declaration or from the circumstances that the Organiser will not bring the service into conformity with the Contract within a reasonable time or without excessive inconvenience for the Participant.

8. The Organiser will respond to the complaint without delay, no later than within 14 days of its receipt. Failure by the Organiser to respond within this period shall be deemed acceptance of the complaint.

9. Where a complaint that includes a demand for a price reduction or refund of payment is accepted, the Organiser will refund the amounts due no later than within 14 days of the date of acceptance of the complaint or of receipt of the Participant’s declaration, if the law provides for an earlier period. The refund will be made using the same method of payment as the Participant used, unless the Participant expressly agrees to another method of refund which does not entail any costs for them.

10. Having exhausted the complaints procedure, the Participant is entitled to apply to the provincial inspector of the Trade Inspectorate with a request to initiate mediation proceedings for the amicable settlement of the dispute. Further information on how to access the above-mentioned procedure and dispute-resolution procedures may be obtained on the following websites: www.uokik.gov.pl or https://polubowne.uokik.gov.pl.

§ 8 Withdrawal from the Contract

1. A Participant who is a Consumer and who has concluded a contract at a distance or off-premises may withdraw from it without giving a reason and without incurring any costs, other than those provided for by law, within 14 days of the date of conclusion of the contract. The provisions of this point of these Terms and Conditions also apply to an Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights who declares that they are exercising the right to withdraw from the contract on the basis of the Act of 30 May 2014 on Consumer Rights, since they concluded a contract directly related to their business activity, and the contract itself is not of a professional nature for them.

2. To meet the deadline it is sufficient for the Consumer or Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights to submit their declaration to the Organiser before it expires. The Consumer or Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights may make any unequivocal statement informing of their withdrawal from the contract.

3. The declaration of withdrawal from the contract may be submitted using the model withdrawal form, the template of which constitutes Appendix No. 2 to these Terms and Conditions. The declaration of withdrawal from the contract may be submitted in any form to the details indicated in these Terms and Conditions; however, using the form will help us handle the matter more quickly.

4. The period for withdrawal from the contract begins to run on the day on which it is concluded by the Consumer.

5. In the event of effective withdrawal from a contract concluded at a distance, the contract is deemed not to have been concluded.

6. The Organiser is obliged, without delay and no later than within 14 days of the date of receipt of the declaration of the consumer or the Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights as to withdrawal from the contract, to refund to the consumer or the Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights all payments made by them.

7. Where the consumer or the Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights exercises the statutory right of withdrawal, the Organiser makes the refund using the same method of payment as the Participant used, unless they have expressly agreed to another method of refund which does not entail any costs for them.

8. The statutory right of withdrawal does not apply to the consumer and the Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights in the following circumstances:

    a) where the 14-day period for informing the Organiser of the wish to withdraw from the contract has been exceeded;

    b) in the situations referred to in Article 38 of the Act on Consumer Rights.

§ 9 Satisfaction Guarantee

1. The Organiser introduces, for the benefit of Participants, a satisfaction guarantee under which the Participant, after paying for participation in the Programme, may terminate the concluded contract and obtain a refund of the price paid in the amount indicated in § 9 section 6.

2. The Participant may terminate the contract on the basis of the satisfaction guarantee up to 48 hours after holding the first Session with the Mentor.

3. Notification of the wish to terminate the contract must be made via the e-mail address indicated in § 1 section 3 of these Terms and Conditions.

4. After the Participant has notified their wish to terminate the contract in accordance with the above section, the Organiser will refund to the Participant the price paid by them within 14 days of the date of receipt of the Participant’s declaration, subject to § 9 section 6.

5. The Organiser makes the refund using the same method of payment as the Participant used, unless the Participant expressly agreed to another method of refunding the fee which does not entail any costs for them.

6. The price subject to refund under the rules set out in the Satisfaction Guarantee will be refunded after deducting the cost of the first Session, amounting to 20% of the Price. This means that, where the Satisfaction Guarantee is used, the Organiser will refund to the Participant 80% of the Price paid by the Participant.

§ 10 Confidentiality

1. The Organiser and the Mentor may, within the performance of the Programme, make available to the Participant information of a confidential nature which is not publicly available. This information is disclosed to the Participant solely for the purpose of carrying out the Programme.

2. Confidential information is to be understood as all information disclosed to the Participant directly or indirectly by the Organiser or the Mentor, irrespective of the form of its disclosure, in particular orally, in writing, by e-mail, within meetings, materials, documents, presentations, analyses, statistical data, access to the cloud or other tools used in the Programme (hereinafter: “Confidential Information”).

3. Confidential Information includes in particular information concerning the know-how of the Organiser or the Mentor, working methods, materials, analyses, notes, project documentation, marketing strategies, pricing policy, commercial terms, databases, clients, contractors, commercial relationships, financial or business results and other information having economic or organisational value.

4. Confidential Information does not include information in respect of which the Participant demonstrates that it:

    a) was publicly available at the time of its disclosure or became publicly available later, without breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Participant;

    b) was known to the Participant before its disclosure, without an obligation of confidentiality;

    c) was lawfully obtained by the Participant from a third party which was not obliged to keep it confidential towards the Organiser or the Mentor;

    d) must be disclosed under applicable law, a decision of a competent public authority or a court ruling.

5. In the event of an obligation to disclose Confidential Information under section 4(d), the Participant, in so far as this is legally permissible and possible, will inform the Organiser of such an obligation before disclosing the information and will limit the scope of disclosure to the minimum required by law, by the authority’s decision or by the court ruling.

6. The Participant undertakes not to disclose Confidential Information to third parties without the prior consent of the Organiser expressed at least in documentary form, and to use Confidential Information solely for the purpose of participating in the Programme.

7. The Participant is not entitled to use Confidential Information in order to conduct their own training, advisory, mentoring, marketing activity competing with the Organiser or the Mentor, or to develop, offer or sell services or materials based on Confidential Information.

8. Making Confidential Information available to the Participant does not constitute the grant of a licence, the transfer of copyright, industrial property rights or any other intellectual property rights to the information, materials, tools, methods or documents made available within the Programme.

9. In the event of unauthorised disclosure or use of Confidential Information, the Participant undertakes to remedy the damage caused to the Organiser or the Mentor on general principles. In addition, in the event of culpable disclosure of Confidential Information in a manner contrary to this section, the Participant shall pay the Organiser a contractual penalty of PLN 2,000 for each instance of breach.

10. Payment of the contractual penalty does not exclude the right of the Organiser or the Mentor to pursue compensation exceeding the amount of the stipulated penalty, if the damage suffered exceeds the amount of the contractual penalty.

11. The obligation of confidentiality applies from the date of acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, throughout the entire duration of the Programme and for a period of 2 years after its end.

§ 11 Final Provisions

1. These Terms and Conditions, version 4.0, enter into force on 23 June 2026.

2. The Organiser of the Programme is not liable for the Participant’s inability to complete the Programme for reasons attributable solely to the Participant.

3. The Organiser reserves the right to exclude the Participant from participation in the Programme without a refund of funds if the Participant commits breaches of these Terms and Conditions, engages in abusive behaviour or persistently uses words commonly regarded as vulgar.

4. In the event of any doubts as to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions, the Participant has the right at any time to request the Organiser to provide a proper interpretation of their provisions.

5. These Terms and Conditions have been drawn up in the Polish language. The Organiser may make available a translation of these Terms and Conditions into English; in the event of any discrepancy, the Polish-language version shall prevail.

6. These Terms and Conditions are made available on the Website at www.siliusforum.com and at the Organiser’s registered office. Previous versions of these Terms and Conditions are archived by the Organiser and made available to the Participant on request, in particular in electronic form.

7. In matters not regulated by these Terms and Conditions, the provisions of generally applicable Polish law apply.

8. Amendment of these Terms and Conditions requires publication and informing Participants of the changes made by the Organiser. Changes may be made solely for reasons of adapting these Terms and Conditions to the standards of applicable law or on account of a change in the business model carried out by the Organiser.

9. Both Participants and the Organiser will endeavour to resolve any disputes arising in connection with these Terms and Conditions amicably, by way of negotiation. In the case of disputes arising from contracts concluded with entities that are neither Consumers nor Entrepreneurs with Consumer Rights, the competent court will be the court having jurisdiction over the Organiser’s registered office. In the case of Consumers and Entrepreneurs with Consumer Rights, the jurisdiction of the court is determined in accordance with mandatory provisions of law.

10. The content of these Terms and Conditions may change in a situation where the Organiser modifies the manner or scope of the business activity carried out, or as a result of legal changes resulting in the need to adapt these Terms and Conditions to generally applicable law. The Organiser will inform Participants of any changes by e-mail. Each person who receives the above-mentioned message will be able to submit a declaration terminating the contracts for the provision of electronic services (within a period no longer than 14 days of the date of receipt of the message) carried out on the basis of these Terms and Conditions.

11. The provisions of the Terms and Conditions in force at the time of payment for participation in the Programme apply to completed transactions placed before the entry into force of changes to these Terms and Conditions.

Previous versions of the Terms and Conditions:

• Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions 1.0 in force from 22 May 2024 to 1 March 2025.

• Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions 2.0 in force from 2 March 2025 to 23 May 2026.

• Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions 3.0 in force from 24 May 2026 to 22 June 2026.