Website Terms and Conditions

version 2.0 of 23 June 2026

Silius Forum is an independent platform devoted to decision quality and decision risk in organisations that use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, operating at the intersection of cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence.

The Service provides analytical and informational content, enables contact with the Owner, and provides information about the Mentoring Programme.

These Terms and Conditions set out the rules for using the Website and for the provision of Electronic Services. The detailed rules for participation in the Mentoring Programme are set out in the separate Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

§ 1 General provisions

1.The Website is operated in accordance with the rules set out in these Terms and Conditions.

2.The Website is available at www.siliusforum.com and its extensions and is operated by Jolanta Kuruc, conducting business under the name Silius Forum Jolanta Kuruc, at the address: ul. Działkowa 90, 59-220 Legnica, NIP: 6911525443, REGON: 369918835 (hereinafter: the “Owner”).

3.Contact with the Owner is possible through the following means of communication:

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

b.by post at: Silius Forum Jolanta Kuruc, ul. Działkowa 90, 59-220 Legnica;

c.by telephone at: +48 693 375 328 (call centre open from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).

4.The above means of communication constitute the point of contact for recipients of services and for state authorities, the European Commission, and the Digital Services Board within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market for Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act, hereinafter: the “DSA”). The languages for contact are Polish and English.

5.Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions is voluntary but necessary in order to use selected functions of the Website.

6.The Terms and Conditions are made available free of charge on the Website in a manner that enables Users to read their content, to record it by printing it out or saving it on an external medium (e.g. by downloading it in PDF format), and to access the currently applicable version of the Terms and Conditions, with previous versions available on request.

7.Definitions. Whenever the following capitalised terms are used in the further part of the Terms and Conditions, they shall have the meaning given below, unless the context of their use clearly indicates otherwise:

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

b.MENTORING / MENTORING PROGRAMME – a programme of meetings conducted between the Participant and the Mentor, aimed at the professional and individual development of the Participant, provided for remuneration, carried out under the rules set out in the separate Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions.

c.ENTREPRENEUR WITH CONSUMER RIGHTS – 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 them.

d.TERMS AND CONDITIONS – this document setting out the rules for using the Website and for the provision of Electronic Services. With respect to services provided by electronic means, it constitutes the terms and conditions referred to in Article 8 of the Act on Providing Services by Electronic Means.

e.WEBSITE / SERVICE / PLATFORM – the online platform operated by the Owner, available at www.siliusforum.com, providing Content and Electronic Services under the rules set out in these Terms and Conditions.

f.CONTENT / ANALYSES – textual, graphic, or multimedia materials made available on the Website by the Owner, including analytical texts, studies, and cognitive tools, constituting works within the meaning of the Act on Copyright and Related Rights.

g.ELECTRONIC SERVICE – the provision of services by electronic means within the meaning of the Act of 18 July 2002 on Providing Services by Electronic Means, by the Owner to the User via the Website.

h.USER / VISITOR – a natural person, legal person, or organisational unit using the Website or browsing its resources.

i.OWNER / SERVICE PROVIDER – Jolanta Kuruc, conducting business under the name Silius Forum Jolanta Kuruc, indicated in section 2 above.

§ 2 Nature and scope of the Service’s activity

1.The Website is an independent expert platform devoted to decision quality, decision risk, and human–AI interaction in organisations. Through it, the Owner provides Content, enables contact, and provides information about the Mentoring Programme.

2.The Content made available on the Website is of an informational and analytical nature. It does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice or a therapeutic service, nor does it constitute an individual recommendation regarding a specific decision. The User retains autonomy and responsibility for the decisions they make.

3.The Mentoring Programme is available on an application basis. During an open recruitment period, the Owner makes available on the Website a link to the application form (questionnaire). The detailed rules for participation in the Mentoring Programme, including the rules on application, qualification, payment, complaints, and withdrawal from the contract, are set out in the separate Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions, available on the Website. In matters concerning the Mentoring Programme, the Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions are of a special nature in relation to these Terms and Conditions, and in the event of any discrepancy between them, the provisions of the Mentoring Programme Terms and Conditions shall apply.

4.The information presented on the Website constitutes an invitation to make contact or to conclude a contract within the meaning of Article 71 of the Civil Code, and not an offer within the meaning of the provisions of the Civil Code.

§ 3 Rules for using the Service

1.Minimum technical requirements for using the Website: a device with access to the Internet, a current version of a web browser and — with respect to electronic contact with the Owner — an active e-mail account (e-mail address).

2.The Owner does not guarantee that use of the Website will proceed without errors or technical interruptions. The Owner reserves the right to suspend or limit access to the Website, while seeking to restore its operation without undue delay.

3.The Owner is not liable for the content of other websites to which the User may be redirected via links placed on the Website.

4.The User is prohibited from providing, via the Website, content of an unlawful nature and from using the Service in a manner that infringes the law, the personal rights of third parties, or the principles of social coexistence.

5.The Website does not provide functions enabling Users to publish their own content. However, any person may report to the Owner content available on the Service that they consider to be illegal, using the contact details indicated in § 1 section 3. The Owner examines such reports without undue delay and — if the report contains contact details — informs the reporting person of the manner in which it has been handled.

§ 4 Electronic Services on the Website

1.Via the Website, the Owner provides a free Electronic Service consisting in enabling Users to browse the Content made available on the Website.

2.Contact with the Owner, including in matters concerning the Mentoring Programme, is possible using the contact details indicated in § 1 section 3, in particular by e-mail at: office@siliusforum.com. Sending a message to the Owner is free of charge and does not oblige the User to enter into any cooperation.

3.Complaints relating to the provision of Electronic Services may be submitted in any form. It is recommended to use the means of communication indicated in § 1 section 3 of the Terms and Conditions.

4.The Owner shall respond to a complaint without undue delay, no later than within 14 days of its submission.

5.The Owner is liable to the Consumer for any lack of conformity with the contract existing at the time of its performance and revealed within 2 years from that time.

6.In the event of a lack of conformity with the contract, the User who is a Consumer and the Entrepreneur with Consumer Rights are entitled to the rights set out in the Consumer Rights Act, the Civil Code, and other provisions of applicable law.

7.In the event of a lack of conformity with the contract, the consumer may demand that the service be brought into conformity with the contract. The entrepreneur may refuse to bring the service into conformity with the contract if doing so is impossible or would entail excessive costs for the entrepreneur, in the assessment of which all the circumstances of the case are taken into account, in particular the significance of the lack of conformity with the contract.

8.The entrepreneur shall bring the service into conformity with the contract within a reasonable time from the moment the entrepreneur was informed by the Consumer of the lack of conformity with the contract, and without excessive inconvenience to the Consumer, taking into account their nature and the purpose for which they are used. The costs of bringing the service into conformity with the contract are borne by the entrepreneur.

9.If the services are not in conformity with the contract, the consumer may make a declaration on a price reduction or on withdrawal from the contract where:

a.bringing the service into conformity with the contract is impossible or requires excessive costs;

b.the entrepreneur has failed to bring the service into conformity with the contract;

c.the lack of conformity with the contract persists, even though the entrepreneur has attempted to bring the service into conformity with the contract;

d.the lack of conformity with the contract is so significant that it justifies a price reduction or withdrawal from the contract without first attempting to bring the service into conformity with the contract;

e.it is clear from the entrepreneur’s statement or from the circumstances that the entrepreneur will not bring the service into conformity with the contract within a reasonable time or without excessive inconvenience to the consumer.

§ 5 Out-of-court methods of handling complaints and pursuing claims and the rules for access to these procedures

1.The use of out-of-court methods of handling complaints and pursuing claims is voluntary. The provisions below are of an informational nature and do not constitute an undertaking by the Owner to use out-of-court methods of dispute resolution. The Owner’s statement consenting to or refusing to participate in proceedings for the out-of-court resolution of consumer disputes is made by the Owner on paper or another durable medium where, following a complaint submitted by the Consumer, the dispute has not been resolved.

2.The rules for conducting proceedings on the out-of-court resolution of consumer disputes, and the obligations of entrepreneurs in this respect, are set out separately in legal provisions (including, in particular, in the Act of 23 September 2016 on the Out-of-Court Resolution of Consumer Disputes) or in regulations applied by the relevant bodies competent for the resolution of consumer disputes. Detailed information on the possibilities for a User who is a Consumer to use out-of-court methods of handling complaints and pursuing claims, and the rules for access to these procedures, may be available at the offices and on the websites of district (municipal) consumer ombudsmen, social organisations whose statutory tasks include consumer protection, and the Voivodeship Inspectorates of the Trade Inspection, and in particular also at the following website of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection: https://polubowne.uokik.gov.pl. The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection maintains a public register of entities authorised to conduct proceedings on the out-of-court resolution of consumer disputes.

3.A User who is a Consumer has the following examples of options for using out-of-court methods of handling complaints and pursuing claims:

a.the User is entitled to apply to the permanent consumer arbitration court referred to in Article 37 of the Act of 15 December 2000 on the Trade Inspection, with a request to resolve a dispute arising from the contract concluded.

b.the User may obtain free assistance in resolving a dispute between the User and the Owner, including by using the free assistance of a district (municipal) consumer ombudsman or a social organisation whose statutory tasks include consumer protection (including the Consumer Federation and the Association of Polish Consumers).

§ 6 Intellectual property rights

1.All rights to the Website, in particular the economic copyright and intellectual property rights to its name, internet domain, logos, trademarks, graphic layout, forms, documents, texts, Analyses, cognitive tools, graphics, and other Content posted by the Owner, belong to the Owner or are vested in the Owner on the basis of separate legal titles. They may be used only in a manner consistent with the Terms and Conditions and applicable law.

2.It is prohibited to copy, reproduce, modify, multiply, publish, or distribute any part of the Website or its elements, including the Content and Analyses, without the Owner’s prior written consent, except in cases expressly permitted by applicable law.

3.The Content or Analyses may be used for commercial purposes only after obtaining the Owner’s prior written consent and on the terms agreed with the Owner.

4.The Owner may take steps, including by way of court proceedings, to protect the rights vested in the Owner.

§ 7 Protection of personal data

1.The controller of Users’ personal data is the Owner. Contact in matters concerning personal data is possible using the contact details indicated in § 1 section 3.

2.The rules for the protection of personal data are set out in the Privacy Policy, and the rules for the use of cookies in the Cookie Policy, both available on the Website.

3.The Owner does not take decisions in relation to Users based solely on automated processing of personal data, including profiling, that would produce legal effects concerning Users or similarly significantly affect them.

§ 8 Final provisions

1.The Terms and Conditions in version 2.0 enter into force on 23 June 2026.

2.In matters not regulated by these Terms and Conditions, the generally applicable provisions of Polish law shall apply. Where the mandatory provisions of the law of the Consumer’s country of habitual residence provide for more favourable terms for the Consumer, those provisions shall apply.

3.The Owner may amend the Terms and Conditions only for important reasons. In particular, the Terms and Conditions may be amended where the Owner modifies the manner or scope of the business conducted, or as a result of legal changes necessitating an adjustment of the Terms and Conditions. The Owner shall inform of any changes by posting information on the Website. In such a situation, each User shall be entitled to submit a declaration terminating the contracts for the provision of Electronic Services within a period of no more than 14 days from the date of posting the information on the change to the Terms and Conditions. Contracts concluded before the changes to the Terms and Conditions enter into force shall be governed by the provisions of the Terms and Conditions in force at the time the contract was concluded.

4.These Terms and Conditions have been drawn up in Polish. The Owner may provide a translation of the Terms and Conditions into English; in the event of any discrepancy, the Polish-language version shall remain binding.

5.These Terms and Conditions are made available on the Website at www.siliusforum.com. Previous versions of the Terms and Conditions are archived by the Owner and made available to the User on request, in particular in electronic form.

Previous version of the Terms and Conditions:

Website Terms and Conditions 1.0 — in force from 22 May 2024 to 22 June 2026.