Cohort Terms & Conditions.

Introduction

These Founding Cohort Terms & Conditions ("Cohort Terms") govern your participation in the Stageo Founding Coach Cohort (the "Cohort"), a limited invitation-based program offered by Stageo to selected coaches, consultants, and educators.

These Cohort Terms operate alongside Stageo's general Terms of Service available at stageo.co/terms and our Privacy Policy at stageo.co/privacy. By claiming a Founding Cohort spot, you agree to be bound by all three documents.

Where the Cohort Terms and the general Terms of Service conflict, these Cohort Terms apply only to your Cohort participation. After your Cohort period ends, the general Terms of Service apply in full.

In these Cohort Terms, "you" and "your" refer to the Founding Coach who has claimed a Cohort spot. "We", "us", "our", and "Stageo" refer to the operator of the Stageo platform.

The Cohort Offer

The Founding Cohort is a 30-day free-access program for selected coaches who wish to evaluate Stageo, provide feedback, and participate in the early growth of the platform.

Your 30-day Cohort period begins on the date you complete account setup, including verification of your email and completion of the onboarding module (the "Start Date").

No payment, credit card, or billing information is required to start your Cohort.

Cohort participation is at Stageo's discretion. We reserve the right to decline or withdraw Cohort access where a participant does not meet the criteria of the program or where conduct does not align with our Acceptable Use policy (see Section 12).

What You Receive

During your 30-day Cohort period, you receive:

• Full platform access. All Stageo features available at the Premium plan tier, including bookings, payments, live video rooms, course content, AI session summaries, and StageReady AI audit tokens.
• Personalised onboarding module. A guided setup walkthrough showing you how to set up and optimise your profile, services, and bookings.
• Free setup support. If you cannot complete setup independently, the Stageo team will assist you at no cost.
• Marketing exposure. Placement in Stageo's global advertising rotation across countries where Stageo operates (see Section 7).
• Founder workshops. Invitations to small-group sessions with Stageo's founder and team during your Cohort period.
• Feedback session. An opportunity toward the end of your Cohort to share input directly with the founder.

The specific features included may evolve as Stageo releases new functionality. Your access during the Cohort always includes the highest-tier features available on the platform at that time.

Your Commitments

By accepting a Founding Cohort spot, you agree to:

• Actively use the platform across the 30-day Cohort period. Founding Cohort access is provided for genuine evaluation, not idle account-holding.
• Provide honest feedback via emails, calls, or surveys initiated by the Stageo team during your Cohort.
• Submit a written or video testimonial about your experience at the end of your Cohort.
• Refer other coaches who may benefit from Stageo, if you choose to continue using the platform after Day 30.

Stageo may follow up by email or message to request the feedback and testimonial. Failure to participate in these touchpoints does not affect your access during the Cohort but may affect eligibility for future Stageo programs.

What Happens After Day 30

At the end of your 30-day Cohort period, one of the following applies depending on your selected plan:

(a) If you have selected a paid plan

If you have selected either the Pro or Premium plan in your account settings before the end of Day 30, your paid subscription begins on Day 31 and you are billed according to the plan you selected. Billing details are at stageo.co/pricing.

(b) If you have not selected a plan

You may upgrade to Pro or Premium at any time from your account settings to reduce or eliminate commission.

(c) If you wish to close your account

You may close your account at any time before or after Day 30 by visiting your account settings and selecting account closure. Closing your account ends your access to the platform, removes you from our marketing rotation, and terminates your Cohort benefits.

Pricing & Commission

Stageo offers three plans:

• Basic. $0/month, with per-booking commission on transactions
• Pro. $59/month (annual billing), reduced commission rates
• Premium. $149/month (annual billing), zero commission

Full pricing, commission rates, included features, and any applicable taxes are detailed at stageo.co/pricing. The pricing page is incorporated into these Cohort Terms by reference.

Stageo may update pricing and commission rates from time to time. Where changes materially affect an existing subscription, we will provide at least 30 days advance notice via email to the address on your account.

Where commission applies, it is deducted from booking payouts before the net amount is transferred to you. Detailed transaction records are visible in your account dashboard.

Marketing & Testimonials

As a Founding Coach, you grant Stageo a non-exclusive licence during your Cohort and continued account use to:

• Feature your public coach profile (name, photo, bio, services) in Stageo's paid advertising across countries where Stageo operates
• Include your profile in organic social media content, website case studies, and email marketing
• Use testimonials you provide (written or video) in marketing materials with your name and likeness

This licence is limited to content you have made publicly available on your profile, or specifically provided via the testimonial form. We do not use your private client data, session content, or course materials for marketing without separate explicit consent.

You may withdraw consent for specific marketing uses at any time by emailing [email protected]. We will remove the relevant material from active campaigns within 14 days of your request. Historical or archived versions of advertising assets may remain in third-party platforms (such as social media archives) beyond our direct control.

Video Testimonial Bonus

If you submit a video testimonial via the link provided during your Cohort, Stageo will extend your free Cohort access by an additional 30 days as a thank you.

This extension:

• Is applied automatically within 24 hours of video submission
• Limited to one extension per Founding Coach
• Extends only the free-access period. Pricing and rollover rules then apply at the end of the extended period as described in Section 5

The video testimonial must be a genuine first-person account of your experience using Stageo. Submissions that are clearly fabricated, off-topic, or not from the account holder will not qualify for the extension.

Cancellation

You may cancel your Cohort participation at any time during the 30-day period by closing your account from settings. As the Cohort itself is provided at no cost, no refunds apply during the 30-day period.

If you have moved to a paid plan (Pro or Premium) and wish to cancel, refer to Stageo's general cancellation and refund policy at stageo.co/terms. In summary, you may cancel any paid plan from your account settings, and your subscription continues until the end of your then-current billing period.

Data & Privacy

All personal data collected during the Cohort is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy at stageo.co/privacy.

During and after the Cohort, your client data, session recordings, course content, and bookings remain your property. Stageo processes this data on your behalf as the platform operator and does not sell or share it with third parties for marketing purposes.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have appropriate consent from your own clients to process their data through Stageo, and for complying with applicable data protection laws in your jurisdiction.

Your Content & Intellectual Property

You retain ownership of all content you upload to Stageo, including your course materials, recorded sessions, written content, branding, and intellectual property.

By uploading content to Stageo, you grant Stageo a limited licence to host, display, transmit, and otherwise process that content as required to operate the platform and provide the Services to you and your clients.

This licence ends when you remove the content or close your account, subject to reasonable retention periods required for backup, legal, and operational purposes as detailed in our Privacy Policy.

Acceptable Use

Your Cohort participation is subject to Stageo's Acceptable Use policy. In summary, you agree not to:

• Use the platform for illegal activities
• Misrepresent your qualifications, credentials, or identity
• Charge for services that you do not intend to deliver
• Spam, scrape, reverse-engineer, or otherwise abuse the platform
• Bypass commission or fees through off-platform payments where the booking was sourced through Stageo
• Upload content that infringes intellectual property, contains malware, or is unlawful, harmful, or harassing

Violation of these terms may result in immediate suspension or termination of your Cohort and your Stageo account, without refund of any paid amounts.

Liability

Stageo provides the Cohort and the Services "as is" without warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law:

• Stageo's total aggregate liability arising from or in connection with your Cohort participation is limited to USD $100 or the amount you have paid Stageo in the 12 months preceding the claim, whichever is greater
• Stageo is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages, including lost profits or business interruption
• Nothing in these Cohort Terms limits or excludes liability for matters which cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law

You agree to indemnify Stageo against claims arising from your use of the platform, your content, your interactions with your clients, or your breach of these Cohort Terms.

Changes to These Terms

Stageo may update these Cohort Terms from time to time. Where changes materially affect your participation, we will notify you via email at the address on your account at least 14 days before the changes take effect.

Your continued use of the Stageo platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Cohort Terms. If you do not agree to a change, your remedy is to cancel your account before the change takes effect.

Governing Law

These Cohort Terms are governed by the laws of Malaysia. Any dispute arising from or in connection with these Cohort Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia, except where mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence apply.

Contact

For any questions about these Cohort Terms or your participation, contact us at [email protected].

For technical support during the Cohort, reply to any Cohort email or use the in-platform support channel.