Terms

1. Who you are agreeing with

Cloverbase Limited (NZBN 9429046054395), a New Zealand company based at Whangārei Heads, Northland. In these terms, “Cloverbase”, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Cloverbase Limited. “You” and “your” mean the person reading the website or using an Ako learning account.

2. Using the website

By using cloverbase.com or an Ako learning account, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the relevant service.

You may read, share, reference and link to our published articles. You may not scrape the website at scale, republish our articles in full without permission, or use any Cloverbase content to train AI models.

3. Intellectual property

The Cloverbase brand, logo, written articles, methodology diagrams, course materials and the structure of cloverbase.com are owned by Cloverbase Limited or licensed to us. You may quote up to twenty-five consecutive words from any article with attribution and a link back. Longer quotes or republication require written permission. Course descriptions or accompanying licences may set out specific permitted uses of course materials.

Open-source assets used on this site — the Geist and Geist Mono typefaces by Vercel, and Lucide icons — are licensed separately under the SIL Open Font Licence and ISC Licence.

Anything you submit through the contact form or in conversation with us remains yours. You give us a limited licence to use it for the purpose you sent it for.

4. Paid engagements

Independent AI Counsel engagements are covered by an engagement letter, and advisory retainers by a retainer agreement. Copilot Foundations sessions are confirmed in writing before booking. Each sets out scope, fees, payment terms and confidentiality.

These website terms do not create a contract for services and do not commit Cloverbase to take on any engagement. Scope and total price are confirmed before booking.

5. Ako accounts and acceptable use

Provide accurate information when creating or updating an Ako account. Keep your sign-in details secure, do not share your account with another person, and contact us if you believe someone has used it without permission. An account is for the enrolled learner’s own access unless the course description expressly says otherwise.

Use Ako lawfully and in a way that does not interfere with the platform, other learners or account security. Do not bypass access controls, copy or distribute account-only course materials beyond the permissions given for them, or misuse course or community features. Ako is hosted by Zenler, and Zenler may also apply its platform terms to your use of its service.

For help with an Ako account or these terms, use the Cloverbase contact form. These terms do not change access, fees or enrolment conditions already provided for a course you have enrolled in.

6. Future course purchases

Ako payment setup is not enabled. Before a future paid course offer is available, its purchase flow will show the applicable course description, any prerequisites or licence requirements, access duration, total price and currency, applicable tax treatment, and cancellation or refund terms before you commit to buy. Those terms will apply to that purchase.

This section does not add purchase conditions to existing enrolments or change terms previously provided to learners.

7. About the content here

We try to make every article accurate, current and useful. The AI ecosystem moves fast; information that was true in May 2026 may not be true six months later. Each article is dated — treat dated content as our position at the date shown.

Articles, comparisons and reviews reflect our professional judgement at the time of writing. They are not legal, accounting or other regulated professional advice, and they are not endorsements. Where we name another company favourably or unfavourably, we do so honestly and we have no commercial relationship with them unless the article says so.

8. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by New Zealand law, Cloverbase’s liability to you for any loss arising from your use of cloverbase.com or any article published here is limited to NZ$100. This website-only cap does not set the terms for Ako course access or a future course purchase and does not apply to liability that cannot be excluded under New Zealand law.

For paid engagements, the limitation of liability is set out in the engagement agreement and operates independently of this clause.

9. Links to other sites

Where we link to other websites, we do so because we think they are useful. We do not control those sites and we are not responsible for what they publish, change, or do with your data. Read their terms before relying on them.

10. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms when the brand evolves or the law changes. The date at the top of the page reflects the most recent material update. The previous version is archived and available on request.

11. Ending things

You can stop using cloverbase.com at any time. We can stop providing access to cloverbase.com at any time without notice. For Ako, we may restrict or suspend account access where reasonably necessary to protect an account, the platform or other learners, or to address a material breach of these terms. Where practical, we will explain the reason and the steps to resolve it, subject to the terms provided for that course and applicable law.

12. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand. The District Court of New Zealand sitting in Whangārei has non-exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute that cannot be resolved through the contact channels on this website.

Before any formal dispute, we expect both sides to attempt to resolve the matter through correspondence in good faith for at least thirty days.

13. Contact

For any question about these terms, an Ako account or learner support, use the Cloverbase contact form. We respond within ten working days.