Company Terms of Service

Last updated: 9th January 2026

Welcome to SkilledUp Life. SkilledUp Life is a two-sided marketplace connecting skilled Volunteers with early-stage Tech Startups. The SkilledUp Life website is owned and operated by SkilledUp Life Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (United Kingdom).

By accessing or using our website or services ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Service immediately.

Please note that both Volunteer and Company profiles are public, and search engines may index publicly available pages. SkilledUp Life has no control over search engines or other third-party indexing services. Email and mobile numbers are not publicly visible without login in.

1. Definitions

1.1 Volunteer (SkilledUp Lifers)

SkilledUp Lifers are adults over 18 years of age who uses SkilledUp Life to gain experiences and skills through volunteering.

You must not offer cash, stipends, crypto, digital currencies, shares, options, warrants, sweat equity, tokens, vouchers, or any taxable benefit in kind to SkilledUp Lifers. Volunteer Opportunities are provided by early-stage tech startups like you, including SkilledUp Life.

1.2 Companies (Tech Startups)

Companies building scalable digital products. The following are not allowed to register or use SkilledUp Life:

• Software development agencies.
• Consultancies.
• Digital marketing agencies.
• Digital transformation firms.
• Service companies.

Company profiles created by excluded entities will be removed without notification.

Anyone who is planning to build a tech startup and subscribes to our service is considered a tech startup, even if not yet incorporated. We allow anyone with an idea to create a Company Account and leverage SkilledUp Lifers to turn the idea into a thriving technology company.

2. Company Terms of Use

Volunteers must be 18 years or older. If you are under 18, you must not create an account. If you do, we retain the right to remove your account without notification.

Volunteers offer their time free of charge to gain experience and skills for career development. Volunteers cannot earn any monetary or non-monetary reward through SkilledUp Life. SkilledUp Life is free for Volunteers. We plan to introduce paid volunteer accounts in the future which will include additonal features and functionality. The core service for volunteers will always operate as a free service.

All volunteer accounts are self managed. The responsibility for retaining the up to date resides with the Volunteer. Volunteers must create an account and complete their profile before applying for any Opportunity. Volunteers can apply for a maximum of 3 Opportunities at any givene time.

A Volunteer Term shall last no more than 90 Volunteer days (3 months). However, a Volunteer Term can be mutually extended.

Opportunities are created by Tech Companies. SkilledUp Life is not responsible for their accuracy. No Opportunity may begin without:

• A personal interview, and
• A signed Volunteer Agreement between both parties.

SkilledUp Life may mediate issues but holds no legal responsibility for disputes between Volunteers and Tech Companies.

Volunteers may not advertise paid services through SkilledUp Life. They will be given 7 days' notice to remove such content; failure to comply may result in account deletion without further notification.

Volunteers must not display personal contact details on the public-facing body of their profile. Contact information in designated fields is visible only to Companies after applying for an Opportunity. Admin has access to personal contact details any time.

3. Company Types

Volunteers come from all walks of life and volunteer through SkilledUp Life for many reasons. There are three emerging groups:

• 18 to 30 years old with barely any past work experience or with limited experience wanting to enrich their CV with relevant experience and skills to land their dream job.
• 30 to 60 years old with moderate to significant work experience and skills wanting to career transition.
• 60 onwards who want to give back and keep their brain active.

4. Information We Collect

SkilledUp Life stores any user-submitted data as part of normal service of operation. Email communications may be stored by our email service providers. We use Google Analytics and similar tools to track usage. We use Tawk for live chat support. For full data details, see our Privacy Policy.

5. Accounts, Passwords and Security

SkilledUp Life does not have access to user passwords. Users are responsible for keeping login credentials secure and keeping the accounts up to date includng their profiles. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorised access or security breach.

All Volunteer accounts are self managed: created, updated and deleted by Volunteers. SkilledUp Life is not responsible for managing Volunteer accounts when requested for deletion. As self managed accounts, you are responsible for account deletion.

6. Conditions

SkilledUp Life owns the data stored within the platform. Users may delete their accounts at any time, which will remove profile data from our servers. Refer to Privacy Policy for more information. Our service is hosted by Amazon Web Services.

7. Company Account Deletion

We may delete a Volunteer account if:

• It violates any part of these Terms.
• It contains an inactive email address (email bounces).

8. Volunteer Data (Volunteering and Applications) Deletion

Certain data will be retained upon deletion of the Volunteer account includig but not limited to:

• Volunteer Terms
• Volunteer Applications

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on our website. Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

10. Contact Information

For questions or concerns regarding these Terms, please contact: [email protected]