Terms and Conditions for Certificate Testing

Version 2025-08

1. PREAMBLE

1.1. These terms and conditions apply to your relationship with The Qt Company Oy, a Finnish company with its registered office at Miestentie 7, 02150 Espoo, Finland, if you access Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform, sign-up or register in said platform, or otherwise purchase an Official Qt Certificate Test. Pursuant to these terms and conditions, The Qt Company Oy shall make Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform available to you and, in said platform, it shall run the Official Qt Certificate Tests. Subject to your compliance with these terms and conditions and in consideration of any fees payable by you, you may be allowed to: (i), participate in the Qt Official Certificate Tests and, (ii), in case of successful completion of said test, receive an Official Qt Certificate.

1.2. These terms and conditions may be modified by The Qt Company Oy from time to time, and the most recent version can be found at https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions/qt-certificate.

2. TEST TAKER/YOU

2.1. Certification tests are provided to individuals, not to companies. If a test taker is taking the test as part of its employment or for the benefit of an organization, it represents that said employer or organization is aware of and approves its test taking.

2.2. You warrant that you are, at least, of the legal age in your jurisdiction.

3. PAYMENT

3.1. Each test attempt must be paid when booking said test attempt, as part of the process on Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform. The prices of different tests and tests attempt will vary from time to time, and said prices will be publicly available on Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform and on relevant The Qt Company Oy webpages.

3.2. In certain cases, and at The Qt Company Oy’s sole discretion, The Qt Company Oy may issue free test attempts, discounts, vouchers, or other forms of discounts.

3.3. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all prices are in euros, and any applicable local taxes in the EU are added to the price in the payment phase.

3.4. Payment receipt will be accessible from the link sent to your email address as soon as practicable, and your receipts will be archived under your user profile in the GetCertified account (see Section 6 below).

3.5. All fees are non-cancellable and non-refundable.

4. TEST TAKING

4.1. Authentication. Before the tests start, you will be required to use two-factor authentication. You warrant that you are the person taking the test.

4.2. Proctoring. All tests may be monitored and recorded. A proctor may monitor your test session in real-time. The test session may be recorded for later review in case of suspicious behavior. Any proctor's review shall be produced following the proctor’s sole discretion and criteria.

4.3. Test Completion. Each test shall be subject to its test-specific rules. These rules can be reviewed beforehand on the Qt Group’s Certification Testing Platform and from the relevant The Qt Company Oy webpages. These test-specific rules shall also be visible in the test descriptions, and you will have a chance to review them at the beginning of a test attempt. In order to pass a test, you must: (i), get the minimum score prescribed by the rules of each test; and (ii), abide at all times by these terms and conditions and the test-specific rules; and (iii), pass the proctoring review. Test results will be available only after proctor confirmation, which may take up to two weeks. You will be notified via email when the results are available on the Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform.

4.4. Rescheduling. You can reschedule a booked and paid test attempt up to 5 times. Rescheduling must be done at least one business day before the originally scheduled test session. Rescheduling is only possible if future test sessions are available for the same test you originally booked. If no future test sessions are available, you may request a voucher by contacting Qt Certifications (certification@qt.io); however, vouchers shall not be provided if any future sessions exist.

4.5. Failing. If you fail a test, you may retake the test in a future session. Each test attempt (including retests) must be paid for separately.

5. CERTIFICATES

5.1. When you successfully complete a test, you will receive a digital, downloadable certificate via the Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform. Printed certificates shall not be available. Certificates may have limited validity time which is visible on the certificate.

5.2. The validity of a certificate can be checked by anyone by sending the unique certificate identification number and the last name of the certificate holder to certification@qt.io. certification@qt.io shall provide an affirmative or negative statement, without disclosing any personal data.

5.3. In order to perform its obligations under these terms and conditions, The Qt Company Oy will need to rely on the validity and accuracy of the information you provide. You warrant that the information you provide is correct and up-to-date.

5.4. If, at any point in time, The Qt Company Oy reasonably believes that you have provided incomplete or wrong information, cheated, breached these terms and conditions or the test-specific rules, or otherwise obtained a certificate in a fraudulent way, it may terminate the validity of the relevant certificate.

5.5 The Qt Company Oy shall maintain the Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform at its own discretion. The Qt Company Oy does not represent nor warrant that Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform shall operate or be available indefinitely.

6. THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS

6.1. In order to enable the Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform and the offering of Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform, The Qt Company Oy relies on third-party providers:

6.1.1. The Official Qt Certification Tests are organized on an instance of the GetCertified testing platform owned by YouTestMe.

6.1.2. Payments are handled by a third- party provider: Stripe.

6.2. To take the test, you may need to register on these third-party providers’ platforms and accept their terms and conditions, privacy policies, or other applicable terms. Access and use of such third-party providers’ platforms and services shall be governed in all respects by the applicable license terms of such third-party providers.

7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

7.1. Unless and to the extent expressly provided in these terms and conditions, all the intellectual property rights relating to Qt Group's Certification Testing Platform, the Official Qt Certificate Tests, the Official Qt Certificates, and any other materials or data made available by The Qt Company Oy to you shall remain the exclusive property of The Qt Company Oy or its licensors (as applicable).

7.2. Unless and to the extent expressly provided herein, these terms and conditions carry no assignment or license to the intellectual property rights of The Qt Company Oy. You agree and understand that you are not allowed to make any use of any data, materials or information, outside of what is permitted by these terms and conditions, including copying or distributing test questions.

8. LIMITED WARRANTY AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

8.1. Except to the extent set forth above, the services are delivered to you "as is" and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, exclusive of other warranties, whether express, implied, or otherwise. In the event of deficiencies or errors in the services, you will be entitled, at The Qt Company Oy’s option, to correction of the error, replacement of the services, re-performance of the service or return of the applicable fees paid for the defective service.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9.1. EXCEPT FOR (I) CASES OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, OR (II) WHERE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR GOODWILL OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE COST, DAMAGES OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND, HOWSOEVER ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

9.2. EXCEPT FOR (I) CASES OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, AND (II) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE FEES PAID OR PAYABLE TO THE QT COMPANY OY BY YOU FOR THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY.

10. TERMINATION

10.1. Either you or The Qt Company Oy may terminate these terms and conditions with immediate effect, if the other commits a material breach of these terms and conditions, test-specific rules, or any other applicable terms, and has not remedied such breach within a reasonable period of time.

11. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

11.1. To the extent permitted by applicable laws:

11.2 These terms and conditions shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Finland, excluding its choice of law provisions. All disputes arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions shall be finally settled in accordance with the laws of Finland, excluding its choice of law provisions. All disputes arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The place of arbitration will be Helsinki, Finland. The language to be used in arbitral proceedings will be English. This Section 12 shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.

12. MISCELLANOUS

12.1. Modifications. Pursuant to Section 1.2 above, The Qt Company Oy may update these terms from time to time at its sole discretion.

12.2. Force Majeure. Neither you nor The Qt Company Oy shall be liable to the other for any delay or non-performance of its obligations hereunder in the event and to the extent that such delay or non-performance is due to an event of act of God, terrorist attack, war or other similar unforeseeable catastrophic event that prevents either party for fulfilling its obligations under these terms and conditions, and which such party cannot avoid or circumvent (“Force Majeure Event”). If the Force Majeure Event results in a delay or non-performance of a party for a period of three (3) months or longer, then either party shall have the right to terminate these terms and conditions with immediate effect.

12.3. Data Privacy. The Qt Company Oy may need to process your personal data in order to fulfil its obligations under these terms and conditions. You understand, agree, and accept that The Qt Company Oy and its affiliates may process your personal data in accordance with The Qt Company Oy’s Privacy Policy, available at https://www.qt.io/termsconditions/privacy-policy. Said Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.