The rules that govern buying and using a Certain Step course. Plain language, no filler.
Effective August 8, 2026 · Last updated August 8, 2026
These terms govern your purchase and use of Certain Step courses. Buying a course or using this site means you agree to them.
Certain Step is operated by Joshua Alexander Motes, a sole proprietor doing business as Certain Step, based in Florida. Throughout these terms, "we" and "Certain Step" mean that business.
Our courses are education. They are not personalized financial, investment, tax, or legal advice, and we guarantee no outcome. Section 02 covers this in full and it's the most important thing on this page.
You must be eighteen or older to purchase. Our teen courses are designed for learners aged fourteen to eighteen.
Buying a course for a learner under eighteen confirms that you're their parent or legal guardian, that you consent to them creating an account with their own email address, and that you're responsible for their use of it. You can view, change, or delete that account at any time by emailing us.
Certain Step is not intended for children under thirteen, and we don't knowingly create accounts for them.
This is the clause that matters most, so we're not burying it.
Everything Certain Step publishes is for general educational purposes. It is not personalized financial, investment, tax, accounting, or legal advice, and it is no substitute for talking to a licensed professional about your own situation.
A purchase gives one learner permanent access to the course you bought, including its lessons and downloadable materials, for as long as Certain Step operates the course.
Lesson 1 of every course is free and requires no purchase.
We may update, improve, or reorganize course content. If we ever retire a course entirely, we'll give account holders notice and a way to download their materials first.
One purchase covers one learner. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the course for that learner's own education.
You may not:
Teaching your own household is fine. A parent working through a course alongside their teen is exactly how it's meant to be used.
Schools, districts, homeschool co-ops, and employers need a separate license. Email hello@certain-step.com and we'll sort out something that fits.
All course content, materials, branding, and the 80/20 method remain the property of Certain Step.
A learner's email address is their login key. Keep it accurate and keep it accessible. If a learner enters an email they can't reach, contact us and we'll help correct it.
You're responsible for activity on your account. Tell us right away if you think someone else is using it.
We may suspend or close an account that violates these terms, particularly the license terms in Section 04. Where a violation looks accidental, we'll reach out before doing anything.
Prices are in US dollars. Payment is processed by Stripe, and card details never touch our systems. Courses are sold as one-time purchases with no subscription, so nothing recurring is ever charged.
Any tax required by law is added at checkout.
Our refund terms live on their own page so they're easy to find and easy to read. See the Refund Policy, which forms part of these terms.
We work to keep the site available, but we don't promise it will be uninterrupted or error-free. We may need to take it down for maintenance. We're not responsible for problems caused by your device, your browser, or your internet connection.
The site may link to other websites. We don't control them and aren't responsible for what's on them.
To the fullest extent the law allows, Certain Step is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site or our courses, including any financial decision made after taking one.
Our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us for the course in question.
Courses are provided "as is." Some states don't allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law rules.
Please read this section carefully. It affects how disputes get resolved.
Start with an email. Most problems get solved in one message to hello@certain-step.com, and we ask that you try that first and give us thirty days to fix it.
If that doesn't work, any dispute arising out of these terms or your use of Certain Step will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. Arbitration will take place in Orange County, Florida, or by video or telephone if you prefer. The arbitrator's decision is final and may be entered as a judgment in any court with jurisdiction.
Either of us may still bring an individual claim in small claims court instead, if it qualifies.
Class action waiver. Disputes will be resolved individually. You and Certain Step each waive any right to bring or participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action, and the arbitrator may not consolidate claims or preside over any form of representative proceeding.
If the class action waiver is found unenforceable, the entire arbitration section stops applying and disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, Florida.
We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the current version. If a change is material, we'll email account holders. Continuing to use Certain Step after a change means you accept the updated terms.
If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. Our not enforcing a term right away doesn't mean we've given it up. These terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Refund Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Certain Step.
Certain Step
Joshua Alexander Motes, sole proprietor
923 Cassia Dr, Davenport, FL 33897
hello@certain-step.com