Terms of use

Last updated 28 October 2026

These are the rules for taking part in a Stackstep internship. They're short on purpose.

The program

Stackstep is a practice internship. Tasks, deadlines and teammates are simulated to feel like a real software team; it is not employment and there is no pay.
A certificate records the work you finished. Admins decide when to issue one and may revoke it if the work wasn't yours.

Some cohorts charge a fee, shown before you pay. Pay the exact amount by UPI to the details on the payment step and upload the screenshot; your seat is confirmed once an admin matches the payment.
Fees are non-refundable under any circumstances, including if you stop, are removed for breaking these terms, or your application is closed.
If a payment is short, unclear or for a different cohort, we'll tell you what to do, such as paying the balance, uploading a clearer screenshot or switching cohorts. Money we've confirmed carries over when you switch.

Hand in your own work. Pull requests should be in repositories you own. Reviewers are shown a warning when a link points elsewhere or was handed in before.
You keep the rights to the code you write. You allow Stackstep staff to view it for review.

Be respectful in chat, including with automated teammates; mentors read these conversations.
Don't try to break, overload or get around limits in the service, including AI helper credits.
We may pause or end an internship that breaks these rules. You'll be told in chat why.

We try to keep Stackstep available but can't promise it will never be down. If an outage makes you miss a deadline, tell your team lead in chat.
We'll ask you to accept these terms again if they change in a way that matters.