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Notes on AI-assisted systems architecture, context engineering, and shipping software that lasts past the demo.

Last updated 31 August 2026

This policy explains how PowerIntel, the trading name of ACMPOWER OÜ (“we”, “us”), handles personal information when you visit the Trellis VI site, watch the introduction video, apply for a cohort, or take the eight-week course.

Who we are

Trellis VI is an application-only course in AI-assisted development. We are the data controller for information collected through this site. Questions go to trellis@powerintel.co.

What we collect

We only ask for what we need to run the course:

  • Application details. Name, email, what you are trying to build, whether you have built with AI before, whether you can commit 10 to 15 hours a week, and whether you can invest in the course now.
  • Video access. If you play the introduction video, we ask for your name and email so we can unlock it and, if you apply later, fill in those details for you.
  • Course communications. If you are accepted, we use your contact details to send session links, recordings, project feedback, and access to the private cohort group.
  • Payment information. If you take a paid seat, card details are handled by our payment provider. We do not store full card numbers on this site.
  • Technical data. Standard server and browser data such as IP address, device type, and pages visited, used to keep the site working and secure.

Why we use it

We use this information to:

  • review applications and decide who we can support in a 20-seat cohort
  • tell you whether you have a place, and arrange payment if you do
  • deliver the eight live sessions, weekly review, and recordings
  • give you access to the private community group for the life of that group
  • provide included extras such as a Claude Max period, where offered
  • reply to questions sent to trellis@powerintel.co
  • improve the site and protect it from abuse

We process this because you asked us to consider your application or to provide the course, because we have a legitimate interest in running a small paid cohort safely, or because the law requires it (for example, invoices and accounting).

Who we share it with

We do not sell your information. We share it only with people who help us run Trellis VI: hosting, email, payment, and the tools we use for live sessions, recordings, and the cohort group. Those providers only get what they need to do that job.

Other students in your cohort will see your name and what you share in sessions, reviews, and the group. Live sessions are recorded so the cohort has lifetime access to them. Do not put secrets in the group or on a recording that you would not want other members to see.

How long we keep it

Unsuccessful applications are kept long enough to finish selection and answer follow-up questions, then deleted or reduced to a short record if we still need it for accounting or disputes. If you join a cohort, we keep the details needed to teach you, give you recordings and community access, and meet our legal duties. You can ask us to delete what we no longer need.

Your rights

If you are in the EU/EEA or UK, you can ask us for a copy of your data, a correction, deletion, a limit on how we use it, or to move it elsewhere. You can object to some processing. You can also complain to your local data protection authority. To use these rights, email trellis@powerintel.co.

Cookies and local storage

This site uses only what it needs to function. After you enter a name and email to watch the introduction, we may store a short note in your browser so you are not asked again in the same visit, and so the application form can reuse those details. We do not use advertising cookies.

Where it is stored

ACMPOWER OÜ is established in Estonia. Some tools we use may store data in the EU or in other countries with a lawful transfer mechanism. If that matters for your situation, ask us and we will tell you which tools are involved.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top. The current version will always be available from this page.

Last updated 30 August 2026

These terms govern your use of this site and your place on Trellis VI, the eight-week AI-assisted development course run by PowerIntel, the trading name of ACMPOWER OÜ (“we”, “us”). By applying, paying, or joining a cohort, you agree to them. Questions go to trellis@powerintel.co.

The course

Trellis VI is an application-only cohort. A seat includes eight live sessions, weekly project review, permanent recordings, the private cohort group, and any extras listed on this page at the time you are accepted. We may adjust session dates, tools, or teaching order when that helps the cohort. The substance of what we promised will still be delivered.

Application and acceptance

Applying does not guarantee a place. We review every application and accept only students we believe we can support in a cohort of up to 20. We may refuse or withdraw an offer if the information you gave us was incomplete or untrue, or if we cannot reasonably teach you in that intake.

Your responsibilities

You are responsible for bringing a working Claude and Cursor setup, a computer you can build on, and the time the course asks for — typically 10 to 15 hours a week. You keep the rights to the software you build. You also keep the duty to do the work, attend the required sessions, and treat other members of the cohort with ordinary professional respect.

Payment and installments

Full payment is required before you gain access to the course materials or begin the cohort. We do offer a zero-interest, three-part installment plan, which is granted on a case-by-case basis at our sole discretion. If you are approved for a payment plan, all scheduled payments must be met on time to maintain your access to the program.

The Checkpoint refund guarantee

Refunds are not granted because you changed your mind or got too busy. To be eligible for a refund under our guarantee, you must do the work, complete the assignments, and hit the Week 4 checkpoint. If you do not possess the promised artifacts, or you do not feel the framework will get you to a production build by Week 8, you are eligible for a full refund.

The promised artifacts are the three Week 4 outcomes named in The Guarantee on this site: a project repo wired with automated context files, a custom-designed database schema running live in Supabase, and a drafted offer with a defined target client and an initial service package.

Third-party cost exclusions

If you are deemed eligible for a refund under the Checkpoint guarantee, the final amount returned to you will exclude any hard costs we have already incurred to purchase external software licenses or subscriptions on your behalf (such as a Claude Max subscription). You will retain ownership and access to those third-party tools for the duration of their purchased terms.

Intellectual property

The Trellis VI method, recordings, written materials, and site copy belong to us. You may use them for your own learning and for the work you ship during and after the course. You may not resell, republish, or teach the course materials as your own. What you build remains yours.

Recordings and the community group

Live sessions are recorded and shared with the cohort. Other students will see your name and whatever you choose to show in sessions, reviews, and the group. Lifetime access to the community group means access for as long as we keep that group running. We may remove someone who disrupts the cohort or misuses the materials.

Liability

We teach a method. We do not guarantee you a client, a salary, or a particular commercial result. To the extent the law allows, our liability for a paid seat is limited to the fees you paid us for that seat, minus any third-party costs already spent on your behalf as described above. We are not responsible for outages or policy changes at tools we do not control, including Claude, Cursor, and hosting providers.

Changes

If we change these terms, we will update the date at the top. The version that applied when you paid for your seat is the one that governs that cohort, unless a change is required by law.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Estonia. If a dispute cannot be resolved by writing to trellis@powerintel.co, the courts of Estonia have jurisdiction.