Terms of Service

1Beta Program

• Beta access does not guarantee continued free access — accounts created during the beta keep free access through August 31, 2026, after which a subscription (§8) is required; your data and progress are preserved either way
• No service level agreement (SLA) is provided during the beta period
• We recommend exporting your data periodically as a precaution — while we take care to protect your data, beta software carries an inherent risk of data loss or corruption
• Beta users may be asked for feedback — participation is voluntary but appreciated
• We reserve the right to end the beta program or reset beta accounts with reasonable notice

2The Service

Study Scout is an AI-powered learning platform that provides personalized practice, tutoring, study planning, and progress tracking for students. Features include adaptive question selection, AI coaching, flashcards, and uploaded study material processing.

3Eligibility & Accounts

• You must be at least 13 to create your own account. Children under 13 may use Study Scout only through an account created and managed by a parent or guardian
• If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian must agree to these Terms on your behalf
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials
• You must provide accurate information when creating your account
• One person per account — accounts are non-transferable

4Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the platform for any unlawful purpose
• Share your account credentials with others
• Attempt to access other users' data or accounts
• Upload content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, or violates others' intellectual property rights
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract source code from the platform
• Use automated scripts, bots, or scrapers to access the service
• Use the service to build a competing product, or to benchmark or evaluate it against one, without our written permission (this one takes effect September 1, 2026)
• Deliberately abuse AI features (e.g., generating content unrelated to studying, attempting prompt injection)
• Interfere with or disrupt the platform's infrastructure

5Your Content

Materials You Upload

You retain ownership of any study materials, documents, or images you upload to Study Scout. By uploading content, you grant us a limited license to process, store, and display that content solely to provide the service to you (e.g., generating practice questions, flashcards, or topic reviews from your materials).

Learning Data

Data generated through your use of the platform (answers, mastery scores, session history) is associated with your account. You can export or delete this data as described in our Privacy Policy.

6AI-Generated Content

• We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any AI-generated content including practice questions, explanations, study plans, or score predictions
• You should verify important information independently, especially for high-stakes testing such as the SAT
• AI-generated content is not reviewed by licensed educators before delivery
• Study Scout is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the College Board, SAT, or any test administration body
• We are not liable for any test scores, academic outcomes, or educational decisions influenced by AI-generated content

7Intellectual Property

• The Study Scout platform, including its design, code, course content, question banks, and branding, is our intellectual property
• Practice questions, enrichment data, and lesson content are proprietary and may not be copied, redistributed, or used outside the platform.
• You may not use our trademarks, logos, or branding without written permission.

8Subscriptions & Payment

Study Scout is a paid subscription service. The current plans and prices:

• Monthly — $50 per month; 3 Months — $100 per 3 months. Current prices are always shown on our pricing page and at checkout.
• Every plan starts with a 5-day free trial. A payment method is required to begin the trial, and the paid plan starts automatically when the trial ends — we email you a reminder before your first charge.
• Subscriptions renew automatically at the same plan and price until you cancel. We email a reminder before each renewal.
• Payment and card storage are handled by Stripe, our payment processor — card details never touch our servers. A parent's card is welcome; receipts and billing notices go to the student's account email.
• You can cancel anytime from Settings → Plan & Billing → Manage billing. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you've paid for — you keep access until then, and there are no further charges.
• You can switch between plans from Settings → Plan & Billing. A switch never charges you immediately: on a paid plan the new price applies from your next renewal (the period you already paid for is unchanged), and during the free trial it changes which plan the trial converts to — the trial itself is unaffected.
• Refunds: you are not charged during the trial, and cancelling before it ends means you never are. If you believe a charge was made in error, contact support — refund requests are reviewed case-by-case.
• If a renewal payment fails, we notify you and retry; your access continues during a short grace period while you update your payment method.
• We will notify existing subscribers at least 14 days before any price change takes effect; changes never apply retroactively to a period you've already paid for.

9Service Availability

• We strive to keep Study Scout available 24/7 but do not guarantee uninterrupted access.
• We may perform maintenance, updates, or changes that temporarily affect availability.
• We are not liable for any loss or inconvenience caused by downtime
• AI features depend on third-party providers and may be temporarily unavailable
• During beta, we may take the service offline for extended periods for upgrades with reasonable notice

10Suspension & Termination

Three of the provisions in this section are new and take effect September 1, 2026: the discretionary suspension and refusal bullet, the automated-enforcement bullet, and the bullet on our liability for those actions. Everything else in this section applies now.

• We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms
• We may also suspend, restrict, refuse, or end access at our discretion — including without advance notice, and while we look into a possible problem. We may turn down a signup, and we are not required to reinstate an account we have already terminated
• Some of this is automatic. Our systems watch usage patterns — how many requests an account makes, how fast, and in what order — and can rate-limit you, cut off access to parts of the service, or deactivate an account without a person reviewing it first
• Automated decisions can get it wrong. If your access is limited or your account is deactivated and you think that's a mistake, email us at [email protected] and a person will take a look
• We may terminate accounts that have been inactive for more than 12 months (with 30 days' email notice)
• You may delete your account at any time through your Profile settings or by contacting us
• Upon termination, we will delete your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy retention schedule
• We are not liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from a suspension, restriction, refusal, or termination under this section. Limitation of Liability (§12) otherwise applies as written
• Some parts of these Terms keep applying after your account ends: Intellectual Property (§7), Disclaimers (§11), Limitation of Liability (§12), Indemnification (§13), and Dispute Resolution (§14)

11Disclaimers

• We do not guarantee any specific learning outcomes, test scores, or academic results
• AI-generated content is not reviewed by licensed educators and should not be your sole study resource
• We are not responsible for decisions made based on information provided by the platform
• During the beta period, features and data may change without notice — see Section 1

12Limitation of Liability

This applies to:

• Your use of or inability to use the service
• Any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in content or AI outputs
• Unauthorized access to or alteration of your data
• Any third-party conduct on the service
• Data loss or corruption during the beta period

Our total liability to you for any claims arising from or related to the service shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or $50, whichever is greater.

13Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Study Scout and its operators from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third party's rights.

14Dispute Resolution

Informal Resolution

Before filing any formal proceeding, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us at [email protected]. We will try to resolve the dispute within 30 days.

Binding Arbitration

If informal resolution fails, any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or the service shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in California and be conducted in English. The arbitrator's decision is final and binding.

Class Action Waiver

Exceptions

Either party may seek injunctive relief in court for intellectual property infringement or unauthorized access. Small claims court actions (within jurisdictional limits) are also exempt from arbitration.

15Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

16Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you through the platform or by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

17Contact Us