Terms of Service

1. Our Services

LingoIsland provides an AI-powered language learning platform. The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation.

The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Our intellectual property

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the “Content”), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”).

Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws in the United States and around the world. The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services “AS IS” for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose only.

Your use of our Services

Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Services and download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access, solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose.

Except as set out in this section, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.

Your submissions and contributions

By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services (“Submissions”), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

We may remove or edit your content at any time without notice if in our reasonable opinion we consider it harmful or in breach of these Legal Terms.

3. User Representations

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that:

• All registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete;
• You will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update it as necessary;
• You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms;
• You are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the Services;
• You will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise;
• You will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and
• Your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services.

4. User Registration

You may be required to register to use the Services. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

5. Purchases and Payment

We accept the following forms of payment: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover.

You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Services. You further agree to promptly update account and payment information, including email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed. All payments shall be in US dollars unless otherwise stated at checkout.

You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for your purchases, and you authorize us to charge your chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon placing your order. If your order is subject to recurring charges, then you consent to our charging your payment method on a recurring basis without requiring your prior approval for each recurring charge, until such time as you cancel the applicable subscription.

We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may change prices at any time; such changes will take effect at the next billing cycle for existing subscribers.

6. Cancellation

You can cancel your subscription at any time by logging into your account, going to settings, and clicking on the billing section. Your cancellation will take effect at the end of the current paid term, and you will continue to have access to the Services until then.

If you are unsatisfied with our Services, please email us at cameron@lingoisland.com.

7. Prohibited Activities

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

• Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
• Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services.
• Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
• Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
• Upload or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or other malicious material.
• Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts, bots, data mining tools, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
• Attempt to impersonate another user or person.
• Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
• Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.
• Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email.
• Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services for any revenue-generating endeavor without our express permission.
• Use the Services for academic dishonesty, plagiarism, or circumventing institutional guidelines. LingoIsland is designed for authentic language learning and we firmly oppose misuse of our platform.
• Sell or otherwise transfer your profile or account.

8. User Generated Contributions

The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in features, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, or transmit content and materials to us or on the Services, including but not limited to text, comments, suggestions, or personal information (collectively, “Contributions”). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services.

When you create or make available any Contributions, you represent and warrant that:

• Your Contributions do not infringe the proprietary rights of any third party.
• You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses and permissions to use your Contributions.
• Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
• Your Contributions are not unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, spam, or other forms of solicitation.
• Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, harassing, libelous, or otherwise objectionable.
• Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
• Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.

9. Contribution License

By posting your Contributions to any part of the Services, you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, publish, broadcast, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, and distribute such Contributions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Contributions.

We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property rights associated with them. We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions.

We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions, or to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice.

10. Third-Party Websites and Content

The Services may contain links to other websites (“Third-Party Websites”) as well as articles, text, graphics, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties. Such Third-Party Websites and content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites or content accessed through the Services.

11. Services Management

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates the law or these Legal Terms; (3) refuse, restrict access to, or limit the availability of any of your Contributions; (4) remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property.

12. Privacy Policy

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms.

13. Copyright Infringements

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Services infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please notify us immediately at cameron@lingoisland.com.

14. Term and Termination

These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, to deny access to and use of the Services to any person for any reason or for no reason, including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in these Legal Terms or of any applicable law or regulation.

15. Modifications and Interruptions

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.

16. Governing Law

These Legal Terms and your use of the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

17. Dispute Resolution

To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms, the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other.

Binding Arbitration

If the Parties are unable to resolve a dispute through informal negotiations, the dispute will be finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone, or online.

The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law, no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding.

18. Corrections

There may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Services at any time, without prior notice.

19. Disclaimer

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

This AI-powered language learning service enhances learning quality and engagement. Users must exercise ethical judgment and transparency in their content usage. We provide no warranties regarding specific learning outcomes and users assume all risks associated with their use of the Services.

20. Limitations of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

21. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Services; (3) breach of these Legal Terms; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; or (5) your violation of the rights of a third party.

22. User Data

We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although we perform regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services.

23. Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures

Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Services, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

24. Refunds

Refunds will be provided when required by applicable law. Due to the costly nature of AI services, we are generally unable to issue refunds for purchases made on the Services. If you believe you are entitled to a refund under applicable law or have a special circumstance, please contact us at cameron@lingoisland.com.

25. Miscellaneous

These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

26. Contact Us

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at:

LingoIsland
Email: cameron@lingoisland.com
Website: https://lingoisland.com

Or visit our Contact page.