Terms of Service

1. The Service

ChatterBox is an interactive entertainment and education service designed to support language practice through stories, animated characters, speech recognition, vocabulary tools and learning progression (the “Service”). The Service may be provided through websites, mobile applications, downloadable test builds and related features.

ChatterBox is a supplemental learning tool. It is not an accredited school, examination body or professional language-certification service, and it does not guarantee a particular learning, fluency, academic or employment outcome.

2. Eligibility and minors

You must be at least 13 years old to create an independent public account. If you are under the age of legal majority where you live, a parent or legal guardian must review and agree to these Terms for you. If applicable law requires parental, school or organizational authorization at a higher age, you may use the Service only with that authorization.

The current public account service is not intended for independent use by children under 13. Any future school-managed or child-directed offering may be subject to additional terms, notices and consent controls.

3. Accounts and account security

You must provide accurate account information, maintain control of your sign-in credentials and promptly notify us if you believe your account has been compromised. You are responsible for activity conducted through your account except where applicable law provides otherwise.

You may create an account with an email and password or an available third-party sign-in provider. Email accounts may require initial verification. We may refuse, recover or require changes to account identifiers that impersonate others, infringe rights or create security risks.

4. Permission to use ChatterBox

Subject to these Terms, ChatterBox grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable permission to access and use the Service for lawful personal or authorized educational use. This permission does not transfer ownership of the Service or its content.

You may install an authorized ChatterBox application on devices you own or control. Early-access APKs distributed directly by ChatterBox are test builds and may be replaced, expire or require manual updating.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use the Service unlawfully, fraudulently or to harm, threaten or harass anyone;
• access another person’s account without permission or misrepresent your identity;
• interfere with, overload, probe or bypass the security or operation of the Service;
• introduce malware, automated scraping, abusive traffic or unauthorized bots;
• reverse engineer, extract or redistribute protected application code, models, characters, stories, audio or other content except where law expressly permits;
• use ChatterBox content or systems to build a competing dataset, model or service without written permission; or
• infringe intellectual-property, privacy or other rights.

6. Content, speech input and feedback

ChatterBox and its licensors retain all rights in the Service, including its software, designs, characters, stories, graphics, animation, audio, curriculum and branding. Except for the limited permission above, no rights are granted to you.

You retain ownership of content you submit if a feature allows submissions. You grant ChatterBox a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, process and display that content only as needed to provide, secure and support the feature you chose, subject to our Privacy Policy.

Speech recognition is automated and may misunderstand pronunciation, accents, background sound or supported languages. Spoken input is used to operate the exercise as described in the Privacy Policy. If you voluntarily send suggestions or feedback, you permit us to use them without restriction or compensation, without identifying you publicly unless you agree.

7. Third-party services

The Service relies on third-party platforms for functions such as authentication, infrastructure, email delivery, device speech recognition and application distribution. Your use of a third-party account or platform is also governed by that provider’s terms. ChatterBox is not responsible for a third party’s independent services, policies or availability, but we remain responsible for our own obligations regarding information we control.

8. Changes, updates and availability

ChatterBox is under active development. We may add, remove, modify or discontinue features; correct errors; change content; impose reasonable limits; or release required application updates. We aim to provide a reliable experience but do not promise uninterrupted availability or that every device, browser, language, story or feature will always be supported.

If paid features are introduced, the price, billing period, renewal and cancellation terms will be shown before purchase. Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer cancellation or refund rights.

9. Suspension, termination and deletion

You may stop using the Service at any time and may request account deletion using the contact details below. We may suspend or terminate access if you materially or repeatedly breach these Terms, create security or legal risk, misuse the Service, or if we discontinue the Service. Where appropriate, we will provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to address the issue.

Terms that by their nature should survive termination—including ownership, disclaimers, limits of liability and general provisions—will continue to apply. Personal information is handled after termination as described in the Privacy Policy.

10. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” ChatterBox disclaims implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement and uninterrupted or error-free operation. Automated speech, translation, scoring, character animation and AI-assisted content may contain mistakes and should not be relied on as authoritative professional advice.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions. In that case, these exclusions apply only to the extent permitted, and your mandatory statutory rights remain unaffected.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ChatterBox and its contributors, licensors and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for loss of data, opportunity, revenue or profits arising from use of or inability to use the Service.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or death or personal injury caused by negligence where applicable. Any other aggregate liability will be limited to the greater of the amount you paid ChatterBox for the Service during the 12 months before the claim or US $100 (or its local-currency equivalent), unless applicable law requires a different result.

12. General terms

These Terms and the Privacy Policy form the agreement between you and the operator of ChatterBox regarding the Service. If part of these Terms is unenforceable, it will be adjusted only as much as necessary and the remaining terms will continue. Failure to enforce a term is not a waiver. You may not transfer your agreement without our consent; we may transfer it as part of a reorganization, financing or sale of the Service, subject to applicable law.

Applicable law and courts with lawful jurisdiction will govern disputes, while preserving any mandatory consumer rights and forums available where you live. Before filing a formal claim, please contact us so we can try to resolve the matter informally.

We may update these Terms as the Service changes. We will post the updated version and effective date and provide additional notice for material changes where required. Continued use after an update takes effect constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms, account closure or the Service may be sent to ChatterBox at ravtal@gaoneducation.com.