Welcome to PrepEngine Academy (“PrepEngine,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website, applications, and services (collectively, the “Services”). By using the Services, you agree to these Terms.
If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
1) Eligibility & Account
- You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age required in your location) to use the Services.
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for all activity under it.
- Provide accurate information and keep it updated.
2) Subscriptions, Free Trials & Billing
- Free Trial: If offered, your trial converts to a paid subscription at the posted price unless you cancel before the trial ends.
- Recurring Billing: Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. You authorize us (via our payment processor) to charge your payment method each billing cycle.
- Cancellation: You may cancel anytime via your account portal; your access continues through the end of the current paid period.
- Refunds: Unless required by law, fees are non-refundable once a period starts.
Payments are processed securely by third parties (e.g., Stripe). We do not store full payment details on our servers.
3) Educational Use & No Score Guarantee
- The Services are for educational purposes only.
- No Guarantee: We do not guarantee admission outcomes, test scores, or performance improvements.
- You are responsible for how you use any study plans, recommendations, or explanations.
4) AI-Generated Content
- Some explanations and feedback are generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies or formatting issues.
- Use your judgment and verify important results; let us know about problems so we can improve.
5) Acceptable Use
- Do not copy, scrape, resell, or redistribute our content, questions, explanations, or software without permission.
- Do not attempt to reverse engineer, interfere with, or bypass security or usage limits.
- Do not upload unlawful, infringing, or harmful content, or use the Services for illegal purposes.
6) Intellectual Property
The Services, including content, questions, explanations, software, and branding, are owned by PrepEngine or our licensors and are protected by law. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Services for personal, non-commercial test preparation.
7) User Content & Feedback
If you submit feedback or content (e.g., notes, answers, messages), you grant PrepEngine a worldwide, royalty-free license to use it to operate, improve, and promote the Services. Do not submit content you lack rights to share.
8) Third-Party Services
We rely on trusted vendors to operate (e.g., hosting via Vercel, data platform via Supabase, storage/CDN via Cloudflare, payments via Stripe). Your use of those services may be subject to their terms. We are not responsible for third-party failures.
9) Privacy
Your use of the Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what we collect and how we use it. By using the Services, you consent to those practices.
10) Availability & Changes
- We may add, change, or discontinue features at any time.
- We will try to avoid breaking changes, but uptime is not guaranteed.
- We may suspend or terminate access for violations or for security/maintenance reasons.
11) Disclaimers
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
12) Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PREPENGINE AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS IN ANY 12-MONTH PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO PREPENGINE FOR THE SERVICES IN THAT PERIOD.
13) Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless PrepEngine from claims arising out of your misuse of the Services or violation of these Terms.
14) Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Maryland, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Where permitted, you agree to resolve disputes in the state or federal courts located in Maryland.
15) Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we’ll post the new Terms with an updated “Last updated” date. Your continued use after changes means you accept the revised Terms.
16) Contact
Questions? Email us at contact@prepengineacademy.com.