Terms of Service
These draft terms describe the rules for using MandarinLand, including account use, subscriptions, AI-generated features, acceptable use, and the allocation of risk between MandarinLand and its users.
Effective date: March 30, 2026
1. About These Terms
These Terms of Service govern access to and use of MandarinLand, a language-learning service operated by [Legal entity name]. By using MandarinLand, you agree to these terms.
2. Eligibility
Replace this section once the final age policy is confirmed. Draft default: users must be at least 13 years old, or older if local law requires it, and users under the age of majority must have permission from a parent or guardian.
3. Accounts
- You must provide accurate information when creating an account.
- You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential.
- You are responsible for activity that occurs under your account unless caused by our failure to protect the service.
- We may suspend or restrict an account if we reasonably believe it is being used unlawfully, abusively, or in breach of these terms.
4. What the Service Does
MandarinLand provides AI-assisted Mandarin practice tools, which may include chat, scenario roleplay, flashcards, readers, dialogues, OCR, text-to-speech, narration, dictionary tools, and offline study features. Features may change over time.
5. Paid Plans, Billing, and Cancellation
- Some features require a paid subscription or are subject to monthly usage allowances or credits.
- Subscriptions may renew automatically unless canceled before the next billing cycle.
- Cancellation should remain available through the billing tools we provide, including the hosted billing portal where applicable.
- Credit or allowance rules should match the in-product billing UI and the current Stripe configuration.
- Payments are non-refundable except where required by law or where we state otherwise.
Replace this section with your final billing entity name, cancellation wording, tax position, refund stance, and any trial terms before launch.
6. User Content
You keep ownership of content you submit to MandarinLand, including chats, prompts, saved scenarios, uploaded images, and similar content. You grant MandarinLand a non-exclusive licence to host, process, transmit, store, and display that content as needed to operate, secure, improve, and provide the service.
You must have the rights needed to submit any content you upload or send through the service.
7. Acceptable Use
- Do not use MandarinLand for unlawful, abusive, deceptive, or infringing purposes.
- Do not upload malware, attempt unauthorized access, or interfere with the service.
- Do not scrape or reverse engineer the service except where law clearly permits it.
- Do not submit someone else’s personal data unless you are entitled to do so.
- Do not use the service to generate harmful or unlawful content in breach of these terms or applicable law.
8. AI Output and Educational Use
MandarinLand uses AI systems and automated processing. Outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unsuitable for your intended purpose. You are responsible for reviewing outputs before relying on them.
MandarinLand is an educational product and does not provide legal, medical, financial, or other regulated professional advice.
9. Intellectual Property
MandarinLand and its software, branding, design, and non-user content remain the property of MandarinLand or its licensors. You receive a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to use the service in accordance with these terms.
10. Availability and Changes
We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue features from time to time. We may also change these terms. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date and provide notice where legally required.
11. Suspension and Termination
We may suspend or terminate access where reasonably necessary to protect the service, comply with law, investigate abuse, or enforce these terms. You may stop using the service at any time.
12. Disclaimers and Liability
MandarinLand is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis to the fullest extent allowed by law. Replace this section with final liability language once you decide the governing entity, consumer-law position, and any caps or exclusions that your lawyer is comfortable with for UK users.
13. Governing Law and Contact
Draft governing law placeholder: [England and Wales / Scotland / Northern Ireland].
Support contact: [support@your-domain.com]. Registered address: [Registered business address].