Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account or using Fishsticks, you (the parent or legal guardian) agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account and use this service.

If you do not agree to these terms, you may not create an account or use the Fishsticks application.

2. Description of Service

Fishsticks is an educational spelling practice application designed for children. The service provides:

• Word list management (custom and imported lists)
• Interactive spelling quizzes with text-to-speech pronunciation
• Progress tracking and quiz history
• Streak tracking to encourage consistent practice

Fishsticks is available in two tiers:

• Free tier: Access to core spelling practice features with limitations
• Premium tier: Full feature access via paid subscription, including advanced word lists, extended quiz history, and priority support

3. Account Ownership and Responsibility

You, the parent or legal guardian, are the account holder. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.

Key responsibilities include:

• You create the account using your own email address
• Your child uses the application on your device within your authenticated session. Fishsticks does not collect child-specific personal information
• You are responsible for supervising your child's use of the application
• You must maintain the security of your account credentials and not share them with third parties
• You are responsible for all content created under your account, including custom word lists

4. COPPA Compliance Acknowledgment

Fishsticks is a child-directed application subject to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). By creating an account, you acknowledge the following:

• Parental consent: Your account creation constitutes verifiable parental consent to the collection and use of information related to your child's use of Fishsticks
• Your rights: As a parent, you have the right to review the information collected about your child's use, request deletion of that information, and refuse further collection or use. These rights are detailed in our Privacy Policy
• Data collection: Fishsticks collects quiz history, word lists, and practice streaks associated with your account. We do not collect child-specific identifiers (no child name, email, photo, or voice)
• Account deletion: You may exercise your parental rights, including data deletion, at any time via Settings > Delete Account. See our Privacy Policy for details

For more information about data collection, use, and your rights, please review our Privacy Policy.

5. Subscription and Payment Terms

Fishsticks offers both free and premium subscription tiers:

• Free tier: Available at no cost with limited features
• Premium tier: Full feature access via paid subscription

Payment processing: All payments are processed by Lemon Squeezy, our Merchant of Record. Subscription terms, billing cycles, refunds, and cancellation are governed by Lemon Squeezy's terms of service. Fishsticks does not store credit card information or process payments directly.

Premium features: Premium subscriptions grant access to advanced features such as unlimited word lists, extended quiz history, and priority support. Feature availability may change over time, and we will communicate material changes to premium subscribers.

Cancellation: You may cancel your premium subscription at any time through your account settings or by contacting Lemon Squeezy. Upon cancellation, premium features remain available until the end of your billing period.

6. User Conduct

As a user of Fishsticks, you agree to the following:

• Appropriate use: You will use Fishsticks only for its intended educational purpose
• No misuse: You will not attempt to automate interaction with the service, scrape data, or interfere with the service's operation
• Appropriate content: Custom word lists you create must be appropriate for an educational context. Offensive, inappropriate, or illegal content is prohibited
• Security: You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to Fishsticks systems, user accounts, or data

Fishsticks reserves the right to remove content, suspend accounts, or terminate accounts that violate these terms. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you before taking such action, except in cases of serious violations or legal requirements.

7. Intellectual Property

Fishsticks ownership: The Fishsticks application, including its design, features, functionality, and code, is owned by Fishsticks and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

Your content: You retain ownership of the custom word lists you create. By using Fishsticks, you grant us a license to store and display your word lists within the application for the purpose of providing the service.

Third-party content: Fishsticks may include third-party content, such as text-to-speech voices provided by ElevenLabs. Such content is subject to the respective third-party licenses and terms of service.

8. Limitation of Liability

AS IS provision: Fishsticks is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure.

Educational outcomes: Fishsticks is an educational tool, but we make no guarantees about educational outcomes, test scores, or spelling improvement. Educational results depend on many factors, including student effort, consistency of practice, and individual learning differences.

Service limitations: We are not liable for:

• Service interruptions, downtime, or technical issues
• Data loss (we maintain reasonable backup practices, but you are encouraged to maintain your own records of important word lists)
• Third-party service failures (including Supabase, Lemon Squeezy, ElevenLabs, or Vercel)
• Any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of Fishsticks

Maximum liability: Our total liability to you for any claims arising from your use of Fishsticks is limited to the amount you paid for the service in the preceding 12 months.

9. Account Termination and Data Deletion

Your right to delete: You may delete your account at any time by navigating to Settings > Delete Account. Account deletion is permanent and irreversible after a 24-hour cooling-off period.

Cooling-off period: When you initiate account deletion, your account is marked for deletion but not immediately removed. During the 24-hour cooling-off period, you may cancel the deletion request. After 24 hours, all data is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

What is deleted: Account deletion removes:

• Your account and email address
• All quiz history and progress tracking
• All custom and imported word lists
• Streak data
• Premium subscription records (billing records may be retained by Lemon Squeezy)

Termination by Fishsticks: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms of Service. Upon termination, data deletion follows our Data Retention Policy, which is available upon request.

10. Changes to Terms

Fishsticks may update these Terms of Service from time to time. Material changes will be communicated to you via email at the address associated with your account.

By continuing to use Fishsticks after changes take effect, you agree to be bound by the updated terms. If you do not agree to the updated terms, you may delete your account as described in Section 9.

For data-related terms and your privacy rights, please review our Privacy Policy, which may be updated separately.

11. Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

With respect to children's privacy matters, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations apply.

In the event of any dispute arising from these terms or your use of Fishsticks, you agree to first attempt to resolve the matter through good-faith negotiation before pursuing any legal action.

12. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@getfishsticks.com

For information about data collection, use, and your parental rights, please review our Privacy Policy.