Terms of Service

01 Agreement to terms

These Terms are a binding agreement between you and StudyRoom ("StudyRoom," "we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of our website, web application, and related services (together, the "Service"). By creating an account, joining a room, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference.

If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and "you" includes that organization. If you don't agree to these Terms, don't use the Service.

02 Eligibility

The Service is intended for college and university students and others doing group projects, and you must be at least 16 years old to use it. By using StudyRoom you represent that you meet this age requirement and that you are able to form a binding contract. The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly allow them to create accounts.

03 Your account

To use most of StudyRoom you create an account by signing in with your email — usually a school email — using a one-time magic link. You may optionally set a password. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it up to date.

You are responsible for activity that happens under your account and for keeping your account secure, including keeping control of the email inbox used to sign in and not sharing room join codes with people who shouldn't have access. Notify us promptly through our contact form if you suspect unauthorized use of your account. We are not liable for losses caused by unauthorized use of your account where you failed to take reasonable care.

04 License to use StudyRoom

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your own personal, non-commercial, educational use. We (and our licensors) own the Service and all related software, designs, logos, and content we provide, and nothing in these Terms transfers those rights to you.

You agree not to copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, reverse-engineer, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service, except to the extent that restriction is prohibited by law, and not to remove any proprietary notices.

05 Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to do any of the following, and not to help or permit anyone else to:

• Break the law, infringe others' rights (including intellectual-property and privacy rights), or facilitate any illegal activity.
• Post or share content that is unlawful, harassing, hateful, defamatory, threatening, or that violates academic-integrity rules (for example, using the Service to cheat or plagiarize in ways your institution prohibits).
• Upload malware, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other accounts, or our systems or networks.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service, including spamming, scraping, overloading, or circumventing rate limits, access controls, or security features.
• Use the Service to send unsolicited communications, or invite people who haven't agreed to be contacted.
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation, or use the Service to build a competing product.
• Use the Service in a way that risks the safety of any person or that violates the rights of others.

We may investigate and take appropriate action — including removing content, limiting features, or suspending or terminating accounts — for conduct that we reasonably believe violates these Terms or harms users or the Service.

06 Your content

"Your Content" means anything you create, upload, or share through the Service — messages, files, notes, tasks, calendar entries, room and profile details, and the like. You keep all ownership rights in Your Content.

To operate the Service, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, transmit, display, and process Your Content solely to provide and maintain the Service for you and the members of your rooms (for example, syncing a message to your teammates, generating a file preview, or backing up data). This license ends when you delete Your Content or your account, except for content others have copied or saved, and for copies retained briefly in routine backups or as required by law.

You are responsible for Your Content and represent that you have the rights necessary to share it and that it doesn't violate these Terms or anyone's rights. We don't claim ownership of Your Content and we don't use the content of your rooms for advertising or to train machine-learning models. We may remove content that we reasonably believe violates these Terms.

07 Rooms, invites & members

A "room" is a shared workspace for a project. Content you add to a room (other than items you mark private) is visible to the room's members. When you invite someone, you confirm you're allowed to contact them at the address you provide. Anyone with a room's join code may be able to join that room, so share codes carefully.

The person who creates a room may have additional controls, including deleting the room. Deleting a room permanently removes its chat, tasks, files, notes, and invites for everyone, and can't be undone. Be sure your group has what it needs before deleting.

08 Third-party services

The Service relies on third-party providers (for example, for video meetings, hosting, and storage) and may let you open third-party content or links. Your use of those services may be subject to their own terms, and we aren't responsible for third-party services or content we don't control. Our Privacy Policy lists the main providers that process information on our behalf.

09 Feedback

If you send us ideas, suggestions, or feedback about the Service, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use them for any purpose without obligation or compensation to you. We're always glad to hear how to make StudyRoom better.

10 Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and how we use, share, and protect it. By using the Service you acknowledge that information will be handled as described there.

11 Beta & availability

StudyRoom is offered free of charge while in beta. That means some features are still being built, may change or be removed, and may not always work as expected. We may add, modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, and we don't guarantee that the Service will be available, uninterrupted, or error-free. If we introduce paid plans in the future, we'll give notice and you can choose whether to continue.

12 Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time and delete your account and your rooms from within the app. We may suspend or terminate your access — with or without notice — if you breach these Terms, if we reasonably believe your use poses a risk to other users or the Service, or if we're required to by law. We may also discontinue the Service as described above.

On termination, your license to use the Service ends and we may delete Your Content, subject to our Privacy Policy and any legal retention obligations. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (such as content licenses you granted, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and dispute terms) will survive.

13 Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We don't warrant that the Service will meet your requirements, be secure, available, uninterrupted, or error-free, or that data will never be lost. Keep your own copies of important work. Some jurisdictions don't allow certain warranty exclusions, so some of the above may not apply to you.

14 Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, STUDYROOM AND ITS PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) US $50. Because the Service is currently free, this amount will typically be US $50. Some jurisdictions don't allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

15 Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless StudyRoom and its providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Service, Your Content, or your breach of these Terms or of any law or third-party right.

16 Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which StudyRoom is established, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and you and StudyRoom submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located there, except where applicable law gives you the right to bring proceedings in your local courts.

Let's try to work it out first. If you have a dispute with us, please contact us through our contact form so we can try to resolve it informally before starting formal proceedings. Nothing in these Terms limits any non-waivable statutory rights you have as a consumer.

17 Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms as the Service evolves or the law changes. When we do, we'll revise the "Last updated" date above and, for material changes, provide more prominent notice (such as an in-app message or email). Changes take effect when posted unless we say otherwise. If you keep using the Service after an update, you accept the revised Terms; if you don't agree, please stop using the Service.

18 Miscellaneous

• Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service and supersede prior agreements on that subject.
• Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect and the unenforceable part is limited to the minimum necessary.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce a provision isn't a waiver of our right to do so later.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• Force majeure. We're not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
• Notices. We may provide notices to you by email or within the Service; you may reach us at the address below.

19 Contact us

Questions about these Terms? We're happy to help — reach us through our contact form.