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Terms of Service

The short version

Plimmery is a reading app for children, used by adults on behalf of their kids. By creating an account you confirm you're an adult parent or legal guardian, you'll use the service as intended, and you accept that we provide it as-is. The detailed terms below govern your use of the service.

1. About these terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding agreement between you and Plimmery ("we", "us", "our"), the operator of the Plimmery reading app and related websites and software (the "Service"). They govern your access to and use of the Service. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, if higher) to create an account. The account holder must be the parent or legal guardian of any child who will use the Service through that account. Children do not create their own accounts; they play under the parent's account.

The Service is intended primarily for children aged 3 to 9. You confirm that any child for whom you create a profile falls within that age range or, if older, is using the Service with your supervision and consent.

3. Your account

  • Accurate information: provide accurate, current, and complete information when you sign up, and keep it current.
  • Security: keep your sign-in method secure. Don't share your sign-in credentials with anyone. Notify us immediately if you suspect unauthorised access.
  • Responsibility: you are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account, including the use of the Service by any child for whom you have created a profile.
  • One account per parent: please do not maintain multiple parent accounts to circumvent any feature limits or restrictions.

4. What Plimmery is

Plimmery is an interactive reading app for children based on the Science of Reading. It teaches phonological awareness, phonics, sight words, and basic vocabulary through short, gamified lessons. It is intended as a complement to, not a replacement for, books, classroom instruction, and time reading with a caregiver. We make no promise of any specific learning outcome and do not claim to diagnose, treat, or remediate reading disabilities.

5. Licence to use the Service

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your household's non-commercial educational use. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. You may not (a) copy, modify, or distribute the Service or its content; (b) sell, resell, lease, or sublicense the Service; (c) reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code from the Service; (d) remove any proprietary notices; or (e) use the Service for any benchmarking, competitive, or commercial purpose without our prior written consent.

6. Children's accounts and parental responsibility

Because the Service is directed at children, you accept the following additional responsibilities as the parent or legal guardian:

  • You consent on behalf of the child to the collection and use of their information as described in our Privacy Policy.
  • You will supervise your child's use of the Service and make age-appropriate decisions about screen time, breaks, and content.
  • You will review your child's data periodically through the Account and Data tabs.
  • You can withdraw consent and delete your child's data at any time. After withdrawal we will stop collecting and using that data.

7. Acceptable use

When using the Service, you and any child under your account must:

  • Use the Service only for its intended educational purpose.
  • Follow all applicable laws and these Terms.
  • Respect the rights of others, including intellectual property and privacy rights.
  • Not use the Service to harass, threaten, defame, or harm any person.

8. Prohibited conduct

You must not:

  • Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, crawl, or otherwise extract data from the Service without permission.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Service, including by uploading viruses, conducting denial-of-service attacks, or probing for vulnerabilities outside an authorised disclosure program.
  • Use bots, automation, or scripts to access the Service in ways not enabled by us.
  • Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your relationship to a child.
  • Create or use the Service through a false identity.
  • Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service or breach any security or authentication measure.
  • Resell, redistribute, or commercialise the Service or its content.
  • Use the Service to violate any applicable export control law or sanctions program.
  • Use the Service in any manner that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property right.

We may suspend or terminate access for any conduct that, in our reasonable judgement, violates these rules or harms the Service or its users.

9. Intellectual property

The Service, including all curriculum, audio, character art, software, layouts, and other content (collectively, the "Content"), is owned by Plimmery or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Except for the limited licence granted in §5, no Content may be copied, modified, distributed, displayed, performed, or used to create derivative works without our prior written consent.

"Plimmery", the Plimmery logo, and the mascot characters (Spark, Blu, Mango, Pip, Coco, Bumble, Pebble, Rosie, Cosmo, Onie, Glip, Sparkle, Embr, Nova) are trademarks of Plimmery. You may not use them without our prior written consent.

10. Copyright complaints (DMCA)

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect you to do the same. If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice that includes all elements required by Section 512(c)(3) of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) — including identification of the work, the allegedly infringing material, your contact information, a statement of good-faith belief, a statement under penalty of perjury that you are authorised to act, and your signature — to plimmeryapp@gmail.com.

11. Subscriptions and payments (future)

The current version of Plimmery is provided free of charge. We may introduce paid features or subscription tiers in future releases. If we do:

  • Pricing, billing cycles, and any auto-renewal terms will be presented to you before you opt in.
  • You will be able to cancel a subscription at any time; cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing period unless we expressly state otherwise.
  • We will comply with applicable consumer-protection laws, including the California Automatic Renewal Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§17600 et seq.) and equivalent rules in your jurisdiction.
  • The free features that exist when paid features launch will remain available without payment, although their composition may change as we update the product.
  • Where required by law, you will have a right of withdrawal (e.g., a 14-day cooling-off period for EU/UK consumers).

12. Educational content disclaimer

Plimmery is designed in line with the Science of Reading and is reviewed against current research, but it is a learning aid, not a clinical or diagnostic tool. Reading development depends on many factors outside our control — including time spent reading aloud with a caregiver, classroom instruction, physical and cognitive development, and individual variation. We make no representation that any specific child will achieve any specific outcome. If you have concerns about your child's reading development, consult an educator, speech-language pathologist, or licensed clinician.

13. Service modifications and availability

We may add, change, or remove features, lessons, characters, or other aspects of the Service at any time. We aim to keep the Service available, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation. We may schedule maintenance and may have unplanned downtime. We may also discontinue the Service with reasonable notice, in which case we will provide you a window to export your data before access ends.

14. Termination

By you:you may stop using the Service at any time. You can delete your account from the Account tab, which removes your child's data as described in our Privacy Policy.

By us: we may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms, if we are required to do so by law, or if continued provision would harm the Service or its users. We will give you reasonable notice except where urgent action is required.

Effect of termination: the licence in §5 ends. The sections that by their nature should survive (intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, governing law) will survive termination.

15. Disclaimer of warranties

The Service and all Content are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, quiet enjoyment, accuracy, and any warranty arising from course of dealing or usage of trade. We do not warrant that the Service will meet your requirements, be available at any particular time or location, be uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors, viruses, or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of certain warranties; in such jurisdictions, the disclaimers above apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

16. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will Plimmery, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, or licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, revenue, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Service.

Where liability cannot be excluded, our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the Service in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim (which on a free plan is zero), or (b) fifty U.S. dollars.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law (for example, liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud, or under non-waivable consumer-protection rules).

17. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Plimmery, its affiliates, and its respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to (a) your violation of these Terms; (b) your misuse of the Service; (c) your violation of any law or rights of any third party; or (d) any conduct on the part of a child for whom you are the parent or legal guardian using the Service through your account.

18. Governing law and dispute resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States (excluding its conflict-of-laws rules), except where local consumer-protection laws apply. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved as follows:

  • Informal resolution first: contact us at the email below. We will try in good faith to resolve the dispute within 30 days.
  • Small claims: either party may bring a qualifying claim in small-claims court.
  • Courts: subject to the next paragraph, any unresolved dispute will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and you and we consent to personal jurisdiction there.

19. Arbitration and class-action waiver (U.S. residents only)

If you are a U.S. resident, you and we agree that any dispute not resolved informally will be resolved through binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will take place in Delaware or by video conference at your election. Judgement on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

YOU AND READLY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.

Opt out: you may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing plimmeryapp@gmail.com with "Arbitration opt-out" in the subject line within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. Opting out does not affect any other section of these Terms.

20. International users and consumer rights

If you reside in a jurisdiction whose laws grant you rights that cannot be waived (for example, the consumer-protection rules of EU member states or the UK), those rights apply in addition to and, where they conflict with, instead of the corresponding provisions of these Terms. Nothing in §§15, 16, 18, or 19 limits any non-waivable right or remedy available to you under your local consumer law.

EU and UK consumers have the right to bring proceedings in the courts of the country where they reside.

21. App-store-specific terms

If you download Plimmery through the Apple App Store or Google Play, additional terms from those stores apply alongside these Terms. In particular:

  • These Terms are an agreement between you and Plimmery only, not with Apple or Google.
  • The app-store operator is not responsible for the Service or its content and has no obligation to provide maintenance or support.
  • If the Service fails to conform to any applicable warranty that cannot be disclaimed, Apple-store users may notify Apple, which will refund the purchase price (if any).
  • The app-store operator is a third-party beneficiary of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

22. Force majeure

We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authority, fire, floods, accidents, network failures, or outages of third-party infrastructure.

23. Miscellaneous

  • Severability: if any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
  • No waiver: our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that or any other provision.
  • Assignment: you may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
  • Entire agreement: these Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other notices we make available, constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Service and supersede any prior agreements.
  • Notices: we may send notices to the email address on your account or by posting them on the Service. You may send notices to plimmeryapp@gmail.com.
  • Headings: section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
  • Language: these Terms are written in English. Any translation we provide is for convenience; the English version controls in case of conflict.

24. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If a change is material, we will give you notice (for example, by email or an in-app notice) and ask you to re-affirm consent before continuing to use the Service. The effective date below identifies the current version.

25. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email plimmeryapp@gmail.com.

Effective date: 19 May 2026. Version 2026-05-19.