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Terms of Service

AniTUTOR ("AniTUTOR," "we," "us") is an AI-powered tutoring website featuring animated anime tutor characters. These Terms of Service (the "Terms") are a binding agreement between you and AniTUTOR covering the website and services (the "Service"). By using the Service or creating an account, you agree to these Terms, the Privacy Policy, and the Cookie Notice.

1. Eligibility & age

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are between 13 and 17, you may use the Service only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, and that parent or guardian agrees to these Terms on your behalf and is responsible for your use of the Service and for any purchases you make. The Service is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.

2. Your account

You agree to provide accurate information when creating your account, to keep your login credentials secure, not to share your account with others, and to maintain only one account per person. You are responsible for all activity that occurs on your account.

3. The Service & early-access status

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available." During early access, features — including tutors, courses, voice, and the whiteboard — may change, break, or be removed at any time. We do not guarantee uptime or that any data will be preserved.

4. Subscriptions, plans & billing

AniTUTOR offers Free, Student, Scholar, and Honors plans. Paid plans are billed monthly through Stripe and renew automatically until canceled. Each plan includes a monthly voice-minute allowance; unused minutes do not roll over to the next month. You may cancel anytime; your access continues until the end of the current billing period. Prices, plan features, and the refund policy are shown before purchase, and we will give you notice before any price change applies to you.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • use AniTUTOR to cheat on graded work or exams,
  • attempt to get the tutors to produce sexual, romantic, hateful, or harmful content,
  • harass, threaten, or abuse others,
  • copy, scrape, resell, or publicly redistribute our content,
  • share or resell account access,
  • reverse-engineer or bypass security, usage limits, or voice-minute caps,
  • upload content you don't have the right to share,
  • use the Service for anything unlawful.

6. AI tutor conduct & moderation

AniTUTOR tutors are strictly educational and never engage in romantic or sexual conversation. Messages that violate these rules are refused and may be reviewed for safety. Repeated violations can lead to suspension or permanent loss of access.

7. Your content & uploads

You keep ownership of the notes, syllabi, and materials you upload and the messages you send. You grant us a limited license to store and process them only to operate and improve the Service. If you send us feedback, we may use it without any obligation to you.

8. Intellectual property

The Service — including the tutor characters (such as Sayo), artwork, voices, course plans, software, and the AniTUTOR name and logo — is owned by AniTUTOR. You receive a limited, personal, non-transferable license to use the Service for your own studying.

9. Third-party services

The Service relies on third-party providers for hosting and accounts, payments (Stripe), voice (ElevenLabs), and AI models. Your use of those features may also be subject to those providers' own terms.

10. Educational disclaimer & no guarantee

AniTUTOR is an independent study aid for educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the College Board. We do not guarantee any grade, AP exam score, or outcome.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty of accuracy.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, AniTUTOR is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages. Our total liability to you is capped at the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim or $50.

13. Indemnification

You agree to hold AniTUTOR harmless from claims arising from your misuse of the Service or your violation of these Terms.

14. Termination

We may suspend or end your access for violations of these Terms. You may stop using the Service and request account deletion at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability — survive.

15. Changes to these Terms

When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and may require you to accept the updated Terms. Continued use of the Service after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

16. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes will be handled in the state or federal courts located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL].

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what AniTUTOR collects, how it's used, and the choices you have. Last updated: [DATE].

Information we collect

  • Account information — your email and login identifiers.
  • Waitlist and onboarding info — your school level and the courses you're interested in.
  • Uploaded materials — notes, syllabi, and teacher or professor materials you upload for Build Your Own Course.
  • Tutoring conversations — text transcripts of your sessions with the tutor, and the study guides and quizzes generated for you.
  • Voice — your voice is processed live to create a transcript; we do not store voice recordings.
  • Usage data — voice minutes used, courses and progress, and settings like your roast preference.
  • Payment information — handled by Stripe; we never see or store your full card number.
  • Reports and support messages — when you contact us or report a problem.
  • Technical data — basic logs and a "last active" timestamp.

How we use your information

  • Run the Service and your account,
  • Power tutoring, study guides, and quizzes,
  • Enforce plan limits like voice minutes,
  • Keep users safe and enforce the acceptable-use rules,
  • Respond to support requests,
  • Improve the Service.

Artificial intelligence in AniTUTOR

You are talking to an AI, not a human tutor.

AniTUTOR's AI features work by sending the following:

  • Live voice tutor — your speech, converted to text, plus the course and current problem context.
  • Whiteboard help — the work you write on the whiteboard for the current problem.
  • Study guides and quizzes — the course plan and any materials you uploaded for that course.

We do not send your name or email address to our AI providers.

AI output can be wrong, including confident mistakes. Check important answers.

How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with the service providers that run the Service, by category: database and accounts, payments (Stripe), voice (ElevenLabs), AI model provider, and web fonts. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect safety.

Cookies & local storage

Data retention

We keep your information while your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. Your information is deleted when you delete your account, except for limited records we are required by law to keep.

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Children's privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and users aged 13–17 need parent or guardian consent. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it. Parents and guardians may request to access or delete a minor's data.

Your rights & choices

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information by emailing [CONTACT EMAIL]. You can also manage some settings directly in your account.

Data location & changes

Your data may be processed in the United States, where our providers operate. When we make material changes to this policy, the "Last updated" date above will reflect them.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL].

Cookie & Local-Storage Notice

AniTUTOR uses a small number of essential cookies and browser storage to make the Service work. We do not use advertising cookies, ad personalization, or cross-site tracking.

  • Sign-in storage — keeps you signed in and your session secure.
  • Local storage — remembers preferences like theme and settings, and your in-progress work.
  • Third-party services — Stripe may set its own cookies during checkout.

We do not currently use optional analytics. If we add them, they will stay off unless you allow them, and you can change your choice anytime. Note that clearing or blocking essential storage may sign you out or remove in-progress work.

Disclaimer

  • Educational use only: AniTUTOR is a study aid — not professional, academic, or admissions advice, and not a replacement for teachers or official course materials.
  • No affiliation: AniTUTOR is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by the College Board. AP® is a registered trademark of the College Board.
  • No score guarantee: we do not guarantee any grade, AP exam score, or outcome. Results vary.
  • Content accuracy: we aim for accuracy, but course content may contain errors. Report problems to [CONTACT EMAIL].
  • AI-generated content: tutor responses, study guides, and quizzes are produced by AI and can be wrong. They are study support, not tutoring by a person. See Artificial intelligence in AniTUTOR in the Privacy Policy.
  • Fictional characters: Sayo and all AniTUTOR tutors are original fictional characters.