Terms of Service

1. Eligibility, Age, and Who Is Agreeing

You must be at least 13 years old to use Edufy. We do not permit anyone under 13 to create an account or submit information. By using the service you represent that you meet this requirement and that the information you provide is accurate and your own.

IF YOU ARE UNDER 18: these Terms must be reviewed and accepted by a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to them on your behalf and together with you. By allowing you to use Edufy, that parent or guardian accepts these Terms as the contracting party and agrees to supervise your use. If you are under 18 and no parent or guardian has agreed to these Terms, you are not permitted to use Edufy.

We ask this because the law generally treats agreements made by people under 18 as voidable by the minor. Requiring a parent or guardian to agree protects both you and us, and ensures a responsible adult is involved in your college planning.

A parent or guardian may contact us at any time to review, correct, export, or delete their student's account and information, and may withdraw permission for the student's use at any time.

2. What Edufy Is — and Is Not

Edufy is an informational and organizational tool for college-admissions preparation. Scores, percentiles, match estimates, roadmaps, practice content, and AI guidance are estimates provided for educational purposes only.

Edufy does not guarantee admission to any college, receipt of any scholarship, any test score, or any other outcome. Edufy is not a substitute for a professional college counselor, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an agent of any college, university, testing organization, or scholarship provider.

You must verify important information, including deadlines, requirements, costs, and eligibility, with official sources.

3. Student Data Commitments (North Carolina SOPIPA Standards)

North Carolina's Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (N.C.G.S. § 115C-401.2) sets standards for operators handling student information. Whether or not that statute applies to Edufy as a direct-to-student service, we voluntarily commit to its core protections.

We will NOT: sell or rent student information; use student information to deliver targeted advertising; create advertising or commercial profiles of students; or disclose covered student information except as described in our Privacy Policy, as required by law, or with consent.

We WILL: maintain reasonable security procedures appropriate to the information we hold; delete a student's covered information at the request of the student or their parent or guardian; and use student information only to provide and improve the educational service you asked for.

Edufy is a direct-to-student service. We are not a school official, we do not contract with school districts, and we do not receive or maintain student education records from schools under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Information in Edufy is what a student chooses to enter, not records obtained from a school.

4. Early Access and Service Availability

Edufy may be offered as an early-access or beta service. Features may change, break, or be removed, and content may contain errors. The service is provided on an as-available basis and may be interrupted for maintenance or reasons outside our control.

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the service at any time without liability to you.

5. Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for activity that occurs under your account. Notify us promptly if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.

Do not share your account, impersonate another person, or create an account on behalf of someone else without permission.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to: use the service unlawfully or for any unlawful purpose; submit false, misleading, infringing, harassing, or harmful content; attempt to disrupt, overload, probe, reverse-engineer, scrape, or gain unauthorized access to the service or its systems; misuse AI features, including attempts to bypass safety measures; resell or commercially exploit the service; or use the service to violate the rights of others.

We may investigate suspected violations and take appropriate action, including suspending or terminating access.

7. Your Content and Our Content

You retain ownership of the content you submit. You grant Edufy a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to store, process, display, and transmit your content solely to operate and provide the service to you, including sending inputs to AI providers to generate responses you request. This license ends when you delete the content or your account, subject to routine backups.

Edufy and its underlying software, design, branding, text, and original content are owned by Edufy and protected by intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from the service except as expressly permitted.

If you believe content on Edufy infringes your copyright, contact us with sufficient detail to identify the material and we will respond appropriately.

8. AI-Generated Content

Features powered by artificial intelligence produce automated output that may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unsuitable for your situation. You are responsible for reviewing AI output before relying on it or submitting anything based on it.

Edufy coaches your writing; it does not write application materials for you to submit as your own. Submitting work that is not genuinely yours may violate the policies of colleges and testing organizations and can carry serious consequences for you.

9. Not Professional Advice

Edufy is not a licensed college counselor, financial advisor, legal advisor, medical provider, or mental-health professional, and does not provide professional advice of any kind. Wellbeing features in Edufy are general self-care tools, not treatment, diagnosis, or crisis care.

If you are experiencing a mental-health crisis, contact a qualified professional or, in the United States, call or text 988. Consult qualified professionals for advice specific to your situation. Decisions you make are your own and at your own risk.

10. Recruitment Program Consent

The optional recruitment program described in our Privacy Policy is opt-in only. By opting in you represent that you have your parent or guardian's permission if you are under 18, and you consent to the data sharing described there once the program launches.

Opting in does not guarantee contact from, or admission to, any college or program. Edufy is not an agent of any institution. You may revoke consent at any time in the app.

11. Paid Features (Future)

Edufy is currently free. We may introduce optional paid features in the future. Any paid feature will be presented with its own additional terms, pricing, and cancellation and refund policies before any purchase. Nothing in these Terms obligates you to pay for anything today.

Where a purchaser is under 18, purchases must be made or authorized by a parent or guardian.

12. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that any estimate, score, recommendation, practice item, or AI output will be accurate, complete, or produce any particular result. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

13. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EDUFY AND ITS CREATOR, OPERATORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OPPORTUNITY, REPUTATION, OR ADMISSIONS OR SCHOLARSHIP OUTCOME, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (USD $50).

These limitations apply even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

14. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Edufy and its creator and operators from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of your misuse of the service, your violation of these Terms, your violation of any law, or your infringement of another party's rights.

If you are under 18, this obligation is undertaken by the parent or guardian who permits your use, to the extent permitted by law.

15. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules.

Before filing any formal claim, you agree to first contact us and attempt to resolve the dispute informally in good faith for at least thirty (30) days. Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in North Carolina, and you consent to their jurisdiction, except where applicable law grants you the right to bring a claim elsewhere.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking injunctive relief to protect intellectual property or from bringing a qualifying claim in small-claims court.

16. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, if required by law, or to protect the service or its users.

You may stop using Edufy and delete your account at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms as Edufy grows. We will post the updated version with a new date and version number. If changes are material, we will make a reasonable effort to notify you. Continued use after an update means you accept the updated Terms.

18. General

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a transfer of the service.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Edufy regarding the service. Nothing here creates an employment, partnership, agency, or joint-venture relationship.

19. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be directed to the contact address listed in the app.