Terms of Service

Last updated: [DATE]

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Goethe Go mobile application (the “App”), provided by [COMPANY / LEGAL ENTITY NAME] (“we”, “us”, “our”). By creating an account or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least [13/16 — match the age used in the Privacy Policy] to use the App. If you are using the App on behalf of a minor within a permitted age range with parental consent, you confirm you have the authority to agree to these Terms on their behalf.

2. Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity under your account. Notify us immediately at [CONTACT EMAIL] if you suspect unauthorized use of your account.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the App for any unlawful purpose
• Submit content that infringes another person's rights, is abusive, or is otherwise inappropriate for a language-learning tool
• Attempt to disrupt, reverse-engineer, or gain unauthorized access to the App or its backend systems
• Use automated means to scrape or extract content from the App outside of its intended features

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate this section.

4. Content You Submit

The App allows you to submit written text (e.g. practice essays) to receive AI-generated feedback, as described in our Privacy Policy.

• Your content remains yours. You retain ownership of any text you submit.
• By submitting content, you grant us a limited license to process it (including sending it to our AI feedback provider, [AI PROVIDER NAME]) solely to provide the feedback feature and maintain your practice history within the App.
• You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to submit any content you provide, and that it does not violate any third party's rights.

5. AI-Generated Feedback Disclaimer

Feedback provided by the App is generated using a third-party AI system and is intended as a study aid only. It is:

• Not a substitute for professional language instruction or an official Goethe-Institut assessment
• Not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or free of errors
• Not an official Goethe-Institut product or endorsed by the Goethe-Institut

You should independently verify important feedback, especially ahead of an actual exam.

6. Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, exercises, and underlying software (but excluding content you submit), is owned by [COMPANY / LEGAL ENTITY NAME] and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from the App except as expressly permitted by these Terms.

“Goethe-Institut” and related exam names are the property of their respective owners; use of these names in the App is for descriptive/ educational reference only and does not imply affiliation or endorsement.

7. Third-Party Services

The App relies on third-party services (including an authentication provider and an AI feedback provider, described in our Privacy Policy) to operate. We are not responsible for outages or issues caused by these third-party services being unavailable.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE APP IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR THAT AI-GENERATED FEEDBACK WILL BE ACCURATE.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, [COMPANY / LEGAL ENTITY NAME] SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE APP, INCLUDING RELIANCE ON AI-GENERATED FEEDBACK, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

[Have counsel confirm this section meets requirements in your target markets — some jurisdictions restrict how broadly liability can be limited, particularly for consumer-facing apps.]

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the App at any time for violation of these Terms. You may stop using the App and delete your account at any time, as described in our Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you in the App or by other reasonable means before the changes take effect. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of [GOVERNING JURISDICTION], without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.

13. Contact Us

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at:

[CONTACT EMAIL]
[COMPANY / LEGAL ENTITY NAME, ADDRESS — if applicable]