Terms of Service

This English text is provided for convenience. In case of any discrepancy, the Russian version published on this website prevails.

1. General provisions#

1.1. These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern the relationship between the Operator and the User regarding the use of the langlisto online service — the websites langlisto.com, app.langlisto.com and their subdomains, including the web application and all of its features (the “Service”).

1.2. The “Operator” is the person who runs and administers the Service. Contact: support@langlisto.com.

1.3. By using the Service (including registering, signing in, or viewing public pages), the User confirms that they have read the Terms and accept them in full. If the User does not agree with any provision, they must stop using the Service.

1.4. The relationship between the parties is governed by the laws of the Russian Federation.

1.5. The Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy published on the Service’s website form an integral part of the Terms.

2. Definitions#

• User — an individual using the Service.
• Teacher — a User who uses the Service to organize and deliver instruction.
• Student — a User who uses the Service to study with a Teacher.
• Account — a User’s account in the Service.
• User Content — any materials a User places in the Service: texts, images, audio and video recordings, teaching materials, answers to assignments, messages, comments, etc.
• Plan — the scope of Service functionality provided to a User on specific conditions.

3. Description of the Service#

3.1. The Service is an online platform for organizing instruction, including, in particular: creating classes and study groups; a builder of lessons and interactive exercises; assigning and reviewing homework; a student’s personal vocabulary and word-training modes (including exercises with pronunciation recording); video calls during lessons; exercise comments and a class chat; a teacher’s public page with an application form; tools for automatic generation of teaching materials; notifications.

3.2. The Operator provides the technical platform. Educational services are provided to Students by Teachers independently, in their own name and at their own expense. The Operator is not a party to the Teacher–Student relationship, is not an educational institution, does not control the content, quality, scope, or payment of instruction, and bears no responsibility for them.

3.3. The set of Service features may change. Certain features may be provided with restrictions (quotas, limits) or only on specific Plans.

4. Registration and account#

4.1. Registration is performed with an email address or via a Google account. The User must provide accurate information and keep the email address linked to the Account up to date.

4.2. The User is responsible for keeping their sign-in credentials confidential. All actions performed from the User’s Account are deemed performed by the User. If the User suspects the Account has been compromised, they must change the password and/or notify the Operator.

4.3. A Teacher may create an Account for their Student by providing the Student’s email address. In that case the invitation and sign-in credentials are sent to that address. By providing another person’s email address, the Teacher warrants that they do so lawfully, with the knowledge and consent of the future Student (and, for a minor, of the minor’s parent or other legal representative), and is liable for any breach of this warranty.

4.4. The Teacher who first invited a Student receives the technical ability to manage that Student’s sign-in credentials (password reset, sign-in link generation). This ability may be used solely to organize instruction and to hand access over to the Student.

4.5. Use of the Service by persons under 18 is permitted with the consent of a parent or other legal representative. By registering or inviting a minor Student, the Teacher confirms that such consent has been obtained.

4.6. Transferring an Account to third parties is prohibited, except for a Teacher passing sign-in credentials to their Student under clauses 4.3–4.4.

5. User Content#

5.1. Rights to User Content remain with the User or the respective rights holder. The Operator acquires no rights to the Content other than the license under clause 5.2.

5.2. By placing Content, the User grants the Operator a free-of-charge license to store, reproduce, technically process (including format conversion), and display it to other Users according to the placement settings (for example, to class participants or visitors of the Teacher’s public page) — solely to the extent necessary for the operation of the Service and for as long as the Content remains in the Service.

5.3. The User warrants that they hold all rights required for the Content they place and bears sole responsibility for its substance and lawfulness, including respect for third-party rights (copyright, image rights, etc.).

5.4. A Teacher’s public page is available to an unlimited audience. The Teacher independently determines its content (including descriptions, photos, reviews) and is responsible for it. Applications submitted through the form on the public page are delivered to the respective Teacher.

5.5. With respect to the personal data of their Students and of persons who submitted applications, which the Teacher processes for their own purposes (running instruction, communication, advertising their services), the Teacher acts as an independent personal data controller and must comply with applicable law.

5.6. The Operator may, without prior notice, remove or block Content that violates the law or these Terms.

6. Features using artificial intelligence#

6.1. Certain Service features (generation of exercises and teaching materials, image generation, translation, speech synthesis and recognition) are performed automatically, including with the involvement of third-party technology providers (see the Privacy Policy).

6.2. Automatically generated results may contain errors and inaccuracies. The User reviews such results before using them in instruction.

6.3. Using the generation features to create unlawful, offensive, or otherwise Terms-violating content is prohibited. The Operator may set quotas and other limits on the use of these features.

7. Prohibited use#

7.1. When using the Service, it is prohibited to:

• violate the laws of the Russian Federation or the rights of third parties;
• place unlawful content or content containing malicious software;
• attempt unauthorized access to the Service, other people’s Accounts and data, interfere with the operation of the Service, or bypass technical restrictions and protective measures;
• perform mass automated data collection (scraping), send spam, flood, or create excessive load on the Service;
• impersonate another person or register Accounts with other people’s data without authority;
• resell, lease, or otherwise commercially distribute access to the Service without the Operator’s written consent.

7.2. To protect the Service from abuse, the Operator applies automatic restrictions (request rate limits, blocking of addresses and accounts, quotas).

8. Plans and payment#

8.1. The basic ability to try the Service (including a trial period) is provided on the conditions stated in the Service.

8.2. The scope and price of paid Plans are listed on the pricing page in the Service.

8.3. At present, the Service does not accept payments. The procedure and conditions for paying for Plans will be governed by a separate public offer that will be published on the Service’s website before payments are enabled.

8.4. Changes to the scope or price of Plans do not affect periods already paid for by the User.

9. Operator’s intellectual property#

9.1. The Service, including its code, design, interfaces, logos, name, and databases, belongs to the Operator or is used by the Operator lawfully. The User is granted a limited, non-transferable right to use the Service for its intended purpose.

9.2. Copying, decompiling, or modifying elements of the Service, or using them outside the Service, without the Operator’s written consent is prohibited.

10. Service availability#

10.1. The Service is provided “as is”. The Operator strives to keep the Service running continuously but does not guarantee the absence of interruptions (including maintenance and updates) or errors.

10.2. The Operator performs regular data backups but recommends that the User keep their own copies of critically important materials.

11. Liability#

11.1. The Operator is not liable for: the substance of User Content; the quality, content, or results of instruction; the relationship (including payments) between a Teacher and a Student; unavailability of the Service for reasons beyond the Operator’s control; the operation of third-party services and communication channels.

11.2. The Operator’s liability to the User is in any case limited to the extent permitted by the laws of the Russian Federation. Consumer rights established by law are not thereby limited.

11.3. The User undertakes to settle, at their own expense, third-party claims caused by the Content they placed or by their actions in the Service, and to compensate the Operator for substantiated losses resulting from the User’s violation of these Terms.

12. Suspension and termination of access#

12.1. In case of a violation of the Terms, the Operator may restrict individual features, suspend or block the Account, and, in case of a gross or repeated violation, delete it.

12.2. The User may stop using the Service at any time and request deletion of their Account by contacting support@langlisto.com.

12.3. Upon termination of access to the Account, access to the Content placed in it may be lost.

13. Personal data#

13.1. Users’ personal data is processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy published on the Service’s website.

14. Changes to the Terms#

14.1. The Operator may amend the Terms. A new edition is published on this page with its edition date and takes effect upon publication unless stated otherwise. The Operator additionally informs about material changes through the Service.

14.2. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes the User’s acceptance of the new edition.

15. Final provisions#

15.1. The invalidity of an individual provision of the Terms does not invalidate the remaining provisions.

15.2. Before going to court, a party sends the other party a claim; the response period is 30 calendar days. Disputes are resolved in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation.

15.3. Communications to the Operator are sent to support@langlisto.com.