Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

Privacy Policy

We are California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliant.

We are COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule) Compliant.

Google Classroom users: We are an approved Google Classroom app. We adhere to all data and privacy guidelines set forth by Google.

We are a US-based company. We follow all laws regarding children's privacy, and we take extra measures to safeguard student information.

We take your privacy seriously. We do NOT sell or share any of teacher, parent or student data. We may email you if there are updates to the website that we feel you should know about (updates or upgrades, etc). If you sign up for our newsletter, you may receive, within that newsletter, offers from other companies. They will NOT have your information unless you contact them through the links provided. We are committed to student and teacher privacy and work hard to maintain a secure website. We do not contact students directly. If a student emails us, we refer them to their teachers for password changes. We will provide tech support to students or parents if they contact us.

In the Even of a Data Breach

In the event of a data breach, all teachers will be informed via email and on the teacher home page upon login in a timely manner. Details about a breach will be shared including what data, if any, was lost within 72 hours of knowing by Spelling Stars.

Terms of Service

SpellingStars provides service to users through its website, www.SpellingStars.com and users are subject to the following Terms of Service, which may be updated or modified by SpellingStars at any time without notice. Whenever you access SpellingStars.com, you will be subject to the Terms of Service and all policies or procedures specifically incorporated herein by reference.

Acceptance of Service

Your use of SpellingStars.com constitutes your acceptance of and your agreement to abide by these Terms of Service, and all incorporated policies and procedures. Please do not use the website if you do not agree to the Terms of Service.

Description of Service

SpellingStars.com is designed to allow users to post and access word lists, practice for and take spelling and tests, play games, create printables and share them with others without charge. All users understand and agree that the Service provided by SpellingStars.com (whether paid or free) is provided “as-is” with no fitness implied for any use and no guarantee of reliability or durability. As a software based service with ongoing updates based on user feedback, there may be problems of implementation or performance, commonly known as “bugs”. SpellingStars.com strives to test, update, maintain, and optimize its system regularly so that the Service is delivered to users safely and effectively, but SpellingStars.com makes no guarantees as to the quality, reliability or fitness for any particular purpose of its Service. We do our very best to make sure the program is working for you and your students!

Passwords Policies

Your password gives you access to Membership Services. Please take appropriate measures to keep your password confidential and do not share it with anyone. You will be responsible for all activities that occur under your password regardless of whether you are the person who took such actions. If your password gets disclosed, please advice SpellingStars.com immediately and we will issue a new password and eliminate the previous one. Our best advice is change your password often and don't share them with anyone.

SpellingStars.com Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that the Service provided by SpellingStars.com, and all necessary software used in connection with the Service (“Software”) contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that information presented to you through SpellingStars.com.com is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by SpellingStars.com, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service provided by SpellingStars.com or the Software, in whole or in part.

You also agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the SpellingStars.com website.

Grant of Limited License. SpellingStars.com grants to you, the Licensee, and your listed users, a personal, nonexclusive, and nontransferable license to use the Service on a single computer or smart device at a time. You agree that you will not copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by SpellingStars.com for use in accessing the services.

Restrictions of Use. You understand that the Software and Service offered by SpellingStars.com are wholly owned by SpellingStars.com and are protected by copyright and other laws in the United States and elsewhere. A Licensee may not copy or distribute the Software or Service to anyone, for any purpose, at any time. As a Licensee, you are permitted to the use of the Service for the number of users subscribed while they are paying for its use: there is no transfer of ownership or copyright. You agree that this License grant does not include the rights of modification, manufacture, distribution, sale, or sublicense. SpellingStars.com reserves the right to cancel your Membership if it is determined that you have violated this portion of the Terms of Service.

Trademarks & Copyrights

Copyright © 2021 SpellingStars.com.com. Any rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved for the exclusive use of SpellingStars.com. The owner and manufacturer of SpellingStars.com.com is Educational Software USA, 7701 Pacific Street STE 115 Omaha, NE 68114. "SpellingStars.com" is the exclusive trademarks of Educational Software USA. All other copyrights and trademarks appearing on the SpellingStars.com.com website are the exclusive rights of their respective owners.

Words, Lists, Sentences, Forum Comments, and Suggestions

As a user of SpellingStars.com, you understand and agree that all content posted by users are the sole responsibility of the person posting such Content, and that SpellingStars.com cannot guarantee the accuracy, integrity, appropriateness or quality of such Content. You agree that SpellingStars.com will not be liable and you will to hold it harmless for the Content and protection of any and all words or lists regardless of the circumstances, including, but not limited to, error, omission, deletion, alteration or editing of any list and loss or damage of any kind you or others incur as a result use of lists or of any SpellingStars.com.com error or omission.

Members understand and agree that while SpellingStars.com does not pre-screen Content, SpellingStars.com reserves the unilateral right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete, edit, alter or move any Content posted on SpellingStars.com. At times, SpellingStars.com may remove or edit Content and ban users based on appropriateness or other factors. Members are urged to notify SpellingStars.com if they detect any objectionable Content posted. While SpellingStars.com does take some measures to avoid use of obscenities, it is not possible to prevent all mischievous individuals from posting objectionable Content. SpellingStars.com reminds you that anyone using the Internet must expect to be confronted with objectionable material from time to time. By using the Service, you agree that you will not hold SpellingStars.com responsible for any Content posted on SpellingStars.com’s, including the appearance of objectionable material, or for the consequences due to the viewing of any Content.

Copyright Violation Notice

SpellingStars.com respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our subscribers to do the same. If any copyright owner believes that there is any intellectual property infringement on the SpellingStars.com.com website, please contact us at info@SpellingStars.com and we will investigate and change or drop the link immediately. If you believe that your work is accessible on the SpellingStars.com service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us via email by providing SpellingStars.com the following information:

A description of and the location of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work.

Identification of the specific language, image(s) or functionality on the SpellingStars.com website that you believe to be infringing.

Identification of the URL or other specific location on the SpellingStars.com website where that material is located.

Your name, title, organization, website address, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address.

A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.

A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

And, an electronic or physical signature of the owner or person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest attesting to all of the above.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold SpellingStars.com, its parent and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of any content you submit, post, transmit or make available through the SpellingStars.com website, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the Terms of Service, or your violation of any rights of another.

Disclaimer of Warranties

1. SPELLINGSTARS.COM PROVIDES THE SERVICE ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS. SPELLINGSTARS.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

2. SPELLINGSTARS.COM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

3. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

4. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM SPELLINGSTARS.COM OR THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE OR iOS APPS SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.

Limitation of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SPELLINGSTARS.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF SPELLINGSTARS.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY WILL BE TO TERMINATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP.

No Guaranty of Results

SpellingStars.com.com is a tool to assist your child for education and entertainment purposes. Because every child learns differently, SpellingStars.com cannot guarantee particular results from a child’s use of the Service.

Modification of Terms

The Terms of Service (and any agreement, rule, or policy incorporated by reference) may be modified by SpellingStars.com at any time by publication through the SpellingStars.com website or by sending you an email. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the SpellingStars.com website to obtain timely notice of such modifications. You shall be deemed to have accepted such modifications by continuing to use the site after 15 days of when such modifications have been posted or you have been alerted by email. In the event that you object to any material changes to the Terms of Service (or the terms and conditions of an incorporated policy or agreement), your sole and exclusive remedy will be to terminate your Membership and to cease using the services.

Jurisdiction, Venue, & Interpretation

The Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is specifically disclaimed. If a court of competent jurisdiction rules as invalid any provision of this agreement or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, the parties agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the Service, the use of the SpellingStars.com website, or the Terms of Service must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

Entire Agreement

The Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and SpellingStars.com and govern your use of the Service offered by SpellingStars.com. The Terms of Service supersede all prior agreements between you and SpellingStars.com. The failure of SpellingStars.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in the Terms of Service are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.