Terms of Service

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account on BrightSprout. If you are between 13 and 18, you represent that a parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.

Students under 13 may use the online solving features of the Site at the direction of an educator or parent, but may not create accounts without parental consent. See our Student Privacy Policy for details.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to provide accurate information when creating your account and to keep it up to date.

You must notify us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised.

You agree not to use BrightSprout to:

• Create or distribute content that infringes on another party's copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights
• Publish hate speech or content that promotes violence, discrimination, or harassment against any individual or group
• Distribute sexually explicit content, except in the context of legitimate educational materials
• Create content designed to deceive, defraud, or mislead others, including impersonating another person or organization in a way intended to be deceptive
• Distribute spam, malware, or other harmful or disruptive material
• Use automated tools, bots, or scrapers to access the Site or collect data from it without our written permission
• Create large volumes of low-quality public content for the purpose of manipulating search results
• Interfere with the operation of the Site or other users' ability to use it
• Use the Site for any purpose that violates applicable law

This list is not exhaustive. We reserve the right to remove any content and take action on any behavior that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be harmful, abusive, or inconsistent with the intended use of the platform.

If you believe content on BrightSprout violates these Terms — including copyright infringement, hate speech, or other prohibited content — please report it to [email protected].

We review all reports and may, at our discretion, remove content or restrict its visibility without prior notice to the content creator.

We respect intellectual property rights and respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement.

If you believe your copyrighted work has been reproduced on BrightSprout without authorization, please send a notice to [email protected] that includes:

• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
• Identification of the material on the Site that you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it (e.g., a URL)
• Your contact information (name, address, email, phone number)
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
• Your physical or electronic signature

Upon receiving a valid notice, we will take appropriate action, which may include restricting the content's visibility and notifying the user who posted it.

Some features of the Site require a paid subscription. Subscription billing, cancellation, refunds, and related policies are governed by our Payments & Refunds Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

By purchasing a subscription, you agree to the terms set out in the Payments & Refunds Policy.

The Site and its original content (excluding Your Content), features, and functionality are owned by Crossword Hobbyist Inc. and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. This includes the platform's design, code, templates, clipart, and other assets provided as part of the service.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or create derivative works based on the platform itself or its proprietary assets, except as necessary for your normal use of the service (e.g., using our templates to create your own materials).

We may suspend or terminate your account at our sole discretion if we believe you have violated these Terms, including but not limited to repeated or egregious violations of our acceptable use or content policies.

Where practical, we will notify you of the reason for suspension or termination. However, we reserve the right to act without prior notice in cases involving illegal activity, imminent harm, or other urgent circumstances.

You may close your account at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. See our Privacy Policy for details on data retention and deletion following account closure.

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk.

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. We disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or its servers are free of viruses or other harmful components.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Crossword Hobbyist Inc., its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the Site
• Any conduct or content of any third party on the Site
• Any content obtained from the Site
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your content or transmissions

In no event shall our total liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site exceed the amount you have paid us in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim, or fifty dollars ($50), whichever is greater.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Crossword Hobbyist Inc. and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third party's rights, including intellectual property rights.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. You consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of these courts.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will provide notice by posting a prominent update on the Site or by email. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Student Privacy Policy, and Payments & Refunds Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Crossword Hobbyist Inc. regarding your use of the Site.