Legal Summary for Partners

SNAPPY IDIOMS - LEGAL SUMMARY FOR THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATIONS
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Last Updated: 13 October 2026

DATA CONTROLLER INFORMATION
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Legal Entity: INTUITIVE ENGLISH ACCELERATED LEARNING SYSTEM LTD
Trading As: Snappy Idioms
Company Number: 16812554 (United Kingdom)
Operator: Samuel Minionis
Email: contact@snappyidioms.com
Website: https://www.snappyidioms.com

LEGAL DOCUMENTS
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Terms of Service: https://www.snappyidioms.com/TermsOfService
Privacy Policy: https://www.snappyidioms.com/PrivacyPolicy

PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION
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Compliance: UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018
Data Storage: UK/EU (Base44 hosting - GDPR compliant)
Data Selling: We DO NOT sell, rent, or trade user data
User Rights: Full GDPR rights (access, deletion, portability, rectification, restriction)

AGE REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum Age: 18 years
Under-18 Access: Requires explicit parental/guardian consent
Data Collection: We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 18 without parental consent

USER DATA WE COLLECT
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Account Data: Name, email, encrypted password
Profile Data: Age group, profession, mother tongue, country, telephone (optional)
Learning Data: Progress, scores, practice sessions, idioms studied
Usage Data: Device info, IP address, session data (anonymized for analytics)
Payment Data: Processed via Stripe (we do not store full card details)

THIRD-PARTY DATA SHARING
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Hosting: Base44 (GDPR-compliant cloud hosting)
Payments: Stripe (PCI-DSS compliant payment processing)
AI Services: OpenAI (for tutoring features)
Email: Base44 Email (transactional notifications)
Analytics: Anonymized data only (Mixpanel)

Data Processing Agreements: All third parties bound by GDPR-compliant DPAs

VIRTUAL CURRENCY SYSTEM
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Currency Types: 
  - Pearls of Wisdom (✨) - Earned through learning
  - Golden Eggs (🥚) - Premium currency

Important Legal Clarifications:
  ✗ NO real-world monetary value
  ✗ NON-REFUNDABLE (subject to UK consumer law)
  ✗ NON-TRANSFERABLE between users
  ✗ CANNOT be exchanged for cash
  ✗ NO withdrawal mechanism
  ✗ Expires after 12 months of account inactivity
  ✗ Forfeited upon account closure

Earning Mechanisms:
  - Learning activities (practice, games, contributions)
  - Purchases via Stripe (non-refundable)

Daily Earning Caps:
  - Free users: 25 pearls/day
  - Premium users: 100 pearls/day

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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Proprietary Methodologies:
  - "Take a little gander" (trademark pending)
  - "Dictionasaurus" (trademark pending)
  - "Pearls of Wisdom" currency system
  - Character IP: Bartholomew Higginbotham, Colonel Albert Lincoln, Snappy the Alligator

Content Ownership:
  - All idiom definitions, images, audio, animations owned by Snappy Idioms
  - User-generated content (mnemonics, sentences) retained by users with non-exclusive license to us

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
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Users may NOT:
  ✗ Scrape, copy, or download bulk content
  ✗ Use bots or automated tools
  ✗ Reverse engineer proprietary algorithms
  ✗ Create fake accounts or abuse referral systems
  ✗ Train AI models using our content
  ✗ Sell or commercially exploit downloaded content

ACCOUNT TERMINATION
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We reserve the right to terminate accounts for:
  - Terms of Service violations
  - Suspicious activity or fraud
  - Abuse of rewards/referral systems
  - Unauthorized commercial use of content

Upon termination: All virtual currency forfeited, no compensation

LIABILITY & WARRANTIES
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Service Provided: "AS IS" without warranties
Maximum Liability: Amount paid in past 12 months
Not Liable For: Indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
Exceptions: Death/injury from negligence, fraud (as required by UK law)

CONSUMER RIGHTS (UK LAW)
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Right to Cancel: 14-day cooling-off period for subscriptions
Immediate Delivery Waiver: Virtual currency purchases waive cooling-off period
Refunds: Case-by-case basis for technical errors or unauthorized charges

COOKIES & TRACKING
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Essential Cookies: Authentication, security (required)
Functionality Cookies: User preferences (optional)
Analytics Cookies: Anonymized usage data (optional)

Users can control cookies via browser settings

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
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Primary Storage: UK/EU
Third-Country Transfers: Only to countries with adequate data protection or via Standard Contractual Clauses

CONTACT FOR LEGAL INQUIRIES
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Email: contact@snappyidioms.com
ICO Complaints: https://ico.org.uk | 0303 123 1113

GOVERNING LAW
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Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Courts: Exclusive jurisdiction of English and Welsh courts

CHANGES TO LEGAL DOCUMENTS
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Notice Period: 30 days for significant changes
Notification: Via email or prominent in-app notice
Continued Use: Constitutes acceptance of updated terms

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INTEGRATION-SPECIFIC NOTES FOR FAMOUS.AI
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1. User Authentication: Users accessing games via Famous.AI maintain their Snappy Idioms account
2. Pearl Economy: Pearl rewards earned in Famous.AI games sync to user's main Snappy Idioms account
3. Data Flows: 
   - Famous.AI → Snappy Idioms: Game completion data, pearl awards, user progress
   - Snappy Idioms → Famous.AI: User authentication, pearl balance, game limits
4. Privacy: User data shared between platforms subject to both privacy policies
5. Age Verification: Both platforms responsible for enforcing 18+ age requirement

ATTRIBUTION REQUIRED
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When integrating Snappy Idioms content/features, display:
"Powered by Snappy Idioms" or "In partnership with Snappy Idioms"
Logo usage guidelines available upon request

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This document is a summary only. Full legal terms available at:
https://www.snappyidioms.com/TermsOfService
https://www.snappyidioms.com/PrivacyPolicy

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