Welcome to Plio Academy. By using our website (plio.academy) or our learning platform (learn.plio.academy), you agree to these Terms of Service. Please read them carefully.
Plio Academy is operated by Plio Academy (a nonprofit organization). Our mission is to provide free, high-quality AI education to children ages 5–17. These terms protect students, families, and our organization so we can keep doing that work.
1. Who May Use Plio Academy
Guardians and Adults
To create an account, you must be at least 18 years old and be a parent, legal guardian, school administrator, or instructor authorized to enroll minors. By creating an account, you represent that you meet these requirements.
Students
Students access the platform through accounts created and managed by their parent, guardian, or school. Students do not need to agree to these terms independently — their guardian's agreement covers their use.
Teens (13–17) Accessing the Public Site
Teenagers 13 and older may browse plio.academy and use public features without an account. Creating an account to enroll in courses still requires guardian involvement.
2. The Service Is Free
Our core educational content — lessons, activities, quizzes, and learning platform access — is provided free of charge to all students. We are a nonprofit. We will never charge families for their child's education on this platform.
Donations are voluntary and do not affect access to any educational content. Institutional licensing (for schools and districts) is available and helps fund free access for all families.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Use the platform to harm, bully, or harass other students or staff
- Share, copy, or distribute our curriculum content without written permission
- Attempt to access accounts, data, or systems you are not authorized to use
- Use automated bots, scrapers, or tools to extract content from the platform
- Impersonate another person, organization, or Plio Academy staff
- Submit false or misleading information to our forms or systems
- Use the platform for any commercial purpose without prior written agreement
Violations may result in account suspension or termination. We will notify guardians before taking action when possible.
4. Content and Intellectual Property
All curriculum content, lesson materials, activities, assessments, and platform features are owned by Plio Academy or our licensed contributors.
You may use our materials for personal educational purposes only. You may not:
- Republish or sell our curriculum as your own
- Use our materials to train AI models or build competing products
- Remove attribution or branding from our content
Educators and schools: if you want to use our curriculum materials in your classroom beyond what the platform provides, please contact us. We want to say yes.
5. Student Work and Data
Work created by students on the platform (quiz responses, project submissions, etc.) belongs to the student. We use this data only to provide the educational service and to report aggregate learning outcomes (never individual student data) for grant reporting purposes.
We do not sell student data. See our Privacy Policy for full details on data handling.
6. Guardian Responsibilities
As a parent or guardian, you are responsible for:
- Ensuring the information you provide about your child is accurate
- Supervising your child's use of the platform as appropriate for their age
- Notifying us promptly if your child's account is compromised or if you want their account deleted
- Ensuring your child uses the platform in accordance with these terms
7. Donations
Donations made through our platform are voluntary and non-refundable unless required by law. Plio Academy is organized as a nonprofit. We intend to apply for 501(c)(3) status; until that is granted, donations may not be tax-deductible. We will update this section when our tax status is confirmed.
8. Disclaimers
Plio Academy is provided “as is.” We work hard to keep the platform running and content accurate, but we make no warranty that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that educational outcomes will meet specific expectations.
Our curriculum is designed to supplement — not replace — formal schooling. We are not responsible for decisions made based on content learned through our platform.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by law, Plio Academy's liability for any claim arising from use of our platform is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim. Since our service is free, this means our liability is zero for free users. Nothing in these terms limits our liability for fraud, gross negligence, or violations of law.
10. Termination
You may close your account at any time by contacting us. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms. We will make reasonable efforts to notify guardians before terminating a student account.
If we shut down the platform (we hope never to, but must address it), we will give at least 90 days' notice to all registered users and make curriculum content available for download.
11. Changes to These Terms
We may update these terms as our platform evolves. We will notify guardians of material changes by email at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use of the platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
12. Governing Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of Clark County, Nevada, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
13. Contact Us
Questions about these terms or anything else:
Plio Academy
lio@plio.academy
Questions about these terms? Contact us or email lio@plio.academy. Also see our Privacy Policy.