Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Version: 1.0
Welcome to Magellanister! These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the service provider ("we," "us," "our") regarding your use of the Magellanister mobile application and website (collectively, the "Service"). In case of any discrepancies, the German version of these Terms shall take precedence.
By downloading, installing, accessing, or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. These Terms apply to:
Age Requirements: You must be at least 13 years old to use our Service. If you are between 13 and 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction), you may only use the Service with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
EU/Germany Specific: In accordance with GDPR Article 8, users in the EU must be at least 16 years old or have parental consent.
Magellanister is a German language learning platform that provides:
Our educational content is organized as follows:
The Service includes offline capabilities through intelligent caching (up to 700MB, 300 files). Cached content remains available for 60 days and is automatically managed to optimize device storage.
No Registration Required: Our Service operates on a privacy-by-design principle. No account registration is required for basic functionality. All user data is stored locally on your device.
Premium subscriptions are managed through:
Your Responsibilities: You are responsible for maintaining the security of your App Store/Google Play account and all activities under your subscription.
Free Version Includes:
Premium Subscription Includes:
Available Plans:
Pricing: Current subscription prices are displayed in the app and vary by region. All prices include applicable taxes.
Automatic Renewal: Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal charges occur within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.
Payment Processing: All payments are processed by Apple App Store or Google Play Store according to their respective terms and conditions.
Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time through your device's subscription settings:
Access After Cancellation: Premium features remain available until the end of your current billing period. No refunds for partial periods.
Refund Policy: Refunds are subject to Apple App Store or Google Play Store policies and are handled directly by these platforms.
Validation: Promotional codes are validated through our secure API. Maximum 3 attempts per 24-hour period. Failed attempts result in 24-hour account suspension for promotional code validation.
Terms: Promotional subscriptions have specified expiration dates and cannot be combined with other offers.
Rewarded Video Ads Only: We exclusively use rewarded video advertisements through Google AdMob. These ads are:
Regional Compliance:
Daily Limits:
Premium Users: Subscribers have complete ad-free experience with no advertising of any kind.
Advertising Data and Identifiers: Ad services may collect and process:
Data Usage: Advertising Data processing depends on your consent status and local regulations. See our Privacy Policy for complete details on advertising data processing including Advertising Identifiers usage.
You may use our Service for:
You agree NOT to:
Violation of these terms may result in immediate termination of access without notice or refund. We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations and cooperate with law enforcement when necessary.
Protected Content: All content in the Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws, including:
Limited License: We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service solely for personal German language learning purposes, subject to these Terms.
Restrictions: This license does NOT permit you to:
Your Personal Data: You retain ownership of your personal vocabulary, notes, and learning progress. This data is stored locally on your device and is not transmitted to our servers except as specified in our Privacy Policy.
Feedback and Suggestions: Any feedback, suggestions, or ideas you provide to us become our property and may be used without compensation or attribution.
The Service may contain content licensed from third parties. Such content is protected by the respective owners' intellectual property rights and is used under appropriate licenses.
Content Creation: Our educational content, including but not limited to text, audio, and visual materials, is created using various tools and technologies available for commercial use under valid licenses. All content creation adheres to applicable licensing terms and intellectual property laws.
Compliance: We maintain appropriate licenses for all content creation tools and services used in developing educational materials. Users acknowledge that modern content creation may utilize various technologies and methodologies.
Third-Party Licenses: The Service incorporates various open-source libraries, icons, and assets under their respective licenses (MIT, Apache 2.0, etc.).
Complete Attribution: This application uses numerous open-source libraries, predominantly under MIT license, with others under ISC, BSD, Apache 2.0, and compatible licenses. A complete list of all third-party licenses and their copyright notices is available on our Licenses page.
License Compliance: We acknowledge and respect all copyright holders of the open-source libraries we use. All usage complies with the respective license terms including attribution requirements where specified.
We respect intellectual property rights and respond to valid DMCA takedown notices. If you believe your copyrighted work has been used inappropriately, please contact us with:
Privacy-by-Design: Our Service is built with privacy as a fundamental principle. The vast majority of your data is processed and stored locally on your device.
Detailed Privacy Policy: Please review our comprehensive Privacy Policy for complete information about data processing, your rights, and our practices.
We collect and process only the minimum data necessary for Service functionality:
Complete Control: You can permanently delete all your data by uninstalling the app. This removes all local data including learning progress, vocabulary, and settings.
No Recovery: After uninstallation, data cannot be recovered as it is not stored on our servers.
"As Is" Service: The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
No Guarantees: We do not guarantee:
Learning Outcomes: While our Service is designed to facilitate German language learning, individual results may vary. We do not guarantee specific learning outcomes, fluency levels, or certification eligibility.
Professional Instruction: Our Service is a supplementary learning tool and does not replace formal language instruction or professional educational guidance.
Device Compatibility: Service functionality depends on device capabilities, operating system versions, and available storage space.
Internet Connectivity: Some features require internet connection for initial content download and subscription management.
Maximum Legal Extent: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all liability for:
Liability Limit: Our total liability for any claims arising from or related to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the greater of:
These limitations are fundamental elements of the agreement between us. The Service would not be provided without these limitations.
Your Responsibility: You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the service provider and associated parties from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including legal fees) arising from:
Easy Termination: You may stop using the Service at any time by:
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without notice, for:
Immediate Effect: Upon termination:
We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to:
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved in the competent courts of Berlin, Germany.
Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer under applicable local law. If you are a consumer, you may have the right to bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on our website or app.
Your Responsibility: You are responsible for regularly checking for updates to these Terms. Changes will be posted on our website: magellanister.netlify.app/terms
Continued Use: Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
Disagreement: If you disagree with changes, you must stop using the Service.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such provision or our right to enforce it in the future.
You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations to any third party without restriction.
These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights except as explicitly stated.
The following terms apply specifically to users who download the Magellanister application from the Apple App Store. These terms are required by Apple and supplement the general Terms of Service above.
You and Magellanister acknowledge that these Terms of Service are concluded between you and Magellanister only, and not with Apple Inc. ("Apple"). Magellanister, not Apple, is solely responsible for the Magellanister application and its content. These Terms may not provide for usage rules that conflict with the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.
The license granted to you for the Magellanister application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on any Apple-branded products that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. The application may be accessed and used by other accounts associated with the purchaser via Family Sharing or volume purchasing.
Magellanister is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the application, as specified in these Terms or as required under applicable law. You and Magellanister acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the application.
Magellanister is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. In the event of any failure of the application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the application to you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the application, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be Magellanister's sole responsibility.
You and Magellanister acknowledge that Magellanister, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims of yours or any third party relating to the application or your possession and/or use of the application, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation. These Terms do not limit Magellanister's liability to you beyond what is permitted by applicable law.
You and Magellanister acknowledge that, in the event of any third party claim that the application or your possession and use of the application infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, Magellanister, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim.
You represent and warrant that: (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
When using the Magellanister application, you must comply with applicable third party terms of agreement. For example, if you have a VoIP application, you must not be in violation of your wireless data service agreement when using the application.
You and Magellanister acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple's subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of these Terms, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.
For questions about the Service, technical support, or account issues:
In-App Contact: Use the contact form within the Magellanister app
Website: Contact Form
Response Time: We aim to respond within 48 hours
For questions about these Terms of Service or legal matters:
Email: moc.liamg@ptlm.cca.krow.ty
Subject Line: "Terms of Service Inquiry"
Response Time: Maximum 30 days
Service Provider:
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Effective Date: These Terms of Service are effective as of September 30, 2025
Version: 1.0
Previous Versions: This is the initial comprehensive version of our Terms of Service.
