Terms of Service

Effective date: March 23, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the LingvoBoss websites, including www.lingvoboss.com, mobile applications, and related services (collectively, the “Service”), operated by Yuriy Tymofyeyev (“LingvoBoss,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Service.

1. Eligibility

You may use the Service only where such use is permitted by applicable law.

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that:
  • the information you submit to us is true, accurate, and complete;
  • you will keep your information accurate and up to date; and
  • your use of the Service does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you are under the age at which you can legally enter into a binding agreement in your jurisdiction, you may use the Service only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

2. Your Account

If you create an account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

You agree to notify us promptly at support@lingvoboss.com if you become aware of any unauthorized access to or use of your account or any other breach of security.

We are not liable for losses or damages arising from your failure to safeguard your account credentials.

We may set limits on storage, functionality, or use of the Service and may change, suspend, or discontinue certain features at any time, subject to applicable law.

3. User Content

The Service is intended to support language learning and related educational uses. The Service may allow you to create, upload, submit, store, publish, or share content, including study materials, vocabulary lists, notes, comments, messages, and your own texts for personal use or sharing with other users (collectively, “User Content”).

You retain ownership of your User Content. However, you are solely responsible for your User Content and for the consequences of uploading, posting, or sharing it.

You may only upload, post, or share User Content if you have all necessary rights and permissions to do so.

4. License You Grant to LingvoBoss

By submitting, uploading, posting, storing, or otherwise making User Content available through the Service, you grant LingvoBoss a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, format, publish, display, distribute, and otherwise use that User Content as necessary to operate, maintain, improve, and provide the Service.

This license includes the right to:
  • display your User Content within the Service;
  • make your User Content available to other users in accordance with your sharing settings and the functionality of the Service;
  • process, index, organize, and format your User Content for technical and product purposes;
  • use your User Content for security, backup, moderation, analytics, and support purposes; and
  • use titles, previews, excerpts, or thumbnails of publicly shared User Content to promote the Service.

This license ends within a commercially reasonable time after you delete your User Content or your account, except to the extent that:
  • your User Content has been shared with others who have already accessed, copied, or saved it;
  • retention is required for legal, compliance, security, backup, or operational reasons; or
  • limited residual copies remain in backup or archival systems for a reasonable period.

5. Shared Texts and Community Features

LingvoBoss may allow users to upload their own texts and share them with other users.

If you choose to share User Content, you understand and agree that:
  • other users may be able to access, view, copy, save, or use that content in accordance with the Service’s functionality;
  • we cannot guarantee that other users will comply with your preferences or these Terms once they have accessed shared content;
  • you should not upload or share confidential, proprietary, sensitive, or personal information unless you accept the risks associated with sharing it; and
  • we may limit, remove, restrict, or disable sharing features or access to shared content at any time.

6. Prohibited Content

You must not upload, post, submit, or share any User Content that:
  • is unlawful, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive;
  • infringes or violates the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity, or other proprietary rights;
  • contains another person’s personal data or confidential information without authorization;
  • is defamatory, abusive, harassing, threatening, hateful, or discriminatory;
  • promotes violence, exploitation, or illegal activity;
  • is sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable;
  • contains malware, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other harmful code;
  • consists of spam, unsolicited promotions, chain letters, or unauthorized advertising;
  • includes texts, books, articles, transcripts, exam materials, or other materials that you do not own and do not have permission to upload or share.

We reserve the right to remove or restrict access to any User Content at our sole discretion.

7. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:
  • use the Service in violation of any applicable law or regulation;
  • impersonate another person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
  • access another user’s account without permission;
  • scrape, crawl, harvest, or extract data from the Service by automated means without our prior written consent;
  • interfere with, disrupt, damage, or compromise the Service or its security;
  • upload or transmit malware or other harmful code;
  • reproduce, copy, sell, resell, or commercially exploit any part of the Service except as expressly authorized by us;
  • use the Service to harass, abuse, exploit, or harm another person;
  • attempt to bypass any limitations, access controls, or security measures of the Service.

8. Monitoring and Enforcement

We may, but are not obligated to, monitor the Service and review User Content. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to investigate violations of these Terms and to take any action we consider appropriate, including removing content, restricting access, suspending accounts, or terminating accounts.

9. Third-Party Links and Services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites, services, or content. We do not control and are not responsible for any third-party websites, services, or content, including their availability, accuracy, policies, or practices.

Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and may be subject to separate terms and policies.

10. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, design, structure, features, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, service marks, and other content provided by LingvoBoss, is owned by or licensed to LingvoBoss and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

LingvoBosswww.lingvoboss.com, and related names, logos, and branding are trademarks or trade identifiers of LingvoBoss or its licensors.

Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, license, reverse engineer, or otherwise use any part of the Service without our prior written consent.

11. Copyright Infringement Policy

LingvoBoss respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same.

If you believe that any content available through the Service infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, please send a notice to:

support@lingvoboss.com
Subject line: Copyright

Your notice should include:
  • your physical or electronic signature;
  • identification of the copyrighted work or other protected material claimed to have been infringed;
  • identification of the allegedly infringing material and information sufficient for us to locate it;
  • your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
  • a statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law; and
  • a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, where applicable, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.

We may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing material and may suspend or terminate accounts of repeat infringers.

12. Changes to the Service and Terms

We may modify, update, suspend, or discontinue the Service or any part of it at any time.

We may also update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we may provide notice through the Service, by email, or by other reasonable means.

Your continued use of the Service after updated Terms become effective means that you accept the revised Terms.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

LingvoBoss disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, title, accuracy, availability, and security.

We do not warrant that:
  • the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure;
  • defects will be corrected;
  • the Service will be free from viruses or other harmful components; or
  • any content or results obtained through the Service will be accurate, complete, reliable, or suitable for your needs.

Your use of the Service is at your own risk.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, LingvoBoss and its affiliates, licensors, contractors, service providers, and representatives will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenues, business opportunities, goodwill, data, or other intangible losses, arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Service.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the total aggregate liability of LingvoBoss for any claims arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of:
  • the total amount paid by you to LingvoBoss during the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim; or
  • 10,000 Russian rubles.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability to the extent such liability cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LingvoBoss, its affiliates, licensors, contractors, service providers, and representatives from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to:
  • your use of the Service;
  • your User Content;
  • your violation of these Terms; or
  • your violation of any law or any rights of a third party.

16. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe that:
  • you have violated these Terms;
  • your use of the Service creates risk or possible legal exposure for us or others; or
  • such suspension or termination is otherwise necessary to protect the Service, users, or our legitimate interests.

You may stop using the Service at any time.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including provisions relating to intellectual property, licenses, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and dispute resolution.

17. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms and any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be governed by the laws of the Russian Federation, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Russian Federation, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

18. General Provisions

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and LingvoBoss regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements or understandings relating to the same subject matter.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and 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 that provision or any other provision.

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms without restriction, to the extent permitted by law.

19. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

support@lingvoboss.com

Contact:
support@lingvoboss.com