These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Dr Omega, LLC ("Dr Omega", "we", "us", "our") governing your access to and use of the Readimon game, the readimon.com website, and any related services, content, software, and materials we make available (together, the "Service").
By creating an account, accepting these Terms, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. Who may use the Service
The Service is designed for use by young children under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. Accounts may only be created by a person who is at least 18 years old and who is the parent or legal guardian of each child who will use the account.
By creating an account you represent and warrant that:
- you are at least 18 years of age and have full legal capacity to enter into these Terms;
- you are the parent or legal guardian of every child for whom you create a player profile, and you consent to their use of the Service;
- all information you provide is accurate and you will keep it current;
- you will supervise your child's use of the Service.
Children may not create accounts. Some parts of the Service are available without an account ("guest play") and may be used by a child with your permission.
2. Licence to use the Service
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Dr Omega grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your household's own personal, non-commercial purposes.
This is a licence, not a sale. No ownership of anything is transferred to you. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by Dr Omega.
What this licence does not permit
You may not, and may not permit anyone else to:
- copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, broadcast, stream for commercial purposes, sell, rent, lease, lend, or sublicense any part of the Service;
- modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the Service or any of its content;
- reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code, algorithms, data structures, or underlying ideas of the Service, except to the limited extent such a restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law;
- remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice;
- use the Service, or any content, artwork, audio, vocabulary list, or curriculum from it, in any classroom, school, tutoring business, childcare setting, or other commercial or institutional context without our prior written licence;
- use any automated means (including bots, scrapers, crawlers, or harvesting tools) to access the Service or collect data from it;
- access the Service through any interface other than the one we provide, or interfere with, disrupt, overload, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service or its infrastructure;
- circumvent, disable, or interfere with any security, access control, or usage-limitation feature;
- use the Service to develop, train, evaluate, or improve any machine learning model, dataset, or competing product;
- share account credentials outside your household, or use the Service in a way that exceeds the account limits we set from time to time;
- use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms.
3. Ownership and intellectual property
The Service and all of its contents are and remain the exclusive property of Dr Omega, LLC and its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property and unfair competition laws of the United States and other countries.
Without limiting the foregoing, Dr Omega owns all right, title, and interest in and to:
- the Readimon name, logo, wordmark, and all associated brand elements;
- the names, designs, artwork, and characteristics of all Readimon creatures, all Chronaut characters, Doctor Omega, and every other character, item, hat, background, and visual asset;
- all illustrations, flashcard artwork, icons, and other graphics;
- all audio recordings, voice performances, sound effects, and music;
- all text, vocabulary selections, phonics sequences, curriculum design, game rules, type systems, scoring and reward systems, and other design elements;
- all software, source code, object code, interfaces, and databases;
- the overall look, feel, structure, sequence, and organisation of the Service.
"Readimon", "Chronaut", "Omega Points", the Omega glyph, and the Readimon logo are trademarks of Dr Omega, LLC, whether or not registered and whether or not marked with a ™ or ® symbol. You are granted no right to use any Dr Omega trademark.
Third-party materials
Certain components are provided by third parties under their own licences. The Andika typeface is by SIL International and is used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1; a copy of that licence accompanies the font. Those components remain the property of their respective owners and nothing in these Terms affects your rights under their licences.
4. Your account
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account, whether or not authorised by you. You agree to notify us promptly at [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL] if you believe your account has been compromised.
We may set limits on the number of player profiles per account and on other aspects of the Service, and may change those limits at any time.
5. Virtual items have no real-world value
The Service includes virtual items and currency, including Omega Points (Ω), Readimon creatures, hats, and other collectibles ("Virtual Items"). You do not own Virtual Items. Virtual Items are a limited, revocable licence to use a feature of the Service, and:
- have no monetary value and are not redeemable for cash, credit, goods, or anything of value;
- may not be sold, traded, transferred, gifted, or exchanged, whether inside or outside the Service;
- may be modified, devalued, reduced, expired, or eliminated by us at any time, with or without notice, including as part of game balance changes;
- are forfeited without compensation if your account is terminated or suspended, or if you stop using the Service.
We may change the rate at which Virtual Items are earned, their cost, their effects, and their availability at any time.
6. Subscriptions and payment
Parts of the Service may be offered on a paid subscription basis. Where they are, the price, billing period, and included features will be disclosed to you before you subscribe.
Subscriptions renew automatically for successive periods at the then-current price until cancelled. You may cancel at any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Except where a refund is required by applicable law, all payments are final and non-refundable, including for partial periods, unused time, and features you did not use.
We may change subscription prices. Price changes apply from the next billing period after we notify you.
7. Feedback
If you send us suggestions, ideas, bug reports, feature requests, artwork, or other feedback about the Service ("Feedback"), you grant Dr Omega a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable, transferable licence to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and otherwise exploit that Feedback for any purpose, without any obligation of compensation, attribution, or confidentiality to you.
8. Availability and changes to the Service
We may add, change, suspend, limit, or discontinue any part of the Service, including any feature, content, Virtual Item, or the Service as a whole, at any time and without liability to you. We may impose limits on use or restrict access to parts of the Service without notice.
The Service is provided on an "as available" basis. We do not guarantee that it will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, and we are not responsible for any loss of progress, saved data, Virtual Items, or other content.
9. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate your account and your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause, including if we believe you have violated these Terms.
You may stop using the Service at any time and may request deletion of your account by contacting [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL].
On termination, your licence ends immediately and all Virtual Items and saved progress associated with the account may be permanently deleted. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including sections 3, 5, 7, and 10 through 15.
10. Disclaimer of warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Dr Omega and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and licensors disclaim all warranties, express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade.
Educational outcomes are not guaranteed. Readimon is a game intended to support early reading practice. It is not a diagnostic tool, a substitute for instruction by a qualified teacher, or a treatment for any learning difficulty or condition. We make no representation that use of the Service will produce any particular improvement in reading, literacy, test performance, or any other outcome. If you have concerns about your child's reading development, consult a qualified educator or health professional.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you. In that case, such warranties are limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.
11. Limitation of liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DR OMEGA AND ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, SAVED PROGRESS, OR VIRTUAL ITEMS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) FIFTY US DOLLARS (US$50).
These limitations apply even if a limited remedy fails of its essential purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Dr Omega and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and licensors from and against any claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, your violation of any law or the rights of any third party, or the use of the Service by any child under your supervision.
13. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Subject to the paragraph below, you and Dr Omega agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Ohio for any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service.
Nothing in these Terms deprives you of the protection of mandatory consumer protection provisions of the law of the country in which you reside, or of the right to bring proceedings in the courts of that country where applicable law gives you that right.
Any claim must be brought within one year after it arises, or it is permanently barred, except where a longer period is required by applicable law.
14. Changes to these Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the version and effective date above and, where you have an account, take reasonable steps to notify you — which may include asking you to accept the revised Terms the next time you sign in. Your continued use of the Service after revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of them. If you do not agree, stop using the Service and close your account.
15. General
Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and Dr Omega regarding the Service, superseding any prior agreements.
Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed if it cannot be, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.
No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights under them. We may assign them freely, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganisation, or sale of assets.
No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms create no rights in any person other than you and Dr Omega.
Force majeure. We are not liable for any failure or delay caused by events beyond our reasonable control.