Terms of Service

1. Service Description

IELTS Speaking Scorer ("the Service") provides AI-powered IELTS Speaking practice and assessment. Users record spoken responses to IELTS-style prompts and receive band score estimates with detailed feedback across four criteria: Fluency & Coherence, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, Lexical Resource, and Pronunciation.

The Service is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the British Council, IDP Education, Cambridge Assessment English, or any official IELTS testing body. Scores provided are estimates for practice purposes only and do not guarantee any official IELTS result.

2. Account Registration

You may create an account using Google OAuth or a magic link sent to your email. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials. Each person may maintain only one account. You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service.

3. Payment Terms

The Service offers one-time payment options for individual tests and test packages. All payments are processed securely through Stripe. Prices are displayed in USD and are subject to change with notice.

Current pricing tiers include Diagnostic Mini, Full Test, Sprint Standard, and Sprint Max packages. Specific pricing is displayed on the pricing page.

4. Refund Policy

If scoring fails due to a technical error on our end, you are entitled to a full refund or a free re-attempt at our discretion. Refund requests must be submitted within 30 days of purchase. Refunds are not available for completed and successfully scored tests.

5. User Content

By submitting audio recordings through the Service, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to process your recordings solely for the purpose of generating your assessment scores and feedback. We do not use your recordings for any other purpose, including training AI models, without your explicit consent.

You retain ownership of your audio recordings. You may request deletion of your recordings at any time by contacting us.

6. Prohibited Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service to prepare fraudulent responses for official IELTS examinations
• Submit recordings of other individuals without their consent
• Use automated tools, bots, or scripts to access the Service
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract the scoring algorithms
• Resell, redistribute, or commercially exploit the Service
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or its infrastructure

7. Intellectual Property

All scoring algorithms, assessment methodologies, feedback templates, and platform software are the intellectual property of IELTS Speaking Scorer. Your feedback reports are provided for your personal use and may not be commercially redistributed.

8. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that scores will match official IELTS results. The Service is a practice and preparation tool only.

We are not responsible for any decisions made based on scores or feedback provided by the Service, including but not limited to visa applications, university admissions, or employment decisions.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, IELTS Speaking Scorer shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid for the specific service giving rise to the claim.

10. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. Any disputes arising from these Terms or the Service shall first be attempted to be resolved through good-faith negotiation. If negotiation fails, disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration.

11. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at: support@ieltsspeakingscorer.com