Terms of Service
Version 2026-09-05 · Last updated 5 September 2026
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1. Using Howology
Howology is a science-learning app. You may use it without an account. Creating an account lets your progress follow you to other devices.
You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. If you are under the age of digital consent where you live, you need a parent or guardian's permission.
2. Your account
- Keep your password to yourself. You are responsible for what happens under your account.
- One person per account. Do not share, sell, or transfer it.
- You can delete your account at any time from Settings.
3. Acceptable use
Do not:
- Use the AI features to generate harmful, illegal, or sexual content, or to seek medical, legal, or financial advice.
- Attempt to break, overload, scrape, or reverse-engineer the service.
- Use automated means to farm XP, gems, streaks, or league position.
- Upload or submit anything you do not have the right to submit.
We may suspend or terminate accounts that do these things.
4. AI-generated content
Lessons and tutor replies produced by Ask Anything and the tutor are generated by a language model. They can be wrong. Treat them as a study aid, not as authoritative fact, and never as professional advice. Content is labelled in the app where it is AI-generated.
5. Subscriptions and payments
- Howology Plus is an auto-renewing subscription billed through your Apple or Google account.
- The price, billing period, and any free trial are shown before you confirm.
- Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends.
- Manage or cancel in your App Store or Google Play account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel it.
- Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their policies, not by us.
- Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription.
6. Virtual items
Gems, power-ups, cosmetics, streak freezes, and similar items are a licence to use a feature inside the app. They have no monetary value, cannot be exchanged for money, and are not transferable. They may be discontinued. If you delete your account, they are lost.
7. Content and ownership
The app, its courses, artwork, and mascot belong to us. You may use them for your own personal learning. You keep ownership of anything you type in.
8. Availability
We aim to keep Howology running but do not promise uninterrupted service. Features may change or be withdrawn. We may suspend the service for maintenance.
9. Disclaimer and liability
Howology is provided "as is". To the fullest extent the law allows, we exclude implied warranties and are not liable for indirect or consequential loss. Nothing here limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the previous 12 months or the applicable statutory minimum.
10. Changes
We may update these terms. If a change is significant, we will ask you to accept the new version in the app. Continuing to use Howology after that means you accept it.
11. Contact
See Support.