Terms of Use

1. Who these terms apply to

These Terms apply to use of the Blue Acorn Education platform (the “Service”) by school customers and their authorised users (including staff and students).

If a school has a separate written agreement with us for use of the Service, that agreement governs to the extent it conflicts with these Terms.

2. School customer responsibilities

• The school is responsible for ensuring it has authority to provide student/user data to the Service.
• The school is responsible for supervising student use as appropriate and for managing access (roles, accounts).
• The school must keep account credentials secure and promptly report suspected compromise.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to accounts, data, or systems.
• Upload malicious code or interfere with the Service’s operation.
• Use the Service to harass, abuse, or violate the rights of others.
• Scrape, bulk-download, or attempt to extract the Service’s content or data at scale without permission.

4. Accounts, security, and re-authentication

We use security measures such as login sessions and may require users to re-enter their password for sensitive actions or when we detect unusual activity (for example, a session device/browser change).

5. Educational content and presentations

The Service provides educational resources. It does not provide financial, legal, or professional advice.

5.1 Presentation licence

While a school maintains an active subscription or agreement to use the Service, the school is granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to:

• Use, download, and display presentations generated through or provided by the Service for educational purposes within the school.
• Share presentations internally with the school's own teachers, staff, and enrolled students.

This licence is subject to the following restrictions:

• Presentations must not be published, posted, or otherwise made available on any publicly accessible website, social media platform, file-sharing service, or other open online channel.
• Presentations may only be shared with individuals who are current teachers, staff, or students of the school and who require access for legitimate educational purposes.
• The school must not remove, alter, or obscure any watermarks, branding, or attribution present on the presentations.

5.2 Licence termination

Upon termination or expiry of the school's subscription, agreement, or access to the Service (for any reason), the licence granted under section 5.1 ends immediately. The school must cease using, sharing, and distributing all presentations obtained through the Service and, upon request, delete or destroy any copies in its possession.

6. Availability and changes

We aim to keep the Service available, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may modify, update, or discontinue parts of the Service over time, particularly during pilot/early access phases.

7. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and we exclude warranties that are not required by law. Nothing in these Terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be limited under UK law.

8. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Service (in whole or in part) at any time, including to protect the Service, comply with law, address misuse, or if we stop offering the Service. Where practicable, we will try to give schools reasonable notice.

Schools may request account closure and/or deletion in accordance with any applicable written agreement with us.

Upon termination, the presentation licence described in section 5.1 also ends and the obligations in section 5.2 apply.

9. Privacy

Our processing of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction (unless otherwise required by law).

11. Contact

Questions about these Terms or the Service can be sent to [email protected].