BrainList Terms of Service

Effective date: May 14, 2026 Last updated: May 14, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the BrainList mobile app, the BrainList web app at app.brainlist.io, and the BrainList marketing site at brainlist.io (collectively, the “Service”). The Service is operated by Haidar Al-Aubiydy (“BrainList”, “we”, “us”, “our”).

By creating an account, subscribing, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

If you have questions, email support@brainlist.io.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to use the Service, and that adult must accept these Terms on your behalf.

The Service is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has registered, email privacy@brainlist.io and we will delete the account.

2. Your account

When you sign up — by email + password, Google, or Apple — you are creating a BrainList account.

You are responsible for:

You may delete your account at any time from the Settings screen in the mobile app or via the web account-deletion page at app.brainlist.io/account-deletion/. Deletion is permanent and immediate (with the documented exceptions in our Privacy Policy).

We may suspend or terminate your account if we reasonably believe you are violating these Terms, our Community Guidelines, or the law.

3. The Service

BrainList provides original audio learning episodes, quizzes, live multiplayer trivia contests, weekly leagues, and (for paying users) a user-generated content Studio where you can author your own series and questions for others to play.

We may add, remove, or change features at any time. We will give you reasonable notice before removing a feature that materially affects a paid subscription you currently hold.

4. Subscriptions and billing

4.1 Free tier

The Service includes a free tier supported by advertising. Free-tier features include:

Free-tier users see ads at four trigger points: before every episode, after every two solo quizzes, before every 1-on-1 contest, and before every hosted (PIN) contest.

4.2 Paid plans

Paid plans unlock the full feature set (ad-free, 50-player contests, all league tiers, Weekly Trivia Nights, Studio access). Current paid plans:

Plan Monthly Annual
Solo $5.99 USD / mo $49.99 USD / yr
Family (up to 4 accounts) $10.99 USD / mo $99.99 USD / yr

Prices are in US dollars unless your store displays them in a local currency. We may change pricing for new subscriptions at any time; existing subscriptions are not affected until renewal.

4.3 Founders’ rate

Users who create an account before November 13, 2026 (the day the paid tier launches) are stamped as “founding members”. When the paid tier opens, founding members are offered a permanent discounted rate (Solo $3.99/mo, Family $79/yr) honored automatically at their first paid checkout. The founders’ rate persists for the life of the account, including across plan changes, as long as the subscription is not cancelled.

4.4 Trials and renewals

If your plan includes a free trial, your payment method will be charged at the end of the trial unless you cancel before the trial ends. All subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly or annual) for the same plan and price you most recently held.

To cancel:

Cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period. You keep paid access until then.

4.5 Refunds

For subscriptions purchased through Apple’s App Store or Google Play, refund requests are handled by the respective store under their refund policies. We do not have the technical ability to issue store-side refunds.

For subscriptions purchased directly through us via Stripe, you may request a refund within 14 days of the initial purchase or renewal by emailing support@brainlist.io. We may decline refunds in cases of suspected abuse.

4.6 Taxes

Prices shown to you may not include applicable taxes (GST/HST/VAT/sales tax). Apple, Google, and Stripe collect the right taxes at checkout based on your billing address.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

We may remove content, suspend features, or terminate accounts that we reasonably believe violate this section.

6. Community guidelines

When you participate in live contests, the leaderboard, or social features (friends, follow graph), you agree to:

Repeated violations result in temporary cooldowns or permanent suspension. We err on the side of conservative moderation when content involves minors or self-harm.

7. User-generated content (Studio)

If your subscription includes Studio access, you may author your own series, episodes, and trivia questions for others to play.

7.1 Your content

You retain ownership of the original creative content you create in Studio (your scripts, your trivia prompts, your original cover-image uploads). By submitting content to Studio, you grant BrainList a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, distribute, perform, and display your content within the Service. This license is for the operation and promotion of BrainList only — we do not claim ownership.

The license persists for as long as your content remains published on the Service. You can withdraw it at any time by deleting the content.

7.2 Moderation

All Studio content goes through a moderation review before becoming publicly playable. We reserve the right to:

Approved content appears with a “Community” badge so other users can identify user-generated material.

7.3 Warranties about your content

You warrant that:

You are responsible for any consequences arising from content you upload.

7.4 Copyright complaints (DMCA)

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice that meets 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to dmca@brainlist.io. Include:

We respond to valid DMCA notices within a reasonable time.

8. Intellectual property

The Service, including all original audio episodes, illustrations, software, branding, and design, is the property of BrainList or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Nothing in these Terms transfers that ownership to you.

You receive only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes.

9. Third-party services

The Service relies on third-party providers for parts of its functionality:

Their use of any data we share with them is governed by their respective terms and privacy policies. See our Privacy Policy for more detail.

10. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE FROM HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IS COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR FREE OF FACTUAL ERROR. THE SERVICE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE (MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, ETC.).

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW:

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations above. In those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the extent permitted by local law.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless BrainList and its officers, agents, and licensors from any claim, liability, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of (a) your use of the Service, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) content you submit to the Service, or (d) your violation of any third party’s rights.

13. Termination

These Terms continue until you stop using the Service or until your account is closed. We may terminate or suspend your access at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms.

On termination, sections that by their nature should survive (intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law) survive.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will:

If you do not agree to a material change, your remedy is to stop using the Service and (for paid subscriptions) cancel before the change takes effect.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Ontario, Canada, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute is the courts of Ontario, Canada, except where local consumer-protection law gives you a non-waivable right to sue in your home jurisdiction.

If you have a complaint, we encourage you to email support@brainlist.io first — most disputes resolve informally.

16. Miscellaneous

BrainList is operated by Haidar Al-Aubiydy, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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