Terms and Conditions for LearnToSpeakDrum

Last Updated: March 1, 2026

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of LearnToSpeakDrum, including our website and related services at https://learntospeakdrum.com.

By accessing or using LearnToSpeakDrum, you agree to these Terms.

1. Service Description

LearnToSpeakDrum provides online drum-practice tools, including (without limitation):
- Practice Hub scheduling and review workflows
- GrooveLab training sessions and progression tracking
- Playground/Rhythm Grid practice tools
- Account, billing, and subscription management features

2. Eligibility and Accounts

You must provide accurate account information and keep your login credentials secure.
You are responsible for activity on your account.
We use email-based and third-party authentication methods (including Google sign-in) through our authentication providers.

3. Authentication and Access

To use protected features, you must authenticate.
We collect your email address for authentication, account access, and service communications.
Access to paid features may depend on an active subscription or payment status.

4. Billing and Payments

Payments and subscriptions are processed through Stripe.
By purchasing a plan, you authorize applicable charges according to the price and billing interval shown at checkout.
We do not store full payment card details on our own servers.
Refunds, if offered, are handled according to the policy shown at purchase or as otherwise required by law.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:
- Use the service unlawfully
- Attempt to interfere with platform security or availability
- Abuse APIs, automation, or workflows in a way that harms the service or other users
- Reverse engineer or exploit non-public parts of the platform except where legally permitted

6. User Data and Content

You retain rights in content you submit (for example: practice entries, groove configurations, ratings, and notes).
You grant us a limited license to host, process, and display this content solely to operate and improve the service.

Practice/progress data is associated with your account so it can persist between sessions. It is not fully anonymous in account mode.

7. Third-Party Services

Our platform relies on third-party services, including:
- Auth.js / NextAuth (authentication/session handling)
- Google OAuth (optional sign-in)
- Resend (email delivery for sign-in/transactional messages)
- MongoDB (data storage)
- Stripe (billing/subscriptions)

Your use of those third-party services may be subject to their own terms and policies.

8. Availability and Changes

We may update, suspend, or discontinue parts of the service at any time.
We may release new features, modify existing behavior, or deprecate components to maintain or improve the platform.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access if you violate these Terms, misuse the service, or if required for legal/security reasons.
You may stop using the service at any time.

10. Disclaimers

The service is provided "as is" and "as available."
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, LearnToSpeakDrum and its operators will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or loss of data, profits, or goodwill arising from use of the service.

12. Privacy

Your use of LearnToSpeakDrum is also governed by our Privacy Policy:
https://learntospeakdrum.com/privacy-policy

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the service after updates means you accept the revised Terms.

14. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, contact:
support@learntospeakdrum.com