These terms are the agreement between you and Meridian Strategy Studio LLC ("Squirk", "we", "us"),
which operates the Squirk app. Squirk is a spelling app for young children (around ages 4–8), so the
account belongs to a parent or guardian, not the child. Please read this before you subscribe.
Who can use Squirk
You must be 18 or older to create an account and agree to these terms. You confirm you
are the parent or legal guardian of each child you add, and that you consent to Squirk collecting the
limited information described in our
Privacy Notice for them. Children do not create
accounts and cannot agree to these terms themselves.
What Squirk provides
Squirk gives your child adaptive spelling practice, hints, and progress tracking, plus a dashboard where
you can follow how they are getting on. We may improve, add, or retire features over time.
Your free trial
New accounts start with a free trial with all features unlocked. We do not ask for a
payment method to begin the trial, and nothing is charged during it. When the trial ends, practice
pauses until you choose a subscription. There is no free tier after the trial.
Subscriptions and billing
Squirk subscriptions are auto-renewing and are sold through the Apple App Store.
Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase.
Your subscription renews automatically for the same period unless you turn off auto-renew at least
24 hours before the current period ends.
Your Apple ID is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.
You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your App Store account settings.
Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
Prices are shown in the app before you buy, in your local currency. If a price changes, we will tell
you in advance and it will only apply to future renewals.
Refunds
Purchases are handled by Apple, so refunds are managed by Apple under their terms. You can request one
through your App Store purchase history. We cannot issue refunds for App Store purchases directly, but
tell us if something went wrong and we will help where we can.
Your account
Keep your sign-in details and parent PIN private. The PIN protects the grown-up area, where account and
subscription settings live. You are responsible for activity on your account, including practice by the
children you add.
Fair use
Please do not:
copy, resell, or redistribute Squirk's words, hints, artwork, or other content;
try to break, probe, or overload the service, or work around the subscription;
use Squirk in a way that breaks the law or harms a child.
Who owns what
Squirk and its content (the word lists, hints, characters, artwork, and software) belongs to us, and
you get a personal, non-transferable licence to use it for your family. Your child's progress data
belongs to you; you can export or delete it at any time.
Privacy
How we handle your family's information, including the microphone and your child's voice, is explained
in the Privacy Notice, which forms part of these
terms.
Availability
We work to keep Squirk running, but we cannot promise it will always be available or error free. We may
pause the service for maintenance, and we may change or discontinue features. If we withdraw a paid
feature you are actively paying for, we will give you notice.
Limits on our liability
Squirk is a practice tool, not a diagnosis, assessment, or replacement for teaching or professional
support. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or unforeseeable losses, and our
total liability is limited to what you paid us in the month before the claim. Nothing here limits
liability that cannot legally be limited.
Ending these terms
You can stop using Squirk and delete your account at any time from the grown-up area. We may suspend or
end an account that breaks these terms or puts children or the service at risk. If we end your account
without cause, we will refund any unused paid period.
App Store terms
Because you downloaded Squirk from the Apple App Store, the following also apply. Apple requires
these, and they are written in Apple's terms rather than ours.
Apple is not a party. These terms are between you and Squirk only, not with Apple.
Squirk, not Apple, is solely responsible for the app and its content.
Your licence. You get a non-transferable licence to use Squirk on Apple-branded
products that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms
and Conditions.
Support. Squirk is solely responsible for any maintenance and support. Apple has no
obligation to provide any maintenance or support for Squirk.
Warranty. Squirk is responsible for any product warranties, whether or not they can
be disclaimed. If Squirk fails to conform to an applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple
will refund the purchase price to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other
warranty obligation at all, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses
attributable to a failure to conform to a warranty are Squirk's responsibility.
Claims. Squirk, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claim by you or a third
party relating to Squirk or your possession or use of it, including product liability claims, any claim
that Squirk fails to meet a legal or regulatory requirement, and claims under consumer protection,
privacy, or similar laws.
Intellectual property claims. If a third party claims that Squirk infringes their
intellectual property rights, Squirk, not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defence,
settlement, and discharge of that claim.
Legal compliance. You confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a US
Government embargo or designated by the US Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that
you are not listed on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Third-party terms. You must comply with any applicable third-party terms when using
Squirk (for example, your wireless carrier's terms).
Apple's right to enforce. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party
beneficiaries of these terms, and on your acceptance Apple has the right, and is deemed to have
accepted the right, to enforce these terms against you.
Changes to these terms
If we change these terms, we will update the version and date above and tell you in the app. Continuing
to use Squirk after a change means you accept the updated terms.
Contact us
Send any questions, complaints, or claims about Squirk to us, not to Apple. Message us in the app under
Settings → Contact support, or reach us at:
Meridian Strategy Studio LLC
14205 Burnet Rd, Ste 570, Austin, TX 78728-6529, USA