These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to the TalkTiles mobile application, also listed as TalkTiles AAC Cards and TalkTiles Communicator (the “App”), and to this website. The App is provided by Tatyana Dovletova under the Velassi name (“we”, “us”, or “our”). By installing or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
1. What TalkTiles is
TalkTiles is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app. It lets people communicate by tapping picture tiles that the device speaks out loud. TalkTiles is a communication tool. It is not a medical device, it does not diagnose or treat any condition, and it does not replace an evaluation, advice, or support from a speech-language pathologist, doctor, or other qualified professional.
2. Who may use the App
The App may be used by adults, and by children with the involvement of a parent, legal guardian, caregiver, educator, or therapist. If you set up or manage the App for a child or another person, you are responsible for how the App is used on their behalf and for accepting these Terms for them where the law allows.
3. Accounts
You can start using the App without an account. Some optional features need you to sign in. If you create or use an account, keep your sign-in details safe and tell us if you think someone has used your account without permission. You can ask us to delete your account at any time. See Delete your account.
4. Free features and Pro subscriptions
- TalkTiles is free to start. Some features are offered through an optional paid subscription (“Pro”).
- Subscriptions are sold and billed by the app store you use, such as Google Play or the Amazon Appstore. Prices, billing periods, free trials, renewals, cancellations, and refunds are handled under that store’s terms and shown to you before you buy.
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel them in your store account before the renewal date. Uninstalling the App or deleting your TalkTiles account does not cancel a store subscription.
- If a subscription ends, Pro features may stop working, but basic communication in the App remains available.
5. Your content
Boards, cards, labels, phrases, photos, and other content you create or add in the App (“Your Content”) belong to you or your licensors. You give us permission to store, copy, and process Your Content only as needed to operate, protect, and provide the App to you, including any features you choose to use. You are responsible for making sure you have the right to use any pictures, photos, or text you add.
6. Our content
The App, its design, built-in pictures, symbols, voices, sounds, and other materials are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by law. We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for your own communication needs, in line with these Terms and the rules of the store you downloaded it from. You may not copy, sell, or redistribute the App or its built-in materials, or try to reverse engineer it, except where the law allows.
7. Acceptable use
Please do not use the App or this website to break the law, to infringe anyone’s rights, to harm, harass, or impersonate others, to interfere with or disrupt our services, or to try to access accounts, systems, or data that you are not allowed to access.
8. Third-party services
The App relies on third-party services such as app stores, payment processing, sign-in providers, and hosting. Your use of those services may also be covered by their own terms and privacy policies. How we handle information is described in our Privacy Policy.
9. Availability and changes
We work to keep basic communication available on your device, including without an internet connection. Online features may sometimes be unavailable, and we may update, change, or stop offering parts of the App over time. Keep the App and your device up to date for the best experience.
10. Disclaimer
The App is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the fullest extent allowed by law, we make no warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, and we do not promise that the App will be error-free or uninterrupted. Some places do not allow certain warranties to be excluded, so some of these exclusions may not apply to you.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use the App. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, or any rights you have as a consumer that cannot be waived.
12. Ending use
You can stop using the App at any time by uninstalling it. We may suspend or end access to online features for anyone who seriously or repeatedly breaks these Terms.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the Effective Date above. If a change is significant, we will take reasonable steps to let you know. Continuing to use the App after a change takes effect means you accept the updated Terms.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email us at velassi.co@gmail.com.