Terms of Use

Gabuu — Terms of Use

Effective Date: 27 February 2026

Last Updated: 27 February 2026

Welcome to Gabuu. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Gabuu platform at gabuu.app (the “Platform”). By creating an account or using the Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

The Platform is operated by Geoff Mallinson as an unincorporated entity based in New South Wales, Australia (“Gabuu”, “we”, “us”, “our”).

Please read these Terms carefully. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Platform.

1. About the Platform

Gabuu is a concept-centric learning platform that applies evidence-based learning science — including spaced repetition, retrieval practice, and interleaving — to help students study more effectively. The Platform enables educators to create, curate, and distribute study content, and enables students to engage with that content through adaptive review.

The Platform also incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with content generation. Details about our AI use are set out in Section 8.

2. Eligibility and Accounts

2.1 Who can use the Platform

The Platform is available to individuals of any age. Where users are under 18, access is typically mediated through a school or educational institution, and the relevant school is responsible for obtaining any necessary parental or guardian consent.

2.2 Account registration

To use the Platform, you must create an account by providing your name, email address, and school or institution name. You may also be registered by an authorised educator or school administrator on your behalf.

You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information when creating your account
• Keep your login credentials secure and confidential
• Not share your account or login credentials with any other person
• Notify us promptly if you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account

You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.

2.3 Account suspension and termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our discretion, including but not limited to circumstances where:

• You breach these Terms or any applicable law
• Your conduct is harmful, disruptive, or inappropriate
• Your use of the Platform poses a risk to other users or to the integrity of the Platform
• Continued access is not in the best interests of the Gabuu community

Where practicable, we will provide notice before suspending or terminating your account and give you an opportunity to retrieve your content. However, we may act immediately where we consider it necessary to protect users or the Platform.

You may also delete your account at any time by contacting us at contact@gabuu.app.

3. Use of the Platform

3.1 Licence to use

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Platform for lawful educational purposes.

3.2 Current service phase

The Platform is currently provided as a research preview at no cost to users. Features, availability, and pricing are subject to change. We will notify users before introducing any paid features or subscription tiers.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree that you will not use the Platform to:

1. Engage in any unlawful activity or use the Platform in any way that violates applicable Australian or international laws
2. Bully, harass, intimidate, or threaten any other user, or engage in conduct that is abusive, discriminatory, or harmful
3. Share your login credentials with any other person or allow others to access the Platform through your account
4. Misuse AI features — the Platform provides AI-assisted content generation subject to fair use. We reserve the right to throttle, limit, or restrict AI token usage at our discretion to ensure equitable access for all users
5. Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data or content from the Platform using automated means
6. Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Platform, other user accounts, or related systems or networks
7. Interfere with or disrupt the Platform's infrastructure, performance, or availability
8. Upload or distribute malware, viruses, or any other harmful code
9. Use the Platform for commercial purposes unrelated to its intended educational function without our prior written consent
10. Reproduce, redistribute, or publicly display content from the Platform except as permitted under these Terms

We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action in response to any suspected breach of these Terms, including suspension or termination of your account.

5. Content and Intellectual Property

5.1 Gabuu's intellectual property

All rights, title, and interest in the Platform — including its design, software, branding, algorithms, and documentation — are owned by or licensed to Gabuu. Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you, except for the limited licence granted in Section 3.1.

5.2 Your content

You retain ownership of the content you create on the Platform, including flashcards, study sets, notes, and other learning materials (“Your Content”).

However, by creating or uploading Your Content to the Platform, you grant Gabuu a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, display, reproduce, and distribute Your Content solely for the purpose of operating and providing the Platform to you.

5.3 Shared content and Studio

When you choose to share Your Content with other users through the Platform's sharing features (including Studio), you grant Gabuu a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable licence to host, store, display, reproduce, distribute, adapt, and make available that shared content to other users of the Platform. This licence is necessary so that we can continue to make shared content available to learners and educators even if you later close your account or withdraw from the Platform.

You acknowledge that:

• Once content is shared, other users may have accessed, saved, or built upon it
• Removing shared content from Studio may not remove copies that have already been distributed to other users
• You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to share any content you make available through the Platform

5.4 Educator content sharing

Educators may choose to share content they create with other educators and their students through the Platform. Content sharing is opt-in — educators decide what content to share and with whom. By sharing content, the educator agrees to the licensing terms in Section 5.3.

5.5 Content removal

We reserve the right to remove any content from the Platform that we reasonably believe:

• Violates these Terms or any applicable law
• Is inaccurate, misleading, or inappropriate for the Platform's educational purpose
• Infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party
• Is harmful or objectionable

If you believe content on the Platform infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us at contact@gabuu.app.

6. Privacy

Your use of the Platform is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. Where the Platform is used by children, our Children's Data Collection Statement also applies.

By using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy.

7. Third-Party Services

The Platform is built on third-party infrastructure, including:

• Vercel — application hosting and analytics
• Supabase — database hosting and authentication

Your use of the Platform may be subject to the terms and policies of these providers. We are not responsible for the availability or performance of third-party services.

8. Artificial Intelligence

The Platform uses AI models (including Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI) to assist with flashcard generation and content creation.

8.1 How AI is used

• AI is used for specific, educator-directed tasks such as generating flashcard content from source material
• There is no open chat interface to AI on the Platform
• AI functionality is provided as a tool to support learning, not as a replacement for educator judgement

8.2 AI data handling

• No user-identifiable information is sent to any AI model
• Your data is not used to train AI models
• AI outputs are generated content and may contain errors or inaccuracies. You are responsible for reviewing AI-generated content before use.

8.3 Fair use of AI features

AI features consume computational resources. We reserve the right to:

• Set limits on AI usage per user or per institution
• Throttle or restrict AI features to ensure equitable access for all users
• Modify, suspend, or discontinue AI features at any time

Excessive or abusive use of AI features may result in temporary or permanent restriction of your access to those features.

9. Disclaimers

9.1 “As is” provision

The Platform is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

9.2 No guarantees

We do not guarantee that:

• The Platform will be available at all times or without interruption
• The Platform will be free from errors, bugs, or security vulnerabilities
• Any content on the Platform (including AI-generated content) is accurate, complete, or suitable for any particular purpose
• Use of the Platform will result in any particular learning outcome

9.3 Educational content

The Platform is a study tool, not a substitute for professional education, teaching, or advice. Content on the Platform — whether created by educators, students, or AI — is provided for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as authoritative in any professional or clinical context.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by Australian law, including the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)):

• Gabuu's total liability to you for any claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Platform is limited to the amount you have paid us (if any) in the 12 months preceding the claim
• We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profits, or loss of learning opportunities

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any rights or guarantees that cannot be excluded or limited under Australian Consumer Law.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Gabuu and its operator from and against any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal costs) arising out of or in connection with:

• Your use of the Platform in breach of these Terms
• Content you create, upload, or share through the Platform
• Your violation of any applicable law or the rights of any third party

12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will:

• Update the “Last Updated” date at the top of these Terms
• Where practicable, notify users via the Platform or by email

Your continued use of the Platform after changes are made constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Platform and delete your account.

13. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Australia. To the extent that a state or territory jurisdiction must be specified, the laws of New South Wales apply, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

Before commencing any legal proceedings, you agree to attempt to resolve any dispute with us through good faith negotiation. You may contact us at contact@gabuu.app to raise any concern or dispute.

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Children's Data Collection Statement, constitute the entire agreement between you and Gabuu regarding your use of the Platform. They supersede any prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral.

16. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

Email: contact@gabuu.app