Terms of Service | College Essay Grader

Effective Date: November 13, 2026
Last Updated: November 13, 2026
Website: https://collegeessaygrader.io
Operator: College Essay Grader (“we,” “us,” or “our”)

1. Agreement to These Terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of College Essay Grader at collegeessaygrader.io (the “Service”).

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. Submitting an essay for review also constitutes acceptance of these Terms.

2. Who We Are

Brand / product	College Essay Grader
Domain	collegeessaygrader.io
Contact	[email protected]

3. Service Description

College Essay Grader is an online college application essay review tool. Depending on the features you use, the Service may:

• Accept a pasted college application essay (typically within the word limits shown in the product)
• Optionally use an application prompt you provide
• Return a structured report with six evaluation dimensions, overall assessment, prompt-fit notes, inline comments, and revision guidance
• On paid plans, include a fuller revision plan and The Hard Truth
• Save essay and report history when you are signed in
• Offer a free allowance and paid one-time plans (Single, Pro, Season) as shown on Pricing

Important: College Essay Grader provides writing feedback. It does not:

• Write or rewrite your essay for you
• Guarantee college admission or predict acceptance
• Detect whether text was written by AI as a primary product claim
• Act as a licensed counselor, editor, or admissions officer
• Submit applications to any college

You remain responsible for your own writing and for following each school’s rules on outside help.

4. Eligibility

• You must be at least 13 years old (or the higher age required in your jurisdiction) to use the Service.
• If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization.
• You must have the right to submit any essay text you paste (your own work, or work you are authorized to have reviewed).

5. Accounts

5.1 Accounts

Sign in is required to save reports, track revision history, and purchase paid plans.

5.2 Your responsibilities

• Provide accurate information when you register.
• Keep credentials confidential.
• Notify us promptly of unauthorized use at [email protected].
• You are responsible for activity under your account.

5.3 Suspension

We may suspend or terminate access if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms, abused the Service, or created risk for other users or College Essay Grader.

6. Acceptable Use

6.1 You may

• Submit essays you are allowed to have reviewed
• Use feedback to revise your own writing
• Purchase and use paid plans as described on Pricing

6.2 You may not

• Submit illegal, harmful, hateful, or sexually exploitative content
• Submit someone else’s essay without permission
• Attempt to reverse engineer, scrape, overload, or disrupt the Service
• Circumvent payment, review limits, rate limits, or security controls
• Misrepresent AI feedback as an official admissions decision or as human counselor advice
• Use the Service for unlawful purposes

We may remove content or restrict access when we detect abuse.

7. Essays, Reports, and Intellectual Property

7.1 Your essays

• You retain ownership of essay text you submit.
• You grant College Essay Grader a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive license to process that text and derived data solely to provide the Service you request (review generation, storage for history, and support).
• Essays are sent to our servers and to cloud AI providers as described in the Privacy Policy.

7.2 Your reports

• Subject to these Terms, you may use the feedback in your reports to revise your own applications.
• You do not receive ownership of our software, models, rubrics, branding, or product UI.
• Results depend on the draft you submit and the model; scores can change between drafts and versions.

7.3 Our IP

• The Service, software, models, branding, UI, and documentation are owned by College Essay Grader or its licensors.
• “College Essay Grader,” product UI, and related marks are our branding.
• You may not copy, resell, or redistribute the Service except as we expressly allow.

8. Free Features and Paid Products

8.1 Free use

Free access may include a limited number of essays and revision reviews, as shown on Pricing. Free features may change and are provided as available.

8.2 What counts as a review

The first full review of an essay counts as one review. Each later full review of a revision of that essay counts as another review. Review counts stay on that essay and do not move to another essay.

8.3 Paid plans

Single, Pro, and Season are one-time payments with 12 months of access, as shown at checkout. They do not auto-renew as monthly subscriptions.

• Unused essay slots and unused reviews expire when the 12-month access period ends.
• Reports you already received generally remain available in your account after expiry, subject to account retention practices.
• A review that fails before a report is created does not use one of your reviews.

Prices on Pricing may change for future purchases.

8.4 Payments

• Fees are charged when you confirm purchase through our payment provider (for example Stripe).
• Taxes may apply.
• Refunds are governed by our Refund Policy.
• You authorize us and our processors to charge the payment method you provide.

9. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information is described in the Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you also acknowledge that Policy.

10. Third-Party Services

The Service may rely on third parties (hosting, database, payments, email, auth, cloud AI for essay feedback). Their terms and privacy policies apply to their processing. We are not responsible for third-party outages beyond our reasonable control.

11. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COLLEGE ESSAY GRADER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that:

• Feedback will match any particular college’s private admissions criteria
• Scores will be identical across drafts, devices, or model versions
• Using the Service will improve admission chances
• The Service will be uninterrupted or free of bugs

Not admissions, legal, or professional counseling advice. Do not treat College Essay Grader as a substitute for a qualified counselor, teacher, or admissions office.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COLLEGE ESSAY GRADER AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE — INCLUDING APPLICATION OUTCOMES OR RELIANCE ON FEEDBACK.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE PRODUCT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) USD $50, EXCEPT WHERE LIABILITY CANNOT BE LIMITED BY LAW.

13. Indemnity

You agree to defend and indemnify College Essay Grader against claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from: (a) your essays or how you use feedback; (b) your misuse of the Service; or (c) your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

14. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. You may request account closure via [email protected].

We may terminate or suspend access for Terms violations or to protect the Service. Provisions that by nature should survive (IP, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity) will survive termination.

15. Changes to the Service or Terms

We may update features, pricing, or these Terms. We will post updated Terms on this page and revise the Last Updated date. Material changes may also be highlighted on the site. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance, except where additional consent is required by law.

16. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which College Essay Grader primarily operates, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer protections in your country apply and cannot be waived.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms:

College Essay Grader
Website: https://collegeessaygrader.io
Email: [email protected]

By using College Essay Grader, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms of Service.