Last updated: June 17, 2026

Terms of Service

These Terms govern your use of Prism (the “Service”), operated by Prism Learning LC. (“Prism,” “we,” “us”). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. If you are a teacher inviting students under 13 to a class, you confirm you have obtained any consents required by FERPA, COPPA, or other applicable law, and you act as the “school official” or designee for those students. Prism does not collect data directly from students without teacher direction.

2. Your account

You are responsible for the security of your account and for everything that happens under it. Tell us right away at security@onprism.org if you suspect unauthorized access.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

Use Prism for anything illegal, harmful, or that infringes someone's rights;
Reverse-engineer, scrape, or interfere with the Service or its security;
Upload malware, attempt to access other users' data, or impersonate someone;
Use the Service to generate content that exploits minors, harasses, or contains hate speech.

4. Your content (UGC)

You keep ownership of everything you create or upload to Prism: lessons, notes, comments, files, discussion posts, the works. By posting that content to the Service, you grant Prism a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to host, store, reproduce, display, and create derivative works of it solely to operate, improve, and secure the Service and to deliver it to people you share it with (e.g., your students). This license ends when you delete the content, except for copies retained in backups or as required by law.

You promise that your content doesn't infringe anyone's rights, violate any law, or contain anything harmful. You are solely responsible for it.

5. AI-generated content

Prism uses AI models (currently OpenAI and other providers we may add) to generate lesson content, definitions, examples, summaries, diagrams, and other suggestions. AI-generated output can be wrong, misleading, biased, or incomplete. You are responsible for reviewing it before sharing with students or relying on it for instruction. See our AI Disclosure for details on which features use AI and which providers process your data.

We don't train foundation models on your content. We may use aggregated or de-identified usage data to improve product features.

6. Third-party content + Section 230

Prism is a platform for users to publish and exchange educational content. To the fullest extent permitted by 47 U.S.C. § 230 and other applicable law, Prism is not responsible or liable for content created by users (including teachers, students, and guests). We may, but are not required to, review, edit, or remove content that violates these Terms. If you believe content on Prism infringes your rights, see Section 12 (DMCA) for the takedown process.

7. Copyright takedowns (DMCA)

We respect intellectual property rights and respond to valid DMCA notices. To report material on the Service that you believe infringes your copyright, send a written notice that includes:

Your physical or electronic signature;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
The URL or other location of the allegedly infringing material on Prism;
Your contact information (address, phone, email);
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, agent, or law;
A statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act on the rights holder's behalf.

Send notices to our designated DMCA agent:

DMCA agent registration with the U.S. Copyright Office is pending. Until registered, send takedown notices to dmca@onprism.org.

8. Termination

You can delete your account at any time from Settings. We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or use the Service in ways that harm us or other users. We'll give you reasonable notice when we can.

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PRISM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PRISM'S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID PRISM IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) US$100. PRISM IS NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL.

10A. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Prism and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of: (a) your use of the Service, (b) your content, (c) your violation of these Terms or applicable law, or (d) your violation of any third-party right.

11. Arbitration + class-action waiver

Please read carefully. This section affects your legal rights.

11.1 Informal resolution. Before filing a claim, you agree to try to resolve the dispute by emailing legal@onprism.org with a description of the issue. We'll try to resolve it within 60 days.

11.2 Binding arbitration.Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service that isn't resolved informally will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be held in Wilmington, Delaware, or remotely. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

11.3 Class-action waiver.YOU AND PRISM AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.

11.4 Opt-out. You can opt out of this arbitration agreement within 30 days of first creating your Prism account by emailing legal@onprism.org with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out” and including your account email. Opting out does not affect any other part of these Terms.

11.5 Exceptions. Either party may bring claims of intellectual property infringement, or seek injunctive relief, in court.

12. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to Section 11, any action that isn't subject to arbitration will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We'll post the new version here with a new “Last updated” date and, for material changes, give you notice in-product or by email. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the new Terms.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email legal@onprism.org.