⚠️ Draft for review — not legal advice.

This is a working draft. It must be reviewed and approved by a qualified data-protection / education-law professional and the responsible Data Protection Officer before it is published or relied upon. Placeholders in [square brackets] need real values.

Terms of Service

Last updated: Draft — not yet published

These terms govern a school's and its staff's use of Storyjar. They are written for the school as the customer.

1. The agreement

These Terms, together with the Data Processing Agreement and Acceptable Use Policy, form the agreement between the school (“you”) and Storyjar. By creating an account or using the service you accept them on behalf of your school.

2. The service

Storyjar is a class journal and portfolio for children aged 3–7. Teachers create classes, children add moments (photos, drawings, words), and teachers approve them before they join a child's journal. Parents may be given a read-only family view.

3. Accounts & responsibilities

  • Only staff who are appropriately DBS-checked and authorised by the school should hold accounts.
  • You are responsible for keeping login details secure and for the actions taken under your accounts.
  • You are responsible for obtaining any consents your school requires (e.g. for photographs) and for your own safeguarding and data-protection duties as the data controller.
  • Children must never be given their own login credentials — the service is designed so they don't need any.

4. Acceptable use

Use of Storyjar must comply with the Acceptable Use Policy. We may suspend access to protect children or the service.

5. Fees

Paid plans are billed as set out at sign-up (e.g. per teacher / month, billed annually). [Confirm commercial terms, trial and cancellation.]

6. Data protection

We process personal data as your processor under the Data Processing Agreement and our Privacy Policy. Data is held in the UK/EU.

7. Availability & support

We aim to keep Storyjar available and to support schools, but the service is provided “as is” without warranties beyond those that cannot be excluded by law. [Confirm SLA/support commitments.]

8. Liability

[Liability provisions to be drafted by a solicitor — nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited in law, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence.]

9. Termination & your data

Either party may end the agreement per the cancellation terms. On termination you can export your data, and we will delete it in line with the Data Processing Agreement.

10. Law

These Terms are governed by the law of England and Wales and subject to its courts.