Terms of Service · Aletheian Academy

Effective date: August 25, 2026 · Last updated: August 25, 2026

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. Section 17 contains a binding arbitration agreement and a class-action waiver that affect your legal rights. You may opt out of arbitration within 30 days as described in Section 17.6.

1. Agreement to these Terms

1.1 These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding contract between you and Launture LLC, a Utah limited liability company doing business as Aletheian Academy ("Aletheian Academy," "Company," "we," "us," or "our"). They govern your access to and use of the websites located at aletheianacademy.com and learntheclassics.com, and all related applications, features, content, and services (collectively, the "Platform" or "Services").

1.2 By creating an account, clicking "I agree," or accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Acceptable Use Policy, each incorporated by reference. If you apply as a tutor or provide tutoring through the Platform, you are also bound by the Tutor Independent Contractor Agreement. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

1.3 If you accept these Terms on behalf of a child, a household, or an organization, you represent that you are authorized to bind that person or entity, and "you" includes them.

2. What Aletheian Academy is

2.1 We are a Christian educational platform. Aletheian Academy is a Christian educational platform operated by Launture LLC. We exist so that students may read the great books of the West, learn to think, and grow in wisdom and virtue, through independent tutors working on this Platform. Our public account of who we are, what we believe, and whom we hire is at /who-we-are. Tutors who teach here must be able to affirm it.

2.2 We are not the employer of Tutors, and Tutors are not our agents. Tutors are independent contractors who set their own rates, availability, and instructional methods. We do not supervise, direct, or control the manner or means by which Tutors deliver instruction, except for the safety, conduct, and faith-and-charter rules stated in these Terms, the Acceptable Use Policy, the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Tutor Agreement, and Who we are.

2.3 We are not a licensed K-12 school, a degree-granting institution, or a state education agency. We do not award diplomas, credits, or state-recognized credentials. Parents remain the primary educators of their children. Booking a tutor here is not enrollment in a public or private day school.

2.4 We do not guarantee outcomes. We make no representation or warranty regarding any educational result, score, admission, credential, or improvement. Tutor profiles, biographies, and credentials are largely self-reported; while we apply screening described in Section 6, we do not independently verify every statement a Tutor makes.

2.5 Content from Users is not ours. Tutor profiles, reviews, messages, and other material submitted by Users ("User Content") reflect the views of the Users who provide it, not Aletheian Academy.

3. Eligibility and accounts

3.1 Account roles. Accounts are created as "Student/Parent" or "Tutor."

3.2 Age and children.

(a) To create and control an account, you must be at least 18 years

old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction).

(b) Children under 13 may participate only through a

Parent-managed profile. A child under 13 has no login of their own; the Parent is always the acting account holder. We collect personal information from children under 13 only with verifiable parental consent and as described in the Privacy Policy.

Parent creates it and grants specific permissions. The Parent remains responsible for the minor\'s use of the Services and for all charges.

(d) By enrolling a minor or permitting a minor to attend a session,

the Parent consents to the minor\'s participation, including live video interaction with an independent Tutor, and represents that they have authority to provide that consent.

3.3 Account security. You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for all activity under your account. Notify us at support@learntheclassics.com immediately of any unauthorized use. We use httpOnly session cookies; logging out invalidates the session server-side.

3.4 Accuracy. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to keep it updated.

4. Bookings, sessions, and the role of the Parent

4.1 Booking. Students/Parents may request and book sessions with Tutors based on posted availability. A booking is confirmed when payment is authorized as described in Section 5. Booking a slot places a temporary hold; an unpaid hold expires automatically.

4.2 Live sessions. Sessions are delivered over our integrated live-video tooling (currently powered by LiveKit). You are responsible for having a suitable device and internet connection.

4.3 Supervision of minors. Parents are strongly encouraged to be present or within proximity for sessions involving minors. We provide safety tooling and policies (see the Child Safeguarding Policy), but the Parent remains the primary supervisor of a minor\'s participation.

4.4 Recording. We do not currently record sessions. We reserve the right to record sessions in the future for safety, quality assurance, dispute resolution, or compliance purposes. If we enable recording, we will provide advance notice and obtain any consent required by applicable law (including the laws of "all-party consent" states) before recording your sessions. Users may not record sessions themselves without the consent of all participants (and, for a minor, the Parent), and Tutors are contractually prohibited from independently recording (see the Tutor Agreement).

5. Payments, fees, and platform commission

5.1 Student payments. Card payments from Students and Parents are processed by Stripe, Inc. We never receive or store full payment-card numbers. By paying, you also agree to Stripe's terms.

5.2 Charges. When you book, you authorize us (through Stripe) to authorize and capture the session price shown at checkout, plus any tax we are required to collect and that is shown before you pay. For a completed session, the Tutor's share is paid out as described in the Tutor Agreement, less our platform fee and any adjustments (refunds, chargebacks).

5.3 Platform fee. The Tutor sets the amount they wish to receive (their "take"). The price shown to the Student is that take grossed up by our live platform fee, which is set in basis points of the gross price and may be changed by us. The default fee is 2,000 basis points of the gross (20% of the price the Student pays, which is a 25% markup on the Tutor's take). The fee in force at booking is snapshotted onto that booking; later fee changes do not affect already-booked sessions. We may change the fee prospectively on notice.

5.4 Cancellations and refunds. Refunds follow the Cancellation Policy, which is incorporated by reference. In summary, and subject to that policy\'s full terms:

Cancellation 24 hours or more before the session: full refund.
Cancellation between 2 and 24 hours before: 50% refund; the

remaining 50% is paid to the Tutor.

Cancellation less than 2 hours before, or after the session has

started: no refund; the Tutor is paid in full.

The applicable tier is locked in at the time of booking. If a

Tutor fails to attend ("tutor no-show," determined by our presence tracking), the Student receives an automatic full refund.

5.5 Taxes. The price shown for a tutoring session is the price of that session. We do not currently add sales tax to tutoring sessions. If the law requires us to collect a tax on a purchase, we will show it at checkout before you pay. Tutors are responsible for their own income and self-employment taxes (see the Tutor Agreement).

5.6 Card disputes. A chargeback is when the person who paid asks their bank or card issuer to reverse a charge. You do that with the bank, not with us. For cancellations and refunds, use the Cancellation Policy or write to support@learntheclassics.com first; those paths are faster and do not put the payment in dispute. You may still dispute a charge with your bank. If you reverse a charge for a session that was delivered, or use a chargeback to skip the cancellation policy, we may close the account.

6. Tutor screening (what we do and do not promise)

6.1 Before a Tutor's profile is activated and visible to Students, we require the Tutor to (a) complete an application and (b) agree to our conduct rules and the Tutor Agreement. Where possible, we also interview the Tutor. We may require a background screening through a third-party consumer reporting agency, including a criminal and sex-offender-registry check, as a condition of activation, of remaining active, or at a family's request.

6.2 Limits of vetting. Interviews and background screening have inherent limitations. A check reflects only records reasonably available at the time, may not surface all relevant history, and is not a guarantee of any person's character, fitness, or future conduct. We do not guarantee the safety, qualifications, or conduct of any Tutor, and you assume the risks inherent in interacting with other people, online and offline. Parents remain responsible for supervising minors.

7. User Content and license

7.1 Ownership. You retain ownership of User Content you submit. We do not claim ownership of it.

7.2 License to us. You grant Launture LLC a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, modify (for formatting), display, and distribute your User Content solely to operate, promote, and improve the Services. This license ends when you delete your User Content, except for (a) content others have shared or saved, (b) backup copies retained for a commercially reasonable period, and (c) content we must retain by law.

7.3 Your representations. You represent that you own or have the rights to your User Content and that it does not violate any law or third-party right.

7.4 Reviews and testimonials. Reviews must reflect genuine, first-hand experience. Fabricated reviews, reviews exchanged for undisclosed compensation, and reviews by a person with an undisclosed material connection to the subject are prohibited and may be removed. We display reviews in accordance with the FTC\'s rules on consumer reviews and testimonials; we do not suppress reviews based solely on their rating.

7.5 Feedback. If you send us ideas or suggestions, you grant us an unrestricted right to use them without obligation to you.

8. Acceptable use

Your use of the Services is subject to the Acceptable Use Policy. Violations may result in content removal, suspension, or termination.

9. Intellectual property of Aletheian Academy

9.1 The Services, including our software, text, design, logos, the names "Aletheian Academy" and "Learn the Classics," and our curated booklists and original content (excluding User Content and public-domain works), are owned by or licensed to Launture LLC and protected by intellectual-property laws. Public-domain texts referenced on the Platform remain in the public domain; our selection, arrangement, and commentary are protected.

9.2 We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Services for their intended purpose. You may not copy, scrape, reverse-engineer, resell, or create derivative works from the Services except as permitted by law.

10. Copyright and DMCA

10.1 We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). If you believe content on the Platform infringes your copyright, send a notice with the elements required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to legal@aletheianacademy.com (mail: Launture LLC, 7533 S Center View Ct Ste N, West Jordan, UT 84084-5526, USA). We will register a Designated Agent with the U.S. Copyright Office and update this section with that listing once it is on file.

10.2 We will remove or disable access to infringing material, notify the affected User, and process counter-notifications as provided by the DMCA. We terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

11. Third-party services

The Services rely on and link to third-party services (e.g., Stripe for payments, LiveKit for video). Your use of those services is governed by their terms, and we are not responsible for them.

12. Suspension and termination

12.1 You may stop using the Services and delete your account at any time.

12.2 We may suspend or terminate your access, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, the Acceptable Use Policy, or any law; if required to protect Users (especially minors); or to protect the Services. We may also discontinue the Services or any feature.

12.3 Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 2, 5.6, 7.2, 9, 13--18) survive.

13. Disclaimers

13.1 THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranty arising from course of dealing or usage of trade.

13.2 We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that any Tutor, Student, or session will meet your expectations.

13.3 We set the rules of this Christian educational platform and operate it. Tutors remain independent contractors; we are not their employer and we do not teach the lesson. We are not responsible for the conduct of any User, online or offline, except where the law does not allow us to disclaim that responsibility.

13.4 Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; in those jurisdictions, some of the above may not apply to you.

14. Limitation of liability

14.1 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LAUNTURE LLC AND ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the Services, even if advised of the possibility.

14.2 OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY for any claim arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amounts you paid to us in the six (6) months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars (\$100).

14.3 The limitations in this Section apply to all theories of liability and do not limit liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

15. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Launture LLC and its officers, members, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys\' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Services; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms or any law; or (d) your interaction with any other User. Tutors\' indemnification obligations are additionally governed by the Tutor Agreement.

16. Changes to the Terms

We may update these Terms. If we make material changes, we will provide reasonable notice (e.g., by email or an in-Service notice) before they take effect. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Services.

17. Dispute resolution; binding arbitration; class-action waiver

This Section affects your legal rights. It requires individual arbitration and waives class actions. Read it carefully.

17.1 Informal resolution first. Before starting an arbitration, you agree to contact us at legal@aletheianacademy.com with a written description of the dispute and to attempt in good faith to resolve it for at least 60 days.

17.2 Agreement to arbitrate. Except for the matters in Section 17.5, you and Launture LLC agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), rather than in court. For a Student or Parent, AAA's Consumer Arbitration Rules apply. For a Tutor, AAA's Commercial Arbitration Rules apply unless AAA requires otherwise.

17.3 Arbitration procedure. The arbitration will be seated in Salt Lake County, Utah, though you may elect to participate by telephone or video, or have a documents-only arbitration where permitted. The arbitrator may award the same individual relief a court could. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. This Section is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.

17.4 CLASS-ACTION AND JURY WAIVER. You and Launture LLC 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, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person\'s claims or preside over any class or representative proceeding. You and Launture LLC waive any right to a jury trial.

17.5 Exceptions. Either party may (a) bring an individual claim in small-claims court if it qualifies, and (b) seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to protect intellectual-property or confidentiality rights or to address unauthorized use of the Services. Nothing here prevents a party from reporting unlawful conduct to a government agency.

17.6 30-day right to opt out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing legal@aletheianacademy.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your name, account email, and a clear statement that you opt out of arbitration. Opting out does not affect any other part of these Terms.

17.7 Severability of this Section. If the class-action waiver in 17.4 is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim (and only that claim) will proceed in court; the remainder of this Section survives.

18. General

18.1 Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Utah and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Subject to Section 17, the exclusive venue for any permitted court action is the state and federal courts located in Salt Lake County, Utah, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

18.2 Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, Cancellation Policy, and (for Tutors) the Tutor Agreement, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Services and supersede prior agreements.

18.3 Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them, including to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or a renaming or rebranding of the Company or the LLC, without restriction.

18.4 Severability; waiver. If any provision is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

18.5 Force majeure. We are not liable for failures or delays caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

18.6 Notices. We may provide notices by email or through the Services. Legal notices to us must be sent to legal@aletheianacademy.com and, where a physical address is required, to the address above.

18.7 Relationship. Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between you and us.

19. Contact

Launture LLC d/b/a Aletheian Academy 7533 S Center View Ct Ste N, West Jordan, UT 84084-5526, USA Legal: legal@aletheianacademy.com · Privacy: privacy@aletheianacademy.com · Support: support@learntheclassics.com