Terms of Use

Last Updated: May 15, 2025

1. Introduction and Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Bright Dots ("Website"), a blog owned and operated by Alla Kurochkina. By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use this Website.

These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. About Bright Dots

Bright Dots is a personal blog providing educational and developmental games for working with preschool and early elementary school age children in PDF and PowerPoint formats. Our materials are designed for educators and parents and are not intended for children to use independently without the participation of teachers or parents.

This Website serves as an informational resource and does not process payments directly. All resources for free download or purchase are located on the platform https://boosty.to/brightdots.

3. Contact Information

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

• Email: brightdotskids@gmail.com

4. Intellectual Property Rights

4.1 Our Content

All content on this Website, including but not limited to text, images, graphics, logos, button icons, software, audio clips, and data compilations, is the property of Bright Dots or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws.

Some images used for Website design are designed by pikisuperstar - Freepik.com.

4.2 Use Restrictions

All materials on Bright Dots are licensed only for personal use. As stated by the author, Alla Kurochkina:

"I hope you find this material useful for your activities. Please note that this material is licensed only for personal use. You may use it at home or in the classroom, but you do not have the right to resell, post on the internet, or distribute it in any other form. If you want to share this material with someone else, please send them a link to the page where they can purchase their own copy. Contact me if you have any questions or notice any typos."

4.3 Limited License

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes. This license does not include:

• The right to resell or commercial use of the Website or its contents

• Any collection or use of product listings, descriptions, or prices

• Any derivative use of the Website or its contents

• Any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant

• Any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools

5. User Conduct

When using our Website, you agree not to:

• Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation

• Use the Website to transmit or send unsolicited advertising or promotional material

• Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Bright Dots, a Bright Dots employee, another user, or any other person or entity

• Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website

• Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site

• Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose

• Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website

6. Purchases and Payment Information

6.1 Payment Processing

All payments for Bright Dots materials are processed on the platform https://boosty.to/brightdots. Payment is made once for each product without any paid subscriptions.

6.2 Registration Requirement

To obtain materials, registration on the boosty.to platform is required, where purchased materials remain available for download without additional payments forever.

6.3 No Refund Policy

Please note that purchased products are digital goods and are non-refundable. Before purchasing, please review the demo version and ensure that everything works correctly on your device.

6.4 Technical Requirements

• For PDF files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the official website: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

• For interactive presentations, you will need Microsoft PowerPoint, which you can learn more about at the official website: https://www.microsoft.com

Ensure that everything works correctly before purchasing any product. If you encounter difficulties after purchase, please contact us at brightdotskids@gmail.com.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

7.1 "As Is" and "As Available" Basis

The Website and all content, materials, information, services, and products included on or otherwise made available to you through the Website are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, unless otherwise specified in writing.

7.2 No Warranties

Bright Dots makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Website or the information, content, materials, services, or products included on or otherwise made available to you through the Website.

You expressly agree that your use of the Website is at your sole risk. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, Bright Dots disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

7.3 Accuracy of Information

Bright Dots does not warrant that the information, content, materials, services, or products included on or otherwise made available to you through the Website are accurate, reliable, complete, or error-free, or that defects will be corrected.

8. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Bright Dots, its officers, directors, employees, or agents, be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages whatsoever resulting from any:

• Errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content

• Personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of our Website

• Any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein

• Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our Website

• Any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like, which may be transmitted to or through our Website by any third party

• Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Website

9. Termination

9.1 Termination Rights

Bright Dots reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Website and related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users of the Website, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

9.2 Violations of Terms

If we believe, in our sole discretion, that you have violated any of the provisions outlined in these Terms, we may take various actions including, but not limited to:

• Issuing a warning

• Temporarily suspending your access to the Website

• Permanently prohibiting you from accessing the Website

• Taking legal action against you

• Disclosing such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary

10. Changes to Terms

10.1 Modification Rights

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

10.2 Continued Use

By continuing to access or use our Website after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, please stop using the Website.

10.3 Checking for Updates

It is your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.

11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which Bright Dots operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any dispute arising under or relating in any way to these Terms will be resolved exclusively in the courts of competent jurisdiction located in the same jurisdiction, and you hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

13. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Bright Dots regarding our Website and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, regarding our Website.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at brightdotskids@gmail.com.