1. Acceptance
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and DREAMSTREAM Academy Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dreamstream Academy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), governing your access to and use of our website, mobile applications, and related services (the “Services”).
By creating an account, accessing the Services, or clicking to accept, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the Services. These Terms apply to your access to and use of the Services during the Test Period (defined in Section 4). The Services are currently provided as a preview / beta release; see Section 3.
2. About the Services
Dreamstream Academy operates a career-guidance platform that helps users explore educational pathways, identify career interests, and discover programs and opportunities. Features may include profile creation, assessments, personalized recommendations, and outbound links to third-party programs.
The Services are currently provided without charge. Dreamstream Academy generates revenue through affiliate referral fees as described in Section 12. We may introduce paid features, subscriptions, or premium offerings in the future. We will provide notice before introducing any charges and will not retroactively charge for features previously made available without charge.
3. Beta / Preview Status
The Services are a preview / beta release. You acknowledge and agree to the following:
- (a) Preview / Test Version. The Services are a pre-release, preview, or beta version intended for evaluation, feedback, and continued development. They are not a general-availability product.
- (b) Features May Change. Features, functionality, content, interfaces, and any aspect of the Services may be added, modified, suspended, removed, or replaced at any time without prior notice and without liability to you.
- (c) Bugs and Instability. The Services may contain bugs, errors, defects, or other issues. You should not rely on the Services for any time-sensitive, critical, or consequential purpose.
- (d) No SLA or Warranty. We provide no service-level agreement, uptime guarantee, performance commitment, or warranty of any kind. This disclaimer is in addition to, and without limiting, the disclaimers and limitations in Section 15, which apply with full force.
- (e) Right to Withdraw. We may suspend, throttle, discontinue, or withdraw the Services or any feature at any time, with or without notice, and without obligation or liability to you.
- (f) Test Period Application. The terms in this Section 3 apply throughout the Test Period as defined in Section 4.
- (g) Tester Status. During the Test Period, all users of the Services are participating as testers and are subject to the obligations in Sections 8 (Feedback) and 11 (Tester Confidentiality).
4. Test Period and Re-Acceptance
- (a) Test Period. The “Test Period” begins on the date stated at the top of these Terms (the “Effective Date”) and continues until Dreamstream Academy declares general availability of the Services (such declaration, the “GA Launch”). Dreamstream Academy will determine, in its sole discretion, when GA Launch occurs. We will provide reasonable notice to active accounts before GA Launch.
- (b) Automatic Termination at GA Launch. These Terms automatically terminate upon GA Launch unless Dreamstream Academy issues a successor Terms of Use (the “Successor Terms”) to take effect on or before GA Launch, in which case the Successor Terms govern from GA Launch forward. If for any reason Dreamstream Academy has not issued Successor Terms on or before GA Launch, these Terms will remain in effect until Successor Terms are issued and accepted. Sections 19 (Termination and Changes to These Terms) and 20 (General Provisions and Contact) survive automatic termination at GA Launch for the limited purpose of orderly windup of your account and enforcement of surviving Sections.
- (c) Re-Acceptance Required. Following GA Launch, your continued access to the Services requires affirmative re-acceptance of the Successor Terms (and the then-current Privacy Policy). Re-acceptance will be solicited through a click-through acceptance modal presented to you on your next sign-in to the Services after GA Launch. If you do not affirmatively re-accept the Successor Terms, your access to the Services will be suspended; your account and account data will continue to be retained as described in Section 4(d), and your deletion, export, and other rights under the Privacy Policy will continue to apply. You may at any time close your account under Section 19.
- (d) Tester Data After GA Launch. Your account and account data will be retained through and after the Test Period. Dreamstream Academy will not automatically delete accounts, User Content, or personal information at GA Launch. You retain whatever deletion, export, and other data rights are granted in the Privacy Policy.
- (e) Survival of Beta-Period Obligations. Sections 3 (Beta / Preview Status), 8 (Feedback), and 11 (Tester Confidentiality) survive the end of the Test Period to the extent stated in those Sections.
5. Eligibility and Parental Consent
- Minimum age. You must be at least 13 to use the Services. Use by anyone under 13 is prohibited.
- Minors (13–17). If you are 13 to 17 (or have not reached the age of majority in your state of residence), we encourage you to review these Terms with a parent or legal guardian. By using the Services, you represent that, if you are under 18, your parent or legal guardian is aware of and consents to your use.
- Adults. If you are 18 or older, you may agree to these Terms on your own behalf.
- United States only. The Services are made available only to persons located in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.
- One account. You may maintain only one personal account.
6. Account and Security
You agree to provide accurate registration information and to keep your account information current. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity under your account. Promptly notify us at [email protected] of any unauthorized access. We may suspend or terminate any account, at any time and in our sole discretion, for any violation of these Terms or for any reason.
7. User Content
You may choose to upload or submit materials to Dreamstream Academy, including transcripts, resumes, report cards, assessment results, profile information, and other materials (“User Content”).
Ownership. As between you and Dreamstream Academy, you retain ownership of your User Content.
License. By uploading User Content, you grant Dreamstream Academy a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to host, store, process, and display your User Content solely to operate and provide the Services to you, generate personalized matching and recommendations for you, and improve our matching and recommendation models using only de-identified and aggregated data. This license terminates when you delete the relevant User Content or close your account, except for de-identified and aggregated data and as needed to comply with legal obligations.
Your representations. You represent that you have the right to upload your User Content and that the content does not violate any law or any right of any third party. If your User Content includes information about another person, you represent that you have that person’s consent to provide it.
Please do not submit government identification numbers, health or medical information, biometric identifiers, financial account information, or other sensitive personal information not requested by the Services.
8. Feedback
You may, but are not required to, provide ideas, suggestions, comments, bug reports, feature requests, or other input regarding the Services (collectively, “Feedback”).
- (a) Non-Confidential. Feedback is not confidential. You should not provide any Feedback that you wish to keep confidential or that includes information you do not have the right to share.
- (b) License Grant. You grant Dreamstream Academy a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and incorporate the Feedback into the Services or any other product, service, or offering, for any purpose, without compensation or attribution to you.
- (c) No Obligation. Dreamstream Academy has no obligation to use, respond to, acknowledge, or compensate you for any Feedback, and you have no claim to any improvements, features, or revenue arising from the use of Feedback.
- (d) Scope Limitation. This Section grants rights only with respect to Feedback. It does not transfer ownership of, or grant any additional rights in, your User Content (Section 7) or your personal information (governed by the Privacy Policy). Your account-data rights remain as described in those provisions. To the extent any Feedback contains personal information, that personal information remains governed by the Privacy Policy, and the license granted in Section 8(b) applies only to the non-personal-information portions of the Feedback.
- (e) Survival. This Section 8 survives termination of these Terms, the end of the Test Period, and closure of your account.
9. AI and Automated Features
The Services use advanced artificial intelligence (“AI”) models (including large language models) to power features such as parsing uploaded materials, generating career-pathway suggestions, scoring assessments, and producing personalized recommendations. We may update or change the underlying models or model providers from time to time to improve performance, cost, or capabilities. All AI and machine learning (“ML”) service providers act as our sub-processors under contractual obligations to protect your information, use it only on our instructions, and apply security and confidentiality standards consistent with our Privacy Policy.
Not professional advice. AI-generated outputs are for general informational purposes only. They do not constitute legal, medical, financial, educational, or career advice. AI outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date. You are responsible for independently verifying any information you intend to rely on. Dreamstream Academy is not a substitute for a qualified counselor or professional.
No consequential decisions. Dreamstream Academy does not use AI-generated outputs to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on your access to education, employment, financial services, housing, healthcare, insurance, or other essential opportunities. Without limiting the foregoing, AI-generated outputs are not used by Dreamstream Academy to admit, deny, rank, or screen users for any educational program, employment opportunity, financial product, or other opportunity, and we do not transmit AI-generated profiles or assessment-derived inferences to third parties for use in admissions, hiring, lending, or similar decisions.
You agree not to use AI features to generate unlawful or deceptive content, to reverse-engineer the underlying models, or to submit confidential information about other individuals or sensitive personal information not requested by the Services.
Your acknowledgment. You acknowledge and agree that AI-generated outputs are advisory only, that you will independently verify any information before relying on it, and that Dreamstream Academy bears no responsibility for decisions you or others make based on AI-generated outputs. AI-generated outputs are intended as starting points for your exploration, not as substitutes for advice from qualified counselors, educators, or other professionals.
10. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Use the Services in violation of applicable law.
- Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation.
- Exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm minors.
- Interfere with or disrupt the Services, or attempt to gain unauthorized access.
- Use robots, scrapers, or other automated means to access the Services without our written consent.
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code of any part of the Services.
- Introduce viruses, malware, or other malicious code.
- Send unsolicited commercial messages, spam, or chain communications.
- Create multiple accounts, manipulate the Services, or engage in fraudulent or abusive conduct.
- Violate any rights of any other person, including rights of privacy, publicity, or intellectual property.
11. Tester Confidentiality
As a participant in the Test Period, you may be exposed to non-public information about the Services. You agree to the following confidentiality obligations:
- (a) Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means any non-public feature, functionality, screen, interface, design, performance characteristic, roadmap item, technical detail, or other non-public information about the Services that you learn through your participation as a tester. Confidential Information does not include (i) information that becomes publicly available through no fault of yours, (ii) information you knew before becoming a tester from a source not under a confidentiality obligation, or (iii) information independently developed by you without use of Confidential Information.
- (b) Restrictions. You agree that you will not: (i) publicly post, publish, broadcast, or share screenshots, screen recordings, demo videos, or other visual reproductions of the Services or any feature thereof; (ii) disclose, describe, or summarize non-public features, roadmap items, performance characteristics, or technical details to any third party that operates, or to your knowledge is developing, a career-guidance, college-and-career-readiness, educational-pathway-matching, or career-assessment platform; to the press or media; or to the general public; or (iii) use Confidential Information for any purpose other than your participation as a tester.
- (c) Permitted Disclosures. You may disclose: (i) the fact that you are participating in a Dreamstream Academy beta or test program at a general level; (ii) your high-level opinions about your participation; and (iii) Confidential Information where compelled by law, court order, or governmental authority, provided that you give us reasonable prior notice where legally permissible so we may seek protective relief.
- (d) Uniform Application. The obligations in this Section apply uniformly to all testers in their capacity as testers. They apply in addition to, and do not displace, any other confidentiality, fiduciary, or similar obligation you may owe to Dreamstream Academy in another capacity (such as advisor, investor, director, employee, or contractor).
- (e) Survival. This Section 11 survives termination of these Terms or the end of the Test Period for a period of two (2) years from the date your participation as a tester ends.
12. Affiliate Programs and Outbound Links
Dreamstream Academy participates in affiliate marketing programs. When you click certain outbound links to programs or partners, you may be directed to a third-party site. If you make a qualifying purchase or take a qualifying action there, Dreamstream Academy may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Links and recommendations that may generate a commission are marked with a clear and conspicuous disclosure consistent with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 C.F.R. Part 255). Commissions help support the Services and are not used to influence the substance of our recommendations.
Once you click an outbound link and leave the Services, the destination site’s terms and privacy policy govern. Dreamstream Academy is not a party to any transaction between you and a third-party merchant or provider, does not endorse or warrant any third-party program, and has no responsibility for products, services, fulfillment, or refunds offered by third parties.
13. Intellectual Property
All content made available through the Services other than User Content, including text, graphics, designs, logos, software, code, recommendations, and assessments, is owned by Dreamstream Academy or its licensors.
“Dreamstream Academy,” “DREAMSTREAM,” and “Career GPS” are trademarks of DREAMSTREAM Academy Inc. Federal trademark applications for these marks are pending with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. You may not use these marks without our prior written consent. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Dreamstream Academy grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services for personal, non-commercial use. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
14. Mobile Application Terms
Our mobile application is available through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.
14.1 Apple App Store
If you download the application from the Apple App Store, you acknowledge that:
- These Terms are between you and Dreamstream Academy only, not Apple Inc.
- Apple is not responsible for the application or its content.
- Apple has no obligation to furnish maintenance or support services for the application.
- If the application fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation regarding the application.
- Apple is not responsible for addressing claims by you or any third party relating to the application.
- If a third party claims the application infringes that party’s intellectual property rights, Dreamstream Academy (not Apple) is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, and discharge of that claim.
- You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo or designated as terrorist-supporting, and are not on any U.S. list of prohibited or restricted parties.
- Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms with respect to your license to use the application and may enforce these Terms against you.
14.2 Google Play
If you download the application from the Google Play Store, these Terms are between you and Dreamstream Academy only. Google Inc. and its affiliates are not responsible for the application. Your use is also subject to the Google Play Terms of Service.
14.3 In-App Purchases
The Services do not currently offer in-app purchases or paid subscriptions. We may introduce them in the future and will provide notice consistent with applicable App Store policies before doing so.
15. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, AI-GENERATED OUTPUTS, ASSESSMENT RESULTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THIRD-PARTY LINKS, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DREAMSTREAM ACADEMY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT, ASSESSMENT RESULTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, OR AI OUTPUTS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY THIRD-PARTY PROGRAMS OR PROVIDERS LINKED FROM THE SERVICES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DREAMSTREAM ACADEMY AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT DREAMSTREAM ACADEMY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Cap on direct damages. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Dreamstream Academy’s total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to your use of the Services, regardless of the form of action and whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other legal theory, is limited to the greater of (a) the amounts paid by you to Dreamstream Academy for the Services in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to liability, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100). The Services are currently provided without charge; accordingly, the applicable cap during the Test Period is $100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of certain damages. In those jurisdictions, the foregoing applies only to the extent permitted by law. Additional disclaimers specific to the Test Period are set forth in Section 3 and apply with full force during your use of the preview / beta Services.
16. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Dreamstream Academy and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: your use of the Services; your User Content; your violation of these Terms; your violation of any law or any right of any third party; or any third-party transaction you enter into through the Services.
17. Dispute Resolution
Before filing any lawsuit, you and Dreamstream Academy agree to attempt to resolve any dispute informally for 30 days after written notice to the other party. To initiate, send a notice describing the dispute and the relief sought to [email protected] and by mail to the address in Section 16. The applicable statute of limitations will be tolled during this 30-day period.
Either party may bring an individual action in small-claims court for any qualifying claim, may seek temporary or preliminary injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property rights or address security threats, and may file a complaint with a federal, state, or local government agency.
All other disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware as set forth in Section 14. Nothing in this Section limits any non-waivable right to seek public injunctive relief under applicable law.
18. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms and any dispute are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Wilmington, Delaware. This choice of law does not deprive you of any non-waivable consumer protections under the laws of your state of residence.
19. Termination and Changes to These Terms
These Terms remain in effect while you use the Services. You may terminate your account at any time through your account settings or by contacting [email protected]. Dreamstream Academy may suspend or terminate your account or access to all or part of the Services at any time, with or without notice, for any reason. Sections that by their nature should survive termination, including Sections 7 (license), 9 (AI), 13 (IP), 15 (disclaimers, liability, and cap), 16 (indemnification), 17 (dispute resolution), 18 (governing law), 20 (General Provisions, to the extent necessary to enforce surviving Sections), 8 (Feedback license), 11 (Tester Confidentiality, for two years), and 4(d) (retention of tester data), will survive. Re-acceptance of any Successor Terms following GA Launch is governed by Section 4.
Dreamstream Academy may revise these Terms from time to time. The date of last revision is at the top. If we make material changes, we will notify users with an account by email and, where appropriate, by posting a notice in the Services. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
20. General Provisions and Contact
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms presented at the point of use of a specific feature, constitute the entire agreement between you and Dreamstream Academy regarding the Services. If any provision is held invalid, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will continue in full force. No failure to enforce a right or provision is a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign without restriction. Headings are for convenience only. “Including” means “including without limitation.”
Privacy questions: [email protected].
Support and dispute notices under Section 17: [email protected].
Mailing address:
DREAMSTREAM Academy Inc.
9893 Georgetown Pike
#177
Great Falls, VA 22066