Terms of Service

1. Who runs ASPIRE

ASPIRE is operated by MLN Learning LLC, a Virginia limited liability company ("MLN Learning", "we", "us"). By accessing or using ASPIRE ("the Service"), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Who can use ASPIRE

Accounts that hold a paid plan, and all purchases, must be held by an adult 18 or older, usually a parent or guardian. Students under 18 may use ASPIRE only with a parent's or guardian's permission. Students under 13 may use ASPIRE only through a parent's account, after verified parental consent, as described in our Privacy Notice for Parents. A parent who adds a student accepts these terms for that student.

3. Use of the Service

ASPIRE is an educational test preparation platform. You agree to use it only for lawful, personal educational purposes. You may not share your account, resell access, or use the platform to develop competing products.

4. Plans, trials, and automatic renewal

Explorer is free. Committed is $29 per month and All-In is $199 per year; the price shown at checkout controls. Paid plans renew automatically at the end of each billing period, at the then-current price, until you cancel. The Committed free trial lasts 7 days. A card is required, and the first charge happens when the trial ends unless you cancel before then. We will tell you before any price change takes effect for your plan. Payments are processed by Stripe.

5. Cancelling

You can cancel anytime online in Settings → Manage billing. Cancelling stops future renewals; you keep access until the end of the period you already paid for.

6. Refunds

If you are charged for a new annual plan or an annual renewal and ask for a refund within 14 days of that charge through our contact form, we will refund that charge in full. Otherwise, payments are not refunded; cancelling stops future renewals. Nothing here limits a refund the law requires.

7. Scholarships and promotions

Scholarship and promotional access is at our discretion, may be time-limited, and may be reviewed or ended if eligibility information is inaccurate.

8. Practice materials, not official tests; no guarantees

ASPIRE questions are original practice items, not official test forms. ASPIRE scores, indexes, and essay scores are practice feedback, not official scores, and do not predict admission. We do not guarantee any score, income, placement, or admission outcome. ASPIRE does not publish score-lift statistics. ASPIRE is not a school and does not provide admissions counseling, licensed tutoring, or educational evaluations.

9. AI feedback

Some essay feedback is generated by an AI model and may be wrong. It is not a substitute for a teacher's judgment.

10. Trademarks; no affiliation

SSAT, ISEE, SHSAT, CogAT, Naglieri General Ability Tests (NGAT), and other test names used on ASPIRE are trademarks of their respective owners. ASPIRE and MLN Learning LLC are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any test owner, test publisher, test administrator, or school.

11. Intellectual property

All content on ASPIRE — including practice questions, curriculum, writing prompts, and software — is the property of MLN Learning LLC and protected by copyright. You may not reproduce or distribute any content without written permission.

12. Feedback

If you send us ideas, suggestions, or other feedback about ASPIRE, you give MLN Learning LLC a free, perpetual, worldwide license to use it for any purpose, without owing you anything. This does not cover essays or other work students submit for practice.

13. Tutor referrals

If you join the tutor referral program and are paid a referral fee, you must clearly tell the families you refer that you receive a fee from ASPIRE for referrals. We may end referral payments to anyone who does not.

14. Suspension

We may suspend or end access for misuse, payment fraud, or violations of these terms. If we end a paid plan for a reason other than your violation, we will refund the unused part of the current period.

15. No warranty; limits on liability

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. To the extent the law allows, and only as to adult users, MLN Learning LLC is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, and its total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim. These limits do not apply to students under 18, and nothing in these terms asks a minor to give up any right. Nothing in these terms limits rights that cannot be waived by law.

16. Governing law and where disputes are heard

These terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute will be brought only in the state courts located in Chesterfield County, Virginia, or in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, and you and we consent to the jurisdiction of those courts. There is no arbitration requirement.

17. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The current version and its date are always on this page. For a material change, we will email account holders before it takes effect.

18. Contact

Questions about these terms? Use our contact form, or Support in your dashboard.