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OpenSky Terms of ServiceLast updated: 10-02-2026These Terms of Service govern your use of OpenSky, including our website, application, and services. By creating an account or using the platform, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, you may not use OpenSky.
1. Who May Use OpenSky
You must be 18 years or older to create an account. By signing up, you confirm that you are a parent, legal guardian, or an authorized adult responsible for managing a student’s educational experience.
Parents or guardians are responsible for:
• Creating and managing student accounts
• Granting student login access
• Supervising use of the platform
• Ensuring any content submitted by a child is appropriate
If you are an educator or co-op leader using OpenSky on behalf of others, you must ensure that appropriate consent has been obtained from parents or guardians.
2. Student Accounts and Parental Consent
Parents may create student profiles, including for children under 13. These profiles may include names, grade levels, assigned courses, and progress tracking.
Students may be allowed to log in and:
• View personalized checklists
• Mark lessons complete
• Submit reflections or notes
• Upload work
By granting your child login access, you provide verifiable parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Student account information is never shared with advertising platforms.
You may delete your child’s data at any time. To do so, visit https://www.openskyplanner.com/account-deletion.
3. Uploaded Content
You own the original content you create and upload to OpenSky, such as lesson notes, assignments, schedules, student work, and other materials you have authored yourself.
OpenSky also allows you to upload and share factual or structured curriculum data (such as unit, chapter, and lesson titles, as well as their order) and your own annotations or recommendations. Structured curriculum data may be shared with others, provided it does not include substantial portions of copyrighted text beyond what is reasonably necessary to identify or describe the work. Long or highly creative titles should be paraphrased when possible.
If you upload copyrighted material for which you do not hold rights to share, you may store it in your account for personal use only. It will not be made accessible to other users.
By uploading any content, you grant OpenSky a limited, non-exclusive license to store, display, and process that content solely for the purpose of operating and improving the platform. We do not claim ownership over your materials and will never sell or share them without your explicit consent.
You are responsible for ensuring you have the rights or permission to upload and, if applicable, share any content. We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and reserve the right to remove or restrict access to any content alleged to infringe copyright.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use OpenSky to:
• Break any law or violate any regulation
• Upload harmful, abusive, or explicit content
• Upload, share, or distribute content that infringes on another person’s or organization’s intellectual property rights
• Interfere with or disrupt the platform’s operation
• Attempt to reverse engineer or hack any part of OpenSky
• Harvest or misuse other users’ information
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation
We reserve the right to remove content, suspend accounts, or take other actions to address violations of these terms, including violations of intellectual property law, and to respond to valid DMCA takedown requests.
5. Subscriptions and Payments
OpenSky offers free and paid subscription plans. Details of pricing, features, and billing terms are available on our website.
By subscribing to a paid plan, you agree to:
• Pay fees based on your selected plan and billing cycle
• Provide valid payment information
• Allow automatic billing unless canceled
• Be responsible for charges until cancellation
6. Cancellations and Refunds
• You may cancel at any time from your account settings.
• Access will continue until the end of your billing cycle.
• We do not offer prorated or partial refunds unless required by law.
• In rare cases of billing errors, contact support@openskyplanner.com for help.
7. Referral Program
OpenSky offers a referral program that lets subscribers share a personal referral link with other homeschool families. These terms apply whenever you share your link or sign up through someone else’s.
For the family you refer: A new household that signs up through your link and starts a paid subscription receives 50% off their first month on a monthly plan, or 10% off their first year on an annual plan. The discount applies once, to the first paid invoice only, and cannot be combined with a promotion code.
For you, the referrer: You earn $5 when the household you referred pays their first monthly invoice and $10 when they pay their second. If they choose an annual plan, you earn $15 when they pay their first annual invoice. Rewards are paid in cash by our support team after the qualifying payment has been confirmed.
To qualify for a reward:
• Your OpenSky account must be in good standing with the referral program turned on when the referred family signs up
• The referred family must be a new household that has not previously had an OpenSky account
• You may not refer yourself, members of your own household, or any other account you control
• Payments that are refunded, disputed, or reversed do not qualify, and we may reclaim a reward already paid on such a payment
Referral links are for personal sharing with people you know. Posting your link in spam, paid advertising, coupon or deal sites, or misrepresenting OpenSky or the offer will void any rewards and may result in termination of your account.
Rewards may be treated as taxable income in your jurisdiction; you are responsible for any taxes that apply.
We may change or end the referral program at any time. Rewards you have already earned will be honored.
8. Data Privacy and Security
Our Privacy Policy (available at openskyplanner.com/privacy) explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal and student information.
By using OpenSky, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy, including provisions related to:
• COPPA and student data
• Parental control over student information
• Data retention and deletion rights
• Use of cookies and analytics tools
• Advertising measurement (conversion events shared with Meta, Reddit, and OpenAI, limited to parent/guardian account data)
We use industry-standard encryption and access controls to safeguard your data. However, no system is perfectly secure, and you use OpenSky at your own risk.
9. Availability and Uptime
We work hard to keep OpenSky online and functioning. However, we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
We may occasionally perform scheduled maintenance or encounter unexpected downtime. We are not liable for any delays, interruptions, or data loss related to outages.
10. Modifications to the Service
We may add, remove, or change features at any time — including free or paid features — to improve OpenSky.
We will notify users if major changes are made, especially those affecting pricing or core functionality.
11. Termination
You may delete your account at any time. This will permanently remove your data from our systems after a short grace period (30 days or less).
We may suspend or terminate your access if you:
• Violate these Terms
• Abuse the platform or other users
• Engage in illegal activity
• Fail to pay subscription fees (if applicable)
We will always try to notify you and work toward resolution first.
12. Intellectual Property
All rights to the OpenSky name, logo, software, and interface belong to OpenSky Software LLC. or its licensors.
You may not copy, resell, or distribute OpenSky’s technology or designs without written permission.
Except for the license you grant us in Section 3 for your uploaded content, you retain all rights to your original work.
You may not upload, share, or distribute any content on OpenSky that violates the intellectual property rights of others. We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and provide a process for rights holders to request removal of infringing material.
13. DMCA Takedown Policy
If you believe that content on OpenSky infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by providing the following information to support@openskyplanner.com:
• Your contact information
• A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed
• The specific URL or location of the infringing content
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorized
• Your physical or electronic signature
Upon receipt of a valid DMCA notice, we will remove or restrict access to the allegedly infringing content and notify the user who uploaded it. Repeat infringement may result in account suspension or termination.
14. Disclaimers
OpenSky is an organizational and planning tool. We do not provide legal advice, academic accreditation, or guaranteed compliance with homeschool laws.
Always check with your local education authorities to ensure you meet legal homeschooling requirements.
We are not liable for your educational outcomes, reporting obligations, or any consequences related to misuse of the platform.
15. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, OpenSky Software LLC is not liable for:
• Any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
• Loss of data, income, or business
• Disruptions or inaccuracies in your schedule
• Actions taken based on projections or pacing tools
In any case, our total liability will not exceed the amount paid by you in the past 12 months, if any.
16. Indemnification
You agree to hold OpenSky harmless from any claims, disputes, or legal action arising from your use of the platform, including:
• Your content or curriculum
• Student data you submit
• Violations of law or third-party rights
• Breach of these Terms
17. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of [Insert State], without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any dispute shall be resolved in the state or federal courts located in [Insert Jurisdiction].
18. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make significant changes, we’ll notify you by email or in-app notification.
Continued use of OpenSky after changes means you accept the updated Terms.
19. Contact Us
Questions? We're here to help.
Email: support@openskyplanner.com
Mail: OPENSKY POBOX 73 LARCHMONT, NY 10538
Company: OpenSky Software LLC.