EnglishLock
Terms of use
Updated November 14, 2026.
These terms apply to the EnglishLock app and to this website. By installing or using the app, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the app.
1. What EnglishLock is
EnglishLock is an English study app. It can stop the apps you yourself choose from opening and unlock them for a while after you get 5 words right. You decide which apps to lock, and for how long.
2. Who can use it
The app is not made for children. If you are a minor, use it only with the permission and supervision of your parent or guardian, and respecting the minimum age required by the laws of your country and by the rules of the App Store or Google Play.
3. Subscription, payment and free trial
- Some features require a subscription (monthly or yearly). The price, the period and the free trial appear in the app and in the store, in your country's currency, before you confirm.
- Purchase, billing, cancellation and refunds are handled by Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play), under their rules. We do not receive your card details and we do not charge you in any other way.
- Automatic renewal: the subscription renews on its own at the end of each period, for the same period, until you cancel. To avoid the next charge, cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, in your Apple account settings or on Google Play. The cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you already paid for.
- Free trial: when there is one, billing starts at the end of the trial unless you cancel before. If you subscribe during the trial, the unused part may be lost, depending on the store.
- Refunds and withdrawal rights provided by law are handled by the store where you bought. Nothing in these terms takes away rights that the law of your country guarantees to consumers.
- Prices and offers may change. The change applies to the next renewals, under the store's terms and notices.
For iPhone, Apple's standard License Agreement also applies (EULA).
4. What the app does and does not do
- EnglishLock is a tool to support your study and the organization of your time. We do not promise fluency, grades, exam results, learning timelines or less screen time.
- The app is not medical, psychological or therapeutic treatment, and it does not replace parental controls or professional support.
- The lock depends on your system (iOS or Android) and on the permissions you give. System updates, battery saving, restarting the device or changing permissions may make it fail or stop. You can unlock an app at any time in the settings of the app or of the phone.
- The app does not change your other apps and does not delete your data. It only stops the apps you chose to lock from opening, while they are locked.
5. Your use
- Use the app for personal and lawful purposes.
- Do not copy, sell, redistribute, take apart or try to extract the code, the texts, the audio, the word lists, the drawings or the Stik mascot, except as the law allows.
- Do not use the app to harm other people or to get around the rules of the stores.
6. Content and mistakes
We write and review words, sentences, translations and audio with care, but mistakes may exist. The content is educational and general. If you find a mistake, tell us at englishlock.app@gmail.com.
7. Ownership
The app, the website, the Stik mascot and the original content belong to the EnglishLock team. Third-party lists and components keep the licenses of their authors (see Credits). You receive a personal, limited and revocable right to use the app.
8. Availability and changes
The app is offered "as is" and "as available". We may change, suspend or end the app, the website or part of them. We may update these terms; the version in force is the one published on this page, with the date at the top. If you keep using the app after an update, you accept the new version. If you do not agree, stop using it and cancel the subscription in the store.
9. Limits of liability
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, the EnglishLock team is not responsible for indirect damages, lost profits, loss of data or of opportunities arising from the use of, or the inability to use, the app, nor for failures of third-party services (stores, operating system, internet). Nothing here excludes or limits liabilities that the law does not allow to be excluded or limited, such as those under consumer protection laws.
10. Governing law and disputes
The laws of the country where you live apply, to the extent they are mandatory to protect you as a consumer. Before any formal step, write to englishlock.app@gmail.com; most problems are solved by talking.