Terms of Service — Thaksalawa

Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms") carefully before using Thaksalawa (the "Service"), operated by Thaksalawa ("we", "us", "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

1. Description of Service

Thaksalawa is an educational platform offering practice MCQs, mock exams, past papers, study guides, and related analytics for Sri Lankan exams, including GCE Advanced Level, banking, and teaching-service exams. Thaksalawa is an independent study aid and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Department of Examinations Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Education, or any examination or licensing authority, unless explicitly stated.

2. Eligibility & Accounts

Some features — practicing, dashboards, leaderboards — require signing in with a Google account.
You must provide accurate information and keep your account credentials secure.
You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
If you are under 18, you should have a parent or guardian's permission to use the Service.

3. Free & Premium Content

Some subjects or content may be marked "premium" and require payment or an entitlement to access. We may change what is free or premium, and our pricing, at any time; we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of material changes.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Copy, scrape, or redistribute past papers, questions, guides, or other content from the Service without permission
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data
Use bots, scripts, or automated means to interact with the Service, including to manipulate leaderboards or rankings
Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service
Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or to harass others

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

5. Intellectual Property

The Thaksalawa name, logo, platform, and original content (including guides and analytics features) are owned by Thaksalawa and protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Past papers and similar materials may be owned by the relevant examination authority and are made available for personal, non-commercial study purposes only.
You retain no rights to redistribute or commercially exploit any content from the Service.

6. No Academic Guarantee

Thaksalawa is a study aid. We do not guarantee any particular exam result, grade, or outcome from using the Service. Past papers, model answers, and analytics are provided for practice purposes and may contain errors; always cross-check against official sources.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Thaksalawa and its team will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or any loss of data, exam performance, or opportunity, arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Service.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users or the Service. You may stop using the Service and request account deletion at any time.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated version here with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the revised Terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Sri Lanka, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

12. Contact Us

Questions about these Terms? Email us at [email protected].