Terms of Service
A Note Before You Read
We have written these Terms in plain language because we think you deserve to understand what you are agreeing to. The legal obligations are real, but the language does not have to be impenetrable.
If anything here is not clear, email us at info@fe1madesimple.ie and we will explain it.
01 Who we are and what these terms cover
FE-1 Made Simple is an educational platform operated by FE-1 Made Simple Limited (Company No. 815400), a private company limited by shares registered in Ireland ("we", "us", "our").
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By creating an account or purchasing a product from us, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use our services.
02 Your Account
Creating an Account
Must be 18+ (or parent consent). Requires accurate real name and email address. No accounts for others without permission.
Security
You are responsible for your password. No sharing login details. Each account is for one person only.
Individual Use
Subscriptions are for individual use. Contact us for institutional or group pricing.
Breach Notification
If you suspect unauthorized access, contact legal@fe1madesimple.ie immediately.
03 Using the Platform
What you can do
- Access content covered by your subscription tier
- Practice past questions and submit essays for AI feedback
- Access Study Notes you have purchased
- Use the learning and revision features included in your plan
- Bookmark content and track your study progress
- Write private page-linked annotations and export your own writing
- Create or join private study groups and deliberately share selected annotations
What you cannot do
- Share your account, each subscription is for one person
- Copy or redistribute our content/intellectual property
- Scrape or extract content using automated tools
- Misuse the AI feedback system for non-exam purposes
- Disrupt the platform or other users (spam/abusive behaviour)
- Share another person’s private information or unlawful, abusive, discriminatory or infringing material in a study group
- Use study-group messages or annotation exports to reproduce or distribute our protected notes
04 Subscriptions and Payments
Free Trial
7-day free trial. No credit card required. The trial includes access across all eight subjects and three AI feedback sessions. When the trial ends, the account moves to limited Free access unless you choose a paid plan. We will give notice in advance of any change to trial terms.
Auto-Renewal
Paid plans renew automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly or yearly). Email reminders are sent before annual renewals.
Plan Changes
You can change plan by emailing support@fe1madesimple.ie. Upgrades take effect on request; downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period. Self-service plan changes will roll out shortly after launch.
Cancellation
You can cancel anytime by emailing support@fe1madesimple.ie or, once available, from your account settings. Cancellation stops the next charge; you keep access through to the end of the period you have already paid for.
Refund Policy
Subscriptions (Study Platform)
You can cancel a renewal at any time and keep access until the end of the paid billing period. This does not remove any cancellation right or remedy that consumer law gives you.
If you buy online as a consumer, you generally have 14 days from conclusion of the contract to withdraw. If you ask us to begin a digital service during that period and later withdraw, the law may permit a proportionate charge for the service supplied before withdrawal. A withdrawal right is lost only where the legal conditions for losing it have been met. Email support@fe1madesimple.ie with an unequivocal cancellation statement; no special wording is required.
If digital content or a digital service is not supplied or does not conform to the contract, you may be entitled to restoration of conformity, a proportionate price reduction, termination or refund under the Consumer Rights Act 2022. These rights are additional to any goodwill remedy we offer.
Study Notes (one-time PDF purchases)
Notes purchased from notes.fe1madesimple.ie carry a 14-day refund window from the date of purchase, no questions asked. Email support@fe1madesimple.ie with your order number.
05 Intellectual Property
Our original lessons, case briefs, question guides, feedback design, study notes, branding, software and website materials are protected by intellectual-property law. Judgments, legislation, examiner reports and other third-party or public materials remain subject to their own rights and status; we do not claim ownership of them.
You are not buying the right to:
- Republish our lessons or notes elsewhere
- Resell our Study Notes (even to other students)
- Build a competing product using our content
- Mass-screenshotting to replace platform usage
You are absolutely allowed to:
- Make personal notes from the content
- Quote short passages for your own study
- Discuss content with fellow candidates
- Cite public domain Irish case law
AI Feedback, Important Notes
Not Legal Advice
A study tool for exam technique only. Do not use for real legal decisions or client work.
Not Perfect
AI-supported feedback is informed by published examiner reports and FE-1 Made Simple answer guides, but it can make mistakes. It is not an official examiner assessment; check important points against the underlying sources.
Third-Party Processing
Essays processed via Anthropic API (Claude). See Privacy Policy for data details.
Not a Grade Prediction
Educational estimates help identify gaps; they are not your actual result prediction.
07 Notes Shop Purchases
Study Notes purchased from notes.fe1madesimple.ie are one-time digital purchases, separate from a Study Platform subscription. After payment we add the purchase to the verified FE-1 Made Simple account using the email address provided at checkout. If no account exists, you must create and verify one using that email address.
Each purchase grants a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence for personal study use only. The content remains our intellectual property under Section 5; the rules in that section also apply to the notes you buy here.
Purchased notes remain available through My Notes. Each PDF is prepared for the purchaser and may display the account name, account email and order reference. Access is limited to three registered devices at a time. You may remove an old device from My Notes. You must not remove or obscure the licence information, share account access, upload the files elsewhere or redistribute them in any form.
Notes carry a 14-day no-questions-asked refund window from the date of purchase. To request a refund, email support@fe1madesimple.ie with your order number.
08 Communications & Support
We send you transactional email about your account, your trial, your subscription, your purchases, and your study progress (e.g., streak nudges, study reminders). These are part of the service and cannot be opted out of without disabling the corresponding feature in your settings.
Marketing email is opt-in only and you can unsubscribe at any time from the link at the bottom of any marketing message.
Support enquiries sent to support@fe1madesimple.ie are answered within two business days; tickets that block you from sitting a mock or finishing a mark are answered the same day where possible.
09 Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time, for example when we ship new features, change pricing, or have to align with new law. The "Effective date" stamp at the top of this page tracks the latest change.
For material changes (those that meaningfully affect your rights, your subscription, or your fees), we will email you and post a banner in the app at least 14 days before the new terms take effect. Continuing to use the platform after the effective date constitutes acceptance. If you do not accept, you can cancel and stop using the service before the effective date.
10 Account Suspension
We can suspend or close your account for breaches of these Terms, abusive behaviour, fraudulent use, or non-payment. We will notify you of the reason unless legally prohibited from doing so. Where suspension follows non-payment, you can restore access by settling the outstanding amount.
11 Our Liability
We take reasonable care in preparing and maintaining the service, but educational content and AI-supported feedback do not guarantee an exam result and are not legal advice. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded, including rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2022, or liability for fraud or death or personal injury caused by negligence. Any other limitation applies only to the extent it is fair and permitted by applicable law.
12 Governing Law & Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of Ireland. The Irish courts have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with them, except that consumers resident in another EU Member State may also bring proceedings in the courts of that Member State where mandatory consumer protection law allows. We will always try to resolve issues with you directly first. Email legal@fe1madesimple.ie before escalating.
Questions about these Terms?
Response time: Within 48 hours