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Last updated: 1/2/2026

Summary of key changes: 

  • reflect our transition to a new legal entity (the business was previously operated as a sole trader);

  • clarify that we may make changes to our website and content from time to time;

  • explain when we may suspend or withdraw access to our website or content;

  • set out your responsibility to keep your account details safe and secure;

  • clarify how materials on our website may and may not be used;

  • include rules on linking to our website;

  • set out acceptable use requirements and technical restrictions;

  • confirm that our website and content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis;

  • clarify that we do not provide educational guarantees or professional advice;

  • update our liability and indemnity provisions; and

  • allow for the assignment or transfer of the agreement in certain circumstances.

  1. Who we are and how to contact us

Explained Limited (“we”, “us” or “our”) operates the sites at https://www.humanitiesexplained.co.uk/, https://www.politicsexplained.co.uk/, https://www.historyexplained.co.uk/, https://www.geographyexplained.co.uk/ and https://www.sociologyexplained.co.uk/  (“Websites”). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 16969500 and have our registered office at 167-169 Great Portland Street, Fifth Floor, London, England, W1W 5PF.

To contact us, please email: 

  1. By using our Websites you accept these terms

By using our Websites, you confirm that you accept these terms of service (“Terms”) and that you agree to comply with them.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use our Websites.

We recommend that you save or print a copy of these Terms for future reference.

  1. What these Terms cover (and what they don’t)

These Terms apply to browsing the Websites, submitting an enquiry, downloading any content or resources we make available, and (if/when offered) purchasing paid digital products and/or physical products (including printed flashcards and related materials), including their fulfilment and delivery, directly from the Websites.

These Terms do not govern lesson bookings, payments, or the delivery of tutoring services. If, after an enquiry call, you proceed to onboarding and lesson booking on our separate platform, that activity is governed by separate terms which you will be asked to accept there.

  1. We may make changes these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time by posting a new version on the Websites. 

Every time you wish to use the Websites, please check these Terms for changes before each use to ensure you understand the terms of service that apply at that time. 

  1. We may make changes to our Websites and content

We may update and change our Websites from time to time to reflect changes to our offerings, our users' needs and our business priorities or for any other reason.

We may change or remove content (including free resources and any paid products) at any time. 

  1. We may suspend or withdraw our Websites and content

Our Websites are made available free of charge.

We do not guarantee that our Websites, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. 

We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Websites for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.

We may suspend or restrict your access to the Websites, or remove content you have submitted, if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms or where this is necessary for security or operational reasons. Where it is reasonable to do so, we will let you know and give you an opportunity to address the issue.

You are free to stop using the Websites at any time.

  1. Who may use the Websites

The Websites are aimed at students and parents/guardians in the UK. If you are under 18, please ask a parent or guardian to make any enquiry on your behalf and to review these Terms with you. 

Please note that any separate platform we use may apply its own age, identity verification requirements, and terms and conditions. 

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Websites through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and other applicable terms, and that they comply with them.

  1. Your privacy

Your use of our Websites is subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use personal data. 

You can find our current Privacy Policy on our Websites.

  1. You must keep your account details safe

If you create an account on our Websites, you represent and warrant that all required registration information you submit is truthful and accurate, and you will maintain the accuracy of such information. You may delete your account at any time, for any reason, by contacting us. We may also delete your account at any time, including but not limited to if you breach these Terms.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at the relevant email address provided in these Terms.

We are not responsible and shall not be liable for any loss or damage you incur as a result of your identification code or password being compromised, or your account, information or data being compromised or otherwise used or accessed without your permission.

  1. How you may use material on our Websites

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Websites and in the material published on it (including digital and physical products). Those works are protected by copyright laws, other intellectual property laws, and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. Unless otherwise set out in these Terms, you are not permitted to use our intellectual property without our written approval.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Websites for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our Websites.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our Websites must always be acknowledged (except where the content is user-generated).

You must not use any part of the content on our Websites for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy, download, share or repost any part of our Websites in breach of these Terms, your right to use our Websites will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made (except that you are permitted to print off a copy of these Terms).

The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: 

  1. you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Websites, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Websites;

  2. you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Websites; 

  3. you shall not access the Websites in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; and 

  4. except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Websites may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means. 

Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality or content of the Websites shall be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Websites (or on any content displayed on the Websites) must be retained on all copies thereof.

  1. How you may use free resources available on our Websites

Unless we state otherwise, all free resources available on the Websites are provided under a limited licence:

  1. They may be used for personal, non-commercial purposes only (for example, a student’s own private study).

  2. You must not copy, share, republish, resell, sub-license, or distribute any of our materials.

  3. Use by schools, colleges, or other institutions requires our prior written consent or a separate licence or plan agreed with us.

  1. Paid digital and physical products sold on the Websites (if/when offered)

If we offer paid digital products on the Websites, these may include digital products (such as downloadable study resources (such as PDFs), webinars, or online courses) and physical educational products (such as printed flashcards and related materials).

When you place an order, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old, or that a parent or guardian is making the purchase on your behalf. Your order is an offer to buy. A legally binding contract is formed once we confirm your purchase on-screen and/or by email.

All prices are shown in GBP and include VAT where applicable. Prices may change before you place an order. If a pricing error is obvious and could reasonably have been recognised as a mistake, we may cancel the order and issue a full refund.

Payments are handled by third party payment providers. We do not store full card details. Your payment may be subject to the provider’s own terms and privacy policies. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel orders where we reasonably suspect fraud or unauthorised use.

Any discount codes or promotions are subject to the terms stated at the time, may be withdrawn at any time, are not redeemable for cash, and usually cannot be combined with other offers.

We may update or improve digital products from time to time. Any entitlement to updates, ongoing access, or replay availability (for example, for webinars) will be explained on the product page or at checkout.

Digital Products

Digital products are usually made available immediately after successful payment, either via download links or by email. You should download and securely store your files promptly. To prevent misuse, we may apply reasonable limits to download attempts or link expiry.

When you purchase a digital product, you receive a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use it for your own individual study. You must not copy, share, resell, or distribute the content. Use by schools or other organisations requires our prior written consent or a separate institutional licence.

Under UK law, you normally have a 14-day right to cancel digital content purchases. However, if you agree to immediate access and begin downloading or streaming the content during this period, you acknowledge that you lose the right to cancel. This does not affect your statutory rights if the content is faulty or not as described.

If digital content you purchase is faulty or not as described, please contact us. In line with your legal rights, we will repair or replace the content, or if that is not possible within a reasonable time, offer a price reduction or refund.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have suitable devices, software, and internet access to download and use our digital products.

Physical Products

Physical products will be delivered to the address provided at checkout. Delivery times are estimates only and may vary. Risk in physical products passes to you on delivery. Ownership passes once we have received payment in full.

If a physical product is faulty, damaged, or not as described, your statutory rights under UK consumer law apply. Nothing in these Terms affects those rights. Please contact us promptly if there is an issue with a physical product.

  1. Rules about linking to our Websites

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to our Websites in any website that is not owned by you.

Our Websites must not be framed on any other Websites, nor may you create a link to any part of our Websites other than the home page.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with these Terms.

  1. Enquiries and content you submit

You are responsible for information you submit via forms or email (for example, enquiry details or testimonials). You agree not to submit anything unlawful, infringing, defamatory, abusive, or harmful (including malware). 

You grant us a non-exclusive licence to use, store and display enquiry information to handle your request and to operate, improve and secure the Websites.

We may remove content or decline to proceed with an enquiry at our discretion.

If you move forward after an enquiry (for example, we introduce a tutor and you choose to onboard on our platform), additional terms apply between you, us and, where relevant, the tutor, including where we act as an introducer or employment agency and where optional third party payment services may be used. Those separate terms will govern lesson bookings, tutor engagement and any payments.

  1. Acceptable use and technical restrictions

You must use the Websites lawfully and in a way that does not harm us, other users, or the Websites’ security or performance.


You agree not to do (or attempt to do) any of the following:

  1. misuse the Websites or use it in a way that breaches these Terms or any applicable law or regulation;

  2. gain unauthorised access to the Websites, any user accounts, systems, servers, or networks connected to the Websites, or attempt to bypass security or authentication measures;

  1. scrape, crawl, harvest or extract data from the Websites (including using bots, spiders, or automated tools), except where this is permitted by law or by the Websites’ robots.txt file (if applicable);

  1. disrupt, overload or interfere with the Websites or its infrastructure, including by introducing viruses, malware, ransomware, trojans, logic bombs, or other harmful material, or by running any denial-of-service or similar attack;

  1. impersonate any person or organisation, misrepresent your identity or affiliation, or create accounts on behalf of others without permission;

  2. use the Websites for unlawful, harmful, or abusive purposes, including harassment, bullying, hate speech, threats, or encouraging others to break the law;

  3. upload, submit, or share content that is illegal, defamatory, obscene, misleading, infringes someone else’s rights (including intellectual property or privacy rights), or is otherwise inappropriate;

  4. circumvent technical restrictions, including access controls, download limits, geo-restrictions, time-limited access to resources, or any paywalls or licence controls;

  5. reverse engineer or tamper with the Websites or any part of it, including attempting to decompile, disassemble, or derive source code, except where this is permitted by law; or

  6. collect personal data about other users without their consent, or use the Websites to send unsolicited marketing messages.

We may put in place technical and organisational measures to protect the Websites, our users, and our content (for example, rate limiting, anti-bot protection, and security monitoring). We do this to prevent misuse, fraud, and unauthorised access.

If we reasonably believe you have breached this clause, we may suspend or restrict your access to the Websites (and any associated accounts or purchases) while we investigate, and we may take further action where necessary. Where it’s reasonable to do so, we will let you know and give you an opportunity to explain.

If you believe your account has been wrongly restricted, or you become aware of a security issue or misuse of the Websites, please contact us as soon as possible using the contact details on the Websites.

  1. We provide the Websites ‘as is’ and ‘as available’

Access to the Websites is provided “as is” and “as available”. We do not promise it will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free. 

We do not guarantee that our Websites will be secure or free from malware, including but not limited to bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access our Websites. You should use your own malware protection software.

You are responsible for having suitable devices or software and internet access to access our Websites.

  1. No educational guarantees or professional advice

Websites content, products and resources (free or paid) are for general information and study support only. 

We do not promise that using them will improve grades, performance, school or university admissions outcomes, or any other specific result. 

Nothing on the Websites is professional, legal or educational advice tailored to your circumstances.

  1. We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where our Websites contains links to other sites, tools and resources provided by third parties (including our separate onboarding/booking platform and any video-meeting or payment tools), these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. 

We do not control those services and are not responsible for their content, availability, terms, or privacy practices. Your use is at your own risk and subject to their terms.

  1. If you cause us loss

If you use the Websites unlawfully, breach these Terms, or submit, upload, post, share, or otherwise make available any content that infringes or is alleged to infringe our or another person’s rights (including intellectual property, privacy or confidentiality rights), and this causes us to suffer loss, damage, liability, cost or expense, you will be responsible for that loss or damage. This includes (without limitation) our reasonable legal costs, investigation costs, administrative costs, and any amounts we are required to pay to third parties, regulators or law enforcement. This will only apply to losses that are a direct and foreseeable result of your actions (or failure to act).

Unauthorised copying, sharing or distribution of our materials is a material breach of these Terms, and we may suspend or terminate your access immediately. We may also seek injunctive relief and/or damages to prevent or remedy misuse of our materials.

  1. Our responsibility to you (liability)

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Nothing in these Terms limits your statutory rights in relation to defective digital content, defective product, or consumer cancellations, returns or refunds where applicable.

To the maximum extent permitted by the applicable law, our aggregate liability to you for any loss or damage related to these Terms, our Websites or any products made available by us shall not exceed GBP £2,000 (two thousand pounds sterling).

We only provide our Websites and products for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Websites or products for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

If defective digital content that we have supplied damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation. However, we are not responsible for issues you could have avoided by following our reasonable instructions (for example, using the recommended browser or software to open a file, keeping your device updated, or ensuring you meet any minimum technical requirements we tell you about on the Website).

If a product is defective, damaged or not as described, your statutory rights apply. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for losses resulting from our breach of those statutory obligations.

  1. We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under these Terms.

  1. If part of these Terms can’t be enforced

If a court or regulator decides that any part of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, the rest of the Terms will still apply. If we don’t enforce a right straight away, that doesn’t mean we’ve given up that right.

  1. No rights for third parties

These Terms are between you and us only. No one else can enforce them.

  1. Which laws apply to any disputes

These Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. We both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.