Terms of use

Draft prepared 14 October 2026. These terms describe Bandly, a digital service delivered as a Telegram Mini-App. They are not in force until the owner publishes them. hello@bandlyai.com is the draft contact address.

The service

Bandly lets you sit IELTS-style practice mocks inside Telegram: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening, plus a practice report when grading finishes. Bandly is practice software. A report is not an official IELTS score. Bandly is not affiliated with IELTS, the British Council, IDP, or Cambridge, and it does not issue certificates in their name.

Digital goods and Stars credits

Paid mocks are digital goods. A Stars purchase adds mock credits to the Telegram account that paid. Credits are not cash, not Telegram Stars themselves, and not transferable to another person. Starting a mock spends a credit under the rules of the Mini-App.

Each new Telegram account may receive one Free Taste. Free Taste is a shorter sample of the four skills. It is not a full mock and it is not a Stars credit.

Pack names and Star amounts shown on the website describe the packs offered for sale inside Telegram. AI Tutor, where a pack lists it, is marked coming soon (V1.1) and is not part of the service you can use today. Buying a pack does not bring AI Tutor forward.

Fees and payment

You pay inside Telegram with Stars. Telegram charges your Stars balance. Bandly does not collect card numbers, and this website does not run a checkout. Currency for digital goods in Telegram is Stars (XTR). App stores may add their own fees when you buy Stars from Telegram. Those fees are between you and Telegram or the store.

Refunds

Refunds for Stars follow Telegram’s Stars policy, including the Bot Payments rules for digital goods and the Telegram Terms of Service. Bandly can ask Telegram to return Stars for a charge it sold, using Telegram’s refund method. Bandly cannot reverse a card charge, because the card payment — if any — was made to Telegram when you bought Stars.

• If a mock credit has not been used to start a mock, contact hello@bandlyai.com and we will help you request a Stars refund where Telegram’s policy allows it.
• A mock that has been started is a consumed digital good. This draft treats it as non-refundable, except where the law or Telegram requires a refund.
• Free Taste is free. There is nothing to refund.
• Telegram support cannot undo a Bandly credit. Use the contact address above, or the support path inside the bot when that command is published.

References the owner should re-check before publication: Telegram Bot Payments for digital goods and Telegram’s Terms of Service.

AI grading

Speaking audio may be transcribed by machine. Writing text and the transcribed speech may be scored by an AI provider. The result is a practice estimate and comments. It can be wrong. It is not a prediction that a test centre will award the same band, and it is not an official IELTS result. Do not rely on it for a visa, university application, or employment decision.

Your content

You keep ownership of the answers you submit. You grant Bandly a licence to host, transcribe, and grade that material so we can run the mock and show you the report. You agree not to submit another person’s voice or writing unless you have their permission.

Acceptable use

Do not misuse the Mini-App, probe it for other people’s attempts, or share a Telegram account to collect extra free sittings. We may suspend a user who abuses the service. Credits already consumed are not returned except as the refund section allows.

Availability

The Mini-App, grading, and the website can be interrupted for maintenance or failure of Telegram or an AI provider. We may change pack contents, timing, or features. AI Tutor remains unavailable until a version that includes it is actually shipped.

Liability

To the extent the law allows, Bandly is not liable for decisions you make from a practice band, for Telegram outages, or for store fees on Stars. Nothing in this draft limits liability that cannot legally be limited.

Changes

When these terms leave draft, the published copy on this site is the one that applies. The owner will date material changes. Continuing to buy credits or start a mock after the new date means you accept the updated terms.

Governing law

The governing law and the courts that hear disputes are not chosen in this draft. The owner will insert them before publication.

Contact

Questions about these terms: hello@bandlyai.com. Privacy requests use the same draft mailbox until a separate address is confirmed. See also the Privacy notice.