Terms of use for US Citizenship Preparation

Scope

These terms of use apply to the app “US Citizenship Preparation” (on Apple’s App Store). They match our general terms of use and add notes on this app. The provider is:

License

When you download the app from Apple’s App Store, use is governed by Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (“Standard EULA”), unless the App Store listing specifies a license agreement of its own. It grants you a non-transferable right to use the app on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, as permitted by the App Store usage rules.

The EULA governs the license⁠—that is, the scope and limits of your right to use the app. These terms supplement it with the other points on this page. For liability, the “Liability” section of these terms applies even if the EULA provides otherwise. Mandatory statutory rights, in particular your rights as a consumer, remain unaffected in all cases. You can read the full text of the EULA here: Apple Standard EULA⁠(opens in a new tab).

Purchases and subscriptions

Pricing model: Free download · Premium monthly subscription. The store shows you the current price before you buy.

• Prices: the prices shown to you in the store before purchase apply.
• Automatic renewal: subscriptions renew automatically for the same period unless you cancel in time before the end of the current period.
• Free trials: if an app offers a free trial, it converts into a paid subscription when it ends unless you cancel in time.
• Cancel: you manage and cancel subscriptions in your account with the respective store, not in the app. Deleting an app does not cancel a subscription.

Apple sells App Store purchases on our behalf⁠—depending on your country, as our agent or in its own name. Payment, billing, renewal, cancellation and refunds are handled exclusively by Apple, and Apple’s Media Services Terms and Conditions⁠(opens in a new tab) apply.

• Renewal: an App Store subscription renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• Manage and cancel: Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions (Apple’s instructions⁠(opens in a new tab)).
• Refunds: request them directly from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com⁠(opens in a new tab).

Your statutory rights as a consumer remain unaffected.

Notes on the app

The app is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, operated by or endorsed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or any other government body. The questions are based on the officially published question lists; despite careful maintenance, we cannot guarantee that all content is complete and up to date at all times.

We cannot guarantee that you will pass the US civics test. The app does not provide immigration or other legal advice; only the information provided by the competent authorities is authoritative. Please always verify important details⁠—such as how the interview works or the answers for your state⁠—with the official source.

Official information: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)⁠(opens in a new tab)

Availability and changes

We continuously develop our apps. Some features depend on third-party services, such as iCloud or publicly available data sources; we cannot guarantee that these are always available.

We change or remove features you have acquired through an in-app purchase or subscription only if (1) there is a valid reason, such as changes to the operating systems, changes to the app stores’ requirements, security reasons or a change in the law; (2) the change costs you nothing extra; and (3) we tell you about it clearly and in plain language. Your statutory rights regarding changes to digital products, in particular under Section 327r of the German Civil Code (BGB), remain unaffected.

Liability

We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for damage resulting from injury to life, body or health, under the German Product Liability Act, and to the extent of any guarantee we have given.

In the event of a slightly negligent breach of an essential contractual obligation, our liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Essential contractual obligations (so-called cardinal obligations) are those whose fulfillment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance you may regularly rely. Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded.

Intellectual property

The apps, their content and design, and the Aplo Apps logo are protected by law. Unless the applicable license or the law permits otherwise, you may not copy, modify, redistribute or reverse engineer them. Official works such as the official question catalogs are not affected by this.

Governing law

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). If you are a consumer, this choice of law applies only insofar as it does not deprive you of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you have your habitual residence.

Consumer dispute resolution

We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. If you have questions or problems, please contact us directly.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms of use with effect for the future, for example when our apps, the app stores’ terms or the law change. Purchases already made and active subscriptions remain subject to the version that applied when the contract was concluded, unless you agree to the new version. If the English and German versions differ, the German version prevails.