Terms of Use
Last updated September 25, 2026
These terms cover your use of the Schwa iPhone app and the website shwah.app (together, “Schwa”), made by Shashi Kumar Parappanavar (“we”, “us”). By using Schwa you agree to them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use Schwa.
Who can use Schwa
You must be at least 13 years old. If you’re under the age of majority where you live, a parent or guardian should agree to these terms.
What Schwa is, and isn’t
Schwa is a practice tool for American English pronunciation. Scores are automated training signals from a speech service and can be wrong. They aren’t a certification, an assessment of language ability, or a measure of how “native” you sound, and Schwa isn’t a substitute for speech therapy or other professional advice.
Your account
Keep your device and sign-in secure; you’re responsible for activity on your account. You can delete your account at any time in the app (Account → Delete account and progress).
Acceptable use
- Record only your own voice, or voices you have permission to record.
- Don’t misuse Schwa, interfere with it, reverse engineer it, or use it to overload our services or the speech service.
- Don’t use Schwa for anything unlawful.
Your content
You own your recordings. You give us permission to process them to provide Schwa, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Our content
The app, lessons, audio, mascot and design belong to us or our licensors. We grant you a personal, non-transferable license to use the app on devices you own, under Apple’s standard terms for App Store apps.
Changes and availability
We may change, suspend or discontinue features. If we change these terms in a meaningful way, we’ll update the date above and tell you in the app.
Disclaimers
Schwa is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, to the extent the law allows. We don’t guarantee particular results or that scores are error-free.
Limitation of liability
To the extent the law allows, we aren’t liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages, and our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us for Schwa in the 12 months before the claim (or USD 50 if you paid nothing).
Ending your use
You can stop using Schwa at any time. We may suspend accounts that break these terms.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where the law of your country requires otherwise.