Terms of Service

Last updated: October 17, 2026

WhaleTales is made and run by Ahmet SIRIM, the developer the App Store names as its seller ("the developer", "we").

By downloading, installing, or using WhaleTales ("the app"), you agree to these terms. If you are a parent or guardian, you agree to them for yourself and for your child.

1. The service

WhaleTales helps children aged 9 to 11 learn English by reading comic stories from a library. The library's stories and pictures are made ahead of time with the help of AI tools, and each story passed a safety check and a review before it was added. The app does not write new stories while it is used.

2. Who the app is for

The app is made for children aged 9 to 11 and is listed in the Kids Category of the App Store. The account is the parent's or guardian's: an adult creates it with their own Apple ID and is responsible for how the app is used on the child's device.

3. Your account

A parent or guardian signs in with Sign in with Apple. Signing in, purchases, links that leave the app and the feedback email sit behind a parental gate that uses the device owner's Face ID, Touch ID or passcode; the Privacy Policy says how it behaves on a device without a passcode. You can delete the account in the app, in the Me tab; see the Privacy Policy for what deletion removes.

4. Reading, subscriptions and credits

• The first chapter of every story is free to read. A re-read of a chapter already opened costs nothing.
• WhaleTales gives access to every chapter of every story in one of three ways: an annual subscription, a monthly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. All three give the same access. The lifetime purchase covers both reading levels and every story added later.
• Both subscriptions offer a seven-day free trial to eligible parents; Apple decides who is eligible. A subscription renews automatically, after the trial when there is one, until you cancel it. The App Store shows the price, and the trial when you are eligible for it, before you buy.
• You can manage or cancel a subscription at any time in your Apple ID settings, in the App Store account settings. Cancel at least a day before the trial ends to avoid the first charge. Deleting the account does not cancel a subscription.
• Purchases sit behind a parental gate and are made by a parent or guardian. All purchases are made through the Apple App Store and are subject to Apple's terms.
• Credit packs are no longer sold. A balance of credits bought earlier never expires. Without a subscription or the lifetime purchase, it pays one credit for each chapter after a story's free first chapter; with one, reading uses no credits. Credits have no cash value and cannot be transferred. Credits not yet used are lost when the account is deleted; the app warns you before this happens.
• Refunds are handled by Apple under its refund policy.

5. Acceptable use

Do not misuse the service, including automated access, reverse engineering, or working around credit and usage limits.

6. The stories

The stories are checked for safety and reviewed, but they are made with AI tools and may still contain mistakes, including mistakes in English. They are for learning and entertainment, and are not advice of any kind. If you see something in a story that should not be there, email us and we will look at it.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

WhaleTales is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted or free of errors.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, WhaleTales and its developers are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the app.

9. Intellectual property

The app, its design, its characters, its drawings and its stories belong to the developer.

10. Changes

We may change these terms. When we do, we update the date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the app after a change means you accept the updated terms.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Turkey.

12. Contact

For questions about these terms, contact the developer, Ahmet SIRIM, at support@flyingwhale.app.

13. Credits

The words the app teaches are drawn from the CEFR-J Wordlist. The level each word is taught at is assigned by WhaleTales.

The CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6. Compiled by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Retrieved from http://www.cefr-j.org/download.html on 27/09/26.