Terms of service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using The Personality Project (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not use the Service. Your continued use of the Service following any changes to these terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.

2. Description of Services

The Personality Project provides the following services:

Personality and cognitive assessments: Free online assessments including personality typing (Big Five, MBTI), attribution style analysis, and cognitive evaluation (pattern recognition, working memory, spatial reasoning) through adaptive testing.

Life Tools and community: A suite of personal development tools including habit tracking, mood logging, journaling, goal setting, and structured exercises drawn from CBT, DBT, and ACT frameworks, along with community forums and accountability features.

Personality insights: Personalised reports and visualisations that help users understand their personality profile, cognitive strengths, and potential areas for growth.

Access to the Service is provided free of charge to individual users.

3. Account Registration

Certain features of the Service require you to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep your account information updated. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You must be at least 16 years old to create an account.

4. Pricing

The core Service is provided free of charge. Some features may be offered on a paid subscription basis in the future. Any changes to pricing will be communicated in advance through the Service.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable regulations.
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Service, other accounts, or computer systems connected to the Service.
Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or other harmful code.
Use automated bots, scrapers, or other tools to access or interact with the Service.
Impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation when taking a test.
Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service.
Use assessment results to discriminate against individuals in violation of applicable employment or civil rights laws.

6. Intellectual Property

All content, test items, scoring algorithms, calibration models, visual designs, trademarks, and software code comprising the Service are the exclusive property of The Personality Project and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Service without prior written permission. Your use of the Service does not grant you any ownership rights in any content or materials you access.

7. Disclaimer

The Personality Project is not a clinical assessment tool. Results are provided for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We are not liable for any decisions made based on assessment results. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The Personality Project and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data or profits, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim, or one hundred dollars (CAD $100) if you have not made any payments.

9. Data Accuracy

Scores generated by The Personality Project are estimates derived from adaptive testing and psychometric models. They are not absolute measures of personality or cognitive ability. As our calibration dataset grows, scoring models may be refined, and individual scores may be adjusted to reflect improved accuracy. We make reasonable efforts to ensure the validity and reliability of our assessments but do not guarantee that scores will remain constant over time or across model updates.

10. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Reasons for termination may include, but are not limited to, violation of these Terms, fraudulent activity, or extended periods of inactivity. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall remain in effect.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under these Terms will be resolved in the competent courts of British Columbia, subject to any arbitration provision in these Terms.

12. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide notice through the Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.