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Subscription and service terms
Updated October 3, 2026
Operator and contact
Learn by Reading is developed and operated by ZHIMIN CHEN (Alan Chen) as an individual. For support, subscription or refund questions, contact learnbyreading@chenschan.com.
Service and pricing
You can submit a public article link or paste text on the website, read the cleaned text, select passages to discuss with AI, and receive explanations and comprehension and expression exercises. No prior assessment is required. Current prices are US$ 14.99 per month or US$ 149.99 per year. The annual plan is paid in full upfront. Listed prices include applicable consumption taxes; these taxes are not added again at checkout. Saving, reading and viewing history are free. Membership provides everyday AI reading and learning support, with the same service for both billing periods and no additional charge per reply. Check your account page to see whether purchases are open.
14-day free trial with a payment card
Each account can claim one 14-day free trial, starting when the payment service successfully establishes the trial subscription. Monthly and annual plans share the same trial eligibility. A payment card is required. Unless canceled, the selected plan is charged automatically after the trial ends; the payment page shows the first charge date, amount and billing period. During the trial, you can cancel automatic charging in “Manage subscription & billing” and retain the remaining trial until its original end time. Cancellation, expiration or subscribing again does not grant another trial. Saving, reading and viewing history remain free. Account deletion removes this site's trial claim record; a newly created account follows the rules for new accounts.
Subscriptions and cancellation
Subscriptions renew automatically on the selected monthly or annual billing cycle. You can cancel renewal through “Manage subscription & billing” in account settings. After cancellation, membership remains active for the current paid period, and paid features stop when that period ends. You can still read saved materials, view past conversations or delete personal data. If renewal fails, new membership AI services are suspended after the paid period ends and resume after payment succeeds and entitlement is confirmed; there is no additional grace period. Deleting your account ends renewal and deletes your on-site account data; it does not automatically issue a refund.
Refunds
Within 7 days of each payment, including monthly, annual and automatic renewal payments, you can request a full refund of that payment. Requests are processed after manual order verification, and normal use does not incur a deduction for per-use AI costs. After 7 days, refunds are generally not provided. Issues such as duplicate charges or failure to deliver the service are handled individually, and rights required by applicable law are preserved. Please email your subscription email address and payment date. Once a refund succeeds, the corresponding membership entitlement ends and renewal is canceled; materials and history are retained. Canceling renewal does not automatically issue a refund.
Use and data
AI explanations and exercise feedback may contain errors; check them against the original text. Network or upstream service issues may temporarily make the service unavailable. To protect service stability, automated bulk calls, account sharing and unusually frequent requests may be restricted, with reasons and conditions for restoring access explained. We do not promise unconditional unlimited use and do not treat normal, active learning as abuse. Data processing for saved articles and passage discussions is described in How your data is used.