Terms of Service

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age required in your country, to use the Service. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Service only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

By using the Service, you represent that you are legally allowed to accept these Terms and that your use of the Service does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

2. Accounts and Usernames

Some features may require an account, username, display name, or other player identifier. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for all activity that occurs under it.

You agree not to:

• impersonate another person;
• use a username, display name, or profile content that is offensive, misleading, unlawful, or infringes another person’s rights;
• share, sell, transfer, or allow others to access your account except as expressly permitted by us; or
• attempt to access another player’s account.

We may suspend, rename, restrict, or remove accounts, usernames, display names, or profile content at our discretion, including where we believe they violate these Terms or may harm the Service or other users.

3. Game Play and Asynchronous Matches

Letter Pirate is an asynchronous mobile word game. Game play may occur over time, and players may take turns at different times.

You understand and agree that:

• matches may expire, pause, be forfeited, or end automatically based on game rules or inactivity;
• network delays, device issues, server issues, platform outages, or software bugs may affect game state or availability;
• we may correct, modify, reset, remove, or otherwise adjust game results, player progress, rankings, rewards, or match data if we believe an error, exploit, cheating, abuse, or technical issue has occurred; and
• we do not guarantee that any match, ranking, record, achievement, or game state will remain available permanently.

4. In-App Purchases and Virtual Items

The Service may allow you to purchase digital content, virtual currency, boosts, cosmetic items, premium features, subscriptions, or other in-app items (“Virtual Items”).

All purchases are handled by the app store or platform through which you downloaded the Service, such as the Apple App Store or Google Play. Your purchase is also subject to the applicable store’s terms, conditions, and payment policies.

Virtual Items are licensed, not sold. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, Virtual Items:

• have no cash value;
• cannot be exchanged for money, goods, or services outside the Service;
• cannot be transferred, sold, traded, or assigned to another person;
• may be modified, removed, rebalanced, disabled, or discontinued; and
• may become unavailable if your account is suspended, terminated, deleted, or if the Service is changed or discontinued.

We may limit the quantity, availability, eligibility, duration, or use of any Virtual Item at any time.

5. Payments, Refunds, and Billing

Purchases made through Apple, Google, or another platform provider are processed by that provider. We do not control the payment process and may not have access to your full payment information.

Except where required by law or by the applicable platform’s rules, purchases are final and non-refundable. Refund requests should be directed to the platform through which the purchase was made.

If the Service offers subscriptions, subscriptions may renew automatically unless canceled in accordance with the applicable app store’s cancellation procedures. Deleting the app does not necessarily cancel a subscription.

You are responsible for all charges, taxes, and fees associated with your purchases.

6. Service Changes, Suspension, and Shutdown

We may change, update, suspend, limit, discontinue, or shut down all or part of the Service at any time, with or without notice, including any features, game modes, online functionality, accounts, leaderboards, matches, saved progress, Virtual Items, or in-app purchase functionality.

You understand and agree that the Service depends on technology, third-party platforms, hosting providers, app stores, network availability, business decisions, and other factors that may change over time.

If we shut down the Service, some or all online features may stop working, and you may lose access to your account, matches, progress, rankings, rewards, Virtual Items, purchases, and other game-related data. Unless required by applicable law, we are not required to provide refunds, credits, compensation, or replacement items because the Service, a feature, or a Virtual Item is changed, suspended, discontinued, or shut down.

We may, at our discretion, provide advance notice of a planned shutdown through the app, our website, email, app store listing, or another reasonable method, but we are not obligated to do so unless required by law.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service fairly, lawfully, and respectfully.

You must not:

• cheat, exploit bugs, use unauthorized scripts, bots, automation, modified clients, or other unfair methods;
• reverse engineer, decompile, modify, or tamper with the Service except as allowed by law;
• interfere with servers, matchmaking, game logic, security systems, or other users’ access to the Service;
• harass, threaten, abuse, spam, defraud, or mislead other users;
• post, submit, or transmit unlawful, hateful, sexually explicit, violent, defamatory, infringing, or otherwise harmful content;
• collect personal information from other users without permission;
• use the Service for commercial purposes without our written consent;
• attempt to bypass payment systems, access controls, suspensions, bans, or platform restrictions; or
• violate any applicable law, regulation, app store rule, or third-party right.

We may investigate suspected violations and take any action we consider appropriate, including warnings, restrictions, match forfeitures, progress resets, removal of content, suspension, termination, or reports to law enforcement or platform providers.

8. User Content and Communications

The Service may allow you to create, submit, display, or transmit usernames, profile information, chat messages, game moves, words, invitations, friend requests, feedback, or other content (“User Content”).

You retain ownership of your User Content, but you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, use, reproduce, modify, display, distribute, and otherwise process your User Content for the purpose of operating, improving, promoting, protecting, and providing the Service.

You are responsible for your User Content. You represent that you have all rights necessary to submit it and that it does not violate these Terms, any law, or any third-party rights.

We may monitor, moderate, remove, disable, or restrict User Content at any time, but we are not obligated to monitor all activity.

9. Word Content, Dictionaries, and Game Decisions

The Service may use dictionaries, word lists, scoring rules, automated systems, or other game logic to determine valid words, scores, moves, or outcomes.

You understand and agree that:

• word lists and scoring rules may change over time;
• a word may be accepted, rejected, scored, or handled differently than expected;
• game decisions made by the Service are final unless we choose otherwise; and
• we may correct or adjust game data where we believe an error, exploit, or unfair result occurred.

10. Privacy

Our collection, use, and sharing of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy, available at: https://ancientbison.com/privacy.html.

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have reviewed our Privacy Policy.

11. Third-Party Services

The Service may integrate with or rely on third-party services, such as app stores, analytics providers, cloud hosting providers, advertising networks, crash reporting tools, authentication providers, or social and sharing features.

We are not responsible for third-party services, websites, platforms, policies, content, availability, or practices. Your use of third-party services may be governed by separate terms and privacy policies.

12. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, design, graphics, artwork, audio, music, text, game mechanics, features, trademarks, logos, and other content, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property and other laws.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, sublicense, publicly display, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any part of the Service except as expressly allowed by these Terms or applicable law.

13. Feedback

If you provide ideas, suggestions, bug reports, feature requests, or other feedback, you grant us the right to use that feedback without restriction, compensation, or obligation to you.

14. Updates and Availability

We may provide updates, patches, fixes, or changes to the Service. Some updates may be required to continue using the Service.

We do not guarantee that the Service will be available at all times or on all devices, operating systems, territories, or platforms. The Service may be interrupted, delayed, limited, or unavailable for reasons including maintenance, technical issues, platform restrictions, legal requirements, or events beyond our control.

15. Account Suspension and Termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Service at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms, created risk or potential legal exposure, harmed other users, abused the Service, or engaged in conduct we consider inappropriate.

You may stop using the Service at any time. You may request account deletion through the app as outlined on our website available at: https://ancientbison.com/datarequest.html.

Upon suspension or termination, your right to use the Service ends immediately. You may lose access to your account, matches, progress, rankings, rewards, Virtual Items, and purchases. Unless required by law, we are not required to provide refunds or compensation for suspended or terminated accounts.

16. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, availability, accuracy, reliability, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.

We do not guarantee that:

• the Service will always be available, secure, or free of errors;
• game data, progress, purchases, or Virtual Items will never be lost;
• matches or results will be free from bugs, exploits, cheating, or interruptions;
• any particular feature, game mode, player, opponent, ranking, reward, or Virtual Item will remain available; or
• the Service will meet your expectations.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers, so some of the above may not apply to you.

17. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we and our owners, employees, contractors, affiliates, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost data, lost progress, loss of goodwill, device issues, service interruption, or loss of access to Virtual Items or purchases.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of:

• the amount you paid to us through the Service during the three months before the event giving rise to the claim; or
• USD $100.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you.

18. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our owners, employees, contractors, affiliates, licensors, and service providers from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or relating to:

• your use or misuse of the Service;
• your User Content;
• your violation of these Terms;
• your violation of any law or third-party right; or
• your cheating, abuse, fraud, or unauthorized activity.

19. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.

Unless otherwise required by law, the state and federal courts located in King County, Washington will have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service.

20. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis, rather than in court.

You and we waive the right to a jury trial and the right to participate in a class action, class arbitration, or other representative proceeding.

This section does not prevent either party from seeking injunctive or equitable relief for misuse of intellectual property, security violations, or unauthorized access to the Service.

21. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we may provide notice through the Service, our website, email, app store listing, or another reasonable method.

The updated Terms will be effective when posted or on the date stated in the updated Terms. Your continued use of the Service after the updated Terms become effective means you accept the updated Terms.

If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service.

22. Apple-Specific Terms

If you downloaded the Service from the Apple App Store, the following additional terms apply:

• These Terms are between you and Ancient Bison LLC, not Apple.
• Apple is not responsible for the Service or its content.
• Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the Service.
• If the Service fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price, if any, as required by applicable App Store terms.
• Apple is not responsible for claims relating to the Service, including product liability claims, legal compliance claims, consumer protection claims, or intellectual property claims.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

23. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at:

Ancient Bison LLC
Email: contact@ancientbison.com
Website: https://ancientbison.com/