Terms & Conditions and Usage Guidelines

1.Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms & Conditions, together with the Usage Guidelines in Section 7 and any policies referenced here (collectively, the “Terms”), are a binding legal agreement between you (“you” or “user”) and GlyphGalaxy LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“GlyphGalaxy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), with its principal place of business in Texas, the operator of the GlyphGalaxy game, websites, and related software and services (collectively, the “Service”).

By accessing or using the Service in any way — including by visiting the website, playing as a guest, or creating an account — you agree to these Terms. The in-game acceptance shown before you set up an account presents a plain-language summary of these Terms and incorporates this document by reference; if there is any conflict, this document governs.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not access or use the Service.

2.Eligibility & your representations

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that:

• you are at least 18 years old (or have the permission of a parent or legal guardian to play), and have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract (or your parent/guardian has agreed on your behalf);
• you are not located in, organized under the laws of, or ordinarily resident in any country or territory subject to comprehensive sanctions, and you are not a person with whom dealings are restricted under applicable sanctions, export-control, or anti-money-laundering laws (including any list maintained by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control);
• your access to and use of the Service is legal where you live and where you access the Service, and you are solely responsible for determining this;
• you will comply with these Terms and all laws, rules, and regulations that apply to you; and
• any information you provide is accurate.

If you are under 18, you must have adult permission to play. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not use the Service.

3.Definitions

• “User Content” — anything you create, build, design, upload, list, post, transmit, or trade through the Service, including builds, art, skins, items, names, realms, blueprints, chat, and profile information.
• “Indemnified Parties” — GlyphGalaxy LLC and its affiliates, and each of their respective owners, founders, officers, directors, employees, contractors, contributors, licensors, service providers, and agents.

4.The Service

GlyphGalaxy is a multiplayer voxel sandbox. You may explore parts of the Service as a guest.

We may add, change, suspend, limit, or remove any feature, realm, market, or part of the Service at any time, with or without notice. We do not guarantee that the Service, any feature, or any in-game economy, market, event, or realm will be available, continued, or supported.

5.Glyphbucks (virtual game credit)

The Service may offer “Glyphbucks”, a closed-loop virtual game credit that we issue, maintain, and honor entirely within the Service and record only in our own systems. Glyphbucks are issued, maintained, and accepted solely by GlyphGalaxy LLC (the seller); they are not stored value, prepaid access, gift cards, or credits issued, maintained, honored, or accepted by any third party, and they cannot be used anywhere outside the Service. Glyphbucks are a limited, personal, revocable, non-transferable license to access in-game features and content. Glyphbucks are not money, deposits, or property; they have no cash value, earn no interest, cannot be transferred, sold, or gifted to any other person, and cannot be redeemed, exchanged, converted, or cashed out for money or anything of value outside the Service.

All Glyphbucks purchases and redemptions are final and non-refundable except where a refund is required by applicable law. Redemption codes are single-use and bearer instruments — anyone holding a code can redeem it, so protect codes like cash; we are not responsible for lost, stolen, or leaked codes. We may change Glyphbucks pricing and the catalog of things they can be spent on at any time, and we may revoke, cancel, or adjust Glyphbucks balances obtained fraudulently, in error, or in violation of these Terms. If the Service (or the Glyphbucks feature) is discontinued, unspent Glyphbucks may expire without compensation except where prohibited by law.

6.Usage Guidelines (Acceptable Use)

These Usage Guidelines are part of the Terms. You are responsible for everything you do on or through the Service. You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to, assist, or permit anyone else to:

Unlawful & harmful conduct

• use the Service for any unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, or harmful purpose, or in violation of any law, rule, regulation, or third-party right;
• launder money or finance terrorism, evade sanctions or taxes, or facilitate, conceal, or benefit from any criminal activity;
• manipulate markets or prices, engage in wash trading, fraud, pump-and-dump, or any deceptive trading practice.

Cheating, exploits & automation

• cheat, exploit bugs, duplicate assets, or take unfair advantage of errors, and instead promptly report material bugs to us;
• use bots, scripts, scrapers, macros, automation, or unauthorized third-party software to access or interact with the Service, except for documented developer hooks expressly provided by us;
• interfere with gameplay, the in-game economy, or other users’ experience.

Security & infrastructure

• access, probe, or test the Service or its infrastructure without authorization, or circumvent, disable, or defeat any security, rate-limiting, authentication, or access control;
• introduce malware or harmful code; or overload, flood, disrupt, or impair the Service or any server or network (including denial-of-service attacks);
• reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any non–open-source part of the Service except to the limited extent the law prohibits restricting that right.

Content & community

• create, upload, list, or trade content that is illegal, infringing, defamatory, obscene, or that depicts or facilitates the sexual exploitation of minors;
• infringe anyone’s intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights, or misappropriate names, brands, or likenesses;
• harass, threaten, defame, stalk, dox, impersonate, or incite violence or hatred against others, or send spam.
• misuse in-world chat — including hateful, sexually explicit, threatening, or abusive messages, or flooding. Chat is rate-limited and automatically profanity-masked, and you can mute any player by clicking their name; these tools do not replace your responsibility to follow these Guidelines, and we may restrict chat or access for violations.

Competitive play & virtual rewards

• use PvP competitive tournaments, arenas, randomized-reward purchases (such as loot crates), or any feature involving virtual value where doing so is illegal for you, or where you do not meet the legal age and other requirements that apply to you. You are solely responsible for the legality of your participation in competitive events and randomized-reward activity in your jurisdiction — use these features only if your local law allows.

We may, but are not obligated to, monitor use of the Service. We may investigate suspected violations and, in our sole discretion, remove or disable User Content, restrict, suspend, or terminate access, and report activity to law enforcement or other authorities.

7.Your content, creations & licenses

As between you and us, you own the original User Content you create. By default, user-created art is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0) license, which lets others reuse it with credit.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and represent that you own or have all rights necessary to create, upload, list, display, and trade it, and that it does not violate these Terms, any law, or anyone’s rights.

You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, cache, reproduce, display, perform, adapt for technical purposes, and distribute your User Content as needed to operate, secure, improve, and promote the Service.

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright or other rights, send a notice to help@glyphgalaxy.com identifying the content and your rights. We may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing content from the parts of the Service we control.

8.Our intellectual property

The Service, including the GlyphGalaxy name, logos, and brand, and all software, code, designs, text, graphics, and other materials we provide (other than your User Content and third-party or open-source materials under their own licenses), are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by law. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for its intended purpose. We reserve all rights not expressly granted.

9.Third parties & links

The Service relies on technology and parties we do not own or control. We are not responsible for, and make no representations about, the operation, availability, security, accuracy, fees, rules, upgrades, or failures of any third-party service, nor for any loss arising from them. Your use of any third-party service is at your own risk and subject to that party’s terms. Links to third-party sites are provided for convenience and are not endorsements.

10.No financial, legal, or tax advice

Nothing in the Service or these Terms is financial, investment, trading, legal, accounting, or tax advice. You are responsible for your own decisions and should consult your own professional advisers.

11.Assumption of risk

You acknowledge and agree that you use the Service entirely at your own risk and that you assume all risks associated with it, including:

• loss, theft, or compromise of your password, account credentials, or device, including through phishing, scams, social engineering, or malware;
• bugs, defects, vulnerabilities, or failures in the client or the Service;
• regulatory and legal uncertainty, and changes in law that may affect your ability to use the Service; and
• the acts or omissions of other users and third parties, including counterparties to trades and wagers.

12.Disclaimers — “as is”

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” with all faults and without warranty of any kind.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Indemnified Parties disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, error-free, or free of harmful components, that defects will be corrected, that any content or asset value will be preserved, or that the Service will meet your requirements. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from us or through the Service creates any warranty not expressly stated here.

13.Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will the Indemnified Parties be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, business, or for any loss of or inability to access funds or other property, arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other theory, and even if a party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the total aggregate liability of the Indemnified Parties for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid directly to us (if any) for the Service in the three (3) months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100).

These limitations are an essential basis of the agreement between you and us and apply even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you; in that case, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

14.Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal costs) arising out of or relating to:

• your access to or use of the Service;
• your User Content;
• your transactions, trades, wagers, and dealings with other users or third parties;
• your violation of these Terms or the Usage Guidelines;
• your violation of any law, regulation, or any right of any person or entity (including intellectual property, privacy, and publicity rights);
• your taxes or your failure to pay or report them; and
• your negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud.

We may, at our option, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with us; you will not settle any such matter without our prior written consent. This Section survives termination of these Terms and your use of the Service.

15.Taxes

You are solely responsible for determining what taxes apply to your use of the Service and your transactions, and for reporting and paying them to the proper authorities. We are not responsible for determining, collecting, reporting, withholding, or remitting any taxes for you.

16.Privacy & data

The Service is designed to minimize the data we hold. To operate multiplayer features, our servers necessarily process gameplay and network data such as your IP address, in-game actions, chat, and presence. If you enable email recovery, we store your email and an encrypted backup we cannot read. By using the Service you consent to this processing. Where a separate Privacy Policy is published, it applies in addition to this Section.

17.Suspension & termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Service (or any part of it), and remove or disable User Content, at any time, with or without cause or notice, including if we believe you have violated these Terms or created risk or legal exposure for us or others. You may stop using the Service at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including Sections 5, and 7 through 22 — survive.

18.Regulatory status & no offer

We are not a bank, money-services business, money transmitter, custodian, exchange, broker-dealer, or investment adviser, and we do not provide any of those services. We do not hold customer funds. Nothing in the Service or these Terms is an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to buy or sell any security, commodity, or investment. You are responsible for determining whether your use of the Service is permitted under the laws that apply to you.

19.Dispute resolution & arbitration

Please read this Section carefully. It affects your legal rights, including by requiring arbitration on an individual basis and waiving class actions and jury trials.

Informal resolution first

Before starting an arbitration, you agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by sending a written notice describing the dispute and the relief you seek to help@glyphgalaxy.com. You and we will try in good faith to resolve it for 30 days. If it is not resolved, either party may begin arbitration.

Binding arbitration

Except as stated below, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms (including their formation, interpretation, breach, or termination) will be resolved by final and binding arbitration, rather than in court, administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect. The arbitration will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. The seat of arbitration is the State of Texas, USA, and proceedings may be conducted in writing, by phone, by video, or in person in Texas. The arbitrator’s award may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Class-action & jury-trial waiver

You and we agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims or preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. You and we waive any right to a jury trial.

Exceptions

Either party may (a) bring an individual claim in small-claims court if it qualifies, and (b) seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to protect intellectual property or stop unauthorized use of the Service.

30-day opt-out

You may opt out of this arbitration and class-waiver Section by sending written notice to help@glyphgalaxy.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your intent to opt out and your account identifier. Opting out does not affect any other part of these Terms.

Time to file

To the extent permitted by law, any claim must be filed within one (1) year after it arises, or it is permanently barred.

20.Governing law

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, except that the Federal Arbitration Act governs Section 19. Subject to Section 19, the state and federal courts located in the State of Texas have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter not subject to arbitration, and you consent to their jurisdiction and venue and waive any objection to them.

21.Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above and post the new version here. Material changes may also be signaled in the Service. Your continued use of the Service after an update means you accept the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you must stop using the Service.

22.General terms

Entire agreement. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service and supersede any prior agreements on that subject.

Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, it will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions stay in full force. If the class-action waiver in Section 19 is found unenforceable as to a claim, that claim will proceed in court, but the rest of Section 19 still applies.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our consent; we may assign them freely. These Terms bind permitted successors and assigns.

Third-party beneficiaries. The Indemnified Parties are intended beneficiaries of the disclaimer, liability, and indemnification Sections; otherwise there are no third-party beneficiaries.

Force majeure. We are not liable for any delay or failure caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including network or hosting outages, acts of God, or government action.

Relationship. Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between you and us.

Headings. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

23.Contact

Questions, notices, copyright complaints, and arbitration or opt-out notices may be sent to help@glyphgalaxy.com.