Terms of Service

Last updated: January 1, 2025

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using gridle.quest (the "Service"), operated by Gridle ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Use of the Service

Gridle grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or networks.
• Scrape, crawl, or otherwise systematically extract content without our written permission.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service.
• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, or exploit any portion of the Service without express written permission.

2. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content — including crossword puzzles, clue texts, explanations, software, and design — are and will remain the exclusive property of Gridle. Our content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

3. User Content

Gridle does not currently allow users to submit content. If this changes, any content you submit grants us a worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, and display it in connection with the Service.

4. Advertisements

The Service may display advertisements served by Google AdSense and other third-party advertising networks. We are not responsible for the content of those advertisements. Ad clicks are governed by the advertiser's terms and our Privacy Policy.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

6. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GRIDLE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

7. Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content of those sites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

8. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your access to the Service at any time, without notice, for conduct we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, third parties, or for any other reason.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will update the "Last updated" date above when we do. Continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

11. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at legal@gridle.quest or via our contact form.