Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of guessthedate.app (the "Site") and the Guess The Date game (the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

1. About us

The Service is operated under the name "Guess The Date". You can contact us at hello@guessthedate.app.

2. The Service

Guess The Date is a free daily history guessing game. We may release new puzzles, features, and content from time to time, and we may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time without notice.

3. Eligibility

The Service is intended for users aged 13 and over. If you are under the age of 13, you may not create an account or submit personal data to the Site. If you are between 13 and 18, you confirm that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service.

4. Accounts

• You must provide accurate information when registering and keep it up to date.
• You are responsible for keeping your password secure and for all activity on your account.
• You must notify us immediately at hello@guessthedate.app if you suspect unauthorised use of your account.
• You may delete your account at any time from your profile settings.
• We may suspend or close accounts that breach these Terms, abuse the Service, or attempt to disrupt other players.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use bots, scripts, scrapers, or other automated means to play the game, inflate scores, manipulate leaderboards, or harvest data;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code, puzzle answers, or non-public APIs;
• Use the Service in any way that infringes the rights of others or breaks the law;
• Upload, submit, or set as your profile or display name anything that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing, hateful, or infringes intellectual property rights;
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, other accounts, or our infrastructure;
• Interfere with, overload, or disrupt the Service, including bypassing rate limits or security features.

We may remove content, reset scores, or close accounts that breach these rules.

6. User content

Names, profile slugs, challenge details, and other content you submit ("User Content") remain yours. By submitting User Content you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, display, and use it as needed to operate the Service (for example, showing your name on the leaderboard). You are responsible for the User Content you submit and confirm you have the right to submit it.

7. Intellectual property

All content on the Site that is not User Content — including the game design, puzzles, clues, copy, code, logos, and branding — is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may use the Service for personal, non-commercial enjoyment. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our content without our prior written consent.

8. Free service, no purchases

The Service is currently free to use and does not offer paid features. If we introduce paid features in future, they will be governed by additional terms presented at point of purchase.

9. Advertising

We display third-party advertising on the Site (via Google AdSense). We are not responsible for the content, products, or services of advertisers, and your dealings with them are between you and the advertiser.

10. Availability and changes

We aim to keep the Service available but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access. We may modify, suspend, or withdraw the Service (in whole or part) for maintenance, security, or operational reasons, with or without notice.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all implied warranties, including those of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Historical content is provided for entertainment and may contain inaccuracies — do not rely on it for academic or professional purposes.

12. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded under English law.

Subject to the above, to the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable to you for:

• Loss of profits, business, contracts, or anticipated savings;
• Loss or corruption of data;
• Loss of goodwill or reputation;
• Any indirect, special, or consequential loss.

Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or in connection with the Service is limited to £100.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify us against any claims, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your breach of these Terms, your User Content, or your misuse of the Service.

14. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access immediately if you breach these Terms, or close the Service for any reason. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including IP, liability, and governing law) will continue to apply.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above. Material changes will be highlighted on the Site. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

16. Consumer rights

If you are a consumer in the UK, you have certain statutory rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 that cannot be excluded. Nothing in these Terms affects those rights.

17. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with them are governed by the law of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction, except that consumers based in Scotland or Northern Ireland may also bring proceedings in their local courts.

18. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email hello@guessthedate.app.