Terms of Service

1. Overview

These Terms govern your use of MyWord, an online word-guessing game operated by MyWord (South Africa). By using the service you accept these Terms.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (or older if local law sets a higher age) and able to enter binding contracts to use the service.

3. Accounts & Sign-In

• Accounts may be created using username/password or Google sign-in.
• Usernames must not impersonate others or be offensive.
• You are responsible for account security and for any activity under your account.

4. Challenges & Leaderboards

• Challenges are issued by entering an exact username.
• Leaderboard entries show username, score, and profile picture (if set).
• We may rate-limit challenge creation to prevent abuse.

5. Acceptable Use & Prohibited Conduct

Prohibited activities include cheating, automation/bots, hacking, harassment, creating multiple accounts to unfairly influence leaderboards, and uploading illegal or offensive content.

6. User Content & Uploads

By uploading a profile picture you grant MyWord a license to display it within the service. Do not upload copyrighted or offensive images.

7. Intellectual Property

All MyWord content (name, logo, design, game logic) is our intellectual property. The use of "MyWord™" indicates a claimed trademark.

8. Termination

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms. You may request account deletion via support.

9. Disclaimers & Liability

The service is provided "as is". MyWord is not liable for indirect losses; limits apply as permitted by law.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by South African law.