Terms of Service

1. Agreement to These Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding agreement between you and GigaForge Games ("Idle Hacking," "we," "us," or "our") regarding your use of Idle Hacking. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Eligibility

You may use the Service only if you are legally able to enter into this agreement. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Service only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian. The Service is not directed to children under 13.

3. Accounts

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for activity under your account.
• You must provide accurate information when creating an account and keep it reasonably current.
• You may not sell, rent, share, or transfer your account except where we expressly permit it in writing.
• We may require you to verify ownership of an account before providing support or recovery assistance.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use cheats, bots, exploits, or unauthorized automation that interferes with the intended operation of the Service.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data.
• Harass, threaten, impersonate, defame, or abuse other players or staff.
• Post unlawful, infringing, obscene, hateful, or otherwise harmful content, including in chat, usernames, or reports.
• Disrupt servers, evade bans or enforcement actions, or attempt to bypass rate limits or security controls.
• Use the Service in violation of law or another party’s rights.

5. User Content

To the extent you submit content through the Service, including chat messages, reports, feedback, or support messages, you retain any rights you have in that content, but you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, modify, display, and use that content as needed to operate, secure, moderate, and improve the Service.

6. Steam, Payment Providers, and Third-Party Terms

Some parts of the Service depend on third-party platforms or providers, including Steam and Stripe. Your use of those services may also be governed by their terms and policies. We are not responsible for third-party services or content that we do not control.

7. Virtual Items, Premium Access, and Purchases

• The Service may include virtual goods, entitlements, premium access, and similar digital items.
• Unless required by applicable law, purchases are final and non-refundable.
• Virtual items have no cash value, are licensed not sold, and may be modified, suspended, revoked, or discontinued as part of operating the Service.
• We may reverse or remove entitlements obtained through fraud, abuse, chargebacks, payment reversal, or technical error.

8. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the Service, with or without notice, if we believe you violated these Terms, created risk for the Service or its users, engaged in fraud or abuse, or if suspension is otherwise necessary to protect the Service, players, or our rights.

9. Service Availability and Changes

We may change, patch, rebalance, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. We do not guarantee that the Service or any feature will always be available, error-free, or preserved in its current form.

10. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, visuals, text, design, systems, and trademarks, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the limited right to use the Service under these Terms, no rights are granted to you.

11. Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GigaForge Games AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM; OR (B) USD $100.

13. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless GigaForge Games and its affiliates, personnel, and service providers from claims, damages, losses, and expenses arising from your misuse of the Service, your content, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

14. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute that is not subject to an alternative dispute process required by applicable law will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in California, United States, and you and we consent to those courts' personal jurisdiction and venue.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version here and update the "Last Updated" date above. By continuing to use the Service after updated Terms become effective, you agree to the revised Terms.

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