Shiftwick Terms of Service

1. Who may play

You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country, if higher) to use the game. If you are under 18 you need a parent or guardian to agree to these terms and to make any purchase on your behalf. The game is not directed to children under 13.

2. Licence

We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the game on devices you own or control, for your own non-commercial entertainment, according to these terms and the rules of the store you got it from. The game is licensed, not sold. We and our licensors keep all rights in the game, including its software, levels, artwork, music, sounds and names.

3. What you may not do

• Copy, modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or extract the source code of the game, except where the law says you may despite this rule.
• Sell, rent, lend or sublicense the game, or use it for a commercial purpose.
• Use cheats, hacks, bots, scripts, solvers, modified apps or any tool to gain an unfair advantage, to submit scores that were not played by a person, or to interfere with the game, its servers or other players.
• Attempt to gain access to the servers, accounts or data of the game or of other players, or to bypass any limit or security measure.

4. Accounts, guests and sign-in

You can play without an account. If you join the leaderboard you get a guest account tied to your device. You may also sign in with Apple or Google to keep your leaderboard profile if you change phone. You are responsible for your device and your Apple or Google account. If you delete the game without signing in, you may not be able to recover a guest leaderboard profile. You can delete your account and leaderboard data at any time in the game: Settings, Leaderboard, "Leave and delete my data" if you play as a guest, or Settings, Account, "Delete my account and data" if you are signed in.

5. The leaderboard, friends and parties

The leaderboard, friend lists and parties are optional features. Your display name and scores are visible to other players as described in the Privacy Policy. You may choose a username of 4 to 10 letters or digits. Your username must not:

• be obscene, profane, sexually explicit, hateful, harassing, threatening or discriminatory;
• impersonate another person, a public figure, us or our staff, or suggest that it comes from us;
• contain personal information, such as a real name, phone number, address or social media handle; or
• infringe anyone else's rights or break the law.

The game filters some names automatically, but no filter is perfect. We may reject, change, reset or remove any name, remove scores that we believe were not obtained fairly, and suspend or end access to the leaderboard or the game for anyone who breaks these terms, at our discretion. To report a name or behaviour, tap the "..." next to the player's name and choose a reason, or write to support@4birdstudiosllc.com with the name, and we will review it. You can also block a player from the same button, so you no longer see their name. You give us a free, worldwide right to display your username and scores in the game as part of the leaderboard.

Other players use the leaderboard too. We do not control what they do and are not responsible for their names or conduct. Only share your friend code and party codes with people you trust.

6. Virtual items

Candy, power-ups, hints, streak freezes, Trail Pass rewards and similar items in the game are earned by playing, by watching an optional video, or (for candy) by buying a candy pack. They are a licence to use a feature in the game, not property. They have no cash value, cannot be sold, exchanged for money or transferred, and are stored on your device. They may be lost if you delete the game, reset your device or change phone, and we cannot restore them. Power-ups work in campaign levels only; the Daily puzzle is the same for every player. We may change how items are earned, priced or used.

7. Purchases

The game offers these purchases: "Remove ads", a one-time purchase that removes the banner ad (the optional rewarded videos stay available because you choose to watch them), and three candy packs of different sizes, which add candy to your game and can be bought as often as you like. Everything is processed by Apple or Google under their payment terms, and we do not receive your payment details. Prices are shown in the store before you buy and may include taxes. You can restore "Remove ads" on another device signed in to the same store account with "Restore purchases" in Settings. Candy packs are used up when you buy them and cannot be restored; the candy lives on your device (see section 6). If you are under 18, buy only with a parent or guardian's agreement. Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their policies; you may also have legal rights of withdrawal or refund that these terms do not limit. Except as the law requires, we cannot refund store purchases ourselves.

8. Ads

The game shows a banner ad from third parties unless you buy "Remove ads". Rewarded videos are optional: they play only when you tap a button that offers one, and the reward (for example candy, hints or a streak freeze) is given only if you watch the video to the end. We do not control the content of those ads and are not responsible for third-party products, services or websites you may reach through them. If you see an inappropriate ad, tell us at support@4birdstudiosllc.com with a screenshot if you can.

9. Third-party services and stores

The game relies on third-party services such as Apple, Google and our database provider. Their own terms apply to your use of them. If you downloaded the game from the Apple App Store, you and we acknowledge that these terms are between you and us and not Apple, that Apple has no obligation to provide support or maintenance for the game, that Apple is not responsible for claims relating to the game, and that Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you. If you downloaded the game from Google Play, Google's terms of service also apply.

10. Changes to the game and to these terms

We may update, add or remove features, seasons, levels and the leaderboard, and we may stop providing the game or the online features. We may change these terms; we will change the "Last updated" date and tell you in the game about important changes. If you keep using the game after a change takes effect, you accept the new terms. If you do not agree, stop using the game and delete it.

11. Ending these terms

You can stop using the game at any time by deleting it. We can suspend or end your access if you break these terms or if we stop providing the game. Sections that by their nature should continue (for example sections 2, 12, 13 and 15) continue after the terms end.

12. No warranty

To the fullest extent the law allows, the game is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not promise that the game or the leaderboard will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that scores will always be saved. Some places do not allow some of these exclusions, so they may not apply to you.

13. Limit of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost data, scores, profits or goodwill, arising from your use of the game. Our total liability to you for any claim related to the game is limited to the amount you paid us for the game in the 12 months before the claim (which may be zero). Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or your rights as a consumer under the law where you live.

14. Your responsibility

You agree to be responsible for any claims, losses and costs caused by your breach of these terms, to the extent the law allows.

15. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of Arizona, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Courts in Arizona, USA have non-exclusive jurisdiction, unless the law where you live gives you the right to bring a claim in your local courts or gives you mandatory consumer protections, which these terms do not take away. Before starting a formal claim, please contact us at support@4birdstudiosllc.com so that we can try to resolve the problem.

16. General

If a part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. If we do not enforce a right, we have not given it up. You may not transfer your rights under these terms; we may transfer ours as part of a sale or reorganisation of our business. These terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and us about the game.

17. Contact

4 Birds Studios LLC, 15807 W. Woodlands, Goodyear, AZ 85338, United States

support@4birdstudiosllc.com