Terms of Use - Brainclash

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, or playing Brainclash (“the Game”, “we”, “us”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Game.

You must be at least 13 years old to use Brainclash. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you must be at least 16.

2. Your Account

You sign in with an email address and password, with Google, or with Apple, through Firebase Authentication. You are responsible for keeping your sign-in credentials secure.
Each player has a unique username. Usernames must not be offensive, misleading, or impersonate others. Changing your username costs Gems.
You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.

3. Gameplay Rules

Matches are asynchronous and turn-based. Challenge invitations remain valid for 24 hours; if not accepted in time, they expire.
Each player must complete their turn within 24 hours. If you do not play your turn in time, you receive a score of zero for that round and the match continues. If you fail to pick a category in time, the system picks a random category and you receive zero for that round.
Each question has a time limit. If the timer runs out, the answer is counted as incorrect. Answer times are measured by the server.
Both players answer the same questions in each round. Only one answer per question is accepted.
Round and match results are determined by correctness first; speed is used only as a tie-breaker.
Matches against the computer are a separate mode: they award no XP or Gems and keep separate statistics.

4. Gems and In-App Purchases

Gems are the in-game currency. They can be earned through optional rewarded ads and the daily bonus wheel, or purchased with real money through the app store.
Gems can be spent on in-game helpers (change the question, remove two wrong answers, extend the time), sending match challenges, changing your username, and temporarily removing interstitial ads.
When you obtain Gems, you receive a limited license to use them inside Brainclash. Gems have no real-world monetary value, are not your property, are non-transferable, cannot be exchanged for cash, and may not be sold or traded outside the Game.
We set what Gems cost and what they are worth inside the Game, and we may change those amounts as the Game evolves.
All purchases are processed by the Apple App Store or Google Play and are subject to their terms. Except where required by law or by the applicable app store policy, purchases are final and non-refundable.
Winning matches does not award Gems. This is an intentional design decision to keep the Game fair.

5. Fair Play and Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

Cheat, exploit bugs, or use any modified client, automation tool, script, or third-party software to gain an advantage or interfere with the Game.
Attempt to tamper with, reverse-engineer, or bypass the Game’s validation, scoring, timing, or anti-cheat systems.
Collude with other players or share answers to manipulate match results.
Harass, abuse, threaten, or spam other players, including through the chat feature.
Send offensive, unlawful, or inappropriate content in messages or usernames.
Create accounts by automated means or use another person’s account without permission.

We may suspend or permanently terminate accounts that violate these rules, including forfeiture of Gems and purchases associated with the violating account. The full rules are on the Fair Play page, and that is the version that governs how we handle a report.

6. Chat and User Content

You are solely responsible for the messages you send. Do not share other people’s personal information, or content that is illegal, hateful, or harassing.
Your username and the messages you send remain yours. You grant us the license needed to operate the service and display that content to the players you send it to.
By default, only your friends can message you, and you can block any player at any time.
To report a player or a message, email bytewizards8669@gmail.com. We review reports and may issue warnings, restrict chat, or terminate accounts.

7. Advertising

The Game displays optional rewarded ads and automatic interstitial ads between rounds. The remove-ads option suppresses interstitial ads for the purchased period only; optional rewarded ads always remain available as a way to earn Gems.

8. Availability and Changes to the Game

We aim to keep the Game available at all times but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Maintenance, updates, or technical issues may cause temporary downtime.
We may add, change, balance, or remove features, categories, questions, prices, timers, and rewards at any time.
We may discontinue the Game or any part of it. Where reasonably possible, we will give advance notice of permanent discontinuation.

9. Intellectual Property

The Game, including its name (Brainclash / صراع العقول), design, questions, graphics, and software, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to play the Game for private, non-commercial use. You may not copy, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from the Game without our written permission.

10. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The Game is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for loss of data, Gems, or progress, arising out of or related to your use of the Game. Since Gems have no cash value, nothing in these terms entitles you to a refund of Gems. If part of this limitation is unenforceable where you live, the rest still applies. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

11. Termination

You may stop using the Game at any time. You can delete your account from inside the Game; deletion is immediate and permanent, with no recovery. Messages you already sent remain visible to the people you sent them to, labeled as “deleted user”.

We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms. Upon termination, your license to use the Game ends and any unused Gems are forfeited without compensation, except where prohibited by law.

12. Apple App Store

If you obtained Brainclash from the Apple App Store, the following also applies:

These Terms are between you and ByteWizards only, not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the Game or its content.
Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support for the Game.
If the Game fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price of the Game, if any. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the Game.
ByteWizards, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claim relating to the Game, including product liability claims, claims that the Game fails to conform to a legal requirement, and claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
ByteWizards, not Apple, is responsible for investigating and resolving any third-party claim that the Game infringes intellectual property rights.
You confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Iraq, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Nothing here removes the protection of mandatory consumer law in your country of residence.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. Material changes will be communicated within the app or on this page, and the effective date above will be updated. Continued use of the Game after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

15. Contact

Brainclash is published by ByteWizards, an independent team based in Iraq.

Email: bytewizards8669@gmail.com