ZipZapZop terms of service

The short version

ZipZapZop is a free puzzle game made by one person. Play it, enjoy it, and don't cheat the leaderboards. Hints, energy and the in-game purchases only exist inside the game and have no cash value. The game is provided as it is, and these terms don't take away any rights you have under the consumer laws where you live.

Agreeing to these terms

These terms apply to the ZipZapZop Android app and the browser version (together, "the game"), made by Onur Baykal ("we", "us"). By playing the game you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't play. How we handle data is explained in the privacy policy, which is part of these terms.

The game is not meant for children under 13. If you are under the age of majority where you live, a parent or guardian should agree to these terms for you, and should approve any purchase.

The game

The game is free to play. It includes daily puzzles, the Ladder and the Learn lessons. In the Android app, Endless mode is an optional paid unlock. We may add, change or remove puzzles, modes and features, change how hints and energy work, or stop offering the game, at any time. We'll try to keep what you paid for working, as described under Remove ads below.

Your progress and settings are stored only on your device. We don't keep a copy, so uninstalling the app or clearing its data deletes them and we can't restore them.

Hints, energy and rewarded videos (Android app)

The Android app gives a number of free hints each day. Ladder levels use energy, which refills over time. When you run out, you can choose to watch a rewarded video ad to get an extra hint or more energy. Videos only play when you ask for one, and the reward is given only when the ad network confirms you watched it. Sometimes no video is available.

Hints and energy are part of the game, not property. They can't be bought for money, sold, transferred or exchanged for anything outside the game, and they have no cash value. Their amounts and refill times may change.

Purchases (Android app)

The app offers two separate one-time in-app purchases. "Remove ads" unlocks unlimited hints and Ladder energy, so you never need to watch a video. "Endless mode" unlocks Endless, an unlimited stream of random puzzles; Remove ads doesn't include it. Each is sold and processed by Google Play under the Google Play Terms of Service, and the price is shown in Google Play before you buy. Refunds follow Google Play's refund policies and any rights you have under your local law.

Each purchase is tied to your Google account. Use "Restore purchase" in the game to get it back on a new phone or after reinstalling. It is a license to use the feature in the game, not ownership of anything. If we ever stop offering the game, purchases end with it.

Ads

Rewarded videos are provided by Google AdMob and come from third-party advertisers. We don't choose individual ads and aren't responsible for their content or for anything you buy from an advertiser. If you see an ad that seems inappropriate, you can report it from the ad itself.

Google Play Games (Android app)

Achievements and leaderboards are provided by Google Play Games, and using them means Google's own terms apply too. What is shared with Play Games is described in the privacy policy. Leaderboards show your Play Games profile to other players according to your Play Games settings.

Fair play

Please don't:

• post scores or achievements you didn't earn in normal play, for example by changing the app, its data or your device's clock, or by using bots or scripts;
• tamper with the ads or the purchase, or try to get rewards or paid features without watching or paying;
• copy, resell or republish the game, its puzzles or its artwork as your own;
• use the game to break the law or to harm the game, other players or Google's services.

We may remove cheated scores from leaderboards, and Google may act on your Play Games profile under its own rules.

Ownership

The game, its name, puzzles, design and artwork belong to us. You may play it and share your results, for example with the game's Share button. ZipZapZop is inspired by LinkedIn's Zip puzzle but is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Google Play, Google Play Games and AdMob are trademarks of Google LLC.

No warranty and limited liability

The game is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, to the extent the law allows. We do our best to keep it working, but we can't promise it will be free of bugs or always available, that every puzzle will be solvable on your device, or that your progress won't be lost.

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for lost progress or data, and our total liability to you for anything related to the game is limited to what you paid us for it in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't be limited by law, or takes away rights you have as a consumer where you live.

Ending these terms

You can stop at any time by uninstalling the app or closing the page. If you seriously break these terms, for example by cheating, we may stop your use of features such as leaderboards.

Changes and contact

If these terms change, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date. If you keep playing after a change, the new terms apply. If any part of these terms can't be enforced, the rest still applies. Questions: theaob@gmail.com.