Terms of Use

1Who can use the App

You may use the App if you can form a binding agreement under the laws of your country. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the App only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf and is responsible for your use of the App.

2Your license to use the App

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download and use the App for your own non-commercial entertainment on devices that you own or control. Your use is also subject to the rules of the store you downloaded it from, such as the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions or the Google Play Terms of Service.

The App is licensed to you, not sold. We and our licensors keep all rights not expressly granted to you.

3What you agree not to do

When using the App, you agree not to:

• copy, modify, distribute, sell, rent, or sublicense the App or any part of it;
• decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the App, except where applicable law expressly permits this despite this restriction;
• extract, scrape, or republish the App's puzzles, pixel art, or other content;
• use cheats, bots, modified versions of the App, or unauthorized third-party tools, or exploit bugs to gain an advantage;
• interfere with or manipulate ads, including generating fake impressions or clicks;
• bypass or disable any security, consent, or technical protection features of the App;
• use the App for any unlawful purpose or in a way that could damage, disable, or overburden it.

4Intellectual property

The App and everything in it, including the software, puzzles, pixel art illustrations, graphics, sounds, text, the PixelCross name, and logos, are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

The pixel pictures you unlock and collect by solving puzzles are licensed to you for personal enjoyment within the App; collecting them doesn't transfer ownership. You are welcome to share screenshots of your progress and completed pictures on social media for personal, non-commercial purposes.

5Game progress and virtual items

The App may include virtual items such as hints. Virtual items are licensed to you for use within the App only. They have no monetary value, cannot be exchanged for real money or anything of value, and cannot be transferred or sold outside the App.

Your game progress and collection are stored locally on your device. They may be lost if you delete the App, clear its data, or change devices, and we are unable to restore them. We may adjust the rules, difficulty, and availability of puzzles, hints, and other game features at any time.

6In-app purchases

If the App offers in-app purchases, they are processed by Apple or Google under the terms of their app stores, and we do not receive your payment card details. Prices are shown in the App before purchase and may change. Refund requests are handled by Apple or Google in line with their refund policies. Except where required by applicable law, all purchases are final.

7Advertising

The App is free and supported by ads, which are served by third parties such as Google AdMob. We are not responsible for the content of third-party ads or for any products or services they promote. Any dealings between you and an advertiser are solely between you and that advertiser. For information about how ad providers use data and how to control ad personalization, see our Privacy Policy.

8Third-party services and links

The App relies on third-party services, including Google Firebase and Google AdMob, and may contain links to third-party websites. These services and websites are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, availability, or practices.

9Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices. By using the App, you acknowledge that your information will be handled as described there.

10Updates and availability

We may update the App from time to time to add puzzles, fix bugs, or improve features, and some updates may be required to keep using the App. We may also change, suspend, or discontinue the App, or any feature or content, at any time, including the Daily Challenge. We are not liable to you for any such change, suspension, or discontinuation.

11Termination

You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it from your device. Your license ends automatically if you breach these Terms. When your license ends, you must stop using the App and delete it. Sections that by their nature should continue after termination, including those on intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and governing law, will continue to apply.

12Disclaimer of warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that your progress will never be lost.

13Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, game progress, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the App. Our total liability for any claim relating to the App will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us for the App in the twelve months before the claim, or USD 50.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or damages, so some of the above may not apply to you.

14Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the App.

15Additional terms for Apple devices

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

• These Terms are between you and us only, not Apple. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for the App and its content.
• Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support services for the App.
• If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the App.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the App, including product liability claims, claims that the App fails to meet legal or regulatory requirements, and claims under consumer protection, privacy, or similar laws.
• If a third party claims that the App or your use of it infringes their intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are responsible for investigating, defending, settling, and discharging that claim.
• You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a US government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• You must comply with any applicable third-party terms, such as your wireless data service agreement, when using the App.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and, once you accept them, have the right to enforce them against you.

16Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which we are established, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Before starting any formal proceedings, you agree to contact us at support@jiujiutop.com so we can try to resolve the issue informally.

Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you have under the mandatory consumer protection laws of the country where you live, including the right to bring a claim in your local courts where the law allows.

17Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page, and if the changes are significant, we will let you know in the App. Continuing to use the App after the updated Terms take effect means you accept them. If you don't agree to the updated Terms, please stop using the App.

18General

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App. If any provision is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will stay in effect. Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right. You may not transfer your rights under these Terms without our consent; we may transfer ours as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

19Contact us

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at:

Email: support@jiujiutop.com