Counsel-review draft

Terms of use

These draft terms describe the intended rules for Fourfold. They are not yet operative terms for a public service.

Who may use Fourfold

You must be at least 16 and legally able to accept the final terms. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian may need to review them where local law requires.

Your puzzles and feedback

You keep ownership of content you create. You give Fourfold the limited permission needed to host, display, distribute, moderate, secure, and back up that content as part of the service. Private feedback is not used to train or improve AI unless you separately opt in.

Public puzzle declaration and account deletion

Before publication, creators affirm that their puzzle is impersonal, that they hold the required publishing rights, and that Fourfold may continue hosting the published puzzle after account deletion with anonymous attribution. Fourfold records the declaration version and the affected puzzle identifiers. This permission does not override mandatory privacy or deletion rights.

Creators can remove individual published puzzles or all their published puzzles before deleting an account. Removed puzzles disappear from discovery, direct play, and sharing. Remaining published puzzles and their ratings retain the attribution “Deleted creator,” without a profile or handle. Private drafts and playtest links are deleted with the account. Deidentified competitive accounting is retained.

Fair competition

Do not manipulate ratings, reactions, follows, or reports; use extra accounts to influence results; automate play against community puzzles without permission; disrupt the service; or evade moderation actions.

Content and account actions

You are responsible for having the right to share your content and for following the community standards. Fourfold may limit or remove content and restrict accounts to protect people, rights, the service, or fair competition. Eligible decisions may be appealed.

Final terms

The operative version will identify the service operator, contact information, effective date, applicable law, dispute process, warranties, liability limits, termination rules, and how acceptance is recorded. It will be reviewed by counsel before public use.