Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using barricade.gg ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use this service.

2. Use License

You may access the Service for personal, non-commercial use only. All other rights are reserved.

3. User Accounts

When you create an account with us, you must provide a valid email address and choose a unique username. You are responsible for safeguarding your password (managed by a secure third-party authentication service) and for all activities that occur under your account. Failure to provide accurate information or maintain account security constitutes a breach of these Terms.

You may not abuse account creation. Creating excessive accounts or using multiple accounts to circumvent bans, manipulate ratings, or disrupt the Service may result in all associated accounts being suspended or permanently banned without warning. Usernames that are offensive, inappropriate, or violate common standards of decency may result in your account being banned without prior notice.

4. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to perform unlawful acts
• Violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances
• Infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
• Harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
• Use automated systems or software to extract data from the Service ("scraping")
• Cheat or use any unauthorized third-party software, bots, engines, or artificial assistance during gameplay
• Engage in any form of unfair play or attempt to gain an unfair advantage over other players

5. Fair Play

All games must be played fairly and without external assistance. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Using AI programs, bots, or computer analysis during active games
• Receiving move suggestions from other people or programs
• Using multiple accounts to manipulate ratings or outcomes
• Deliberately losing games to manipulate rankings
• Rating manipulation or "Elo farming" — including but not limited to playing against your own alternate accounts, colluding with other players to inflate or deflate ratings, or intentionally losing to boost another account's rating
• Any other form of cheating or rule manipulation

Violations of fair play policies may result in account suspension or permanent ban at our discretion.

6. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

7. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall barricade.gg or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the Service, even if barricade.gg or an authorized representative has been notified of the possibility of such damage.

8. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. We will provide notice of significant changes by posting the new Terms of Service on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@barricade.gg