Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account or using FrogPad in any capacity, you confirm that you are at least 13 years old and that you accept these Terms. If you are using FrogPad on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

2. Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete registration information.
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of your account.
• Not share your account with others or create multiple accounts.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or our community guidelines.

3. User Content

You retain ownership of all content you submit to FrogPad, including game submissions, comments, profile information, and media (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant FrogPad a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, display, distribute, and promote your content in connection with our services.

You represent that you have all necessary rights to your User Content and that it does not infringe on any third party’s intellectual property or violate any law.

4. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use FrogPad for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law.
• Upload content containing malware, viruses, or harmful code.
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other users.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the platform.
• Scrape, crawl, or use automated tools to access FrogPad without permission.
• Manipulate ratings, votes, or reviews through fraudulent means.

5. Intellectual Property

The FrogPad name, logo, branding, website design, and all platform code are the property of FrogPad.Dev and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, or distribute any FrogPad materials without prior written consent.

User-submitted game entries remain the property of their creators. See our Event & FrogJam Policy for specifics on jam submissions.

6. Third-Party Services

FrogPad may integrate with or link to third-party services (Discord, GitHub, itch.io, etc.). We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of these services. Your use of third-party services is governed by their respective terms.

7. Disclaimers

FrogPad is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from harmful components.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, FrogPad.Dev and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the platform, including but not limited to loss of data, revenue, or profits.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top. Continued use of FrogPad after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be resolved in the courts of Allen County, Indiana.