Terms of Service

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⚠ Draft notice: This document was drafted to accurately reflect this specific application's actual current functionality, but it is a starting point, not a finished legal document. It has not been reviewed by an attorney. Have it reviewed before relying on it for a real product with real users, particularly once payment processing and cross-border users are involved.

1. Acceptance of terms

By creating an account or using this service, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, don't use the service.

2. What this service is

Custom Crosswords Daily generates crossword puzzles on topics you choose, using AI to write the underlying word bank and clues, and includes a daily puzzle based on real historical events. Some features require an account; some require a paid subscription (see Section 5).

3. Accounts

You're responsible for keeping your password secure and for all activity under your account. You must provide a valid email address. You may not share your account or impersonate another person.

4. Age requirement

This service is intended for users 13 and older. We do not currently verify age at signup. By creating an account, you represent that you meet this requirement.

5. Free and paid access, and usage limits

The service offers free access with usage limits (including a limited free trial before signup, and daily limits for free accounts on AI-generated content) and a paid tier with expanded access. Specific limits are described in the app and may change over time without advance notice to this document.

Honest disclosure about the current state of paid access: as of this writing, upgrading to the paid tier is handled manually/administratively rather than through automated self-service payment. If and when automated billing (e.g. via a payment processor) is introduced, these terms will be updated to include payment terms, refund policy, and cancellation process, and you will be notified before being charged.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

7. Content and intellectual property

Puzzle content (words, clues, and the resulting crossword grid) is generated using AI based on topics you provide. You may use puzzles you generate for personal use. Because the legal status of AI-generated content is a genuinely unsettled area of law, we are not making a specific claim here about copyright ownership of generated puzzle content -- if this matters for your use case (for example, commercial redistribution), consult an attorney.

The underlying software, generation engine, and design of this service are not licensed to you for redistribution or commercial reuse.

8. Service availability

This service is provided "as is." We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability. The backend infrastructure currently used may be subject to delays after periods of inactivity (typically resolving within a minute). We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the service at any time.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

The service is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose. AI-generated puzzle content and clues, including historical facts used in the daily puzzle, may occasionally be inaccurate; we take reasonable steps to reduce this (see the app's technical documentation for specifics) but do not guarantee accuracy.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms. You may stop using the service, or request account deletion, at any time (see the Privacy Policy for how to request deletion).

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the service changes. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

13. Governing law

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14. Contact

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