TERMS OF SERVICE

AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS

We are PLATONIC AND KHAFRA IDLE GAMES OF SYNERGISM AND ULTIMATE PROGRESS BAR LLC ("Company," "we," "us," "our"), a company registered in Massachusetts, United States.

We operate the website https://synergism.cc (the "Site"), our related subdomains and seasonal event websites (including https://changelog.synergism.cc, https://halloween.synergism.cc, and our community localization portal), the Synergism mobile applications for iOS and Android (cc.pseudocorp.synergism), the Synergism desktop application on Steam (AppID 3552310), our official Discord bots, and any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the "Legal Terms") (collectively, the "Services").

You can contact us by email at support@synergism.cc.

These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and PLATONIC AND KHAFRA IDLE GAMES OF SYNERGISM AND ULTIMATE PROGRESS BAR LLC, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Legal Terms from time to time. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last updated" date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Legal Terms are posted.

We recommend that you print or save a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.

1. OUR SERVICES

The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services. You may not use the Services in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Our intellectual property

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks"). Certain portions of the Synergism game client source code may be made available in our public repositories under separate open-source license terms; nothing in such open-source licenses grants you any right to our Marks, backend services, cloud infrastructure, virtual currency systems, or proprietary assets unless expressly stated in that license.

Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the world.

The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services "AS IS" for your personal, non-commercial use only.

Your use of our Services

Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:

• access and use the Services; and
• download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access,

solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

Except as set out in this section, in an applicable open-source license, or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to: support@synergism.cc. If we ever grant you permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services or Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Services, Content, or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content.

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.

Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.

Your submissions

Please review this section, Section 9 ("USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS"), Section 10 ("CONTRIBUTION LICENSE"), and the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section carefully prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us and (b) obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.

Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, bug report, feedback, or other information about the Services ("Submissions"), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

You are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending us Submissions or Contributions through any part of the Services you:

• confirm that you have read and agree with our "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any Submission or Contribution that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading;
• to the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to any such Submission or Contribution;
• warrant that any such Submission or Contribution is original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licenses to submit it and that you have full authority to grant us the rights set forth in these Legal Terms; and
• warrant and represent that your Submissions and Contributions do not constitute confidential information.

You are solely responsible for your Submissions and Contributions and you expressly agree to reimburse us for any and all losses that we may suffer because of your breach of (a) this section, (b) any third party's intellectual property rights, or (c) applicable law.

3. USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms; (4) you are at least 18 years of age, or you are at least 13 years of age (or the applicable age of digital consent in your jurisdiction) and are using the Services with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Legal Terms; (5) you will not access our backend APIs, authentication endpoints, cloud save services, or multiplayer events through unauthorized automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, scraper, exploit script, or otherwise; (6) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (7) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).

4. USER REGISTRATION AND ACCOUNT LINKING

You may register for a Synergism account using an email address and password or by authenticating through a supported third-party platform (such as Discord, Patreon, Steam, Apple, or Google). You agree to keep your password and authentication credentials confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account.

Each third-party account (such as a Discord ID, Patreon ID, or Steam ID) may only be linked to one Synergism account at a time. Sharing, selling, trading, or transferring Synergism accounts between individuals is prohibited. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a display name or identifier if we determine, in our sole discretion, that it is inappropriate, impersonates another person, or is otherwise objectionable.

5. VIRTUAL CURRENCY, DIGITAL GOODS, AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Services may allow you to purchase, earn, or redeem virtual currency ("PseudoCoins"), permanent or temporary in-game upgrades ("Player Upgrades"), global or personal consumable items (including Happy Hour Bells, TimeSkips, and Lotus of Rejuvenation), promotional/gift codes, and recurring tiered supporter subscriptions (collectively, "Virtual Goods").

• Limited License Only: Virtual Goods are digital items with no cash or real-world monetary value. When you obtain Virtual Goods, you receive a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use those Virtual Goods solely within the Services for your personal entertainment. You have no property, ownership, or monetary interest in any Virtual Goods.
• No Cash Value or Transfers: Virtual Goods cannot be redeemed or exchanged for real money, legal tender, or anything of monetary value from us or any third party, and may not be sold, traded, gifted, or transferred outside of functionality expressly provided within the Services.
• Game Balance and Availability: All Virtual Goods and products are subject to availability. To maintain game balance, fairness, and technical stability, we reserve the right to modify, rebalance, reprice, limit, or discontinue any Virtual Goods, upgrades, consumables, or subscription perks at any time for any reason without liability to you.
• Cloud Save Slots and Subscription Perks: Active subscriptions grant tier-specific perks, including additional Cloud Save storage slots (ranging from 1 free slot for non-subscribers up to 10 slots for top-tier subscribers) and periodic PseudoCoin/bonus entitlements. If your subscription expires, is canceled, or is downgraded, your maximum Cloud Save slot limit will revert to the limit corresponding to your current tier, and you may not upload new saves exceeding that limit until existing saves are removed or your subscription is restored.

6. PURCHASES AND PAYMENT

We accept payments and process subscriptions through the following payment processors and platforms:

• Stripe
• PayPal
• Xsolla
• Patreon
• Steam (Valve Corporation)
• Apple App Store (In-App Purchases)
• Google Play Billing (In-App Purchases)
• Discord App Monetization

You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Services. You further agree to promptly update account and payment information, including email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, with your chosen payment provider so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed. Applicable sales tax, value-added tax (VAT), or platform fees will be added to the price of purchases as required by law or the applicable payment processor. We may change prices at any time. Unless otherwise displayed by your local platform store or payment processor at checkout, all prices and payments are denominated in US dollars (USD).

Recurring Subscriptions: If you purchase a recurring subscription (via Stripe, PayPal, Xsolla, Patreon, Steam, Apple App Store, Google Play, or Discord), your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing cycle unless you cancel it prior to the renewal date. You must manage or cancel your subscription directly through the platform or payment provider where you originally subscribed (for example, via the Stripe Customer Portal, your PayPal/Xsolla/Patreon account, Steam Subscriptions, Apple ID Subscriptions, or Google Play Subscriptions).

You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for your purchases, and you authorize us (through our third-party payment processors) to charge your chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon placing your order or upon subscription renewal. We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes in pricing, even if payment has already been requested or received, and to refuse, limit, or cancel any order placed through the Services in our sole discretion.

7. REFUNDS POLICY

All sales are final and no refund will be issued.

PseudoCoins, consumables, and subscription perks are digital content credited and made available to your Synergism account immediately upon payment confirmation. By completing a purchase, you expressly consent to the immediate delivery and crediting of such digital content and acknowledge that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all purchases are final and non-refundable.

Chargebacks, Payment Disputes, and Refund Reversals: If you initiate a chargeback, payment dispute, reversal, or refund request through your bank, card issuer, or payment platform (including Stripe, PayPal, Xsolla, Steam, Apple App Store, Google Play, or Discord), you acknowledge and agree that:

• We may disclose your account transaction records, PseudoCoin delivery timestamps, and in-game PseudoCoin consumption logs to the payment processor or platform to contest the dispute;
• We will automatically revoke the PseudoCoins granted from the refunded or disputed transaction;
• If you have already spent some or all of the granted PseudoCoins, we reserve the right to strip and remove in-game upgrades (PlayerUpgrades) purchased on your account and deduct the revoked amount from your balance, which may leave your account with a negative PseudoCoin balance until repaid;
• Any subscription perks or entitlements associated with the refunded or disputed payment will be immediately terminated; and
• We reserve the right to suspend or permanently terminate your Synergism account for unauthorized chargebacks or payment fraud.

8. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

• Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
• Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords, session tokens, or promotional codes.
• Upload, transmit, or store tampered, hex-edited, artificially generated, or cheated game save files to our Cloud Save service, or attempt to bypass our automated save verification systems.
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including Cloudflare Turnstile, Apple App Attest, Google Play Integrity checks, rate limiters, or features that enforce limitations on the use of the Services.
• Initiate fraudulent payment disputes or chargebacks after receiving and/or consuming PseudoCoins or subscription benefits.
• Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
• Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
• Make improper use of our support services, Discord moderation tools, or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
• Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
• Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.
• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, prompt-injection payloads, or other material, including spamming, that interferes with any party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
• Engage in any unauthorized automated use of our backend systems, such as using bots or scripts to place pixels on seasonal event canvases, manipulate multiplayer event leaderboards, submit automated translations, brute-force redeemable codes, or scrape APIs.
• Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
• Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms").
• Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
• Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees, moderators, contributors, or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
• Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services (including IP bans, account suspensions, or event shadow-bans).
• Except as expressly permitted by an applicable open-source license or applicable law, copy, adapt, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any proprietary software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.
• Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services, or exploit regional pricing discrepancies through VPNs or false billing information.
• Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
• Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
• Use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
• Sell, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer your Synergism account, linked entitlements, or PseudoCoins to any third party.

9. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS

The Services may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Services, including but not limited to community translation and localization strings submitted via the Synergism Translator platform, pixel placements and gameplay actions in collaborative/multiplayer seasonal events (such as the Easter canvas and Halloween event), Happy Hour Bell broadcast messages, cloud saves, Discord bot interactions, comments, suggestions, or other material (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and, in the case of community translations, published in our public GitHub repository and distributed within the game. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated in accordance with the Services' Privacy Policy.

When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:

• The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
• You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
• You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
• Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading (including intentionally inaccurate, machine-spammed, or malicious translation submissions).
• Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
• Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
• Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
• Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
• Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
• Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
• Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child sexual abuse material, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
• Your Contributions do not include any offensive content or symbols (including on collaborative pixel canvases) connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
• Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Legal Terms, or any applicable law or regulation.

Any use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Legal Terms and may result in, among other things, removal or rejection of your Contributions, shadow-banning from events, or termination or suspension of your rights to use the Services.

10. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

By posting, submitting, or making available any Contributions to any part of the Services (including submitting localization/translation strings to the Synergism Translator platform or participating in collaborative events), you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), incorporate into the game and open-source repositories (including Pseudo-Corp/SynergismOfficial), and distribute such Contributions for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Contributions, and grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. The use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any media channels.

This license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of your username, account identifier, or persona name as attribution if we choose to provide it. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been asserted in your Contributions.

We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit, redact, grade (including via automated AI review), or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize any Contributions; and (3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.

11. THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

As part of the functionality of the Services, you may link your account with online accounts you have with third-party service providers, such as Discord, Patreon, Steam, Apple, or Google (each such account, a "Third-Party Account"), by allowing us to access your Third-Party Account as permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account. You represent and warrant that you are entitled to grant us access to your Third-Party Account without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third-Party Account, and without obligating us to pay any fees or making us subject to any usage limitations imposed by the third-party service provider of the Third-Party Account.

By granting us access to any Third-Party Accounts, you understand that (1) we may access and store profile, identity, server membership/role, and patronage/entitlement information from your Third-Party Account so that it is available on and through the Services via your account, and (2) we may submit to and receive from your Third-Party Account additional information to the extent you are notified when you link your account with the Third-Party Account (such as synchronizing Discord supporter roles). Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or our access to such Third-Party Account is terminated by the third-party service provider, then features relying on that Third-Party Account may no longer be available. You have the ability to disable the connection between your account on the Services and your Third-Party Accounts at any time through your account settings or by contacting us.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND WE DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE PROVIDED TO US BY SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS IN VIOLATION OF THE PRIVACY SETTINGS THAT YOU HAVE SET IN SUCH THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS.

12. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, CONTENT, AND APP STORES

The Services may contain (or you may be sent via the Site) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Services or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Services, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Services and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Legal Terms no longer govern. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us blameless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall hold us blameless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.

Mobile Applications and Third-Party Distribution Platforms (Apple App Store, Google Play, and Steam)

If you access or download the Services via the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or Steam (each an "App Distributor"), the following terms apply:

• These Legal Terms are concluded between you and PLATONIC AND KHAFRA IDLE GAMES OF SYNERGISM AND ULTIMATE PROGRESS BAR LLC only, and not with the App Distributor, and we (not the App Distributor) are solely responsible for the Services and the content thereof;
• The license granted to you for our mobile or desktop application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that utilizes the Apple iOS, Android, or Steam-supported operating systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor's terms of service;
• The App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the application;
• In the event of any failure of the application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the application itself, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the application;
• You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a US government embargo, or that has been designated by the US government as a "terrorist supporting" country and (ii) you are not listed on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties;
• You must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the application; and
• You acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors, and their subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Legal Terms, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Legal Terms, each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Legal Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

13. SERVICES MANAGEMENT

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services (including cloud saves, translation submissions, and multiplayer events) for violations of these Legal Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions, cloud saves, or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size, flagged as tampered/invalid, or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services.

14. PRIVACY POLICY

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy: https://synergism.cc/privacy-policy. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms. Please be advised the Services and primary databases are hosted in the United States. If you access the Services from any other region of the world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from applicable laws in the United States, then through your continued use of the Services, you are transferring your data to the United States, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed in the United States.

15. TERM AND TERMINATION

These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES OR SHADOW-BANNING ACCOUNTS), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT, CLOUD SAVES, VIRTUAL GOODS, OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. Upon termination of your account for any reason, all licenses to Virtual Goods (including PseudoCoins, upgrades, and subscriptions) immediately terminate without refund. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

16. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Services. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, game balance adjustment, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.

We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing in these Legal Terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

17. GOVERNING LAW

These Legal Terms and your use of the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

18. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Informal Negotiations

To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms (each a "Dispute" and collectively, the "Disputes") brought by either you or us (individually, a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties"), the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.

Binding Arbitration

If the Parties are unable to resolve a Dispute through informal negotiations, the Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) will be finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and, where appropriate, the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of which are available at the American Arbitration Association (AAA) website. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation shall be governed by the AAA Consumer Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules. If such costs are determined by the arbitrator to be excessive, we will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone, or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by either Party. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so. Except where otherwise required by the applicable AAA rules or applicable law, the arbitration will take place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties may litigate in court to compel arbitration, stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate, or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.

If for any reason a Dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, the Dispute shall be commenced or prosecuted in the state and federal courts located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in such state and federal courts. Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) are excluded from these Legal Terms.

In no event shall any Dispute brought by either Party related in any way to the Services be commenced more than one (1) year after the cause of action arose. If this provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.

Restrictions

The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.

Exceptions to Informal Negotiations and Arbitration

The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations and binding arbitration: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of the intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief. If this provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.

19. CORRECTIONS

There may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Services at any time, without prior notice.

20. DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES' CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT, CLOUD SAVES, OR VIRTUAL GOODS POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

21. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA (INCLUDING GAME SAVES OR VIRTUAL GOODS), OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING. CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

22. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Services; (3) breach of these Legal Terms; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Services with whom you connected via the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

23. USER DATA AND CLOUD SAVES

We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the performance of the Services (including Cloud Saves), as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Uploaded Cloud Saves are automatically evaluated for validity and integrity; we reserve the right to flag, quarantine, or delete any Cloud Save that fails verification or appears to be corrupted or tampered with. Although we perform regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit (including maintaining local exports of your game saves) or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss, deletion, or corruption of any such data or game progress, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.

24. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES

Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Services, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SERVICES. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.

25. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS

If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

26. MISCELLANEOUS

These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Legal Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Legal Terms or use of the Services. You agree that these Legal Terms will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Legal Terms and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Legal Terms.

27. CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at: