Playvale Games

Terms of Service

Playvale Games LLC · Version 2026-10-30 · Effective 10 September 2026 · Last updated 30 October 2026

The short version

Not a substitute for the terms below, but here's the shape of it:

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Playvale Games LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("Playvale," "we," "us"), governing your use of our games, applications, websites, and related services (collectively, the "Services").

By downloading, installing, or using the Services, you accept these Terms. If you don't agree, don't use the Services.

Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference. See Section 12.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and anywhere else local law sets a higher minimum age for consent to data processing, you must be at least 16 unless local law provides otherwise.

Our games are designed for and marketed to adults. They are not intended for children, and we do not knowingly permit users below these ages.

You also represent that:

If we learn a user is under the applicable minimum age, we will close the account and delete associated data as described in the Privacy Policy.

3. Your account

3.1 Accounts are optional.

You can play every game, offline and online, without an account. A Playvale account exists only to back up your statistics, and to keep your settings and unfinished games the same across your devices.

3.2 Your responsibilities.

If you create an account, you agree to:

3.3 No transfers.

Accounts are personal to you. You may not sell, buy, trade, gift, rent, share, or transfer an account, and you may not allow anyone else to play on your account. Accounts have no monetary value and are not your property.

3.4 Account security is shared work.

We protect accounts on our side as described in Section 9 and in the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for activity occurring under your credentials. If your account is compromised through no fault of your own, contact us — we will work with you in good faith to restore access and reverse damage where we reasonably can.

3.5 Display names.

Your display name is visible to other players. It must not:

We may change or reset a display name that violates this section, with or without notice.

4. License to use the Services

4.1 What you get.

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to install and use the Services for your own personal, non-commercial entertainment.

4.2 What you don't get.

The Services are licensed, not sold. We reserve all rights not expressly granted. You do not acquire ownership of the Services, of any game, or of any content or item within them.

4.3 Restrictions.

You may not, and may not permit anyone else to:

5. Premium and credits

5.1 What Premium is.

Premium is the same as free, with no ads. It removes advertising from the Services. It doesn't unlock any game, rule, look or feature, because every player gets all of those for free.

5.2 How Premium is sold.

Premium is a subscription. You can pay by the month or by the year. You buy it in the app, under Menu → Premium, and Google Play or the App Store takes the payment under its own terms. The store shows you the price in your currency, with any tax, before you buy. We never receive your payment details. You don't need a Playvale account to buy Premium, but with one, your Premium follows you to every device you sign in on.

5.3 Renewing and cancelling.

Your subscription renews by itself at the end of each month or year, and the store charges you for the next one, until you cancel. To stop the next charge, cancel at least 24 hours before your current month or year ends. You can cancel at any time in the store. On Android, it's in Google Play under Payments & subscriptions. On iPhone, it's in Settings under your name and Subscriptions. In the app, Menu → Premium → Manage takes you there. When you cancel, Premium stays until the end of the time you paid for. Deleting the app, or your Playvale account, does not cancel your subscription.

5.4 Price changes.

If we change the price, the store tells you before you pay the new price, and asks you to agree where the store or the law requires it. If you don't want to pay it, you can cancel before it starts.

5.5 Switching plans.

You can switch between monthly and yearly in the app. The store decides when the new plan starts and how the time you've already paid for is counted, under its own rules.

5.6 Free trials.

We don't offer a free trial today. If we offer one, the store will show it before you buy, with the day it ends and the price you'll pay after it. A trial turns into a paid subscription unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends.

5.7 Restoring Premium.

Premium belongs to the store account that paid for it and to the Playvale profile that bought it. On a new phone, sign in to the same Google or Apple account. On Android, the app finds your subscription by itself. On iPhone, tap Restore under Menu → Premium. If you have a Playvale account, sign in to it as well. A subscription that belongs to one Playvale account can't be moved to another.

5.8 Refunds.

The store that took your payment handles refunds, under its own rules. We can't refund a payment ourselves, because we never receive it. For the App Store, ask at reportaproblem.apple.com. For Google Play, ask in Google Play under Payments & subscriptions, or through Google Play's help pages. If the store refunds a subscription, Premium ends.

5.9 If you live in the EU or the UK.

You may have a right to cancel within 14 days of buying. Google Play or the App Store sold you Premium, so ask the store. It handles cancellations and refunds under its own terms and the law. You keep your other rights, such as a remedy when Premium doesn't work as we describe it.

5.10 Credits.

Starting an online game costs credits. You get them back if the table closes before the game starts. Everyone gets some to start, a free top-up each day, and more for choosing to watch a video ad to the end. Credits can't be bought, sold, or cashed out, and Section 8.4 applies to them. Premium players aren't charged credits. We may change how many credits things cost or earn.

5.11 What Premium does not buy.

Premium removes ads. It does not buy an advantage in competitive play, preferential matchmaking, or any exemption from these Terms, including Sections 6, 7, 8, and 9. Premium players are subject to the same enforcement as everyone else.

5.12 Your consumer rights.

Where local consumer law gives you a refund or withdrawal right for anything you buy from us, that law applies regardless of this section. That includes the consumer laws of Australia, the EU, the UK and Quebec.

6. Fair play

Our games are only worth playing if the other player is playing honestly. This is the section we enforce most actively.

6.1 Prohibited conduct.

You may not:

6.2 One account per person.

You may hold one account. Additional accounts ("alts," "smurfs") used to manipulate rankings, evade enforcement, farm statistics against yourself, or gain any competitive advantage are prohibited, and we may act against all accounts we reasonably believe belong to you.

6.3 Collusion in partnership and multiplayer games.

In games where you have a partner or where information is hidden from other players — Bridge in particular — you may not communicate information about your hand, or receive such information, through any channel outside the game's own mechanics. That includes phone calls, messaging apps, voice chat, screen sharing, sitting in the same room, playing multiple seats yourself, or any prearranged signalling system.

This is the most serious form of cheating in partnership card games, and we treat it that way. Accounts found colluding may be permanently terminated on the first offence.

6.4 How we detect.

We use automated detection, statistical analysis of play patterns, and player reports. We do not install kernel-level or system-wide anti-cheat software, and we do not monitor anything on your device outside our own games.

6.5 Computer players.

Some of the players you meet in online play are computer players that Playvale runs, so there's always someone to play. The rules in this section are for you and other players. They don't stop us running these players.

6.6 Enforcement is governed by Section 14.

7. Community conduct

7.1 Prohibited behavior.

In any part of the Services where you can be seen by or interact with others — display names, profiles, friend requests, chat, emotes, and messages — you may not:

7.2 This applies regardless of intent.

"It was a joke" and "they started it" are not defenses. If conduct would reasonably make someone not want to play, it's covered.

7.3 Reporting.

Report a player in the app: open their player card and choose Report. You can also email support@playvale.games with their display name and what happened. Screenshots help. Reports are reviewed by a person.

7.4 Blocking.

You can block any player you can see — in a lobby, in a game, or on your friends list. Blocking hides their messages and friend requests from you, stops them seeing your profile, and stops automatic matchmaking from putting the two of you together. It does not wall you off entirely: a blocked player can still turn up in a lobby or game you join deliberately, if they are hosting it or you both used the same invite code. You never need a reason, and we do not tell the blocked player.

7.5 Severe violations.

Threats of violence, sexual content involving minors, and doxxing result in immediate permanent termination, and we report to law enforcement where required or where we believe someone is in danger.

7.6 False reports.

Deliberately filing false reports to harass another player is itself a violation of this section.

8. Gambling and wagering are prohibited

Because we make card games, we want this to be unambiguous in both directions.

8.1 We do not offer gambling.

The Services do not offer, host, facilitate, or support gambling of any kind. You cannot wager real money, you cannot win real money or anything of real-world value, and there is no cash-out of any kind.

8.2 You may not use the Services for gambling.

This is an absolute prohibition. You may not:

8.3 Enforcement.

Violating Section 8.2 results in immediate permanent termination, with no refund and no restoration, and we may report the conduct to the app stores and to law enforcement where appropriate. We do not issue warnings for this.

8.4 Virtual items have no value.

Any credits, points, chips, scores, rankings, streaks, trophies, achievements, or other virtual items in the Services:

You have no ownership interest in them and no right to compensation if they change or disappear.

8.5 No purchase affects outcomes.

Premium does not change card shuffles, deals, odds, or game outcomes. Shuffles are randomized independently of whether you have Premium.

9. Security

9.1 Prohibited security conduct.

You may not:

9.2 Our commitments.

We describe our security practices in the Privacy Policy. If we discover a breach affecting your personal data, we'll notify affected users and regulators as required by law, and we'll describe what actually happened.

9.3 Responsible disclosure — safe harbor.

If you find a security vulnerability, we want to hear about it, and we will not pursue legal action against you for good-faith research that follows these rules:

We will acknowledge your report within 5 business days, keep you updated, and credit you if you'd like when the fix ships. We consider research conducted under this section authorized under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and comparable laws, and we won't report it to law enforcement.

10. User content and feedback

10.1 Your content.

"User Content" means anything you submit through the Services — your display name, profile information, chat messages, the drawings and descriptions you make in games, reports, feedback, and anything else you send us. You retain ownership of your User Content.

10.2 License to us.

You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, and transmit your User Content solely to operate and provide the Services. This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies in routine backups and anything we must retain by law.

10.3 Your responsibility.

You represent that you have the rights to your User Content and that it does not violate these Terms or anyone's rights.

10.4 We may remove content.

We may remove or modify User Content that violates these Terms, with or without notice.

10.5 Feedback.

If you send us suggestions, bug reports, or ideas, we may use them freely, without obligation, compensation, or attribution to you. This does not give us rights to anything else you own, and we won't claim you endorsed anything.

11. Our intellectual property

11.1 Ownership.

The Services — including all software, source code, game design, rules implementations, artwork, animation, models, textures, audio, music, sound effects, text, user interfaces, layouts, and the selection and arrangement of all of it — are owned by Playvale Games LLC or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

11.2 Trademarks.

"Playvale," "Playvale Games," our logos, and our game titles are trademarks of Playvale Games LLC. You may not use them without our written permission, except to refer to the Services accurately and descriptively.

11.3 Classic games are not ours — our implementations are.

Solitaire, Bridge, Cribbage, and the other traditional card games we offer are part of the public domain, and their rules belong to everyone. We claim no ownership of the games themselves. What we own is our expression of them: our code, art, interface, animation, audio, and the specific way we've built and presented each game.

11.4 Third-party materials.

The Services include third-party software and assets used under license. Applicable notices and license terms are available at Menu → Legal notices in the app. Those terms govern that material and, where they conflict with these Terms as to that material, they control.

11.5 Copyright complaints.

If you believe material in the Services infringes your copyright, contact support@playvale.games with: identification of the work; identification of the material and where it is; your contact details; a statement of good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and you are authorized to act; and your signature. We will respond appropriately, which may include removing material and terminating repeat infringers.

12. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what we collect, why, and what control you have. It is part of these Terms.

In summary: no account is required to play; we don't sell information about you as a product; free online play is supported by personalized advertising that you can switch off for free without paying; and Premium removes advertising entirely. The Privacy Policy governs in the event of any conflict with this summary.

13. Availability, changes, and discontinuation

13.1 We may change the Services.

We may add, modify, or remove features. We'll give notice of material changes that meaningfully reduce what you get, where practical.

13.2 Availability.

We don't guarantee the Services will be uninterrupted or error-free. Online features depend on networks and third-party providers we don't control. Offline games remain playable without a connection.

13.3 If we discontinue a game or the Services.

We will give at least 30 days' notice in the app and, where we have your email, by email. We will:

13.4 Offline play after shutdown.

We will make reasonable efforts to leave offline single-player games playable on already-installed devices after online services end. We can't guarantee it — app stores, operating system updates, and device changes are outside our control.

14. Suspension, restriction, and termination

14.1 By you.

Stop using the Services at any time. Delete your account in the app under Menu → Account → Delete account, or at playvale.games/delete-account.

14.2 Our enforcement rights.

We may, at any time and at our sole discretion, with or without notice and with or without cause, take any of the following actions with respect to your account or your access to the Services:

If you're a consumer in Australia, the EU, the UK or Quebec, we use these powers only for a valid reason, such as a breach of these Terms, a legal duty, or a real risk to other players or to the Services. We use them fairly and in proportion to that reason. The words "at our sole discretion" and "with or without cause" don't apply to you where your local law doesn't allow them.

14.3 We may act without notifying you.

Some enforcement is deliberately not announced, because telling someone exactly what was detected and what was done teaches them how to evade it next time. We are not obligated to notify you that an action under Section 14.2 has been taken, to identify which action was taken, or to explain the basis for it, and the absence of a notice does not mean no action has been taken.

We'd rather state this openly than bury it. It exists so that we can protect honest players from cheaters, harassers, and abusive accounts without handing those accounts a manual for getting around us.

If you're in the EU. The EU's Digital Services Act gives you more. If we remove or hide something you posted, such as your display name or a drawing, or limit, suspend or close your account, because it is illegal or breaks these Terms, we will tell you what we did and why. That statement of reasons says what we decided, how long it lasts and what it covers, what it was based on, whether we used automated tools, and how you can challenge it. You can appeal to us (Section 14.5), or go to court. We may leave it out only where the law allows, such as for high-volume deceptive spam, or where the police or a court tells us not to tell you. This applies wherever you are in the EU, whatever this Section 14.3 says above.

14.4 Grounds.

We generally act under Section 14.2 in response to a breach of these Terms — particularly Sections 6, 7, 8, and 9 — a legal requirement, or conduct we reasonably believe risks harm to other users, to third parties, or to us. We reserve the right to act without cause, and nothing in this section obligates us to establish a breach before acting, except for consumers in Australia, the EU, the UK and Quebec, as Section 14.2 says.

14.5 Appeals.

If you're in the EU, the EU paragraph of Section 14.3 comes first. If you believe an enforcement action was wrong, email support@playvale.games within 30 days. A human will review it. We'll tell you the outcome. We will not always be able to explain the basis or the evidence, for the reasons in Section 14.3, and we'd rather say that than pretend otherwise.

14.6 No refund on termination for cause.

If we suspend or terminate your account for a breach of these Terms, you are not entitled to a refund of anything you paid for, and any credits or remaining Premium time are forfeited. Where your local consumer law gives you a refund anyway, that law applies.

14.7 Effect of termination.

On termination, your license under Section 4 ends and you must stop using the Services. Sections 3.3, 8.4, 10.5, 11, 14.6, 14.7, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 21 survive.

15. Disclaimers

15.1 As is.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

15.2 No guarantees.

We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; that defects will be corrected; or that the Services are free of harmful components.

15.3 Other players.

We are not responsible for the conduct of other users, online or offline. We enforce Sections 6, 7, and 8, but we cannot prevent all misconduct, and we do not screen or verify users.

15.4 Your legal rights.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits any consumer rights you have under the law of your country that cannot be limited by agreement — including, in the EEA and UK, statutory rights regarding conformity of digital content.

16. Limitation of liability

16.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Playvale and its members, officers, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or loss of goodwill, arising out of or relating to the Services, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability, or any other theory, even if advised of the possibility.

16.2 Cap. Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Services will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid us in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) US $100.

16.3 Exceptions.

Nothing in this section excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded by law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for fraudulent misrepresentation. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

16.4 Basis of the bargain.

These limitations are a fundamental part of the agreement between us and reflect the allocation of risk in a service offered free or at low cost.

16.5 Consumers in Australia, the EU, the UK and Quebec.

Sections 16.1, 16.2 and 16.4 don't apply to you where your local law doesn't allow them. In the EU and the UK, we're responsible for loss you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking these Terms or failing to use reasonable care and skill. In Australia, the Australian Consumer Law gives you guarantees that can't be excluded, and nothing in these Terms limits them. In Quebec, nothing in these Terms limits our responsibility for our own acts or those of the people who act for us, as Quebec's Consumer Protection Act says.

17. Indemnification

17.1 You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Playvale Games LLC and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any third-party claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to:

17.2 Scope.

This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim arises from our own negligence or willful misconduct, and it applies only to claims brought by someone other than you.

17.3 Process.

We will notify you of any claim we seek indemnification for, and you may control the defense with counsel reasonably acceptable to us — except that you may not settle any claim in a way that imposes an obligation on us or admits fault on our behalf without our written consent. We may participate in the defense at our own expense.

17.4 Consumer law.

Where applicable consumer protection law limits or prohibits an indemnity of this kind, this section applies only to the extent permitted. If you're a consumer in Australia, the EU, the UK or Quebec, this Section 17 applies to you only to the extent your local law allows it.

18. Disputes and governing law

18.1 Talk to us first.

Before filing anything, email legal@playvale.games describing the dispute and what you want. We'll try to resolve it within 60 days. Most problems end here. This step never stops you from going to a consumer body, or to court where your local law lets you.

18.2 Small claims.

Either of us may bring a claim in small claims court, and we'd encourage it for small disputes — it's faster and cheaper than anything else.

18.3 Courts.

Otherwise, disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Blanco County, Texas, and we each consent to that jurisdiction and venue. If you are a consumer, this does not deprive you of the right to bring proceedings in your country of residence where local law gives you that right.

18.4 Governing law.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, except that if you are a consumer resident in the EEA, the UK, or another jurisdiction whose law gives you the protection of mandatory local rules, those rules continue to apply to you. If you live in Quebec, the laws of Quebec apply to you, and you may bring a claim in the courts of Quebec. If you live in Australia, the Australian Consumer Law applies to you.

18.5 Time limit.

To the extent permitted by law, any claim arising out of the Services must be brought within one year after it arises, or it is permanently barred. This doesn't shorten a time limit your local law gives you.

19. Apple and Google

19.1 These Terms are between you and us, not with Apple or Google.

Apple and Google are not responsible for the Services or their content.

19.2 No obligation to support.

Apple and Google have no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the Services.

19.3 Warranty.

In the event of any failure of the app to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the app.

19.4 Claims.

Apple and Google are not responsible for addressing claims relating to the Services, including product liability claims, claims that the Services fail to conform to legal requirements, and claims under consumer protection or similar legislation.

19.5 Intellectual property claims.

If a third party claims the Services infringe their intellectual property rights, we — not Apple or Google — are responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of that claim.

19.6 Third-party beneficiary.

Apple and its subsidiaries, and Google and its affiliates, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

19.7 Compliance.

You represent that you are not located in an embargoed country and are not on any U.S. Government restricted-party list, and that you will comply with all applicable third-party terms when using the Services.

20. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. If a change is material, we will post the new version on this page, with a note at the top that says what changed, and update the "last updated" date, at least 30 days before it takes effect, unless a shorter period is required by law or necessary for security.

Your continued use after a change takes effect means you accept it. If you don't accept, stop using the Services. If you would like a copy of an earlier version, email legal@playvale.games and we will send it to you.

21. General

21.1 Entire agreement.

These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Services.

21.2 Severability.

If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the rest remains in effect.

21.3 No waiver.

Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it.

21.4 Assignment.

You may not assign these Terms. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, on notice to you.

21.5 Force majeure.

Neither party is liable for failure to perform due to causes beyond reasonable control.

21.6 Notices.

We may give notice through the Services, or by email if you've given us one. Notices to us go to legal@playvale.games.

21.7 No third-party beneficiaries, except as stated in Section 19.

21.8 Headings are for convenience and do not affect interpretation.

22. Contact

We're a small studio. A real person reads these, and we aim to answer within 3 business days. Our address is on our legal notice.

23. Information for the EU, the EEA and the UK

This section gives the details the EU's Digital Services Act and the data protection laws of the EEA and the UK ask us to publish.