Terms of Use

Last Updated: March 2025

Welcome to 8-Bit Academy

These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you and 8-Bit Academy regarding your use of our website, educational games, and services (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, accessing, or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Services.

2. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Terms on our website. Your continued use of the Services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use.

3. Account Registration and Security

3.1 Account Creation

When you create an account with 8-Bit Academy, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. For accounts created for children under 13, parental consent is required as outlined in our Privacy Policy.

3.2 Account Responsibility

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

3.3 Account Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we determine violates these Terms of Use or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

4. User Conduct

4.1 Prohibited Activities

You agree not to:

• Use the Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable laws
• Interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Services
• Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Services
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services
• Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Services
• Harass, abuse, or harm another person or entity
• Upload or transmit viruses or other malicious code

4.2 Content Standards

Any content or communication you submit through our Services must not:

• Be defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable
• Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
• Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property rights
• Violate the legal rights of others or contain any material that could give rise to civil or criminal liability
• Be likely to deceive or mislead any person
• Promote illegal activity or advocate, promote, or assist in any unlawful act

5. Intellectual Property Rights

5.1 Ownership

The Services, including all content, features, and functionality, are owned by 8-Bit Academy, its licensors, or other providers and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

5.2 Limited License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, 8-Bit Academy grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Services for educational and personal, non-commercial purposes.

5.3 Restrictions

You may not:

• Reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Services, except as permitted by these Terms of Use
• Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from any content
• Use any content for commercial purposes without our express written consent

6. Educational Use

6.1 Classroom Use

Teachers and educational institutions may use 8-Bit Academy in their classrooms and curriculum without additional permission, provided such use is for educational purposes only and not for commercial gain.

6.2 Student Data

For information about how we collect and use student data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

7. Third-Party Links and Content

The Services may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by 8-Bit Academy. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy polici