Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of Pixel Game Lab (the "Service"), provided by Game Design Academy LLC ("Game Design Academy," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. Because the Service is used by children, a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or program administrator accepts these Terms on the child's behalf. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Accounts

Student accounts are created only by an authorized administrator or teacher; students may not sign up on their own. Personal subscriber accounts may be created through the Service's sign-up page. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity that occurs under your account. Demo accounts may be offered with limited functionality and are described further below.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful, harmful, or abusive purpose;
• Upload or create content that is illegal, hateful, harassing, violent, sexually explicit, or that infringes the rights of others;
• Attempt to disrupt, reverse engineer, or gain unauthorized access to the Service or other users' accounts;
• Share your account credentials with others or impersonate another person.

4. Content Ownership

You retain ownership of the concept art, pixel art, levels, games, and other creations you make using the Service ("Your Content"). By using the Service, you grant Game Design Academy LLC a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and display Your Content solely as needed to operate, provide, and improve the Service, including displaying published games on our games portal. You represent that you have the rights necessary to upload and create Your Content.

5. Subscriptions & Billing

Paid personal subscriptions will be offered on a Monthly plan ($2/month) or an Annual plan ($20/year), billed through our third-party payment processor, Stripe. Paid subscriptions are coming soon. When available, subscriptions renew automatically until canceled, fees are charged at the start of each billing period, and you may cancel at any time to stop future renewals. Except where required by law, fees already paid are non-refundable. Prices and plans may change with notice.

6. Demo Accounts

We may offer demo accounts so new users can try the Service. Demo accounts have limited features and storage, are intended for evaluation only, and may be reset, cleared, or removed at any time without notice. Creations made in a demo account are not guaranteed to be saved or recoverable.

7. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if you violate these Terms or if we discontinue the Service. You may stop using the Service at any time. School and program accounts may be removed by the responsible administrator. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ends, and we may delete associated data as described in our Privacy Policy.

8. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Game Design Academy LLC and its affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data or creations, arising out of or relating to your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the amount you paid us, if any, in the twelve months before the claim.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state in which Game Design Academy LLC is organized, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts located in that jurisdiction.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, contact:

Game Design Academy LLC
Email: support@gamedesignacademy.com