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Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before playing MicrobeBattle ("the Game") or using any of our websites, game clients, or servers. By accessing, connecting to, or playing MicrobeBattle, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms & Eligibility

By spawning an organism or connecting to a game server, you represent that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or play the Game.

2. Limited License

We grant you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable limited license to access and play MicrobeBattle solely for your personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes via a compatible web browser.

3. Prohibited Conduct & Anti-Cheat Rules

To preserve a fair, competitive, and enjoyable environment for all players, you agree NOT to engage in any of the following activities:

• Cheating & Automation: Using automated scripts, bots, macros, memory injectors, altered clients, speed hacks, zoom hacks, or any third-party software that automates gameplay or provides an unfair advantage.
• Server Disruption & Exploitation: Attempting to disrupt, degrade, overload, or attack our servers (including Denial of Service attacks), reverse-engineer the WebSocket protocol, or exploit bugs/glitches for unfair mass or score gain.
• Inappropriate Names: Submitting organism codenames or nicknames that contain hate speech, racial slurs, harassment, sexual vulgarity, threats of violence, or defamation.
• Circumventing Bans: Evading rate limits, IP bans, or room restrictions established by the game administrators.

We reserve the absolute right to terminate, disconnect, or ban any player violating these rules at our sole discretion without notice.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

All title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to MicrobeBattle—including but not limited to the game code, graphics, biological vector illustrations, animations, UI layouts, audio synthesize routines, and the name "MicrobeBattle"—are owned exclusively by the developers. You may not copy, reproduce, decompile, or create derivative works without prior written permission.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties ("AS IS")

MicrobeBattle is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. We make no warranty that:

• The game will be uninterrupted, continuous, timely, or error-free.
• Server latency, ping spikes, or network packet drops will not occur.
• In-game leaderboards, hall of fame records, or connection states will be permanently preserved.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the developers, contributors, or hosting providers of MicrobeBattle be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your access, gameplay, inability to play, or loss of game data, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Modifications to Service and Terms

We reserve the right to update, patch, modify, or discontinue any aspect of MicrobeBattle (including balance parameters, organism classes, and server configurations) at any time. We may also revise these Terms periodically. Continued access to the Game constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.