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Hoot Grid — Terms of Service

Effective date: July 3, 2026
Provider: Taman Labs LLC

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Hoot Grid mobile game (“Hoot Grid” or the “App”). By downloading or using the App, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. Who May Use Hoot Grid

Hoot Grid is a general-audience puzzle game. If you are not old enough to agree to these Terms under the law where you live, a parent or legal guardian must approve your use of the App and these Terms.

2. License to Use the App

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Hoot Grid for non-commercial entertainment, subject to these Terms and the applicable app-store rules. You do not acquire ownership of the App, its puzzles, art, software, or other content.

3. Game Operation and Progress

Hoot Grid stores progression and settings locally on your device. Version 1.0 has no named account or cross-device Progression sync. Deleting the App, resetting all progress, device failure, or operating-system behavior may permanently remove local progress. Daily Challenge uses anonymous backend identity and generated owl aliases for ranked attempts and leaderboard display. We may correct, replace, rebalance, add, or remove puzzles and features through updates.

We work to provide valid puzzles and reliable operation, but we do not guarantee that the App will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, or compatible with every device or operating-system version.

4. Purchases and Advertising

Hoot Grid version 1.0 contains no display or rewarded advertising and offers no in-app purchases. If a future version introduces paid features or advertising, the applicable terms, disclosures, and store information will be updated before release.

5. Acceptable Use

You may not:

  • use the App unlawfully or to harm another person;
  • attempt to bypass security, interfere with operation, or introduce malicious code;
  • reverse engineer the App except where applicable law expressly permits it;
  • copy, sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the App or its content; or
  • misrepresent your connection to Hoot Grid or Taman Labs LLC.

6. Ownership

Hoot Grid, including its software, visual design, owl artwork, text, branding, and puzzle collection, is owned by Taman Labs LLC or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved.

7. Third-Party Services

The App is distributed through Apple, uses PostHog to process limited pseudonymous analytics on our behalf, and uses Firebase / Google Cloud for Daily Challenge ranked sessions, validation, and leaderboard display. Third-party services may be governed by their own terms and privacy policies. Our Privacy Policy explains the data involved.

8. Apple App Store Terms

If you download Hoot Grid from the Apple App Store, these Terms apply together with Apple's Media Services Terms and the usage rules that apply to App Store apps. You may use the App only on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by those rules.

Taman Labs LLC, not Apple, is responsible for Hoot Grid, including App maintenance and support, product claims, privacy claims, consumer-protection claims, and intellectual property claims relating to the App. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for Hoot Grid.

To the extent Apple's standard end-user license agreement applies to Hoot Grid, it applies in addition to these Terms. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this section and may enforce it.

9. Legal Compliance

You represent that you are not located in a country or region subject to a U.S. government embargo or designated by the U.S. government as supporting terrorism, and that you are not listed on any U.S. government restricted-party list.

10. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Hoot Grid is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Taman Labs LLC and its members, employees, and contractors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, progress, profits, or goodwill arising from your use of or inability to use the App. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited.

12. Suspension or Termination

You may stop using the App at any time. We may suspend or end access where reasonably necessary to protect the App, comply with law, or address a material violation of these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will remain in effect.

13. Changes to the App or These Terms

We may update the App and these Terms as the product evolves. We will update the effective date and provide additional notice where required for material changes. Your continued use after revised Terms take effect means you accept them.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Rhode Island and applicable United States federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Mandatory consumer protections in your place of residence remain unaffected.

15. General Terms

If a provision is unenforceable, it will be limited to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the complete agreement between you and us regarding the App, except for mandatory app-store terms.

16. Contact

Email hello@tamanlabs.com
Postal: Taman Labs LLC, 282 Capuano Ave, Cranston, RI 02920