These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Lodu Board game, website, testing builds, and related services (together, the “Service”). By downloading, installing, accessing, or playing Lodu Board, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
Lodu Board is a digital Ludo board game with local play, online/multiplayer matches, and AI opponents. These Terms form a binding agreement between you and the operator of Lodu Board (“we”, “us”, “our”). Additional store terms (Google Play, App Store) also apply when you download the app from those platforms.
If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you confirm you have authority to bind that organization.
Lodu Board is currently in testing and has not had a public launch. During testing:
We grant you a personal, limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to install and use Lodu Board on devices you own or control, solely to play the game as intended.
You may not:
Some features (waitlist, online play, tester builds) may require an email, nickname, or platform account (Google / Apple). You agree to provide accurate information and keep it updated.
Lodu Board follows a digital Ludo-style ruleset (tokens, dice, home bases, colored paths, and a center finish). House rules in the app (safe squares, capturing, extra turns on a six, exact finish, etc.) as shown in the client control the match. If a disconnect, desync, or bug occurs, the server or client may:
Dice outcomes and match state in online play are determined by our systems. You must not attempt to predict, force, or manipulate dice, matchmaking, or timers.
We may use match logs to investigate disputes and cheating. Our decision on a match result during testing is final.
You agree not to:
During testing there may be no paid items. Later we may offer cosmetics (token skins, boards, dice styles) or show ads. If we do:
If you submit a nickname, avatar, feedback, bug report, or other content (“User Content”), you keep any rights you have in it, but you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, host, reproduce, and display it to operate and improve Lodu Board.
You confirm you have the right to grant this license and that your User Content is lawful. We may remove User Content at any time.
The Service — including the name Lodu Board, UI, board layout, token designs, code, graphics, sounds, and documentation — is owned by us or our licensors. These Terms do not transfer any ownership to you. “Ludo” is a traditional board-game style; our specific implementation, art, and software are protected.
Feedback you send (ideas, suggestions, test notes) may be used by us without obligation or compensation.
The Service may link to or rely on third parties (app stores, analytics, cloud hosting, sign-in). Their terms and privacy policies govern those services. We are not responsible for third-party content, outages, or policies.
How we collect and use information is described in our Privacy Policy. By using the Service you also acknowledge that policy. Please read it before playing online or joining the waitlist.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” ESPECIALLY WHILE IN TESTING. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
We do not warrant that matches will be uninterrupted, error-free, cheat-free, or that dice, timers, or AI will always behave as expected. You use the Service at your own risk.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR GAME PROGRESS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.
OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) USD $20. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS; IN THOSE PLACES, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED.
You will defend and indemnify us from claims, damages, and costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms or any law.
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access immediately if you breach these Terms, cheat, abuse other players, or if we shut down testing or the Service.
On termination, your license ends. Sections that should survive (IP, disclaimers, liability, indemnity, governing law) remain in effect. We are not required to restore wiped test data.
We may update the game, these Terms, or both. The “Last updated” date will change. Material changes will be posted on this page or in the app. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the new Terms, except where the law requires extra consent.
These Terms are governed by the laws of [YOUR COUNTRY / STATE], excluding conflict-of-law rules. Courts located in [YOUR CITY / JURISDICTION] will have exclusive jurisdiction, except that you may have mandatory consumer rights in your country of residence that we do not override.
If a provision is unenforceable, the rest still applies. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a reorganization or sale. These Terms are the entire agreement regarding the Service and supersede prior terms for the same subject.
We do not offer real-money wagering. Nothing in the Service is an offer of gambling.
Questions about these Terms:
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