1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") apply to Canastette (the "App"), made by Judedon Ltd ("we", "our" or "us"). By downloading or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the App.
2. Your Account
- Every install starts with an anonymous account. You can also sign in with Apple, Google, or a sign-in code sent to your email address. Keep access to that account safe
- You're responsible for what happens on your account
- You must be at least 13 years old to use Canastette
- Use first names or nicknames. Don't use a name that is offensive or that pretends to be someone else
3. The Full Game and Purchases
Canastette has no ads, no subscription, no coins and no credits. A lot of it is free for good: the scorer (modern canasta, Hand and Foot and classic scoring, the live scoreboard and passing the pen), rules cards, the club night (groups, who's in, tables and partners, the room board, standings and the weekly recap), Learn (every lesson, the rules answers and the drills), Today's deal, your record, and joining any friends' table. Your first two games against the computer players come with the full coach. After that, the full game is a single purchase that gives you unlimited games at every level, the full coach in every game, as many drills as you like, hosting friends' tables (live, at your own pace and teaching), taking a move back, and everything we add to the game later.
- Pay once. It's a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It doesn't renew and there's nothing to cancel
- What you buy stays yours. No ads, ever, for anyone. Nothing you have bought will ever be moved behind a new tier or a new price
- The price. The App shows the store's price, in your currency, before you buy. We start with a lower founding price and raise it on a schedule we show in the App and on the store page. The price you paid never changes, and neither does what it gives you. Everything we add to the game later, Hand and Foot first, is included for everyone who has already bought it
- Family Sharing. It's on where the store offers it. Your family members' use is subject to the store's rules
- Restore. You can restore the full game on another device with the same Apple ID or Google account, or by signing in to the account you bought it with, using Restore purchases in the App
Payment is taken by Apple or Google when you confirm the purchase, and checked on our server through RevenueCat before the full game opens. Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their policies: ask them for a refund. If a purchase is refunded, the full game stops applying to that account and everything free stays free. Deleting the App or your Canastette account doesn't touch your purchase or cancel anything: it stays with your store account.
A practice game counts towards the two free games when it is dealt, and a game in progress always finishes. Today's deal, a lesson, a deal played again, the scorer and joining a friend's table never count.
4. Fair Play and Acceptable Use
Canastette is built to be fair, and to be seen to be fair. The computer players never see hidden cards, not even their partner's. Every practice hand has a deal number, and every finished hand at a friends' table can be replayed with every hand shown, so you can check it. You agree not to:
- Cheat at a friends' table, for example by trying to read another player's cards, or by sharing your hand with your partner outside the game
- Attempt to read, change or break another player's cards, a table or the servers, or use bots or scripts to play or to create tables
- Create tables, groups or boards faster than the limits allow. We limit how many of each an account opens in a day, to keep the service fair for everyone
- Harass or mislead other players, or use the preset reactions for anything other than the game
- Use the App for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
- Interfere with or disrupt the App or its servers
- Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or extract the source code of the App
5. Friends' Tables, Groups and Boards
A friends' table is shared with the people you invite. Anyone with its invite code can ask to sit down, so share it only with the people you play with. A code works for 12 hours at a live table and 7 days at a table played at your own pace, and the host can make a new one. The host can pause the table, choose partners and remove a player. A player who leaves, or who is away from a live table for a while, is replaced by a computer player until they return. At a teaching table the host can show every hand to everyone seated, and hands at a teaching table don't count in records. A group is private and joined with an invite. A live scoreboard, a room board and a shared rules card can be read by anyone with its link, so don't put anything private in the names or titles. How long each is kept is in our Privacy Policy.
6. Scores, Rules and Statistics
Canastette keeps score and runs the game by the rules card in use, which you or your group choose, and we work hard to make it accurate. Tables differ on house rules, so the rules are a setting. Scores you enter depend on what you type, and scores, counts and statistics may contain errors, which you can fix. Canastette is a game, a coach and a scoring aid. It doesn't referee your real table, and it doesn't replace the rules or decisions of a club, tournament or league.
"Is the deal rigged?" Each deal is random from a seed, and every deal has a number. After a hand you can see every hand and replay it. That shows the cards you were dealt, not what you should have done.
7. No Real Money or Gambling
Canastette is a card game played for fun. It has no real-money play, no prizes of value, no betting and no casino features. Some groups keep a tally among themselves, so the club night can, if the group turns it on, add up who owes whom from the scores. That shows sums only: Canastette never takes, holds, sends or asks for money. You must not use the App to run or take part in gambling.
8. Changes and Availability
We may update, change or remove features of the App, and the App may sometimes be unavailable. Games against the computer players, lessons and the scorer work offline.
9. Intellectual Property and Independence
The App and its content, including its name, mark, card art and words, belong to us. The rules are described in our own words, and the cards are drawn by us. You may use the App for personal, non-commercial purposes. Other names (such as Apple and Google) belong to their owners, who don't endorse Canastette.
Independent. Not affiliated with any canasta league, publisher or app.
10. Disclaimer and Liability
The App is provided "as is". To the extent the law allows, we're not liable for any indirect or consequential losses. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited by law, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraud.
11. Ending Your Use
You can stop using Canastette at any time, and delete your account in the App (the You tab → Privacy and your data → Delete account) or as described on our delete account page. We may suspend or close accounts that break these Terms.
12. Third-Party Services
Canastette works with services such as Sign in with Apple, Google Sign-In, the App Store, Google Play and RevenueCat. Your use of them is subject to their own terms and privacy policies. How we handle your data is in our Privacy Policy.
13. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and update the "Last updated" date. If a change is important, we'll tell you in the App. We will never change these Terms to take away what you have already bought.
14. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and any disputes will be resolved in the courts of England and Wales. If you're a consumer, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws where you live.
15. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
- Email: support@judedon.com
- Website: www.judedon.com
By downloading and using Canastette, you agree to these Terms of Service.
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