Terms and Conditions

1.1 Legal Compliance

By using our services, you agree to:

• • Comply with all applicable local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations
• • Respect all intellectual property rights and proprietary information
• • Not engage in any activity that violates the rights of others
• • Maintain accurate and truthful information in all communications with us
• • Not use our services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose

1.2 Prohibited Activities and Behaviors

Users must not:

• • Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of our website or services
• • Transmit any viruses, malware, or other harmful code
• • Harass, threaten, or defame any person or entity
• • Impersonate any person or entity or falsely represent affiliation with any organization
• • Interfere with or disrupt our services or servers
• • Collect or store personal data about other users without authorization
• • Engage in any form of automated data collection without written permission

1.3 Content Guidelines and Restrictions

Any content you submit through our website must be lawful, appropriate, and respectful. You must not submit content that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, fraudulent, or infringes upon the rights of others. We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these guidelines.

1.4 Age Restrictions and Requirements

Our services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old or have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction. If you are under this age, you may only use our services with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian.

2.1 Compliance with Laws and Regulations

You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of our services complies with all applicable laws in your jurisdiction. This includes but is not limited to laws governing intellectual property, data protection, electronic communications, and business transactions.

2.2 Indemnification Obligations

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Pixel Forge, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of our services, violation of these Terms, or infringement of any third-party rights.

2.3 Privacy and Data Protection

You are responsible for protecting any login credentials or sensitive information you provide to us. You should review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By using our services, you consent to such processing in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

2.4 Third-Party Interactions

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or references to third-party services. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of these third parties. Your interactions with third parties are solely between you and them, and we encourage you to review their terms and policies.

3.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

Our website and services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to:

• • Implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
• • Warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of content
• • Warranties that our services will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free
• • Warranties that defects will be corrected

3.2 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pixel Forge shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from your use or inability to use our services, regardless of whether we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

3.3 Consequential Damages Exclusion

In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the amount you have paid to us, if any, for accessing our services during the twelve months preceding the claim, or one hundred dollars ($100), whichever is greater.

3.4 Force Majeure Provisions

We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, network infrastructure failures, strikes, or shortages of transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials.

4.1 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Santa Clara County, California.

4.2 Dispute Resolution Procedures

In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, we encourage you to first contact us directly to seek resolution. If we cannot resolve the dispute informally, you agree to the following dispute resolution process:

• • Good faith negotiation between the parties
• • Mediation if negotiation is unsuccessful
• • Arbitration or litigation as a last resort

4.3 Severability Clause

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable while preserving the original intent.

4.4 Terms Modification Policy

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to our website. Your continued use of our services after any modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically. Material changes will be communicated through prominent notice on our website.

4.5 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any specific project agreements, constitute the entire agreement between you and Pixel Forge regarding your use of our services and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to such subject matter.

4.6 Waiver

No waiver of any provision of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision. Our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.