Terms of Service
Effective and last updated: 23 July 2026 · Version 2026-07-23
In short: GameFoundry is a free hosting and discovery platform for games submitted by independent developers. We do not sell games, process user payments, provide a wallet or exchange service, or take custody of funds. Community games and external links are used at your own risk. Separately, the founder may fund promotional prizes under the published contest rules.
1. Operator and agreement
GameFoundry is an independent project founded and operated by Maksim Ilin ("GameFoundry", "we", "us"). These Terms, the Acceptable Use Policy, the Privacy & Cookie Notice, and any specific contest rules shown before entry form the agreement between you and GameFoundry.
By creating an account, uploading content, submitting a rating/review, or entering a prize round, you expressly accept this agreement. If you only browse or play without an account, the provisions necessary to govern access, safety, third-party content and liability still apply. If you do not agree, do not use the service.
2. Eligibility and regional availability
You must be at least 18 and legally capable of entering this agreement to create an account, submit content, rate games or participate in prizes. People under 18 may only browse/play with a parent or guardian's permission and may not submit personal data. You may not use the service if applicable law prohibits it, or if you are subject to sanctions that make providing the service or a prize unlawful.
The site is accessible worldwide, but we do not represent that every feature, game, download, tip method or prize is lawful or available in every country. You are responsible for complying with mandatory local law. Nothing in these Terms removes rights that cannot lawfully be waived in your place of residence.
3. Accounts
Provide accurate required information, keep credentials confidential, and notify us promptly of suspected compromise. Usernames must not impersonate, mislead or infringe rights. You are responsible for activity through your account unless caused by our breach of duty. We may require reasonable verification for sensitive changes, prize claims or data requests.
4. Your content and licence
You retain ownership of games and other content you submit. You represent that you have all rights and permissions needed to submit it and allow the uses below, including for code, art, music, voices, likenesses, trademarks, datasets and AI-generated elements.
You grant GameFoundry a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, copy, scan, secure, transcode, extract, run, display, communicate, distribute and make technically necessary adaptations to your content, and to use its title, screenshots and excerpts to operate and promote GameFoundry. We may sublicense these rights only to hosting and delivery providers as necessary. The licence lasts while content is submitted or published and for a reasonable backup/removal period afterward; promotional copies already shared may remain where recall is impracticable.
You remain responsible for your content and for developer support. GameFoundry does not endorse, purchase, commission, or become the publisher or seller of a submitted game merely by hosting it.
5. Community games, downloads and external services
Games are supplied by independent developers, not by GameFoundry. Automated scanning and sandboxing reduce risk but cannot guarantee that a game is safe, lawful, compatible, accurate or fit for purpose. Review the displayed scan status, keep backups and security software, and do not run an untrusted download. Browser games may communicate with services chosen by their developer; developers must disclose and lawfully operate any personal-data collection.
External links and tip/donation methods are optional services of independent providers. GameFoundry does not receive card details or private keys and does not initiate, execute, reverse, guarantee or take custody of payments between users and developers. Blockchain transfers may be irreversible and carry price, address, network, fee and regulatory risk.
6. Content moderation
You must follow the Acceptable Use Policy. Uploads undergo automated file-type, archive-safety and malware checks; content may also be reviewed by administrators after reports or other signals. We may reject, restrict, de-rank, quarantine, remove or disable content and may warn, suspend or terminate accounts where reasonably necessary to enforce the agreement, comply with law, protect users or secure the service.
Where practical and legally permitted, we will explain a material moderation decision. You may request reconsideration through Support, identifying the content and reasons. We will consider context, severity, repetition, intent and risk, but may act without advance notice in urgent, illegal, deceptive or dangerous cases. We may preserve relevant evidence and report suspected crime where law permits or requires.
7. Ratings, rankings and integrity
Ratings, reviews, scores, downloads and plays are community signals and may be incomplete, manipulated or removed. The weekly ranking uses the formula disclosed on the Prizes & contest rules page. We may disregard fraudulent, coordinated, duplicate, automated or otherwise ineligible activity. Scores submitted by games are not independently verified and are for entertainment unless a specific rule says otherwise.
8. Founder-funded prizes
Prize entry is free; no purchase, tip, deposit, stake or transfer of value to GameFoundry is required or improves the chance of winning. Prizes are promotional rewards funded from the founder's own funds and are not interest, investment return, gambling services, wages, a sale price, or consideration for transferring ownership of a game.
Each round is governed by the rules and material conditions published on the Prizes & contest rules page, including dates, ranking method, quorum, amounts, rotation, claim period and payout timing. Rules applicable when a round starts will not be materially changed to participants' disadvantage except where necessary because of law, security, fraud, technical failure or circumstances beyond reasonable control; any change will be explained and handled fairly.
To receive a prize, a winner must be 18+, legally eligible, respond within the stated claim period, pass proportionate identity/ownership/sanctions/fraud checks if requested, and provide a compatible wallet address. A prize may be withheld or reassigned only under the published rules or where payment would be unlawful, impossible, fraudulent or unsafe. The winner is responsible for wallet control, correct network/address, taxes and declarations. GameFoundry pays the stated token amount; exchange value and third-party network fees may vary. Published blockchain transaction records are evidence of payment.
9. GameFoundry intellectual property
GameFoundry's name, logo, interface, original text and platform code are protected by applicable rights. Except for normal use of the service, no rights are granted to copy, impersonate, reverse engineer, or commercially exploit them where such restriction is lawful. This does not cover user-owned content or uses allowed by mandatory law.
10. Availability and changes
The service is currently provided without a user fee. We may maintain, improve, limit or discontinue features, but will try to give reasonable notice where a change materially harms ongoing use. We do not promise permanent storage, uninterrupted access, a minimum audience, ratings, downloads, revenue or future prize rounds. Keep your own copies of all content.
11. Suspension, termination and deletion
You may stop using GameFoundry and request account deletion through Support. We may suspend or terminate access for a material/repeated breach, legal requirement, serious risk, fraud, inactivity, or discontinuation of the service. Where reasonable, we will allow an opportunity to remedy or export content. Provisions that by nature should survive—ownership, accrued prize obligations, licences needed for prior distributions, records, disclaimers, liability and disputes—continue after termination.
12. Disclaimers
To the fullest extent permitted by law, GameFoundry and community content are provided "as is" and "as available". We disclaim implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and uninterrupted availability. We do not warrant user content, malware detection, external services, rankings, token value or blockchain operation.
This section does not exclude any warranty or remedy that applicable consumer law makes mandatory.
13. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, GameFoundry is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential loss; lost profit, opportunity, goodwill or data; device damage caused by third-party games; acts of users or external providers; an incorrect wallet/address/network supplied by a recipient; token-price changes; or events beyond reasonable control.
Where liability cannot be excluded, GameFoundry is responsible only for loss that was a reasonably foreseeable result of our proven breach. Nothing excludes or limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by negligence, wilful misconduct/gross negligence where it cannot be limited, failure to pay a validly awarded prize, or any other liability that law prohibits us from excluding.
14. Responsibility for violations
You are responsible for losses and third-party claims caused by your intentional or negligent breach of these Terms, unlawful content, or infringement of another's rights, to the extent allowed by applicable law. We will give reasonable notice of such a claim and allow reasonable participation in its defence. This does not require a consumer to indemnify GameFoundry for our own breach or negligence.
15. Law, disputes and severability
Contact Support first so we can try to resolve a dispute informally. These Terms are governed by the law applicable to the GameFoundry operator, without depriving a consumer of mandatory protections or courts available under the law of their habitual residence. Nothing prevents either party from seeking urgent relief or using an applicable regulator, consumer body, small-claims process or court.
If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, it will be limited to the minimum necessary and the rest remains effective. Delay in enforcement is not a waiver. You may not transfer your account or agreement without consent; we may transfer operation of the service with notice and without reducing mandatory rights.
The English and Russian versions are intended to have the same meaning. If an inconsistency remains, the English version controls to the extent permitted by law; mandatory local-language and consumer interpretation rules continue to apply.
16. Changes and contact
We may update these Terms prospectively for legal, security or service reasons. Material changes will be posted with a new effective date and, where appropriate, additional notice. Changes do not retroactively remove an earned prize or accrued mandatory right. If you reject revised Terms, stop using account features and request deletion.
Use the Support button on any page for legal notices, moderation appeals or questions.