Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and the developer of Doodle Go (“we”, “us”, “our”), an independent developer based in the Republic of Korea. They apply when you play Doodle Go on any platform, use its online features such as leaderboards, or visit doodlego.app (together, the “Service”). By using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Service.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information. Nothing in these Terms takes away rights you have under consumer laws that cannot be changed by contract.
1. Who can use Doodle Go
Doodle Go is for players of all ages, and anyone can play it, offline or online. If you are under 18 (or the age of majority where you live), please read these Terms with a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to them for you.
The online rankings are optional. Before anything is sent to our server, the game shows the online rules and asks whether to join (see section 3). If a child is younger than the age at which their country lets them agree to online services on their own (for example 14 in the Republic of Korea or 13 in the United States), a parent or guardian should make that choice with them.
2. Your license to play
We give you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download, install and play Doodle Go on devices you own or control, for your own non-commercial entertainment, under these Terms and the rules of the store you got it from. You may stream, record and share videos of your play (see section 9).
You may not, except where the law expressly allows it despite this restriction: copy, sell, rent, sublicense or distribute the game; decompile, reverse engineer or modify it, or make derivative works of it; remove copyright or other notices; or use the game, its levels, art, sounds or code to make another product.
3. Your guest profile
Before anything is sent to our server, the game shows you the online rules and asks whether you want to join the online rankings. If you agree, it creates a guest profile on our server so you can appear on the leaderboards; if you don’t, you can keep playing offline and join later from the leaderboard or your name tag. You don’t need to sign up. Your profile is tied to a secret sign-in key stored on your device. We have no password or email to recover it, so if you delete the app, clear its data or lose your device, you may lose access to your profile and your online records. Your offline progress is stored on your device and is not backed up by us.
You are responsible for what happens under your profile. Don’t share, sell or transfer your profile or try to use someone else’s. You can delete your profile and its online data at any time in the game (tap your name on the title screen, then Delete online data); see the Privacy Policy.
4. Player rules
When you use the Service, you agree not to:
- choose a display name that is offensive, hateful, sexual, violent, harassing, threatening or discriminatory; that promotes illegal activity, drugs or self-harm; that impersonates another person, us, or a staff member; that advertises anything or contains links; or that infringes someone else’s rights;
- put personal information in your display name, whether yours or someone else’s (such as a real name, email, phone number, address or social media handle);
- cheat, including by submitting records that were not made by playing the game, using bots, scripts, modified clients or exploits, or manipulating the leaderboards;
- interfere with the Service, such as by overloading our servers, sending requests outside the game, probing for security weaknesses, or getting around rate limits or other protections;
- collect information about other players, or use the Service for any unlawful purpose.
If you find a bug or exploit, please tell us at support@orcalabs.net instead of using it.
5. Your names and drawings
The display names you choose and the drawings you make are yours. You give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to store, copy, process, replay and display them, and your records, only as needed to run, verify, secure and improve the Service (for example, to show your name on the leaderboards and to replay your drawing to verify a record). This license ends when your content is deleted from the Service, except for copies we must keep by law or that remain in backups for a short time.
You confirm that you have the right to use the names and content you submit, and that they follow these Terms.
6. Moderation and reports
We have zero tolerance for objectionable names or abusive behavior. Our server checks every new display name against format rules and a list of words that aren’t allowed, and we review every report. The filter can’t catch everything, so please report what it misses.
- Report in the game: on a leaderboard, tap the flag next to a player’s name and choose what’s wrong (an offensive or sexual name, hate or discrimination, personal information or impersonation, or a suspicious record). The reported player is not told who reported them.
- Hide a player: from the same flag, tap Hide this player. Their name and records no longer appear on the leaderboards on your device. To see them again, tap Show hidden players on the leaderboard.
- Report by email: write to support@orcalabs.net with the player tag (the name and “#” code shown on the leaderboard).
We aim to review reports within 24 hours.
If we decide that a name, record or behavior breaks these Terms or the law, we may, in proportion to the problem: reset the display name to a default name, remove records or reset scores, hide a player from the leaderboards, or suspend or close the guest profile. Where practical, we will tell the affected player why. If you think we made a mistake, email us and we will look again.
7. Leaderboards
Leaderboards are for fun. Records are verified by replaying your drawing on our server, and results may differ slightly from what your device showed. We may change ranking rules, reset or remove leaderboards (for example when game rules change), or remove records we believe are invalid. No prize, money or other value is attached to any ranking.
8. In-game items
The iOS and Android apps use pencils: setting off with a new drawing uses one, setting off again with the same drawing is free, pencils refill over time, and once a day you can get free pencils when you run out. When you have fewer pencils than the refill limit, you can also choose to watch an ad to get more, a few times a day; the pencils are given only after the ad says it was watched, and none are given if no ad is available or it is closed early. In the current version pencils cannot be bought. Pencils and any other in-game items:
- have no cash value, cannot be exchanged for money or for anything outside the game, and are not your property: you have a limited license to use them in the game under these Terms;
- cannot be sold, traded or transferred, including to another player, profile or device;
- are kept only on your device, so they may be lost if you delete the app, clear its data or change devices, and we cannot restore them;
- may be changed by us, for example how many you start with or how fast they refill, to keep the game fair and balanced.
If we add purchases in a later version, the store you buy from will handle the payment and its refund rules will apply, and we will update these Terms before that version is released. Nothing in this section limits rights you have under consumer protection laws.
9. Sharing videos
You may share videos and screenshots of your play, including on streaming and video sites, and you may earn money from your own videos and streams of Doodle Go. Please don’t suggest that we endorse you. When you share using another app or service, that service’s terms apply, and you are responsible for what you post.
10. Our content
Doodle Go, including its code, levels, art, characters, text and sounds, and the Doodle Go name and logo, belongs to us or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other laws. Some fonts, libraries and sounds are used under their own licenses, listed on our Licenses page; those licenses apply to those parts. All rights not expressly given to you are reserved.
11. Changes to the Service
We may update the game, add or remove features or content, and change or stop the online features. We will try to give reasonable notice before stopping the online features. You can keep playing the offline game you already have on your device even if the online features stop.
12. Ending your use
You can stop using the Service at any time by deleting the game, and you can delete your online data in the game or ask us to delete it. We may suspend or end your access to the online features if you seriously or repeatedly break these Terms, if the law requires it, or to protect other players or the Service. Sections 5, 8, 10 and 13 to 18 continue to apply after your use ends, to the extent relevant.
13. Disclaimer
To the fullest extent the law allows, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. We don’t promise that it will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or secure, or that your records or progress will never be lost. We don’t give any warranty except those that cannot be excluded by law. If you are a consumer, you keep any legal rights you have, for example rights for digital content that is faulty or not as described.
14. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for loss of data, progress, profits or goodwill, arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability to you for all claims relating to the Service is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for Doodle Go in the 12 months before the claim and 50 US dollars.
Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, for damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence, or any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law.
15. App stores
If you got Doodle Go from an app store, that store’s terms also apply. For the Apple App Store, your license to the app is the Licensed Application End User License Agreement (Apple’s Standard EULA); these Terms add the rules for our online features and the website. If anything in these Terms conflicts with a store’s mandatory terms, the store’s terms win for that store.
For the iOS app, you and we acknowledge that:
- these Terms are between you and us only, not with Apple, and we, not Apple, are solely responsible for the app and its content;
- Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the app;
- if the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any); to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation for the app;
- we, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims relating to the app or your use of it, including product liability claims, claims that the app fails to conform to legal or regulatory requirements, and claims under consumer protection, privacy or similar laws;
- we, not Apple, are responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any claim that the app or your use of it infringes a third party’s intellectual property rights;
- you confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties;
- you must comply with applicable third-party terms when using the app (for example, your network provider’s terms); and
- Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and once you accept them, Apple has the right to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary.
Questions, complaints or claims about the app should be sent to us at support@orcalabs.net.
16. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If you are a consumer, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live, and you may bring a claim in the courts of your country or of the Republic of Korea. Before starting a formal dispute, please contact us at support@orcalabs.net so we can try to solve the problem informally. If you live in the EU, you may also use the alternative dispute resolution body in your country.
17. Changes to these Terms
We may change these Terms, for example when we add features or when the law changes. We will post the new version on this page with a new date. If a change is significant, we will tell you in the game or in the store’s release notes at least 7 days before it takes effect (30 days if it is unfavorable to you), unless it is needed sooner for legal or security reasons. If you keep using the Service after the change takes effect, the new Terms apply. If you don’t agree, stop using the Service; you can delete your online data in the game or ask us to delete it.
18. General
If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. If we don’t enforce a right right away, we can still enforce it later. You may not transfer your rights under these Terms; we may transfer ours to someone who takes over the game, who must keep these Terms’ protections for you. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any store terms that apply, are the whole agreement between you and us about the Service. These Terms are written in English; if we provide a translation, the English version prevails to the extent the law allows.
19. Contact
Questions about these Terms, reports and support: support@orcalabs.net.