Last updated 26 September 2026

Terms

These terms are the agreement between you and SplitClue. The short version: be decent, don't break things, and understand that SplitClue is a small project run by one person.

Who we are

SplitClue (splitclue.com) is run by Samuel Barnett ("we", "us"). Contact: support@splitclue.com. By using SplitClue, you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy.

Using SplitClue

Anyone can play by joining a room with a code. Players don't need an account. Hosting some games may need a host account.

Host accounts

• You must be at least 13, or older if your country sets a higher age.
• Give us a real email address that you control, and keep your email or Google account secure, since that's how you sign in. You're responsible for activity on your account.
• One account per person. Accounts are personal and can't be sold or transferred.
• As host, you're responsible for the games you run and for keeping them friendly for your players.
• Tell us straight away at support@splitclue.com if you think someone else has used your account.

Payments and refunds

Everything on SplitClue is free right now. If we offer paid games in the future:

• Prices, including any taxes, will be shown clearly before you buy. Payments will be handled by a third-party payment provider, and we won't see or store your card details.
• A purchase gives your host account a license to host that game, as described below. It isn't transferable to another account.
• Because games are digital content that you can use immediately, when you buy you'll be asked to agree that access starts straight away. That means you give up any legal right to cancel the purchase within 14 days.
• All sales are final, and we don't offer refunds. That includes if you stop using a game, if a game is changed or withdrawn, if your account is closed, or if SplitClue shuts down.

This doesn't take away any rights you have under consumer law that can't legally be waived.

Acceptable use

Please don't:

• Try to break, overload, probe or get unauthorized access to the site, other people's games or accounts, or the systems behind them.
• Use automated tools to create rooms, request sign-in emails, or scrape the site.
• Use sign-in emails or any part of SplitClue to contact people who didn't ask for it.
• Get around the rules on who can host which games, or share paid games with accounts that don't own them.
• Choose display names that are offensive, obscene or hateful. We block many of these automatically and may remove names that get through.
• Use SplitClue for anything unlawful, harassing or harmful.

Who owns what

SplitClue's games, puzzles, artwork, name, logo and code belong to Samuel Barnett and are protected by copyright and other laws. We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to play, and to host the games your account can host, for private use: at home, with friends, or in a classroom. You may not copy, sell, rebrand or redistribute SplitClue or its games, or run them commercially (for example, as a paid event or corporate team-building service), without our written permission. Email us about commercial use.

SplitClue doesn't ask you to upload anything. If you send us feedback or ideas, we may use them freely without owing you anything.

Suspension and termination

• You can stop using SplitClue and delete your account at any time from your account page.
• We may suspend or close an account that seriously or repeatedly breaks these terms, or where we need to in order to protect other users or comply with the law. Where it's reasonable, we'll tell you why first and give you a chance to fix it.
• Closing an account doesn't entitle you to a refund for games it owned (see Payments and refunds).
• Sections about ownership, disclaimers and liability continue to apply after an account is closed.

Disclaimers

SplitClue is provided "as is" and "as available". We work to keep it running, fair and secure, but we don't promise it will always be available, free of errors, or that a game in progress won't be interrupted. Games are for fun, and nothing on SplitClue is advice.

Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for loss of data, profits or opportunities, arising from your use of SplitClue or your inability to use it. Our total liability to you for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose. For a free service, that may be nothing.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability that can't legally be limited, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Nothing affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. If a dispute can't be resolved informally, it will be handled in the state or federal courts located in Washington State, and you and we both agree to their jurisdiction.

Before bringing a claim, please email support@splitclue.com so we can try to sort it out. Most problems can be fixed quickly that way.

If you live outside the United States, this choice of law doesn't take away the protection of the mandatory consumer laws of the country where you live, and you may be able to bring a claim in your local courts.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as SplitClue grows, for example when paid games are added. We'll change the date at the top, and for significant changes we'll tell account holders by email before they take effect. If you keep using SplitClue after a change takes effect, the new terms apply. If you don't agree, you can delete your account.

Contact

Samuel Barnett, SplitClue: support@splitclue.com