Terms of Service

1. Acceptance

By using Animedle ("the Service"), you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. The Service

Animedle is a free daily puzzle game where players guess anime characters from a curated database. The Service is provided "as is", with no guarantee of availability, accuracy, or fitness for any particular purpose.

3. Eligibility

You may use the Service if you are at least 13 years old (or 16 in the EEA). By creating an account you confirm you meet this requirement.

4. Accounts

Accounts are optional. If you create one, you are responsible for keeping your credentials safe. We may suspend accounts that violate these Terms.

5. User content

You may suggest animes or report bugs. By doing so you grant Animedle a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, store and display your suggestion to operate and improve the Service.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• abuse, scrape or overload the Service;
• reverse-engineer the daily-character algorithm to spoil results;
• impersonate another user;
• attempt to access data you are not authorized to access.

7. Intellectual property

The Service code, design and original content belong to Mathis Lorenzo. Anime universes, character names, images and trademarks remain the property of their respective rights holders. Animedle is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any anime studio or rights holder.

8. Third-party services

The Service uses Supabase (auth + database), PostHog (analytics, gated by consent), Google AdSense (advertising) and Resend (transactional email). Their terms apply alongside ours.

9. Advertising

Animedle may display third-party ads (Google AdSense) to fund the project. Ads do not constitute an endorsement.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Mathis Lorenzo shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service.

12. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Service at any time, with or without notice.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced on the site. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

14. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of France. Any dispute arising from the Service shall be brought before the competent courts.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms: contact@animedle.eu.