Terms of Use
Last updated: January 1, 2025
Terms in Plain English
The short version
Use one account, play fairly, protect your login, and treat other players with respect. Ranked results may be checked or removed when the validation record shows cheating or abuse. Coins and cosmetic items stay inside the platform and have no cash value. The sections below give the full rules.
1. Acceptance
By creating an account or using 2048.now, you agree to these Terms of Use and the Website Rules. If you do not agree, do not use the platform.
2. Accounts
- You must be at least 13 years old to create an account.
- You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials.
- One account per person. Multi-accounting violates the Website Rules.
- We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Use automated tools, bots, or scripts to play ranked games.
- Attempt to circumvent anti-cheat systems.
- Harass, threaten, or harm other users.
- Attempt to access the platform's backend systems without authorisation.
- Resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the platform without written permission.
4. Ranked Integrity
All ranked game results are subject to review. We reserve the right to invalidate results, adjust leaderboard positions, or remove users from rankings where fair play violations are found.
5. Virtual Currency and Premium
Coins and other virtual currencies have no real-world monetary value and cannot be exchanged for cash. Premium subscriptions are non-refundable except where required by applicable law.
6. Content
Any content you submit (feedback, profile data) grants us a non-exclusive licence to use it for operating the platform. You retain ownership of your content.
7. Availability
We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. We may suspend the platform for maintenance, security reasons, or at our discretion.
8. Limitation of Liability
The platform is provided "as is" without warranties. We are not liable for any loss of virtual items, ranking data, or other platform-specific assets resulting from technical issues or account actions.
9. Changes
We may update these terms. Continued use after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Contact
Questions about these terms? Use the feedback form or review all 2048.now contact and support options.
11. Privacy
How account, game, usage and communication data is collected, retained and protected is explained in the Privacy Policy.