Game Connect Social Terms of Service

Policy version: 1.0

Effective date: August 7, 2026

Current operator: Malyk Parker

Contact: support@gameconnectsocial.com

Public URL: https://gameconnectsocial.com/terms

These Terms of Service (the Terms) govern access to and use of the Game Connect Social public beta, including the GCS mobile application and related services (collectively, GCS). GCS is currently operated by Malyk Parker (Operator, we, us, or our).

By creating an account or using GCS, you agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use GCS.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use GCS. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you represent that a parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf. Do not use GCS if applicable law prohibits you from doing so.

GCS is not directed to children under 13. If we learn that an account belongs to a child under 13, we may suspend the account and delete associated personal information.

2. Public-beta service

GCS is beta software. Current features may include account creation and authentication, profiles, posts and media, messaging, Connections or follows, Teams, Game Spaces, Competitive Teams as community roster structures, notifications, recommendations, Presence, Looking for Group (LFG), Play Now, temporary Parties, Party chat, and gameplay-session coordination.

Some features may be limited, disabled by default, available only to a test cohort, changed, or removed while the beta is evaluated. GCS may experience errors, delays, data loss, interruptions, or incomplete functionality. We do not promise that every feature will always be available.

GCS coordinates players; it does not operate third-party games, game servers, console networks, or platform accounts. The public beta does not provide wagering, gambling, cash competitions, paid tournaments, financial services, native voice chat, native livestream or video hosting, creator payouts, or an AI concierge.

3. Accounts and security

You must provide accurate account information and keep your credentials and devices secure. You are responsible for activity performed through your account unless caused by our failure to use reasonable security measures.

You may authenticate through supported methods, including email/password and, when enabled, Sign in with Apple or Google sign-in. Your use of a third-party identity provider is also governed by that provider's terms. Notify us at support@gameconnectsocial.com if you believe your account has been compromised.

You may not transfer, sell, rent, or share access to your account. We may require verification before sensitive account changes or deletion.

4. Profiles and gaming identities

You may provide a display name, handle, biography, images, favorite games, gaming identity, platform information, and other profile details. Do not impersonate another person, organization, game publisher, platform, or GCS staff member.

Gaming identities are player-provided unless GCS expressly labels them as verified. GCS does not guarantee that a gaming identity, skill description, platform, availability, or Presence state is accurate. You control supported visibility settings, but information you make public may be viewed and shared by others.

5. User content

Your ownership. You retain ownership of posts, comments, messages, images, Team materials, LFG descriptions, gaming identities, and other content you submit to GCS (User Content).

License needed to operate GCS. You grant the Operator a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, process, adapt for technical formatting, display, transmit, and distribute your User Content only as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, moderate, and improve GCS and to provide the audiences and features you select. This license ends when the content or account is deleted, except for limited copies temporarily retained in backups or records lawfully retained for safety, security, dispute, or legal purposes as described in the Privacy Policy.

You represent that you have the rights necessary to submit User Content and that doing so does not violate law or another person's rights. Do not upload content that infringes copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights.

Private messages are intended for their authorized participants. You must not access, disclose, scrape, or distribute another person's private content without permission or lawful authority.

6. Acceptable use

You may not use GCS to:

7. Connections, messages, blocking, and reporting

Connections, follows, messaging, invitations, and notifications help players communicate. They do not imply endorsement, identity verification, friendship, or safety. Use care before sharing information or moving a conversation to an external service.

Supported block and mute controls limit certain interactions but cannot erase information another user already received or prevent contact outside GCS. Use in-app reporting for suspected abuse or policy violations. In an emergency, contact local emergency services; GCS is not an emergency-response service.

8. Teams, Game Spaces, and Competitive Teams

A Team is a persistent community. A Game Space is a game-specific area within a Team. A Competitive Team is an organized community roster; it is not, by itself, a cash competition, tournament entry, or guaranteed competitive service.

Owners and authorized managers must use their powers responsibly, follow GCS rules, respect member privacy, and avoid misleading members about affiliation, prizes, authority, or sponsorship. GCS may enforce role, ownership, membership, audit, archival, and lifecycle safeguards. If an account is deleted, community roles or structures may need to be transferred, archived, removed, or anonymized to protect members and preserve accurate audit history.

9. LFG, Play Now, Parties, and gameplay coordination

LFG helps people find players. Play Now may match compatible players using game, platform, mode, crossplay, availability, preferences, relationships, safety restrictions, and related signals. A Party is a temporary group formed to coordinate play. Matching is deterministic and limited by the information available to GCS; it does not guarantee skill, conduct, compatibility, attendance, or a successful game session.

Players normally use third-party games and platform tools to create or join the actual game lobby. You are responsible for complying with the applicable game's and platform's rules. GCS is not responsible for third-party outages, match outcomes, game enforcement, account sanctions, or conduct outside GCS.

Do not share passwords, authentication codes, payment information, or other sensitive credentials in a Party, LFG, Team, post, or message.

10. Recommendations and personalization

GCS may organize or recommend people, posts, Teams, games, LFGs, or gameplay opportunities using information such as explicit game preferences, Connections, memberships, content metadata, feedback controls, and recent GCS activity. Recommendations may be incomplete or inaccurate and are not endorsements. Where provided, you may use controls such as Not interested, See less, Reset suggestions, or preference settings.

GCS does not use paid AI matching in the public beta and does not optimize for gambling, wagers, or financial activity.

11. Notifications

GCS may provide in-app and push notifications about account activity, messages, social activity, Teams, gameplay coordination, safety, or service status. Delivery is not guaranteed. You may manage supported notification preferences in GCS and device settings, although essential security or legal notices may still be delivered where permitted.

12. Moderation and enforcement

We may review reports and relevant content, restrict visibility, remove content, limit features, suspend or terminate accounts, preserve evidence, or contact authorities when reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms, protect users, respond to legal process, or secure GCS. We are not obligated to pre-screen all content and cannot guarantee that objectionable content will never appear.

Enforcement decisions may consider context, severity, history, safety, and technical evidence. Attempts to forge identifiers, roles, notifications, results, or permissions are prohibited.

13. Intellectual property

GCS software, branding, interfaces, documentation, and original materials are owned by the Operator or licensed to the Operator and are protected by applicable law. These Terms grant you a limited, personal, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable right to use the public beta for its intended purpose.

Game names, platform names, logos, artwork, streams, and other third-party materials belong to their respective owners. References do not imply affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement. If you believe content on GCS infringes your rights, contact support@gameconnectsocial.com with enough detail to identify the work, the reported material, your contact information, and the basis of your claim.

14. Third-party services

GCS relies on or links to third-party services, including authentication, hosting, email, push notification, game-catalog, app-distribution, game, and platform providers. Their services and terms are outside our control. We do not endorse or guarantee third-party content, availability, security, or conduct.

GCS does not currently provide official Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation account integration. Player-provided platform or gaming identifiers are not official provider verification.

15. Account deletion and termination

You may initiate deletion in Settings > Privacy & Data > Delete Account. Deletion may take up to 30 days while we verify and remove the account, User Content, owned media, device registrations, and associated personal data; resolve active Team ownership or other shared-community obligations; revoke available Sign in with Apple authorization; and preserve only records that are legitimately required for security, abuse prevention, audit integrity, disputes, or law. Details appear in the Privacy Policy.

You may stop using GCS at any time. We may suspend or terminate access for a violation of these Terms, risk to users or GCS, legal requirements, or discontinuation of the beta. Sections that by their nature should survive termination—including ownership, retained licenses, disclaimers, liability, and disputes—will survive.

16. Service changes

We may modify, limit, suspend, or discontinue any part of the beta. When reasonably possible, we will provide notice of material changes that adversely affect users. We are not required to preserve a beta feature or provide future roadmap functionality.

17. Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GCS IS PROVIDED AS IS AND **AS AVAILABLE**, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, OR ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT GCS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT PLAYERS, CONTENT, PRESENCE, MATCHING, OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR SAFE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so some of these exclusions may not apply to you.

18. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, GOODWILL, OPPORTUNITY, OR GAME/PLATFORM ACCESS, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO GCS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR'S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO GCS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID DIRECTLY TO THE OPERATOR FOR GCS DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR (B) US$100.

These limitations do not limit liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

19. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Operator harmless from third-party claims, damages, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of GCS, your User Content, or your material violation of these Terms. This section does not require indemnification for the Operator's own unlawful conduct.

20. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where the law where you reside requires otherwise. Before filing a claim, you and the Operator agree to make a good- faith effort for 30 days to resolve it by contacting support@gameconnectsocial.com. Unless applicable law requires another forum, claims must be brought in the state or federal courts serving Peoria County, Illinois, and the parties consent to those courts' jurisdiction.

Nothing in these Terms limits non-waivable consumer rights or either party's ability to seek urgent injunctive relief.

21. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms as GCS changes. The current version and effective date will appear at https://gameconnectsocial.com/terms. If a change is material, we will provide reasonable notice and request acceptance when required. Continued use after the effective date of a non-material update means you accept the updated Terms.

22. General

If a provision is unenforceable, it will be limited to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will remain effective. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them as part of a lawful transfer of GCS, subject to applicable notice and privacy obligations. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the agreement between you and the Operator regarding the public beta.

23. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to:

Malyk Parker

Operator, Game Connect Social

support@gameconnectsocial.com