Acceptable Use Policy
Last updated: March 24, 2026
This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") governs how you may use the GamesBond platform ("Service") operated by GamesBond. This Policy supplements our Terms of Service.
1. Permitted Use
The Service is designed for:
- Discovering, researching, and learning about board games
- Writing and reading game reviews, strategy guides, and how-to-play guides
- Tracking your game collection and play history
- Participating in community discussions via comments
- Using AI-powered features to learn about games
- Tracking game prices and receiving deal alerts
2. Prohibited Content
You may not use the Service to create, share, or distribute content that:
- Promotes violence, hatred, or discrimination against any group
- Contains sexually explicit material
- Infringes on the intellectual property of others
- Contains malware, spam, or deceptive content
- Promotes illegal activities or substances
- Harasses, threatens, or bullies other users
- Impersonates other individuals or organizations
3. Prohibited Behavior
You may not:
- Use automated tools (bots, scrapers) to access the Service without permission
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract the Service's source code
- Create multiple accounts to manipulate reviews, ratings, or gamification features
- Post fake reviews or misleading content about games
- Spam comments or other community features
- Attempt to manipulate the gamification system (XP, badges, leaderboards)
- Resell or redistribute access to the Service
4. AI Usage Guidelines
When using AI-powered features:
- Do not attempt to extract the AI's system prompts or internal instructions
- Do not use the AI to generate harmful, illegal, or deceptive content
- Understand that AI-generated content may contain errors and should be verified
- Do not rely on AI outputs for legal, medical, financial, or safety-critical decisions
5. Review and Content Guidelines
Reviews and other user content should be honest, constructive, and based on genuine experience. Specifically:
- Reviews should reflect your actual opinion of the game
- Do not post reviews for games you have not played
- Disclose any material relationships with game publishers or designers
- Respect other users' opinions even when you disagree
6. Enforcement
Violation of this Policy may result in:
- Warning and request to remove offending content
- Temporary suspension of account access
- Permanent account termination for repeated or severe violations
- Removal of content without notice if immediately harmful
7. Reporting
To report a violation of this Policy, contact us at [email protected] with a description of the issue and any relevant links.