Terms of Service

Effective November 8, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the following games and websites (together, the "Services"):

• Neverending Contrivance at app.neverending-contrivance.com;
• Deep Space at deep-space.neverending-contrivance.com, including when played as a Discord Activity; and
• this website, neverending-contrivance.com.

The Services are operated by Brent Bergwall, an individual ("we", "us"). By using the Services, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, please don't use the Services.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Services only with the permission of a parent or guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. You may only purchase credits if you are an adult or have your parent or guardian's permission.

2. Your account

You can sign in with an email link, or, in Deep Space, with Google or Discord. You are responsible for activity on your account and for keeping access to your email and sign-in accounts secure. Let us know promptly if you believe your account has been used without your permission.

Your display name is visible to other players. Don't choose a display name that is offensive, impersonates someone else, or infringes someone else's rights.

3. Content you create

In Neverending Contrivance, the worlds, settings and directions you type, and the locations generated from them ("Your Content"), become part of a shared world that other players can explore. Unless a world is private, locations are permanent and visible to every player of that world.

You keep whatever rights you have in Your Content. By submitting it, you give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable license to store, display, reproduce, modify and distribute Your Content as part of operating, improving and promoting the Services. This license continues after you stop using the Services or delete your account, so that shared worlds other players depend on remain intact.

You are responsible for Your Content, and you confirm that you have the right to submit it.

4. AI-generated content

Neverending Contrivance uses artificial intelligence to generate new locations from your input. AI-generated content can be unexpected, inaccurate or occasionally inappropriate, and it does not reflect our views. It is provided for entertainment only. If you see generated content that you believe is harmful or unlawful, please report it to us.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Submit content that is unlawful, hateful, harassing, sexually explicit involving minors, or that promotes violence against people.
• Submit other people's personal information, or content you don't have the right to share.
• Try to manipulate the AI into producing content that would break these rules.
• Cheat, exploit bugs, or use bots, scripts or automation to play, or to gain an unfair advantage on leaderboards.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Services, probe or attack their security, or access them by any means other than the interfaces we provide.
• Impersonate others, or create accounts to evade a suspension.

We may remove content, reset scores or leaderboard entries, or suspend accounts that break these rules.

6. Credits and payments

Some actions in Neverending Contrivance, such as creating new locations, cost credits. Credits can be purchased with real money through PayPal, at the prices shown at the time of purchase.

• Credits are a limited, non-transferable license to use features of the Services. They have no cash value, cannot be exchanged for money, and cannot be transferred or sold to anyone else.
• All purchases are final and non-refundable, except where a refund is required by law or at our discretion (for example, if you were charged but credits were not added to your account).
• We may change credit prices or the cost of actions at any time; changes will not affect credits you already own.
• Credits may be lost if your account is terminated for breaking these Terms, or if the Services are discontinued (see section 8).

Payments are processed by PayPal and are subject to PayPal's terms. Contact us at [email protected] with any billing problem.

7. Our content

The Services, including their software, design, artwork, text and game rules (other than Your Content), are owned by us or our licensors. We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Services for your own non-commercial entertainment, subject to these Terms.

8. Changes and availability

The Services are works in progress. We may change, add or remove features, reset game worlds or scores (for example, Deep Space worlds and runs may be reset by updates), or suspend or discontinue all or part of the Services at any time. We will try to give reasonable notice of major changes. If we permanently discontinue Neverending Contrivance, we will make reasonable efforts to give at least 30 days' notice.

9. Termination

You can stop using the Services at any time and ask us to delete your account by emailing us. We may suspend or end your access to the Services if you break these Terms, or if needed to protect the Services or other players.

10. Third-party services

The Services rely on third-party services such as Google, Discord and PayPal. Your use of those services is governed by their own terms and policies, and we are not responsible for them.

11. Disclaimers

The Services are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure, or that any content (including AI-generated content) will be accurate or appropriate.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, game progress or credits, arising out of or related to your use of the Services. Our total liability for any claim related to the Services is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose, or $50 USD.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers or limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from Your Content or your breach of these Terms.

14. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute arising from these Terms or the Services will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Illinois, and you consent to their jurisdiction, except where the law of your country of residence requires otherwise.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will change the effective date at the top of this page. If a change is material, we will make reasonable efforts to let you know before it takes effect. Continuing to use the Services after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

16. General

If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us about the Services.

17. Contact

Brent Bergwall
[email protected]