Terms of Use
01 About These Terms
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of HOLDOUT during its alpha release. HOLDOUT is operated by the Holdout team ("we", "us", "our"). By connecting a wallet, joining a session, or otherwise interacting with HOLDOUT, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use HOLDOUT.
02 What HOLDOUT Is (Alpha Stage)
When HOLDOUT moves to Solana mainnet (real-value tokens), updated Terms will apply, and we'll notify you in advance.
03 Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms. You agree to provide accurate information when interacting with HOLDOUT and not to impersonate anyone else.
04 Wallet Connection
HOLDOUT lets you connect a Solana wallet that you control. We never custody your private keys. All transactions are signed by you, on your device, with your wallet.
If you lose access to your wallet, we cannot recover it for you. On devnet, this is not a financial loss because the tokens have no monetary value — but the principle is the same: your wallet, your responsibility.
05 Skill-Based Gameplay
HOLDOUT is a skill-based competition. Outcomes depend on the player's reaction speed, motor control, and persistence in completing in-game challenges (tapping, shaking, holding the device level, and so on). No randomness determines who wins or loses — every elimination follows from gameplay performance.
06 Fair Play and Anti-Cheat
To keep sessions fair, we monitor gameplay activity, including device sensor signals (such as accelerometer readings during challenges) and other telemetry derived from your gameplay. We use this information solely to detect automation, scripts, emulators, modified clients, and other forms of cheating.
If we determine that you are cheating, we may remove you from a session, suspend your account, or take any other action we reasonably consider necessary to protect the integrity of the game. During the alpha, anti-cheat decisions are at our discretion.
07 Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Use bots, scripts, macros, or any form of automation
- Operate more than one account as the same person
- Exploit bugs or unintended behavior for unfair advantage
- Reverse-engineer, probe, or attempt to bypass anti-cheat systems
- Harass, threaten, or abuse other players or our team
- Use HOLDOUT in any way that could harm the service, our infrastructure, or other users
08 Intellectual Property
The HOLDOUT name, code, art, game design, copy, and branding belong to the Holdout team. You retain ownership of your wallet and anything you create outside of HOLDOUT. By playing, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the gameplay data you generate to operate, improve, and promote the service.
09 Alpha Software, Provided AS-IS
HOLDOUT is alpha software. It may have bugs, may be unavailable, may lose data, and may be paused, modified, or discontinued at any time without notice. We provide HOLDOUT "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE", with no warranties of any kind, express or implied.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for any damages, losses, or expenses arising from your use of, or inability to use, HOLDOUT — including lost time, lost data, or lost test tokens.
10 Changes and Contact
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we'll change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of HOLDOUT after changes means you accept the updated Terms.
Questions about these Terms? Reach us at legal@holdout.gg.