BEND-ish terms of use

About these terms

Sideglint Studio is the trading name used by Michael Merrick, based in Florida, United States. These terms cover BEND-ish for iPhone and iPad. The studio website has separate terms, and other Sideglint apps will have their own.

BEND-ish is intended for teens and adults. If you are below the age at which you can agree to these terms where you live, ask a parent or guardian to review them with you.

The app store through which you obtain BEND-ish has its own terms. Apple’s Standard End User Licence Agreement applies where the App Store supplies it; these terms are not intended to replace it. Read the Apple Standard EULA.

Using BEND-ish

You may use BEND-ish for personal entertainment, subject to these terms, applicable law and the terms of the store or services you use.

Game scores and leaderboard positions are for entertainment. They have no cash value, and the game offers no cash prizes. Optional clear credits can be purchased through Apple at the price shown before confirmation.

How information is handled is explained separately in the Privacy policy. Reading these terms does not turn on reporting, reminders or other optional choices.

Your progress

Your saved game and records are stored on your device. The game keeps one unfinished game at a time. Returning to the same mode resumes it; switching modes replaces the current board while retaining saved score history.

Deleting game data removes local games and records after confirmation. It does not remove scores already submitted to a provider or copies you have shared elsewhere. Purchased-clear balances are kept separately on the server and can be recovered when Apple verifies the same purchase identity. Game boards, scores and history are not cloud saves. Deleting local game data does not delete purchased credits or their transaction records. Clear-recovery evidence is also retained separately. If you chose Start fresh after a recovery problem, deleting game data removes only that fresh game and its scores; your earlier game and clear records remain on the device for recovery.

Device changes, loss of the device or removal of app data can affect your progress. Please contact Support if something is not working as expected.

Clear purchases and Apple refunds

The shop offers one clear or ten clears at the localized Apple price shown. Buying adds credits to your balance; it does not automatically use a clear or continue a game. A clear is used only when you choose Use 1 clear at an eligible game ending. It empties the board, keeps your score and costs one credit. Daily also gains 2:30. Paid clears do not reset or consume the separate earned-ad allowance. Credits do not expire. Buying and using clears require internet access.

Apple handles refund requests and decides whether a refund is granted. A request alone does not change your balance. An approved refund removes only unused credits from that purchase. For a partial refund, the refunded proportion of the original pack is rounded down to whole clears and capped at its unused credits. An Apple-confirmed reversal can return only unused credits previously removed. Credits already used and earned scores are not undone. These rules do not limit rights that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

If a purchase or clear is still being checked, follow the displayed check action or contact Support. Repeating a purchase can create a separate Apple charge. Store accounts, regional availability and provider interruptions can affect purchase or recovery availability.

Optional services

Some features depend on services provided by Apple, Google or another destination you choose. Their availability and terms may differ by device, account and region.

Advertising: Classic and Daily can each offer one optional rewarded continue per game when eligible and an ad is available. A continue is granted when the ad service confirms the reward. Declining or not completing an ad does not prevent you from starting a new game. Ads may be videos or interactive experiences.

Leaderboards: Classic and Daily rankings use Apple Game Center and require connection to that service. Eligible scores from games using the optional continue can enter the same rankings. Daily competition resets at 07:00 UTC; scores must reach the leaderboard before that challenge’s deadline. A saved older game may finish and keep its personal score afterward, but it cannot enter the next day’s rankings. Failed or late delivery may prevent a score from appearing online. Scores using different scoring editions may use separate rankings.

Reminders: these require your choice to enable them and the necessary notification permission. You can turn them off in Settings.

Sharing: you choose what to share and its destination. The receiving service has its own terms and privacy practices.

Fair play and content

Use the game and connected services lawfully. Do not interfere with their operation, attempt unauthorized access, or present altered scores as genuine results.

The game, artwork and branding are owned by or licensed to their respective rights holders. Permission to use the game does not transfer ownership of those materials. You may share score cards through the game’s sharing feature. Other copying or distribution requires permission unless the law allows it.

Changes and availability

Updates may change features, correct faults or improve the experience. Online services may be interrupted or unavailable. These terms do not promise uninterrupted service or a particular future feature.

Material changes to the final terms will be explained through the website or game as appropriate.

Your rights

Nothing in these terms is intended to exclude rights or remedies that cannot be excluded under applicable consumer law.

Contact

For questions about the game or these terms, contact:

Michael Merrick · Sideglint Studio

Florida, United States

support@sideglint.com