Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") govern your access to and use of Sand Sort (the "Game") as a TikTok Mini Game, played inside the TikTok app (TikTok Mini Games App ID 7683382138859522056). Sand Sort is a free, single-player colour and pixel-picture puzzle game.

Please read these Terms together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how information is handled in connection with the Game. The Privacy Policy forms part of these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By opening or playing the Game inside TikTok, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, do not use the Game.

If you are using the Game with the permission of a parent or legal guardian, that parent or guardian accepts these Terms on your behalf and is responsible for your use of the Game.

2. Eligibility

The Game is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the higher minimum age required by the laws of your country or by the TikTok platform). By using the Game you confirm that you meet that minimum age requirement, or that you have the consent of your parent or legal guardian.

Because the Game runs inside TikTok, you must also hold a TikTok account in good standing and meet TikTok's own eligibility and minimum-age requirements.

3. Licence to Use the Game

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to play the Game inside TikTok for your own personal, non-commercial entertainment.

This licence does not permit you to:

• copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise transfer the Game or any part of it, or host or republish it outside TikTok;
• modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the Game, or create modified or "hacked" builds of it;
• reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, underlying assets, or algorithms of the Game, except to the limited extent that applicable law expressly permits this and such permission cannot be waived by contract;
• remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice contained in the Game;
• use the Game, or any of its assets, artwork, level data, or code, in any commercial product, advertisement, or service without our prior written permission.

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you. The Game is licensed to you, not sold.

4. Virtual Items & Game Progress

The Game may include virtual items such as in-game coins, boosters, hints, or other rewards ("Virtual Items"). Virtual Items exist only inside the Game and:

• have no monetary value and are not money, currency, credit, or any form of financial or legal property;
• cannot be redeemed for cash, goods, or anything of value outside the Game;
• cannot be sold, traded, gifted, or transferred to another player or to any third party;
• are not refundable, and are licensed to you for use within the Game only, for as long as we continue to operate the Game.

The Game is free to play and contains no in-app purchases. You cannot buy Virtual Items with real money, with TikTok Coins, or with any other payment method; they are obtained only by playing the Game, by watching rewarded advertisements (Section 5), or through the optional platform missions (Section 6).

We may, at our discretion, change, rebalance, add, or remove Virtual Items and the ways in which they are earned or spent, as part of normal game updates and balancing.

4.1 Your progress is stored locally

Your game progress and settings are saved in the local storage that TikTok assigns to the Game on your device. We do not operate a cloud save for your progress. This means your progress may be permanently lost if you:

• clear the TikTok app's data or cache, or remove the Game from TikTok;
• uninstall or reinstall the TikTok app;
• switch to a different device, or to a different TikTok account;
• reset your device, or lose access to it.

We are not able to restore lost progress and are not responsible for progress or Virtual Items lost in these circumstances.

5. Rewarded Advertising

The Game is free to play and is supported by advertising. It offers rewarded video advertisements: you may choose to watch a short video advertisement in exchange for a Virtual Item or other in-game benefit. Watching these advertisements is always optional — you can continue playing without watching them.

Advertisements in the Game are served by TikTok In-App Ads, provided by the TikTok platform. We do not control the content of these advertisements and we do not endorse any advertised product, service, or advertiser. Your interaction with an advertiser — for example tapping through to a page or store — is between you and that advertiser, and is subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

A reward is granted only when TikTok confirms that the advertisement was watched to a qualifying point. If an advertisement fails to load, is closed early, is cancelled, or TikTok does not report a completed view, the reward may not be granted. Advertisement availability depends on the TikTok advertising network and your region, and we cannot guarantee that an advertisement will always be available.

Information handled in connection with advertising is described in our Privacy Policy.

6. Mission Rewards

The Game offers optional platform missions provided through TikTok's mini-game APIs. Completing a mission may make you eligible for an in-game reward. The missions currently offered are:

• Add to Home — adding a shortcut to the Game to your device's home screen or desktop, using TikTok's system dialog.
• Visit Profile — opening the Game from the TikTok profile sidebar and returning to it. Starting this mission will take you out of the Game and into the TikTok app; you must return to the Game to become eligible for the reward.

Regarding these missions, you acknowledge that:

• participation is entirely optional; you can play the full Game without starting any mission;
• any reward is a Virtual Item inside the Game as described in Section 4. It is not money, not a cash prize, and has no monetary value, and it cannot be exchanged for anything outside the Game;
• whether a mission is available, and whether it has been completed successfully, is determined by the TikTok platform, not by us. If TikTok does not report a mission as eligible for a reward, we cannot grant the reward;
• the missions offered, their eligibility conditions, and the rewards granted may be changed, reduced, suspended, or removed at any time, with or without notice, including where required by the TikTok platform;
• these missions are not a lottery, sweepstake, competition, or game of chance, and no purchase or payment is required to take part.

7. Acceptable Use

When using the Game, you agree that you will not:

• cheat, or use cheats, exploits, bots, macros, automation, scripts, memory editors, speed hacks, or any other unauthorised software or method to alter gameplay, progress, or rewards;
• modify or tamper with the Game's files, saved data, network traffic, or assets, or run the Game outside the official TikTok Mini Games environment;
• deliberately exploit a bug, glitch, or error in the Game — including to obtain Virtual Items, advertising rewards, or mission rewards you would not otherwise be entitled to — instead of reporting it to us;
• generate artificial or fraudulent advertisement views, clicks, or impressions, or otherwise interfere with the advertising described in Section 5;
• use multiple or automated TikTok accounts to farm advertising or mission rewards;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to, disrupt, overload, or probe the Game or any server, network, or service it relies on;
• use the Game for any unlawful purpose, or in breach of TikTok's own terms and community guidelines.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Game, and may reset or remove Virtual Items and progress obtained in breach of this section.

8. Publisher & Platform Terms

The TikTok Mini Games version of Sand Sort is published by VNGGames Co., Ltd. In these Terms, "we", "us", and "our" refer to that entity.

8.1 TikTok's terms also apply

Because the Game runs inside TikTok, your use of it is additionally subject to the TikTok Terms of Service, TikTok's community guidelines, and TikTok's rules for mini games. Where TikTok's terms grant you rights that cannot be limited, those terms prevail over these Terms.

TikTok is not a party to these Terms, is not responsible for the Game, and has no obligation to provide support or maintenance for it. Any support request relating to the Game itself should be sent to us using the contact details in Section 14. Requests about your TikTok account must be made to TikTok.

9. Intellectual Property

The Game and all of its content — including its source code, software, artwork, pixel-art images, level and puzzle data, characters, user interface, text, sound effects, music, and the names, logos, and other branding of the Game — are owned by us or by our licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership of the Game or its content to you. Any feedback, bug report, or suggestion you choose to send us is provided voluntarily, and you agree that we may use it to improve the Game without any obligation or payment to you.

"TikTok" and related names and marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification only.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Game is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranty arising from course of dealing or usage of trade.

We do not warrant that:

• the Game will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or free of errors or bugs;
• any defect will be corrected;
• the Game, advertisements, or mission rewards will always be available in your region or on your device;
• your game progress or Virtual Items will be preserved (see Section 4.1).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. In that case, our warranties are limited to the minimum extent permitted by the law applicable to you.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, data, game progress, or Virtual Items, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Game — whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Because the Game is provided free of charge and contains no in-app purchases, our total aggregate liability to you for all claims relating to the Game is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you have actually paid us for the Game, which is normally zero, and (b) the minimum amount required by the law applicable to you.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

12. Termination

You may stop using the Game at any time, and you may remove it from TikTok.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Game, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice, if we reasonably believe that you have breached these Terms (including Section 7), if required by TikTok or by law, or if we discontinue the Game. TikTok may also independently restrict or remove access to mini games under its own terms.

We may also modify, suspend, or discontinue the Game or any of its features — including advertising rewards and platform missions — at any time, with or without notice. On termination, your licence under Section 3 ends immediately, and any Virtual Items and progress may be lost without compensation. Sections 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, and any other provisions that by their nature should survive, remain in effect after termination.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time, for example to reflect changes to the Game, to the TikTok Mini Games platform, or to applicable law. When we do, we will revise the "Effective date" shown at the top of this page and publish the updated Terms at this URL.

Significant changes may additionally be communicated through the Game or through its TikTok Mini Games listing. Your continued use of the Game after the updated Terms take effect constitutes your acceptance of them. If you do not agree with the updated Terms, you should stop using the Game.

14. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, need support with the Game, or wish to report a bug or a breach of these Terms, please contact us at:

Sand Sort — support
Email: fgs.studio.store@gmail.com

See also our Privacy Policy for questions about how information is handled.

15. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or with your use of the Game, are governed by the laws of the Republic of Singapore, and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore, without prejudice to any mandatory rights you may have under the consumer-protection laws of your country of residence.

Before starting any formal proceedings, we encourage you to contact us at the address in Section 14 so that we can try to resolve the matter directly.

16. General

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that right or provision.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the TikTok Mini Games version of the Game, and supersede any prior agreements on that subject. You may not assign or transfer these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or transfer of the Game.