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Terms of Service

The master agreement governing your use of Market Sniper.

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Terms of Service

Effective date: 2026-05-10
Version: 2026-05-10

Plain English: This is the contract between you and us. By creating an account or using Market Sniper, you agree to everything in this document. Read it.

1. Who We Are

"Provider", "we", "us", or "our" means [ENTITY NAME], a [ENTITY TYPE] organized under the laws of [STATE OF FORMATION] with its principal place of business at [REGISTERED ADDRESS] (the operator of Market Sniper).

"Service" means the Market Sniper web application, including all software, features, content, APIs, data, and functionality made available through it — currently the Old School RuneScape (OSRS) market intelligence surfaces, with additional games admitted in future phases.

"You" or "your" means the person who creates an account or otherwise uses the Service, and (if applicable) the legal entity on whose behalf that person acts.

2. Acceptance and Modification

Plain English: Creating an account = agreeing to this. We can update it; we'll tell you about big changes; if you keep using us after notice, you've agreed to the new version.

You agree to these Terms by (a) clicking the acceptance checkbox at signup, (b) creating an account, or (c) using the Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

We may modify these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated by in-app notice plus an email to your account email (where one has been provided). For material changes, we will require a fresh affirmative acceptance via a re-acceptance prompt before you may continue using paid features. Refusal of a material update will move your account to a read-only state until you accept; you may always export your data and cancel during this period.

Non-material changes (typo fixes, formatting, clarifications that do not alter your rights or obligations) will be reflected by an updated version date without forced re-acceptance.

3. The Service — What It Is and What It Is Not

Plain English: We give you market analysis tools for in-game economies. We are not your financial advisor. We never guarantee a profit. Markets do whatever they want.

3.1 What the Service Is

The Service provides analysis of publicly available market data from supported game economies, including ranked trading ideas, market-health states, confidence scoring, item history, watchlist tracking, and (on certain paid tiers) AI-assisted synthesis, paper-trading practice, and goal-setting tools.

3.2 What the Service Is Not

The Service is NOT:

  • a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, securities firm, commodities trading advisor, or any other regulated financial entity;
  • a provider of investment, financial, legal, tax, accounting, or any other professional advice;
  • a provider of guaranteed outcomes — we make no warranty, representation, or promise that you will profit, break even, or avoid loss using the Service;
  • a real-money trading platform;
  • a substitute for your own judgment and due diligence;
  • affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or partnered with Jagex Limited, Old School RuneScape, CCP Games, EVE Online, Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft, Square Enix, Final Fantasy XIV, Sandbox Interactive, Albion Online, Grinding Gear Games, Path of Exile, or any other game publisher or developer.

The Service analyzes publicly available market data. The user makes the trading decisions. The user accepts the outcome.

3.3 Markets Are Chaotic

You acknowledge that:

  • in-game markets are volatile, illiquid relative to real-world financial markets, and subject to publisher action (game balance changes, item reworks, transaction-fee changes, account bans, server resets, item duplication exploits, server-end events, and other interventions outside our control);
  • projections, ROI calculations, scoring, confidence ratings, AI-synthesis output, and rationale text produced by the Service are estimates and structured speculation backed by mathematics, evidence, and methodology — they are not predictions, guarantees, or financial advice;
  • past performance does not predict future results;
  • data displayed by the Service is snapshot-based, not real-time, and conditions may differ materially at the moment you act;
  • you accept all risk and all responsibility for your trading decisions, profits, and losses.

The full risk disclosure is the Risk Disclosure & No-Advice Disclaimer document, which you separately accept at signup. Both documents bind.

4. Eligibility and Accounts

Plain English: You must be 18+ (or have your parent's permission). One real you, one account, accurate info.

4.1 Age

By creating an account, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age. If you are between 13 and 17, you may use the Service only with the express consent of your parent or legal guardian, who agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf and accepts responsibility for your use of the Service. Users under 13 are prohibited. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13.

4.2 Real You

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information at signup and to keep that information updated. Creating an account using a false identity, a fake email, or another person's information is a material breach of these Terms.

4.3 One Person, One Account

You may not maintain more than one account. You may not sell, transfer, lease, or share your account credentials. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at support@[domain] if you suspect unauthorized access.

4.4 No Geographic Targeting; You Are Responsible for Local Law

The Service is provided from the United States. We do not target the Service to any specific country. You are responsible for your own compliance with local laws where you access or use the Service, including any laws governing internet use, online services, online gaming, or virtual goods.

You may not use the Service if you are in a country subject to U.S. embargoes (including but not limited to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, and the so-called Luhansk People's Republic) or if you are listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

5. License Grant

Plain English: We let you use the Service — for yourself, while you have an account. Don't copy us, don't break us, don't pretend you built us.

Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your own personal, non-commercial purposes during the period your account is active.

You may not, and may not permit any third party to:

  • copy, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Service or any part of it;
  • reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, structure, sequence, or organization of the Service or its underlying algorithms (including but not limited to the RPI scoring methodology, confidence calculations, AI-synthesis prompts, market-health state classifier, or any other proprietary computation);
  • remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary notices on the Service;
  • use the Service to build, train, or improve a competing product or service;
  • resell, redistribute, sublicense, lease, or otherwise commercialize the Service or its outputs;
  • scrape, crawl, harvest, or systematically extract content from the Service through any automated means (including but not limited to bots, scrapers, headless browsers, and spider programs);
  • access or use the Service through any interface other than the one we provide (no unauthorized API consumers);
  • circumvent or attempt to circumvent any access controls, rate limits, tier gating, or security measures.

The full list of acceptable-use rules lives in the Acceptable Use Policy, which is part of these Terms by reference.

6. Game Publishers — No Affiliation, Your Responsibility

Plain English: We are not Jagex / CCP / Blizzard / etc. They have their own rules. If their rules say you can't use a tool like ours, that's between you and them.

The Service consumes publicly available market data from supported game publishers. The Service is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or in any way connected to any game publisher. All trademarks, game names, currency names, item names, and game-economy data referenced or displayed by the Service belong to their respective publishers.

You are solely responsible for compliance with each game publisher's terms of service, end-user license agreement, and any other applicable rules. If a game publisher prohibits the use of third-party market analysis tools, alters its API access policy, takes action against your game account for any reason, or otherwise affects your ability to act on Service outputs, that is between you and the game publisher. We have no role in that relationship.

We never ask for and do not store your game account password, your game account email, or any other game account credentials. Anyone purporting to be Market Sniper and requesting these credentials is impersonating us — report it to abuse@[domain].

7. No Real-Money Trading

Plain English: Don't use Market Sniper to help you sell game gold or items for real money. It will get your game account banned and it might get you in legal trouble.

You may not use the Service, directly or indirectly, to facilitate, promote, plan, advertise, broker, or execute any transaction that exchanges in-game currency, in-game items, or in-game services for real-world currency or for in-game value of another game ("real-money trading" or "RMT"). RMT is prohibited by virtually every supported game publisher's terms of service, may violate consumer protection and anti-money-laundering laws in many jurisdictions, and is a material breach of these Terms.

We do not endorse, facilitate, or process RMT transactions. Use of the Service to plan RMT activity will result in account termination and may be reported to relevant game publishers and authorities.

8. Virtual Property — No Real-World Value

Plain English: Game gold and game items are not money and are not your property. The game publisher can change them, delete them, or take them away. We have no control over that.

In-game currency, in-game items, virtual property, leaderboards, scores, cosmetics, and any other value reflected within a game economy are the property of the relevant game publisher under that publisher's terms. They have no real-world monetary value. We make no representation regarding their continued existence, transferability, redeemability, or persistence. We are not liable for any loss of, change to, or unavailability of in-game items or in-game currency for any reason.

9. Subscriptions and Payment

Plain English: Free is free. Pro and Pro+ are paid. The full billing rules are in the Subscription Terms.

Subscription tiers, prices, what each tier includes, billing cadence, refund policy, cancellation, chargeback handling, and price-change procedures are governed by the Subscription Terms document. You separately acknowledge those terms before any paid subscription is activated.

10. Suspension and Termination

Plain English: We can lock your account or close it if you break the rules. You can close your account any time.

10.1 By Us

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your account or access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, including (without limitation) for:

  • violation of these Terms, the Acceptable Use Policy, the Subscription Terms, or any other binding policy;
  • suspected fraud, abuse, RMT activity, or unauthorized access;
  • non-payment, payment failure, or chargeback;
  • threats to the security or integrity of the Service or other users;
  • response to a subpoena, court order, regulatory action, or other legal process;
  • prolonged inactivity (12+ months) consistent with our data-retention policy;
  • our reasonable business judgment that continued service to you presents undue risk.

Account state changes are recorded in our internal audit substrate and may be reviewed by an authorized operator on request. Material adverse actions (closure, indefinite suspension) will be communicated to you at the email on file.

10.2 By You

You may cancel your subscription or close your account at any time through your account settings or by emailing support@[domain]. Cancellation of a paid subscription stops future renewals; access continues through the end of the period you have already paid for, in accordance with the Subscription Terms.

10.3 Effect of Termination

On termination: your right to access the Service ends; your account is moved to a closed state; your data is retained for the periods stated in the Privacy Policy (audit-relevant data is retained indefinitely consistent with our compliance posture). Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including but not limited to Sections 3, 5–8, 10.3, 11–17) survive.

11. Intellectual Property

Plain English: Everything we built belongs to us. If you give us feedback, we can use it.

11.1 Our IP

The Service, including all software, source code, design, branding, trademarks, service marks, logos, methodologies, ranking algorithms, scoring formulas, content, copy, graphics, and any other materials that compose it, is owned by us (or by our licensors) and is protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. No rights are granted to you except the limited license in Section 5.

11.2 Your Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit through the Service (including watchlist entries, account preferences, and any other user-supplied data). You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, store, reproduce, and display that content solely as necessary to operate, maintain, and improve the Service for you.

11.3 Feedback

If you provide suggestions, feature requests, bug reports, or other feedback ("Feedback"), you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, fully-paid license to use, copy, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from that Feedback for any purpose, with no obligation of compensation, attribution, or confidentiality.

12. Privacy

Our handling of personal information is governed by the Privacy Policy, which is part of these Terms by reference. By using the Service, you also agree to the Privacy Policy.

13. Disclaimers

Plain English: We provide the Service "as is." We don't guarantee it works perfectly, never breaks, or makes you money. Read this in shouting type because the law makes us.

THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT, OUTPUTS, MATERIALS, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) WARRANTIES OF:

  • MERCHANTABILITY,
  • FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
  • NON-INFRINGEMENT,
  • TITLE,
  • ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF ANY DATA OR OUTPUT,
  • UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION,
  • ABSENCE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS,
  • THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
  • THAT ANY DEFECT WILL BE CORRECTED.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE ABOVE, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT YOU WILL EARN A PROFIT, AVOID A LOSS, OR ACHIEVE ANY PARTICULAR FINANCIAL OUTCOME BY USING THE SERVICE. ANY DECISION TO ACT (OR NOT ACT) ON ANY OUTPUT OF THE SERVICE IS YOUR DECISION ALONE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties. To the extent any warranty cannot be disclaimed under applicable law, that warranty is limited to the minimum scope and shortest duration permitted by law.

14. Limitation of Liability

Plain English: If we screw something up, the most you can recover from us is what you paid us, capped at $100 if you paid less. We are not liable for lost profits, lost data, or anything indirect.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW:

(a) IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST OPPORTUNITY, LOST IN-GAME WEALTH, LOST DATA, LOSS OF USE, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES;

(b) OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (i) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00) OR (ii) THE TOTAL FEES YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 14 APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE) AND APPLY EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of certain damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

15. Indemnification

Plain English: If you break the rules and we get sued because of it, you cover our costs.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Provider, its officers, directors, members, employees, agents, affiliates, and licensors from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with:

  • your use or misuse of the Service;
  • your violation of these Terms or any policy referenced herein;
  • your violation of any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right (including any game publisher's terms of service);
  • your real-money trading activity, regardless of whether the Service was used in furtherance of it;
  • any content or information you submit through the Service;
  • your negligent or willful misconduct.

We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defense.

16. Dispute Resolution — Mandatory Arbitration; Class Action Waiver

Plain English: If we have a dispute, we work it out in private arbitration, not in court, and not as part of a class action. You have 30 days from signup to opt out of this if you want.

16.1 Mandatory Binding Arbitration

YOU AND WE AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE SERVICE, OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND US (INCLUDING TORT AND STATUTORY CLAIMS) WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (AAA) UNDER ITS COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES AND CONSUMER ARBITRATION RULES (AS APPLICABLE), AND NOT IN ANY COURT.

The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitration will be conducted in English, in [VENUE COUNTY, STATE], or by video conference at the parties' agreement. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

16.2 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, OR CONSOLIDATED ARBITRATION. ARBITRATION WILL BE INDIVIDUAL ONLY. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.

16.3 Jury Trial Waiver

YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY FOR ANY DISPUTE NOT SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION.

16.4 Small Claims Carve-Out

Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court in [VENUE COUNTY, STATE] for any dispute that qualifies under that court's jurisdictional limits, in lieu of arbitration.

16.5 30-Day Opt-Out

You may opt out of the arbitration agreement and class action waiver in this Section 16 by sending written notice to legal@[domain] within thirty (30) days of first creating an account. The notice must include your name, your account email, and a clear statement that you opt out of arbitration. Opting out will not affect any other provision of these Terms.

16.6 Federal Arbitration Act

These Terms evidence a transaction in interstate commerce. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Section 16.

17. Governing Law and Venue

Plain English: [STATE OF FORMATION] law applies. Arbitration handles most disputes; for things arbitration doesn't cover, we go to court in [VENUE COUNTY, STATE].

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of [GOVERNING LAW STATE], without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. For any dispute not subject to arbitration under Section 16, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in [VENUE COUNTY, STATE], and waive any objection to venue or forum non conveniens.

18. General

18.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Risk Disclosure, Subscription Terms, Acceptable Use Policy, Cookie Policy, DMCA Policy, and (where applicable) the Beta Tester Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements or understandings.

18.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be severed and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. The class action waiver in Section 16.2 is not severable from the arbitration agreement; if the class action waiver is held invalid, the entire Section 16 is void and disputes will proceed in the courts identified in Section 17.

18.3 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to enforce that provision (or any other) later.

18.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights hereunder. We may assign these Terms without restriction (including to an affiliate, successor entity, or buyer in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets).

18.5 Force Majeure

We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, internet or telecommunications failure, denial-of-service attack, pandemic, fire, flood, or labor dispute.

18.6 Electronic Communications

You consent to receive communications from us electronically, including by email and through in-app messages. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

18.7 Independent Contractors

Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, employment, agency, or franchise relationship between you and us.

18.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries

These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights.

18.9 Headings

Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

18.10 Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact:

[ENTITY NAME]
Attn: Legal
[REGISTERED ADDRESS]
legal@[domain]

Last updated: 2026-05-10