Current TermsEffective Date: August 30, 2026Last Updated: August 30, 2026
Welcome to Bunnyhug Studios! These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“you,” “user,” or “player”) and Bunnyhug Studios Inc., a British Columbia corporation (“Bunnyhug Studios,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
These Terms govern your access to and use of our video games, mobile applications, web-based puzzle games, simulated arcade games, websites, in-game chat systems, and related online entertainment services—including Quinella Derby, Hardle 16, and any future titles (collectively, the “Services”).
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. SECTION 14 CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT AFFECTS HOW DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED.
1. Eligibility & Age Requirements by Game
Bunnyhug Studios provides games across different genres and audience ratings:
Simulated Wagering Games (Quinella Derby): Due to simulated horse racing, betting odds, and virtual wagering mechanics, you represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) to play Quinella Derby, place virtual wagers, or purchase virtual credit bundles. Minors are strictly prohibited from accessing simulated wagering titles.
Casual & Word Puzzle Games (Hardle 16 and General Web Games): Our casual, word, and logic puzzle games are designed for general audiences aged thirteen (13) years or older. If you are between the ages of 13 and the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.
Children Under 13 (COPPA): The Services are not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal data from anyone under 13 years of age.
Bunnyhug Studios reserves the right to request proof of age at any time and may suspend or terminate any account or session suspected of age misrepresentation without liability.
2. Simulated Entertainment Only — No Real-Money Gambling
Arcade Entertainment Disclaimer: In simulated betting games (such as Quinella Derby), all gameplay features are computerized simulations provided solely for arcade amusement and social gaming.
No Real-Money Wagers: You are not placing bets with real-world currency. All wagering mechanics utilize virtual arcade tokens.
No Real-Money Payouts: You cannot win real money, cash, gift cards, tangible goods, or real-world prizes of any kind.
No Gambling Services: Bunnyhug Studios is not a casino, sportsbook, or licensed gambling operator. Practice or simulated success at our games does not imply future success at real-money gambling.
3. Accounts and Guest Access
Account Registration: You may register an account using supported third-party credentials (e.g., Google, Apple, Meta) or play via a temporary guest profile. You agree to provide accurate and truthful information.
Account Security: You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activities that occur under your account or guest session.
Ephemeral Guest Profiles: Guest profiles and associated local scores or virtual balances are temporary. We reserve the right to automatically prune inactive guest records after seven (7) consecutive days of inactivity.
No Ownership of Handles: You do not own your player handle, username, or account. We reserve the right to reclaim, reassign, or alter handles that infringe trademarks, impersonate others, or violate our Code of Conduct.
4. Virtual Currency and In-App Purchases
Certain Services may allow you to purchase virtual credits, coins, or tokens (collectively, “Virtual Currency”) using real-world money through authorized payment platforms (e.g., Xsolla, Stripe, Apple App Store, Google Play).
Limited Revocable License Only: Virtual Currency is not real money and does not constitute personal property. When you purchase Virtual Currency, you receive a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use that Virtual Currency solely within the designated game.
No Cash Value & Non-Transferable: Virtual Currency has zero cash value, does not accrue interest, and cannot be redeemed, refunded, transferred, or exchanged for real-world currency or merchandise outside the Services. Any attempted off-platform transfer, sale, or barter is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate account termination.
All Purchases Are Final & Non-Refundable:ALL PURCHASES OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY AND DIGITAL CONTENT ARE FINAL, FULLY EARNED UPON DELIVERY, AND NON-REFUNDABLE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. You acknowledge that digital items are delivered immediately upon transaction confirmation.
Authorized Merchant of Record: Depending on your platform and payment method, your transaction may be processed by an authorized Merchant of Record (such as Xsolla Inc., Apple, or Google), whose independent terms of sale and billing policies govern the financial transaction.
Economy Adjustments: Bunnyhug Studios reserves the right to manage, regulate, control, modify, rebalance, or eliminate Virtual Currency, credit packages, daily rewards, or virtual odds at any time in its sole discretion, without liability to you.
5. Server-Authoritative Gameplay & Glitches
Authoritative State: In multiplayer games, all race outcomes, seed calculations, wagering windows, and virtual payouts are determined strictly by Bunnyhug Studios’ authoritative game servers.
Client-Side & WebGL Desyncs: Due to Internet latency or client-side 3D graphics rendering differences, what appears on your device screen may occasionally diverge from server calculations. In all events, the server’s authoritative logs of outcomes and payouts are final and conclusive.
Exploits & Software Bugs: If a software glitch, server malfunction, or connection drop erroneously awards Virtual Currency or modifies puzzle results, Bunnyhug Studios reserves the right to rectify balances and reverse erroneous transactions. Knowingly exploiting bugs or desyncs constitutes a material breach of these Terms.
6. Code of Conduct & Multiplayer Rules
You agree to use the Services in a lawful and respectful manner. You agree NOT to:
Chat Toxicity: Post, broadcast, or transmit any chat message that is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, racist, sexually explicit, hateful, or discriminatory;
Cheating & Exploits: Use, develop, or distribute unauthorized bots, automated betting scripts, macro tools, latency manipulators, memory hacks, or modified game clients;
Impersonation & Phishing: Impersonate Bunnyhug Studios, our staff, or other players, or distribute phishing URLs, spam, phone numbers, or commercial solicitations;
Platform Abuse: Interfere with, overload, or disrupt server infrastructure, network connections, or the gameplay experience of other players;
Commercial Exploitation: Use the Services for commercial purposes, including running unauthorized tournaments, reselling accounts, or bartering virtual balances.
Bunnyhug Studios employs automated and manual chat filtering. We reserve the absolute right to mute, kick, suspend, or permanently ban any player who violates this Code of Conduct, without notice, liability, or financial restitution.
7. Intellectual Property Rights & Game-Specific Content
Bunnyhug Studios IP: All game code, software, 3D horse models, audio assets, visual artwork, track designs, user interfaces, logos, trademarks, and text within the Services are the exclusive property of Bunnyhug Studios Inc. or its licensors, protected under Canadian, United States, and international intellectual property laws.
Word & Puzzle Content (Hardle 16): All word banks, dictionaries, daily puzzle grids, algorithmically generated challenges, and game mechanics associated with Hardle 16 are proprietary to Bunnyhug Studios. You are encouraged to share your daily score summaries (e.g., result emoji grids), but you may not scrape, republish, or reverse-engineer daily puzzle solutions or game dictionaries for commercial or automated use.
Limited License: Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to view, download, and play our games for your personal, non-commercial entertainment.
Restrictions: You may not copy, decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, modify, extract assets from, or create derivative works based upon the Services or any portion thereof without our express prior written consent.
8. User Content & Feedback Submissions
In-Game Chat Messages: You retain ownership of text messages you transmit in multiplayer rooms. However, you grant Bunnyhug Studios a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use, display, reproduce, and transmit such content to operate and moderate the Services.
Feedback & Unsolicited Ideas: If you submit feedback, suggestions, feature ideas, or bug reports to Bunnyhug Studios, you agree that such submissions are non-confidential and become the sole property of Bunnyhug Studios. We may use, adapt, and implement your feedback for any purpose without restriction, attribution, or compensation to you.
9. Privacy and Account / Data Deletion
Your privacy is important to us. Our collection, use, and retention of your personal data are governed by our Privacy Policy.
Account & Data Deletion Instructions:
You may request the permanent deletion of your account and associated personal data at any time. To initiate a deletion request:
Include your registered email address and in-game player handle or ID.
Requests will be processed and executed within statutory timeframes (typically within 1 business day for account deactivation).
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES, GAMEPLAY MECHANICS, VIRTUAL CURRENCY, AND ALL CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY.
BUNNYHUG STUDIOS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ACCURATE, ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR BUGS, OR COMPATIBLE WITH ALL HARDWARE AND BROWSERS.
11. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BUNNYHUG STUDIOS INC., ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, DEVICE MALFUNCTION, OR LOSS OF GOODWILL), ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES.
MONETARY LIABILITY CAP: IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF BUNNYHUG STUDIOS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES EXCEED THE GREATER OF:
THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID TO BUNNYHUG STUDIOS IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CLAIM; OR
ONE HUNDRED CANADIAN DOLLARS ($100.00 CAD).
SOME JURISDICTIONS (INCLUDING CERTAIN CANADIAN PROVINCES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION) DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR LIABILITIES. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
12. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Bunnyhug Studios Inc., its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with:
Your breach or alleged breach of these Terms;
Your misuse of the Services or Virtual Currency;
Your violation of any applicable law or third-party intellectual property or privacy right; or
Any user content or chat messages you submit through the Services.
13. Termination
By You: You may terminate your agreement with us at any time by ceasing all use of the Services and requesting account deletion.
By Us: We reserve the right to suspend, disable, or terminate your access to the Services or any portion thereof at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have breached these Terms, engaged in fraudulent or illegal conduct, or if we decide to discontinue operating the Services.
Effect of Termination: Upon termination, your license to use the Services and all associated Virtual Currency will immediately terminate without refund or compensation.
14. Governing Law, Dispute Resolution & Class Action Waiver
Governing Law: These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to the Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Forum Selection: You agree that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be instituted exclusively in the provincial or federal courts located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Class Action Waiver:TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL DISPUTES MUST BE BROUGHT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST BUNNYHUG STUDIOS ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
15. General Provisions
Updates to Terms: We reserve the right to revise these Terms periodically. When material changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date and provide notice via the Services or email. Continued use of the Services following notice constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Bunnyhug Studios concerning the Services, superseding all prior agreements or understandings.
No Waiver: Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision.
16. Contact Information
For questions, support, account deletion, or legal inquiries concerning these Terms, contact us: