4.1 Account Creation

To access the full features of our Service, you must register for an account (an "Account"). By creating an Account, you represent and warrant that you will provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and maintain the accuracy of such information throughout your use of the Service. You agree to promptly update your Account information to keep it accurate and current.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities that occur under your Account. You accept full responsibility for all activities conducted through your Account, whether authorized or unauthorized. You must immediately notify us at support@tcgworld.gg if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other security breach.

4.2 Account Restrictions

Each user is permitted to maintain only ONE Account. You may not create multiple accounts for any reason, including but not limited to circumventing suspensions, exploiting bonuses, or gaming our referral program. Additionally, you may not share, sell, transfer, or otherwise allow another person to access or use your Account. Using another person's Account is strictly prohibited.

Violation of these restrictions will result in immediate termination of all associated accounts and forfeiture of all virtual items, Gems, and Digital Collectibles without refund or compensation.

4.3 Account Security

You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your Account and all activities conducted thereunder. We will never request your password via email, chat, or any other communication method. If you suspect that your Account has been compromised or accessed without authorization, you must contact us immediately at support@tcgworld.gg. We are not liable for any losses, damages, or consequences resulting from unauthorized access to your Account, whether or not you notified us of such unauthorized access.

5.1 Nature of Gems

"Gems" are a virtual currency that represents a limited, revocable license to access certain entertainment features within our Service. Gems have absolutely no monetary value. Gems are not, and shall never be construed as, real currency, money, stored value, e-money, securities, commodities, property, assets, or any form of value redeemable for cash or legal tender. Gems exist solely as a mechanism for accessing entertainment content within our closed-loop system.

5.2 Gem Purchases

All Gem purchases are final and non-refundable. When you purchase Gems, you acknowledge and agree that you are purchasing a limited entertainment license with no intrinsic or monetary value. Gem prices are subject to change at any time without prior notice, and we are under no obligation to honor previous pricing for future purchases. All payments are processed by third-party payment providers, and you are solely responsible for all applicable taxes, duties, and fees associated with your purchase.

5.3 Permitted and Prohibited Uses

Gems may only be used within the Service for the following purposes: purchasing digital card packs, paying Exchange System fees, and accessing certain premium features or events as we may designate from time to time. Gems cannot be transferred between Accounts, converted to real money or any other form of value, used outside the Service, sold to third parties, or refunded under any circumstances whatsoever.

5.4 Closed-Loop System

Gems operate exclusively as a closed-loop system within the Service. Once purchased, Gems remain within our platform ecosystem and cannot be withdrawn, cashed out, exchanged for legal tender, or converted to any form of value outside the Service. This closed-loop system is fundamental to the nature of Gems as an entertainment license rather than a financial instrument.

6.1 Nature of Digital Collectibles

"Digital Collectibles" are virtual items that exist solely for entertainment purposes within the Service. When you acquire Digital Collectibles through pack openings, exchanges, or other means provided by the Service, you receive only a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to view and interact with such Digital Collectibles within the Service in accordance with these Terms. You do not acquire any ownership rights, intellectual property rights, or proprietary interests in Digital Collectibles. Digital Collectibles have no monetary value whatsoever, cannot be sold for real money, and may be modified, removed, or discontinued by us at any time without notice or compensation.

6.2 Limited License Grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and display your Digital Collectibles solely for personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes within the Service. This license does not grant you any rights to use, reproduce, distribute, display publicly, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit Digital Collectibles outside the Service or for any commercial purpose. We reserve the right to revoke this license at any time, with or without cause.

6.3 No Guarantees or Representations of Value

We make no representations, warranties, or guarantees regarding the current or future value of Digital Collectibles, any investment or profit potential, market conditions or pricing trends, whether rarity will maintain any perceived worth, or the continued availability of specific collectibles. Any prices, valuations, or market data displayed within the Service are provided solely for entertainment purposes and do not represent actual monetary value, investment advice, or guaranteed worth. Digital Collectibles are purely for entertainment and have no real-world value regardless of any displayed prices, rarity indicators, or market data.

7.1 Random Distribution

Digital card packs contain randomly distributed Digital Collectibles. Pack contents are determined by our Provably Fair System using cryptographically verifiable randomness. However, randomness means there is no guarantee of receiving specific items, past results do not indicate or predict future outcomes, disclosed probabilities are approximate estimates and not guarantees, and individual results will vary significantly from expected distributions.

7.2 Entertainment Product

Pack purchases are entertainment products similar to purchasing a movie ticket or video game. They are expressly not investments or assets of any kind, gambling or wagering activities, financial instruments or securities, or guaranteed to provide any monetary or intrinsic value whatsoever.

7.3 Provably Fair System

Our Provably Fair System provides transparency in randomization for entertainment purposes only. This system employs daily rotating server seeds, user-customizable client seeds, sequential nonces for each pack opening, and SHA256 cryptographic hashing to ensure verifiable randomness. While this system ensures fairness in the distribution process, it does not transform packs into gambling products, investment vehicles, or items with monetary value.

8.1 Description

The Exchange System is a collection management feature that allows you to consolidate multiple Digital Collectibles into different ones based on internal game balance valuations established by the Company. This system exists purely for entertainment purposes and to enhance your collection management experience.

8.2 Exchange Mechanics

When using the Exchange System, you will select multiple Digital Collectibles from your collection to exchange, view available exchange options based on our internal valuations, pay a platform fee in Gems for the exchange service, and complete the exchange instantly upon confirmation. All exchanges are final and irreversible once confirmed. The Exchange System involves no element of chance or gambling whatsoever. All outcomes are deterministic and clearly displayed before you confirm any exchange.

8.3 Not Gambling or Trading

The Exchange System is expressly not gambling, wagering, or betting in any form, a trading platform with other users, a marketplace for items with real monetary value, an investment mechanism or financial instrument, or a method to generate profit or financial returns. It is solely a collection management tool designed for organizing and optimizing your Digital Collectibles for entertainment purposes.

9.1 Separate Service

Physical fulfillment is an optional service that operates completely separate from the digital Service. This service requires a separate cash payment and is expressly not a withdrawal, cashout, or redemption of digital value in any form.

9.2 Fulfillment Process

To request physical cards, you must first select Digital Collectibles from your collection for fulfillment, at which point the digital versions become permanently inactive and inaccessible. You will then enter shipping information, pay all shipping, handling, and processing fees with real money (Gems cannot be used for this purpose), and receive the corresponding physical cards by mail. This constitutes a separate e-commerce transaction for the purchase and delivery of physical goods, not a conversion or redemption of digital value.

9.3 Not a Cashout

Physical fulfillment is expressly not a method of converting Gems to cash or monetary value, withdrawing or extracting digital value from the Service, cashing out investments or redeeming assets, converting Digital Collectibles into money or legal tender, or extracting any form of financial value from the platform. It is simply a separate transaction whereby you pay cash for physical products and their shipping costs.

9.4 Shipping Terms

Physical fulfillment is subject to product availability, geographic restrictions and shipping limitations, shipping carrier service limitations and delivery timeframes, and international customs regulations and import restrictions. Additional shipping terms apply, including mandatory insurance for orders exceeding $50 in value, transfer of risk of loss to you upon carrier acceptance of the shipment, no liability on our part for postal delays or carrier performance issues, damage claims that must be submitted with photographic evidence within 48 hours of delivery, and no refunds or returns for packages that have been successfully delivered to the provided address.

9.5 Fraud Prevention and Address Verification

To protect against fraudulent activity and ensure the security of physical fulfillment transactions, your shipping address must match your billing address on file. If the shipping address and billing address do not match, your withdrawal request will be automatically blocked and cannot proceed. This verification requirement helps prevent unauthorized fulfillment requests, credit card fraud, and other fraudulent activities. If you have a legitimate need to ship to an address different from your billing address, please contact us at admin@tcgworld.gg for manual verification and approval before submitting your fulfillment request.

Account Violations

You may not use the Service if you are under 18 years of age, create or maintain multiple Accounts for any purpose, share, sell, transfer, or allow another person to access your Account, or impersonate others or create false or misleading identities.

Technical Violations

You may not use bots, scripts, automation tools, or any artificial means to interact with the Service, exploit bugs, glitches, or vulnerabilities for any advantage or benefit, reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from our software, interfere with or disrupt Service operations or our servers and networks, circumvent or attempt to bypass any security measures or access controls, or use VPNs, proxy servers, or similar technologies to bypass geographic or other restrictions.

Economic Violations

You may not attempt to derive real money or monetary value from the Service in any manner, sell or attempt to sell Digital Collectibles for cash or other consideration, engage in money laundering or use the Service for any illicit financial activity, commit fraud, financial crimes, or any unlawful transactions, or misrepresent the Service as gambling, investment, or a method to earn money.

Community Violations

You may not harass, threaten, bully, abuse, or harm other users in any way, post, transmit, or share inappropriate, offensive, or illegal content, spam, advertise, or promote third-party products or services without our express written permission, or violate the privacy rights of others or collect personal information without consent.

11.1 Gem-Only Transactions

All marketplace transactions within the Service use Gems exclusively as the sole medium of exchange. Real money, credit cards, bank transfers, cryptocurrency, or any other payment methods are not accepted for acquiring Digital Collectibles through our internal marketplace.

11.2 No Real Money Trading

Users are strictly prohibited from selling, trading, or exchanging Digital Collectibles for real money, legal tender, or anything of monetary value in any location or by any means, whether within the Service or on external platforms. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, third-party marketplaces and auction sites, social media platforms and online communities, private peer-to-peer transactions, and any other method or venue whatsoever.

11.3 Selling to Platform

You may sell Digital Collectibles back to the platform for Gems only, subject to our internal valuation system. These transactions are final and binding once confirmed, utilize our proprietary internal valuations which may not reflect any external pricing, cannot be reversed or undone for any reason, and do not involve real money or monetary value in any form.

12.1 Service Availability

The Service is available only to users physically located in the United States, excluding certain restricted states as determined by applicable law and our operational policies. We employ geolocation technology and other verification methods to confirm your physical location and enforce these geographic restrictions.

12.2 Restricted Jurisdictions

The Service may have limited functionality or may be entirely unavailable in countries and territories outside the United States, certain U.S. states where we are not authorized to operate or where applicable laws prohibit our services, and locations where we cannot verify or confirm user location through our technical systems.

12.3 Content Creation Access

TCG World may work with content creators for marketing purposes. Content creators in restricted jurisdictions may access the platform consistent with the limitations applicable to users in those jurisdictions. Such access is limited to content production and does not constitute offering additional services in restricted jurisdictions.

12.4 Location-Based Feature Restrictions

Depending on your verified physical location, certain features and functionalities may be automatically disabled or restricted.

For Users Outside the United States: Gem purchases will be completely disabled and unavailable, physical card fulfillment services are entirely unavailable, you may browse the Service and use any existing Gems in your account balance, and a notification banner will be displayed to inform you of your restricted status.

For Users in Restricted U.S. States: Gem purchases will be disabled and cannot be completed, physical card fulfillment and shipping to addresses within your state is unavailable, you may continue using any Gems previously purchased before the restriction was implemented, and a notification banner will indicate your state's restricted status and explain the limitations.

12.5 Prohibited Access Methods

You are strictly prohibited from accessing the Service using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), proxy servers or anonymizing services, hosting provider networks or data center IP addresses, or any other method, technology, or technique intended to mask, obscure, falsify, or misrepresent your true physical location. Use of any prohibited access methods will result in immediate blocking of Service access and may result in permanent Account termination without notice.

12.6 Location Verification Required

We must be able to verify and confirm your physical location in order to provide access to the Service and its features. If we cannot determine, verify, or confirm your location through our technical systems, you will be denied access to restricted features until your location can be properly confirmed. This verification requirement is mandated for regulatory compliance and legal obligations.

12.7 Travel and Temporary Restrictions

If you physically travel to a restricted location or jurisdiction, your existing Gems will remain available for use within the Service, new financial transactions including Gem purchases will be prohibited, full functionality will automatically restore upon your verified return to an authorized location, and you remain solely responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws and regulations in your current location.

12.8 Shipping Restrictions

Physical fulfillment services cannot be provided and items cannot be shipped to addresses located outside the United States, addresses within restricted U.S. states or jurisdictions, unverifiable addresses that cannot be confirmed through standard verification systems, or addresses that differ significantly from your Account's registered location without proper verification and approval.

12.9 Enforcement and Violations

Any attempts to circumvent, bypass, or evade geographic restrictions, including but not limited to using VPNs or proxy services, providing false or misleading location information, or knowingly accessing the Service from restricted jurisdictions, constitute a material violation of these Terms and will result in immediate Account suspension or permanent termination, complete forfeiture of all Gems and Digital Collectibles without any refund or compensation, and potential civil or criminal legal action.

12.10 Changes to Geographic Availability

We expressly reserve the right to modify, expand, or restrict geographic availability and restrictions at any time, with or without notice, based on changing regulatory requirements, evolving business needs, legal compliance obligations, or operational considerations. If your location becomes newly restricted after you have made purchases, we will provide reasonable notice when possible and where legally required, but you acknowledge and agree that you are not entitled to refunds, compensation, or any other remedy for Gems or other purchases made prior to such restriction.

13.1 Our Property

All content available through the Service, including but not limited to software code and algorithms, visual designs and user interface elements, graphics, images, and artwork, text, data, and informational content, features, functionality, and interactive elements, is owned exclusively by Company or our licensors and is protected by United States and international intellectual property laws, including copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws. You are expressly prohibited from copying, modifying, reproducing, or distributing our content in any form, creating derivative works based on our intellectual property, using our trademarks, service marks, logos, or brand elements without express written permission, or removing, altering, or obscuring any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.

13.2 Third-Party Content

Certain Digital Collectibles may feature or incorporate third-party intellectual property, including but not limited to licensed characters, brands, or imagery (such as Pokémon, sports leagues, or other licensed content). We make no claims of ownership to such third-party intellectual property. Your use of any third-party intellectual property through the Service is subject to all applicable licenses, terms, and restrictions imposed by the respective intellectual property owners.

13.3 User Content

By submitting, posting, uploading, or otherwise providing any content, materials, information, or data to the Service ("User Content"), you hereby grant to Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content in any and all media or distribution methods, whether now known or later developed. You represent and warrant that you possess all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to grant this license and that your User Content does not infringe upon or violate any third-party rights.

18.1 Term

These Terms commence on the date you first access or use the Service and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.

18.2 Termination by You

You may terminate your Account at any time by contacting us at support@tcgworld.gg with a termination request. Upon termination of your Account, all Gems in your account balance will be immediately and irrevocably forfeited without refund or compensation, all Digital Collectibles associated with your Account will be permanently deleted and removed, your access to the Service will be immediately revoked and disabled, and you will not be entitled to any refunds, reimbursements, or compensation of any kind.

18.3 Termination by Us

We reserve the right to suspend, disable, or terminate your Account and your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without prior notice, and with or without explanation. In the event of termination for violation of these Terms, such termination shall be immediate and you shall forfeit all Gems, Digital Collectibles, and any other virtual items or benefits without any refund, compensation, or remedy.

18.4 Survival

The following provisions shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms: intellectual property rights and licenses, disclaimers of warranties, limitations of liability, indemnification obligations, dispute resolution and arbitration provisions, and any other provisions which by their nature should reasonably survive termination.

18.5 Account Deletion Restrictions

While we respect your right to delete your Account, we may temporarily delay deletion (not to exceed 30 days) if we have reasonable suspicion of fraudulent activity, your account is subject to a legal hold or investigation, we need to preserve records for potential disputes, or law enforcement has requested information preservation.

During any delay, you will be notified of the reason and expected duration, no new charges will be processed, and you may contact admin@tcgworld.gg to appeal. After the investigation period, your deletion request will be processed automatically unless legal requirements prevent it.

20.1 Informal Resolution

Before initiating any formal dispute resolution proceedings, you must first attempt to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service informally by contacting us at legal@tcgworld.gg with a detailed description of the dispute. We will work together in good faith for a period of sixty (60) days to attempt to resolve the matter through informal negotiation.

20.2 Binding Arbitration

If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute through informal resolution as described above, any remaining dispute, claim, or controversy shall be resolved exclusively through binding individual arbitration administered by JAMS (Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services) in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures. The arbitration shall take place in Los Angeles, California, or by video conference at the arbitrator's discretion. The arbitrator's decision and award shall be final, binding, and non-appealable, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

20.3 Class Action Waiver

You hereby waive any and all rights to participate in any class action, class arbitration, or other representative action or proceeding. All disputes must be brought in your individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, representative, multiple plaintiff, or similar proceeding. This waiver applies to class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and consolidation with other arbitrations.

20.4 Opt-Out Right

You have the right to opt out of the binding arbitration and class action waiver provisions set forth in this Section 20 by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to legal@tcgworld.gg with the subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out" within thirty (30) days of your initial Account creation or acceptance of these Terms. Your notice must include your full name, Account email address, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. If you validly opt out, all disputes will be resolved in court as described in Section 20.5.

20.5 Court Venue

For any disputes not subject to arbitration (either by agreement or by valid opt-out), you agree that such disputes shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you hereby consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

21.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices or policies published by us on the Service, constitute the entire agreement between you and Company concerning your use of the Service and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, warranties, and representations, whether written or oral, with respect to the Service.

21.2 Governing Law

These Terms and your use of the Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law that would require or permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

21.3 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

21.4 Waiver

No waiver by Company of any term or condition set forth in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition. Any failure by Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

21.5 Assignment

Company may assign, transfer, or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations hereunder without your consent or prior notice to you. You may not assign, transfer, or delegate these Terms or your rights and obligations hereunder without Company's prior written consent, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void.

21.6 Force Majeure

Company shall not be liable for any failure to perform our obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond Company's reasonable control, including but not limited to mechanical, electronic, or communications failure or degradation, natural disasters, acts of God, war, terrorism, riots, civil unrest, acts of government, or labor disputes.