Tickle the Pig

Tickle the Pig — Terms of Service

Effective date: July 18, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Brian Broeking ("we", "us", or "our"), the operator of Tickle the Pig (the "App", the "Game", or the "Service"). They govern your access to and use of the App, including any content, features, virtual items, and purchases offered through it.

Please read these Terms carefully. By creating an account or using the App, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

Your use of the App is also subject to the terms of the store that distributed it, including Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA) for App Store copies and the Google Play Terms of Service for Google Play copies. These Terms supplement the applicable store terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, accessing, or using the App — including by creating an account, making a purchase, or otherwise interacting with the Service — you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated here by reference. These Terms may change over time as described in the "Changes to These Terms" section below.

2. Eligibility & Age

The App requires an account to play. To create an account and use the App, you must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of digital consent in your jurisdiction, if higher). The App is rated for general audiences but is not directed to, and not intended for, children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you are a minor in your jurisdiction, you may use the App only with the involvement, consent, and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf. A parent or guardian must consent to and supervise any purchase made by a minor. By making any purchase, you represent that you are the holder of, or are authorized to use, the Apple ID or Google account used for billing.

To obtain the App you must have an account with the store that distributes your copy and comply with that store's terms. You represent that you are not barred from using the Service under the laws of your jurisdiction.

3. Your Account

• You may sign in using Sign in with Apple or by registering with an email address and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.
• Accounts are for a single person. Do not share, sell, transfer, or let others use your account, and do not create or operate multiple accounts to gain an unfair advantage, evade restrictions, or abuse Game systems (including referrals, trades, or rewards).
• You must provide and maintain accurate account information, including a username that complies with these Terms (see "Acceptable Use" below).
• You must promptly notify us at brian@broeking.dev if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account.
• You may delete your account at any time using the in-app account deletion feature, which removes your account and associated game records as described in our Privacy Policy. Some records held by third parties (such as purchase history) may persist as described in that policy.

4. License to Use the App

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and revocable license to download and use the App on compatible devices you own or control, solely for your own personal, non-commercial entertainment.

You may not, and may not permit anyone else to: copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or create derivative works of the App; reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App except to the extent permitted by applicable law; remove or alter any proprietary notices; or use the App for any commercial purpose. We and our licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the App and all related intellectual property. No rights are granted to you except as expressly set out in these Terms.

5. Acceptable Use & Community Conduct

Tickle the Pig is a social game with features that let players interact — including friends (your "Sounder"), blessings and curses ("rituals"), tickle trades, barn visits, and Mud Wars crews. We expect everyone to treat others with basic respect. You agree that you will not:

• Harass or abuse others. Do not use any feature — including friend requests, blessings, curses, trades, crew membership, usernames, or crew names — to harass, threaten, bully, stalk, demean, or target another player. Game effects such as curses are intentionally low-stakes and rate-limited by design, but you may not use them, or any other interaction, to harass.
• Post hateful, obscene, or unlawful content. Do not choose usernames, crew names, or other content that is hateful, harassing, sexually explicit, obscene, defamatory, deceptive, or otherwise unlawful.
• Impersonate. Do not impersonate us, our staff, other players, or any other person or entity, and do not use names that falsely suggest official, staff, or operator status.
• Cheat or exploit. Do not cheat, use bots or automation, exploit bugs, manipulate game economies, farm rewards using alternate accounts, or otherwise gain an unfair advantage or interfere with the intended operation of the Game.
• Disrupt the Service. Do not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the App, its servers, other accounts, or its systems; do not interfere with, overload, or disrupt the Service; and do not circumvent any access controls or security measures.
• Gamble. Do not use the Game, virtual items, or virtual currency for any form of real-money gambling, wagering, or betting. Any prediction, pick, or contest features in the App are free to enter and skill-based, with rewards granted only inside the Game; virtual items and currency are never wagered for, or convertible to, real money.

Usernames and crew names are public and may appear on leaderboards, in friends lists, and in crews — do not include personal information you do not want others to see. We reserve the right to reclaim, reset, rename, or disband any username or crew at our discretion, including names that violate these Terms or are reserved for our use.

We provide in-app tools to block and report other players, and we do not tolerate objectionable content or abusive behavior. We may, but are not obligated to, review reported content and behavior, and we may take action — including warning, suspending, or terminating accounts and removing content — at our discretion. We aim to act on reports of objectionable content and to remove offending users.

6. User Content

"User Content" includes content you provide or generate through the App, such as your username, crew names, report reasons, and similar text. You are solely responsible for your User Content and represent that you have the right to provide it and that it does not violate these Terms or any law.

You retain whatever rights you have in your User Content. By providing User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, host, store, reproduce, display, and distribute that content as needed to operate, provide, and improve the App — for example, to display your username on leaderboards, in your Sounder, or within crews.

We may, at our discretion and without notice, remove, modify, refuse, or reclaim any User Content (including usernames and crew names) that we believe violates these Terms, is objectionable, or could expose us or others to harm or liability. We are not obligated to store or return your User Content.

7. Virtual Items & Virtual Currency

The App includes virtual currency ("snouts"), virtual items (such as hats and other cosmetics), titles, and season/battle-pass progress and rewards (collectively, "Virtual Items"). You earn Virtual Items through play; some cosmetics may also be obtainable through purchases or as a benefit of a subscription. Titles are earned through play and are not sold.

Regardless of how they are obtained, you understand and agree that:

• Virtual Items are licensed, not sold or owned. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Virtual Items within the App. You do not have any ownership or property right in any Virtual Item.
• Virtual Items, including snouts, have no monetary or real-world value. They are not redeemable or exchangeable for cash, goods, or anything of value outside the Game, and they are non-transferable and not redeemable for money or value.
• In-game transfers of earned currency or points between players (such as tickle trades or ritual effects) move in-game value only; there is no real-money component, and we may reverse or cancel any transfer we believe is abusive.
• We may, at our discretion and at any time, create, modify, manage, suspend, expire, remove, or revoke Virtual Items, change their availability, mechanics, pricing, or balance, or retire items, in each case without liability to you and without any obligation to refund or compensate you, except as required by applicable law.
• Virtual Items and any associated balances may be forfeited if your account is terminated or suspended, or upon termination or discontinuation of the App or any feature.
• Season/battle-pass rewards and other time-limited content may be scoped to a particular season or event and may not carry over to future seasons or events.

8. Purchases & Subscriptions

The App may offer purchases through Apple In-App Purchase or Google Play Billing, including:

• Slop Club — an auto-renewable membership subscription, offered on a monthly and/or yearly basis.
• Season Pass — a consumable purchase that unlocks a given season's premium reward track and is purchased separately each season.

Purchases are processed by Apple on iOS or Google on Android and billed to your account with that store. The price, billing period, and any applicable taxes are those displayed to you at the time of purchase. We do not receive or process your payment card details.

Auto-renewing subscriptions. If you purchase Slop Club, your subscription will automatically renew at the then-current price for the same period unless you cancel it. Specifically:

• Your store account will be charged for renewal according to the billing terms shown at purchase.
• Your subscription automatically renews unless you turn off auto-renew before the renewal date shown by the store.
• You can manage or cancel your subscription, and turn off auto-renew, in your Apple ID subscription settings on iOS or Google Play subscription settings on Android.
• Canceling stops future renewals; access to subscription benefits generally continues through the end of the period already paid for.

Consumables. A Season Pass is a consumable that applies to a single season and is not refundable once that season's rewards have begun to unlock. Each season's pass is a separate purchase and does not carry over to future seasons.

Refunds. Purchases are processed by Apple or Google, and we are unable to process payments or issue refunds directly. Refund requests are handled by the store where the purchase was made, in accordance with that store's terms. Except where a refund is required by the store or by applicable law, all purchases are final.

We may add, change, remove, or discontinue purchasable items, subscriptions, prices, and benefits at any time. Subscription benefits are provided on an "as available" basis and may change.

9. Termination & Suspension

You may stop using the App at any time and may delete your account using the in-app deletion feature. We may, at our discretion and with or without notice, suspend, restrict, or terminate your account or access to the App or any feature if we believe you have violated these Terms, engaged in fraud, abuse, cheating, or harassment, or to protect the Service, other users, or us, or as required by law.

Upon termination, your license to use the App ends and you may lose access to your account, Virtual Items, and any associated balances or progress, which have no monetary value and are not refundable. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Virtual Items, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law) will survive.

10. Disclaimers

THE APP AND ALL CONTENT, VIRTUAL ITEMS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that any defects will be corrected. You use the App at your own risk. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR VIRTUAL ITEMS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE APP, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE APP WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO US (OR THROUGH APPLE FOR THE APP) IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY, OR (B) US $50. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you.

12. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Brian Broeking and his affiliates, contractors, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use or misuse of the App; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms or any law; or (d) your violation of the rights of any third party.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States, and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. You agree that the exclusive venue and jurisdiction for any dispute not subject to arbitration or small-claims resolution will be the state and federal courts located in New York, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you may have that cannot be waived under the mandatory law of your place of residence.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page and may provide additional notice within the App. Changes are effective when posted. Your continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you should stop using the App and may delete your account.

15. Apple-Specific Terms

You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and us, not Apple, and that Apple is not responsible for the App or its content. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no warranty obligation with respect to the App, and any claims relating to the App will be directed to us. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at brian@broeking.dev.