Terms of Use

Last updated October 13, 2026

The short version: DECK is a free guide to card games. Use it kindly, only share games that are yours, and remember that house rules vary.

Please read the "Disputes" section below. If you live in the United States, it includes an agreement to resolve disputes through individual arbitration rather than in court, and a waiver of class actions. You can opt out within 30 days.

These terms are an agreement between you and the developer of DECK, shown as the seller on DECK's App Store page ("DECK," "we" or "us"). They cover the DECK app and the website deckcardclub.com. By using DECK, you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, please don't use DECK.

Using DECK

We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use DECK, whether with friends at home or at a club, café or event. DECK's design, writing, diagrams, animations and code are ours to the extent the law protects them, and we keep all our rights in them. Please don't copy, sell or republish them, or use them to build another product, except where the law allows. Card games and their rules are free for anyone to play and explain in their own words; our particular way of explaining them is ours. Open-source parts of DECK are covered by their own licenses, listed on our Open-source licenses page.

DECK is intended for people 13 and older. If you're under the age of majority where you live, use DECK with a parent's or guardian's permission.

Play fair

When you use DECK, please don't:

Break the law.
Harass, threaten or impersonate anyone, including through names entered in live rooms.
Share anything hateful, sexual, violent, unlawful or that invades someone's privacy.
Share anything you don't have the right to share, such as rules copied word for word from a rulebook or website.
Spam, overload, probe or interfere with DECK or the services it runs on, or try to get around its limits.

Games you share

Games and stories you share to Highlights stay yours. By sharing one, you give us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive permission to store, review, edit for clarity or length, show and distribute it in DECK and in promoting DECK, for as long as it's shared. You also confirm that it's your own work, or that you have the right to share it, and that it follows these terms.

Shared games are reviewed before they're featured. We may decline, edit or remove anything at any time, for any reason. You can report a highlighted game in the app, and you can ask us to remove a game you shared by emailing us.

Content from other people

Shared games, stories and names entered in live rooms come from other people, not from us. We don't endorse them and, to the extent the law allows, aren't responsible for them, even when a game is featured. If you see something offensive, unlawful, harmful or that reveals someone's private information, report it in the app or email email address appears here. We'll review it and remove it if we think that's appropriate. We have no obligation to monitor content, but we may do so.

Every shared game is reviewed by a person before it's featured; we don't use automated moderation. Because shared games are anonymous, we usually can't tell you when we decline or remove one. Our email address above is also our point of contact for users and authorities under the EU Digital Services Act.

Copyright complaints

If you believe something in DECK copies your work, email email address appears here with a description of your work, where it appears in DECK, your contact details, and a statement that you believe in good faith the use isn't authorized, a statement that your notice is accurate and that you're the owner or authorized to act for the owner, and your physical or electronic signature. We'll look into it promptly and remove the material if appropriate. If you shared the material, you can send a counter-notice explaining why it should stay up.

Game rules and play

Card games are played many ways around the world. DECK's rules, suggestions and diagrams are a helpful guide written in our own words, not an official rulebook. They may not match how you or your friends play, and despite our care they may contain mistakes. Agree on the rules as a group before you start.

You're responsible for how and where you play. Some games are fast and physical, like grabbing spoons or slapping a pile, so play them gently, with room to move, and keep small cards away from young children. DECK is for entertainment only. It doesn't offer, support or encourage playing for money or anything of value, and points and tokens in DECK's games have no value.

Traditional card games are free for anyone to play and explain. DECK isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any game publisher or brand.

Live rooms and other services

Live rooms depend on the internet and on our service providers, so they may sometimes be slow or unavailable. We may change, pause or stop any part of DECK, including Highlights and live rooms, at any time.

Disclaimers

To the fullest extent the law allows, DECK is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement. We don't promise that DECK will be error-free, uninterrupted or secure.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we won't be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, goodwill or enjoyment, arising from your use of DECK. Our total liability for any claim relating to DECK is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for DECK in the past 12 months or 50 US dollars.

Some places don't allow these limits. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't be limited by law, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud.

Indemnity

To the extent the law allows, you agree to cover any claims, losses and reasonable costs we face because of games you share or your breaking these terms.

Ending these terms

You can stop using DECK at any time by deleting the app or no longer visiting the website. We may suspend your use of live rooms or Highlights, or remove your shared games, if you break these terms. The sections on games you share, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, disputes and the law continue to apply.

If you got DECK from the App Store

These terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple isn't responsible for DECK or its content, has no obligation to provide maintenance or support, and isn't responsible for any claims relating to DECK, including product liability, legal or regulatory claims, or claims that DECK infringes someone's rights. If DECK fails to meet any warranty that applies, you can tell Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any; beyond that, Apple has no warranty obligation. You confirm that you aren't in a country under a U.S. government embargo or on a U.S. list of prohibited parties. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you. Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies to your license to use the app. If it conflicts with these terms, Apple's agreement governs that license, and these terms govern everything else.

Disputes

Talk to us first. Before starting any claim, you and we agree to try to resolve it informally. Email email address appears here with your name, a description of the problem and what you're asking for. If we can't resolve it within 60 days, either of us may continue as described below.

Arbitration (United States only). If you live in the United States, you and we agree that any dispute relating to DECK or these terms will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, instead of in court. There's no judge or jury in arbitration, and a court's review of the result is limited, but an arbitrator can award the same individual relief a court could. Hearings can take place by phone or video, or in the county where you live. If you start arbitration, we'll pay any filing fees above what you'd pay to file in court, unless the arbitrator finds your claim frivolous. Either of us may instead bring an individual claim in small claims court, and either of us may ask a court to stop misuse of intellectual property.

No class actions. Disputes can only be brought individually, not as a plaintiff or member of a class, consolidated or representative proceeding. If this waiver is found unenforceable for a particular claim, that claim will be decided by a court, not in arbitration.

Opting out. You can opt out of arbitration by emailing email address appears here within 30 days of first using DECK, with the subject "Arbitration opt-out" and your name. Opting out doesn't affect the rest of these terms.

Outside the United States, this arbitration section doesn't apply. If you're a consumer in the European Union, the UK or another country with mandatory consumer protections, you keep those protections and can bring a claim in your local courts.

The law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, USA, and the Federal Arbitration Act, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute that isn't arbitrated will be handled by the state or federal courts in New York, except where your local law gives you the right to go to your own courts. Nothing in these terms takes away rights you have by law.

Everything else

If any part of these terms can't be enforced, the rest still applies. If we don't enforce a term right away, we can still enforce it later. You can't transfer these terms to anyone else; we can, for example if DECK changes hands. These terms, the Privacy Policy and, if you got DECK from the App Store, Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement are the whole agreement between us about DECK.

Changes

We may update these terms. We'll change the date at the top, and if a change is significant, we'll mention it in the app. If you keep using DECK after a change, you accept the new terms. Changes don't apply to the past: a change to the Disputes section won't apply to a dispute you've already told us about, or to one that arose before the change.

Contact

Questions about these terms: email address appears here