Terms of Service

Effective Date: September 1, 2026  |  Last Updated: September 1, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of https://strandshinttoday.com/ (the "Website"), operated by StrandsHintToday.com ("we," "us," or "our"). Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Website.

1. Eligibility and Age Requirement

You must be at least 16 years of age to use the Website. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 16 years old and that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. The Website is not intended for, and should not be used by, anyone under the age of 16.

2. Description of the Service

The Website provides hints, clues, answer reveals, archives, guides, and related tools for the daily word puzzle and similar word games, offered for informational and entertainment purposes only. The content is intended to assist and enhance your enjoyment of such puzzles. We may add, modify, or discontinue features at any time without notice.

3. No Affiliation Disclaimer

The Website is an independent, unofficial resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with The New York Times Company or any other puzzle publisher. "Strands" and "The New York Times" are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our separate Disclaimer for more detail.

4. Intellectual Property

Except for third-party materials and trademarks, the original content on the Website — including our written hints, guides, text, graphics, layout, and design — is owned by the Website operator or used under applicable authorization or license, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may access and view the content for your personal, non-commercial use only.

You may not reproduce, distribute, republish, scrape, sell, or create derivative works from our original content without our prior written permission, except as permitted by applicable law.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Website for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms.
• Use automated systems, bots, scrapers, or crawlers to access, harvest, or copy content in a manner that burdens or disrupts the Website, except for legitimate search-engine indexing.
• Interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, its servers, or connected networks.
• Introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful code.
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security-related features or advertising.

The Website does not offer user accounts, comments, or user-generated content submission. Any interactive feature is provided at our discretion and subject to these Terms.

6. Third-Party Content, Links, and Advertising

The Website displays advertising (including Google AdSense) and may contain links to third-party websites and resources. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, products, services, or advertising. Your dealings with any third party are solely between you and that third party.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and all content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that hints, clues, or answers are accurate, complete, current, or error-free, or that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure, or free of harmful components. Your use of the Website is at your own risk.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, StrandsHintToday.com and its owners, operators, and contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website — even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Where liability cannot be excluded, it shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any rights or liabilities that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including any mandatory consumer protection rights that apply to you.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless StrandsHintToday.com and its owners, operators, and contributors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Website or your violation of these Terms, except to the extent such claims arise from our own unlawful conduct.

10. Termination and Access

We may, at our sole discretion and without prior notice, suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Website (in whole or in part) if you violate these Terms or misuse the Website. We may also modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website, or any part of it, at any time.

11. Changes to the Website and These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes take effect when the updated Terms are posted, as indicated by the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware, United States, to the extent permitted by applicable law. This does not deprive you of any mandatory consumer protection rights available to you in your country of residence.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

14. General

Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision or of any other provision.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets.

Order of precedence. If there is any conflict between these Terms and another policy on the Website, these Terms govern with respect to your use of the Website, unless the other policy expressly states otherwise.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Disclaimer, and DMCA Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and StrandsHintToday.com regarding your use of the Website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Terms of Service, please contact us:

Website: https://strandshinttoday.com/

Email: [email protected]