Terms of Use

Who runs the site

The site is run by the operators of Timely Puzzles ("we", "us"). For questions, use our contact page.

For fun and learning

The games and answer pages are for entertainment and general education. We build every puzzle from published sources and check each fact against its source before it runs, and we link those sources so you can read more. Even so, mistakes can happen, and history is sometimes disputed. The site is not professional, academic or legal advice. If you find an error, please send a correction; we fix confirmed errors and update the answer page.

No warranty

The site is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the extent the law allows. We don't promise that the site will always be available, error-free or that your saved streaks will be kept; they live only in your browser and can be lost if its data is cleared.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators of Timely Puzzles are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or inability to use, the site, including indirect or consequential damages. If a law doesn't allow part of this limitation, that part applies only as far as the law permits, and the rest of these terms still apply.

Our content and others'

The puzzles, write-ups, layout, logo and game icons are our own. Some material belongs to others and is used under its license: patent drawings come from U.S. patent documents (public domain), Mystery Object photos come from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access collection (CC0), and maps use OpenFreeMap tiles with OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Credits appear with the material. You're welcome to play, share links and quote briefly with a link back. Please don't copy or republish puzzles in bulk, scrape the site in a way that burdens it, or frame our pages as your own.

Acceptable use

Don't use the site to break the law, try to get unauthorized access to our systems, upload malware, or send spam or automated junk through the contact form. When you send us a message, you let us use its contents to read and answer it and, if you report an error, to correct the site.

Links and ads

Answer pages link to outside sources. We aren't responsible for those sites, and a link isn't an endorsement. The site may show advertising, including ads served by Google AdSense; advertisers are responsible for their own ads. See our Privacy Policy for how advertising cookies work and how to opt out.

Changes

We may update these terms. The effective date at the top shows when they last changed. If you keep using the site after a change, the updated terms apply.