Skip to content
GoingBoard

Terms & Conditions

Last updated: June 16, 2026.

These Terms & Conditions (the “Terms”) form a legally binding agreement between you and PGBDIC LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Operator,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), governing your access to and use of GoingBoard and any related websites, applications, APIs, content, and services (collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Eligibility & acceptance

You may use the Service only if you can form a binding contract with the Operator and are not barred from doing so under applicable law. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms on its behalf, and “you” refers to that organization. Your continued use of the Service constitutes ongoing acceptance of these Terms as they may be updated from time to time.

2. The Service

GoingBoard is an online Go (also known as Baduk or Weiqi) game and set of educational resources, currently provided free of charge and playable without an account. You may play against the computer opponent and access learning content. We may add, change, suspend, or remove features (including the introduction of accounts or paid features) at any time without liability to you.

3. Acceptable use

You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to:

  • use the Service for any unlawful, infringing, or fraudulent purpose;
  • disrupt, overload, interfere with, probe, scrape, or abuse the Service, its infrastructure, or its APIs, or circumvent any rate limits or security measures;
  • reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by applicable law;
  • introduce malware, automated agents, or bots in a manner that harms the Service or other users; or
  • use the Service in any way that could damage, disable, or impair the Operator or expose it to liability.

4. Your content

Game records you create are yours, and you can export them as SGF files. If you submit feedback, suggestions, or other communications, you grant the Operator a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, and incorporate them into the Service without obligation or attribution to you. You represent that anything you submit does not violate any law or third-party right.

5. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, design, text, graphics, and trademarks, is owned by or licensed to the Operator and is protected by intellectual property laws. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your own non-commercial enjoyment and learning. No other rights are granted.

6. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR AND ITS OWNERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND AFFILIATES (TOGETHER, THE “OPERATOR PARTIES”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. THE OPERATOR PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

7. Assumption of risk

You use the Service voluntarily and at your sole risk. You are solely responsible for any loss or damage to your devices, data, or systems, or any other loss that results from your use of the Service.

8. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE OPERATOR PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE OPERATOR PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE OPERATOR PARTIES FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO THE OPERATOR FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100). THESE LIMITATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN AND APPLY EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

9. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless PGBDIC LLC and its owners, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, damages, judgments, settlements, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees, and court costs) of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, that arise out of or relate in any way to:

  • your access to or use of (or inability to use) the Service;
  • your violation or alleged violation of these Terms or any applicable law;
  • your violation of any right of any third party, including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights;
  • any content, feedback, or other material you submit to or through the Service; and
  • your negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud.

This indemnity applies regardless of whether the claim arises in whole or in part from the alleged negligence or other fault of an Indemnified Party, except to the extent a final, non-appealable judgment determines that the loss was caused solely by that party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and except where such allocation is prohibited by applicable law. The Indemnified Parties may, at their option and your expense, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification, and you agree to cooperate fully. You will not settle any matter that imposes any obligation or admission on an Indemnified Party without that party’s prior written consent. This obligation is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights or remedies available to the Indemnified Parties, and survives termination of these Terms and your use of the Service.

10. Owner & member protection

You acknowledge that PGBDIC LLC is a limited liability company and that its owners, members, and managers are not personally liable for the obligations of the Company. The disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnities in these Terms are intended to and do extend to and protect each of the Operator Parties and Indemnified Parties individually, and each is an intended third-party beneficiary of these Terms entitled to enforce them directly. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, or fiduciary relationship between you and any Indemnified Party.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause or notice. Upon termination, the provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive — including Sections 4 through 13 — will continue in effect.

12. Governing law & dispute resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You agree that the exclusive venue and jurisdiction for any dispute not subject to other agreed resolution shall be the state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. Any claim you bring must be filed within one (1) year after it arises, or it is permanently barred to the extent allowed by law. To the extent permitted by law, you and the Operator waive any right to a jury trial and any right to participate in a class or representative action.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time as the product evolves (for example, if accounts or paid features are introduced). Changes are effective when posted, and your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

14. General

These Terms are the entire agreement between you and the Operator regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will remain in full force. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them freely.

Contact

Questions about these Terms? Reach us via the contact page.

This page is a general overview provided for convenience and is not legal advice.