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Effective 2 September 2026 · Governed by the law of Victoria

1. Who these terms are with

These terms govern the use of mapverdict.com and the paid Verdict Brief subscription. The site is published by an individual, Jack Callahan, of Sunshine Court, Hampton Park VIC 3976, Australia, telephone +61 452 294 114, email studio@mapverdict.com. Reading the site means accepting these terms; if any part does not suit you, the answer is to stop using the site.

2. What this site is

MapVerdict is an independent editorial publication about free candy match-3 games on mobile. It sells, hosts and operates no games and takes no part in any transaction between you and a developer or an app store. Everything here is opinion and description based on hands-on play, offered for general information and not as advice. Stage counts, session lengths and store ratings are correct on the date of publication and drift afterwards; no game is guaranteed to stay available, free or unchanged.

3. No affiliation

The publisher has no commercial relationship, sponsorship or agency arrangement with the developers of the games described here, and none with Google LLC. Names such as Google Play are the trade marks of their owners and are used descriptively, so a reader can find the listing being discussed. A link to an external store listing is a convenience; the destination is not controlled by the publisher and its own terms apply once you arrive.

4. Intellectual property

The written material, the comparison table, the layout and the graphics made for this site are protected by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and remain the property of Jack Callahan. You may quote a short extract with clear attribution and a link. Republishing a page in full, or reproducing the comparison table without attribution, needs written permission.

Game icons and screenshots remain the property of their developers and appear here as part of editorial commentary. If a rights holder considers an image used beyond that purpose, a message to the address in section 1 is answered promptly and the image comes down while the matter is sorted out.

5. The Verdict Brief subscription

5.1 What it is and what it costs

The Verdict Brief is a paid email subscription costing A$0.85 per month, charged monthly in advance. Subscribers receive two emails a month, on the first and third Tuesday: a candy level concept designed at this desk, a stage-by-stage walkthrough of the intended solution, booster diagrams showing the order that clears a jammed board, and a breakdown of one game mechanic. Briefs are plain email containing no game, no software and no downloadable file.

5.2 Starting a subscription

A subscription starts only when you email the address in section 1 with Verdict Brief in the subject line and then confirm the billing arrangement sent back to you. There is no form on this site and no pre-ticked box. Nothing is charged before that written confirmation, and the first brief follows the first charge.

5.3 Cancelling

You may cancel at any time by replying stop to any brief or by emailing the address in section 1. Cancellation is confirmed by return email and takes effect before the next monthly charge; briefs already paid for run to the end of the paid month. There is no minimum term, no cancellation fee and no reason required.

5.4 Australian Consumer Law

The Verdict Brief is supplied with consumer guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law, being Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth): among other things the service must be supplied with due care and skill and be reasonably fit for the purpose described above. If it fails to meet a guarantee, you are entitled to a remedy — for a minor failure, re-supply of the affected brief or a refund of the affected month; for a major failure, cancellation and a refund for the affected period, plus compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission publishes guidance on these rights at www.accc.gov.au.

6. Using the site properly

You may read, print and share these pages for personal, non-commercial use. You may not interfere with the delivery of the site, scrape it at a rate that degrades it for other readers, republish it as your own, or use the material to imply an endorsement that does not exist. The site is offered as it stands and may be changed or taken down at any time.

7. Disclaimer and liability

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any guarantee, right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that cannot lawfully be excluded. Subject to that, the site comes without warranty that it will be uninterrupted, error-free or complete, and the publisher's liability for any claim connected with the site or the subscription is limited, at the publisher's option, to re-supplying the affected service or refunding what was paid for it. The publisher is not liable for what happens inside a third-party game or store, including changes a developer makes after publication.

8. If something goes wrong

Please raise the matter by email first, at the address in section 1, saying what happened and what outcome you are looking for. A written answer follows within 14 days, and most matters end there. If not, the parties will try in good faith to settle it by correspondence before starting proceedings. Nothing here prevents either party from seeking urgent relief from a court.

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Victoria and, where applicable, of the Commonwealth of Australia. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.

10. Changes and effective date

These terms may be updated to match how the site actually works, and subscribers are told about a change affecting the subscription in the next brief before it applies. These terms take effect on 2 September 2026.