FATHOMFALL Community Guidelines & Acceptable Use Policy

Effective date: 2026-06-23

Version: 1.1

These Community Guidelines and Acceptable Use Policy ("Guidelines") set the rules for behaving in FATHOMFALL (the "Game"), which is operated by Venture Returns LLC, a Missouri limited liability company ("Venture Returns," "we," "us," or "our"). They are part of, and incorporated into, the Terms of Service. FATHOMFALL is a competitive social-deduction battle-royale game, and these rules keep it fair, safe, and welcoming for everyone.

The Game's only user-generated content shown to others is your display name, which appears publicly on the leaderboard and to other players. Most of these rules therefore focus on display names, fair play, and respectful conduct.

Report a problem or appeal an action: privacy@fathomfallgame.com. Copyright issues: dmca@fathomfallgame.com.

1. Display names

You choose a free-text display name (up to 18 characters). It is public. Choose one that follows these rules. Do not use a display name that:

Contains hate speech or slurs, or attacks or demeans people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic;
Is harassing, threatening, bullying, or abusive, or targets another person;
Is sexually explicit, obscene, or vulgar, or sexualizes minors in any way;
Promotes or glorifies violence, terrorism, self-harm, or illegal activity;
Impersonates another person, a real player, a public figure, FATHOMFALL staff, or our brand, or is misleading about who you are;
Reveals personal information about you or anyone else (real name, address, phone, email, etc.);
Infringes someone's intellectual property or other rights;
Is spam, advertising, or a URL, or is otherwise designed to disrupt the experience;
Attempts to evade these rules (for example, through deliberate misspellings, leetspeak, or hidden characters).

We may change, hide, or reset any display name that violates these rules, and repeat or serious violations may result in suspension or termination.

2. Respect other players

The Game is built around social deduction, deception within the game, and competition: that is part of the fun. But in-game roleplay is never an excuse for real harm. Do not:

Harass, threaten, stalk, or intimidate other players;
Use hate speech or discriminatory language;
Encourage self-harm or share content that targets or endangers others;
Engage in sexual harassment or unwanted sexual conduct;
Organize or coordinate abuse, brigading, or harassment campaigns.

Playing a deceptive role within the Game's mechanics is allowed; harming real people is not.

3. Play fair: no cheating

Competitive integrity is core to FATHOMFALL. Do not:

Use bots, scripts, macros, or automation to play or to gain an advantage;
Use cheats, hacks, exploits, memory editors, injectors, or unauthorized third-party software;
Exploit bugs or glitches instead of reporting them;
Manipulate matchmaking, ratings, or the leaderboard: including win-trading, boosting, smurfing to abuse newcomers, or collusion to fix outcomes;
Tamper with the Game client, network traffic, or server, or circumvent security, rate limits, or fair-play protections;
Interfere with other players' ability to play (for example, denial-of-service or session disruption).

We may reset statistics, ratings (such as the Sleuth Rating), Renown, Pearls, or other progression obtained through cheating, and we may suspend or terminate accounts and devices involved in cheating.

4. Don't attack the service

Do not probe, scan, overload, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Game, its servers, or other players' data or sessions, and do not attempt to circumvent any technical limits or protections.

5. Reporting violations and notice-and-action

If you see a display name or behavior that breaks these rules, report it to privacy@fathomfallgame.com with enough detail to identify it (for example, the offending display name and where you saw it). For copyright complaints, use dmca@fathomfallgame.com and follow our DMCA / Copyright Policy.

We operate a notice-and-action process, including to meet obligations under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) for the public display-name surface. When we receive a valid report, we review it and may take action such as hiding or changing a display name, warning a player, or suspending access. We aim to act in a timely, fair, and proportionate manner.

6. Enforcement

Depending on the severity and history of a violation, we may:

Edit, hide, or reset a display name;
Issue a warning;
Reset ill-gotten statistics or progression;
Temporarily suspend access;
Permanently terminate access for the user and/or device.

We try to apply enforcement proportionately and consistently, and we prioritize action on content that is unlawful or that endangers others.

7. Appeals

If you believe we took action in error, you may appeal by emailing privacy@fathomfallgame.com with the relevant details. We will review appeals and respond. Where the DSA or other law gives you additional appeal or redress rights regarding content decisions, those rights apply.

8. Changes to these Guidelines

We may update these Guidelines as the Game evolves. We will revise the version and effective date below and, for material changes, provide more prominent notice in the Game.

9. Contact

Operator: Venture Returns LLC, 117 S. Lexington St., Ste. 100, Harrisonville, MO 64701, USA

Reports, conduct, and appeals: privacy@fathomfallgame.com

Copyright / DMCA: dmca@fathomfallgame.com

Changelog

2026-10-17, editorial: Punctuation only (each dash became a colon or a comma). No change in meaning, so the version is unchanged and no new acceptance is needed.
1.1, 2026-06-23: Named Venture Returns LLC (a Missouri limited liability company) as the operator of the Game; added the operator's postal address and the copyright notice.
1.0, 2026-06-21: Initial publication.