Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing or using De Tom Plays, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.

2. About De Tom Plays

De Tom Plays is an independent gaming website featuring articles, reviews, gameplay videos, recommendations, opinions, commentary and related gaming content.

Content is provided for general information and entertainment. It reflects personal experience and opinion and should not be treated as professional, financial, legal or purchasing advice.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the website lawfully, responsibly and in a way that does not interfere with other visitors or the operation of the site.

You must not:

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, its server, accounts, data or connected systems.
• Interfere with, overload, damage or disrupt the website, its security, functionality or availability.
• Upload, transmit or distribute malware, spam, malicious code or unlawful material.
• Use automated tools to scrape, harvest, mirror or mass-extract website content without prior written permission.
• Impersonate De Tom Plays, Tom or another person, or misrepresent your connection with the website.
• Use the website or contact form to submit abusive, threatening, defamatory, fraudulent or otherwise unlawful content.
• Attempt to bypass rate limits, verification systems or other security controls.

4. Reviews, Opinions and Recommendations

Reviews, verdicts, recommendations and opinions published on De Tom Plays represent Tom's honest personal views at the time of publication.

Reviews are based on the version of a game, service or product that was played or examined. Updates, patches, price changes, new content or later developments may change the experience after publication.

A review key, preview opportunity, sponsorship, affiliate relationship or direct contact with a developer or publisher does not guarantee coverage, a positive review, a recommendation or any particular verdict.

Editorial opinions remain independent. Where relevant, gifted keys, sponsorships or other material relationships may be disclosed alongside the affected content.

5. Developer and Publisher Submissions

Developers, publishers and their representatives may contact De Tom Plays to introduce a game, provide access or request possible coverage.

Submitting a game, key, press material or coverage request does not create an obligation to respond, play the game, publish content, meet a deadline or return unused keys.

Any information or material submitted must be accurate, lawful and supplied with the authority needed to share it. Confidential material should only be sent where its confidential nature has been clearly agreed in advance.

6. Third-Party Platforms and Embedded Content

De Tom Plays may publish, host or link to content through third-party services such as YouTube, Facebook, X, Bluesky and other platforms.

Embedded videos, social content and other third-party features may be subject to the originating platform's own terms, privacy policies, cookies and availability.

De Tom Plays is not responsible for the operation, content, security, availability or policies of third-party platforms.

7. External Links and Third-Party Transactions

The website contains links to external websites, including game stores, developer websites, social platforms, advertisers and affiliate partners. Those websites operate under their own terms and privacy policies.

Purchases, downloads, registrations and other transactions made through an external website are solely between you and the relevant third party. De Tom Plays is not responsible for their products, services, pricing, delivery, support or conduct.

8. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, original articles, reviews, written material, page designs, branding, logos, graphics and original media published on De Tom Plays are owned by or licensed to De Tom Plays.

You are welcome to:

• Share direct links to pages, reviews, articles and videos.
• Use official social sharing tools.
• Quote short extracts for commentary, discussion or reporting when clear credit and a link to the original page are provided.

You may not, without prior written permission:

• Copy or republish complete reviews, articles or substantial portions of the website.
• Remove attribution or present De Tom Plays content as your own.
• Sell, license, commercially exploit or build a competing database from website content.
• Use automated scraping or bulk extraction to reproduce the site's content or data.

Game names, logos, screenshots, artwork and other third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners and are used for identification, commentary, review and related editorial purposes.

9. Affiliate Links, Advertising and Monetisation

De Tom Plays may earn revenue through affiliate programmes, advertising, sponsorships, platform monetisation and similar commercial relationships.

Some links may be affiliate links. If you make a qualifying purchase through one of them, De Tom Plays may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate relationships, advertising and sponsorships do not purchase a favourable review, recommendation or verdict. Editorial opinion remains independent.

10. Contact Form and User Submissions

Information submitted through the contact form must be accurate, lawful and relevant to the purpose of the enquiry.

You must not use the contact form to send spam, harassment, threats, malicious content, knowingly false claims or material that infringes another person's rights.

De Tom Plays may ignore, block, retain as evidence, remove or report inappropriate submissions where reasonably necessary to protect the website or comply with the law.

11. Website Availability and Changes

Reasonable efforts are made to keep De Tom Plays available, accurate and functioning correctly, but uninterrupted or error-free access cannot be guaranteed.

The website, its design, features, services and content may be corrected, updated, reorganised, suspended or removed at any time without prior notice.

12. Disclaimer

The website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. No guarantee is made that all information will always be complete, current, accurate or suitable for every visitor's needs.

Game availability, prices, system requirements, release dates and other third-party details may change. Visitors should confirm important information with the relevant store, developer, publisher or service provider before acting on it.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, De Tom Plays will not be liable for loss, damage, cost or expense arising from reliance on website content, inability to access the website, use of linked third-party services or decisions made after reading or watching its content.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including liability that cannot legally be excluded under the laws of England and Wales.

14. Responsibility for Misuse

You are responsible for your own use of the website and for any material you submit. Where permitted by law, you may be responsible for losses reasonably caused by your unlawful misuse of the website or infringement of another person's rights.

15. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute relating to these terms or the use of De Tom Plays will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, except where applicable consumer law requires otherwise.

16. Changes to These Terms

These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, its services, commercial relationships or applicable legal requirements.

The revised date will be shown on this page. Continued use of the website after an update means the revised terms will apply from that point onward.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms of Use can be sent through the Contact page. Information about how personal information is handled can be found in the Privacy Policy, with further details about cookies in the Cookie Policy.