Terms of Service for The Gambit Show
**Effective Date:** July 29, 2025
Welcome to The Gambit Show! These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website `thegambitshow.com` (and `scambait.thegambitshow.com`), including all content, features, and services provided by The Gambit Show (collectively, the "Service").
Please read these Terms carefully before using our Service. By accessing or using any part of the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Service or use any services.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By creating an account, subscribing, or otherwise using The Gambit Show's services, you affirm that you are at least 18 years old and capable of forming a binding contract, and you agree to comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Description of Service
The Gambit Show provides ethical scambaiting tools, including hyper-realistic fictional bank environments, browser control features, intelligence gathering dashboards, and screenshot generators. Our Service is designed to empower users to safely and ethically engage with identified online scammers for the purpose of wasting their time, gathering intelligence on their tactics, and contributing to global fraud prevention efforts.
3. User Accounts
- Account Creation: You must register for an account to access certain features of the Service. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
- Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
- Ethical Use: Your account is for your personal, ethical scambaiting use only. You may not share your account credentials with others.
4. Acceptable Use Policy & Prohibited Conduct
The Gambit Show is committed to promoting ethical and responsible online behavior. Your use of our Service is strictly limited to ethical scambaiting as defined below.
4.1. Ethical Scambaiting Defined
Ethical scambaiting, in the context of The Gambit Show, refers to:
- Engaging with individuals or groups who you have a reasonable belief are attempting to commit fraud or scams.
- The primary purpose of engagement is to waste the scammer's time, divert them from potential victims, gather intelligence on their methods, and contribute to public awareness or official reporting (where applicable and legal).
- All interactions must be conducted without causing real-world harm, financial loss, or significant distress to any legitimate individual or entity.
- No real financial transactions are ever to be simulated using real funds or real financial instruments. Our tools are strictly for fictional simulations.
4.2. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to:
- Illegal Activities: Engaging in any activity that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
- Actual Fraud or Harm: Using the Service to commit, facilitate, or assist in any actual fraud, financial crime, harassment, defamation, or any other activity that causes real-world harm to any legitimate individual, organization, or system.
- Targeting Legitimate Individuals/Entities: Using our tools to engage with or target legitimate individuals, businesses, or organizations who are not identified scammers. The Service is exclusively for engaging with suspected fraudsters.
- Sharing Real Personal Data: Sharing or attempting to obtain real personal identifying information (PII) of legitimate individuals through the Service, or distributing such information obtained outside the Service.
- Malware/Hacking: Introducing viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or any other destructive or disruptive code or attempting to gain unauthorized access to any system, data, or network.
- Impersonation (of Real Entities): Impersonating any real person, entity, or organization other than the fictional persona you create for scambaiting purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, impersonating law enforcement, government officials, or legitimate financial institutions (beyond the scope of our fictional bank simulations).
- Disruption of Service: Interfering with or disrupting the integrity or performance of the Service or data contained therein.
- Commercial Use (Unauthorized): Using the Service for any unauthorized commercial purposes, including reselling or sublicensing the Service.
- Circumvention of Security: Attempting to circumvent any security or access control measures of the Service.
- Violation of Third-Party Rights: Infringing upon or violating our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others.
Violation of this Acceptable Use Policy will result in immediate termination of your account and may lead to legal action.
5. Intellectual Property
All content, features, and functionality on the Service, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, software, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof, are the exclusive property of The Gambit Show and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Service, except as generally permitted by the Service's functionality.
6. Disclaimers
- "As Is" Basis: The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or course of performance.
- No Guarantee of Success: We do not guarantee that your scambaiting efforts will always be successful in wasting scammers' time or gathering intelligence. The effectiveness of the tools depends on various factors, including the scammer's behavior and your interaction strategy.
- No Legal Advice: The information and tools provided on this Service are for ethical scambaiting and educational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. You are responsible for ensuring your activities comply with all applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
- Third-Party Content: The Service may contain links to third-party websites or resources. We are not responsible for the content, products, or services on or available from those websites or resources.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall The Gambit Show, its affiliates, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, or licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Gambit Show, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Service, including, but not limited to, your ethical scambaiting activities, any use of the Service's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Service.
9. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms, particularly the Acceptable Use Policy. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.
10. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the courts of England and Wales.
11. Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Email: `scams@thegambitshow.com`