Terms of Service

These terms are an agreement between you and PDX Hunt LLC ("PDX Hunt," "we," "us"), a Portland, Oregon company founded by Jacin Harter, Erik Withak, and Alyssa Gonzales. By booking a hunt, entering a code, or otherwise using pdxhunt.com and our hunt player, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the service.

1. What PDX Hunt is

PDX Hunt sells self-guided scavenger hunts through Portland. A hunt is a series of clues and puzzles you solve at your own pace on a phone, and answers are checked by our servers as you play. It is not a guided tour: no employee, guide, or chaperone accompanies you, and you decide where you go and how you get there. You are responsible for bringing a charged phone with a stable internet connection and for your own transportation.

Anyone can play. Anyone under 18 must be supervised by an adult in their group at all times.

2. Booking and codes

When you book or claim a hunt, or we give you a code, you receive an entry code. Your code works from the moment it is issued and does not expire. Your code is for you and your group, and a code plays on one phone at a time: if you choose to play it on another phone, the hunt moves to that phone and the first one stops.

Keep your code to yourself. Anyone who has it can take the hunt over on their own phone, so treat it like a ticket.

One code is one booking. Codes are for personal use by you and your group and may not be resold, auctioned, or redistributed to the public.

You can play any hunt free, or pay what you want for it, from $5 up, in whole dollars. A free code is claimed with an email address, one per address per hunt; claiming it again resends the same code.

Some hunts are exclusive: made with a local business or organization and sold in person, through the code printed at their place, rather than online.

3. Payment

You choose what to pay, and the amount you choose is what Stripe charges. Tips are voluntary and buy nothing beyond our thanks. Payments are charged in United States dollars and processed by Stripe (opens in a new tab); we do not receive or store your full card details. You are responsible for any taxes or fees that apply to your purchase.

4. Refunds

A hunt is delivered digitally and your code works from the moment it is issued, so codes are non-refundable. If something has gone wrong, email support@pdxhunt.com and we will put it right. Nothing here limits any rights you have under applicable law.

5. Assumption of risk and safety

Most hunts have you walking around a real city. You are responsible for your own safety and for the safety of everyone in your group. That means paying attention to traffic, watching your footing, obeying all traffic and pedestrian signals, respecting weather and your own limits, and never following a clue into anywhere unsafe. Do not read clues, type answers, or stare at your phone while crossing streets or moving through traffic.

You take part voluntarily and at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you assume the risks of participating, including the risks of walking in public spaces, and you release PDX Hunt LLC and its founders from claims arising out of your participation. If anyone in your group is under 18, an adult in the group is responsible for supervising them at all times.

If you book a hunt for other people, you are responsible for them. That means everyone who plays using your code and everyone who comes along with them, whether or not they enter the code or open the app themselves. You are responsible for making sure everyone in your party reads the safety rules shown in the app before they set off. Each person playing is also responsible for their own safety, and nothing in this section relieves anyone of that.

6. Acceptable use

• Obey all laws and posted rules while playing. A clue never asks you to trespass, enter private property that is not open to the public, or do anything unsafe or illegal; if a route seems to require it, stop and use good judgment.
• Be respectful of the neighborhoods, businesses, residents, and other people you encounter.
• Do not damage, deface, or remove anything you find along the way.
• Do not share publicly or redistribute hunt content, or resell codes (see section 2).
• Do not attempt to break, scrape, overload, or reverse-engineer the service.

7. Team names, points, and leaderboards

Before your first clue, your group chooses a team name. It must be unique on that hunt, is shown in capitals, and cannot be changed by you once it is set. Names are checked for profanity, and names that are offensive, impersonate someone, or include personal information are not allowed. We may refuse, change, or remove any team name at our discretion, and removing a team's name takes it off every leaderboard.

Each clue is worth points, fixed when you solve it. Taking a hint, checking a word or letter, or revealing a letter costs points, as the hunt's rules explain in the app. When your team finishes, its name, points, finishing time and finish date can appear on that hunt's public leaderboard. Groups testing a hunt before it goes on sale do not appear. Points and rankings are for bragging rights only: we do not award prizes.

8. Businesses along the way

Some hunts are made with, or pass through, independent businesses and organizations. They are not operated by PDX Hunt, and we are not responsible for their premises, goods, opening hours, or conduct.

9. Our content

The hunts, clues, puzzles, maps, text, artwork, and everything else PDX Hunt creates are our intellectual property and are provided to you for your personal use during play. You may not copy, publish, or create competing hunts from our content without our written permission.

10. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise the service will be uninterrupted or error-free, and a hunt takes place in a changing city where a location or landmark may move or close.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, PDX Hunt LLC and its founders will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of your use of the service or your participation in a hunt, and our total liability for any claim will not exceed the amount you paid for the booking the claim relates to, which for a free hunt is nothing. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as PDX Hunt grows. When we do, we will change the "last updated" date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the service after a change means you accept the updated terms.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Multnomah County, Oregon.

13. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email us at support@pdxhunt.com.