Legal

1. What VGC Dojo is

VGC Dojo is a free, independent educational platform created by Etaerio Education Technologies LLC to help players study competitive Pokémon VGC strategy through training exercises and reference materials.

VGC Dojo is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, or Creatures Inc.

2. Intellectual property

2.1 Pokémon — nominative & fair use

Pokémon and all related characters, names, and imagery are trademarks and copyrights of Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Creatures Inc.

We reference Pokémon species names, move names, type names, and ability names under the nominative fair use doctrine: there is no alternative way to discuss competitive Pokémon strategy without naming these game elements. Game mechanics such as type effectiveness, damage formulas, and speed tiers are functional systems that we reference for educational commentary and criticism of competitive play under fair use (17 U.S.C. § 107). We do not reproduce game code, storylines, music, or other creative expression from the Pokémon franchise.

2.2 Visual assets

VGC Dojo displays Pokémon and item sprites as minimal visual references within educational exercises. These appear only as incidental illustrations of the game elements being discussed—we do not sell, sublicense, or independently distribute them.

• Pokémon sprites: Sourced from PokeAPI/sprites (database structure licensed under CC0 1.0; underlying artwork remains the property of its respective rights holders). Some community-created sprites originate from the Smogon community.
• Item sprites: From PokeAPI/sprites and, for some items, Serebii.net. These are derived from official game assets owned by their respective rights holders.

If a rights holder requests removal of specific assets, we will comply promptly (see Copyright takedown requests).

2.3 Pokémon Showdown

Pokémon Showdown is a product of Smogon University. Our Battle Coach extension operates alongside their platform but is not affiliated with or endorsed by Smogon University.

2.4 Our original content

Original content—including puzzles, scenarios, training methodologies, and site design—is the property of Etaerio Education Technologies LLC. Automated scraping or wholesale copying of our content for competing platforms is prohibited.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Scrape, extract, or automatically collect our educational content.
• Republish our original puzzles or training methodologies commercially.
• Submit proprietary or confidential information through our feedback channels.
• Attempt to interfere with or disrupt the platform's operation.

4. Disclaimers

VGC Dojo is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that it will improve your competitive performance.

Because VGC Dojo is a free service, our total liability to you is zero. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Etaerio Education Technologies LLC is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the platform.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law (for example, liability for fraud or gross negligence where the law requires it).

5. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms and Privacy Policy. When we do, we will update the version number and effective date at the top of this page. Material changes will be noted in a changelog below the footer. Because VGC Dojo does not operate user accounts, posting the revised terms here is the primary notice mechanism.

Your continued use of the platform after a change is posted constitutes acceptance.

6. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable in your jurisdiction, the remaining provisions continue in full effect.

7. Overview

We designed VGC Dojo to collect as little data as possible. Here is the short version:

• No accounts. We do not require registration or login.
• No cookies. We do not set cookies or use cookie-based tracking.
• No third-party analytics. No Google Analytics, no tracking pixels, no ad networks.
• No IP addresses stored. We do not write your IP address into any analytics record.
• No personal identifiers in analytics. Our analytics pipeline records only anonymous, aggregate-level product usage data.
• Your training progress stays on your device. Puzzle state is stored in your browser's local storage.

The details are below.

8. What we collect

8.1 Anonymous product analytics

When you use VGC Dojo, we collect anonymous usage events to understand which features are used and to improve the platform. These events contain:

• Device category: A coarse label (mobile, tablet, or desktop) derived from your browser's user-agent string.
• Browser language: Your browser's language setting (e.g. "en-US").
• Product events: Which training mode you opened, and high-level outcomes (correct/incorrect/streak reset) with optional difficulty labels.
• Aggregate page-view counter: A running total of visits. This counter does not include per-user profiles.

8.2 Information you choose to give us

Some features invite you to submit information voluntarily:

• Feedback survey: Rating, favorite mode, experience level, feature requests, and optionally your email address and a display name for credit.
• Contact & bug report forms: Your name, email, and message.
• Newsletter signup: Your email address only.

We use this information solely to respond to you, improve the product, and send updates you opted into. We do not sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties.

8.3 Server logs

Like any web server, ours may temporarily log IP addresses and request metadata in standard server logs for operational and security purposes (e.g. detecting abuse, debugging errors). These logs are not part of our analytics pipeline and are not used for tracking or marketing.

9. Cookies & local storage

Cookies: VGC Dojo does not set any cookies.

Local storage: We use your browser's localStorage to save your training progress, score, preferred settings, and survey state. This data never leaves your device—it is not transmitted to our servers.

Session storage: We may use sessionStorage (which is automatically cleared when you close the tab) for temporary state during your visit.

10. Third-party services

The main VGC Dojo training site does not load any third-party analytics, tracking, or advertising scripts.

Our server infrastructure (hosting, DNS, TLS) is provided by standard cloud services that may process network traffic as part of delivering the site to you. This is standard for any website.

11. Battle Coach Chrome extension

Our Battle Coach extension runs entirely in your browser. It reads the visible game state from Pokémon Showdown pages to provide coaching overlays. It does not:

• Transmit any data to our servers or any third party.
• Modify Pokémon Showdown's functionality, inject messages, or automate gameplay.
• Store personal information beyond your browser's local extension storage.

The extension requests only the minimum permissions required to read the active Showdown tab.

12. Your rights

Regardless of where you live, you have the right to:

• Access: Ask us what data we hold about you.
• Deletion: Ask us to delete any personal information you have submitted (e.g. email addresses from forms or signups).
• Correction: Ask us to correct inaccurate personal information.
• Withdraw consent: Unsubscribe from any communications at any time.

Because our analytics are anonymous and contain no personal identifiers, there is nothing in our analytics data to access, correct, or delete on a per-user basis.

To exercise any of these rights, email lawyers@etaerio.fun. We will respond within 30 days.

13. Children's privacy

VGC Dojo is a general-audience educational tool. We do not require accounts, and our analytics collect no personal identifiers—so we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13 (COPPA) or under 16 (GDPR).

If a child submits personal information through a voluntary form (such as a contact or feedback form), a parent or guardian may request its deletion by emailing lawyers@etaerio.fun. We will delete it promptly.

14. Security

We use standard security measures (rate limiting, input validation, HTTPS) to protect the platform. We may inspect request patterns to block abuse—this is for security and reliability, not for tracking.

No system is 100% secure. If you believe you have found a security vulnerability, please report it to lawyers@etaerio.fun and we will investigate promptly.

15. Data retention

• Anonymous analytics: Retained indefinitely in aggregate form. Because these records contain no personal identifiers, they cannot be linked to individuals.
• Voluntarily submitted information (emails, feedback, contact messages): Retained until you request deletion or until we no longer need it for the purpose it was collected.
• Server logs: Rotated and deleted on a regular schedule (typically 30 days or less).

Copyright takedown requests

We respect intellectual property rights. If you are a rights holder and believe that material on VGC Dojo infringes your copyright or trademark, please send a written notice to lawyers@etaerio.fun containing:

• Identification of the copyrighted work or trademark you believe is infringed.
• The specific URL(s) or description of where the material appears on our site.
• Your contact information (name, address, email).
• A statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorized to act on their behalf.

We will review valid notices promptly and remove or disable access to the material if appropriate.

Contact

For legal inquiries, privacy requests, copyright notices, or security reports:

lawyers@etaerio.fun

For general questions and feedback:

followme@vgcdojo.com

Public telemetry dashboard

We publish aggregate telemetry publicly so anyone can see what we measure about how the app is used, not who uses it: Open the public telemetry dashboard.