Shadow Network – Terms of Service & Server Rules

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or playing on Shadow Network, you agree to comply with these Terms of Service and all in-game rules. Failure to follow these rules may result in punishment, including mutes, bans, or permanent removal from the server.

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2. Purchases & Refund Policy

• Must be 13+ or have parent/guardian permission to buy a rank.
• All purchases are final and non-refundable.
• This includes (but is not limited to): ranks, cosmetics, and items
• Chargebacks or payment disputes will result in a permanent ban from the server.
• The server reserves the right to modify or remove perks at any time without compensation.

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3. Account Responsibility

• You are responsible for your account and any activity on it.
• Sharing accounts is done at your own risk.
• The server is not responsible for lost, stolen, or compromised accounts. You can recover an account with a lost or forgot password in a ticket.

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4. Server Rules

Gameplay & Fair Play

• No hacking or use of unfair client modifications.
• This includes X-ray, hacked clients, or unfair mods.
• No exploiting glitches or bugs. Report them to staff immediately.
• No duping or duplication exploits.
• No macros or auto-clickers that give an unfair advantage.
• No minimap mods that show player locations, caves, or extended render distance advantages.
• No abusing server lag to gain an advantage.
• No abusing plugin mechanics for unfair advantages.
• No using bots or scripts to farm resources.
• No AFK farms that may cause server lag.
• Maximum AFK time is 2 hours.

PvP & Movement

• No TP trapping.
• No pearling into spawn to escape PvP.
• No boosting with friends to farm hearts.

Economy & Trading

• No scamming players in trades or deals.
• No fake giveaways or fake events to mislead players.

Accounts & Punishments

• No alt account farming for hearts.
• No ban evading or using alternate accounts to bypass punishments.
• No evading punishments in any way.

Server Integrity

• No lag machines or redstone machines designed to crash the server.
• No mass item dumping to cause lag.
• No intentionally causing chunk bans.
• No using items or exploits to crash other players’ games.
• No loopholing or attempting to bypass rules.

World & Spawn Protection

• No griefing spawn or protected areas.
• No misleading players into dangerous situations with false information.

Conduct & Chat Rules

• No spamming in chat.
• No advertising other servers in chat, signs, or direct messages.
• No DM advertising.
• No staff impersonation under any circumstances.
• No disrespecting staff.
• Do not ping staff unnecessarily.

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5. Enforcement & Punishments

• Punishments include warnings, mutes, temporary bans, or permanent bans.
• You may get muted for chat violations.
• Punishments are issued at staff discretion based on severity and history.
• Attempting to bypass or undermine punishments will result in harsher penalties.

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6. Staff Authority

• Staff decisions are final.
• Staff may intervene in situations not explicitly covered in the rules.
• Rules may be updated at any time without prior notice.

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7. Changes to Terms

Shadow Network reserves the right to update or modify these Terms of Service at any time. Continued use of the server implies acceptance of any changes. *Will notify when changes are made

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8. Agreement

By playing on Shadow Network, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Service and rules.