Effective
Terms
These terms cover using Clock of Ages (clockofages.com), a free educational web toy in the Cruxially collection, a small, growing collection of educational web toys and puzzles, all run by Keith D Commiskey. Each app in the collection has its own terms: these are this site’s. Using the site means you accept these terms. Terms were last updated and are effective from November 1, 2026.
Who it’s for
Anyone can play, at any age, with no account and nothing to buy: tips are optional (below). The site is run from the United States and made mainly for users in the US. If you use it from another country, it’s up to you to make sure using this site is allowed where you are. The privacy page says what the site keeps: nothing about you, unless you ask for updates by email.
Free to play, as-is
The site is free, and provided as it is and as available, without any promise or guarantee that it will always work, keep good time, or be available. Parts of the app may change, pause, or end at any time. As far as the law allows, Keith D Commiskey is not responsible for any loss or harm that comes from using this site.
It’s a toy. Its old clocks and their readings are close, not exact, so please do not rely on them for anything of great import. Its tales are checked against the sources on the about page, but they’re short: a place to start, not a reference.
Playing fair
Do not:
- attack, overload, or probe the site, or try to get around its limits or its bot checks;
- fetch its pages or files in bulk with scripts or other automated tools (search engines that follow its robots.txt are welcome);
- sign up anyone’s email address for updates but your own;
- use the site to break the law or to harm anyone.
Requests that look like abuse may be slowed down or turned away.
Who owns what
The site, its design, drawings, code, sounds and words belong to the site owner, Keith D Commiskey, apart from the parts that belong to others under their own licenses: the “On this day” events are Wikipedia’s, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Your Five Clocks share line is yours to share anywhere.
Email updates
Site updates by email are optional, for legally-allowed users (e.g., people 13 and older), and each email has a link to unsubscribe. The privacy page explains how your address is kept.
Tips
You can leave a tip from the support page if you are feeling appreciative, generous, or just so inclined.
- A tip is voluntary and one-time: a thank-you for the site, not a purchase. It brings no perks, features or account, and the site is the same for everyone, tip or not.
- A tip isn’t a charitable donation, so it isn’t tax-deductible.
- Stripe takes the payment on its own pages and emails your receipt. All the apps in the Cruxially collection take payments through one Stripe account, so those pages, the receipt (paid to Keith D Commiskey | Cruxially) and your card statement will reference Cruxially, not Clock of Ages. The privacy page details what Stripe shares with the site.
- If you’re under 18, please ask a parent or guardian before you tip.
- Tipped by mistake, or more than you meant to? Write to the address below within 30 days, with the email address you gave Stripe and the tip’s date and amount, and it will be refunded in full to the card that paid. A refund usually reaches your account within 5 to 10 business days.
Suggestions
A suggestion on What’s next is given freely: the site’s owner may use the idea, change it or leave it, with nothing owed for it, and your words are never published. Please don’t send anything confidential, or anyone’s personal details.
Changes to these terms
If these terms change, this page will say what changed, and What’s new will mention it. Using the site after its effective date means you accept the terms.
What changed in this version:
- Added section: Tips — which details an option for visitors to leave a one-time tip through Stripe.
- Added section: Suggestions — which says an idea sent on What’s next is given freely.
- These terms now say the site is part of the Cruxially collection, and that Stripe’s pages, receipts and card statements carry its name.
The law that applies
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States.
Questions
Write to hello@clockofages.com.
For questions about the Cruxially collection as a whole, write to hello@cruxially.com. Keith D Commiskey also runs KDC-info (kdcinfo.com), which is where email replies will be from.