Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Viking Adventure mobile application and any related online services that we operate to support the game (together, the “Service”). By downloading, installing, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will indicate the “Last updated” date at the top when we do. Continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, except where applicable law requires a different process.

1. Who we are

In these Terms, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of Viking Adventure and its backend services. If we provide a legal entity name, registered address, or contact email inside the app (for example in Settings or an About screen), that information governs how you reach us for formal notices where required.

2. Eligibility and accounts

• You must be old enough under the laws of your country to enter into a binding agreement and to use the Service as offered.
• Some features require creating an account. You agree to provide accurate registration information and to keep it current.
• You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for activity that occurs under your account, except where our systems are at fault.
• We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, pose security or legal risk, or abuse the Service.

3. License to use the Service

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial entertainment, on devices you own or control, in accordance with the app store rules that apply to your download.

You may not:

• Copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or reverse engineer the Service or its software, except as allowed by mandatory applicable law.
• Remove or alter proprietary notices.
• Use the Service in any way that violates law or third-party rights, or that interferes with the Service or others’ use of it.

4. Game content, APIs, and strict rules for digital assets

The Service may deliver game content—including but not limited to images, audio, level data, manifests, character definitions, and other materials—through our online APIs and related endpoints (together, “API Content”). API Content is made available solely so the official Viking Adventure client can provide the intended in-game experience.

4.1 Permitted use

You may experience API Content only through normal use of the official Viking Adventure application, as intended by us (for example: playing levels, unlocking progression, and caching content locally for offline play within the app where supported).

4.2 Prohibited: extracting or downloading API Content outside the game

You are expressly forbidden from obtaining, copying, scraping, harvesting, bulk downloading, mirroring, or otherwise retrieving API Content by any means other than the official Viking Adventure application’s ordinary operation.

Without limitation, the following are prohibited:

• Using scripts, bots, crawlers, automated tools, or “scrapers” to request or save API Content.
• Using general-purpose HTTP clients, REST tools, command-line utilities, or custom software to call our APIs or download assets outside the official game client.
• Intercepting, decrypting (where applicable), repackaging, or redistributing API Content obtained through the Service.
• Sharing credentials, tokens, or technical details for the purpose of enabling unauthorized access to API Content.
• Circumventing or attempting to circumvent technical measures, rate limits, authentication, or access controls.

API Content is not a general-purpose asset library. It is licensed for in-game use through the official app only, not for separate download, reuse in other projects, training datasets, resale, or redistribution.

4.3 Original assets and credits

Many visual or audio works may originate from third-party artists or licensors. If you want original or source files, or to use materials outside this game, you must obtain them lawfully from the rights holders.

The Service includes (or will include) a Credits section that identifies artists and provides links to their pages or official sources. Use those links to download or license content from the original source, subject to each creator’s own terms and licenses. Nothing in these Terms grants you a license to use third-party assets outside what those creators expressly allow.

4.4 Enforcement

We may investigate violations, suspend or terminate access, and pursue legal remedies where permitted. Unauthorized extraction or redistribution of API Content may also infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights.

5. Data we collect and why

We aim to be transparent about personal and gameplay-related data processed through the Service. The categories below describe what the app and our backend are designed to handle; exact fields may evolve as features change.

5.1 Account and authentication data

Examples: username, email address, display name, password or password-reset flows, authentication tokens, session identifiers, and email verification status.

Purposes: creating and securing your account; signing you in; recovering access; preventing fraud and abuse; communicating important service messages (for example, security or legal notices where appropriate).

Passwords are handled according to security best practices on our systems; you should use a strong, unique password.

5.2 Gameplay, progression, and game session data

Examples: game state snapshots; progression (such as unlocked levels); run or session identifiers; scores and timing; difficulty preferences; events submitted in connection with a run; leaderboard-related data where applicable.

Purposes: saving your progress; providing gameplay features; scoring; leaderboards; debugging and improving game balance; operating fair play and integrity of the Service.

5.3 Technical and operational data

Examples: device or app information needed to run the game (such as app version, platform type, and network-related diagnostics when requests fail); timestamps of requests; error information.

Purposes: delivering content reliably; troubleshooting; security monitoring; abuse prevention; improving performance and compatibility.

5.4 Generated or retrieved story or narrative content (if enabled)

If the Service includes features that generate or fetch stories or similar content from our servers, inputs you provide and outputs returned may be processed to deliver that feature.

Purposes: providing the feature you invoked; improving quality and safety where permitted; enforcing these Terms and applicable law.

5.5 Local storage on your device

The app may store data locally (for example secure storage for tokens, preferences, or cached game assets for performance or offline use).

Purposes: keeping you signed in where applicable; remembering settings; reducing bandwidth; allowing smoother gameplay.

We do not use third-party advertising SDKs in the current open-source dependency list for this project; if that changes in a future release, we will update this document and, where required, provide additional notice or consent mechanisms.

5.6 Legal bases (where applicable)

Depending on your region, we rely on one or more of: performance of a contract with you; legitimate interests in operating and securing the Service; compliance with legal obligations; and, where required, your consent.

5.7 Sharing of data

We share data with service providers who host or process data on our behalf (for example cloud hosting), under agreements that require appropriate safeguards. We may disclose information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, or as part of a merger or asset sale subject to applicable safeguards.

We do not sell your personal information as a commodity. If a jurisdiction defines “sale” broadly, we will describe any such activities in our privacy disclosures as required.

5.8 Retention

We retain information only as long as needed for the purposes above, including legal, accounting, and security requirements. You may request deletion of your account where the app provides that option; some records may be retained where the law requires.

5.9 International transfers

If you use the Service from outside the country where our servers or processors are located, your information may be transferred across borders. We apply appropriate safeguards as required by law.

6. Privacy

These Terms work together with our privacy practices. For a dedicated privacy notice (recommended for app stores and regulators), we may publish a separate Privacy Policy that mirrors and expands on Section 5. If there is a conflict regarding data protection, the Privacy Policy should prevail on data topics to the extent required by law.

7. User conduct

You agree not to:

• Cheat, exploit bugs, or tamper with scoring, leaderboards, or progression.
• Harass, threaten, or harm others.
• Upload malware or attempt unauthorized access to our systems or other users’ accounts.
• Use the Service to violate intellectual property or other rights.

8. Intellectual property

The Service—including software, branding, and original content we own—is protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the limited license in Section 3 and normal in-app use of API Content as permitted in Section 4, no rights are granted to you.

Third-party names, assets, and links in Credits remain the property of their respective owners.

9. Third-party links and storefronts

The Service may link to third-party websites (for example artist pages). We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or terms. App store providers (Apple, Google, etc.) are not parties to these Terms between you and us, but they may have their own terms that apply to your use of their platforms.

10. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we and our affiliates, directors, employees, and suppliers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of the Service.

Our total liability for any claim arising out of these Terms or the Service is, to the extent permitted by law, limited to the greater of: (a) the amount you paid us for the Service in the twelve (12) months before the claim, or (b) zero if the Service is free.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those cases, our liability is limited to the maximum permitted by law.

12. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of third-party rights—including misuse or unauthorized extraction of API Content.

13. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you breach these Terms or if we need to discontinue or change the Service. Provisions that by their nature should survive (including intellectual property, restrictions on API Content, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnity) will survive termination.

14. Governing law and disputes

Unless a mandatory consumer law in your country requires otherwise, these Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction we designate in the app or in a future legal notice, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Courts in that jurisdiction may have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to non-waivable rights you may have as a consumer.

15. Contact

For questions about these Terms or data practices, use the contact method shown in the app (Settings / About / Support), once published.