Terms of Service
Nutzungsbedingungen
Last Updated: 2026-03-11
These Terms of Service (the "Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Litejoy Games UG (haftungsbeschränkt) ("Litejoy Games," "we," "us," or "our").
The Terms govern your access to and use of our mobile applications (including Hidden Tales - Puzzle Stories and other games), our websites, and any related services (collectively, the "Services").
Age Restriction: You must be at least 16 years of age to access or play our games. If you are under 16, you are strictly prohibited from using our Services and must uninstall our games immediately.
1. Age Requirement and Acceptance of Terms
Our Services are not intended for or directed at children. You must be at least 16 years of age to access or play our games.
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In-Game Confirmation: When you launch our games for the first time, you will be presented with a pop-up notice. By clicking to accept, you expressly confirm and warrant that you are 16 years of age or older, and that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with all of these Terms, or if you are under 16 years of age, you are strictly prohibited from using our Services and must uninstall our games immediately.
2. Platform Terms (Apple App Store and Google Play Store)
You acknowledge that you are downloading our mobile games through third-party platforms, such as the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
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Your use of our games is also subject to the respective End User License Agreements (EULA) and terms of service of these third-party platforms. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the platform's terms regarding your purchase and download, the platform's terms will prevail.
3. In-App Purchases, Subscriptions, and Virtual Items
Our games may offer in-app purchases, virtual currency, or subscriptions. All purchases are processed and billed directly by the Apple App Store or Google Play Store — not by Litejoy Games.
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Billing by Third Parties: All transactions are subject to the payment terms and conditions of the respective platform. Litejoy Games does not have access to your payment information or credit card details.
Right of Withdrawal (EU Consumers): Under EU consumer protection law, you have a statutory 14-day right of withdrawal from contracts for digital content. By making an in-app purchase, you expressly consent to the immediate delivery of the digital content and acknowledge that you lose your right of withdrawal once delivery has begun (§ 356 Abs. 5 Nr. 2 BGB / Art. 16(m) Consumer Rights Directive). All in-app purchases are processed by Apple or Google, whose purchase flows include this acknowledgement. For refund requests, please contact the respective platform.
"No Ads" Purchases: In most of our games, you can purchase a "No Ads" feature. This feature stops the display of forced advertisements (such as interstitial or banner ads) that may interrupt your gaming experience. Please note that this feature does not remove "Rewarded Video Ads" — these are strictly optional videos you can choose to watch in exchange for in-game bonuses or extra lives.
Virtual Currency and Goods: Any virtual currency or virtual goods purchased or earned in our games have no real-world monetary value and cannot be exchanged for real money, goods, or services from us or anyone else. When you "purchase" virtual items, you are actually purchasing a limited, personal, non-transferable, and revocable license to use those items within the game.
4. Intellectual Property and License
All rights, title, and interest in and to the Services (including all graphics, source code, text, logos, user interfaces, gameplay mechanics, audio, and images) are the sole and exclusive property of Litejoy Games or our licensors. You are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable limited license to access and play our games for your own non-commercial, entertainment purposes.
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You expressly agree not to:
- Copy, distribute, modify, or translate any part of our Services.
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of our games.
- Use our Intellectual Property for any commercial purpose without our prior written consent.
5. User Conduct and Prohibited Activities
To ensure a fair and safe environment for all players, you agree not to use the Services for unauthorized, cheating, or disruptive behavior. We reserve the right to suspend or permanently terminate your access to our games if we determine, at our sole discretion, that you have violated these rules.
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You agree not to use the Services to:
- Use cheats, exploits, automation software (bots), hacks, or any unauthorized third-party software designed to modify or interfere with the game experience.
- Disrupt, overburden, or aid in the disruption of our servers or the servers of our third-party partners.
- Harass, threaten, or engage in toxic behavior toward other players or Litejoy Games employees.
- Buy, sell, or trade player accounts or virtual items for real-world currency.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Services are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis.
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To the fullest extent permitted by law, Litejoy Games disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the games will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses.
7. Limitation of Liability
We build our games to be fun and entertaining, but like all software, they may sometimes experience bugs or interruptions. To the maximum extent permitted by German law, our liability is limited as follows:
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- Statutory Exceptions: The limitations in this section do not apply to damages caused intentionally or by gross negligence (grobe Fahrlässigkeit), or to personal injury.
- Slight Negligence: For slight negligence (leichte Fahrlässigkeit), we are only responsible if we breach a fundamental obligation that makes playing the game possible in the first place (Kardinalpflicht). In such cases, our responsibility is strictly limited to typical, foreseeable damages.
- General Exclusion: Any further liability or claims for damages against Litejoy Games are excluded.
8. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms and your use of the Services are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to its conflict of law principles. If you are a consumer residing in the European Union, you also enjoy the protection of the mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence.
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Non-EU Users: If you are a resident of the United States, any disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration or in the courts of Berlin, Germany, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing in these Terms shall deprive you of mandatory consumer protections under the laws of your country of residence.
Consumer Dispute Resolution (EU): We are neither obligated nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG).
9. Changes to These Terms
As our games evolve, we may need to update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will let you know—for example, by showing a notice inside the game or posting an update on our website.
By continuing to play our games after the updated Terms go into effect, you confirm that you accept the changes. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you will simply need to stop using our Services.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us:
c/o Spaeth, Lydia-Rabinowitsch-Str. 24, 10557 Berlin, Germany