Introduction

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website, games, and related services operated by Happy Cat Games ("we," "us," or "our"), including happycatgames.com and any games, demos, playtests, or community channels we provide.

By accessing or using our website, downloading or playing our games, subscribing to our newsletter, or participating in our community, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use our services.

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction) to use our website and services. If you are under 18, you should use our services only with the involvement and consent of a parent or guardian.

You are responsible for ensuring that your use of our services complies with all applicable laws in your location.

Use of Our Website

You may use our website for lawful, personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:

• Use our website or services for any unlawful, harmful, or fraudulent purpose.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems, accounts, or data.
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation of our website or services.
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest data from our website without our prior written consent.
• Upload or transmit malware, spam, or other harmful content.
• Impersonate Happy Cat Games or misrepresent your affiliation with us.

Games and Digital Content

When you download, purchase, or play our games — including free demos, jam releases, and playtest builds — we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the game for your own entertainment. This license does not give you ownership of the game or any of its content.

You may not copy, redistribute, sell, reverse engineer, modify, or create derivative works from our games or digital content except where expressly permitted by applicable law or by us in writing.

Our games are provided "as is." Playtest, beta, and early-access builds may be incomplete, change without notice, or be withdrawn at any time. Features, content, and availability may differ from final release versions.

Newsletter and Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or other email communications, you agree to provide accurate contact information and to receive messages related to playtests, development updates, and studio news.

You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. Our use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.

User Content and Feedback

If you send us feedback, bug reports, suggestions, or other content — including through email, contact forms, or community channels such as Discord — you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and incorporate that content for the purpose of operating and improving our games and services.

We are under no obligation to compensate you for feedback or to implement any suggestions. You represent that any content you submit does not violate the rights of others or applicable law.

When participating in our community spaces, you agree to behave respectfully toward other players and our team. We may remove content or restrict access if we believe conduct violates these Terms or harms the community.

Intellectual Property

All content on our website and in our games — including artwork, characters, music, code, logos, trademarks, and text — is owned by Happy Cat Games or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws.

You may not use our name, logos, or other branding without our prior written permission, except as reasonably necessary to share or discuss our games in a non-commercial, good-faith manner.

Third-Party Platforms

Our games and community may be available through third-party platforms such as itch.io, Discord, Steam, or other storefronts and services. Your use of those platforms is also subject to their own terms, policies, and rules.

We are not responsible for third-party platforms, payment processors, or services we do not control. Links to external sites are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement.

Disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, our website, games, and services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not guarantee that our website or games will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. As an indie studio, our games may be in active development and subject to change.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Happy Cat Games and its team will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses arising from your use of our website, games, or services.

Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or our services will be limited to the amount you paid us for the relevant game or service in the twelve months before the claim arose, or one hundred U.S. dollars (USD $100), whichever is greater.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of our website or services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@happycatgames.com.