Terms of Use for Epoch Clash

1. Provider and scope

The game “Epoch Clash” is provided by Andre Neubert, Elsa-Brändström-Str. 30, 55124 Mainz, Germany (email: contact@andreneubert.com). Further details are in the Impressum. These terms of use govern the use of the game on Android and iOS, of the expansions you can buy and, once it is enabled, of multiplayer.

If you obtain the game through Google Play or the App Store, the terms of that store also apply and, where applicable, Apple’s Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement. Statutory claims against the contracting party responsible in each case remain unaffected.

2. The game

Epoch Clash is a real-time strategy game from the Stone Age to the future. The base game is free and can be played without an account and without an internet connection; saved games and settings stay on your device. The exact scope follows from the installed version and the description in the store.

You can stop using the game and delete the app at any time. Doing so also deletes your saved games on that device; purchased expansions remain linked to your store account (section 3).

3. Expansions and purchases

You can optionally buy expansions, such as further ages, nations, leaders, maps, landscapes and wonders. Each expansion is a permanent one-time purchase, not a subscription. There is no in-game currency, no loot boxes and no random purchases; every purchase states exactly what it contains beforehand. The store shows you the price and any taxes included before you buy.

Purchase and payment are handled by Google Play or Apple. Who your contracting party for the payment is follows from the store’s terms and your receipt. We do not receive any payment data. A purchase belongs to your store account: with “Restore purchases” in the app you get it back after reinstalling or on another device that uses the same store account. On Apple devices, expansions can be shared through Family Sharing.

For minors, purchases must be valid under the applicable law, which may require the consent of a parent or guardian. Parents and guardians can restrict purchases in the store’s family and purchase settings.

4. Withdrawal and refunds

For digital content, a statutory right of withdrawal may expire early if the legal requirements are met. You give the consents and confirmations required for this during the store’s checkout.

For a refund, contact the store you bought from, or us. Whether and under which conditions a refund is granted depends on the store’s rules and the law; the payout is made through the store. If a purchase is refunded or revoked, the corresponding expansion may be locked again in the game. Statutory rights of withdrawal, warranty and refund remain unaffected.

5. Multiplayer

Multiplayer is in preparation and not yet enabled in the store versions. Once it is available in your version, the following also applies:

Account

When you first open multiplayer, the app creates a guest account on our game server that belongs to your device. You can link it to Game Center (iOS) or Google Play Games (Android) to find it again after reinstalling or on another device. Without a link, you may lose access to the account if you delete the app or change devices. You can delete your account at any time in the app under Settings → Account.

Name and chat

Your player name is visible to all players. It must not insult, threaten or demean anyone, must not contain hate speech, banned symbols or contact details, and must not pretend to be another real person or the operator. A filter checks every name; a name that slips through can still break these rules. Before you choose your first name, you accept these rules in the app.

Fixed calls are open to everyone. Free text is only available in rooms opened among friends with a code; the host can limit the chat to calls or turn it off. The same rules apply to everything you write as to names. Contact details are hidden, and so are rude words until you choose to show them.

Fair play

In particular, modified apps, bots, scripts or interfering with data transmission, deliberately exploiting bugs, deliberately disrupting matches, creating accounts in bulk, buying, selling or passing on accounts, abusive reports and any other unlawful use are not allowed.

Reporting, blocking and measures

You can mute, block and report other players. With a report we receive the reason and the last lines of the chat between you and the reported person. A report never blocks anyone automatically; a person reviews it. If a rule is broken, depending on severity and frequency, we may reset a name, limit the chat to calls, or suspend multiplayer temporarily or permanently. Single player and purchased expansions remain unaffected. Anyone who repeatedly reports without reason is warned and may temporarily lose the ability to report. If you think a measure is wrong, write to contact@andreneubert.com and we will review it again.

Availability

Multiplayer requires an internet connection; you bear any connection costs. We run it with reasonable care but do not promise uninterrupted availability. Maintenance, faults or circumstances beyond our control may restrict it temporarily.

6. Rights to content

All rights to Epoch Clash, in particular to the software, graphics, characters, texts, music, sound effects and voice recordings, belong to Andre Neubert or his licensors. You receive a simple, non-transferable right to play the game on your devices for private, non-commercial purposes. Any further copying, distribution, making available to the public or modification is not permitted unless the law allows it; this includes decompiling and modifying the app.

You may publish screenshots and videos of your own matches in private posts, let’s plays, streams and social networks, as long as you do not give the false impression of an official partnership and do not place the recordings in unlawful contexts or contexts harmful to minors. The usual monetization of such videos by the respective platform is allowed; any further commercial use requires our prior written consent.

7. Updates, changes and discontinuation

We provide updates required to keep the game in conformity with the contract, in particular bug fixes and security updates, to the extent required by law. Beyond that, we may change the game for a valid reason, for example technical development, security, changed legal or store requirements, game balance or preventing abuse. Such a change costs you nothing extra. If it impairs access to purchased content or its usability more than insignificantly, we will inform you in advance; your statutory rights, in particular to end the contract free of charge, remain unaffected.

We may discontinue multiplayer for an objective reason, for example if running it is no longer technically or economically reasonable; we will announce a planned discontinuation in the app at least 30 days in advance. Single player and purchased expansions are not affected. An immediate restriction remains possible in the case of a serious breach or an acute security or legal risk, as far as it is proportionate and legally permitted.

8. Liability

Andre Neubert is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence and for damage resulting from injury to life, body or health. In the case of simple negligence, there is liability only for breach of essential contractual obligations (obligations whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance you may regularly rely), limited to the damage typical for the contract and foreseeable. Liability under the German Product Liability Act remains unaffected.

9. Privacy

Which data is processed when you use Epoch Clash is described in the privacy policy.

10. Changes to these terms

These terms may be adjusted for an objective reason, in particular because of a change in the law or because features of the game change and a provision becomes incomplete or inaccurate as a result. A change must not shift the contractual balance unreasonably to your disadvantage. We will inform you of material changes in the app before they take effect. Where a change requires your consent, it only takes effect with your explicit consent; silence or merely continuing to use the game does not count as consent.

11. Final provisions

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; mandatory consumer protection rules of the country of your habitual residence remain unaffected. Should any provision of these terms be or become invalid in whole or in part, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected; the statutory provision takes the place of the invalid one. In the event of discrepancies between the German and the English version, the German version prevails to the extent permitted by applicable law.

We are neither obliged nor willing to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG). For questions or complaints, you can reach us at contact@andreneubert.com.