1Agreement
In short: by using our website or playing our games, you agree to these terms. Each section starts with a plain-language summary like this one; the full text below it is what counts.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Lorendil Interactive Inc. They apply when you visit lorendil.com or download, install, access or play any game, playtest, demo, web build or other product we make available (together, the "Services"), including Blubbi. If you don't agree to these Terms, please don't use the Services.
In the Blubbi game client these Terms may also be called the "Terms of Use".
2Who we are
The Services are operated by Lorendil Interactive Inc., a Canadian federal corporation ("Lorendil", "we", "us" or "our").
3What these Terms cover
In short: one set of terms for everything Lorendil makes. Some games add a few extra rules of their own, and our Privacy Policy explains how we handle data.
These Terms cover our website, all of our games and their online features, playtests and web builds, and community spaces we run. A game may show additional rules or notices (for example, event or playtest rules). Those apply too, and if they conflict with these Terms on a specific topic, the more specific rules win for that topic.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and share personal information. If these Terms and the Privacy Policy conflict about data practices, the Privacy Policy controls.
4Eligibility
You must meet any minimum age, capacity and parental-consent requirements that apply to you under the laws where you live. If you allow a minor to use the Services, you are responsible for their use, including online features such as chat.
5Steam and other platforms
In short: if you play through Steam (or a browser, or Discord), that platform's own rules apply to your account there, and we can't control its outages.
Our games may be distributed or authenticated through Valve Corporation's Steam platform ("Steam") and may be playable in a web browser or connected to community platforms such as Discord. Your use of those platforms is governed by their own agreements and policies. We are not responsible for platform outages, platform account issues, Valve Anti-Cheat or other Valve systems, or any other third-party service.
6Accounts and identity
Your online profile in a game may be tied to a platform account (for example, your Steam user identifier). You are responsible for keeping that account secure and, to the extent allowed by law, for activity that happens under it. Don't share, sell or transfer accounts or profiles.
7Your licence to play
In short: you can play and enjoy our games. You can't copy, resell, hack apart or rebuild them.
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use our games for your personal, non-commercial entertainment, and to view our website. You may not copy, distribute, sell, lease, sublicense, reverse engineer (except as mandatory law allows), modify or create derivative works from the Services or their content except as we expressly permit (see Fan content, section 16).
8Online services
Our games include online-connected features that need internet access, such as cloud-saved progression, chat, leaderboards, trading, server events, timed or server-validated gameplay, and delivery of updates or configuration. These features may change, be rate-limited, paused or discontinued for maintenance, security, legal compliance, economy or balance tuning, or other operational reasons. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.
9Virtual items, currency and gameplay
In short: cubes, Blubbies, cosmetics and other in-game things are for playing with. They have no real-world money value, and we may rebalance the game.
Our games include virtual items, creatures (such as "Blubbies" and pets), currencies (such as "cubes"), cosmetics, progression, pools, timers and other gameplay elements ("Virtual Items"). Virtual Items have no real-world monetary value, are not redeemable for money, are not your property, and are licensed for use in the game only. We may change, rebalance, rotate, replace or remove gameplay or rewards for fairness, technical, legal or design reasons. Unless we expressly sell something with a stated scope, nothing in these Terms guarantees any earn rate, drop rate, odds, leaderboard rank or permanent value.
10Paid offerings
In short: if we ever sell something, it's meant to be cosmetic or a clearly described pass. We don't sell cubes or other earnable currency.
Paid offerings, if and when offered, are intended to be limited to cosmetic content (appearance or presentation that does not, as designed, give a gameplay advantage over players who don't buy it) and subscriptions or passes described at purchase. Paid offerings are not intended to include selling cubes or other core earnable in-game currency as standalone "currency packs". Purchases may be processed by Steam, another platform or a payment processor, and their terms, taxes and refund rules also apply.
11Playtests, early access and web builds
In short: playtests are works in progress. Things will change, break and sometimes reset, and your feedback helps us make the game better.
Some Services are offered as free playtests, early access, demos or browser builds. They may contain bugs, change significantly, or end. To fix bugs or exploits, rebalance the economy, or move between test phases, we may need to modify or reset progression, items or currencies. We'll try to give notice where we reasonably can. If you send us feedback or ideas, you allow us to use them to improve our games without any obligation to you.
13Rules of conduct
In short: be kind, play fair, don't cheat or break things. We can act when people don't.
You agree not to:
- cheat, use bots, macros or automation, or exploit bugs or unintended mechanics;
- harass, threaten, bully or impersonate others (including our staff);
- post hate speech, sexual content involving minors, or other illegal or harmful content;
- spam, advertise without permission or distribute malware;
- attempt unauthorized access to our systems or other players' accounts, or scrape, overload or interfere with the Services;
- circumvent moderation, security, rate limits or bans;
- buy, sell or trade accounts, Virtual Items or in-game benefits for real money outside channels we authorize;
- use the Services unlawfully.
14Your content
If the Services let you submit content (including chat messages, names you give your Blubbies, and feedback), you keep any rights you already have in it. You grant Lorendil a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, display, distribute, adapt (for formatting or moderation) and otherwise use that content as needed to operate, improve, promote and secure the Services, and to enforce these Terms. You confirm that you have the rights needed to grant this licence.
15Moderation and enforcement
We may use human moderators, automated filters, player reports and administrative tools. To protect players, enforce these Terms, investigate abuse or comply with law, we may remove or restrict content, mute, suspend or ban accounts, reset progression or take other proportionate measures. Moderation may be imperfect or delayed. If you think we got something wrong, contact us (section 25).
16Fan content
In short: please do make videos, streams, fan art and memes of our games. Just don't sell our art or pretend to be us.
We love fan content. You may stream, record and share gameplay videos, screenshots, fan art, guides and memes featuring our games, and you may monetize videos and streams through the platforms' normal creator programs, as long as you:
- don't sell our art, characters or logos themselves (for example on merchandise) without our written permission;
- don't suggest that your content is official or endorsed by Lorendil;
- don't use our content in anything hateful, illegal or misleading, or to promote cheats or real-money trading;
- don't leak unreleased content or spoil secrets you were asked to keep.
We may ask you to change or remove fan content that doesn't follow these rules.
17Our intellectual property
The Services, including the names Lorendil and Blubbi, logos, characters, art, music, sound, software, databases and other materials, are owned by Lorendil or our licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the licences in sections 7 and 16, no rights are granted to you.
18Third-party services and links
The Services rely on third-party infrastructure (for example Steam, cloud hosting and database providers, and website hosting) and may link to third-party sites such as Steam, Discord, TikTok or YouTube. Their availability, practices and terms are outside our control. Our Privacy Policy describes the providers we use.
19Disclaimer
The Services are provided "as is" and "as available" to the maximum extent permitted by law. We disclaim implied warranties, such as merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, to the extent allowed by applicable law.
20Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Lorendil Interactive Inc. and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits, goodwill or revenue, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Services, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability for any claim arising out of these Terms or the Services is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the six (6) months before the claim or (b) fifty Canadian dollars (CAD $50), except where liability cannot be limited under mandatory law.
21Indemnity
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Lorendil Interactive Inc. and its affiliates from claims, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the Services, your content, or your violation of these Terms.
22Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Canada, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory laws of your place of residence give you rights that cannot be waived. Before starting any formal dispute, please contact us so we can try to resolve it informally.
23Your consumer rights
Nothing in these Terms limits non-waivable consumer rights, statutory rights or remedies under the laws that apply to you.
24Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time, and the "Last updated" date will change when we do. For material changes we may ask you to accept the new Terms in a game, or give other notice as required by law or as we reasonably consider appropriate. Continuing to use the Services after changes take effect means you accept them, where allowed by law.
25Contact
Questions about these Terms, or anything else: reach us on our Discord server or through the contact options on lorendil.com.
Lorendil Interactive Inc., Canada.
12Social features and community
Our games may include global chat (which may be relayed to and from our Discord server), leaderboards, trading, gifts and donations, rescue or adoption between players, mailbox messages, server-wide events and similar features. Information you submit, or that gameplay generates (such as display names, chat text, your equipped Blubbi and cosmetics, or listings), may be visible to other players and stored on our servers as described in the Privacy Policy. You use social features at your own discretion, and we can't guarantee that moderation will catch all objectionable content.