License Agreement Summary (legally binding document is below)

For the convenience of players, content creators and modders we provide a license summary covering important topics here. The fully legally binding agreement follows afterwards.

Basics

• 1. You waive your rights to class-action lawsuits and commit to binding individual arbitration. We are a tiny independent company, this is to protect ourselves from costly legal actions, however remote they may be.
  
• 2. The game is licensed to you. We reserve all other rights.
  
• 3. The game will be updated and may change over time.

Optional-online feature and User-generated content

• 1. The game comes with optional online features. These are provided as a bonus and may or may not be available.
  
• 2. The game allows you to create user-generated content and share it with others.
  
• 3. You are the author of the in-game content, are responsible for its legality, and give us full rights, without compensation, to use the content, including promoting it, making variations of it and providing it to others in connection with the game.
  
• 4. We may remove content without notice.
  
• 5. We may ban players from these optional features if we detect abuse.
  
• 6. By opting-in to online features, you may be exposed to user-generated content from other players.

Content Creators

• 1. You may create content with the game (stream, create videos) and monetize such content, including subscriber content.
  
• 2. All music in the game was custom-made for the game and is streamer friendly. No one but us owns the rights to the music.
  
• 3. You may create content using the music of the game within the context of the game but you cannot broadcast content with the sole purpose of broadcasting the music.
  
• 4. Do not release or attempt to monetize/claim our soundtrack online.

Modders

• 1. Mods may not be commercial, nor contain ads or be gated behind paid subscriptions or memberships.
  
• 2. Mods may not collect or send user-data online.
  
• 3. Mods may not bypass technical restrictions.
  
• 4. Mods are not allowed on the Demo.
  
• 5. We may create features substantially similar to Mods, without compensation.

A.I. Usage

• 1. Generative A.I. may not be used in connection with the game, except if its to improve game performance or for personal usability reasons.

The following End User Licence Agreement ("Agreement") governs your use of Our Game, and the content found within it:

Please be advised that this agreement contains a binding, individual arbitration and class-action waiver provision.
If you accept this agreement, you and Greenheart Games Pty Ltd agree to resolve any disputes in binding, individual arbitration and give up the right to go to court individually or as part of a class action.

This is the official terms of service for the interactive video game "Tavern Keeper (PC)" inclusive of any associated downloadable content (DLC), collectively referred to as "Game" owned and controlled by Greenheart Games Pty. Ltd. (Australian Business Number: 33 159 307 490) (defined herein as We, Us or Our) ("Licensor"), By using or otherwise accessing Our Game, you acknowledge that you are at least thirteen (13) years of age and you have, or if you are under the age of thirteen (13) your guardian has read this Agreement, and that you agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement, promptly exit this page and do not use Our Game or any of the content contained within it. Any reference to the term Game will relate to the version of the Game(s) that you have validly purchased, on your relevant and applicable platform.

Photosensitive Warning:

Please be advised that Our Game includes flashing lights and other visual effects.

A small percentage of people may experience seizures when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns.

If you or anyone in your family has an epileptic condition or has had seizures of any kind, consult with your physician before playing Our Game. IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE use and consult with a physician before resuming gameplay if you or anyone in your surrounding experiences any of the following health symptoms: seizures, dizziness, headaches, momentary loss of awareness, eye or muscle twitches, altered vision, convulsions or disorientation.
Upon the successful payment of the relevant (and applicable) consideration on your applicable Digital Stores or the lawful acquisition of Our Game in physical format ("Physical Format"), We grant you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license to access and use Our Game exclusively for the purposes of viewing, playing, and interacting with the content within it, on the platform to which your purchase of Our Game was processed on, or Physical Format relates to and is playable on. You acknowledge that Our Game and the content within it is to be used solely by you for entertainment and educational purposes, and for no other purposes.

Your licence confers no title or ownership in Our Game.

We do not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to Our Game or the content within them.

All rights not specifically licenced herein are expressly reserved by Us.
This License (as listed at Clause 2 above) will exist for as long as you lawfully continue to use the Game, and subject to the termination of this licence as outlined in this Agreement.


The Game and all content within are protected by Australian and international copyright law and is licensed, owned and/or controlled by Us. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright), title and interest in the Game and any content found anywhere within them (including but not limited to code, artistic works, typography, sound, musical works, master recordings, scripts, design elements and interactive features), are owned and/or controlled by Us (or our Licensors). Our Game may contain certain licensed materials, and our Licensor may protect their rights in the event of any violation of this Agreement. All trademarks, service marks and trade names (registered or otherwise) are owned, registered and/or licensed by Us.


We may deploy, upload or provide mandatory patches, updates or modifications to Our Game which must be installed for you to continue to use our Game, in order to, for example: (i) to ensure compliance with applicable laws and/or reflect the change in relevant laws; (ii) perform temporary maintenance, fix bugs, implement technical adjustments and make improvements; (iii) update or upgrade the Game; (iv): to ensure the security of Our Game; and (v) to combat against any illegal, harmful or unsafe activities associated with Our Game.


Your use of Our Game is subject to all relevant and applicable local, state, national laws, by-laws, codes and regulations. By accessing and using Our Game or any of its contents and functions, you agree to be bound by the relevant and applicable laws to you. In addition, you acknowledge and agree that your licence(s) to use Our Game is subject to the following limitations (Licence Limitations):

You must not:

• a. exploit Our Game commercially;
  
• b. use Our Game to harm, threaten, or harass anyone (including Us and Our employees, officers and directors);
  
• c. use Our Game in any manner or for any purpose other than as expressly permitted by the Terms, the Licenses and the information available on our websites;
  
• d. violate the terms of our Privacy Policy listed at: https://www.greenheartgames.com/privacy-policy/.
  
• e. share passwords or other access information or devices or otherwise authorize any third party to access or use Our Game;
  
• f. translate, reverse engineer, decompile, derive source code, modify, create derivative works or disassemble Our Game or the content within it or merge all or any part of the either with another game, program or service (including software and other applications utilising artificial intelligence);
  
• g. create, develop, make available, distribute, host, promote, advertise, or use any software programs to break, interfere with or modify (including mod) Our Game or any part thereof;
  
• h. remove or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in any of Our content (including but not limited to Our Game);
  
• i. unlawfully copy, reproduce or create derivative works based on any part of Our Game or any of the content within, or create a competing version of Our Game based on the information that you may gain from using Our Game;
  
• j. use any learning language model, adversarial neural network or other generative artificial intelligence tool (or application) ("AI") in connection with Our Game, including any underlying part thereof, in-game content and footage of Our Game, unless its a Permitted AI Use (defined below).
  
• k. use Our Game or any content within for any unauthorized purpose or in violation of any applicable laws or regulations; and
  
• l. create any mods (or modifications) for Our Game ("Mods"), or in connection with Our Game, without agreeing to, and complying with, Our Mod Policy at Clause 12 below.
  
• m. use Our Game for any content creation purposes, including live streaming, without agreeing to, and complying with, Our Content Creator Policy at Clause 8 below.

Any use of Our Game in violation, contravention or breach of these Licence Limitations is a serious and/or material violation of this Agreement, will result in an immediate termination of your license and/or access to Our Game. Further, We may take any further actions and impose any restrictions in relation to your use and access of Our Game that we deem necessary if you violate any of these terms, engage in any other illegal or inappropriate conduct, all without prior notice or warning.

"Permitted AI Use" means the use of any AI to:

• (a) generate frames to improve game performance;
  
• (b) create or generate subtitles, or captions, in User Content; and
  
• (c) create or integrate assistive technologies for the sole purpose of making the Game accessible.

Our Game enables end-users to create, generate, design, upload and submit content ("UGC"). To any extent that you have any right, title or interest in the UGC, you hereby grant to Us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable licence to use, display, exhibit, distribute, integrate, broadcast, adapt, modify and incorporate the UGC in Our Game, in the promotional materials and activities of Our Game, and in any other media We see fit, in perpetuity. For the avoidance of doubt, We are free to use the UGC without any restriction whatsoever, in all media and in any territory, and you acknowledge and agree that this is reasonable.

You acknowledge and agree that by playing Our Game, you may be exposed to, or may consume, UGC created by other end-users.

Subject to the terms herein, you may share UGC with other end-users via Our Game.

Please be advised that We may remove or alter any UGC, at our sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that this right is reasonably necessary for Us to protect the legitimate interests of Our Game, and end-users.

Submissions & Unsolicited Ideas:

In connection with anything you submit to us, directly or indirectly, whether or not solicited by us, you agree that creative ideas, suggestions, concepts or other materials you submit to us ("User Submissions") are not being made in confidence or trust, and that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created between you and Us, in any way, and that you have no expectation of review, compensation, consideration of any type.

You hereby grant us a non-exclusive, sublicensable, irrevocable and royalty-free worldwide license under all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, privacy and publicity rights and other intellectual property rights, to use, reproduce, transmit, display, create derivative works, or otherwise exploit the User Submissions for any purpose without limit as to time, medium, manner and frequency of use, and without further notice to you, with or without attribution, and without the requirement of permission from or payment to you or any other person or entity.

You hereby acknowledge and agree not to enforce any moral, ancillary or similar rights in or to such User Submissions against us, our licensees or other authorised users.

If you wish to stream, broadcast, exhibit or publish Our Game for content creation purposes, whether live or on-demand, ("Distribution Content") you must comply with the following terms:

• (a) You may stream or broadcast Distribution Content on any platform, and monetize said Distribution Content;
  
• (b) You may critique the Game or Us in any Distribution Content, but please do so in a respectful manner;
  
• (c) You may create Distribution Content using the music contained within Our Game solely within the context of the Game, but you cannot create, broadcast, publish or distribute content for the Games music standalone or outside of in-context use with the Game;
  
• (d) You must ensure that any and all Distribution Content does not violate any relevant and applicable laws; and
  
• (e) You must ensure that any and all Distribution Content does not violate, infringe, breach or interfere with, the rights of any third-party, including but not limited to, any intellectual property rights.
  
• (f) You must ensure that any and all Distribution Content does not violate, infringe, breach or interfere with, the terms and conditions of any third-party platform.

You acknowledge and agree that the foregoing terms are reasonably necessary to protect the intellectual property rights owned and/or controlled by Us.


In relation to any UGC created, designed and/or submitted by you in Our Game (or to Us), you unconditionally and irrevocably waive any and all moral rights throughout the world, in perpetuity, for the benefit of Us, Our licensees and assignees. To the extent the foregoing waiver is not enforceable in any territory or jurisdiction, you unconditionally and irrevocably consent to any acts or omissions that may otherwise infringe your moral rights (if any) in the UGC, in such territory and in perpetuity, including without limitation any material alterations to the UGC.


You warrant that all UGC and Images whether created and/or submitted by you in Our Game, shall be original and that you are authorised to use such materials, and use of such materials by Us will not infringe, violate, impede or interfere with the right, title or interest of any third-party, (or applicable law), or give rise to any claim, suit, action or proceeding. You further warrant that you will not upload or submit any UGC in Our Games which contains photographs, graphics, representations or other illustrations of persons under the age of thirteen (13).


By using Our Share Code feature in Our Game, you hereby irrevocably acknowledge and agree to the terms of Our Game Data Policy accessible here: https://greenheartgames.com/legal/game-data-policy/.


Please be advised that We do not provide any official, or unofficial, support with respect to modifications of Our Game. You may only create mods (as that term is commonly understood in the video game and interactive entertainment industry) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and our Mod Policy below, and in accordance with all relevant laws.

MOD POLICY

We do not provide, or supply, any official modding support in connection with our Game.

Subject to the terms herein, you may, mod our Game.

Modding Rules:

• a) You may only create a Mod for the final version of the Game (and not any demo or other derivative versions);
  
• b) You must not create or integrate any Mods that are commercial in nature;
  
• c) You must not create or integrate any Mods which contain advertisements;
  
• d) You must not create or integrate any Mods that would, or be reasonably likely to cause, offence (or harm) to any person;
  
• e) You must not create or integrate any Mods that would, or be reasonably likely to, break, or bypass, any restrictions within Our Game;
  
• f) You must not create or integrate any Mods which collect, acquire, or send to third-parties, personal information relating to end-users, via our Game;
  
• g) All Mods must be freely accessible via Our Game, and not protected (or restricted) by a fee, subscription or membership;
  
• h) All Mods must comply with all relevant and applicable laws; and
  
• i) All Mods must be free of viruses, trojans and malware;

You hereby grant us a non-exclusive, sublicensable, irrevocable and royalty-free worldwide license under all copyrights, trademarks, patents, and publicity rights and other intellectual property rights, to use, reproduce, transmit, display, create derivative works, or otherwise exploit any Mods you create for inclusion within Our Game and any associated downloadable content (DLC), without limit as to time, medium, manner and frequency of use, and without further notice to you, with or without attribution, and without the requirement of permission from or payment to you or any other person or entity.

Our Game includes third-party services which enable certain features and services to function for end-user experiences, for a more convenient playing experience ("Third-Party Services").

Please note that some online services and Third-Party Services (and their features) may not be available (or accessible) where you chose not to submit additional information, as requested (or required) by those Third-Party Services. However, Our Game can be played, used and interacted with, without these Third-Party Services.

We strongly encourage you to review our privacy policy available here: https://www.greenheartgames.com/privacy-policy/, so that you understand how these Third-Party Services collect, store and process your data.

We do not control how these Third-Party Services deliver their services, functions and features to users, and these Third-Party Services are provided on an "AS IS" basis, without any warranty or representation (whether express or implied), quality or fitness for a particular purpose. To the maximum extent possible by law, You hereby release Us from and against any loss, damage or harm You may suffer in connection with the access of, and use of, any Third-Party Services.

Our Game includes certain features, including but not limited to sharing (and consuming) UGC and linking third-party online services (such as Discord and Twitch), which are only accessible if you are connected to the internet ("Online Features"). These Online Features are provided for convenience, and we cannot guarantee the performance of the Online Services provided via third-parties. Where we have a reasonable belief that an end-user is abusing any of these Online Features, we may permanently ban (or restrict) end-users from accessing these Online Features.

• (a) FOR RESIDENTS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: Nothing in this clause 13, or this Agreement, is intended to exclude, restrict, modify, remove or have the effect of excluding, restricting or modifying, the application of any applicable laws in either Australia (i.e., specifically, under Division 1 of Part 3-2 of the Australian Consumer Law subsisting in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) or New Zealand (i.e., the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993) that cannot be excluded, restricted or modified by agreement.
  
  
• (b) FOR REST OF THE WORLD: Our Game, and the contents of Our Game are provided on an "as is" basis, without any warranties or conditions, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. You assume all responsibility and risk for the use of Our Game, and for the use of any third-party website or service within it, and to the fullest extent permissible by law, We disclaim all liability for any loss, injury or damage resulting from your use of Our Game, whether direct or indirect.

You agree to indemnify and hold Us, Our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees, advertisers, representatives, licensors, and partners, harmless, from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of Our Game, violation of this Agreement (including but not limited to any of the conditions listed at Clauses 6) or any other actions (or omissions) connected with the use of any content within or ancillary to Our Game, including any liability, costs, damages or expenses arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature.

• (a) FOR AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS: Subject to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), in no event will We have any liability to you or any other person or entity for any compensatory, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss associated with Our Game. Our total aggregate liability with respect to Our obligations under this agreement or otherwise with respect to Our Game will not exceed the actual price paid for the license to use Our Game. The limitations in this section will apply whether or not the alleged breach or default is a breach of a fundamental condition or term or a fundamental breach.
  
  
• (b) FOR RESIDENTS IN NORTH AMERICA: To the fullest extent possible and allowed by applicable law, We shall not be held liable for any special, incidental, compensatory, indirect, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages whatsoever, resulting from the possession, use or malfunction of, Our Game. In any event, Our liability shall not exceed the actual price paid for the license to use Our Game. In addition, in no event we will be liable to You for any incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, special, aggravated or punitive damages (or losses) arising out of this Agreement or its termination, whether from breach of warranty or any obligation arising therefrom or otherwise, whether asserted in contract or tort (including negligence and strict liability), and irrespective of whether you have been advised of the possibility of any such loss or damage.

We may terminate the license granted to you under this agreement and/or suspend your use (or access) of Our Games without giving you any prior notice if you seriously and/or materially violate (or breach) this Agreement. We may also terminate the license granted to you under this Agreement if we have any other valid reason to do so (for example, ceasing an online service for economic reasons).

Upon termination you must immediately cease using Our Game and any content within.


Under this Agreement or in connection with Our Game, a "Dispute" means any dispute, challenge, claim, or controversy you and Us that in any way relates to or arises from any aspect of our relationship, including, without limitation, your use or attempted use of Our Game, all marketing related to Our Game, any licensed content, and all matters relating to or arising from this Agreement, including any disputes over the validity or enforceability of this agreement to arbitrate.

A Dispute shall be subject to these BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER clauses irrespective of whether such Dispute arises from or exists in - contract, common law, statute, regulation, tort (including fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, or negligence), or any other legal or equitable source of law. You acknowledge and understand that there is no judge or jury in arbitration and that court review of an arbitration award is limited, and that this is reasonable herein.

Internal Dispute Resolution

Our customer support team is available at support@greenheartgames.com to address any questions, concerns or complaints in relation to Our Game or this Agreement. We aim to address and resolve all concerns to our customers satisfaction, and within a reasonable timeframe. To reduce any costs and ensure all Dispute(s) (if any) are addressed (and resolved) in a timely manner, You and Us acknowledge and agree to first attempt to resolve any Dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days prior to instituting or initiating any arbitration or legal proceeding, from the first date written notice was served upon Us ("Internal Dispute Period"). You and Us agree to use our individual and collective best efforts to address and resolve any Dispute through direct consultation and with good faith. Upon the Internal Dispute Period concluding and if a Dispute remains, either party may take further action necessary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that if the Internal Dispute Period has not be completed, any initiated (or pre-emptive) action or arbitration will be suspended until such Internal Dispute Period is completed.

Binding Arbitration
If a Dispute still exists upon the conclusion of the Internal Dispute Period, either party may then be able to initiate binding arbitration as the sole means (and method) to formally resolve the Dispute. Any arbitration shall be administered by JAMS in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedure (the "JAMS Rules") effective as of the date of initiating any arbitration. To view the relevant and applicable JAMS Rules, please via the following link: http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration, as modified by this Agreement.


Clauses 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 21 will survive and continue in force even after any termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.


To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, You and Us agree to only bring any disputes in an individual capacity. You expressly agree not to:

• a) personally seek, attempt, procure, participate in any class or broad representative action, collective or class-wide arbitration, or any other action where a third-party (whether an individual or corporate entity) acts on your behalf (or in a representative capacity); or
  
• b) merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate individual proceedings or permit an arbitrator to do so without the express and prior consent of all parties to this Agreement.

• (a) This agreement is the entire agreement, understanding and exhaustive statement of the terms between you and Us with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any other agreement or discussions, oral or written, and may not be changed except by a signed agreement.
  
• (b) We reserve the right to amend and/or modify this Agreement at any time, and by any means, including without limitation by posting the modifications to Our website: https://www.greenheartgames.com/ and/or requiring you to click "accept". You acknowledge that your continued use of Our Game constitutes your acceptance of any modifications to this Agreement. If any future amendments or modifications are unacceptable to you or cause you to no longer comply with this Agreement, you must terminate, and immediately stop using and interacting with, Our Game.
  
• (c) We may update Our Game without notifying you. You acknowledge that you may need to update third party software from time to time in order to effectively continue to use Our Game.

This Agreement, including any dispute or claim arising from it (or in connection with Our Game), will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Queensland, Australia. You agree to be bound by the laws of that state and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of that State, including any Courts that are entitled to hear appeals.

You and Greenheart Games Pty. Ltd. agree to waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections (or right to challenge) (except either party's rights to remove a case to federal court if permissible), as well as any right to a trial by jury. You acknowledge and agree that The Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement and Our Game. To the maximum extent permissible by any applicable law, you acknowledge and agree that any law, regulation, doctrine or rule which enables that the language of a contract to be construed against the party who has drafted or proposed said terms or contract, will not apply to this Agreement.

We recognise the importance of your privacy and understand the concerns surrounding security of personal information. To view Our privacy policy relating to the use of Our Game, please visit: https://www.greenheartgames.com/privacy-policy/.

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT LAST UPDATED 15 September 2025

GREENHEART GAMES PTY. LTD.