Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) form a binding agreement between you (“you” or the “User”) and [Full legal name / Sole trader name](the “Provider”) for the use of the browser game Project BloodConq (the “Game”), available at [https://bloodconq.example.com], and all services connected with the Game (website, realtime chat, clan features). Together, the Game and the connected services are referred to as the “Service”.

Conflicting or supplementary terms of the User do not become part of the contract unless the Provider expressly agrees to them in text form.[BGB § 305 (2)–(3), § 305b]

The user agreement is concluded when you register an account and expressly accept these Terms in the registration form. There is no right to conclude an agreement; the Provider may decline registrations without giving reasons.

Where you are a consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB, the contract concerns a free-of-charge digital service. There is accordingly no right of withdrawal under §§ 312g, 355 BGB so long as the Service is provided free of charge. Should the Provider in future offer paid digital content (e.g. cosmetic items), a separate right-of-withdrawal notice will be provided at the point of sale.[BGB §§ 13, 312g, 355]

Following the conclusion of the closed beta, the Service is being prepared for an open beta scheduled for 2026. During this phase features may be modified, temporarily withdrawn or affected by downtime without prior notice. Progress made during the closed beta is not carried over to the open beta; the open beta starts on a fresh world for all players.

The Provider will use reasonable efforts to maintain a high level of availability but does not warrant any specific uptime. Planned maintenance, software updates and exceptional events may temporarily limit access.

BloodConq is a server-authoritative browser MMO in the slow-tempo realtime-strategy genre. Players manage villages, train units, coordinate within clans, and resolve battles whose outcome is computed exclusively on the game server.

Use of the Service in its core scope is free of charge. Should paid items (e.g. cosmetics, premium features) be offered in the future, they will be clearly marked, ordered separately and accompanied by a right-of-withdrawal notice in accordance with §§ 312g, 355 BGB.

The following conduct is prohibited and will result, depending on severity, in a warning, temporary or permanent suspension of the account, and/or termination:

• Use of cheat software, bots, scripts or any other automated tools that influence gameplay
• Exploitation of identifiable software defects (bug exploits) for personal gain; identified bugs must be reported to the Provider
• Reverse engineering, decompilation or modification of the client beyond what mandatory law (e.g. § 69d UrhG) permits
• Bulk requests against the API or the game beyond documented usage (denial of service)
• Discriminatory, defamatory, sexualised, glorifying violence or otherwise unlawful content in chat, clan descriptions, player names or other user-visible areas
• Spam, phishing or commercial advertising in chat or clan channels without the Provider's consent
• Identity deception, in particular impersonation of an official role (moderation, support, development)

The Code of Conduct (/code-of-conduct) further specifies these rules and forms part of the agreement.

To the extent that you submit content (player name, clan name and description, chat messages, shared reports), you grant the Provider a non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide licence, limited to the duration of the user agreement and to the extent strictly necessary for the operation, display, backup and moderation of the Service. Your underlying copyright and personality rights remain with you.

You warrant that the content you submit does not infringe the rights of third parties and complies with applicable law. You shall indemnify and hold the Provider harmless from any third-party claims arising out of content you submit, in particular claims based on infringement of intellectual property rights, personality rights or laws against unfair competition. The indemnity covers reasonable legal-defence costs.

You may appeal moderation decisions (suspension, content removal, warning) within [6 months] of being notified of the decision, by email to [appeals@bloodconq.example.com]. The appeal will be handled by a person who was not involved in the original decision. We will issue a reasoned decision within [14 days] of receipt where reasonably possible, and in any event without undue delay.[DSA Art. 20]

Out-of-court dispute settlement under Article 21 DSA before a certified body remains available. The right to seek judicial redress is unaffected by this procedure.

All rights in the Service, in its software, visual design, text, logos and other content remain with the Provider or its licensors. The User is granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service in accordance with these Terms.

The Provider is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, as well as for damage resulting from injury to life, body or health. For simple negligence, the Provider is liable only for breaches of material contractual obligations (cardinal duties) — those obligations the fulfilment of which makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance the contracting party regularly relies. In such cases, liability is limited to the typical, foreseeable damage at the time of the conclusion of the contract.

To the extent permitted by law, liability for loss of profits, indirect damage, consequential damage or loss of game data is excluded, unless one of the grounds of liability set out above applies. Liability under the Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz) and the German Data Protection Adaptation and Implementation Act remains unaffected, as does any statutory liability that cannot contractually be limited.[BGB §§ 276, 309 No 7; ProdHaftG]

You shall indemnify and hold harmless the Provider, its officers, employees and agents from and against any third-party claims, including reasonable legal-defence costs, that arise out of (a) your breach of these Terms, the Code of Conduct or applicable law, (b) content you submit through the Service, or (c) your infringement of any third-party right, in particular intellectual property or personality rights.

You will be granted an opportunity to participate in the defence and to be heard before any settlement that imposes obligations on you. You shall provide the Provider, on request and without undue delay, with all information and documents reasonably required to defend the claim.

The Provider is not liable for any failure to perform its obligations to the extent that such failure is caused by an event beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to: natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental or regulatory action, internet or telecommunications outages, denial- of-service attacks, large-scale cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure, and pandemics. The affected obligations are suspended for the duration of the event of force majeure; the Provider will inform you without undue delay and resume performance as soon as reasonably possible.

The categories of personal data processed and the purposes, legal bases and retention periods are set out in the Privacy Policy.

The Service is not directed at persons under the age of [16]. Where minors register, the consent of the holder of parental responsibility is required, in particular for any processing of personal data based on consent (Art. 8 GDPR). On grant of a USK age rating prior to public launch, the age limit stated here will be updated accordingly.

The Provider may amend these Terms with effect for the future where this is necessary for compelling legal reasons, to adapt to changed technical conditions, or to remedy regulatory gaps. Material changes will be notified to Users at least 30 days before they take effect, by email or by a prominent in-game notice. If you do not consent to the amended Terms within the announcement period, you may terminate the agreement extraordinarily within that period. Continuing to use the Service after the effective date of the amended Terms constitutes acceptance of the changes.