1. Acceptance and Agreement
These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Aelthoria Social Casino. By accessing, browsing, or using our platform in any capacity, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms in their entirety. If you do not accept any portion of these terms, you are not authorized to use our service and must immediately cease all access to Aelthoria.
2. Platform Description and Purpose
Aelthoria operates exclusively as a free social casino entertainment platform. Our service provides browser-based casino-style games for recreational purposes only. We do not facilitate, support, or engage in real-money gambling, betting, wagering, or any form of monetary gaming. All games utilize virtual credits that possess absolutely no monetary value and cannot be converted, exchanged, or redeemed for real currency, goods, or services under any circumstances.
3. Age Requirements and Verification
Aelthoria is strictly limited to individuals who have reached 18 years of age. By using our platform, you represent, warrant, and covenant that you are at least 18 years old and of legal age of majority in your jurisdiction. We implement age verification systems and reserve the absolute right to request government-issued identification or other proof of age at any time. Failure to provide satisfactory documentation or any misrepresentation of age will result in immediate and permanent termination of access.
4. User Conduct and Prohibited Activities
You agree to use Aelthoria in a lawful, ethical, and responsible manner. Prohibited activities include but are not limited to: reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling any aspect of our platform; using automated tools, bots, scripts, or artificial intelligence to interact with our services; attempting to gain unauthorized access to our systems or other users' data; engaging in fraudulent activities or misrepresentation; disrupting, damaging, or impairing our services; and violating any applicable local, state, national, or international law.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content, features, and functionality on Aelthoria, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, software code, design elements, and game mechanics, are the exclusive property of Aelthoria or our licensors and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use our platform for personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes only.
6. Virtual Currency and Credits
All virtual currency, credits, points, chips, tokens, prizes, and rewards within Aelthoria games are strictly virtual and hold absolutely zero monetary value. These items exist solely for entertainment within our platform and cannot be purchased with real money, sold, traded, exchanged, withdrawn, or converted into anything of tangible value. You acknowledge that you have no ownership, property rights, or financial interest in any virtual items. We reserve the right to modify, adjust, remove, or eliminate virtual items at any time without notice or compensation.
7. Service Availability and Modifications
Aelthoria is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no guarantees regarding continuous availability, uninterrupted access, or error-free operation. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any aspect of our service, including individual games, features, or the entire platform, at any time with or without notice. We are not liable for any inconvenience, loss of data, or inability to access our services resulting from technical issues, maintenance, updates, or discontinuation.
8. Warranties Disclaimer
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Aelthoria expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise. We make no warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, availability, timeliness, security, or performance of our platform. We do not warrant that our services will meet your requirements, be error-free, or that defects will be corrected. All implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement are hereby disclaimed.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Aelthoria and its owners, operators, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising from or relating to your use or inability to use our platform. Our total aggregate liability for any and all claims shall not exceed zero dollars.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Aelthoria and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of our platform, your violation of these Terms of Service, or your violation of any rights of any third party.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these terms or your use of Aelthoria shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. You waive any right to participate in class action lawsuits or class-wide arbitration.
12. Severability and Waiver
If any provision of these Terms of Service is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
13. Changes to Terms
Aelthoria reserves the right to modify, update, or replace these Terms of Service at any time in our sole discretion. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our platform following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
14. Contact
For questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us through appropriate channels. We will address legitimate inquiries in a reasonable timeframe.