Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and B.J. Bril, operating as VESPERA ("VESPERA", "we", "us", or "our"), based in the Netherlands, the operator of the VESPERA browser game and related services (the "Service"). By creating an account or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, if higher) to use the Service. The Service is themed around a fictional 1920s casino city and is intended for an adult audience. By using the Service you represent that you meet this requirement and that your use is lawful where you live.

2. Your account

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity under your account.
• Provide accurate registration information (including a valid email address for account recovery) and keep it current.
• One person may not operate multiple accounts to gain an unfair advantage. Sharing, selling, or transferring accounts is prohibited.
• Notify us promptly of any unauthorized use of your account.

3. Acceptable use and conduct

The Service includes public and social features (chat, forums, profiles, syndicates). You agree not to:

• Use cheats, bots, automation, exploits, or third-party software to gain an advantage or interfere with the Service or its server-authoritative logic;
• Harass, threaten, defame, or abuse other players, or post unlawful, hateful, or infringing content;
• Attempt to access accounts, data, or systems you are not authorized to access, or probe, scan, or overload our infrastructure;
• Buy, sell, or trade accounts, in-game items, or currency for real-world value outside the Service's own mechanics;
• Impersonate VESPERA staff or other players, or misrepresent your affiliation.

We may remove content and suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

4. Virtual items and in-game currency

• Gilders, Society Cheques, properties, cars, goods, and all other in-game items are a limited, personal, non-transferable (except through in-game mechanics we provide), revocable license to use features of the Service. You do not own them.
• Virtual items and currency have no real-world monetary value, are not your property, and cannot be redeemed for cash or transferred out of the Service.
• We may modify, manage, balance, remove, or reset virtual items and game economies at any time as part of operating and maintaining the game.

5. Society Cheques and payments

The Service may offer optional purchases of Vespera Society Cheques, a tradeable in-game entitlement, using real money through a third-party payment processor. The full game is playable without any purchase.

• Prices are shown at the point of purchase. You authorize us and our payment processor to charge your selected payment method.
• A Society Cheque, once redeemed or consumed in-game, is delivered as a digital good. Except where required by law, purchases are final and non-refundable. Where a statutory withdrawal or refund right applies (for example, certain consumer rights in the EU/UK), it applies as required by law; note that consuming or redeeming a digital item in-game may end a withdrawal right.
• We do not store your full payment card details; payment information is handled by our payment processor under its own terms and privacy policy.
• Chargebacks or payment reversals may result in suspension of your account and forfeiture of related items.

6. User content

You retain ownership of content you submit (chat messages, forum posts, profiles, syndicate text). By submitting it, you grant VESPERA a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, display, and distribute that content within the Service for the purpose of operating it. You are responsible for the content you submit and confirm you have the right to submit it.

7. Availability, changes, and beta nature

The Service is offered on an ongoing, evolving basis and may be updated, changed, interrupted, or discontinued in whole or in part at any time. Features, balance, economies, and content may change. We may perform maintenance and reset test worlds or data prior to and during operation.

8. Termination

You may stop using the Service and request deletion of your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms, if required by law, or to protect the Service or other players. Upon termination, your license to virtual items ends and they may be forfeited without refund except as required by law.

9. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, VESPERA and its operators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits, or virtual items, arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim or USD 50. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

11. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, by notice within the Service. Your continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

12. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes will be subject to the courts of the Netherlands, except where mandatory consumer-protection law gives you the right to bring proceedings in your place of residence.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at concierge@vespera-city.com.