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Terms and Conditions

General introduction

Dulcet Games is a virtual gaming platform of visual novels. The user will incarnate main characters, each of their individual game. There are many stories and dialog options offered to you, each having different impacts on the plots and on your relationships with the characters.

To achieve the games' goal, the player must complete different objectives, thus enabling their character to advance throughout the story and build relationships with the characters. The player will also have the opportunity to customize their character with many virtual items of clothing depending on the series/game.

These TERMS AND CONDITIONS outline the different uses of the website http://dulcetgames.com as well as all of its subdomains. They govern the main terms and conditions that the VISITOR must adhere to and accept in order to register and play the game.

The TERMS AND CONDITIONS are a binding agreement between the following parties:

DULCET GAMES INC., a Federal Corporation registered under the Canada Business Corporations Act - 2016-12-01, Corporation Number: 995484-8

And

You, the USER of the website http://dulcetgames.com

The TERMS AND CONDITIONS MUST BE READ AND ACCEPTED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION ON THE PLATFORM. Any usage of the website dulcetgames.com and all of its subdomains by you will be assumed to constitute an unconditional acceptance of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS. If you do not agree with the following, please leave and stop use of the PLATFORM immediately.

Article 1 - Definitions

PLATFORM: Refers to the internet website accessible at http://dulcetgames.com and all of its subdomain and pages.

USER: Refers to all MEMBERS and VISITORS and includes you.

VISITOR: Any person who accesses and navigates on the PLATFORM. May or may not be a MEMBER.

MEMBER: Refers to any USER that has registered on the PLATFORM to gain access to the services and products offered by DULCET GAMES INC.

ACCOUNT: Refers to the data supplied to the MEMBER in the form of an online interface. This interface will be generated based on the data given to DULCET GAMES INC. from the USER.

Article 2 - Eligible users

Registration to the PLATFORM is free. Individuals can open one ACCOUNT per email address. For full enjoyment of the PLATFORM and its services, DULCET GAMES INC. recommends each individual to open only one unique ACCOUNT.

Registration to the PLATFORM is open to any individuals of the age of 18 years old or above.

Dulcet Games' series may treat subject matters that may not be suitable for individuals under the age of 14.If you are a parent or legal guardian, please read this page for further information on the game before giving authorization to your child to play.

All minors (defined as any individual under the age of 18) must obtain authorization from their parent or legal guardian before registration. You are prohibited from using this website if you are a minor without authorization from your parent or legal guardian.

The purchase of “credits” or any other paid service or product is restricted to individuals over the age of 18 and to minors that have received authorization from their parent or legal guardian.

DULCET GAMES INC. reserves the right to refuse registration to any individual for failure to adhere to the TERMS AND CONDITIONS or if the individual’s intents or background may cause harm to the company. This can be done with no liability whatsoever.

The MEMBER is responsible for keeping their account information (email address and password) safe. Any use of the ACCOUNT by someone else but the associated MEMBER will not be deemed the responsibility of DULCET GAMES INC.

We recommend that MEMBERS use “screen names” as usernames in order to protect their privacy.

Article 3 - Credits Purchased

Purchased credits are completed financial transactions valid for use solely on the PLATFORM. Once purchased they are NON-refundable and have NO cash redemption value.

The credits and ACCOUNTS are non-transferable.

If a MEMBER chooses to close their ACCOUNT, no matter what the cause or reason, the credits will be lost and non-refundable.

Article 4 - Prohibitions

The following is a list of activities or content that is prohibited at all times and on all subdomains of the website www.dulcetgames.com. DULCET GAMES INC. reserves the right to take legal action against anyone who violates this provision and/or remove them, without any limitation, from the PLATFORM.

Promotion of violence: any MEMBER who is libelous, defamatory, obscene, racist, or hateful; defends war crimes or pedophiles, incites murder or suicide, incites discrimination or hatred, promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual, reproduces (or promotes the reproduction of) a copyrighted work without authorization, or is otherwise contrary to any applicable law, rule or regulation.

Harassment or causing harassment to another individual

Solicitation of personal information from any individual under the age of 18

Promotion of false or misleading information about DULCET GAMES INC.

Promotion of illegal activities

Promotion of chain letters or spam

Participation in illegal activities

Attempting to impersonate another MEMBER or individual

Covering or modifying the advertisement banners on your profile page or any page using HTML/CSS or other means.

Using the ACCOUNT, username, password or any other information of another MEMBER

Using the PLATFORM for any purpose other than your own personal use

Participation in commercial activities (including advertisements and sales) on the PLATFORM without the written consent of DULCET GAMES INC.

Divulgation of personal information without that individual’s consent

Promotion of nudity, violence or subject matter that would be present on an adult website

If you are interested in using Dulcet Games' series/games for organizational or commercial purposes, please contact contact@dulcetgames.com

Article 5 - Intellectual property of Dulcet Games Inc.

The trademarks, logos, slogans, graphics, photographs, animations, videos, software and text contained on the PLATFORM are the exclusive property of DULCET GAMES INC. and may NOT be reproduced, used or represented without the express permission of DULCET GAMES INC., under penalty of law.

Any total or partial reproduction, use or representation of the PLATFORM, by any means whatsoever, without the express permission of DULCET GAMES INC. is prohibited and shall constitute an infringement punishable.

IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO EXTRACT CONTENT OF DULCET GAMES INC.’s DATABASE AND/OR MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Article 6 - Liability of the user

Any use of the PLATFORM and its related websites and services is agreed by you to be done at your own risk. By being a USER, you assume ALL risk associated with the client-based performance and use of the PLATFORM. DULCET GAMES INC. is not responsible for damage to your equipment, loss of data or unavailability/interruption of operations. DULCET GAMES INC. does not guarantee any specific outcomes from the use of the PLATFORM.

DULCET GAMES is not liable for the following:

Temporary unavailability/lack of access to the PLATFORM due to technical maintenance

Virus attacks

Abnormal or illegal use of the website by a USER. The USER is solely responsible for damage to third parties.

You agree to indemnify and hold DULCET GAMES INC. and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, agents, partners, and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and costs, made by any third party related to or arising out of your use of the PLATFORM in violation of this Agreement, arising from a breach of this Agreement, and/or if any Content that you post on the PLATFORM or through the PLATFORM causes us or any such other indemnified person to be liable to another.

If the situation arises, it is up to the USER to prove the fault of DULCET GAMES INC. in order to challenge its liability, which will be strictly limited to direct damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL DULCET GAMES INC. BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM.

Article 7 - Obligations of the user

When using the PLATFORM, the user agrees to maintain public order and comply to all of the rules laid out in the TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The user must:

Be honest and provide accurate information to DULCET GAMES INC. and other users

Respect the rights of DULCET GAMES INC. and other users

Use the PLATFORM in accordance with the TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Respect the privacy of other users

Not refer users towards competing sites and games

Article 8 - Obligations of Dulcet Games Inc.

DULCET GAMES INC. is committed to ensuring constant access to the PLATFORM for the users, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

DULCET GAMES INC. will remove all illegal content from the PLATFORM as soon as it has been reported.

DULCET GAMES INC. has a general obligation of providing the services promised. The company has no other signification obligation.

Article 9 - Termination & Modification of terms

Each MEMBER may terminate its ACCOUNT by requesting a closure to DULCET GAMES INC. This request shall be deemed effective the business day following the receipt of the request by DULCET GAMES INC. Upon termination, all data concerning the USER will be removed.

DULCET GAMES INC. may terminate a USER’s ACCOUT without notice or demand if:

The USER fails to comply with these TERMS AND CONDITONS

The ACCOUNT remains inactive for more than 3 years continuously.

Any Termination executed by DULCET GAMES INC. carries no legal liability whatsoever.

DULCET GAMES INC. reserves the right to modify these TERMS AND CONDITIONS at any time. Changes will take effect immediately upon publication on the PLATFORM. Any registration after the date of publication of modified TERMS AND CONDITIONS will be deemed as having been made after the consenting to the new version.

Any MEMBER registered before the modifications reserves the right to terminate their ACCOUNT at any time.

Article 10 - General Privacy Provision

Privacy is important to DULCET GAMES INC. This Provision applied to all VISITORS of www.dulcetgames.com. Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect and use personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Website. We will not use or share your Personal Information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

As a general rule, you should avoid disclosing any personal information that you do not wish to make public to other USERS.

In order to make use of the services offered by the PLATFORM, we may ask you for Personal Information. Personal Information includes, for example, your email address, which you are asked to provide when registering with DULCET GAMES INC.

When you visit the PLATFORM we may collect information regarding your visit from your computer. Such information helps us to determine information about how you found our Website, the date that you visited our Website and search engines that may have led you to our Website. We collect this information in order to continually improve and enhance the functionality of www.dulcetgames.com

If you email us for support, we may ask you for information such as your name and email address so we can respond to your questions and comments. If you choose to correspond with us via email, we may retain the content of your email messages, your email address and our response to you. In certain cases, and with your permission, we may post content from your emails to us on the DULCET GAMES Website.

Your Personal Information may be retained for the period of your ongoing use plus up to three years after you expressly terminate your membership or your account is dormant for a period of six months. This website is not directed to children under the age of 14 years. If you are under the age of 14, you are not allowed to use this site. We recommend that, if you are under 14, you should be smart and not provide any information on your identity, physical location or online contact information unless you do so under your parent’s consent and supervision.

DULCET GAMES INC. may use “cookies” on or in connection with our Website to maintain information about you. A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. DULCET GAMES INC. employs the use of both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the Website. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser.

When you visit www.dulcetgames.com, our computer may ask your computer for permission to employ the use of a session or persistent cookie. Our Website will then send a cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits our Website to access the cookies it has already sent to you and not the cookies sent to you by other websites.

Most web browsers can be adjusted to inform you when a cookie has been sent to you and provide you with the opportunity to refuse that cookie. However, refusing a cookie may, in some cases, preclude you from using, or negatively impact the display or function of, our Website or certain areas or features of our Website.

DULCET GAMES INC. may use third-party partners to help us operate and maintain our Website and deliver our products and services. We may also share your Personal Information and Website Usage Information with our service providers and other third parties (“Affiliated Parties”) that provide products or services for or through this Website or for our business (such as website or database hosting companies, address list hosting companies, communications providers, email service providers, analytics companies, distribution companies, fulfillment companies, credit card processing companies and other similar service providers that use such information on our behalf).

Access to our database is granted only to our technicians on a case-by-case basis to troubleshoot specific technical issues, or as may be required by law.

While DULCET GAMES INC. will do its best to protect the security and integrity of sensitive Personal Information provided to this Website, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, will be safe from intrusion by others, such as hackers.

As we update and expand our Website, this Privacy Policy may change, so please check this web page for updates to our Privacy Policy.

Article 11 - General Provision

By registering, you agree that DULCET GAMES may contact you relating to your ACCOUNT or your use on the PLATFORM.

By being a USER, we may contact you for marketing, surveys, promotional or other reasons where you have previously consented. You may notify us to opt-out of such communications.

No other guidelines or documents can create obligations not included in the TERMS AND CONDITIONS unless agreed in writing by both Parties.

This document sets forth the entire and exclusive expression of the agreements and obligations of the Parties. No other guidelines or documents can create obligations not included in the TERMS AND CONDITIONS unless agreed in writing by both Parties. The fact that one of the Parties did not require the enforcement of any provision of these Terms, whether permanently or temporarily, will in no way be considered a waiver of such provision.

The titles contained herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be used to interpret the meaning of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS. If any provision were to be deemed invalid under a statute or regulation in force and/or a court decision, it will be disregarded but will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions which shall remain fully applicable.

EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF MATTERS RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER AND THE OTHER CONSENTS REGARDING RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES IS INFORMED AND VOLUNTARY.

Unless otherwise stated, all references to a law or regulation refers to the laws of Canada.

All of Dulcet Games' series are a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental, and does not place any liability whatsoever on DULCET GAMES INC.

Dulcet Games Creator Agreement

Last update date: 9/17/24

The following is an agreement between you (username , aka "Creator") and Dulcet Games Inc ("Dulcet") which governs usage of the "Service", in this case defined as all services required to author a "Game" on Dulcet's "Site" (https://www.dulcetgames.com and all related subdomains).

The Agreement

Please review the following document carefully. By using the Service, you represent the following:

You are 18 or older
You are the sole user of your account
You understand and agree to Dulcet's Terms and Conditions
You understand and agree to the terms in this Agreement

Article 1. Changes to the Terms of Use

Dulcet reserves the right to make changes to this Agreement at any time by posting the amended Agreement to the Site. We will attempt to provide you with notification of these updates via a notification on the Site and an updated date on the top of the Agreement. You will be deemed to have accepted such changes by continuing to use the Service. Except as otherwise expressly stated, all amended terms shall automatically be effective immediately when posted. If you do not agree to the modified Agreement, you must stop using the Service.

Dulcet reserves the right to add, change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Service without notice or liability.

Article 2. Ownership and Responsibilities of Digital Content

The Service enables you to post text (comments, game writing, etc), images (sprites, backgrounds, promotional images, etc), and game design ("Your Content") via Dulcet's website and visual novel engine.

A Game may have more than one Creator (for example, a writer and an artist), therefore the holder of the account upon which the Game is hosted shall be referred to as the Game's "Owner."

Your Content

You own Your Content. As a Creator, you represent and warrant that Your Content is exclusively owned by you and does not infringe or violate the intellectual property rights of any third party. Nothing in this Agreement transfers ownership of your intellectual property to Dulcet.
You are responsible for Your Content. You bear all risks associated with the Content that you post to the Service. Dulcet shall not be liable in any way for any Content made available via the Service, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any such Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of such Content.
You license Your Content to Dulcet. You hereby grant Dulcet a worldwide, irrevocable (except as expressly set forth in the Termination section below) license over your rights, title, and interest in Your Content, including without limitation the right to reproduce, publish, communicate, alter, commercialize, distribute, and make derivative works from the Deliverables, for the entire duration of such rights without Dulcet incurring any third party obligations or liability arising out of its exercise of such rights and licenses. Dulcet or its licensees may freely use Your Content, whether as part of the Game, to advertise/promote the Game, or otherwise, and that such use (as well as any accessory or ancillary use) is not a violation of Creator's moral rights.
You take credit for Your Content. Your username will be publicly associated with the Game you create, and you will be able to customize the Game's landing page to credit yourself as you see fit. It is the responsibility of the Game Owner to credit other Creators who contribute to the Game.

Our Content

Dulcet grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use the Service. As well as Dulcet's proprietary game engine, Dulcet may provide assets (such as graphics or sound) for use in a Game. Dulcet does not grant licenses or rights to such content except in the creation and promotion of your Game. You agree not to copy, adapt, modify, sell, or otherwise exploit intellectual property owned by Dulcet.

Prohibited Content

All Creators must respect the following restrictions on Your Content:

No explicit scenes of nudity or sexual activity
No brutal/graphic violence or gore
No content that is slanderous, defamatory, or which invades the privacy, image, or personality rights of any living person
No content which is racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise discriminatory or hateful
No glorification of alcohol, tobacco, drugs or any other illicit substances
No other forms of disturbing or illegal content which is not suitable to be published on the Dulcet platform. What constitutes "disturbing" content is wholly up to Dulcet's discretion.

Article 3. Payment and Profit Sharing

Payment to Owner by Dulcet

Dulcet shall pay the Owner a share of profits calculated in accordance with the formulas in "Profit-Sharing".

The Owner has the responsibility to pay other Creators involved with the Game (for example, commissioned artists or musicians).

In the event of a dispute about revenue sharing between Creators (including between Owner and other Creators), that dispute must be resolved by the appropriate courts or arbitration processes. Dulcet cannot provide dispute-resolution services or decide on the validity of agreements between third parties.

Payment Method

Dulcet shall pay Owner the sums mentioned in the following section via Paypal on a monthly basis. If the amount due in any given month is less than $100 USD, then there will be no payment made that month, and any amount rolls over to the next month. Owner shall bear any associated payment processing fees.

Currency

All payments shall be made in USD.

Taxes

The revenue share outlined in this Agreement is inclusive of all applicable taxes. The Owner shall be responsible for calculating, paying, and remitting any applicable taxes.

All-inclusive Payment

The payment outlined in this Agreement is all-inclusive and the Owner has no right to reimbursement of expenses or to any other payment or royalty for the Game.

Profit-Sharing

The intention of the profit-sharing formula contained in this section is that for any commercialization of the Game by Dulcet, the profits generated by that content be split 50/50 between Dulcet and the Game's creators.

Definition of Net Revenue for Use in the Game

Net Revenue for the Game is calculated on a monthly basis, according to the following formula and definitions:

"Total Revenue" means all amounts spent by players purchasing coins or other in-game currency.
"Total Coins" means all in-game currency purchased with player money in a given month.
"Net Revenue" for a given Game means the Total Revenue for a month multiplied by the percentage of Total Coins for that month that was spent on that particular Game.

Example of a Net Revenue Calculation: Suppose that in a given month, Dulcet's Total Revenue attributable to all Games is $100. During that same period, 200 coins are purchased, and 20 of those coins are spent specifically on Your Game. Since 20 coins is 10% of 200 coins, that Game is then attributed 10% of the Total Revenue. Therefore, the Game has $10 of Net Revenue (10% of $100). If there are no direct or per-sale costs incurred in the sale of the in-game currency for the Game, this $10 is then split 50/50 between Dulcet and the Creator(s) of the Game: $5 to Dulcet ("Dulcet's Cut") and $5 to Creators ("Creators' Cut").

Article 4. Restrictions and Rules of Use

The following restrictions and rules apply to your use of the Service. You agree to comply with the restrictions and rules set forth in this section as well as any restrictions or rules set forth in the Service itself.

You agree not to:

Use your account to advertise, solicit, or transmit commercial advertisements, including affiliate marketing, cryptocurrencies, crowdfunding websites, multi-level marketing companies, spam emails, or any other product or service of any kind
Use your account to violate any applicable law, whether on a local, national, or international level
Interfere with or disrupt the Service, security features of the service, servers or networks connected with the Service
Use the Service or connected services to harm minors in any way
Reveal private and/or personal information about other individuals
Impersonate others
Create an account by automated means
Create an account to circumvent a suspension or ban

Dulcet reserves the right to determine what conduct it considers to be in violation of these rules and take action as a result, which may include suspension of your account and exclusion from participation in the Service.

Article 5. Termination

You may terminate this Creator Agreement at any time and for any reason by sending an email to support@dulcetgames.com. Dulcet will provide a stated date of termination, and after that date Dulcet shall no longer have the right to use or commercialize Your Content via any media which it had not already used or commercialized at the time of such termination.

Dulcet may terminate this Agreement, your Account, and your access to the Service at any time and for any reason. In addition, Dulcet may notify authorities or take other actions it deems appropriate without notice to you if we suspect or deem that the Service has been used in a way that may be illegal or cause liability, harm, abuse, or disruption to Dulcet, its users, the Service, or any third parties.

Following termination, you will no longer have access to edit any materials created during use of the Service.

If Dulcet decides for any reason to wind-down, discontinue or otherwise stop commercializing a Game, then this Agreement will automatically terminate when the Game ceases to be commercialized and Dulcet will cease ongoing payments of revenue share when the Game ceases to generate incoming revenue. After settling accounts related to the Game, and no later than six months after the Game is wound-down, discontinued, etc., Dulcet will pay out any remaining revenue share owed to Creator (even if less than $100 USD) in a single final payment of all outstanding revenue share.

Article 6. Imdemnification

By entering this Agreement you promise to indemnify and hold harmless Dulcet and its successors, assigns, licensees, agents, employees, officers, directors, and corporate affiliates from any claim or damage related to the breach or alleged breach of the representations and warranties.

Article 7. Governing Law

Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by the domestic laws of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement or any negotiations which may have preceded it, nor shall it apply to any amendment or renewal, nor to negotiations for any amendment or renewal.

Jurisdiction and Venue. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be the courts sitting in the judicial district of Montreal.

Status. Creators are independent contractors, and nothing herein creates any relationship of employment, partnership, agency, mandate, trust, nor any fiduciary duty between a Creator and Dulcet.

Assignment. Dulcet may assign its rights without prior consent to any corporate affiliate, or as part of the sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or as part of the sale of all or substantially all assets related to the Game. In all cases, Dulcet may only assign without a Creator's prior consent if Dulcet's assignee agrees to assume all of Dulcet's obligations under this contract, or if the assignee is bound as a matter of law by those obligations.

Remedies for Breach. In the event of any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement by Dulcet, Creator's remedies, if any, will be limited to the right to recover monetary damages, and in no event will the Creator be entitled to seek any injunction or other relief which would prevent or hinder Dulcet's exercise of its rights granted within, or which would interfere with use of the Service or commercialization of the Game.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of Dulcet and a Creator with respect to the Service. This contract replaces any prior or collateral contract, agreement, understanding, email exchange, or representation.

Language. All notices and documentation relating to this Agreement are to be written in the English language. | Les Parties aux présentes ont exigé que la présente Entente, de même que toutes avis et documentation relative à cette Entente, soient rédigées en langue anglaise.