Terms of Use

User Agreement

This User Agreement (“Agreement”) governs your access and use of products, content, and services offered by Northica Oy (“Northica”), such as games published by Northica (“Games”) and thereto related content, tools, upgrades, patches, features, launchers, websites, forums, events hosted by Northica and any other service offered by Northica (collectively “Services”).

By using the Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you don’t agree to the terms of this Agreement, do not use the Services and instead contact your retailer regarding a possible refund (if applicable).

Below follows a summary of the Agreement. Please note that the summary is only there to help you read the Agreement while the long version actually governs your use of the Services.

Summary

  1. Using our services means you’ve accepted this agreement. Contact your retailer if you want to refund a Service.
  2. The Services are licensed to you for non-commercial use and Northica reserves all rights to those Services.
  3. Violating this Agreement can lead to suspension or termination of a Service!
  4. Although we try our best, we don’t always get it right the first time, so you agree that the Services may be modified.
  5. Unfortunately, stuff happens and our Services may not always be available or receive updates and actions may be taken to protect you or anyone else.
  6. Feel free to stream our officially released Games. We hope you make it big!
  7. Follow the law and these rules, be nice, and respect our Services and the community.
  8. The Agreement is in effect until terminated.
  9. The Services will have the features and functionality described in relevant product documentation and we are only liable for direct damages no greater than what you’ve paid for the Service.
  10. Let’s first try to solve disputes informally. If that doesn’t work, arbitration or the courts in Tampere, Finland will settle it.
  11. The world changes and so will this Agreement when we post updated versions on our website and/or Service.

Long Version

1. License
The Services are licensed or otherwise made available to you, not sold. Northica or its licensors own and reserve all rights to the Services, including all rights, title, and interest in the intellectual property rights.
If and as long as you comply with this Agreement, Northica grants you a personal, limited, non-transferable, revocable, and non-exclusive license to use the Services, which you have duly obtained access to, for your non-commercial use (unless stated otherwise herein or specifically agreed between you and Northica).

2. Changes to Services
Northica may, from time to time, patch, update, change or modify a Service (collectively “Changes”). Such Changes are for example done to improve and re-balance gameplay as well as improve the stability of the Service, or generally to improve the Services. We will inform you of such Changes within the Services, for example in the patch notes. You may be required to install or otherwise implement such Changes in order to continue to use the Services. The Changes may cause irritation (but likely satisfaction), setbacks (but likely progress), or limitations (but likely extensions or expansions) within the relevant Service and may affect gameplay.

3. Availability
Northica does not guarantee that any Service or part of Service will be available at all times, in all locations, or at any given time or extent or that we will continue to offer a particular Service or part of Service for any particular length of time, or that a Service will continue to receive Changes.
Northica may act in relation to your use of the Services with or without notice to you, in order to protect you, other users, or Northica, for example by restricting your access to the Services, and delete data.

4. Streaming Northica Games
You may make videos, live streams, or artwork that contain gameplay, music, sound, and screenshots from our Services (“Northica Game Content”) and share them on media sharing websites such as Twitch, YouTube, Bilibili, Reddit, etc. provided that your content is freely available to the public (for example you may not place your content behind a paywall). Monetization of such content is allowed only via such websites’ official affiliate, advertising, or partner programs. Other forms of monetization of Northica Game Content are not permitted.

You may only use Northica Game Content from Games that have been officially released to the public, or from promotional materials officially released (such as product trailers) unless you have been directed in writing by us or our partners to do so.

You must include your own creative input and commentary in Northica Game Content. It is not permitted to make videos and images that just contain mere copies of Northica Game Content without any of your creative input.

If you want to use the intellectual property of a third party (for example music) together with Northica Game Content, you are responsible for obtaining any necessary third-party permissions.

You are not permitted to imply or state that your videos are officially affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed, or approved by us (unless you have been directed to do so).

5. Rules of Conduct
When using the Services you accept and agree to our Code of Conduct, which in short means that you may not:

  • break the law (for example commit any intellectual property infringement);
  • misuse or take any actions that can harm the Service(s) (for example disrupt or interfere with any service, server or use, develop, distribute, or sell cheats, etc);
  • take any actions that negatively affect Northica, your fellow gamers, or anyone else (for example spam our social media, share personal data, harass, troll, necropost, post any NSFW content or any Nazi propaganda or symbols, or disturb the peace); or
  • promote, encourage or take part in any prohibited activity described above.

6. Term and Termination
This Agreement is effective until terminated by you or Northica. Northica may terminate this Agreement if Northica determines that you have failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Northica will, if practical, notify you of its decision to terminate. You shall then immediately cease all use of the Service(s). The termination may result in you losing your game account, achievements, and other content associated with your game account or use of the Service.

Prior to terminating the Agreement, Northica may issue you a warning, suspend, or alter your access to a Service, remove or delete any content which violates this Agreement, or ban your account or device from accessing certain Services. You will not be entitled to any refund if such action is taken and nothing will be credited.
You may terminate this Agreement at any point. If you terminate this Agreement, you shall immediately cease to use the Service(s).

Northica may terminate any Service by giving thirty days notice by email or within the affected Service (pop-up or similar). A terminated Service will not receive any updates or Changes and we do not guarantee that the Service will continue to function on newer or updated operating systems or be available for download.

All sections that by their nature would survive termination shall survive termination.

7. Privacy and Use of Data
Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about how we process your personal data in relation to the Services.

8. Guarantees and Limitations of Liability
This limited guarantee is in addition to and does not affect your statutory rights which cannot be excluded or limited in any way under applicable law.

Northica guarantees that the Services will provide the features and functions generally described in the latest relevant product documentation at the time of your purchase or use of the Service.

Northica does not guarantee that the service or your ability to use it will be uninterrupted or error-free. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Northica, its affiliates, or licensees, be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use the Service or defect in or caused by the Service, including but not limited to compromising the security of your unit on which the Services run, operating system or files, or the provision of or failure to provide support services, even if Northica has been advised of the possibility of such damages. You may recover only direct damages in an amount no greater than what you actually paid for the applicable Service if any.

9. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
You agree that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made and executed in Finland and any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with the laws of Finland, excluding the law of conflicts and the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Most disputes, claims, or controversies regarding this Agreement (“Disputes”) can be resolved by contacting Northica at https://northicagames.com/support. Therefore, you agree to first attempt to solve any Dispute informally with Northica for 30 days before initiating any court proceeding. Should the Dispute not be resolved by informal negotiations, you agree, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that the Dispute shall be determined exclusively by binding arbitration. The arbitration shall be administered by the Arbitration Rules of The Finland Arbitration Institute. The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of one arbitrator with the seat of arbitration in Tampere, and the arbitral proceedings shall be conducted in the English language.

If arbitration is unenforceable, you agree that the Dispute shall be determined exclusively by the courts located in Tampere, Finland. Irrespective of the dispute resolution, you hereby waive any right to trial by jury and the right to participate in any type of class action.

10. Updates to this Agreement
We may amend this Agreement from time to time by posting an updated version on our Services. The amendments will come into effect after 30 days so make sure to review the agreement often. Your continued use of the Service after the changes come into effect means that you have accepted them.