Agreement and the Valtheryn Service

These Terms are an agreement between you and the person or legal entity responsible for providing and operating the Valtheryn Service. For simplicity, that provider is referred to throughout these Terms as “Valtheryn,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”

“Service” means the Valtheryn website, browser-based game, realms, player accounts, communications we operate, security and anti-abuse systems, Virtual Content, payment features if enabled, support systems, and related services made available through valtherynlive.com.

Valtheryn is operated from Indiana, United States. Nothing in these Terms states or implies that Valtheryn is organized as an LLC, corporation, partnership, or other registered business entity unless a future version expressly identifies such an entity.

Eligibility and minors

• You must be at least 13 years old to create an account or use the Service. Valtheryn is a general-audience service and is not directed to children under 13.
• If you are under 13, do not register, submit personal information, use community features, or make a purchase.
• If you are between 13 and the age of legal majority where you live, your parent or legal guardian must review and agree to these Terms and supervise your use of the Service.
• A minor may use a payment method only with authorization from the payment-method owner and any parent or guardian approval required by law.
• You may not use the Service where prohibited by law or while subject to a Valtheryn restriction that prohibits you from returning.

If we obtain actual knowledge that an account belongs to a child under 13, we may suspend the account, disable access, and delete or otherwise handle associated personal information as required by applicable law and the Privacy Policy.

Accounts and account security

• Provide accurate registration information and keep information reasonably necessary for account recovery current.
• Keep your credentials confidential, use a unique password, and promptly report suspected unauthorized access.
• You are responsible for activity performed through your account to the extent permitted by law.
• Accounts are personal licenses to access the Service. You may not sell, rent, transfer, sublicense, share for commercial gain, or otherwise traffic in accounts.
• You may not impersonate another player, administrator, support representative, payment provider, or Valtheryn representative.
• You may not create, purchase, borrow, or coordinate accounts for the purpose of evading a restriction or manipulating game systems.
• You may not knowingly allow another person to use your account to violate these Terms.

Valtheryn may use first-party anti-automation challenges, email verification, rate limiting, session controls, security monitoring, and other reasonable measures to protect accounts and the Service. Passing a security challenge does not create a right to access the Service if other restrictions apply.

Contact support@valtherynlive.com if you believe your account, email address, or payment method has been compromised.

Limited license

Subject to these Terms, Valtheryn grants you a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Service for lawful, non-commercial entertainment.

This license does not transfer ownership of the Service, software, server data, accounts, realms, Warden identities, settlements, Virtual Content, game data, or intellectual property.

Except to the extent a restriction is prohibited by applicable law, you may not copy, redistribute, scrape, mirror, reverse engineer, bypass access controls, derive source code from, create unauthorized derivative works from, or commercially exploit the Service.

Fair play, cheating, automation, and manipulation

Valtheryn is a competitive, server-authoritative game. You agree to play through authorized interfaces and game rules and not obtain or attempt to obtain an unfair advantage by manipulating the client, network traffic, server requests, another account, or unintended game behavior.

You agree not to:

• Use bots, macros, automated clickers, scripted gameplay, unauthorized clients, packet or request manipulation, replay tools, memory editors, injected code, modified clients, or other automation or software that performs gameplay or obtains an unfair advantage without express permission.
• Modify, forge, replay, suppress, race, reorder, or directly manufacture game commands, API requests, nonces, tokens, identifiers, timestamps, purchase messages, reward claims, webhooks, or other protocol data to obtain a result the normal Service would not permit.
• Exploit race conditions, duplicate submissions, timing windows, stale state, synchronization defects, integer or calculation errors, client/server mismatches, authorization flaws, validation failures, or other bugs to gain or preserve resources, Gems, troops, speedups, gear, rewards, rankings, event credit, protection, purchases, or any other benefit.
• Duplicate, fabricate, inflate, transfer, hide, launder, or retain Virtual Content or progression obtained through an exploit, administrative error, payment reversal, unauthorized grant, or other invalid state.
• Coordinate alternate accounts, staged battles, sham transactions, fraudulent rallies, collusive event activity, resource funneling, ranking manipulation, or other arrangements intended primarily to defeat fair-play rules or progression limits.
• Use another person’s account, compromised credentials, stolen session material, or unauthorized access to obtain information or game advantage.
• Evade rate limits, anti-bot systems, Warden Verification, account restrictions, bans, security controls, or technical measures by rotating accounts, IP addresses, devices, proxies, VPNs, headers, identities, or other means for the purpose of circumvention.
• Sell or buy accounts, Virtual Content, boosts, wins, rankings, services, or other Valtheryn benefits for real-world money or external value unless Valtheryn expressly provides an authorized system for that transaction.

Exploits, vulnerabilities, and security testing

Finding a bug, vulnerability, or unexpected behavior does not authorize you to exploit it, access data that is not yours, bypass access controls, alter production data, interfere with other players, perform denial-of-service activity, persist unauthorized access, exfiltrate information, or continue testing after you have enough information to report the issue.

You may not probe, scan, fuzz, brute force, enumerate, attack, or otherwise test the Service for security weaknesses without Valtheryn’s prior authorization, except for ordinary good-faith use that does not circumvent controls, access another person’s data, create material load, or alter production state.

We may temporarily restrict affected features, transactions, accounts, realms, or endpoints while investigating an exploit or security incident.

Names, messages, and other user content

You retain any rights you have in content you submit, such as Warden names, settlement names, alliance names or tags, messages, feedback, reports, and support submissions (“User Content”).

You grant Valtheryn a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, transmit, format, moderate, and remove User Content only as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, administer, promote, and improve the Service or comply with law.

You represent that you have the rights necessary to submit your User Content. In-game names, alliance information, rankings, map-visible information, and communications intentionally shared with other users should not be considered private.

You may not submit content that is unlawful, infringing, threatening, harassing, hateful, sexually exploitative, privacy-invasive, deceptive, malicious, or designed to distribute malware or obtain unauthorized access.

We may remove, limit, preserve, or disclose User Content when reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms, respond to valid legal process, protect users or the Service, investigate abuse, or satisfy legal obligations.

Suggestions and feedback may be used to improve or develop Valtheryn without compensation, provided we do not publicly identify you as the source without permission.

Live-service operation, beta status, and game changes

Valtheryn is an evolving online game and may include beta, preview, test, experimental, or unfinished functionality. We may patch bugs, add or remove features, rebalance troops, Guardians, gear, research, rewards, maps, events, timers, protection systems, progression systems, anti-abuse systems, or economies, and perform maintenance when reasonably necessary for gameplay, security, legal compliance, technical operation, or continued development.

Beta or test functionality may contain defects, incomplete interfaces, balance problems, resets, rollback needs, or unexpected behavior. Where reasonably necessary to correct corruption, exploits, test-state problems, or severe balance defects, we may repair or roll back affected game state. We will not intentionally use this section to disregard completed paid transactions or nonwaivable consumer rights.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted access, permanent operation of any particular realm or feature, a particular competitive outcome, a fixed economy, or that the Service will remain unchanged.

Authoritative server records control game outcomes, ownership, resources, troops, research, Guardian state, purchases, rewards, bans, and event results, subject to reasonable correction of documented errors, fraud, exploits, duplicate grants, payment reversals, synchronization failures, or data corruption.

Virtual currency and Virtual Content

Gems, resources, troops, gear, Guardians, manuscripts, speedups, protection items, titles, cosmetics, free claims, promotional rewards, event rewards, and other in-game benefits are collectively “Virtual Content.”

Virtual Content is licensed for use within Valtheryn rather than sold as personal property and has no cash value, ownership interest, or right of redemption for money except where applicable law expressly requires otherwise.

• Virtual Content may be used only inside the Service under current game rules.
• You may not sell Virtual Content, exchange it for real-world money or external value, transfer it outside authorized systems, or use it as financial collateral.
• Displayed balances are not bank deposits, stored-value accounts, cryptocurrency, securities, or legal tender.
• Free, promotional, beta, compensated, or administratively granted Virtual Content may be limited, corrected, withdrawn, or replaced if issued in error, duplicated, abused, or subject to disclosed promotional conditions.
• We may correct erroneous, duplicated, unauthorized, refunded, reversed, exploited, or fraudulently obtained Virtual Content and may restore affected accounts or realm state to a reasonable estimate of the valid state.
• If Valtheryn eventually closes, access to Virtual Content may end. Where reasonably practicable, advance notice will be provided. Nonwaivable consumer rights remain unaffected.

Purchases, Stripe, pricing, and taxes

Valtheryn may offer optional paid digital packages. Availability, package contents, limits, and prices may change prospectively. The package description and price displayed when you confirm an order govern that transaction, subject to correction of an obvious technical or pricing error before fulfillment.

• Payments may be processed through Stripe. Stripe’s terms, privacy practices, and payment-processing requirements also apply to its services.
• You must affirmatively authorize a charge and represent that you are authorized to use the selected payment method.
• Prices are shown in the currency identified at checkout, and taxes or legally required charges may be added where applicable.
• A payment is not complete until payment is successfully confirmed and the corresponding Valtheryn order or entitlement is recorded.
• A pending card authorization, failed payment, incomplete Checkout Session, forged client response, or unverified webhook does not establish successful delivery.
• Valtheryn does not impose a subscription or recurring charge unless the checkout clearly identifies the recurring nature, price, frequency, and applicable cancellation information before you authorize it.
• We may impose reasonable purchase limits, delay fulfillment for fraud review, reject suspicious transactions, or request verification reasonably necessary to protect users and the Service.

Never send Valtheryn your complete payment-card number, card security code, or online-banking credentials. Payment credentials entered through Stripe-hosted checkout are handled by Stripe rather than the Valtheryn support system.

Refunds, reversals, and billing problems

Completed and correctly delivered digital purchases are generally final except where a refund is expressly offered, required by applicable law, or appropriate because of duplication, unauthorized use, incorrect fulfillment, or a verified technical failure.

Contact support@valtherynlive.com promptly regarding a billing issue. Include the Valtheryn order reference and relevant details, but never send a complete card number or card security code.

• We may investigate and, where appropriate, refund, replace, correct, or re-deliver the affected entitlement.
• During a genuine payment dispute, the specific disputed transaction, related undelivered entitlement, or additional premium transactions may be restricted while the matter is reviewed when reasonably necessary to prevent duplicate delivery or fraud.
• If a payment is refunded, reversed, or charged back, we may remove corresponding unused or reasonably traceable Virtual Content when appropriate and permitted by law.
• We will not suspend an account or remove unrelated purchased content merely because a user makes a good-faith complaint or disputes an unauthorized charge.
• Intentional payment fraud, fabricated disputes, use of stolen payment credentials, or repeated bad-faith chargeback abuse may result in purchase restrictions, reversal of associated entitlements, account restrictions, or termination.
• Nothing in these Terms limits refund, cancellation, chargeback, or consumer rights that applicable law does not permit to be waived.

Investigations, temporary bans, permanent bans, and appeals

We may investigate suspected violations using authoritative game state, audit logs, command records, authentication records, security events, reports, support records, payment status, and other relevant evidence, subject to the Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Depending on severity, evidence, repetition, risk, and prior history, enforcement may include a warning, removal of prohibited content, correction or reversal of invalid gains, restriction of a feature or transaction, temporary suspension, permanent ban, or termination of an account or realm access.

• Temporary bans. A temporary ban may block realm access until a stated expiration. Valtheryn may display the general reason and expiration time when the player attempts to enter the realm.
• Permanent bans. Serious, repeated, fraudulent, exploitative, or security-threatening conduct may result in indefinite or permanent loss of realm or account access.
• Ban evasion. Creating or using another account, identity, device, network path, or other method primarily to evade an active restriction is a separate violation and may result in additional restrictions.
• Preservation of game state. A ban does not necessarily delete a settlement or account data. Data may remain preserved for enforcement, security, legal, audit, recovery, or operational purposes as described in the Privacy Policy.
• Corrections. We may reverse exploited or invalid gains, repair corrupted state, or restore an account or realm to a reasonable approximation of its valid state. Exact reconstruction may not always be technically possible.

Severe security threats, payment fraud, exploitation, attacks on the Service, credible threats to other users, or imminent harm may require immediate action without advance warning.

Where reasonably appropriate, we will provide a general reason for an enforcement action and an opportunity to request review through support@valtherynlive.com. We may withhold exploit details, detection methods, evidence sources, personal information, or other sensitive information when disclosure could enable circumvention, interfere with an investigation, compromise security, or violate another person’s rights.

An appeal does not automatically pause a temporary or permanent restriction. Enforcement does not itself create a right to a refund except where applicable law or a separate refund commitment requires one.

Security monitoring, anti-abuse systems, and technical records

To protect accounts, payments, game integrity, and infrastructure, Valtheryn may use automated and manual security controls such as rate limits, anti-automation challenges, access controls, audit trails, integrity monitoring, malware detection, fraud screening, and incident-response tooling.

Subject to the Privacy Policy and applicable law, technical and security records may include login attempts, IP and network information, browser or device characteristics, account identifiers, command and request metadata, realm activity, security events, rate-limit events, support reports, moderation actions, payment or order identifiers, and other records reasonably necessary to detect abuse, investigate incidents, enforce these Terms, protect users, or establish what occurred.

Security systems may automatically delay, challenge, reject, or temporarily block suspicious activity. Automated security decisions may be reviewed or corrected when reasonably appropriate. No security system is guaranteed to detect every attack, exploit, bot, compromised account, or unauthorized transaction.

Intellectual property

The Service and its software, original designs, art, characters, lore, text, audiovisual materials, code, logos, branding, and game data are owned by or licensed for use in connection with Valtheryn and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

“Valtheryn” and related branding may not be used to falsely imply sponsorship, affiliation, ownership, partnership, endorsement, or official status.

If you believe material available through Valtheryn infringes your copyright or other intellectual-property rights, contact support@valtherynlive.com and provide enough information to identify the protected work, locate the disputed material, explain the claimed infringement, and allow us to contact you.

We may request additional information reasonably necessary to evaluate and respond to the report. Nothing in this section represents that Valtheryn has completed any optional or statutory copyright-agent registration unless separately stated.

Third-party services and links

The Service may rely on third-party services such as Stripe, WordPress-related infrastructure, web hosting, domain services, email providers, security services, analytics or diagnostic services, and linked websites.

Third-party services operate under their own terms, privacy practices, availability commitments, and technical systems.

We are not responsible for third-party content, independent acts, or outages outside our reasonable control. This provision does not excuse obligations that applicable law places on Valtheryn regarding providers we select or information under our control.

Disclaimers

Beta and pre-release features may be incomplete or unstable. Security and anti-cheat controls reduce risk but cannot guarantee that cheating, fraud, unauthorized access, data loss, or service interruption will never occur.

Some jurisdictions do not permit certain warranty exclusions. Where such restrictions apply, this section applies only to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, aggregate liability arising from or relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid directly through Valtheryn during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) US $100.

These limitations do not apply where liability cannot legally be excluded or limited, including where applicable law imposes liability for fraud, willful misconduct, certain personal injuries, or other nonwaivable obligations.

Your payment-card issuer and applicable consumer-protection laws may provide rights in addition to these Terms.

Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Valtheryn and persons or service providers acting on its behalf from third-party claims, damages, judgments, losses, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful conduct, your User Content, your infringement of another person’s rights, your fraud or unauthorized commercial activity, your misuse of the Service, or your material breach of these Terms.

This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from Valtheryn’s own unlawful conduct, negligence, or breach where such responsibility cannot lawfully be shifted to you.

Indiana law and dispute resolution

Before filing a lawsuit, you and Valtheryn agree to make a reasonable good-faith attempt to resolve the dispute informally. A written description of the issue and requested relief may be sent to support@valtherynlive.com.

The parties will ordinarily allow up to 30 days for informal resolution unless immediate relief is reasonably necessary to prevent harm, preserve rights, comply with a legal deadline, or seek emergency equitable relief.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except to the extent another jurisdiction’s nonwaivable consumer-protection law applies.

Subject to any nonwaivable consumer venue or jurisdiction right, disputes not resolved informally may be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in Indiana or another court that applicable law requires or permits.

Either party may bring an eligible individual claim in small-claims court.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, claims should be pursued on an individual basis rather than as a plaintiff or class member in a class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. If this restriction is unenforceable for a particular claim or jurisdiction, it will be limited or severed only to the extent necessary.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect new features, legal requirements, security needs, payment functionality, operational changes, or lessons from abuse and enforcement.

The revised Terms will be posted with an updated effective or revision date. We may provide additional notice of material changes when reasonably appropriate.

If applicable law or the nature of a material change requires renewed consent, we may require you to affirmatively accept the revised Terms before continuing to use affected portions of the Service.

Changes apply prospectively unless applicable law requires otherwise. A new version of these Terms does not retroactively convert conduct that was permitted when it occurred into a violation, although ongoing conduct may be subject to the version then in effect after proper notice or acceptance.

General terms

• Entire agreement. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, any checkout-specific disclosures, and rules expressly incorporated by reference constitute the agreement governing your use of the Service.
• Order of precedence. Checkout-specific terms control only for the particular transaction to which they expressly apply if they conflict with these Terms.
• Severability. If a provision is determined to be unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent or severed while the remainder continues in effect.
• No waiver. Failure to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce it later.
• Assignment. You may not assign your account or rights under these Terms without permission. The responsibilities associated with Valtheryn may be assigned in connection with a legitimate transfer, reorganization, incorporation, financing, or sale of the Service, subject to applicable law.
• Force majeure. We are not responsible for delay or interruption caused by circumstances beyond reasonable control, including infrastructure failures, cyberattacks, disasters, labor disputes, government actions, widespread network failures, or provider outages, although reasonable efforts may be made to restore the Service.
• No agency. These Terms do not create an employment, partnership, joint venture, franchise, fiduciary, or agency relationship between you and Valtheryn.
• Headings. Section headings are provided for convenience and do not independently change the meaning of these Terms.
• Survival. Provisions that by their nature should survive suspension, termination, or account deletion—including payment records, intellectual-property provisions, enforcement-related rights, disclaimers, liability limitations, dispute provisions, and indemnity obligations—continue to apply where appropriate.

Contact Valtheryn

Service: Valtheryn
Support, account, billing, legal, abuse, and security inquiries: support@valtherynlive.com
Website: https://valtherynlive.com

When contacting support, include only information reasonably necessary to address your issue.

Do not send passwords, complete payment-card numbers, card security codes, Social Security numbers, banking credentials, authentication tokens, encryption keys, or other unnecessary sensitive information by email or through a support ticket.