These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and Innovelop (“we”, “us”, “our”), the operator of the Inkwell game (“the Game”). By downloading, installing, or using the Game, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Game.
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and play the Game on devices you own or control, for your own private, non-commercial entertainment. These Terms govern that use.
The Game is suitable for a general audience. If you are under the age of 18 (or the age of digital consent in your country), you may use the Game, sign in, or make purchases only with the consent and involvement of a parent or legal guardian, who accepts these Terms on your behalf.
Age affirmation. When you first open the Game, you are asked to confirm that you are 18 or older, or that you have your parent or guardian’s permission to use the Game and to agree to these Terms. This confirmation is recorded together with a timestamp. It is a self-declaration and not a formal age-verification process.
No contact features. The Game is single-player and contains no chat, messaging, comments, multiplayer, profiles, or user-generated content, so there is no way for users to communicate with or be contacted by other people through the Game.
The Game is designed to work offline, and your progress is stored on your device. Signing in is optional and is only needed to synchronise your progress across multiple devices. If you sign in, you are responsible for the email account you use and for any activity that takes place under your account. Tell us promptly at privacy@innovelop.org if you believe your account has been accessed without your permission.
Our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.
The Game is free to play and is currently exclusive to Android. Optional in-app purchases — made inside the Android app through Google Play — include subscriptions (monthly or yearly) for unlimited play, and one-time “top-ups” for additional attempts. Once a subscription is active, signing in unlocks the full version. Free play includes a daily allowance of attempts that resets each day.
Virtual items such as attempts and entitlements have no monetary value, cannot be exchanged for cash, and are licensed to you, not sold.
The Game currently includes a large set of puzzle levels, with more added over time. We may add, change, or remove levels, features, or content, and may update the Game for security, performance, or compatibility. We aim to keep the Game available but do not guarantee it will always be uninterrupted or error-free.
The Game, including its name, logo, design, code, levels, graphics, and sound, is owned by Innovelop or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the licence in clause 1, these Terms do not grant you any rights in the Game or our branding.
If the Game includes a level editor or lets you create custom content, you keep any rights you have in what you create, but you are responsible for it and must not create content that is unlawful or infringes others' rights.
You agree not to use the Game to break the law, infringe anyone's rights, or interfere with the Game's operation or other players' enjoyment, and not to tamper with, cheat, or exploit the Game's purchase, entitlement, or progress systems.
The Game is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Game will meet your requirements or be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any rights you have under the South African Consumer Protection Act or other laws that cannot be excluded.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss, or loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising from your use of (or inability to use) the Game. To the extent we are liable, our total liability is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for the Game in the 12 months before the claim, or ZAR 500. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of these may not apply to you.
You may stop using the Game at any time and delete it. We may suspend or end your access if you materially breach these Terms or use the Game unlawfully. If your access ends, the licence in clause 1 ends, but clauses that by their nature should survive (such as intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) continue to apply. Deleting the Game removes locally stored data; if you have signed in, you can request deletion of account data as described in the Privacy Policy.
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “last updated” date and, where appropriate, notify you in the Game. Continuing to use the Game after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and the courts of South Africa will have jurisdiction over any dispute, without affecting any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have in your country of residence. We encourage you to contact us first at privacy@innovelop.org so we can try to resolve any concern.
Questions about these Terms can be sent to Innovelop at privacy@innovelop.org.