Terms
16 May 2023
Sheekore Terms of Service
Welcome to Sheekore!
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the websites, mobile applications, games, software, digital content, and online services provided by Sheekore (collectively, the “Services”).
Sheekore is a commercial brand and trading name owned and operated by Farsul Ltd, a company registered and based in Bolton, United Kingdom (“Farsul Ltd,” “Sheekore,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By downloading, installing, accessing, or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not install, access, or use the Services.
1. Corporate Identity & Contact Details
- Legal Entity: Farsul Ltd
- Trading Name: Sheekore
- Registered Office: Bolton, United Kingdom
- Privacy & Legal Inquiries: policy@sheekore.com
2. License Grant and Usage Restrictions
Subject to your ongoing compliance with these Terms, Farsul Ltd grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to download, install, and use our mobile applications, games, and online Services on authorized devices solely for your personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes.
Prohibited Conduct
You expressly agree that you will not:
- Modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or derive source code from the Services or any portion thereof, except as expressly permitted by applicable law.
- Copy, reproduce, duplicate, sell, resell, lease, sublicense, or commercially exploit the Services, game assets, or artwork without explicit prior written authorization from Farsul Ltd.
- Use automated tools, scripts, bots, spiders, crawlers, or data-mining utilities to collect data, manipulate gameplay, or interact with our systems.
- Cheat, hack, exploit software vulnerabilities, or utilize unauthorized third-party software to alter gameplay, gain unfair advantages, or manipulate game servers or leaderboards.
- Circumvent, disable, or tamper with security measures, digital rights management (DRM), age controls, or technical protections implemented within the Services.
- Frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or proprietary content of Sheekore or Farsul Ltd.
3. Account Eligibility & Responsibilities
Age Requirements
You affirm that you are at least 18 years of age (or the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction). If you are between the ages of 13 and 17 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction), you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.
Our Services are not directed to children under 13 years of age, and individuals under 13 are prohibited from creating accounts, submitting personal data, or making financial transactions within the Services.
Account Security
- Credentials: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and passwords. You are fully responsible for all activity occurring under your account.
- Non-Transferable: Your account is personal to you. You may not sell, rent, trade, lease, gift, or transfer your account or credentials to any third party.
- Accuracy: You agree to provide accurate and complete information when registering an account and to keep your information up to date.
4. In-Game Virtual Currency and Digital Items
The Services may allow you to earn, purchase, or acquire virtual in-game currency (“Virtual Currency”) or digital virtual goods, skins, cosmetic items, power-ups, or add-on content (“Virtual Items”).
- Limited License: Virtual Currency and Virtual Items are licensed to you under a limited, personal, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license for use strictly within the applicable game. Virtual Currency and Virtual Items do not constitute real-world money or property, carry no monetary value, and cannot be redeemed for legal currency, physical goods, or services outside the Services.
- Transfer Restrictions: You may not sell, trade, or exchange Virtual Currency or Virtual Items outside the official game environment.
- Refund Policy: All sales of Virtual Currency and Virtual Items are final and non-refundable, except where required by applicable statutory consumer protection laws or platform store policies (e.g., Apple App Store, Google Play Store).
- Modifications & Expiration: Farsul Ltd reserves the right to manage, regulate, modify, or remove Virtual Currency or Virtual Items at its discretion. Virtual Currency and Virtual Items may be forfeited if your account is terminated due to a breach of these Terms or if we discontinue the specific app or game.
5. User Feedback & Unsolicited Submissions
We welcome feedback, suggestions, comments, bug reports, and ideas regarding our Services (“Feedback”). However, Farsul Ltd does not accept confidential information or proprietary ideas under duty of confidence.
By submitting Feedback to Sheekore or Farsul Ltd (via email, customer support channels, social media, or in-app tools):
- You assign to Farsul Ltd all rights, title, and interest in and to the Feedback.
- Farsul Ltd shall be free to use, disclose, reproduce, modify, license, distribute, and otherwise commercialize the Feedback for any purpose whatsoever (including improving our games or creating derivative products) without any obligation, restriction, credit, or financial compensation to you.
- You waive any moral rights in the Feedback to the maximum extent permitted by law.
6. Intellectual Property Rights & User Content
- Ownership: All intellectual property rights in and to the Services—including software code, graphics, artwork, sound effects, music, characters, lore, trademarks, and trade dress—are owned exclusively by Farsul Ltd or its licensors.
- User-Generated Content: If the Services permit you to upload, create, or share content (such as gameplay videos, custom avatars, or screenshots) incorporating Sheekore assets (“User Content”):
- You retain ownership of your original user contributions.
- You grant Farsul Ltd a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, display, publish, distribute, and broadcast your User Content in connection with operating and marketing the Services.
- You waive any moral rights of paternity or attribution to the extent permitted by law.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. FARSUL LTD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FARSUL LTD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR COMPATIBLE WITH ANY PARTICULAR HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE DEVICE.
8. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FARSUL LTD, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES—INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR SERVICE INTERRUPTION—ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE) THE SERVICES.
WHERE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY ARE RESTRICTED BY STATUTORY CONSUMER LAWS, FARSUL LTD’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO FARSUL LTD FOR THE SPECIFIC SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR £100 GBP, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
9. Indemnification
You agree to hold harmless, defend, and indemnify Farsul Ltd and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and legal fees arising out of or relating to:
- Your breach of these Terms;
- Your misuse of the Services; or
- Your violation of any applicable law or third-party right (including copyright, trademark, or privacy rights).
10. Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Legal Jurisdiction
Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights regarding how disputes are resolved.
A. Informal Dispute Resolution
If a dispute or claim arises between you and Farsul Ltd regarding these Terms or the Services, you agree to first contact us directly at policy@sheekore.com and attempt to resolve the issue informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating formal proceedings.
B. Voluntary Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
If an informal resolution is not reached, any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services may be referred to an independent Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) or arbitration provider agreed upon by both parties in writing.
- Consumer Protections: In accordance with the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Arbitration Act 1996, consumers are not required to submit low-value consumer claims (under £10,000) to mandatory binding arbitration prior to a dispute arising. Any submission to arbitration by a consumer must be voluntary and agreed to in writing after the dispute has arisen.
- Commercial Claims: For non-consumer disputes (or disputes where arbitration is mutually selected), proceedings shall be administered under the rules of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) or the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), conducted in English in London or via virtual hearing.
C. Governing Law & Forum
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Subject to applicable mandatory consumer rights in your local country of residence, you and Farsul Ltd agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or legal action arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Services.
11. Termination
- Termination by You: You may terminate these Terms at any time by deleting your account, uninstalling all Sheekore apps/games, and ceasing all use of the Services.
- Termination by Us: Farsul Ltd reserves the right to suspend or permanently terminate your access to the Services or account immediately, without notice, if you breach these Terms or engage in illegal or fraudulent activity.
- Survival: Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 shall survive any termination of these Terms.
12. General Terms
- Entire Agreement: These Terms, alongside the Sheekore Privacy Policy and any applicable End User License Agreements (EULAs), constitute the entire agreement between you and Farsul Ltd regarding the Services.
- Severability: If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed without affecting the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
- No Waiver: Failure by Farsul Ltd to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of future enforcement.
- Assignment: Farsul Ltd may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms to any third party in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate restructuring, or asset sale. You may not assign your rights under these Terms without prior written consent from Farsul Ltd.
- Updates to Terms: We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of material updates by posting an in-app notice, website banner, or direct notification. Continued use of the Services following modifications constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
13. Contact Information
If you have questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us:
- Company: Farsul Ltd (Trading as Sheekore)
- Location: Bolton, United Kingdom
- Contact Email: policy@sheekore.com