Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: 10 Oct 2026
1. Acceptance, scope and eligibility
These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Emerald Wizard Studios ("Emerald Wizard", "we", "our" or "us"), a game studio based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They govern your use of our games, including MathOn, Stargazer and DiscPods and any other games we publish, on every platform and store where they are available, including demo, playtest, early access and other pre-release versions (the "Games"), as well as our website, support, feedback and community channels (together with the Games, the "Services").
By downloading, installing, accessing or using any part of the Services, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which forms part of them. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
To use the Services:
you must be at least 13 years old, or older where the law of your country or the platform you use requires a higher minimum age;
if you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Services only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf and is responsible for your use;
you must not be barred from using the Services under applicable law, and your access must not have been suspended or terminated by us.
These Terms replace the version dated June 28, 2024.
2. Changes to these Terms
We may change these Terms from time to time, for example when we release a new Game or feature, change how a Service works, or when the law changes. When we do, we will post the updated Terms on our website and change the effective date at the top. Where a change is material, we may also tell you in a Game, on a store page or through another reasonable channel.
Your continued use of the Services after updated Terms take effect means you accept them. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Services.
3. Platforms and stores
Our Games are distributed through third-party platforms and stores, such as Steam, the Apple App Store and Google Play (each a "Platform"). Your use of a Platform, including your Platform account, downloads, purchases, payments, refunds and the Platform's own features (for example friends lists, achievements, leaderboards, cloud storage, overlays and chat tools), is governed by that Platform's terms and policies in addition to these Terms. Where a Platform's terms conflict with these Terms on a matter the Platform controls, the Platform's terms apply to that matter.
Purchases made through a Platform are made with the Platform, not with us. Refunds for such purchases are handled by the Platform under its refund policy and applicable law.
If you obtained a Game through the Apple App Store or Google Play, the following also applies:
the licence in these Terms is limited to use on devices that you own or control and that run the relevant operating system, and is subject to the usage rules in the Platform's terms of service;
the Platform has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the Game and is not responsible for addressing any claim relating to the Game, including product liability, consumer protection, intellectual property or regulatory claims, except as required by law;
the Platform and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms with respect to that Game and may enforce them against you;
you confirm that you are not located in a country subject to an embargo or listed as a prohibited party under applicable export control or sanctions laws.
4. Licence to play
Subject to these Terms and the applicable Platform terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable licence to install and play the Games for your own personal, non-commercial entertainment on devices that you own or control. The Games are licensed to you, not sold. We and our licensors keep all rights not expressly granted to you.
You must not, and must not help or allow anyone else to:
use cheats, hacks, bots, macros, scripts, automation, trainers or any unauthorised third-party software or hardware that interacts with a Game or gives an unfair advantage;
modify a Game, its files, saved data, memory or its communications with our servers or other players, or run a modified version of a Game online;
circumvent, disable or interfere with any security, anti-cheat, authentication, licensing or technical protection measure, or any restriction or penalty we apply;
reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of a Game, except to the extent that applicable law expressly allows this despite this restriction;
copy, distribute, sell, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, publicly perform or otherwise make a Game or any part of it available to others, except as expressly permitted by these Terms or the Platform;
extract, scrape, data-mine or harvest content, data or other players' information from the Services;
exploit the Services or any part of them for commercial purposes, including through paid services, tournaments or competitions, without our written permission;
exploit bugs, glitches or unintended behaviour, or interfere with or disrupt the Services, our servers or other players' experience;
remove or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice;
access the Services through another person's account or allow another person to use your account.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor the Services for compliance with these Terms.
5. Accounts and sign-in
Some Games and features require you to sign in with a Platform account (for example Steam, Apple, Google or Game Center) or use a guest or anonymous player profile that the Game creates for you. We may link your Platform identity to a player profile hosted by us or our service providers so that your progress, purchases, rewards and settings follow you.
You are responsible for your account and everything that happens under it. You must:
keep your Platform account credentials and devices secure, and tell the Platform and us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised;
provide accurate information where a Service asks for it, and keep it up to date;
use only one account per person, unless we expressly allow otherwise, and not create accounts to evade a penalty;
not sell, buy, share, transfer, rent or give away your account, or any progress, currency or items on it.
Your progress, purchases and rewards are tied to the account you play with. If you lose access to your Platform account, play on a different account, or delete your account or data, we may not be able to restore your progress. We are not responsible for losses caused by someone else using your account, or by the suspension, closure or loss of your Platform account.
6. Online services
Many features of our Games depend on online services, including sign-in, cloud saves, matchmaking, multiplayer sessions, leaderboards, achievements, events, rewards, chat and voice. Using them requires an internet connection, a supported Platform account where the Game asks for one, and a compatible, up-to-date version of the Game. You are responsible for the connection, hardware and data charges needed to use them.
Online services are provided as they are and as available. We may change, limit, suspend or discontinue any online service, feature, content or Game, in whole or in part, at any time, including ending support for a Platform, operating system or version. Where practicable we will give reasonable notice of a permanent shutdown of an online service, for example through the Game, a store page or our website.
You understand and agree that:
online features may be unavailable, interrupted or affected by maintenance, outages, Platform or service provider problems, or events outside our control;
multiplayer sessions may be hosted on the device of one of the players, so the connection, hardware and location of other players can affect your experience;
players using different versions of a Game, different regions or different Platforms may not be able to play together;
we may require you to install updates to continue using a Game or its online features, and updates may add, change or remove content and features;
we may use automated systems to run matches, apply the Game's rules, filter communications and enforce these Terms;
we are not obliged to provide refunds, credits or compensation for the unavailability or discontinuation of any online service, except where the law requires it.
7. Code of conduct
Our Games are shared spaces. When you use the Services, and especially when you play with others, you must behave lawfully and respectfully. You must not:
harass, threaten, bully, stalk, intimidate or abuse anyone, or encourage others to do so;
post, send or say anything that is hateful, discriminatory, sexually explicit, obscene, violent, defamatory, deceptive or otherwise objectionable, including in names, room names, chat, voice and creations;
impersonate any person, group, our staff or our partners, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation;
share personal information about yourself or anyone else, such as real names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or account details;
post links, advertisements, promotions, spam, chain messages, phishing attempts, scams, malware or anything intended to take players outside the Game or to deceive them;
cheat, use unauthorised software, exploit bugs, collude, fix matches, trade wins, boost accounts or otherwise gain an unfair advantage;
deliberately disrupt matches or other players' experience, for example by repeatedly quitting, idling, obstructing or sabotaging your own team, deliberately colliding with other players to stall a match, or abusing the reporting, voting or pause tools;
evade or attempt to evade a penalty, restriction or ban, including by using another account;
buy, sell, trade or advertise accounts, virtual currency, items, rewards or boosting services for real money or outside the Game;
interfere with the Services, our servers or our service providers, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any system, account or data;
infringe anyone's intellectual property, privacy or other rights;
do anything else that we reasonably consider harmful to players, to the Games or to us, or that violates applicable law.
If you see someone breaking these rules, please use the in-game tools to mute, block, kick or report them where available, or contact us.
8. Enforcement
If we believe you have breached these Terms, the Code of Conduct or applicable law, or that your conduct is harmful to players, the Games or us, we may take any action we consider appropriate, with or without notice, including:
issuing a warning;
removing, editing or blocking content, names or messages, including through automated filters;
restricting or disabling your use of chat, voice, invitations or other social features, temporarily or permanently;
removing you from a match, lobby, party or session, or allowing a host to do so;
applying matchmaking cooldowns or other restrictions after you abandon or disrupt matches;
declaring a match, result or ranking void, and adjusting or removing statistics, scores, leaderboard entries, achievements or rewards connected to it;
removing virtual currency, items, rewards, progress or other benefits obtained through cheating, abuse, exploits, fraud or error;
suspending or terminating your access to online features, to a Game or to the Services, temporarily or permanently;
reporting conduct to the relevant Platform or to the authorities where appropriate.
We may act on the basis of automated detection, player reports, our own investigation or our reasonable judgement. We are not obliged to give you prior notice, to explain the evidence we rely on, or to provide any refund, credit or compensation for any action taken under this section, except where the law requires otherwise. If you believe an action was taken in error, you can contact us using the details in Section 24 and we will review it.
9. Your content and feedback
"Your Content" means anything you create, upload, send or make available through the Services, including display names, room names, text and voice chat, images, customisations, in-game creations, mods, recordings and streams of your play, and anything you post in our community channels.
You keep any rights you have in Your Content. By making it available through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable and sublicensable licence to host, store, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, display, perform, distribute and otherwise use Your Content for the purposes of operating, moderating, promoting and improving the Services, for as long as we provide the Services and as needed afterwards for legal, security and record-keeping purposes. To the extent permitted by law, you waive any moral rights in Your Content against us and our licensees.
You are responsible for Your Content. You confirm that you have all rights needed to make it available and to grant the licence above, and that it does not violate these Terms, the law or anyone's rights. We may, but have no obligation to, review, filter, remove or refuse Your Content at any time for any reason, including if we believe it breaks these Terms.
If you send us feedback, ideas or suggestions about the Services, you agree that we may use them freely, without any obligation to you, and that they become our property to the extent permitted by law. Please do not send us confidential information.
Where a Game provides tools for creating and sharing content with other players, additional rules shown in the Game or on the Platform apply to that content.
10. Virtual currency, items and purchases
Some Games include virtual currencies (such as in-game gold or premium currencies), items, skins, unlocks, boosts, cosmetics, rewards and similar content ("Virtual Items"). Virtual Items may be earned through play, granted by us, or purchased with real money through a Platform where a Game offers that.
Virtual Items are licensed, not sold. They are part of the Games and have no monetary value outside them. You receive only a limited, revocable licence to use Virtual Items within the relevant Game under these Terms. Virtual Items:
cannot be redeemed for real money or anything of value outside the Game, and cannot be transferred, traded, sold or given to anyone, except where a Game expressly allows it;
may be changed, rebalanced, limited, expired, replaced or removed by us at any time as part of operating and updating the Games;
may be reset or lost in pre-release versions of a Game, as described in Section 12;
are lost if your account or player data is deleted, if your access is terminated, or if we discontinue the Game or feature they belong to, with no refund except where the law requires it.
Purchases of Virtual Items are made through the Platform at the price and in the currency shown there, which may include taxes. Prices and availability may change. Once a purchased Virtual Item has been delivered to your account, the purchase is final and non-refundable except as provided by the Platform's refund policy or required by law. We do not provide refunds for unused Virtual Items. If you are under the age of majority, you may make purchases only with the permission of a parent or guardian.
11. Rewards, promotions and referral programmes
We may offer rewards, promotions, events, daily bonuses, referral programmes and similar benefits in a Game. Each programme is subject to these Terms and to any additional rules shown in the Game, on a store page or on our website, which may include eligibility requirements, limits per player or account, time limits and conditions that must be met before a reward is granted.
Rewards may be verified by our systems before they are granted and may be delayed, withheld, adjusted or revoked if we believe they were obtained through fraud, abuse, automation, multiple or fake accounts, self-referral, reciprocal or circular referral arrangements, exploitation of errors, or any other breach of these Terms. Rewards have no cash value and are Virtual Items under Section 10.
We may change, suspend or end any programme at any time. Ending a programme does not affect rewards already properly granted, unless they were obtained in breach of these Terms.
12. Demos, playtests and pre-release versions
We may make demo, playtest, early access, beta and other pre-release versions of a Game available ("Pre-release Versions"), sometimes to a limited group or by invitation. Pre-release Versions are works in progress. They may be incomplete, unstable or contain errors, may differ substantially from the final Game, and may be changed, suspended or ended at any time without notice.
Progress, Virtual Items, rewards, statistics and other data from a Pre-release Version may be reset, removed or not carried over to the final Game or to later versions, at our discretion. Where a Pre-release Version has online features, those services may be switched off when the testing period ends. Access to a Pre-release Version does not entitle you to the final Game or to any refund.
By using a Pre-release Version you agree that we may collect feedback and data about your use of it as described in our Privacy Policy, and that any feedback you provide is subject to Section 9.
13. Intellectual property
The Games and Services, including all software, code, artwork, characters, names, stories, text, music, sound, video, designs, user interfaces, logos, trademarks and other content, are owned by Emerald Wizard or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws worldwide. Except for the limited licence in Section 4 and the permissions in Section 14, nothing in these Terms gives you any right, title or interest in the Services or any content in them.
The Games include components, fonts, music, artwork and other materials licensed from third parties, which remain the property of their owners and are used under licence. Notices for certain third-party components are provided with the Games.
Emerald Wizard, MathOn, Stargazer, DiscPods and our logos are trademarks or trade names of Emerald Wizard Studios. You may not use them without our written permission, except to refer to our Games accurately in the ways permitted by Section 14. Platform names and other third-party marks belong to their respective owners.
If you believe that content in the Services infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us using the details in Section 24 with enough information for us to identify the content and your rights.
14. Videos, streaming and community creations
We are happy for you to create and share videos, screenshots, live streams and similar content featuring our Games ("Player Videos") on platforms such as YouTube, Twitch and social media, including through those platforms' monetisation programmes, provided that:
your Player Videos add your own creative input, such as commentary, gameplay or editing, and are not merely copies of our Games' assets, cutscenes or music;
you do not suggest that we sponsor, endorse or are affiliated with you or your content unless we have agreed to that in writing;
you comply with these Terms, the Code of Conduct and the rules of the platform you publish on, and do not use Player Videos to promote cheats, exploits or anything that breaks these Terms;
you do not sell Player Videos or charge for access to them outside the platform's own monetisation programmes.
Some music and other content in our Games is licensed from third parties and may be subject to claims by rights holders on video platforms. Where a Game lets you turn its music off, you may wish to do so when recording. We may ask you to remove or change a Player Video that breaks these rules, and we may withdraw this permission for a particular person or in general at any time.
You may also create fan art and other non-commercial works based on our Games for your personal enjoyment and to share with the community, provided you credit the Game and do not sell them or present our logos as your own. We may feature community creations and Player Videos in our own channels and promotional materials, with credit.
15. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy, available at https://www.emeraldwizard.io/privacy-policy, explains how we collect, use and share information when you use the Services, and forms part of these Terms. By using the Services you acknowledge that:
some information about you, such as your display name, profile picture, in-game appearance, results and statistics, is visible to other players when you use online features;
text and voice chat is delivered live to other players and may be recorded or streamed by them;
we may filter and moderate communications and use gameplay and diagnostic data to keep the Games fair, secure and working well, as described in the Privacy Policy.
16. Health and safety
Some people may experience seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, rapid colour changes or certain patterns, even if they have no history of epilepsy. Our Games contain such effects. If you or anyone in your household has an epileptic condition, consult a doctor before playing. Stop playing immediately and seek medical advice if you experience dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, involuntary movements or convulsions.
Play in a well-lit room, at a comfortable distance from the screen, and take regular breaks. Do not play when you are tired or need sleep, and do not use the Services while driving or in any situation where distraction could be dangerous.
17. Third-party services and links
The Services rely on and link to services operated by third parties, including Platforms, online service providers, community servers, feedback boards, social media, video and music platforms. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control them and are not responsible for their availability, content or practices, or for any loss or damage arising from your use of them. Links are provided for convenience only and do not imply our endorsement.
18. Updates, suspension and termination
We may update, patch, modify or change the Games and Services at any time, including by adding, changing or removing features, content, Virtual Items, Platforms or supported devices, and we may require you to install updates to continue playing. We may also discontinue a Game or any part of the Services. Where practicable, we will give reasonable notice of a permanent discontinuation.
You may stop using the Services at any time by uninstalling the Games. You can ask us to delete your player data as described in our Privacy Policy.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services, or any part of them, at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms, if a Platform or the law requires it, if we discontinue the relevant Service, or to protect players, the Games or us. On termination, your licence ends, you must stop using the Games, and you lose access to your account, progress and Virtual Items, with no refund except where the law requires it.
Sections that by their nature should survive termination, including Sections 9, 10, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, continue to apply after termination.
19. Disclaimer of warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure or free of viruses or other harmful components, that defects will be corrected, that saved progress, Virtual Items or online features will always be available or preserved, or that the Services will meet your requirements.
Nothing in these Terms affects any statutory rights that you have as a consumer and that cannot be excluded or limited by agreement under the law of your country.
20. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:
we, our directors, employees, contractors, partners, licensors, suppliers and affiliates will not be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, progress, Virtual Items or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms, however caused and under any theory of liability, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages;
our total liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid for the Services, through a Platform or otherwise, in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, and (b) twenty US dollars (USD 20).
These limitations do not exclude or limit any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for gross negligence or wilful misconduct, and they do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
21. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Emerald Wizard and our directors, employees, contractors, partners, licensors and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or connected with your breach of these Terms, Your Content, your use of the Services in violation of the law or the rights of any person, or any fraud, cheating or abuse committed through your account. We may take over the defence of any matter subject to this indemnity, in which case you agree to cooperate with us.
22. Governing law and disputes
These Terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or the Services, are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Subject to the paragraph below, the courts of Dubai, United Arab Emirates have exclusive jurisdiction over any such dispute or claim.
If you are a consumer in a country whose law gives you mandatory protections, including the right to rely on the law of your own country or to bring claims in its courts, nothing in this section takes those protections away from you.
Before starting any formal proceedings, please contact us using the details in Section 24 and describe the problem. We will try to resolve it with you informally within thirty days. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to these Terms.
23. General provisions
Entire agreement: these Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional rules we publish for a Game, programme or feature, are the entire agreement between you and us about the Services and replace any earlier agreements on the same subject.
Severability: if any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that part will be applied to the fullest extent permitted and the rest of the Terms will remain in force.
No waiver: our failure to enforce any part of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.
Assignment: we may assign or transfer these Terms, in whole or in part, to an affiliate or to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganisation or sale of assets. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your account without our written consent.
Third-party rights: except for the Platforms as described in Section 3, nobody other than you and us has any rights under these Terms.
Force majeure: we are not liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, labour disputes, internet or utility failures, acts of government, or failures of Platforms or service providers.
Export control and sanctions: you agree to comply with all applicable export control and sanctions laws, and confirm that you are not located in, or a resident of, a country or territory subject to comprehensive sanctions, and are not on any restricted party list.
Notices: we may give you notices through the Games, the Platforms, our website or the email address associated with your Platform account or your request. You may contact us using the details in Section 24.
Language: these Terms are written in English. Any translation is provided for convenience, and the English version prevails if there is any inconsistency.
Relationship: nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, employment or agency relationship between you and us.
24. Contact us
If you have any questions about these Terms, contact us at:
Emerald Wizard Studios, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Email: info@emeraldwizard.io
Website: https://www.emeraldwizard.io