Terms of Service

1. Who we are

Broadside Bay: Pirate Battles ("the game") is made and run by Gary Falzon, an independent developer in Malta ("we", "us"). You can reach us at showfee.app@gmail.com.

These terms apply to the game on Google Play (phones, tablets, Google Play Games on PC and other supported devices) and to this website.

2. Using the game

By downloading or playing the game you agree to these terms and to our Privacy policy. If you don't agree, please don't play.

• The game is free to download and play. Some extras can be bought (see Purchases).
• The game is not directed at children under 13. If you are under the age of adulthood where you live, a parent or guardian must agree to these terms for you and approve any purchases.
• We give you a personal, non-transferable licence to play the game for your own entertainment. The game, its artwork, music, ships and code belong to us and may not be copied, sold or modified.

3. Accounts

Wave battle and Story mode can be played without an account. To sail the online sea you either sign in with Google or play as a guest.

• Your progress and purchases are saved to your Google sign-in. Guest progress is not kept between sessions.
• To make purchases you need to be signed in with Google, so we can link what you buy to your save.
• You are responsible for activity on your account. Your captain name, ship emblem and fleet names must not be offensive, hateful or impersonate someone else.

4. Purchases

All payments are handled by Google Play under the Google Play Terms of Service. We never see your card or bank details. Prices are shown in the game before you buy and include VAT where it applies; they may differ by country.

One-off purchases (Founder's Pack and No ads for life) are restored automatically when you sign in with the same Google account, including on a new phone.

5. Refunds and your right to cancel

Purchases are digital content that is delivered to your account straight away. When you buy, you ask for it to be delivered immediately and you accept that, once it is delivered, you lose the 14-day right of withdrawal that EU law gives for distance purchases.

This does not affect your other rights. If something you bought doesn't arrive or doesn't work:

• You can ask Google Play for a refund. Within 48 hours of buying you can usually do this yourself on Google Play's refund page.
• Or email us at showfee.app@gmail.com with your order number (it starts with GPA.) and we will fix it or arrange a refund.

If a purchase is refunded or charged back, the items it gave may be removed from your account.

6. Gold and in-game items

Gold, experience, ships, upgrades, titles and other in-game items exist only inside the game. They have no real-money value, can't be exchanged for money, and can't be sold, traded or transferred to another player or outside the game. What you hold in the game is a licence to use these items while you play, not property.

7. Adverts

The game shows adverts from Google AdMob: short adverts between some Wave battles, and videos you can choose to watch for a reward (for example extra gold, a free chest, repairing your ship or continuing after you sink). Rewards are given once the video finishes. How advert data is used is explained in our Privacy policy.

8. Fair play

An automatic referee checks online results to keep the game fair. You agree not to:

• cheat, use hacks, bots, modified apps or exploits, or tamper with the game's data or servers;
• abuse bugs on purpose (please report them to us instead);
• harass other players, or use offensive names, emblems or fleet names.

If we find cheating or abuse we may reset progress, remove items gained unfairly, or suspend or close the account. We don't refund purchases on accounts closed for cheating, unless the law requires it.

9. Seasons and changes to the game

Broadside Bay is a live game. We add seasons, events, ships and features, and we may change, rebalance or retire parts of the game over time. Online play needs an internet connection and may sometimes be unavailable for maintenance or problems outside our control.

If we ever have to close the game, we will give at least 60 days' notice in the game and on this website, and stop selling purchases straight away.

We may update these terms. If a change is important we will tell you in the game; the date at the top of this page always shows the latest version.

10. Closing your account

You can stop playing at any time. To delete your online data and sign-in, open Menu → Delete my online data in the game, or see Delete your data. Deleting your account permanently removes your progress and any items you bought; this can't be undone.

11. Our responsibility

We work hard to keep the game running well, but it is provided "as is" and we can't promise it will always be free of bugs or interruptions. As far as the law allows, we are not responsible for losses that weren't foreseeable or that we didn't cause.

Nothing in these terms limits your rights as a consumer under the laws of Malta and the European Union, or our responsibility for anything that can't be limited by law.

12. Law and contact

These terms are governed by the laws of Malta. If you live in another EU country you also keep the protection of the consumer laws where you live, and you can bring a claim in your local courts.

Questions, problems or complaints: showfee.app@gmail.com. We aim to reply within a few days.