TERMS OF PLAY
ALIVE is a game with real digital collectibles. Please read these before you play or pay - they are meant to be fair and clear.
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Acceptance by connecting
These terms are a binding agreement between you and the operator. By connecting a wallet, making any payment, or otherwise interacting with the game you accept them in full. If you do not agree, do not connect a wallet and do not transact. Continued use after an update means you accept the current version.
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An entertainment product
ALIVE is a game. It is made to be played and enjoyed. Every feature - creatures, farming, the market - exists for entertainment, not as a financial service or store of value.
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A limited game license, not property
Creatures and items are entries in the game database. What you acquire is a limited, revocable, non-transferable-outside-the-game license to use them within the service, not ownership of any asset, currency, or claim against the operator. They cannot be redeemed, cashed out, or exchanged with the operator for money or anything of value.
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Value exists only while the service exists
Creatures and items exist only inside the game and have no existence, function, or value outside of it. If the service is changed, paused, or permanently discontinued, any or all in-game content may stop existing at any time, and no compensation, reimbursement, or damages are owed for it. Nothing in the game is a promise that the service will run for any period of time.
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Collectibles are not an investment
Creatures and items are digital collectibles inside a game. They are not securities, shares, or an investment of any kind, they carry no promise of profit, and they have no guaranteed value. Their price is whatever another player will pay, and it can fall to zero.
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Permadeath is a core mechanic
Creatures can get hungry, sick, starve, and die. Death can become permanent (extinction). This is intended and central to the game. Losing a creature - through neglect, missing a revive window, or any in-game event - is part of play, and there is no compensation for it.
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No refunds, no reversals, no exceptions
All USDC payments - hatching, revives, medicine, market purchases, fees - are final the moment they settle on-chain. Blockchain settlement is irreversible by design, and we grant no refunds, credits, chargebacks, or reversals under any circumstances: not for creature death, lost or expired items, market outcomes, mispricing, user error, wrong-address transfers, dissatisfaction, or the modification or shutdown of the service. Nothing you pay can be demanded back. Please be certain before you confirm.
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Your wallet is your responsibility
You are solely responsible for your wallet, its keys, and its security. We never ask for your seed phrase and can never recover it. Any transaction signed by your wallet is treated as authorized by you.
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Fees and on-chain costs
The market charges a fee on sales, shown before you confirm. Blockchain network costs and any wallet or exchange charges are separate and outside our control. You are responsible for the costs of your own transactions.
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Provided as is
The game is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind. Features, rates, prices, and mechanics may change, and the service may be paused, updated, or discontinued at any time without notice. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation, and we owe no restoration of lost progress, creatures, or items.
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Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for loss of data, content, profits, or expected value arising from the game, the blockchain, or third-party services (wallets, RPCs, exchanges). Where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited in total to the amounts you paid into the game in the 30 days before the claim arose.
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Provably fair sale
The genesis sale is provably fair: a cryptographic commit (sha256) of the full creature manifest is published before the sale opens, so the mapping cannot be altered afterward. You are encouraged to verify the commit yourself.
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Not financial advice
Nothing in the game or its materials is financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Only spend what you are comfortable losing. If in doubt, seek independent professional advice.
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Minimum age 18
You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live) to play and to make any payment. By playing you confirm that you meet this requirement.
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Fair play
No bots, automation, exploits, or abuse of bugs and game mechanics. No attempts to manipulate the market, the sale, or other players. Accounts that break these rules may lose access without notice or refund.
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Availability and law
It is your responsibility to make sure playing and using digital assets is legal where you are. Do not use the game where it is prohibited. You are responsible for any taxes arising from your activity.
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Changes to these terms
These terms may be updated as the game evolves. Continuing to play after an update means you accept the current version.
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Contact
Questions? Reach the team through the project’s official X account. That is the single source of truth for announcements and support.