Terms of Service

These terms are an agreement between you and Velvet Arcade ("Velvet Arcade", "we", "us"). By using the store, you agree to them. If you don't agree, don't use Velvet Arcade.

1. Adults only

Velvet Arcade contains sexually explicit material. You may use it only if:

• you are at least 18 years old, and at least the age of majority where you live;
• viewing and buying adult content is legal where you are;
• you have completed our age check — an 18+ confirmation, or age verification where the law requires it; and
• you won't let any minor access the store or anything you download from it.

We serve visitors only in regions where we can do so legally, and we may block access from some countries or US states. Do not use a VPN or other tool to get around age verification or regional restrictions.

2. Age checks

In most US states you confirm that you are 18 or older before entering. In states whose laws require age verification, we use an independent age-assurance provider instead, and we receive only a confirmation that you are an adult. See our Privacy Policy. Providing false information, or using someone else's identity to pass verification, is prohibited and may be a crime.

3. Buying games

3.1 Who you're buying from

When you buy a game, you buy it from Velvet Arcade, the seller of record — whether the game is our own or licensed from another developer. Payments are processed by our payment partners and may appear on your statement as "VELVET ARCADE".

3.2 What you get

A purchase gives you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to download and play the game for your own non-commercial use, under any extra terms the developer includes with the game. You don't own the game itself. You may not resell, share, redistribute or make the game available to anyone else.

3.3 Pricing and pay what you want

Prices are in US dollars. Some games let you pay what you want above a minimum. Every paid purchase has a minimum price, which includes our store fee. Paying more than the minimum doesn't give you anything extra unless the store page says so. Any amount above our store fee goes towards the developer's royalty.

Sales tax is added where required.

3.4 Payment methods

We accept payment cards through our card processor and, where offered, USDC stablecoin sent on the networks shown at checkout. USDC payments must be sent in the exact amount, on the correct network, before the checkout expires. Payments sent incorrectly may not be recoverable. We screen payments for sanctions compliance and may refuse or hold payments that fail screening.

3.5 No stored value

Velvet Arcade does not offer account balances, wallets, credits or gift cards. We don't transfer money between users, and the store has no tipping feature. "Support the developer" links go to the developer's own pages, and are governed by those sites' terms.

3.6 Refunds

Because games are digital and delivered immediately, sales are generally final. We will refund you if:

• the game doesn't work as described, and the developer can't fix it within a reasonable time;
• the game contains content that was not covered by its content warnings;
• you were charged in error or charged twice; or
• the law requires a refund.

Request a refund within 14 days of purchase at [email protected]. Card refunds go back to the original card. USDC refunds go to the sending address, in USDC, for the original USD value. Please contact us before disputing a charge with your bank; we can usually solve problems faster.

4. Your conduct

You agree not to:

• break the law, or use Velvet Arcade to harm anyone;
• share, upload or request content that our Content Policy prohibits;
• get around age verification, regional restrictions, content filters or security measures;
• scrape the store, attack it, or interfere with how it works;
• infringe anyone's intellectual property; or
• harass developers, players or our staff.

5. Developers

Every game on Velvet Arcade follows our Content Policy. Any other developers who publish on Velvet Arcade also sign a developer distribution agreement.

6. Content and reporting

Games are created by independent developers. We review every game before publication, but we don't guarantee that every game is free of errors. You can report content at /report. See also our Removal Policy and DMCA Policy.

7. Termination

We may suspend or end your access if you break these terms, if the law requires it, or to protect the store or other people. You can stop using Velvet Arcade at any time.

8. Disclaimers

Except as required by law, Velvet Arcade and its games are provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. We don't guarantee that the store will always be available or error-free.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, our total liability to you for any claim related to Velvet Arcade is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages.

10. Disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of [STATE], USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. [Dispute resolution, arbitration and class-action waiver terms to be drafted by counsel.]

11. Changes

We may update these terms. If changes are material, we'll give notice on the store before they take effect. Continuing to use Velvet Arcade after that means you accept the new terms.

12. Contact

Velvet Arcade · [BUSINESS ADDRESS] · [email protected]

Draft — not yet legally reviewed. Bracketed items must be completed, and these terms must be reviewed by counsel before launch.