Shadewick

Terms of Service & End User License Agreement

Terms of Service & EULA

Effective date: July 8, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, or using Shadewick ("Shadewick," "the App," "the Game"), provided by Adelyons Software LLC ("we," "us," or "our"), you agree to these Terms of Service and End User License Agreement (the "Terms") and to our Privacy Policy. A standalone End User License Agreement is also available and is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

2. Nature of the Service

Shadewick is a single-player puzzle-adventure game for entertainment. It is a local-first, offline game of light-and-shadow puzzles set in a fictional town. It is not a utility, a productivity tool, or a service that provides advice of any kind.

Shadewick is contemplative and a little eerie, but it is not a horror title and contains no gore. It is intended for a general audience. You are responsible for how you use the App.

3. License Grant

Subject to these Terms, Adelyons Software LLC grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download and use one copy of the App on a device that you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use. This license does not transfer any ownership rights. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. See the standalone EULA for the full license terms.

4. The Game

Shadewick is a local-first, no-account shadow-puzzle adventure. It provides a free town quarter (the Wick Quarter) with the full lantern-and-shadow mechanic, rubbings, on-device proverb hints, and its first great-lamp restoration; and, via Shadewick Pro, four additional town quarters, an inverted finale, and the deepest diagram-hint tier. As described in our Privacy Policy, your game progress is stored only on your device; there is no account and no cloud backend. All game logic — the shadow geometry and the hint engine — is deterministic, on-device, rule-based logic; there is no language model, no AI model download, and no network required to play.

5. Subscriptions & Billing (Shadewick Pro)

6. Your Content & Data

Shadewick does not ask you to create content. Your game save — light placements, restored lamps, inventory, rubbings, and story flags — belongs to you and, because Shadewick is local-first, is stored only on your device; we do not receive, store, or claim any license to it. Deleting the App removes this local data. You are responsible for your device and its backups. See the Privacy Policy for full details.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

8. Intellectual Property

The App, its design, artwork, writing, content, and software are owned by Adelyons Software LLC and are protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms grant you a personal, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App; they do not transfer any ownership rights.

9. Apple App Store — Additional Terms

If you download the App from the Apple App Store, the following additional terms apply, and you acknowledge and agree that:

10. Disclaimers & No Warranty

The App is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any puzzle, hint, or feature will function without fault on every device or operating-system configuration.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Adelyons Software LLC shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, loss of game progress, or loss of profits, arising from or related to your use of (or inability to use) the App, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability for any claim related to the App shall not exceed the amount you paid us for the App in the twelve months preceding the claim.

12. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it from your device, which also removes the data stored locally. We may suspend or terminate this license if you violate these Terms. These Terms continue to apply to your prior use.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Effective date" above and, where appropriate, through an in-app notice. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. You agree that any dispute not subject to the rules of the applicable app store will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Iowa, to the extent permitted by law.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email dev@adelyons.com.

Adelyons Software LLC
https://adelyons.com