The rules, the licence, and who we are.

1. Website terms of use

This website (theflickseries.com) is operated by 3D-Prototype Ltd, trading as 3iapps, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 08788558), registered office at Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA.

By using this site, you agree to use it lawfully and not to attempt to disrupt it, scrape it at abusive volume, or misrepresent its content as your own. Everything on this site — art, screenshots, video, writing, the FLICK name and characters — is owned by 3D-Prototype Ltd unless stated otherwise, and is made available for personal viewing and for press coverage of the game, not for resale or reuse in other products.

The site, including any early-build footage shown on it, is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind. Development builds are unfinished by definition — features, art, and performance shown may change before release.

2. End user licence agreement (the game)

This section will govern use of the FLICK: The Tangle software once it's released, and is drafted now so the framework exists ahead of launch. Because the game is marketed to players aged 9 and up, the party actually entering into this agreement is assumed to be the purchasing adult — a parent or guardian — on behalf of the child playing.

• Licence, not sale of the software: buying FLICK: The Tangle gives you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to install and play it on your own devices. You own your copy of the licence; 3D-Prototype Ltd retains ownership of the game itself, its code, art, music, and characters. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved.
• One purchase, kept: the licence doesn't expire, isn't subscription-based, and isn't tied to an ongoing service beyond normal platform requirements (App Store, Google Play, or Steam account access).
• What you can't do: resell, sublicense, reverse-engineer, extract assets from, or redistribute the game or its parts.
• Liability and your statutory rights: the game is provided as-is, and 3D-Prototype Ltd's liability is limited to the price you paid, to the extent the law allows. This does not affect your statutory rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 — including your right to digital content that is of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose, and as described — and nothing here excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, which cannot lawfully be excluded.
• Refunds: handled through the platform you purchased from (Apple, Google, or Valve) under their standard refund policies, alongside your statutory rights above. We don't operate a separate refund process of our own.
• Termination: this licence ends automatically if you breach these terms; you'd then need to stop using the game and remove any copies. Sections on liability, IP ownership, and governing law survive termination.
• Third-party components: the game is built on the Godot Engine and other open-source components, each under their own licence terms, which don't restrict your use of the finished game any further than stated here.

3. Apple-specific terms

If you obtained the game via the Apple App Store, the following apply in addition to the above, as required by Apple: this licence is between you and 3D-Prototype Ltd, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the game. 3D-Prototype Ltd, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims relating to the game or your possession of it, including product liability claims, legal compliance claims, and claims under consumer protection law. 3D-Prototype Ltd, not Apple, is responsible for any third-party claim that the game infringes intellectual property rights. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a US government embargo and are not on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this agreement and may enforce it against you.

4. Accessibility commitment

FLICK: The Tangle is designed colourblind-first: every mechanic that depends on colour is also signalled by shape and symbol, using the Okabe–Ito colour-safe palette. This is a design constraint we build to, not a checkbox — if you ever find a moment in the game that relies on colour alone, we consider that a defect worth fixing, and want to hear about it.

5. Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, without removing any protection you're entitled to under the law of the country you live in. If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. This section, like the rest of this page, is a plain-language starting point pending proper legal review.

6. Legal notice

Contact

Questions about these terms: support@3iapps.com