Terms of service

Iwa is developed, owned, and operated by Gigameets Global Limited (“we”, “us”, or “our”). In these terms, “the game” or “the service” refers to the Iwa website, web application, game client, server APIs, and all associated interactive surfaces available at this domain.

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding legal contract between you and Gigameets Global Limited. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must discontinue using the service immediately.

You must be at least 13 years of age to create an account. If you are under 13, you may only play the guest simulation with the knowledge and active consent of a parent or legal guardian, and you may not register a persistent account.

When you register an account, you agree to provide an accurate email address and maintain the security of your authentication credentials. You are solely responsible for all activity originating from your session or credentials. If you suspect unauthorized access to your account, notify us promptly at [email protected].

Iwa is a business, supply chain, and economic simulation game set in dynamic African markets. All currencies, cash balances, revenues, costs, inventory valuations, commodity prices, debts, supplier contracts, equipment, and enterprises depicted in the game are entirely virtual, synthetic, and fictional.

• Zero Cash Value: In-game currency (“virtual cash” or credits) and in-game assets carry zero monetary value in the real world. They cannot be withdrawn, refunded, redeemed for fiat currency, traded for legal tender, or exchanged for real goods or services.
• No Commercial Guarantee: Simulated profits, business expansion, credit ratings, or operational milestones in Iwa do not represent real-world business ownership, financial returns, investment readiness, commercial success, or creditworthiness.
• Not Financial Advice: Nothing published in the game, documentation, or guides constitutes financial, legal, tax, or investment advice.

The game features a simulated venture intelligence system, investor matrices, pitch scoring, and institutional partner evaluations. These features are strictly mathematical gameplay mechanics designed for education and entertainment.

Simulated investor interactions, term sheets, or pitch ratings do not constitute real-world securities offerings, capital raising, crowdfunding, or financial promotions under any financial regulatory framework.

Visitors may begin playing immediately using a browser guest session without submitting personal credentials. A guest profile is temporary and bound to your browser session. When you choose to register an account, eligible guest progress is transferred onto your persistent profile.

• Single Account Policy: Each human player is permitted one account. Operating multiple accounts to farm resources, corner player markets, coordinate wash trades, or circumvent administrative sanctions is strictly prohibited.
• Account Deletion: You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data at any time from your account settings or by emailing [email protected]. Account deletion is irrevocable and permanently destroys all associated businesses, ledger records, inventory, and player statistics.

The core gameplay of Iwa is accessible free of charge. We may offer optional supporter tiers, cosmetic items, community badges, or subscription plans to fund server infrastructure and ongoing development.

• Zero Pay-to-Win Advantage: Optional purchases do not alter underlying economic invariants, guarantee business profits, or provide unfair competitive advantages in the player economy.
• Finality of Digital Goods: All purchases of digital items, supporter status, or memberships are final and non-refundable upon immediate digital provisioning, except where non-waivable statutory rights (such as statutory consumer cancellation periods prior to digital delivery) apply by law.
• No Ownership: Purchases grant you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access digital items within the game during the lifetime of the service.

Fair play is vital to the health of the player market. You agree to use the service only in accordance with our Community Rules and applicable laws. You agree not to:

• Use bots, automation scripts, scrapers, macros, or unauthorized third-party clients to interact with the game server or APIs.
• Exploit bugs, race conditions, or unintended glitches for economic gain or competitive advantage. Any critical bugs must be reported immediately to [email protected].
• Engage in Real-Money Trading (RMT): You may not buy, sell, auction, or trade in-game currency, businesses, stock, or accounts for real fiat money, cryptocurrency, or external value.
• Manipulate the player market through collusive pricing, wash trading, self-dealing between alternate accounts, or fraudulent listing behavior.
• Probe, scan, stress-test, or perform denial-of-service attacks against our servers, infrastructure, or rate-limiting systems.

We reserve the right to audit server ledgers, cancel fraudulent transactions, roll back tainted balances, and temporarily or permanently suspend accounts that breach these rules.

All software code, user interface designs, logos, artwork, audio, trade lore, narratives, and economic models powering Iwa are the proprietary intellectual property of Gigameets Global Limited and its licensors, protected by copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

You retain ownership of original text you submit (such as custom business names or descriptions), but grant Gigameets Global Limited a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to display and use such content within the game. You must not submit names or content that infringe third-party trademarks or proprietary rights.

As an active multiplayer economic simulation, Iwa requires continuous balance adjustments. We reserve the right to rebalance commodity prices, adjust production timings, tune consumer demand formulas, and modify game features at any time to preserve economic health and server stability.

We provide the service on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of uninterrupted or error-free operation. Scheduled maintenance, hardware upgrades, and unforeseen server incidents may result in temporary downtime.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Gigameets Global Limited, its directors, officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages, including loss of virtual progress, loss of data, device damage, or service interruption arising from your use of the game.

Nothing in these terms excludes or restricts liability for fraud, gross negligence, death or personal injury resulting from negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded under mandatory consumer protection laws in your jurisdiction.

This section will record the governing law and designated court jurisdiction confirmed by legal counsel prior to public launch.

Before initiating any formal legal claim, you and Gigameets Global Limited agree to make reasonable, good-faith efforts to resolve any dispute or grievance informally by contacting us at [email protected].

We may update these Terms periodically to reflect changes in our service, regulatory requirements, or corporate structure. When changes occur, the effective date at the top of this document will be updated, and significant changes will be communicated via in-game announcements or our landing surfaces.

If you have questions, inquiries, or formal notices regarding these Terms, contact our legal and support team at: [email protected].