Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern the use of the free online game "World of Pharaos" (the "Game"), operated by VidiScope GmbH, Römerstr. 27, 89250 Senden, Germany (the "Operator"). By registering a game account, the user accepts these Terms.
Section 1 – Scope and Provider
These Terms apply to the use of World of Pharaos by registered players. The provider and operator is VidiScope GmbH, Römerstr. 27, 89250 Senden, Germany (contact details in the Legal Notice).
Section 2 – Subject Matter
World of Pharaos is a free browser-based strategy game set in ancient Egypt. There is no entitlement to any particular availability, functionality, or continued existence of the Game. The Operator reserves the right to change, extend, or discontinue content, features, and game mechanics at any time.
No paid add-on services (purchases, subscriptions, or similar) are currently offered. Should the Operator introduce paid services in the future, separate terms supplementing these Terms will be published.
Registering a game account constitutes an offer by the user to conclude the terms-of-use agreement. The agreement is only formed once the Operator activates the account. There is no entitlement to conclusion of the agreement; the Operator may decline a registration without stating reasons.
Section 3 – Registration and Account
Participation requires registration with a nickname, a valid email address, and a self-chosen password. Users are obligated to provide truthful information and to keep their password confidential.
Only one account per player and game world is permitted. Trading, selling, or transferring accounts to third parties, whether for payment or free of charge, is not permitted.
Section 4 – Minimum Age
Participation in World of Pharaos is permitted from a minimum age of 16 years. Minors between 16 and 17 years of age may only participate with the consent of their parent or legal guardian. By registering, the user confirms that they have reached the required minimum age or, if a minor, that consent of a parent or legal guardian has been obtained.
Section 5 – Rules of Conduct
In particular, cheating, the use of bots, scripts, or other automated tools, as well as creating or using multiple accounts ("multi-accounts") and account sharing are prohibited.
Insulting, discriminatory, pornographic, racist, or otherwise unlawful content is prohibited in chats, messages, alliance names, and other user-generated content. Users are solely responsible for the content of communications between users.
Section 6 – Virtual Goods and Game Progress
All virtual items, resources, buildings, troops, and other game progress are virtual goods with no independent monetary value. Users do not acquire ownership of, or any right to payout or compensation for, such items. All rights to virtual goods remain with the Operator.
There is no guarantee of success: users have no entitlement to any particular game outcome, leaderboard position, or the permanent retention of items earned in the game. Virtual goods are not the user's property and cannot be paid out, transferred, or exchanged for real money.
Section 7 – Sanctions
In the event of violations of these Terms or the game rules, the Operator may, depending on the severity of the violation, issue warnings, restrict individual features, or temporarily or permanently suspend or delete the account. There is no entitlement to restoration of a suspended or deleted account.
Section 8 – Availability and Liability
World of Pharaos is a free game; there is no entitlement to uninterrupted availability. The Operator is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence. In cases of ordinary negligence, the Operator is only liable for breach of material contractual obligations (cardinal obligations), limited to the damage typically foreseeable under the contract.
To the extent legally permissible, liability for the loss of game data or game progress is excluded. Users are advised not to disclose sensitive personal data within the game (e.g., in chats).
The Operator aims to provide the Game with high availability on a yearly average; scheduled maintenance windows and outages at service providers engaged by the Operator (e.g. hosting) are excluded from this target. No guaranteed availability beyond this target exists.
Because the Game is provided free of charge, claims for defects are limited. Defects must be reported to the Operator in text form (e.g. by email); the Operator must be given a reasonable period to remedy them. Immaterial impairments of usability do not constitute a defect.
Section 9 – Termination
Users may end their participation at any time by deleting their account. The Operator may discontinue World of Pharaos, in whole or in part, upon reasonable prior notice.
Section 10 – Changes to these Terms
The Operator reserves the right to amend these Terms with effect for the future. Users will be notified of changes in text form (e.g. by email or via an in-game notice) at least six weeks before they take effect. Users have the right to object to the change within this period. If the user does not object in time, the amended Terms are deemed accepted; the user will be specifically informed of this consequence of silence as well as of their right to object in the notification of changes.
Section 11 – Final Provisions
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the country in which the user has their habitual residence, as well as the statutory venue for consumers, remain unaffected.
Should individual provisions of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.
The Operator is neither willing nor obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
Section 12 – Force Majeure
The Operator is not liable for outages, delays, or impairments of game operations resulting from circumstances beyond its control, in particular force majeure, natural events, strikes, official orders, failures of internet or power supply, and disruptions at service providers engaged by the Operator (e.g. hosting providers). The affected obligations are suspended for the duration and to the extent of the disruption.
Section 13 – Data Protection
For information on the processing of personal data when using World of Pharaos, please see our Privacy Policy.
Section 14 – Paid Services
World of Pharaos is currently entirely free of charge. Should the Operator introduce paid add-on services in the future (e.g. a premium/currency system), they will only apply after the user has been separately informed in advance of the price and scope of the service and has expressly agreed to it. Price changes to existing paid services will be announced to the user with reasonable prior notice.
Section 15 – Right of Withdrawal
Because World of Pharaos is currently entirely free of charge, no statutory right of withdrawal under Section 312g of the German Civil Code (BGB) currently exists. Details, along with a precautionary withdrawal notice for any future paid services, can be found on our Right of Withdrawal page.
Last updated: August 2026