Terms and Conditions
Effective: 1 June 2026 · Deutsche Fassung
These Terms and Conditions govern the contractual relationship between Tino Hartmann (hereinafter the "Provider") and you (hereinafter the "User") with respect to the browser-based game Football Franchise and all associated digital services.
§ 1 Scope
(1) These Terms and Conditions (hereinafter "Terms") apply to all contracts between the Provider and the User concerning the use of the browser game Football Franchise (hereinafter the "Game") provided via the websites football-franchise.com, footballfranchise.de, and via the associated Android application in the Google Play Store.
(2) These Terms also apply to the purchase of the in-game virtual currency "Coins" via the payment service provider Xsolla and to participation in the Xsolla Offerwall (see §§ 5–6).
(3) Conflicting, deviating, or supplementing terms of the User shall not become part of the contract unless the Provider explicitly agrees in writing to their application.
§ 2 Contracting Party
The User's contracting party is:
Tino Hartmann
An der Schäferei 7
04509 Delitzsch OT Laue
Germany
Phone: +49 176 62957678
Email: tinohartmann0806@gmail.com
Further information about the Provider can be found in the Imprint.
§ 3 Service Description
(1) Football Franchise is a browser- and mobile-based management simulation game centred on American Football. The User assumes the role of a general manager of a fictional franchise and makes sporting and economic decisions (e.g. draft, trades, salary cap management, line-up). All game outcomes are simulated server-side.
(2) The core game functions are free to use. Optionally, the User may purchase additional virtual content for a fee, in particular the in-game virtual currency "Coins" (§ 4).
(3) The Provider reserves the right to further develop the Game and to change, add or remove features, provided that the essential contractual performance is not substantially impaired. The User has no claim to a specific feature set or to an unchanged saved game state.
§ 4 Coins as In-Game Virtual Currency
(1) "Coins" are a virtual currency usable exclusively within the Game. Coins may be used to acquire optional in-game advantages or content (e.g. Coin boosts on stats, cosmetic customisations, additional convenience functions). Which content is available against Coins is displayed in the Game and may be adjusted by the Provider at any time.
(2) Coins do not have monetary value in the sense of a legal tender. They cannot be exchanged back into real currency, cannot be paid out, and cannot be transferred or traded outside the Game. Any claim for payout, refund or other monetary valuation of Coins is excluded to the extent permitted by law.
(3) Coins are purchased via the external payment service provider Xsolla (see § 5). By clicking the confirmation button in the order process, the User submits a binding offer to conclude a paid licence agreement for the relevant Coin quantity. The contract is concluded once the Provider credits the Coins to the User's selected save game.
(4) Coins acquired through breach of contract by the User (in particular bot usage or manipulation, see § 9), through third-party chargebacks, or through successful payment dispute may be retroactively deducted by the Provider, including any in-game advantages already gained from their use.
(5) Within the Google Play variant (Android application), the purchase of Coins via Xsolla is disabled. Purchases there are only possible via the website, where offered at all.
§ 5 Payment via Xsolla
(1) Payment processing for Coin purchases is handled exclusively by the external payment service provider Xsolla (USA) Inc. or one of its subsidiaries (hereinafter "Xsolla"). By clicking a purchase button, the User is redirected to the Xsolla Pay Station, where available payment methods can be selected and the payment process initiated.
(2) When using the Xsolla Pay Station, the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of Xsolla additionally apply. These are displayed before payment; the User must accept them separately. The Provider has no influence on the content or availability of these third-party pages.
(3) All Coin package prices displayed in the Game are inclusive of any applicable statutory value-added tax. The final price shown in the Xsolla checkout is decisive and may vary slightly depending on country of residence and payment method (e.g. due to currency conversion).
(4) If the User, their bank, or their payment service provider initiates a chargeback, reversal or cancellation of the payment, the Provider is entitled to retroactively revoke the associated Coins (even if they have already been spent) and to temporarily or permanently suspend the User's account until the matter is financially resolved.
§ 6 Xsolla Offerwall (Third-Party Rewards)
(1) Football Franchise additionally uses the Xsolla Offerwall. Through this, the User is presented with offers from independent third-party providers (e.g. app installations, surveys, trial subscriptions). If the User completes such a third-party action, Xsolla — upon confirmation by the respective third-party provider — credits a certain number of Coins to the save game active at the time of participation.
(2) When participating in Offerwall offers, the User independently enters into a contract with the respective third-party provider. The terms of use and privacy policy of the third-party provider apply. The Provider (Tino Hartmann) is not a contracting party to these third-party contracts, has no influence on their content, availability or data processing, and assumes no responsibility whatsoever for services, deliveries or promises of the third-party provider.
(3) Coin credit is granted only once Xsolla has received confirmation of successful completion of the respective action from the third-party provider. Delays, partial credits or cancellations due to fraud suspicion or non-completion may occur and are outside the Provider's sphere of influence.
(4) For disputes about missing or incomplete reward credits, the User shall first contact the respective third-party provider or Xsolla support. The Provider will assist where reasonably possible.
§ 7 Right of Withdrawal and Extinction for Digital Content
(1) Instruction on the right of withdrawal. Consumers generally have the right to withdraw from a contract concluded with the Provider within fourteen days from conclusion of the contract without giving reasons. Notice of withdrawal shall be addressed to: Tino Hartmann, An der Schäferei 7, 04509 Delitzsch OT Laue, Germany — Email: tinohartmann0806@gmail.com. The withdrawal may be declared without any specific form, provided the decision to withdraw is clearly indicated.
(2) Important: Extinction of the right of withdrawal on Coin purchases. For a contract for the supply of digital content not on a tangible medium (here: Coin credit), the right of withdrawal expires when the Provider has begun executing the contract after the consumer has expressly consented and has at the same time confirmed their awareness that, by giving consent, they lose their right of withdrawal at the start of contract execution (§ 356 (5) of the German Civil Code).
(3) On every Coin purchase in the Game, the User is expressly informed before confirming the purchase and must give this consent actively (via checkbox or comparable confirmation). By granting consent and immediate Coin credit, the statutory right of withdrawal for that purchase expires.
§ 8 Minimum Age, Legal Capacity
(1) The use of the free base game is open to players aged 13 years and older. Players under 13 require the consent of a legal guardian.
(2) Paid acquisition of Coins requires the User to be of legal age and to have full legal capacity. Minors may only make paid purchases with the express consent of their legal guardian (§ 107 of the German Civil Code). The Provider may presume the existence of such consent if the User completes the payment process successfully.
(3) The Provider reserves the right to request suitable proof of age in case of doubt. If the User fails to comply, the Provider is entitled to reverse the relevant purchase and/or restrict game access within the scope of § 11.
§ 9 User Obligations, Fair Play
(1) When playing Football Franchise the User undertakes to comply with applicable law and these Terms. In particular, the following is prohibited:
- the use of bots, scripts or other automated tools to influence game play, Coin mechanics or Offerwall rewards;
- manipulating client code, API calls, game state, Coin balances or Xsolla payment processes (e.g. reverse engineering, replay attacks, modification of WebView content in the Android app);
- entering unlawful, offensive, personality-rights-infringing or third-party-rights-infringing content (e.g. in team names or custom game data);
- falsely representing to Xsolla or the respective third-party provider that an Offerwall action has been completed when it has not;
- any other action liable to impair the functionality of the Game, the integrity of data, or the legitimate interests of other Users or the Provider.
(2) The game concept expressly provides that each User may operate several parallel save games (currently up to four active save games plus a demo save; further save games are possible once existing ones are deleted). All Coins — both the welcome Coins granted when a new save game is started, and Coins obtained from purchases or from the Xsolla Offerwall — are bound to the respective save game and cannot be transferred between save games or between natural persons. Claiming welcome Coins or Offerwall rewards for several of the User's own save games therefore does not constitute a breach of contract; any technical restrictions by Xsolla or third-party providers (e.g. one-time completion of a specific third-party offer per device) remain unaffected.
(3) Game access is established technically through cookies
(gameid + gamekey); the
gamekey identifier functions in this respect like
an individual password. The User is required to protect the
browser session in which save games are active from unauthorised
third-party access — in particular by not sharing active
sessions on shared devices.
§ 10 Availability
(1) The Provider strives for the highest possible availability of the Game but cannot guarantee uninterrupted 24/7 availability. Maintenance, software updates, security incidents, force majeure, and technical failures outside the Provider's responsibility (e.g. at hosting providers, at the payment service provider Xsolla or at internet connection providers) may lead to temporary unavailability.
(2) Refunds for short-term interruptions are not granted. In cases of prolonged unavailability attributable to the Provider, the Provider will examine refunds or proportional Coin credits at its reasonable discretion.
§ 11 Account Suspension, Breach of Contract
(1) In the event of violations of § 9 or other material contractual obligations, the Provider is entitled — depending on the severity and recurrence of the violation — to take the following measures at its reasonable discretion:
- Warning of the User
- Revocation of Coins or in-game advantages obtained through the violation
- Roll-back of the affected game state
- Temporary suspension of game access
- Permanent suspension of game access
- Termination for good cause pursuant to § 13
(2) In case of permanent suspension, existing Coin balances expire without claim to refund, to the extent these were obtained through or in connection with the breach of contract. Coins demonstrably obtained legitimately and independent of the violation will be refunded proportionally upon request at the Provider's reasonable discretion.
(3) Before measures under paragraph 1 are taken, the User will — to the extent reasonable — be given the opportunity to comment. Emergency measures to avert damage (in particular during active fraud attacks or Offerwall abuse) are exempted from this.
§ 12 Warranty
(1) For paid services (Coin purchases), the statutory warranty rules apply. Defects must be reported to the Provider without delay, at the latest within the statutory deadline, in writing or by email, stating the order details.
(2) In case of a justified defect notice, supplementary performance is initially provided free of charge by re-supply of the respective service (Coin re-credit). Should this fail or be disproportionate, the User's statutory rights apply.
§ 13 Liability
(1) The Provider is liable without limitation for damages arising from injury to life, body or health, for intentional and grossly negligent conduct, for fraudulently concealed defects, and under the provisions of the German Product Liability Act.
(2) In case of slight negligence in violation of material contractual obligations (obligations whose fulfilment makes the proper execution of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance the User regularly relies), liability is limited to typical, foreseeable damage.
(3) In all other respects, the Provider's liability — in particular for indirect damages, lost profit, loss of data and loss of save game state — is excluded to the extent permitted by law.
(4) The Provider is not liable for content, services, data processing or damages within the responsibility of Xsolla, Offerwall third-party providers or other external services.
§ 14 Data Protection
Processing of personal data by the Provider is carried out in accordance with the Privacy Policy, which becomes a supplementary part of the contract.
§ 15 Contract Term, Termination
(1) The user relationship for the free base game is concluded for an indefinite period and may be terminated by either side at any time without notice. The User may delete individual save games at any time from within the Game; in addition, full deletion of all data relating to the User can be requested by email to the Provider (see also the Privacy Policy).
(2) Contracts for the paid purchase of individual Coin packages are one-off contracts and end upon complete performance by both parties. Subscription models are not offered.
(3) The right to extraordinary termination for good cause remains unaffected. Good cause exists for the Provider in particular in the cases of breach of contract listed in § 11.
§ 16 Amendments to these Terms
(1) The Provider reserves the right to adapt these Terms insofar as such adaptation is necessary due to changes in the legal framework, changes in supreme court rulings, technical further development of the Game or changed market conditions, and the adaptation is reasonable for the User.
(2) Planned changes will be announced to the User at least six weeks before they take effect in text form (e.g. via in-game notification, email or notification banner). If the User does not object within six weeks of the announcement, the changed Terms are deemed to be accepted. The Provider will draw special attention to this consequence in the change notification.
(3) The acceptance-by-silence under paragraph 2 applies only to changes that do not shift the contractual balance to the User's disadvantage (e.g. editorial clarifications, legally required adjustments, changes to technical processes without economic burden on the User). For substantial changes that economically burden the User (in particular price adjustments, changes to the Coin equivalent, introduction of new paid obligations), the Provider obtains active consent from the User.
§ 17 Final Provisions
(1) Governing law. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies under exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If the User is a consumer habitually resident abroad, mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the state of residence remain unaffected.
(2) Place of jurisdiction. If the User is a merchant, a legal person under public law or a special fund under public law, the exclusive place of jurisdiction is the Provider's registered office. For consumers, the statutory places of jurisdiction apply.
(3) Online dispute resolution. The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. The Provider is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
(4) Severability. Should individual provisions of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. In place of the invalid provision, the statutory rule shall apply. An automatic adjustment in the sense of a validity-preserving reduction shall only take place to the extent legally permissible.
(5) Language. This English version of the Terms is provided for informational and accessibility purposes. The legally binding document is the German version (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen). In case of conflict between the German and the English text, the German text prevails.
Effective: 1 June 2026 · Deutsche Fassung verfügbar