1. Acceptance of These Terms
This User Agreement is a binding agreement between you and the operator of Sanwan Archive
("Sanwan Archive," "we," "us," or "our"). By downloading, accessing, or using the app, you agree to
these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the app.
If you use the app on behalf of another person or organization, you confirm that you have authority to
accept these terms for them.
2. The Sanwan Archive Experience
Sanwan Archive is a story-driven lost-and-found investigation app. The current app experience includes
archive halls, case files, investigation maps, scene interactions, clue boards, memory replay,
collections, achievements, settings, and save management.
Local-first play
Game progress, preferences, save slots, achievements, and imported photo records are designed to be
stored locally on your device in the current version.
Photo scenes
If you import a photo, the app may copy it to a local SanwanPhotos folder and use it as a case scene or
memory replay background.
Save export
You may export or import save-slot JSON. Exported JSON may include progress and metadata, but it is not
intended to include photo binary files.
3. Eligibility and Responsible Use
You may use the app only if you can form a legally binding agreement under the laws that apply to you. The
app is not intended for children under 13. If your local law requires parental or guardian consent at an
older age, you must have that consent before using the app.
You are responsible for keeping your device, exported saves, and any app-related files secure. We are not a
backup service, cloud storage provider, emergency service, legal adviser, or professional investigation
service.
4. Save Slots, Preferences, and Local Files
The app may create and update local data such as save slots, case progress, collected evidence identifiers,
completed locations, solved clue relationships, timeline order, case ratings, achievements, streak days,
play time, language selection, text size, volume settings, animation settings, and auto-save settings.
If you delete the app, reset a save slot, remove local files, or import a different save file, your progress
or photos may be lost. You are responsible for deciding whether to keep backup copies of any exported saves
or photos.
Future versions may offer cloud sync or other online features. If that happens, we will provide appropriate
notices and choices before using those features.
5. Your Photos, Save Files, and Other Content
"User Content" means photos, save-slot names, imported save JSON, text you provide in support requests, and
any other content you provide or import through the app.
You keep your rights in your User Content. You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free
license to use, reproduce, display, and process your User Content only as needed to operate, maintain,
troubleshoot, improve, or provide the app and related support. For content stored only on your device, this
license is limited to local app functionality unless you intentionally send the content to us or enable a
future online feature.
Your responsibilities
- You must have the rights and permissions needed to import or share your User Content.
- You must not import or share content that violates privacy, publicity, intellectual property, child safety, or other applicable laws.
- You should not include sensitive personal information in exported save files unless you are comfortable managing that file yourself.
6. Acceptable Use
You agree that you will not:
- Use the app for illegal, harmful, fraudulent, harassing, or abusive purposes.
- Attempt to bypass security features, interfere with app operation, or access data that does not belong to you.
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app except to the extent applicable law allows.
- Copy, scrape, redistribute, sell, or commercially exploit app content except as expressly allowed by us or by law.
- Misrepresent your identity when contacting us or exercising legal rights.
7. App Content and Intellectual Property
The app, including its software, interface, story archive structure, case designs, illustrations, text,
names, visual style, and other content, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual
property and other laws.
Subject to these terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable
license to use the app for personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes.
Feedback you send to us may be used without restriction or compensation to you, but we will not claim
ownership of your underlying User Content merely because you send feedback.
8. Consumer Rights and Regional Protections
Nothing in these terms limits, excludes, or restricts rights that cannot legally be limited, excluded, or
restricted under applicable law. This includes non-excludable rights and remedies that may apply under
consumer protection, privacy, unfair contract, digital services, and similar laws in California, Canada,
Singapore, Australia, and other jurisdictions.
Regional notes
- California. If California law applies, these terms do not limit non-waivable rights under California consumer protection, privacy, or unfair competition laws.
- Canada. If Canadian federal or provincial law gives you mandatory consumer or privacy rights, those rights continue to apply.
- Singapore. If Singapore law gives you non-excludable rights under consumer protection, personal data, or fair trading rules, those rights continue to apply.
- Australia. If Australian Consumer Law applies, nothing in these terms excludes consumer guarantees or remedies that cannot be excluded by contract.
9. Third-Party Platforms and Services
The app may be distributed through Apple or other app platforms. Your use of those platforms may be governed
by their own terms, privacy policies, payment rules, refund rules, and device settings. If future versions
integrate cloud sync, analytics, support tools, or other third-party services, we will update relevant
notices as required.
10. Disclaimers
To the maximum extent allowed by law, the app is provided "as is" and "as available." We do not guarantee
that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, compatible with every device, or free from data loss.
The app is a fictional narrative experience. Case files, clue relationships, locations, characters, and
memory sequences are for entertainment and storytelling. They are not professional, legal, investigative,
medical, safety, or emergency advice.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers. In those places, the disclaimers apply only to the
extent permitted by law.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, we will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential,
exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, lost content, business interruption, device
issues, or loss of goodwill arising from or related to the app or these terms.
Where liability cannot legally be excluded, our liability is limited to the minimum amount permitted by
applicable law. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including liability
for fraud, intentional misconduct, or non-excludable consumer guarantees where such limits are prohibited.
12. Suspension, Termination, and App Changes
You may stop using the app at any time. We may suspend or terminate access to the app if we reasonably
believe you violated these terms, created legal risk, or used the app in a harmful way.
We may update, modify, pause, remove, or discontinue features. If a change materially affects your rights,
we will provide notice where required by law.
13. Disputes and Applicable Law
These terms are intended to operate alongside mandatory laws that apply to you. If a court or regulator
finds any part of these terms unenforceable, the remaining terms will continue to apply to the fullest
extent allowed by law.
Before starting a formal dispute, please contact us at the email below so we can try to resolve the issue.
Nothing in this section prevents you from contacting a consumer protection or privacy regulator where you
have that right.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may update this User Agreement from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated
effective date or similar notice. Your continued use of the app after an update means you accept the updated
terms, except where applicable law requires a different process.