Terms of Service

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026 - LOCKKEEPER GAMES

By creating an account, purchasing an access key, or otherwise using this website or any game on it, you agree to these Terms of Service and to our Privacy & Fiction Notice, which governs how we handle your personal data.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. If you are under 18, you may only make a purchase with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

2. License to play

Lockkeeper Games grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and play Silence at the North Sea and any other games on this platform, for your own personal, non-commercial entertainment. This licence does not give you any ownership of the game, its content, or the underlying software.

3. Intellectual property

All game content - including but not limited to the story, characters, puzzles, documents, images, audio, source code, the embedded puzzle websites, and the Silence at the North Sea and Lockkeeper Games names and logos - is the intellectual property of Lockkeeper Games or its licensors. Nothing in these terms transfers any of that ownership to you.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• decompile, reverse-engineer, or otherwise attempt to extract the source code, puzzle answers, or other underlying content of the game, except where this is expressly part of the intended puzzle-solving experience;
• use bots, scripts, or other automated means to interact with the game or bypass its intended progression;
• reproduce, redistribute, publish, or create derivative works from any part of the game without our prior written permission;
• use the game or its embedded tools to attack, probe, or gain unauthorised access to any system, on this platform or elsewhere.

We may suspend or terminate your account, without refund, if we reasonably believe you have violated these terms.

5. Accounts and purchases

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and for all activity under your account. Digital access keys are for single use on one account and may not be shared or resold. Purchases are handled by Stripe; see our Privacy & Fiction Notice for payment details and your right of withdrawal on digital purchases. If you delete your account, any purchased access is lost along with the rest of your data (see Privacy & Fiction Notice), and no refund is given for the unused portion. The game and all its content are provided in English only.

6. Liability

The game is provided "as is", without any guarantee of uninterrupted or error-free availability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Lockkeeper Games is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages - including loss of data or interruption of service - arising from your use of the game. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be excluded under Dutch or EU law, or affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

7. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally will be submitted to the competent Dutch courts, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection rules that apply in your country of residence.

8. Severability

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in full effect.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the date at the top of this page.

10. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email hq@lockkeeper.world.