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The contract for the hosted subscription: what you get, what it costs, how it ends.

In force since 9 October 2026 · version a2dbf4f2

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This version has been in force since 9 October 2026 (version a2dbf4f2).

What changed in this version
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ price of the same configuration.
    single unbroken subscription.** It survives cancellation: if you resubscribe later, the founding
    rate applies again, and it follows you through upgrades and downgrades for as long as you hold a
    founding place. The one exception is a withdrawal under section 6: once the full refund is
-   approved, the founding place is released and its number goes back to the pool.
+   approved, unless you have subscribed again by then, the founding place is released and its number
+   goes back to the pool.
 
 ## 5. Price changes
 
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ To withdraw, use **Withdraw and get a full refund** on your account page, which
 14 days run, or write to [email protected] within them. The refund is requested from Paddle at
 once; most are approved within a few days, and we email you when it goes through.
 
-Withdrawing also gives up a founding place, if you hold one, once the refund is approved (section 4.3).
+Withdrawing also gives up a founding place, if you hold one, once the refund is approved, unless you
+have subscribed again by then (section 4.3).
 
 Before the checkout opens we ask you to confirm, in a box you tick yourself, that you are 18 or
 older and that you want your campaign to start straight away. We keep a record of it, with the
The version of 9 October 2026 (d516031e)
What changed in that version
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ We may limit trials to one per person and may decline a trial without giving rea
 | Extra campaign instance | €7 / month or €70 / year, per instance | Adds a further instance slot to your subscription, filled by a campaign you create |
 | Table-size expansion | €3 / month or €30 / year, per instance | Extends one campaign to 12 player seats |
 | Always-on | €5 / month or €50 / year, per instance | Guarantees one campaign is kept always-on |
-| Founding cohort | 45% off list for life, capped at €12 / month of saving; first 50 subscribers | The founding rate on whatever configuration you hold, for life; it survives a lapse and applies again if you resubscribe |
+| Founding cohort | 45% off list for life, capped at €12 / month of saving; first 50 subscribers | The founding rate on whatever configuration you hold, for life; it survives a lapse and applies again if you resubscribe, except after a withdrawal under section 6 (see 4.3) |
 
 All prices **include tax** — the price you see is the price you pay, in every market. Annual billing
 is charged in advance for twelve months.
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ price of the same configuration.
 3. **Founding-cohort pricing is locked for life, and it is tied to your account rather than to a
    single unbroken subscription.** It survives cancellation: if you resubscribe later, the founding
    rate applies again, and it follows you through upgrades and downgrades for as long as you hold a
-   founding place.
+   founding place. The one exception is a withdrawal under section 6: once the full refund is
+   approved, the founding place is released and its number goes back to the pool.
 
 ## 5. Price changes
 
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ To withdraw, use **Withdraw and get a full refund** on your account page, which
 14 days run, or write to [email protected] within them. The refund is requested from Paddle at
 once; most are approved within a few days, and we email you when it goes through.
 
+Withdrawing also gives up a founding place, if you hold one, once the refund is approved (section 4.3).
+
 Before the checkout opens we ask you to confirm, in a box you tick yourself, that you are 18 or
 older and that you want your campaign to start straight away. We keep a record of it, with the
 exact words you agreed to and the date.
@@ -273,4 +276,4 @@ local courts as EU law provides.
 
 ---
 
-*Version: 1.4. Date: 2026-10-04.*
+*Version: 1.5. Date: 2026-10-09.*
The version of 4 October 2026 (653ef851)
What changed in that version
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ from increases under section 4.3.
 
 ## 6. Right of withdrawal
 
-If you are an EU consumer you have 14 days from the start of a paid subscription to withdraw
-without giving reasons.
+You have 14 days from the start of a paid subscription to withdraw without giving reasons. This
+applies to every customer, wherever you live and whether or not the law gives you a right of
+withdrawal.
 
 If you withdraw within those 14 days we refund the payment in full, even though your campaign
 began serving the moment you paid. Because the trial in section 3 is free and requires no card,
@@ -255,9 +256,12 @@ language.
 ## 15. Changes to these terms
 
 We may change these terms. For changes that materially affect you we give at least 30 days'
-notice by email, and the change takes effect at your next renewal. Continuing to use the Service
-after that means you accept them. If you do not, cancel under section 7 before the change takes
-effect.
+notice by email, and the change takes effect at your next renewal.
+
+When a new version is published, your account page asks you to accept it, and we record which
+version you accepted and when. If you have not accepted it by the time the change takes effect for
+you, continuing to use the Service after that counts as accepting it. If you do not agree to the
+new version, cancel under section 7 before the change takes effect.
 
 We keep previous versions available so you can see what changed and when.
 
@@ -269,4 +273,4 @@ local courts as EU law provides.
 
 ---
 
-*Version: 1.3. Date: 2026-10-02.*
+*Version: 1.4. Date: 2026-10-04.*
The version of 2 October 2026 (bddbc6e1)
What changed in that version
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ the Service, not an exception to it.
    search, no analytics on page bodies, no automated inspection, no use of your content to train
    any model. This is a commitment, not a description of current practice we might change
    quietly.
-4. **Encryption.** Your data is encrypted in transit. At rest, your backup archives are
+4. **Encryption.** Traffic between your browser and our servers is encrypted (TLS). Between our
+   own servers it travels over our hosting provider's private network, which we do not
+   separately encrypt. At rest, your backup archives are
    encrypted with AES-256. The storage volumes and the live database behind your campaign are
    **not** separately encrypted at rest: a deliberate scope decision taken on 2026-08-13 rather
    than an oversight. This is a real gap against a stolen disk or a compromise of the host, and
@@ -191,10 +193,12 @@ the Service, not an exception to it.
    markdown to build your wiki, resolve rules, and run search. Anyone describing a service of
    this kind as "zero-knowledge" is describing encryption at rest under a better name. We will
    not make that claim.
-5. **Break-glass access.** Our staff do not browse tenant content routinely. Access to your
-   content happens only when a support ticket requires it, is logged, and **you are notified that
-   it happened**. This, rather than encryption, is what "we do not look" means in practice and is
-   the part you can hold us to.
+5. **Break-glass access.** Our staff do not browse tenant content routinely. Opening your
+   content through the Service happens only when a support ticket requires it, is logged, and
+   **you are notified that it happened**. This, rather than encryption, is what "we do not look"
+   means in practice and is the part you can hold us to. Separately, our operators log in to the
+   servers themselves to run, repair and back up the Service; that maintenance access is not
+   logged campaign by campaign.
 6. You are responsible for having the rights to the content you upload. See `AUP.md`.
 
 ## 10. Acceptable use
@@ -213,7 +217,8 @@ language.
 
 1. **There is no service level agreement.** We do not guarantee uptime, do not offer service
    credits, and do not promise a response time.
-2. We publish a **status page** showing real availability. If we will not promise uptime, you
+2. We publish a **status page** showing real availability, at hearthmoot.betteruptime.com. If we
+   will not promise uptime, you
    should at least be able to see the truth yourself.
 3. Planned maintenance is announced in advance on the status page where it is likely to be
    noticeable.
@@ -262,9 +267,6 @@ These terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. If you are a consumer y
 mandatory consumer protection of your country of residence and may bring proceedings in your
 local courts as EU law provides.
 
-The European Commission's online dispute resolution platform is available at
-https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.
-
 ---
 
-*Version: 1.2. Date: 2026-09-30.*
+*Version: 1.3. Date: 2026-10-02.*
The version of 2 October 2026 (449aabf7)
What changed in that version
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ reference. If you are a consumer in the EU, nothing here limits your statutory r
 
 ## 1. What the Service is
 
-Hearthmoot is a campaign platform for 5e-compatible tabletop games: a markdown-driven campaign
-wiki with per-player secret visibility, character sheets with a rules engine, an encounter
-builder and tracker, and a calendar.
+Hearthmoot is a campaign platform for 5e-compatible tabletop games. It brings together a campaign
+wiki written in the browser, where any passage can be shown to one player and hidden from the
+others; a character builder and character sheets run by a rules engine; an encounter builder and
+combat tracker; maps; an in-world calendar; and shops and loot for the DM to run.
 
 Your account holds a single subscription. That subscription provides one or more campaign
 instances, each served as a separate tenant at its own subdomain on infrastructure we operate. The
@@ -59,6 +60,27 @@ list price rather than being overtaken by it, and it applies to whatever configu
 cap limits the saving to €12 per month (€144 per year); it engages only above about €26.67 per month
 of list price, so a single-campaign configuration is never capped.
 
+### Regional prices
+
+In the countries listed below the prices are lower. Paddle decides which price
+applies from the country it determines for you at checkout, and the checkout shows that price before
+you pay. Every other country, including every member state of the European Union, pays the prices in
+the table above.
+
+| Item | About 60% of the standard price | About 40% of the standard price |
+|---|---|---|
+| Base subscription | €6.50 / month or €65 / year | €4.99 / month or €49.90 / year |
+| Extra campaign instance | €4.20 / month or €42 / year, per instance | €2.80 / month or €28 / year, per instance |
+| Table-size expansion | €1.80 / month or €18 / year, per instance | €1.20 / month or €12 / year, per instance |
+| Always-on | €3 / month or €30 / year, per instance | €2 / month or €20 / year, per instance |
+
+**About 60%:** Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Malaysia, Thailand and South Africa.
+
+**About 40%:** India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Türkiye, Argentina and Ukraine.
+
+On a regional price the founding rate takes off the same percentage it would take off the standard
+price of the same configuration.
+
 1. **Paddle.com Market Ltd is the merchant of record** for every transaction. Paddle sells the
    subscription to you, handles payment, tax, and invoicing, and is an independent data
    controller for payment data. Paddle's own terms and privacy policy apply to the payment
The version of 30 September 2026 (c7d3c9ca)
What changed in that version
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ If you withdraw within those 14 days we refund the payment in full, even though
 began serving the moment you paid. Because the trial in section 3 is free and requires no card,
 most subscriptions begin only after you have already used the Service.
 
-To withdraw, write to [email protected] within the 14 days, or cancel from your account or
-your Paddle receipt and say that you are withdrawing. Refunds are processed by Paddle.
+To withdraw, use **Withdraw and get a full refund** on your account page, which is shown while the
+14 days run, or write to [email protected] within them. The refund is requested from Paddle at
+once; most are approved within a few days, and we email you when it goes through.
 
 Before the checkout opens we ask you to confirm, in a box you tick yourself, that you are 18 or
 older and that you want your campaign to start straight away. We keep a record of it, with the
@@ -244,4 +245,4 @@ https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.
 
 ---
 
-*Version: 1.1. Date: 2026-09-30.*
+*Version: 1.2. Date: 2026-09-30.*
The version of 30 September 2026 (a34cc1f7)
What changed in that version
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ Dungeon Master and up to six players, extendable to twelve with the table-size e
    passcode you issue. We do not collect player email addresses (see `PRIVACY.md` §7).
 3. You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for what happens in your
    tenant, including what your players enter.
-4. You must be 18 or older to hold a subscription.
+4. You must be 18 or older to hold a subscription, and you confirm that at the checkout.
+5. You are responsible for the players you admit. If you admit players under 16, any parental
+   consent their taking part needs is yours to obtain, not ours: we hold no player accounts and
+   cannot check.
 
 ## 3. Trial
 
@@ -78,18 +81,16 @@ from increases under section 4.3.
 If you are an EU consumer you have 14 days from the start of a paid subscription to withdraw
 without giving reasons.
 
-Where you asked us to begin providing the Service during that period, you may still withdraw,
-and you pay only for what was supplied before you told us. Because the trial in section 3 is
-free and requires no card, most subscriptions begin only after you have already used the
-Service, and no charge normally arises.
+If you withdraw within those 14 days we refund the payment in full, even though your campaign
+began serving the moment you paid. Because the trial in section 3 is free and requires no card,
+most subscriptions begin only after you have already used the Service.
 
-To withdraw, contact [email protected] or use the cancellation route in your Paddle receipt.
-Refunds are processed by Paddle.
+To withdraw, write to [email protected] within the 14 days, or cancel from your account or
+your Paddle receipt and say that you are withdrawing. Refunds are processed by Paddle.
 
-Before the checkout opens we ask you to confirm, in a box you tick yourself, that you want your
-campaign to start straight away. That confirmation is what the paragraph above rests on: without
-it we could not charge you for the part of the period you had used. We keep a record of it, with
-the exact words you agreed to and the date.
+Before the checkout opens we ask you to confirm, in a box you tick yourself, that you are 18 or
+older and that you want your campaign to start straight away. We keep a record of it, with the
+exact words you agreed to and the date.
 
 ## 7. Cancellation
 
@@ -243,4 +244,4 @@ https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.
 
 ---
 
-*Version: 1.0. Date: 2026-09-30.*
+*Version: 1.1. Date: 2026-09-30.*
The version of 30 September 2026 (57c5c420)

The first version to be in force.