Operated by PGPARTY • Jurisdiction: Republic of India
The master enforceable legal framework governing pookiestudios.in, Pookie AI, the Client Portal, pre-orders, and dedicated multiplayer networks. Written to establish total transparency, zero deceptive patterns, and rock-solid statutory compliance under Indian law.
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Pookie Studios ('pookiestudios.in') is an independent technology and video game development enterprise founded and operated by PGPARTY, based in India. These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of this Website, including all games, content, functionality, the Pookie AI system, Client Portal, support, and community features. By accessing or using any part of this Website, you unconditionally accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy in full compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and applicable Indian laws. If you do not agree, you must discontinue use immediately.
Operator Identity: Pookie Studios is an independent creative studio operated by PGPARTY based in India. All contracts and digital agreements are entered into with Pookie Studios.
Access License: Access is granted on a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable basis. We reserve the right to withdraw, amend, or restrict digital services without prior notice.
Eligibility & Age Gating: You must be at least 18 years of age to establish a personal account, submit custom project proposals, or make financial purchases. Minors between 13 and 17 may access free interactive showcase pages solely under the direct supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms.
Account Security: You are solely responsible for all activity conducted under your account credentials. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized use.
Prohibited Activities: You must not: violate any applicable law; introduce malware, ransomware, or malicious code; attempt unauthorized database or server access; reverse engineer proprietary studio code or assets; scrape or harvest data without explicit written consent.
Service Termination: Pookie Studios reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms without liability.
Modifications: These Terms may be updated periodically. Continued use following posted revisions constitutes binding acceptance of modified terms.
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Pookie Studios ('we', 'us', 'our') operates as the Data Fiduciary/Controller for personal information processed through our services, adhering to India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy explains our transparent data practices.
Account Data: When you register, we collect your email address, chosen username, and encrypted password hash for account creation and authentication.
Telemetry & Diagnostics: We collect SHA-256 hashed IP addresses, browser engine metadata, OS architecture, device dimensions, Core Web Vitals (FCP, LCP, CLS), session duration, and runtime error logs to optimize system speed and prevent abuse.
Payment Information: Payment processing is handled directly by PCI-DSS compliant third-party gateways (Razorpay for INR, Stripe for international). We never store raw credit card numbers, CVVs, or bank credentials on our servers.
AI Conversations: Prompts and responses generated via Pookie AI are stored associated with your account for interaction history, quality auditing, and abuse prevention.
Third-Party Infrastructure: We utilize Supabase (PostgreSQL data storage and authentication), GoDaddy (DNS), Google Fonts, and private VPS infrastructure. Each complies with applicable data protection standards.
Data Retention & Deletion: Account data is retained for the active lifetime of your account. You may request account and data deletion at any time via privacy@pookiestudios.in. Data is purged within 30 days of request confirmation.
Protection of Minors: In accordance with Section 9 of the DPDP Act 2023, we do not knowingly solicit or collect personal data from children under 18 without verifiable parental consent, nor do we build behavioral advertising profiles on minors.
Your Privacy Rights: You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your data, withdraw consent, or file a complaint with the Data Protection Board of India or your local authority.
Contact Point: privacy@pookiestudios.in for all privacy and data governance inquiries.
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We strictly respect statutory data protection laws including India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and the European Union GDPR. Processing of personal data is carried out strictly upon lawful bases: contractual performance, legal compliance, or documented legitimate interests.
Lawful Processing: Data is collected solely to provide services requested, fulfill digital game licenses, prevent fraud, and secure platform infrastructure.
Data Minimization: We collect only the minimum required information to deliver and maintain your account and purchases.
Security Architecture: Data in transit is secured using TLS 1.3 encryption. Data at rest is encrypted within our hardened cloud database architecture.
Data Breach Protocols: In the event of a verified security incident affecting personal data, Pookie Studios will report to statutory authorities (including CERT-In / Data Protection Board) within prescribed timelines and notify affected users without undue delay.
Cross-Border Transfers: Cross-border transfers for database hosting adhere to standard recognized safeguards and encrypted channel protocols.
Exercise of Rights: Direct all GDPR/DPDP access, correction, or erasure requests to: privacy@pookiestudios.in.
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Pookie Studios maintains an honest, transparent, and user-centric billing policy for game pre-orders, AI subscriptions, and commissioned studio services. We provide a full 100% money-back guarantee for unreleased game pre-orders prior to digital license delivery.
Payment Gateways: Domestic transactions in India are securely processed via Razorpay (supporting UPI, Cards, NetBanking). International transactions are processed via Stripe. We do not store raw card numbers.
Pricing & Taxes: Prices are clearly indicated in Indian Rupees (INR) or USD. Applicable taxes (such as GST in India) are itemized at checkout.
In-Development Pre-Orders Disclosure: Pre-orders on this Website are advance digital reservations for video game software currently in active development (including Virelia, Horetia, and Project Frontier). Visual captures, target frame rates (e.g. 120 FPS), and development milestones represent creative engineering targets on reference hardware, not finished off-the-shelf inventory.
100% Money-Back Pre-Order Guarantee: You may cancel any game pre-order at any time prior to digital license key issuance or public commercial launch for a 100% full refund with zero cancellation fee. Simply email support@pookiestudios.in with your transaction reference.
Refund Processing Timelines: Approved refunds are initiated immediately through Razorpay back to your original source payment method. Funds typically credit within 5 to 7 business days depending on your banking provider.
Permanent Discontinuation: In the unlikely event that a pre-ordered title is permanently discontinued, 100% of all pre-order payments for that title will be automatically refunded to purchasers.
Digital AI Tokens & Interactive Services: Digital compute units and executed real-time AI inferences are consumed immediately upon processing and are non-refundable once utilized.
Custom Studio Commissions: Custom design and code projects are governed by individual milestone contracts. Uncommenced phases are refundable minus documented incurred costs.
Payment Disputes: If you experience billing errors, contact support@pookiestudios.in before initiating formal bank disputes so we can resolve the issue directly and promptly.
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All products and services offered on pookiestudios.in are exclusively digital goods and software services. No physical shipments or postal courier dispatches apply.
Exclusively Digital Goods: We do not manufacture or ship physical discs, merchandise, or boxed packaging. All purchases are digital access licenses, pre-order reservations, or compute passes.
Instant Account Fulfillment: AI tokens, premium workspace access, and digital utility features are provisioned automatically to your authenticated account within moments of successful payment confirmation.
Pre-Order Key Delivery: For in-development game titles (Virelia, Horetia), pre-order holders receive digital licenses and alpha build invites electronically via their registered account dashboard and email upon build release.
Transaction Confirmation: A detailed digital invoice and order confirmation receipt are dispatched immediately to your registered email address upon payment completion by Razorpay.
Fulfillment Support: If you do not receive order confirmation or account access within 2 hours of payment, contact support@pookiestudios.in with your transaction reference for immediate resolution.
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All proprietary materials on this Website — including game artwork, Unreal Engine source code, world assets, AI platforms, UI designs, and brand identity — are the exclusive intellectual property of Pookie Studios and its founder PGPARTY.
Studio Assets: The Pookie Studios brand, Virelia, Horetia, Project Frontier, Oscrosis, and proprietary 3D/shader assets are owned exclusively by Pookie Studios. Reproduction, distribution, or commercial extraction without written license is strictly prohibited.
Epic Games & Unreal Engine: Unreal®, Unreal Engine®, and their respective logos are registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States and elsewhere. All studio productions are engineered under certified Unreal Engine commercial licensing.
Minecraft® Trademark & EULA Notice: NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT SERVICE. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT. Minecraft is a registered trademark of Mojang Synergies AB. Dedicated multiplayer network operations hosted on play.pookiestudios.in adhere strictly to the Mojang Commercial Usage Guidelines.
Third-Party Trademarks: NVIDIA®, AMD®, Intel®, and other hardware or platform trademarks belong to their respective owners and are referenced solely for technical compatibility descriptions.
User-Generated Output: Outputs generated by you using our AI tools belong to you, subject to third-party underlying foundation model license agreements.
Client Deliverables: Custom assets produced under commissioned client contracts transfer to the client upon receipt of final milestone payment as stipulated in the contract.
Portfolio Rights: Pookie Studios reserves the right to display completed project highlights in its creative portfolio unless a formal NDA restricts disclosure.
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Pookie AI is an assistive creative and software intelligence suite. AI generation is probabilistic, non-deterministic, and provided on an 'as-is' experimental basis.
No Professional Advice: AI outputs do not constitute legal, financial, medical, or architectural engineering advice. Critical decisions must be verified independently.
Synthetic Content Notice: Outputs generated through Pookie AI (Neural Vision, Generative Text, Voice Synthesis) are synthetic computer-generated assets. In accordance with Indian IT Rules and MeitY advisories, users are strictly prohibited from generating deepfakes, deceptive impersonations, or defamatory likenesses.
User Indemnity: You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pookie Studios and its founder against any third-party claims, liabilities, or regulatory enforcement arising from prompts you input or content you generate.
WASM Sandbox Execution: The Coder WASM environment evaluates scripts directly within client-side browser memory. Pookie Studios is not liable for runtime memory faults, syntax crashes, or local data loss resulting from sandbox execution.
Fair Usage Quotas: Free and tier-based quotas apply to prevent denial-of-service. Automated scraping or rapid scripted queries without API keys are prohibited.
Third-Party Model Providers: Backend AI inference utilizes certified inference infrastructure from providers such as Groq, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and open-source foundation pipelines, governed by their respective acceptable use policies.
Service Availability: While we strive for high uptime, AI services are provided without warranties of uninterrupted availability.
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Pookie Studios employs automated monitoring systems (Guardian Protocol) to protect our community and server infrastructure from malicious traffic, brute-force attempts, and unauthorized access.
Automated Protection: Malicious access patterns, SQL injection probes, and credential-stuffing attempts trigger automated rate-limiting and temporary IP blocks.
Zero Tolerance: Deliberate infrastructure attacks (DDoS, penetration attempts against unauthorized endpoints) result in permanent bans and may be reported to law enforcement.
Responsible Disclosure: If you discover a potential vulnerability, please report it privately to security@pookiestudios.in. We review all responsible disclosures promptly.
Security Audits: Server access and authentication logs are retained securely for a minimum of 90 days for forensic analysis and compliance verification.
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We maintain a constructive, respectful environment across our community hubs, Discord servers, and support ticketing channels. Zero tolerance is practiced for harassment, hate speech, or abuse.
Community Standards: Respectful conduct is required across all community discussions, game lobbies, and support channels.
Support Protocols: Support tickets and live support chats are logged for quality assurance and record keeping.
Appeals: Users who believe they were moderated or suspended in error may appeal via support@pookiestudios.in within 14 days of action.
No False Representation: Impersonating Pookie Studios developers, founders, or administrators results in immediate global account termination.
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In strict accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, Rule 3(2) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, Pookie Studios has established a designated Grievance Redressal Mechanism.
Grievance Redressal Officer: PGPARTY
Designation: Grievance Redressal & Compliance Officer
Company / Entity: Pookie Studios
Location / Jurisdiction: India
Dedicated Grievance Email: grievance@pookiestudios.in
Secondary Legal Email: legal@pookiestudios.in
Acknowledgment Timeline: All user grievances submitted with appropriate documentation will be acknowledged within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt.
Resolution Timeline: Grievances will be investigated and resolved or formally determined within fifteen (15) business days from the date of receipt.
Ticket Submission: Users may also file formal support tickets through the Client Portal at https://pookiestudios.in/support.
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These Terms, policies, and all contractual relations arising from your use of this Website are governed exclusively by the laws of India.
Governing Law: These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India.
Exclusive Jurisdiction: The competent courts located in India shall have jurisdiction over any legal disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Website.
Informal Resolution: Before initiating any formal legal proceeding, parties agree to attempt good-faith informal resolution by contacting legal@pookiestudios.in for at least thirty (30) days.
Arbitration: Unresolved commercial disputes may be referred to binding arbitration seated in India, in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Severability: If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
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This Website and our game service infrastructure rely on dedicated cloud and storage architecture to deliver ultra-fast speeds and reliable data persistence.
Cloud Infrastructure: Powered by our private VPS architecture and dedicated bare-metal nodes.
Storage Infrastructure: Asset binaries and media archives are hosted via StorageHost.in S3-compatible cloud storage (https://storagehost.in).
Database & Auth: User authentication and real-time state databases are operated via Supabase.
Payment Processing: Certified integration through Razorpay (Razorpay Software Private Limited) and Stripe.
Uptime Tracking: We maintain active telemetry and post system maintenance notices via our status tracking portal.
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In accordance with Section 52(1)(c) of the Copyright Act, 1957, Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and Rule 3(2) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, Pookie Studios maintains a strict statutory Notice and Takedown procedure for intellectual property claims.
Designated Recipient: All formal copyright notices, trademark grievances, and DMCA takedown requests must be submitted in writing to: legal@pookiestudios.in.
Statutory Notice Criteria: A valid notice must include: (a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed; (b) specific URL or file path on pookiestudios.in where the material is hosted; (c) full contact credentials of claimant; (d) a declaration of good faith belief that use is unauthorized; and (e) a statement under penalty of perjury that information is accurate and the claimant is authorized to act.
Expeditious Action (36-Hour Standard): Upon receipt of a valid and actionable statutory notice, Pookie Studios will investigate and disable access to or remove the identified infringing content within thirty-six (36) hours.
Counter-Notification Mechanism: Users whose content has been removed by error or misidentification may file a formal counter-notification detailing their lawful license or ownership rights.
Repeat Infringer Ban: Pookie Studios enforces a strict zero-tolerance repeat-infringer policy, resulting in immediate permanent revocation of upload and platform privileges.
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In strict adherence to Section 9 of India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, Pookie Studios implements dedicated statutory safeguards regarding minors and children's privacy.
Statutory Definition of Child: Under Indian law, a child is defined as any individual who has not completed eighteen (18) years of age.
Zero Behavioral Profiling: Pookie Studios strictly complies with Section 9(2) of the DPDP Act, 2023 by NEVER conducting behavioral tracking, targeted psychological profiling, or behavioral advertising directed at minors.
Parental Consent Mandate: Account registration, paid game pre-orders, and custom proposals require the user to be at least 18 years of age or possess verifiable authorization from a parent or lawful guardian.
No Detrimental Processing: We do not undertake any data processing activities that are likely to cause any detrimental effect on the physical, psychological, or emotional well-being of a child.
Expedited Parent Deletion Right: If a parent or guardian discovers that a minor has submitted personal information without consent, they may email privacy@pookiestudios.in for immediate verification and permanent data erasure within forty-eight (48) hours.
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A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures or temporary blackouts when exposed to certain visual patterns, including flashing lights or high-contrast illumination common in modern video games.
Visual Patterns Warning: Video games developed by Pookie Studios (including Virelia, Horetia, Project Frontier, and Oscrosis) feature dynamic Lumen illumination, high-contrast shadows, rapid flashes, and volumetric lighting effects.
Symptoms to Monitor: If you or anyone in your household experiences dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, involuntary movements, or convulsions while viewing content or playing, IMMEDIATELY discontinue use.
Medical Consultation: Individuals who have a history of epilepsy or seizures must consult a qualified medical physician before playing our interactive game titles.
Preventative Precautions: Play in a well-lit room, maintain an ergonomic viewing distance from the display monitor, avoid playing while fatigued, and take regular fifteen (15) minute rest breaks every hour.
Assumption of Risk: By launching or playing our game clients, you acknowledge and assume all inherent physiological risks associated with real-time visual media and strobe lighting effects.
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This section establishes the clear boundaries of liability between you and Pookie Studios to the fullest extent permissible under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and applicable statutory law.
As-Is & As-Available: The Website, AI features, games, and services are provided strictly on an 'as-is' and 'as-available' basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, statutory, or implied.
Exclusion of Consequential Damages: To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pookie Studios, its founder PGPARTY, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, loss of data, business interruption, or hardware failure.
Aggregate Monetary Liability Cap: In no event shall the total aggregate liability of Pookie Studios and PGPARTY arising out of or related to your use of this Website or purchases exceed the total amount actually paid by you to Pookie Studios in the thirty (30) days preceding the claim, or INR 1,000 (whichever is greater).
Force Majeure: Pookie Studios shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond reasonable control, including internet backbone outages, cloud provider failures, cyberattacks, governmental acts, or natural disasters.
Time Bar for Claims: Any formal claim arising out of or related to these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues, or be permanently barred.
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Our dedicated multiplayer network (play.pookiestudios.in) provides community realms and custom gamemodes operated in strict accordance with the Mojang Commercial Usage Guidelines.
Anti-Cheat & Exploitation Directive: Using hacked clients, unauthorized macro automation, combat logging exploits, or network packet manipulation results in an immediate permanent ban across all Pookie server nodes.
Virtual Perks & Ranks: Donor ranks, cosmetics, and virtual items obtained via pookiestudios.store are purely virtual licenses with no cash equivalent. In compliance with the Mojang EULA, purchased items do not confer unfair competitive gameplay advantages.
Community Moderation: Griefing in designated protected zones, hate speech, doxxing, or real-life threats in server chat result in global blacklisting and may be reported to law enforcement.
Server Uptime & Maintenance: Multiplayer realms may undergo scheduled maintenance, map resets, or version updates. Virtual inventory state is preserved where technically feasible but is not warranted against database corruption.
Mojang Acknowledgment: Pookie Studios Minecraft servers are not endorsed by or affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft Corporation.
Pre-Purchase Legal Inquiries
If you require commercial enterprise licensing, NDA execution, or compliance verification prior to commissioning custom code or participating in pre-orders, transmit a direct briefing. We respond within two (2) business days.
Contact Legal OfficeDesignated Compliance Nodes
Governing Law: Republic of India • Exclusive Jurisdiction: Courts of India