Terms of Use

Effective October 9, 2026

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the Paddlewheel app for iPhone, iPad and Android ("Paddlewheel" or "the app"), made by Gelotto ("we," "us"). By downloading or using Paddlewheel you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

1. License

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Paddlewheel for your own entertainment on devices that you own or control, as permitted by the rules of the store you got it from.

• If you got the app from the App Store, Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies.
• If you got it from Google Play, the Google Play Terms of Service also apply.

If these Terms conflict with the store's terms, the store's terms win.

2. No real-money gambling

Paddlewheel is a single-player card game played for fun. Its chips, money, scores, stakes and "wagers" are game points only. They have no cash value, cannot be bought, sold, transferred or redeemed, and nothing in the game can be won as a prize or cashed out. Playing well in Paddlewheel does not mean you will win at real gambling.

3. Free game and the full-game unlock

• The free game includes three decks on the first stake.
• The full game is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase ($2.99 in the U.S. store; prices in other countries are set by the store and may vary). It opens the other decks, the higher stakes, the challenge runs and Endless mode. Some of these still unlock through play.
• The full game is not a subscription and never renews.
• All payments are processed by Apple or Google through your store account. We never receive your payment details.
• Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their own policies. If a purchase is refunded, the full game may lock again.
• You can restore a previous purchase on the same store account at any time with RESTORE on the full-game page. On Android, it is also restored automatically when the app starts.

4. Your progress

Your progress is saved only on your device and is not backed up by us. It may be lost if you uninstall the app, reset your device or clear the app's data. A full-game purchase is never lost this way: it can always be restored from the store.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile or modify the app except as permitted by law, not to use the app to infringe anyone's rights, and not to interfere with the app's operation or its distribution through the stores.

6. Intellectual property

Paddlewheel, including its code, design, artwork, characters, sound and name, is owned by Gelotto or its licensors and protected by intellectual-property laws. These Terms do not give you any rights in our trademarks or branding. The pixel font is used under the SIL Open Font License.

7. Disclaimer of warranty

Paddlewheel is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability and non-infringement. We don't warrant that the app will be uninterrupted or error-free.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Gelotto will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost data or profits, arising from your use of the app. Our total liability for any claim relating to the app will not exceed the amount you paid for it in the twelve months before the claim arose. Nothing in these Terms limits rights you have under consumer-protection laws that cannot be waived.

9. Termination

These Terms apply for as long as you use Paddlewheel. We may end the license if you materially breach these Terms. You can stop using the app at any time by deleting it.

10. Changes

We may update these Terms as the app evolves. Material changes will be shown on this page with a new effective date. If you continue to use the app after a change, you accept the updated Terms.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state of Gelotto's principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where the law of your place of residence requires otherwise.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms: admin@gelotto.io.