Last updated: 4 February 2026
These Terms of Service govern access to and use of the Hearthbound website, forums, in-game server, and related community platforms.
Hearthbound is a text-based roleplay project built around the game Hytale. The website and forums exist to support and facilitate the Hearthbound in-game server, which is owned, operated, hosted, and funded by Qualworks Ltd.
By accessing or using the Hearthbound website, forums, in-game server, or services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.
Hearthbound is a product operated by Qualworks Ltd.
Registration
Incorporated in Scotland
Company number: SC829401
Registered Office
Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor
48 West George Street, Glasgow
Scotland, G2 1BP
To post or submit content on the Hearthbound forums or access in-game services, users must register an account.
You must be at least 13 years of age to create an account or use Hearthbound services. By using Hearthbound, you confirm that you meet this age requirement.
You are responsible for:
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts at our discretion, including for breaches of these Terms or applicable community rules.
Use of the Hearthbound website, forums, and in-game services is subject to our published community rules. These rules govern behaviour on the forums, in-game roleplay, and related community spaces.
Moderation decisions made by the Hearthbound team are final.
Users may submit or create content on Hearthbound, including but not limited to lore, character backstories, stories, artwork, and in-game builds or structures created on the Hearthbound server.
You confirm that any content you submit or create is your own work, or that you have the necessary rights and permissions.
By submitting content to Hearthbound, or by creating content on the Hearthbound in-game server, you grant Qualworks Ltd an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, integrate, publish, distribute, and commercialise that content as part of the Hearthbound project.
You retain ownership of your original work. However, you may not reuse, republish, or distribute submitted or created content in any manner that reproduces, conflicts with, or suggests official association with Hearthbound, without prior written permission from Qualworks Ltd.
All original content created by the Hearthbound team, including the branding, overarching lore, factions, and server configurations, is the intellectual property of Qualworks Ltd.
Certain features may require payment. Prices are set by Qualworks Ltd and include VAT where applicable.
Qualworks Ltd is VAT registered in the United Kingdom.
VAT: GB 481 6090 85
All purchases made through Hearthbound are final and non-refundable, except where required by law.
By completing a purchase, you expressly waive any statutory right to cancel once delivery of digital content or services has begun.
If your account is suspended or terminated, you immediately lose access to the website, forums, and in-game server. Any paid content tied to your account is forfeited without refund.
Initiating a chargeback without first contacting us may result in immediate termination of the associated account. We reserve the right to contest chargebacks.
We make no guarantees regarding uptime or preservation of user content. Use of the site and services is at your own risk.
These Terms of Service are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.