End User License Agreement

This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you (an individual or a single legal entity, "you") and GameRoad Studio ("GameRoad Studio", "we", "us") for the Retro Asset Studio desktop software, including any updates, documentation, and related materials ("Software"). By installing, copying, or using the Software you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software.

The Software is proprietary freeware: it is licensed, not sold, and it is provided free of charge under the terms below. It is not open source.

1. License grant

Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, GameRoad Studio grants you a personal, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Software, in object code form only, on computers you own or control, for both personal and commercial purposes, at no charge. There is no limit on the number of installations for your own use, and no subscription or registration is required.

2. Restrictions

You may not, and may not permit anyone else to:

1. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Software, except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits this despite this limitation;
2. modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
3. distribute, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise make available any modified, repackaged, or partial build of the Software;
4. remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices, labels, or marks on or in the Software;
5. use the Software to build a competing product by copying its user interface, workflows, or other protected elements;
6. use the Software in any way that violates applicable law or the terms of the third-party AI services you connect to it.

3. Redistribution of the unmodified installer

You may redistribute the official, unmodified installer or portable archive exactly as downloaded from retroassetstudio.com, free of charge, provided that you (a) do not alter, repackage, bundle, or wrap it in any way, (b) clearly attribute it to GameRoad Studio and link to https://retroassetstudio.com, (c) do not imply endorsement by GameRoad Studio, and (d) include this Agreement or a link to it. Checksums for official builds are published at retroassetstudio.com/downloads/SHA256SUMS.txt.

4. Ownership

The Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. GameRoad Studio and its licensors own and retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all copies. This Agreement does not grant you any rights to trademarks or service marks of GameRoad Studio. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

5. Your content and generated output

You retain all rights in the prompts, reference images, projects, and other material you create or import ("Your Content"). As between you and GameRoad Studio, you own the images, spritesheets, and other output that the Software generates or processes for you ("Output"), and you may use Output for any purpose, including commercially. Your rights in Output are, however, subject to the terms of the AI provider that produced it (Hugging Face, OpenAI, Google, or others), which may impose their own conditions on ownership, permitted use, and attribution. GameRoad Studio makes no claim to Your Content or Output and gives no assurance that Output is original, non-infringing, or eligible for copyright protection.

6. Third-party AI services

The Software can send data to and receive data from third-party AI services using credentials you supply. Those services are not part of the Software and are not operated by GameRoad Studio. You are solely responsible for: (a) obtaining accounts and API keys; (b) all fees and charges billed by those providers; (c) complying with their terms of service, usage policies, and content restrictions; and (d) the data you choose to send to them. GameRoad Studio is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, cost, or conduct of any third-party service, and provider changes may cause features of the Software to stop working.

7. Alpha software

The Software is currently in alpha. It is provided for evaluation and early use, may contain defects, may change or remove features without notice, and may not be compatible with earlier or later versions. Project files created in one alpha version may not open in another. You should back up your projects regularly, including with the built-in export feature, and should not rely on the Software for time-critical or irreplaceable work.

8. Updates and support

The Software does not update itself. GameRoad Studio may, but is not obliged to, publish new versions on retroassetstudio.com. Support is provided on a best-effort basis through the feedback repository and support@retroassetstudio.com, with no guaranteed response time.

9. Privacy

The Software stores your data locally and sends data only to the AI providers you configure, as described in the Privacy Policy, which forms part of this Agreement.

10. Disclaimer of warranty

The Software is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, GameRoad Studio disclaims all warranties, express, implied, or statutory, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade. GameRoad Studio does not warrant that the Software will be error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or free of harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. You bear the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will GameRoad Studio or its owners, employees, or contractors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, projects, or goodwill, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the use of or inability to use the Software, however caused and under any theory of liability, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In any case, the total aggregate liability of GameRoad Studio under this Agreement will not exceed ten United States dollars (USD 10), reflecting that the Software is provided free of charge. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless GameRoad Studio from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from Your Content, your Output, your use of third-party AI services, or your breach of this Agreement.

13. Term and termination

This Agreement is effective until terminated. It terminates automatically, without notice, if you breach any of its terms. GameRoad Studio may also terminate it by discontinuing the Software. Upon termination you must stop using the Software and delete all copies in your possession. Sections 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15 survive termination.

14. Governing law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of [Jurisdiction to be completed by GameRoad Studio], without regard to its conflict-of-law rules, and any dispute will be brought exclusively in the courts of that jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, you may also benefit from mandatory protections of the law of the country where you live. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

15. General

This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and GameRoad Studio regarding the Software and supersedes any prior agreements. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full force. Failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right. You may not assign this Agreement without our written consent; we may assign it freely. GameRoad Studio may update this Agreement for future versions of the Software; the version that accompanies, or is linked from, the release you install is the one that applies to that release.

16. Contact

GameRoad Studio · support@retroassetstudio.com · https://retroassetstudio.com