Terms of Use
Last updated 28 August 2026
These Terms govern your use of the Cozy Alchemy app for iPhone and the website playcozyalchemy.com (together, the "Service"), made and published by Pavegrowth (Josh Pavey), an independent studio in the United Kingdom ("we", "us"). By downloading or using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use it.
1. Who can use the Service
Cozy Alchemy is rated 4+ and suitable for all ages. If you are under the age at which you can agree to terms like these where you live, a parent or guardian must agree on your behalf and is responsible for your use, including any purchases. Purchases are made through the Apple App Store and are subject to Apple's own age and account rules.
2. Licence to use the Service
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and play Cozy Alchemy on Apple devices you own or control, for your own non-commercial entertainment, in line with these Terms and Apple's App Store terms. We may update the app from time to time; updates are governed by these Terms.
3. Our intellectual property
The Service, including its code, artwork, characters (including Sage), names, text, audio and design, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other laws. Pixel art in the game is used under licence. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, reverse-engineer or create derivative works from the Service except where the law expressly allows it. You may share screenshots and recordings of your own play for non-commercial purposes.
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to: tamper with the app, its save data or its communication with our servers to gain an advantage or to obtain items or currency you have not earned or bought; interfere with the Service or other players' use of it; use the Service for anything unlawful; or submit content to the optional Hall of Alchemists that is unlawful, offensive, infringing, or that impersonates someone else.
5. The Hall of Alchemists and player content
The Hall is an optional, opt-in showcase where you can choose to display your shop and a short dedication. By opting in you give us a worldwide, royalty-free licence to display that content within the Service. You can withdraw at any time in the game, after which it is removed. We may remove any content that breaches these Terms.
6. Purchases
The game is free to play. It offers optional in-app purchases: consumable packs of Stardust and Coins, one-time bundles, the Gilded Almanac (a one-time purchase), and the Alchemist's Guild (an auto-renewing subscription). Prices are shown in the App Store in your local currency before you buy.
- Consumables (Stardust, Coins, bundles) are delivered to your save once, at the time of purchase, and are consumed as you use them. They cannot be re-delivered by Apple's restore function.
- The Gilded Almanac and the Alchemist's Guild can be restored on any device signed in to the Apple Account that bought them, from Market → Stall → Restore purchases.
- The Alchemist's Guild renews automatically at the end of each period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends, through your Apple Account settings. Perks last until the end of the paid period. Nothing you earned during membership is removed when it lapses.
In-game currency and items have no monetary value, cannot be exchanged for money, and are a licence to use features within the Service, not property. Payments are processed by Apple; refunds are handled under Apple's refund policy and can be requested at reportaproblem.apple.com. Purchases never grant a gameplay advantage over players who do not buy: everything sold is time, comfort or appearance, and the game's premium currency can also be earned free within a daily ceiling shown in the game.
7. Third-party services
Purchases are validated by RevenueCat and our own services run on Cloudflare. Their use of data is described in our privacy policy. We are not responsible for the App Store's availability or for services we do not operate.
8. Apple App Store
These Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the Service or its content, has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for it, and is not responsible for addressing any claims relating to it (including product liability, legal or regulatory compliance, and intellectual-property claims). To the extent the law requires, Apple will refund the purchase price of the app if it fails to conform to any applicable warranty. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you. You confirm you are not in a country subject to a US Government embargo and are not on any US Government list of prohibited parties.
9. Independent game
Cozy Alchemy is an independent game and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Apple or any other company. All villagers, places and potions are fictional.
10. No warranty
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent permitted by law we exclude all warranties, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not promise the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free. Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you have as a consumer that cannot be excluded by law.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or any loss of data, progress or in-game items, arising from your use of or inability to use the Service. Our total liability to you for any claim relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid us through the Service in the twelve months before the claim. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot be excluded by law.
12. Availability and changes to the Service
We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the Service, including optional online features such as cloud save and the Hall, at any time. The core game runs on your device and does not depend on our servers. We will try to give reasonable notice of anything that affects purchased items.
13. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to online features if you breach these Terms. You may stop using the Service at any time by deleting the app. Sections 3, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 15 survive termination.
14. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The date at the top shows when they last changed, and material changes will be noted in the app's release notes. Continuing to use the Service after a change means you accept the updated Terms.
15. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and are subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. If you are a consumer resident elsewhere, you may also benefit from mandatory protections of the law of your own country.