Holman Lane Publishing, LLC

Terms of Use and License

Lemon Dilemma™ · Effective September 23, 2026

1. Who we are and what these terms cover

Lemon Dilemma (the “Game”) is published by Holman Lane Publishing, LLC, an Oregon limited liability company (“we”, “us”, “our”). These terms apply to every version of the Game: the website, any app version (including an Apple App Store app, if one is offered), the private multiplayer rooms and the servers that run them (together, the “Services”). By playing the Game, creating or joining a room, or downloading an app version, you agree to these terms. Our Privacy Notice explains our data practices; using the Game is not a substitute for any separate privacy consent required by law. If you do not agree, do not use the Game.

If you are under the age of majority where you live, your parent or legal guardian must authorize your use and agree to these terms where legally required. A teacher may authorize classroom use only to the extent permitted by law and school policy; that does not replace any required parental consent.

2. Your license

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to play the Game for your own entertainment and for non-commercial teaching and learning, such as classroom play. The Game is licensed, not sold. We and our licensors keep all rights not expressly granted to you.

You may not: copy, sell, rent, sublicense or redistribute the Game; modify, reverse engineer or decompile it except where the law expressly permits despite this restriction; remove proprietary notices; use the Game or its content to build a competing product; automate play or access the Services other than through the Game’s own controls; or interfere with, overload or get around the security or request limits of the Services.

3. Player names and conduct

You choose a player name when you create or join a room. Your rival sees it, along with your scores and revealed moves. Use a first name or nickname. Do not use a full name, contact details or anything offensive, hateful or impersonating someone else. For classroom play, students should use nicknames, not their full names.

Rooms are private but not secret: anyone who has a room’s code or invitation link can take an open seat. Share them only with the person you intend to play. We may remove rooms or block access to the Services to stop misuse.

4. What the Game includes and what it does not

Access to the Game, and any purchase of an app version, gives you a license to the version available at that time. Subject to applicable law, platform requirements and any binding promises made at purchase, it does not include a promise of indefinite:

• updates, bug fixes, new content or new features;
• continued hosting of the rooms, this website or any other service the Game needs to work;
• continued availability of the Game in any app store or on any website, including the ability to download it again;
• compatibility with future devices, operating systems or browsers; or
• customer support.

Holman Lane Publishing, LLC has no obligation to host, operate, maintain, support, update or continue offering the Game or its online or multiplayer services indefinitely. Voluntarily providing a service does not by itself promise its continuation. This does not reduce any legally required support, updates, remedies or period of availability, or any binding commitment we make.

5. Changes, suspension and discontinuation

Lemon Dilemma is an online two-player game. It has no offline or single-device mode: every version, including any app installed on your device, connects to servers we host (currently on Cloudflare) to create rooms, keep choices secret and score each round. If we stop hosting the Services, every version of the Game will stop working, and games in progress, round history and results will be lost.

Subject to applicable law, platform requirements and any binding commitments we make, we may change, suspend or permanently discontinue the Game, any version or feature, its multiplayer rooms, supporting websites or servers, or store availability. Reasons may include operating costs, technical limitations, security, legal requirements or a business decision to retire the Game. We do not guarantee a minimum service lifetime unless we expressly commit to one.

Where notice is required, we will provide it as required. Otherwise, we may provide notice through the Game, its website or store listing, but cannot guarantee advance notice, particularly for urgent security or legal issues. Any refund, other remedy or liability relating to a change or discontinuation is subject to applicable law, platform requirements, section 6 and section 9; this clause does not waive mandatory consumer rights.

Rooms are a free, best-effort feature. While the service is operating, room records are scheduled for automatic deletion 30 days after the last saved game action, and rooms may be interrupted, reset or lost sooner. The Game has no player-operated backup, export or restore feature for rooms or games in progress. The Game is currently labeled a public testing edition, and features, rules and presentation may change.

6. Price and purchases

The website version of the Game is currently free. If we offer an app version for a price, or offer other purchases, the purchase is processed by the store you buy from (for example, Apple App Store, Google Play or itch.io) and is subject to its terms and refund policies. We do not handle payments or hold your payment details. Refunds and other purchase remedies are governed by applicable law and the selling platform’s policies. Nothing in these terms removes a right to a refund, repair, replacement, price reduction or other mandatory remedy, including one arising from discontinuation. No separate promise of a refund or indefinite service is made here.

7. Fictional content and educational notes

Lemon Dilemma is a strategy game. Its lemonade stands, customers, prices, costs, mishaps and payoffs are simplified and fictional. The rules and the note for educators describe general ideas from game theory, such as the prisoner’s dilemma and Nash equilibrium, for teaching and discussion. They are not business, pricing, legal, financial or investment advice, and they do not describe any real market. Teachers are responsible for deciding whether the Game suits their students and for following their school’s rules on online tools.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Game and the Services are provided “as is” and “as available”, with all faults and without warranty of any kind. We disclaim all warranties and conditions, express, implied or statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, quiet enjoyment, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade. We do not warrant that the Game or Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, compatible with your device or available at any particular time or for any particular period.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Holman Lane Publishing, LLC and its members, managers, employees, contractors, successors and assigns will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, rooms, games, scores, profits, revenue or goodwill, arising out of or relating to the Game, the Services or these terms, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Game, the Services or these terms is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us or the store for the Game in the twelve months before the claim arose, or (b) US$10.

The exclusions and cap apply regardless of the legal basis of a claim (including contract, tort or negligence), only to the extent permitted by law. They do not apply to fraud, willful misconduct, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability to the extent it cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers or limits, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law, or takes away rights you have as a consumer that cannot be waived by contract.

10. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you are responsible for third-party claims and reasonable losses or costs caused by your unlawful misuse of the Services or intentional breach of these terms. This does not require you to cover losses caused by our own wrongful conduct or impose an obligation that consumer law prohibits. We will give reasonable notice of a claim and will not settle it in a way that imposes an admission or non-monetary obligation on you without your consent.

11. Transfer of the Game and these terms

We may assign or transfer these terms, the Game, the Services and any related rights and obligations, in whole or in part, without your consent, including to a buyer of the Game or of our business, a successor, or an affiliate. A transfer will not reduce your mandatory rights. The new owner is responsible for the obligations it assumes; a transfer does not release us from liability or obligations where the law does not permit that release. Related information remains subject to the Privacy Notice and applicable law. You may not assign or transfer your rights under these terms.

12. Ending the license

You may stop using the Game at any time. Your license ends automatically if you breach these terms, and we may suspend or end your access to the Services at any time. Discontinuing the online Services makes the Game unplayable, even if a licensed copy remains installed. Any suspension or termination is subject to applicable law and platform requirements. Sections 4 to 14 continue to apply after your license ends.

13. Apple App Store

If you got the Game from the Apple App Store:

• These terms are between you and Holman Lane Publishing, LLC only, not Apple Inc. (“Apple”). We, not Apple, are solely responsible for the Game and its content.
• Your license is limited to use on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in Apple’s Media Services Terms and Conditions. The Game may also be used by other accounts associated with you through Family Sharing or volume purchasing.
• We are responsible for maintenance and support required by applicable law or expressly promised by us. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the Game.
• If the Game fails to conform to any warranty that cannot be disclaimed, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation for the Game. Any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses from a failure to conform to a warranty are our responsibility, to the extent they cannot be disclaimed under these terms.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to the Game or your possession and use of it, including product liability claims, claims that the Game fails to meet legal or regulatory requirements, and claims under consumer protection, privacy or similar laws.
• If a third party claims that the Game or your possession and use of it infringes that party’s intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are responsible for investigating, defending, settling and discharging that claim.
• You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• You must comply with any applicable third-party terms, such as your wireless data service agreement, when using the Game.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms. Once you accept them, Apple has the right, and is deemed to have accepted the right, to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary.

For versions obtained through Google Play, itch.io or another platform, that platform’s applicable usage, payment and refund rules also apply. These terms do not override mandatory platform requirements.

14. Law, disputes and general terms

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon and applicable federal law of the United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Please contact us first so we can try to resolve a concern informally. This does not delay or restrict a statutory deadline, urgent relief, a regulator complaint or any other mandatory right. Subject to any right you have to bring a claim in small-claims court or in your home courts under consumer law you cannot waive, disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Oregon.

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These terms are the entire agreement between you and us about the Game. We may update these terms. We will post the effective date and provide notice or obtain agreement to material changes where required by law. Changes take effect only as permitted by law. Changes do not apply retroactively to disputes that arose before the change.

Credits and notices

LEMON DILEMMA™ and the Holman Lane Publishing name and logo are trademarks of Holman Lane Publishing, LLC. © 2026 Holman Lane Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved.

Libre Franklin is used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Roboto Slab is used under the Apache License 2.0. The Game is hosted on Cloudflare. Neither Cloudflare nor any font author endorses the Game.

Contact

Holman Lane Publishing, LLC · 1727 NW 33rd Ave., Portland, OR 97210, USA · +1 202-669-4292 · jessewilliams@holmanlanepublishing.com