A personal project is anything you make while you are employed by us. You can undertake personal projects while employed by us (including but not exclusively a game, a blog, game jam or position on an advisory board), subject to the following:

  1. You must tell us about it.

Whether this is something you are already working on when you begin your employment, or something that you start during your employment. You must also keep us updated on progress, in particular you must inform us of any changes to the personal project.

  1. Who owns what – and what you can use to make it or promote it

You own your personal projects. ARCANIX owns anything that ARCANIX created, or that you create through your employment at ARCANIX i.e. that we ask you to create, or that is created using ARCANIX equipment, property or time.

  1. Making money

It is fine for you to make money from your personal project.

  1. Performing your role

Your personal projects must not get in the way or detract from your work as part of your employment.

  1. What you cannot do

You may not use ARCANIX equipment, property or time to work on your own personal projects. You may also not pretend that your personal project has any link with ARCANIX, it’s owners, employees, directors, associates or clients. You may also not create a personal project that is discriminatory, defamatory or illegal. You may also not breach this policy, doing so will be a disciplinary matter for your employment.

  1. What you must consider

If your game is likely to be controversial to any person or group of people, or could reflect on ARCANIX (or it’s owners, employees, directors, associates or clients), then you must inform ARCANIX. We reserve the right to withhold permission to create a personal project, or make a public comment on the personal project, if ARCANIX feels it could reflect negatively on ARCANIX, the owners, employees or directors.

  1. No liability

ARCANIX, owners, employees or directors will have no liability whatsoever to you arising out of your personal project or this policy. In no event will any owners, employees, directors, associates or clients of ARCANIX be liable to you or your affiliates for any loss of earnings, profits, charges or expenses, loss of data or any corruption or loss of information, loss of business opportunity, reputational loss or harm, or any special, exemplary, indirect, consequential or punitive loss or damage or disruption of any kind, in any case, whether based on breach of contract, tort, misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, whether or not you have been advised of the possibility of such damage. Nothing here limits or excludes liability for fraud.

  1. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify ARCANIX, owners, employers, directors, associates or clients and save them harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by you regarding your personal project and/or breach of this policy.

  1. Change to this policy

We reserve the right to remove or update this policy with 30 days’ notice, at our discretion.