Legal

Terms of Use

Effective date: August 1, 2026

The short version

Haptic Emulator is an emulator only. It ships with no games, no ROMs, no disc images and no BIOS files, and it will never help you find them. You may only import and play backup ROMs of games you legally own. Piracy is against these terms, full stop. Use the app lawfully, and it's yours to enjoy.

1. Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") are an agreement between you and LarbSoft ("we", "us", "our") governing your use of the Haptic Emulator application for iOS and iPadOS (the "App") and this website. By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

Your use of the App is also subject to Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement. Where these Terms conflict with a mandatory provision of that agreement or of applicable law, the mandatory provision controls.

2. What the App is — and is not

The App is original software that emulates the functional behavior of legacy video game hardware, allowing software written for those systems to run on modern Apple devices. The App was developed independently and contains no code, firmware, BIOS, or system software belonging to Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, SEGA, Atari, Microsoft, or any other console manufacturer.

  • The App does not include any games, ROM files, disc images, or copyrighted system software.
  • The App does not link to, host, index, or facilitate the download of game files or BIOS files from any source, and it never will.
  • Any content you run in the App is content you supply yourself, and you alone are responsible for it.

3. Your content and your responsibility

You may import and play only software that you have the legal right to use. Whether and how you may lawfully create or use backup copies of games you own varies by country; it is your responsibility to know and comply with the laws that apply to you. By using the App you represent that any file you import — including any game, disc image, or BIOS file — was obtained and is used lawfully.

Some emulated systems may require a console BIOS file to function. The App does not provide BIOS files. If you supply one, you represent that you have the legal right to use it (for example, where your local law permits, one you extracted from a console you own).

We do not monitor, inspect, or take possession of the files you import; they remain on your device. We do not support, encourage, or condone piracy in any form, and we reserve the right to cooperate with rights holders and lawful requests from authorities as required by law.

4. Prohibited uses

You agree not to:

  • use the App to play, copy, or distribute software you do not have the legal right to use;
  • use the App to circumvent technological protection measures in violation of applicable law;
  • distribute, sell, or make available copyrighted game files, disc images, or BIOS files to others, with or without the App;
  • misrepresent the App as being made, endorsed, or licensed by any console manufacturer or game publisher;
  • copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or reverse engineer the App or any part of it, except to the extent a right to do so cannot be excluded under applicable law;
  • use the App in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation.

5. Intellectual property

The App, including its code, design, user interface, artwork, and the "Haptic Emulator" name and logo, is owned by LarbSoft and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on Apple devices you own or control, as permitted by the App Store terms.

All console names, system names, game titles, and related trademarks referenced by the App or this website — including Nintendo, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PSP, SEGA, Genesis, Saturn, Atari, and others — are the property of their respective owners. They are used solely in a descriptive, nominative manner to identify the vintage hardware environments the App can emulate. Haptic Emulator is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or licensed by any of these companies.

6. Haptic Pro subscriptions and purchases

The core App is free. Optional "Haptic Pro" features are available via auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase:

  • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and all billing is handled by Apple — we never see your payment details.
  • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings at any time.
  • Refunds are handled by Apple under its refund policies; you can request one at reportaproblem.apple.com.
  • Prices may change; changes apply only to renewals after notice through the App Store, never retroactively.
  • Your saves and progress are never held hostage: save states and battery saves remain exportable on the free tier.

7. Copyright complaints

We respect intellectual property rights. If you are a rights holder (or an agent of one) and believe the App or this website infringes your rights, please contact us at support@larbsoft.com with the details of your claim, including identification of the work, the material at issue, and your contact information. We take such notices seriously and will respond promptly.

8. Disclaimers

The App is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be error-free or uninterrupted, that every game will run, or that emulation will be accurate for any particular title. Emulation of vintage hardware is inherently imperfect.

Back up your saves. While the App is designed to keep your data safe and lets you export saves at any time, we are not responsible for lost save data, save states, or imported files. Nothing in this section excludes warranties or rights that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, LarbSoft shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the App. To the extent any liability is not excludable, our total aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us through the App in the twelve months preceding the claim or fifty US dollars (US$50). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless LarbSoft from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from content you import into the App, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party — including any claim that a file you supplied infringes a third party's intellectual property rights.

11. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it. We may suspend or terminate your license to use the App if you materially breach these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10) survive.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version will always be posted on this page with its effective date. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect, and your continued use of the App after that date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. General

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which LarbSoft is established, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and subject to any mandatory consumer protections of the country in which you reside. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. These Terms, together with Apple's standard EULA and our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email support@larbsoft.com or visit our contact page.