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Terms of use
The short version
Cosy Little Empire is free to play, just for fun.
Your game is saved on your device. If you clear your browser, your town goes too.
The game, its pictures and its words belong to Magic Zebra. Please don't copy them.
About these terms
These terms apply when you play Cosy Little Empire or read The Cosyford Gazette at cosylittleempire.com. The game is made by Magic Zebra Limited (company number 17298687, registered in England and Wales; registered office: Belmont Suite, Paragon Business Park, Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6HG). By using the site you agree to them. If you're under 18, please make sure a parent or carer is happy for you to play.
Playing the game
The game is free, for your own personal, non-commercial enjoyment. There's no account, and the money in the game isn't real: it can't be bought, sold or swapped for anything.
Your progress is saved in your browser on your device. If you clear your browser's data, use a private window, or switch devices, your town won't come with you, and we can't recover it.
We're always working on the game, so things will change: businesses get added, balanced and redesigned. We may also pause or stop the site at any time.
Who owns what
Cosy Little Empire, The Cosyford Gazette, and everything in them (the code, 3D models, pictures, sounds, music, characters and words) are © 2026 Magic Zebra Ltd. All rights reserved. Please don't copy, sell, re-host or redistribute the game or any part of it. Sharing screenshots and videos of your own town is lovely, and you're very welcome to.
The game is built with some excellent open-source software and fonts, which are used under their own licences. See the credits.
Please be kind
Don't try to break, hack, overload or interfere with the site, or use it for anything unlawful.
Made-up news
Cosyford, Grumbleton, the Gazette, its reporters, and everyone and everything in them are made up. Any resemblance to real people, places or businesses is a coincidence (a cosy one, we hope).
Our responsibility
We do our best to keep the game working and free of bugs, but it's provided "as is", and we can't promise it will always be available or work perfectly on every device.
As far as the law allows, we aren't responsible for any loss that comes from using the site, including a lost save. Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that can't be limited by law, and nothing affects your legal rights as a consumer.
The law
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales can deal with any dispute. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can also bring proceedings in your local courts.
We may update these terms from time to time; the date at the top shows when. Questions? Email hello@magiczebra.co.uk.