Terms of Service
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the dearscenario.com website and related online resources operated by DIRIA LABS LTD, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17024292), with registered office at 4th Floor Office, 205 Regent Street, London, England, W1B 4NB ("Diria Labs", "we", "us").
Your use of the DearScenario Player software itself is additionally governed by the DearScenario Player End User License Agreement (the "EULA") reproduced in Part B below. By installing or using DearScenario Player, you agree to be bound by both these Terms and the EULA.
Contents
Part A — Website Terms
1. Acceptance of these Terms
By accessing or using dearscenario.com, you confirm that you accept these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the website.
2. Permitted use of the website
You may access the website to learn about DearScenario Player, read the documentation, download the Software, and contact us. You agree not to:
- use the website in any way that violates applicable law or these Terms;
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the website, our systems, or any connected service;
- interfere with, disrupt, or impose an unreasonable load on the website or its infrastructure;
- scrape, mirror, or systematically copy substantial portions of the website without our prior written permission;
- misrepresent your identity or affiliation when communicating with us through the website.
3. Website content and intellectual property
All content on dearscenario.com — including text, documentation, graphics, screenshots, logos, and the DearScenario Player name and mark — is owned by Diria Labs or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may reference and link to the website for non-commercial informational purposes. Any other use, reproduction, or distribution requires our prior written permission, except as expressly permitted by the EULA for use of the Software itself.
4. Website disclaimers
The website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that information on the website is complete, accurate, or current at all times. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, in relation to the website.
5. Third-party links and services
The website may link to or embed third-party services (for example, GitHub, package mirrors, and the community forum). We are not responsible for the content, availability, or practices of third-party services. Your use of those services is subject to their own terms and privacy policies.
6. Changes to the website and these Terms
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website at any time without notice. We may also update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the website after an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
7. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Subject to any mandatory consumer protection rights that may apply, the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the website.
Part B — DearScenario Player End User License Agreement
Version 1.0 · Last updated: 2026-05-11
Please read this End User License Agreement carefully before installing or using DearScenario Player.
By installing, copying, downloading, accessing, or using DearScenario Player, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to this Agreement, do not install or use DearScenario Player.
This Agreement is between you and DIRIA LABS LTD, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17024292), with registered office at 4th Floor Office, 205 Regent Street, London, England, W1B 4NB, referred to in this Agreement as "Diria Labs," "we," "us," or "Licensor."
1. Definitions
"DearScenario Player" means the software product distributed by Diria Labs under that name.
"Software" means DearScenario Player, including its executable files, user interface, web console, configuration files, documentation, examples, and related components provided by Diria Labs.
"DearScenario Player Core" means the standalone media playback functionality of DearScenario Player, including local playback, fullscreen playback, network control, web console access, basic configuration, local logs, and offline operation.
"Advanced Services" means any future paid products, services, or features provided separately by Diria Labs, including but not limited to fleet management, deployment automation, project validation, runtime orchestration, content release workflows, cloud services, enterprise support, or integration with other future Diria products.
2. Free Standalone Use
Diria Labs grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to install and use DearScenario Player Core for standalone media playback, subject to the terms of this Agreement.
No license key, account, subscription, or online activation is required to use DearScenario Player Core for standalone playback.
Diria Labs may offer Advanced Services separately in the future. Advanced Services may be distributed together with DearScenario Player or as separate components, and may be subject to additional terms, separate subscriptions, service agreements, or paid licenses.
3. Commercial Use and Distribution Boundaries
DearScenario Player Core is free for commercial use, including in exhibitions, escape rooms, museums, digital signage, projection setups, live events, immersive spaces, interactive installations, and similar venue environments.
You may use DearScenario Player Core in commercial projects, including client projects and venue installations, and may install DearScenario Player on devices that you own, operate, manage, or deploy for a customer, provided that:
- the Software is not sold, rented, sublicensed, or redistributed as a standalone software product;
- proprietary notices, copyright notices, and third-party notices are not removed or obscured;
- the Software is used in accordance with this Agreement and applicable law.
This Agreement does not grant you the right to rebrand, white-label, resell, sublicense, or commercially redistribute DearScenario Player as your own standalone software product or hosted playback service without prior written permission from Diria Labs.
4. Restrictions
The restrictions in this Section apply to all parts of the Software, including DearScenario Player Core and any Advanced Services components distributed with it.
Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, applicable law, or applicable third-party open-source licenses, you must not:
- sell, rent, lease, sublicense, rebrand, white-label, or redistribute the Software as a standalone software product;
- provide DearScenario Player as a hosted, managed, or software-as-a-service playback platform for third parties without written permission from Diria Labs;
- modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of proprietary parts of the Software;
- reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, or attempt to derive the source code of proprietary parts of the Software;
- remove, alter, or obscure copyright, trademark, proprietary, or third-party license notices;
- use the Software to violate applicable law, infringe third-party rights, interfere with systems you do not control, or operate unsafe venue systems;
- bypass or interfere with technical restrictions, security features, update or distribution mechanisms, or configuration boundaries provided by Diria Labs.
Nothing in this Agreement restricts rights you may have under mandatory law or under applicable third-party open-source licenses.
5. Ownership
DearScenario Player is licensed, not sold.
Diria Labs retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the proprietary parts of the Software, including all copyrights, trademark rights (whether registered or unregistered), trade secrets, user interface designs, product names, logos, documentation, and related intellectual property.
Third-party software components, libraries, codecs, frameworks, and open-source components included with or used by DearScenario Player remain subject to their respective licenses and ownership terms.
Nothing in this Agreement transfers ownership of any Diria Labs intellectual property to you.
6. Third-Party Software and Open-Source Components
DearScenario Player may include, link to, or be distributed with third-party software components, including open-source components.
Such components are licensed under their respective license terms. Your use of those components is governed by their applicable licenses.
Nothing in this Agreement limits, overrides, or restricts any rights granted to you under applicable third-party open-source licenses.
Third-party notices, license texts, and attribution information are provided with the Software, in the installation directory, in the application, or on the DearScenario Player website.
You are responsible for reviewing the third-party notices applicable to the version of DearScenario Player you use.
7. Network Control and Venue Responsibility
DearScenario Player is designed to receive local or network-based playback commands, depending on how you configure it.
You are responsible for configuring DearScenario Player securely in your own environment, including:
- controlling which network interfaces and ports are exposed;
- using authentication tokens or other security controls where available;
- restricting network access to trusted devices;
- ensuring firewall, router, and local network settings are appropriate for your venue;
- ensuring third-party controllers send valid and safe commands;
- testing playback behavior before use in a live venue or public environment.
Diria Labs is not responsible for operational failures, unintended playback behavior, unauthorized local network access, incorrect command sequences, malformed UDP or TCP packets, third-party controller errors, network instability, venue misconfiguration, or improper deployment practices.
8. Safety Disclaimer
DearScenario Player is a media playback and control tool.
It is not designed, certified, or intended to be used as:
- a life-safety system;
- an emergency stop system;
- a fire-safety system;
- an access-control safety system;
- an industrial safety system;
- a medical device;
- the sole mechanism for controlling doors, locks, machinery, emergency exits, evacuation systems, physical hazards, or human safety.
You are solely responsible for ensuring that any venue, installation, event, exhibition, escape room, or interactive system using DearScenario Player complies with applicable laws, safety regulations, professional standards, emergency procedures, physical fail-safe requirements, and venue-specific risk assessments.
DearScenario Player must not be used as a substitute for professional safety engineering, physical interlocks, emergency procedures, certified safety systems, or legally required inspections.
9. Privacy
DearScenario Player is designed to operate locally and offline.
The Software does not require an account, license key, or online activation. It does not include automatic update checking or undisclosed background communication with Diria Labs servers.
The Software may store local configuration, local logs, playback state, and diagnostic information on your device. This information remains on your device unless you choose to share it (for example, by sending log files when reporting an issue).
Future versions of the Software may include optional online features such as opt-in crash reporting, diagnostic uploads, or update notifications. Any such feature will require your explicit activation, will be clearly described before activation, and will not transmit data without your consent.
Diria Labs does not sell your personal data, and does not collect or transmit personal data through DearScenario Player except as described above. See also our Privacy Policy.
10. Updates
Diria Labs may provide updates, patches, bug fixes, or new versions of the Software.
Updates may be offered manually through the DearScenario Player website or through official release channels. DearScenario Player does not check for or download updates automatically.
Diria Labs is not obligated to provide updates or support for every version indefinitely.
New versions of the Software may be subject to updated terms. Updated terms apply to versions distributed with or after those updated terms, unless otherwise required by law.
11. Support
DearScenario Player Core is provided as free standalone software.
Diria Labs may provide documentation, community support, issue tracking, or limited support resources at its discretion.
Professional support, enterprise support, deployment assistance, integration services, fleet management, or custom engineering may be offered separately as paid services and may be subject to additional agreements.
12. Disclaimer of Warranty
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Software is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise.
Diria Labs disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, uninterrupted operation, error-free operation, compatibility with every device or environment, and suitability for any specific venue, safety, commercial, or operational purpose.
You use the Software at your own risk.
You are responsible for testing the Software in your own environment before using it in a live venue, commercial installation, public-facing installation, or time-critical environment.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Diria Labs shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of data, loss of goodwill, business interruption, venue downtime, show interruption, installation failure, loss of use, or operational disruption arising out of or related to the Software.
DearScenario Player Core is provided free of charge. Where you have not paid Diria Labs any fees for the Software, Diria Labs' liability is excluded to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
14. Termination
This Agreement remains in effect until terminated.
You may terminate this Agreement by uninstalling and ceasing all use of the Software.
This Agreement will terminate automatically if you materially breach its terms.
Upon termination, you must stop using the Software and delete all copies in your possession or control, except to the extent retention is required by law or necessary for archival records.
Sections relating to ownership, restrictions, third-party software, disclaimers, limitation of liability, governing law, and any provisions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination.
15. Changes to This Agreement
Diria Labs may update this Agreement from time to time.
Updated terms may apply to future versions of the Software. If you install or use a version of the Software distributed with updated terms, you agree to those updated terms.
Changes will not retroactively alter rights already granted for prior versions except where required by law.
16. Export, Sanctions, and Legal Compliance
You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations relating to your use of the Software, including export control, sanctions, venue safety, data protection, intellectual property, and local operational requirements.
You must not use, export, re-export, or transfer the Software in violation of applicable law.
17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Subject to any mandatory consumer protection rights that may apply, the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Software, or its use.
18. Contact
For questions about this Agreement, contact:
DIRIA LABS LTD
Company number: 17024292
Registered office: 4th Floor Office, 205 Regent Street, London, England, W1B 4NB
Email: [email protected]
For security-related reports, contact: [email protected]
Contact
DIRIA LABS LTD
Company number: 17024292
Registered office: 4th Floor Office, 205 Regent Street, London, England, W1B 4NB
General contact: [email protected]
Support / security: [email protected]

