It is free to play but,
Once you make at least one transaction you are classed as customer , as you are trading with business (real money into virtual value/currency/data)
I have had a claim against one company before , as in CoC stated, I'm not allowed to use 3rd party names which is not related to the game ,but
It took me about a year and a half to prove my point, and it doesn't matter even when you have 100$ for a lawyer and they have 100.000$ as you got all your receipts and data stored as a proof for a court you are a classed as customer , and its an international law. Also as I have to type something related to the post as it is they internal code of conduct rules (would say policy).
About update , hope to see path nodes soon.
Hope to see interactive changes because game getting boring day after day last 2 years..
Edit:
P.S And if you are taking data for records which does not belongs to you,(forum,website,logs,screenshots) this does not include your emails as it its personal data sent to you.
You have to let them know that you are doing this.
And yes I'm a lawyer .