Version terms-draft-2026-11-04

Terms of Service

Draft for an attorney's review. Not in force. This text was written to describe how the game works today and must be reviewed by a qualified attorney before anyone relies on it. Highlighted blanks are details still to be filled in.

1. Who we are

Tanks & Titans: Blackout ("the game") is made and run by Palm Leaf Partners, [legal name and entity type], [business mailing address] ("we", "us"). You can reach us at [support email address].

2. Agreeing to these terms

By creating an account or playing, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the game. If we change these Terms in a way that matters, we will tell you before the change takes effect, and you can close your account if you do not accept it.

3. Who can play

You must be 13 or older. [Attorney: confirm the minimum age, and whether players under the age of digital consent in their country (up to 16 in parts of the EU) need a parent's consent.]
If you are under 18, or under the age of majority where you live, a parent or guardian must agree to these Terms for you.
You may not play if the law where you live forbids it.

4. Your account

You need an account with a verified email address to play. One account per person.
Keep your password and sign-in codes to yourself. You are responsible for what happens on your account; tell us at once if you think someone else has used it.
Your account is personal: you may not sell, rent or give it away.

5. Free to play, never pay to win

The game is free to play. Anything we sell or give away is cosmetic or content (for example paint schemes, decals, voice packs, campaigns): nothing sold changes the result of a ranked match.

6. Cosmetic items and virtual goods

Cosmetic items, including the First Signal camo given to newsletter subscribers, are a limited, personal, non-transferable license to use the item in the game. They have no cash value and cannot be exchanged for money.
The First Signal camo stays on your account if you unsubscribe from the newsletter later.
[Attorney: terms for paid items and refunds, to be added before anything is sold.]

7. Playing fair

Do not:

cheat, use bots, exploit bugs, or change, decompile or interfere with the game, its servers or other players' connections;
harass, threaten or abuse other players, or post hateful, sexual or illegal content in chat, names or maps;
pretend to be someone else, including our staff;
use the game to send spam or to collect other players' information.

We may warn you, mute you, remove content, reset results or suspend or close accounts that break these rules.

8. What you make

Maps, names, chat messages and other things you create in the game stay yours. You give us a worldwide, royalty-free license to host, show, copy and share them inside the game and in connection with it (for example on our website or in a replay), for as long as they are in the game. [Attorney: scope of the license for the future player map editor and shared replays.]

9. Our game

The game, its code, art, sound, names and logos belong to us or to those who licensed them to us. Some art is used under licenses that require credit; the credits are in the game. You may stream and share videos of your matches. [Attorney: confirm the streaming and video permission.]

10. Ending things

You can stop playing and close your account at any time. We may suspend or close an account that breaks these Terms or when the law requires it. If we ever shut the game down, we will give at least [30] days' notice where we can.

11. Disclaimers and limits

The game is in early development and provided "as is". We do our best to keep it running and fair, but we cannot promise it will always be available or free of bugs. To the fullest extent the law allows, our total liability to you is limited to [the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim, or US $50 if more]. Nothing in these Terms limits rights you have under consumer law that cannot be waived.

12. The law that applies

[Attorney: governing law, venue, and any dispute resolution clause; consumer rights in the EU, UK and Canada.]

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [support email address], Palm Leaf Partners, [business mailing address].