Terms of use
These terms are between you and ("we"), who runs Giant Leap. By playing you agree to them. If you are under 18, please read them with a parent or guardian, who agrees to them for you.
A free educational game
Giant Leap is free to play, made to get people of all ages interested in space and science. You may play it and share links to it. You may not copy, sell or republish the game, its code or its artwork without our written permission, or present it as your own.
Still in development (alpha)
Giant Leap is an alpha, an early test version. That means we are still building and testing it, and it is not finished. Things may be missing, change, stop working or be reset without warning, and we do not promise that any feature, item, base, saved progress, account, world or online service will keep working, stay the same or exist in future. Back up nothing here that you cannot afford to lose: it is a game, and your progress, builds and items have no value outside it and may be lost.
In particular, during the alpha we may wipe player progress (reset it for everyone) at any time, and the gameplay is likely to change significantly before the game is finished.
Because the game is in development, it may have mistakes (including in the science, maps and spacecraft details), security gaps and downtime. You play at your own risk, and a parent or guardian is responsible for deciding whether it suits their child.
Playing online
- Be kind. Do not try to upset, follow around or get in the way of other players on purpose.
- Do not pretend to be someone else, or try to find out who other players are.
- Do not cheat, overload the servers, probe them for weaknesses or use automated tools against them.
- The people who build the game also play it to test it, using test tools. Their astronauts are always marked DEV.
- For now, online play is for players aged 13 or over. If you are under 13, do not sign in or make a guest account; you can play the whole game on your own. Grown-ups must not sign in for a child under 13.
- Keep your sign-in to yourself, and only approve a phone sign-in for a screen you can see in front of you. Do not make several accounts to get round a break from the online game or to take part in a vote.
We may remove anyone from the online game, or delete an account, to keep it safe and fair. Short of that, we may show a warning, switch off a player's radio or pause their building for a while, bring their astronaut back to their home base, take them off the Moon, send them home to Earth for a while or for good, and undo what they built or took down. A person decides each one, and tells the player the reason from a short fixed list. A break or a ban applies to the account; do not make another account to get round it. We may change, pause or end the game, or the online part of it, at any time.
Players can also vote to send a crewmate home to Earth for spoiling the game for others: wrecking or blocking other people's builds, following or crowding someone who wants space, cheating, or making someone feel unsafe. A vote runs for 24 hours and needs enough votes and a clear majority. Someone who is sent home can't join the online game until the break ends, or at all if the reason was making someone feel unsafe or they have been sent home repeatedly. Reports about someone feeling unsafe are also read by us. If you or your child's account was sent home and you think that was wrong, write to us at the contact address and we will look at it. The same applies to a guest account. A guest account can be sent home too, but it cannot start or vote in a crew vote, and signing in later keeps a break that is still running.
Other people's names and designs
Real spacecraft, suits, missions and organisations appear in the game for education. They belong to their owners, who do not endorse the game. See the notices and credits.
Donations
The game stays free. If we offer a way to donate, a donation is a voluntary gift to help us keep building the game. It is not a purchase, and it does not buy anything: we do not promise any goods, perks, items, advantages, features, support, recognition or particular results in return. If we choose to thank donors, for example by name, that is a courtesy we may change or stop, and you can ask us to leave your name out. Donations are not refundable unless the law says so. Children under 18 should donate only with a parent or guardian's permission.
No warranty
The game is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, that it will be free of errors or harmful code, and uninterrupted availability. It is a game, not a scientific, educational or safety tool, and you should not rely on it for real-world decisions.
Limits on liability
As far as the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect or consequential loss, or for any loss of data, progress, items or accounts, arising from your use of the game or from changes to, or the end of, the game, and our total liability to you, including for anything you have donated, is limited to £50 / US$50. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or your statutory rights as a consumer.
Your privacy
The privacy notice explains what we collect online and why.
Changes and the law
We may update these terms; the version and date above show which apply. These terms are governed by , without taking away any protection the law where you live gives you. Questions: .