Terms of Service

Effective 22 October 2026 · Last updated 22 October 2026

These terms are the rules for using Hardpoint, the browser strategy game at playhardpoint.com ("Hardpoint", "we", "us"). By playing, creating an account or joining a multiplayer match you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the game.

1. Who can play

• You must be at least 13 years old to create an account or play multiplayer. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you need a parent or guardian's permission.
• Playing against AI opponents without an account is open to everyone, subject to these terms.

2. Your account

• You can sign in with Google or with an email and password. Give us accurate information and keep your sign-in details to yourself. You are responsible for what happens on your account.
• One person per account. Do not sell, trade or share accounts.
• Your display name is taken from your Google name or your email. Other players in a match can see it. Do not use a name that impersonates someone else or that is hateful or abusive.
• You can stop playing and ask us to delete your account at any time (see the Privacy Policy).

3. Fair play and conduct

You agree not to:

• cheat, or use bots, scripts, modified clients or tools that give you an unfair advantage or reveal information the game hides from you (including reading hidden data from the network);
• exploit bugs to harm other players or the service. Please report them to us instead;
• attack, overload or try to break into the website, the multiplayer server or our service providers;
• harass, threaten or abuse other players, or use the game for anything unlawful;
• copy, resell or redistribute the game, or use it to build a competing service, except as the law or a license below allows.

We may warn you, remove you from a match, suspend or delete your account, or block access if we reasonably believe you broke these rules or are putting the service or other players at risk.

4. Multiplayer

• Matches run on our server. If you disconnect during a match, an AI may take over your seat until you return, and we do not guarantee you will be able to rejoin.
• Matches can end, restart or be lost because of crashes, maintenance or connection problems. We try to run a reliable service but do not promise it.
• You are responsible for your own conduct in a match, and we are not responsible for other players' behavior.

5. Your progress and saves

Your saves, statistics and achievements have no cash value. We try to keep them safe, but they can be lost, for example when you clear your browser's data without signing in, or if the service has a failure. Please do not treat them as a guaranteed record. We may change the game, including its rules, balance and features, at any time, and this can affect saves and progress.

6. Ownership and licence

• Hardpoint, including its code, artwork, design and name, belongs to us or our licensors. We give you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to play it for your own non-commercial entertainment.
• The game is inspired by earlier strategy games but is an independent work. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any other game, publisher, or any real military or vehicle manufacturer. Vehicle and equipment names are used descriptively for gameplay.
• Some content comes from other people under open licences. The Leopard 2 A6 model is by "buh" and is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (source). See the game's Credits page for details.
• If you send us feedback or ideas, we may use them without owing you anything.

7. The service is provided "as is"

Hardpoint is a free game provided "as is" and "as available", without promises that it will always work, be error-free, be secure, or be available at any time. To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose.

8. Limits on our responsibility

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses, or for lost progress, data or profits, arising from your use of the game. Our total liability to you for any claim related to the game is limited to US$50. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot lawfully be limited, and some places do not allow certain limits, so they may not fully apply to you.

9. Ending these terms

You can stop using Hardpoint at any time. We may change, suspend or end the game or any part of it, and we may end your access under section 3. Sections that by their nature should continue (ownership, disclaimers, limits of liability) survive.

10. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. If the change matters, we will update the date above and, where reasonable, tell you in the game. If you keep playing after a change, you accept the new terms.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and of the State in which the operator of Hardpoint is based, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Courts in that State have jurisdiction, except where your local consumer law gives you the right to bring a claim where you live.

12. Contact

Questions, reports of bugs or abuse, or account requests: contact@playhardpoint.com.

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