Terms of Service for Highway Runner
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Highway Runner ("Game"), developed and provided by Dreamup Studio ("Dreamup Studio", "we", "us", or "our").
By downloading, installing, accessing, registering for, or using Highway Runner, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Game.
1. Eligibility
You must comply with the laws applicable to you when using Highway Runner.
If you are under the age at which you can legally agree to these Terms in your jurisdiction, you should use Highway Runner only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian where required by applicable law.
2. Player Accounts
Highway Runner may allow players to access the Game using:
- Email registration and login;
- Google sign-in;
- Facebook Login;
- Google Play Games Services;
- Guest access; or
- Other authentication methods that may be introduced in the future.
Highway Runner uses Firebase Authentication and other supported authentication services to help manage player authentication.
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and login credentials.
You must not knowingly provide false or misleading information when creating or maintaining an account.
You must not allow another person to use your account for fraudulent, abusive or prohibited activity.
Dreamup Studio will never ask you to provide your Google, Facebook or other third-party account password.
3. Guest Accounts
Highway Runner may allow you to play using a guest account without completing full account registration.
Guest accounts may have limitations.
Depending on the Game's technical configuration, guest progress or account information may be lost if:
- Highway Runner is uninstalled;
- Application data is cleared;
- The player's device is reset;
- The player changes devices; or
- The guest account can no longer be recovered.
Where account-linking functionality is available, players may be encouraged to link or register their account to reduce the risk of losing progress.
4. Google and Facebook Accounts
If you choose to access Highway Runner using Google, Google Play Games Services or Facebook Login, your use of those services is also subject to the applicable provider's terms and policies.
Connecting a third-party account to Highway Runner does not transfer ownership or control of that third-party account to Dreamup Studio.
Dreamup Studio is not responsible for the independent operation, suspension, modification or availability of third-party accounts or services.
5. Player Names
Highway Runner may allow you to create or display a player name.
Your player name may be visible to other players, including through leaderboard functionality.
You must not use a player name that:
- Is unlawful;
- Is threatening or seriously abusive;
- Contains discriminatory or hateful material;
- Is sexually explicit or otherwise seriously inappropriate;
- Impersonates another person or organization;
- Infringes another person's rights;
- Contains sensitive personal information;
- Promotes illegal activity; or
- Is otherwise inappropriate for Highway Runner.
Dreamup Studio may remove, hide or require you to change an inappropriate player name.
6. Leaderboards and Google Play Games Services
Highway Runner may use Google Play Games Services and/or Dreamup Studio's own systems to provide features including:
- Leaderboards;
- Achievements;
- Player identity;
- Scores; and
- Other game-related functionality.
Your player name, score, ranking, achievements or related game information may be visible to other players.
Leaderboard rankings are not guaranteed to remain permanent.
Dreamup Studio may remove, modify, invalidate or reset scores where reasonably necessary to address cheating, exploitation, technical errors or other circumstances affecting leaderboard integrity.
7. Fair Play and Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Cheat;
- Manipulate scores;
- Artificially increase leaderboard rankings;
- Use bots, scripts or unauthorized automation;
- Use unauthorized third-party software to modify gameplay;
- Hack or modify Highway Runner;
- Attempt to access Game systems without authorization;
- Exploit bugs or vulnerabilities to obtain an unfair advantage;
- Manipulate network communications;
- Circumvent security mechanisms;
- Interfere with Game servers or supporting infrastructure;
- Introduce malware or malicious code;
- Attempt to obtain another player's account information;
- Use Highway Runner for unlawful activity; or
- Encourage another person to engage in prohibited conduct.
Discovery of a bug does not give a player permission to exploit it.
Players are encouraged to report significant bugs or vulnerabilities to:
8. Enforcement and Score Removal
If Dreamup Studio reasonably determines that a player has violated these Terms, we may take appropriate action including:
- Removing or correcting leaderboard scores;
- Removing inappropriate player names;
- Restricting access to certain features;
- Temporarily suspending an account; or
- Terminating an account in serious or repeated cases.
We may also take reasonable measures necessary to protect Highway Runner, other players and the integrity of our systems.
9. Gameplay, Scores and Progress
Highway Runner may record:
- Scores;
- High scores;
- Game progress;
- Achievements;
- Gameplay statistics;
- Leaderboard positions; and
- Other game-related information.
Although we aim to maintain accurate records, we do not guarantee that all scores, progress or other game information will be permanently preserved.
Information may occasionally be lost or changed because of technical problems, updates, account issues, data corruption, service interruptions or circumstances outside Dreamup Studio's reasonable control.
Nothing in this section limits rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
10. Advertising
Highway Runner uses Google AdMob to provide advertising.
Advertisements displayed within Highway Runner may be provided and managed by third parties.
Advertising may be personalized or non-personalized depending on factors including:
- Applicable law;
- Consent choices;
- Device settings;
- Age-related requirements; and
- Advertising provider requirements.
Advertising services may use advertising identifiers and other permitted information for advertising, measurement, fraud prevention and related purposes.
For more information about how information is handled, please review the Highway Runner Privacy Policy.
11. Analytics
Highway Runner uses Firebase Analytics and may use analytics functionality provided through Unity or other integrated services.
Analytics help Dreamup Studio understand:
- How players interact with Highway Runner;
- Which features are used;
- Gameplay patterns;
- Technical performance;
- Game stability; and
- Areas where the Game can be improved.
Analytics processing is described further in our Privacy Policy.
12. Crash Reporting and Diagnostics
Highway Runner uses crash-reporting and diagnostic services.
These services help Dreamup Studio identify:
- Application crashes;
- Technical errors;
- Device compatibility problems;
- Performance issues; and
- Other technical problems.
Technical and diagnostic information may be processed by Dreamup Studio and relevant service providers for these purposes.
13. Unity Services
Highway Runner is developed using Unity and uses Unity-related technologies and services.
Unity services may support aspects of Game operation, development, analytics, diagnostics or other technical functionality.
Use of relevant Unity services may also be subject to Unity's applicable terms and privacy practices.
14. Third-Party Services
Highway Runner currently uses or integrates services including:
- Google AdMob;
- Firebase Analytics;
- Firebase Authentication;
- Google Play Games Services;
- Facebook Login;
- Unity services;
- Crash-reporting services; and
- Related Android/Google services.
These services are operated by independent third-party providers.
Their services may be governed by their own terms of service and privacy policies.
Dreamup Studio does not control independent third-party services and cannot guarantee their uninterrupted availability.
Third-party services may be changed, replaced, removed or added as Highway Runner develops.
Where such changes materially affect the handling of personal information, our Privacy Policy will be updated as appropriate.
15. Purchases and Virtual Items
Highway Runner may offer purchases, virtual items or paid functionality now or in the future.
Where purchases are processed through Google Play, the transaction may also be governed by Google Play's applicable payment and refund policies.
Unless otherwise required by applicable law:
- Virtual items are licensed rather than sold as physical property;
- Virtual items have no guaranteed real-world monetary value;
- Virtual items cannot be exchanged for cash through Dreamup Studio; and
- Availability of virtual items may change as Highway Runner develops.
16. Intellectual Property
Highway Runner and its associated materials may include:
- Software;
- Source code;
- Game mechanics and implementations;
- Graphics;
- User-interface elements;
- Buttons;
- Icons;
- Backgrounds;
- Artwork;
- Logos;
- Text;
- Audio;
- Animations;
- Promotional materials; and
- Other creative or technical content.
Highway Runner contains materials created, commissioned, licensed, generated with technological tools, and/or otherwise lawfully used by Dreamup Studio.
Dreamup Studio uses artificial-intelligence-assisted tools, including generative AI tools, as part of its design and development workflow. Certain visual elements, concepts, icons, buttons, backgrounds or other materials may therefore have been created or developed with AI assistance and may subsequently have been selected, edited, modified, combined or implemented by Dreamup Studio.
Except where otherwise stated, Highway Runner and its materials are owned, licensed or otherwise used by Dreamup Studio subject to applicable rights and laws.
Nothing in these Terms grants you ownership of Highway Runner or Dreamup Studio branding.
17. Limited License to Players
Subject to these Terms, Dreamup Studio grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable right to install and use Highway Runner for personal entertainment purposes.
You may not, except where permitted by applicable law:
- Copy or redistribute the Game for commercial purposes;
- Sell unauthorized copies;
- Extract and commercially redistribute Game assets;
- Misrepresent Dreamup Studio content as your own;
- Reverse engineer protected portions of the Game except where such restriction is prohibited by law; or
- Use Dreamup Studio branding without authorization.
18. Updates and Modifications
Highway Runner is an actively developed game.
Dreamup Studio may release updates that:
- Add features;
- Change gameplay;
- Adjust scoring;
- Change game difficulty;
- Modify user interfaces;
- Fix bugs;
- Modify leaderboards;
- Improve security;
- Add or remove services;
- Modify advertising implementation; or
- Otherwise change the Game.
We do not guarantee that every feature, score calculation, gameplay mechanic or service will remain unchanged permanently.
19. Service Availability
We aim to keep Highway Runner operational, but uninterrupted availability cannot be guaranteed.
The Game or individual features may become unavailable because of:
- Maintenance;
- Software updates;
- Server problems;
- Third-party service outages;
- Internet connectivity;
- Device incompatibility;
- Security incidents; or
- Circumstances outside Dreamup Studio's reasonable control.
20. Account Suspension and Termination
Dreamup Studio may suspend or terminate an account where reasonably necessary because of:
- Serious or repeated violation of these Terms;
- Cheating;
- Fraud;
- Abuse;
- Security threats;
- Manipulation of Game systems;
- Illegal activity; or
- Conduct materially harmful to Highway Runner or its players.
Players may stop using Highway Runner at any time.
Players may also request account deletion in accordance with the Highway Runner Account & Data Deletion Policy.
21. Account and Data Deletion
Where Highway Runner provides registered accounts, players may request deletion of their account and associated personal information.
Deletion may result in permanent loss of:
- Account access;
- Game progress;
- Scores;
- Achievements;
- Leaderboard records; and
- Other account-linked information.
For deletion instructions, refer to the Highway Runner Account & Data Deletion Policy or contact:
22. Privacy
Dreamup Studio's collection and use of personal information relating to Highway Runner is governed by the Highway Runner Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Policy provides additional information about:
- Account information;
- Authentication;
- Advertising;
- Advertising identifiers;
- Analytics;
- Google Play Games Services;
- Facebook Login;
- Unity services;
- Crash reporting;
- Data retention;
- Data deletion; and
- Privacy rights.
23. Disclaimer
Highway Runner is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Dreamup Studio does not guarantee that Highway Runner will:
- Always be available;
- Be completely free from bugs;
- Operate without interruption;
- Work on every Android device; or
- Always preserve every score or item of game progress.
Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties, guarantees or other consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
24. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Dreamup Studio will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses resulting from the use of or inability to use Highway Runner.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where exclusion or limitation would be prohibited by applicable law.
25. Changes to These Terms
Dreamup Studio may update these Terms to reflect:
- Changes to Highway Runner;
- New Game features;
- Changes to third-party services;
- Security requirements;
- Business changes; or
- Legal or regulatory requirements.
When these Terms are updated, the "Last Updated" date will be changed.
Where required by applicable law, additional notice or consent will be provided before material changes take effect.
26. Governing Law and Consumer Rights
These Terms are governed by applicable laws and regulations.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to remove or restrict mandatory consumer protections or other rights that cannot lawfully be excluded in the jurisdiction where you live.
27. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Highway Runner Privacy Policy and other policies expressly incorporated into them, form the agreement between you and Dreamup Studio concerning your use of Highway Runner.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.
28. Contact Dreamup Studio
Questions regarding Highway Runner or these Terms may be sent to:
Dreamup Studio
Game: Highway Runner
Email: support.dreamup@gmail.com
For privacy matters, please include "Highway Runner – Privacy" in the email subject.
For account deletion requests, please include "Highway Runner – Account Deletion Request" in the email subject.