Terms of use

Acceptance

These terms govern the use of the pit-stop.xmassoftware.com website, accounts, online features and the PitStop game (the office on the website and the 3D pit wall), offered by XMAS Software, whose owner appears in the legal notice. By registering or using the service you accept them, together with the privacy policy. When you register we store the version of the texts you accept.

A free game

PitStop is free: it has no payments, in-game purchases or ads. It is played in the browser, with nothing to install. In-game money, prizes and salaries are fictional, have no real value and cannot be exchanged for money or goods.

Accounts

• You must be at least 14.
• One account per person. Your details must be truthful and the email yours; it must be verified to play.
• You are responsible for keeping your password safe. If you suspect unauthorised access, change it; that closes every session.
• Account, team and league names must be respectful, must not impersonate anyone (including the PitStop team) and must not use trademarks or names of real championships, teams or drivers. They go through a word filter and we may require you to change them.

Leagues and live races

• League races run at their date and time even if you are not connected: the AI drives your cars with the plan you left and your last order.
• The creator of a private league sets its rules (seats, calendar and time) and may kick a player; their team passes to the AI.
• In public leagues, division, promotion and relegation depend on the season’s results.
• If a technical fault prevents a grand prix from running, we may cancel or reschedule it. Balance changes apply from the next grand prix.

Shared market

In leagues, the driver market is shared by every team. To keep it fair:

• A transfer between players cannot go below 50% of the driver’s value, and no more than 2 drivers per season may be sold to the same rival.
• Using several accounts or arranging transfers to favour another team is forbidden. We review accounts sharing a device or connection in the same league and repeated transfers between the same accounts.
• Cheating operations are reversed and may lead to sanctions on every account involved.

Conduct

Play fair and treat others with respect. Free text can only be written between friends; with other players, on the pit wall, there are only predefined quick messages. It is forbidden to:

• Harass, insult, threaten or discriminate, or post hate messages.
• Send spam, advertising or malicious links.
• Cheat: programs that give an advantage, automating actions, modifying the game or its communications, or flooding the server with orders.
• Deliberately exploit game bugs instead of reporting them.
• Share other people’s personal data.

You can block any player (they will not be able to message, invite or send you requests) and report a player, a team or a league from the game.

What others see

Your nickname and team appear on the public ranking unless you hide yourself from My account; in your leagues, other members see your team, results and market operations; races can be watched as a spectator and as replays for 7 days. Your full profile is only visible to your friends.

Moderation and sanctions

Depending on severity and repetition, the team may warn you, change an inappropriate name, reverse market operations, suspend the account temporarily or ban it permanently. Each sanction states its reason and, if temporary, its end date. While it lasts, the AI runs your team in leagues, keeping its points. You can appeal from your account or at info@xmassoftware.com.

Game licence

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable and free licence to use PitStop in the browser for non-commercial purposes.

• You may not copy, redistribute, sell or publish the game or its files; share it by linking to this website.
• You may not decompile, reverse-engineer or modify the game, except as expressly permitted by law.
• Third-party resources included (models, typefaces and audio) are governed by their licences and may only be used within the game.

Service availability

PitStop is provided as is. There may be bugs, balance changes, maintenance and interruptions; during maintenance no new races or management actions can start. Online services could stop working; if that were permanent, we would announce it in advance on the website.

Liability

To the extent permitted by law, the owner is not liable for indirect damages or loss of progress caused by bugs or interruptions. Nothing in these terms limits your rights under consumer protection law.

Changes to the terms

We may update these terms. We will publish the new version with its date and, for relevant changes, ask you to accept it when you sign in. If you disagree, you can delete your account.

Account closure

You can delete your account at any time from My account. Deletion is immediate and irreversible; your league teams pass to the AI. The privacy policy explains what is erased.

Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by Spanish law. Disputes will be heard by the competent courts under the applicable rules; if you are a consumer, those of your place of residence.