GLOBAL FLEET & TRADE PRE-ALPHA USER LICENSE Version 1.0 Date: 20 July 2026 IMPORTANT NOTICE Global Fleet & Trade is currently in an early pre-alpha stage of development. The software may contain errors, may be incomplete, may be temporarily unavailable, and may be changed at any time. Save data, accounts, progress, goods, ships, company data, and other test data may be reset, modified, or deleted during the pre-alpha phase. By installing, launching, or using the pre-alpha version, you agree to the following terms. 1. SCOPE This Pre-Alpha User License applies to the Windows client, web viewer, web version, associated online services, and all content made available during the Global Fleet & Trade pre-alpha phase. The provider and operator is Global Fleet & Trade, represented by the operator identified in the legal notice on the official website. 2. FREE LICENSE TO USE For the duration of the pre-alpha phase, the operator grants you a free, personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to install, launch, and use Global Fleet & Trade solely for private, non-commercial testing purposes. Free access does not create any entitlement to a future free full version, specific features, permanent access, or the transfer of pre-alpha progress to later test or release versions. No ownership rights, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights in the software, graphics, text, sounds, databases, trademarks, names, game systems, or other content are transferred to you. 3. PRE-ALPHA STATUS You acknowledge that this is not a finished release. In particular, the following may occur at any time: - features may be missing, changed, or removed, - errors, crashes, and display problems may occur, - servers may be temporarily or permanently unavailable, - maintenance may be carried out without prior notice, - game rules, prices, economic values, and balancing may be changed, - accounts or test data may be reset, modified, or deleted, - new client versions or updates may become mandatory. The operator is not required to continue the pre-alpha phase, complete any specific feature, or meet any particular release date. 4. USER ACCOUNT AND ONLINE SERVICE A user account on the official website may be required to use the software. You are responsible for keeping your login details confidential and for preventing unauthorized access to your account. Automated access, bots, scripts, macros, manipulation, cheats, exploits, or other tools that create an unfair advantage or may interfere with server operation are prohibited. Security vulnerabilities, errors, and exploits should be reported confidentially to the operator and must not be misused, disclosed publicly, or shared with third parties while doing so could endanger users, accounts, data, or the operation of the service. 5. PERMITTED USE You may: - install the official client on your own Windows devices, - use the pre-alpha version for private testing purposes, - create and publish ordinary screenshots and videos of your gameplay, provided that no confidential test information, personal data, or third-party rights are infringed, - voluntarily submit feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for improvement. 6. PROHIBITED USE Without the operator's prior written permission, you may not: - sell, rent, sublicense, or otherwise commercially exploit the software or installer, - redistribute the client, installer, or any part of them on third-party download websites, - distribute modified or manipulated versions, - bypass security mechanisms, access restrictions, or technical safeguards, - reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software, except where this is expressly permitted by mandatory law, - remove trademarks, logos, copyright notices, or source notices, - attack, disrupt, or manipulate servers, accounts, databases, or other users, - use the content for unlawful, abusive, discriminatory, fraudulent, or harmful purposes. 7. UPDATES AND CLIENT VERSIONS The operator may provide updates, patches, or new client versions and may block older versions from accessing the online service where this is necessary for security, compatibility, bug fixing, or further development. The client may only be obtained from official sources. These include in particular the official Global Fleet & Trade website and the official itch.io project page. 8. TEST DATA AND GAME PROGRESS All accounts, save data, and other data generated during the pre-alpha phase are test data. There is no entitlement to have such data: - stored permanently, - complete or error-free, - restored, - transferred to a later alpha, beta, or full release, - assigned any financial or other value. Virtual currencies, goods, ships, buildings, reputation points, company values, and other virtual content have no real-world monetary value and do not create any right to payment, reimbursement, or compensation. 9. FEEDBACK AND BUG REPORTS Feedback, ideas, suggestions, and bug reports may be submitted voluntarily. By submitting feedback, you grant the operator a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to use the submitted feedback for the development, improvement, documentation, and marketing of Global Fleet & Trade. You confirm that you are entitled to submit the feedback and that doing so does not disclose confidential information or infringe the rights of third parties. 10. COPYRIGHT AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Global Fleet & Trade and all associated content are protected by copyright and, where applicable, trademark law. All rights not expressly granted under this license remain with the operator or the respective rights holders. Third-party content and components may be subject to additional license terms. Those terms remain unaffected by this Pre-Alpha User License. 11. DATA PROTECTION Information about the processing of personal data can be found in the current privacy policy on the official website. This User License does not replace the privacy policy or legal notice. 12. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY The pre-alpha version is provided in its current stage of development to the extent permitted by law. No guarantee is made regarding availability, error-free operation, functionality, compatibility, or suitability for a particular purpose unless mandatory law provides otherwise. The operator remains fully liable: - for intent and gross negligence, - for culpable injury to life, body, or health, - under mandatory statutory liability provisions, - to the extent of any expressly assumed guarantee. In the event of a slightly negligent breach of a material contractual obligation, liability is limited to the typical and foreseeable damage. Material contractual obligations are obligations whose fulfilment is necessary for the proper performance of the user relationship and on whose fulfilment a user may ordinarily rely. Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded to the extent permitted by law. Mandatory statutory consumer rights remain unaffected. 13. TERMINATION OF USE You may stop using the software and uninstall the client at any time. The operator may temporarily suspend or permanently terminate access to the pre-alpha version, in particular where: - this license or applicable law is violated, - the game service, other users, or system security are put at risk, - an account is used improperly, - the pre-alpha phase is ended or technically restructured. After termination of the license, continued use of the client and online service is no longer permitted. Local copies of the client must be uninstalled or deleted unless statutory retention rights apply. 14. CHANGES TO THIS LICENSE The operator may amend this license for future versions where this is necessary due to technical, legal, or organizational developments. The current version will be made available with the client, on the official website, or on the official itch.io project page. Where required by law, separate consent will be obtained before an amendment becomes effective. 15. GOVERNING LAW The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, this choice of law applies only to the extent that it does not deprive them of mandatory protections under the law of the country of their habitual residence. An exclusive place of jurisdiction is agreed only where legally permitted. 16. FINAL PROVISIONS If any provision of this license is or becomes wholly or partly invalid, the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law. Individual agreements and separately concluded arrangements take precedence where validly agreed. CONTACT AND OFFICIAL INFORMATION Website: https://globalfleettrade.com Legal notice and privacy policy: available through the relevant sections of the official website Copyright © 2026 Global Fleet & Trade. All rights reserved.