Terms of Service

The AnkleBreaker playtest program is published and operated by ANKLEBREAKER CONSULTING, a Simplified joint-stock company (SAS under French law) with share capital of 1 000 € (RCS Versailles 912 705 860). It lets you test AnkleBreaker games before release in exchange for your feedback, around a single player identity that follows you from one game to the next.

By creating an account and ticking the consent box at sign-up, you accept these Terms, the Playtest Participation Agreement, and, where applicable, the confidentiality agreement (NDA) specific to each playtest you apply to.

We may associate several of the accounts you use — Steam, Discord, and email — under a single player identity, in order to administer the program (applications, access, XP, rewards, communication).

An operator may, at your request or for program administration, link additional accounts to your identity, or unlink them. These operations are logged.

The program operates on the basis of one identity per person. Any program decision — in particular a ban — applies to all accounts linked to your identity.

Creating or using alternate accounts (“alts”) to evade a ban or a program decision is prohibited. Such evasion may result in the removal of all accounts associated with your identity.

Pre-release builds, keys, artwork, and any non-public information shared as part of a playtest are confidential.

Where a playtest requires an NDA, you agree not to leak, distribute, resell, or publish builds, keys, or content without prior written permission.

Program XP, levels, and rewards are non-monetary program points. They have no cash value, are neither transferable nor redeemable for money, and may not be resold.

We may adjust, reset, or revoke XP and rewards — for example in the event of an error, abuse, ban evasion, or a change to or end of the program.

When your application is accepted, you may receive a Steam key or Steam Playtest access, along with an invitation to the relevant game's private Discord server.

Keys and access are personal to you. They may be revoked — for example on a ban, withdrawal from the program, or breach of these Terms.

You agree to use the program fairly and to follow the rules communicated to you. We may suspend or remove your access in the event of a breach, cheating, abuse, or evasion of a program decision.

You may request deletion of your account at any time. What is erased and what may be retained is detailed in the Privacy Policy.

In summary: deletion removes your identifiers, your profile, and the links between your accounts, strips your applications of anything identifying you, and withdraws the Discord access granted to you. A de-identified record that an application existed, and any ban history, are kept — the Privacy Policy explains why and for how long.

The program and these Terms may change. We will tell you about any material change by email, or on the platform, at least 30 days before it takes effect, and the last-updated date is shown at the top of this page.

If you do not accept a change, you may delete your account before it takes effect, at no cost and with no justification. Continuing to take part after that date means you accept the new version.

For any question about these Terms, write to us at playtest@anklebreaker-studio.com.

These Terms are governed by French law. We will always try to settle a dispute amicably first; you can write to us at the address above and we will answer.

If you are acting as a consumer, you keep every right French law gives you, including the right to bring proceedings before the court of your own place of residence, and the right to refer the matter to a consumer mediator free of charge. If you are acting as a professional, disputes fall within the jurisdiction of the courts of Versailles.