Terms of Service

Last updated: September 28, 2026

1. Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and SeriousPixel, LLC, doing business as SeriousPlay Games ("we", "us" or "our"). They cover your use of the Bloomward game and its website (together, the "Game"). By playing the Game or using the website, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Game.

2. Who can play

The Game is intended for players of all ages. If you're under 18, or under the age of majority where you live, please review these Terms with a parent, guardian or teacher and have their permission to play. The Game has no accounts and doesn't ask for personal information. See our Privacy Policy for details.

3. Free to play

The Game is currently free. There are no purchases, subscriptions or ads. We may offer paid features or content in the future. If we do, we'll update these Terms first and show you any price clearly before you're asked to pay. Nothing will be charged without your explicit agreement.

4. Your license to play

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and play the Game for your own non-commercial entertainment and learning.

Teachers and schools: you may also use the Game in classrooms, homeschooling and other non-profit educational settings, including displaying it to students and assigning patches as coursework, at no charge.

5. What you may not do

Unless we give you written permission, you agree not to:

• copy, host, mirror, redistribute, sell, rent or sublicense the Game or any part of it;
• charge others to access the Game, or bundle it into a paid product or service;
• modify the Game or create derivative works from its code, simulation, scenarios, species accounts, concept cards, artwork, sound, music or text, except as the law expressly allows;
• remove or change any copyright, trademark or other notices;
• interfere with the website, overload it, or try to get around any security or access controls;
• use automated tools to scrape or harvest the website's content; or
• use the Game in any way that breaks the law or infringes anyone else's rights.

Sharing links to the Game, and screenshots, photos or videos of your own patch, is welcome.

6. Ownership

The Game, including its software, code, simulation, scenarios, species accounts, concept cards, field journal, artwork, sound, music, text and design, is owned by SeriousPixel, LLC and is protected by copyright, trademark and other laws. The open-source libraries and public-domain passages listed on our Copyright page remain under their own licenses and terms. "Bloomward", "SeriousPlay", "SeriousPlay Games" and the related logos are our trademarks. Except for the license in Section 4, these Terms don't give you any rights in the Game or our trademarks.

7. Feedback

We love hearing ideas. If you send us suggestions or feedback, you agree we can use them to improve the Game without any obligation or payment to you.

8. A learning game, not professional advice

The Game uses a simplified simulation of plants, soil, weather and insect colonies to teach general ecological concepts. Its numbers, charts, species accounts, concept cards and journal entries are for education and entertainment only. They may not match what happens in a real garden, hive, nest or field, and they aren't beekeeping, gardening, agricultural, pest-control, veterinary, medical or other professional advice. Don't rely on the Game to manage real colonies, crops or pesticide use. Real bees, ants and termites can sting, bite or damage property; follow local guidance and get expert help before handling them.

9. Your saves

Your saved patches, field journal and settings are stored only in your browser on your device. We don't keep a copy and can't recover them. Deleting saves in the Game, clearing your browser data, your browser's automatic cleanup, using private browsing, switching browsers or devices, or updates to the Game may erase or invalidate them.

The Game lets you download a backup file from Settings → Backup and restore, and export single saves from Save or load, and we recommend doing so regularly. These files are stored wherever you choose to keep them, and you're responsible for them. Restoring a backup replaces all the saves and settings in that browser. Files made with a newer version of the Game, or files that have been edited or damaged, may not restore. We aren't responsible for lost saves or lost or damaged backup files.

10. Changes and availability

We may update, change, suspend or discontinue the Game, or any part of it, at any time, with or without notice. We don't guarantee the Game will always be available, uninterrupted or error-free, or that it will run on every device or browser.

11. Links to other websites

The Game may link to other websites, such as www.seriousplaygames.com. We aren't responsible for the content or practices of sites we don't control.

12. Disclaimer of warranties

THE GAME IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DON'T ALLOW CERTAIN WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

13. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SERIOUSPIXEL, LLC AND ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, GOODWILL OR SAVED GAMES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE GAME, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SUCH DAMAGES ARE POSSIBLE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE GAME WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (US $50) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US TO USE THE GAME IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM.

Some jurisdictions don't allow these limitations, so they may not fully apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that can't be limited by law.

14. Indemnity

If you use the Game in a way that breaks these Terms or the law, and that leads to a claim against us, you agree to cover the reasonable costs and losses that result, to the extent the law allows.

15. Ending your use

You can stop playing at any time. We may suspend or end your access to the Game if you break these Terms. Sections 6 through 9 and 12 through 17 continue to apply after your use ends.

16. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Game will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Tennessee, and you and we consent to their jurisdiction. If you live outside the United States, you may also have rights under the mandatory consumer protection laws of your country, and nothing here takes those away.

17. General

These Terms and our Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Game. If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. If we don't enforce a provision right away, we haven't waived it. You may not transfer these Terms. We may transfer them, for example if the Game is sold.

18. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we'll post the new version here and change the date at the top. If a change is significant, we'll make reasonable efforts to point it out in the Game. Continuing to play after an update means you accept the new Terms.

19. Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Email [email protected].