Terms of Use

Last updated: 12 July 2026

Welcome to Headwinds. By accessing or playing Headwinds at headwindsairlinegame.com (the "Game"), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Game.

1. The service

Headwinds is a free, browser-based multiplayer airline management simulation provided for entertainment. You compete against other real players in persistent worlds that run on our servers around the clock — game time advances on a server schedule whether or not you are online. It is a living game: we may add, change, rebalance, or remove features, and start, pause, reset, or retire individual worlds, at any time and without notice.

2. Accounts and sign-in

Because Headwinds is multiplayer, playing requires an account. You can sign in with a Google account or with an email address via a one-time sign-in link. By creating an account you confirm that:

• You are at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country, if higher);
• The information you provide to sign in is accurate and belongs to you;
• You will keep one account for yourself and not share, sell, transfer, or use another person's account.

You are responsible for activity that happens under your account. Keep your email and Google sign-in secure. If you believe your account has been accessed without your permission, contact us. Details of what we store and how are set out in our Privacy Policy.

3. Your airline and game data

Your game progress — your airline, fleet, routes, finances, alliances, and messages — is stored on our servers so that a shared world can run on one clock and so you can continue from any device. Some of this information is visible to other players by design, including your airline name, home hub, network, fares, fleet, market value, alliance, and public in-game activity. We do not guarantee that any world, ranking, or save will persist indefinitely: worlds end, and we may reset or retire them. We provide the Game "as is" and are not able to recover lost or reset game progress.

4. Fair play and conduct

Multiplayer only works when everyone plays straight. By playing you agree to the Headwinds Fair Play Rules, which form part of these Terms. In particular, you agree not to:

• Run more than one airline in the same world, or use additional accounts to gain an advantage;
• Cheat, exploit bugs, or use bots, scripts, or automation to play on your behalf;
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other players, or post hateful, obscene, or impersonating content;
• Attempt to tamper with, forge, or manipulate the game state, which is validated on our servers.

We may issue warnings, remove airlines, suspend or terminate accounts, or restrict access to Headwinds for conduct that breaks these rules or spoils the game for others. The server is the referee, and our decisions on fair play are final.

5. Content you create

Headwinds lets you enter text that other players can see — including your airline name, alliance names, and in-game messages. You are responsible for that content, and you agree it will not be unlawful, hateful, harassing, obscene, deceptive, or infringing. You retain ownership of what you create, and you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to store, display, and transmit it within the Game so that it can function as a multiplayer service. We may remove content or moderate messaging that breaches these Terms or the Fair Play Rules.

6. Acceptable use of the service

You agree not to disrupt, overload, or interfere with the Game or the servers that host it; not to use automated tools to scrape, mirror, or mass-download the Game or its content except as permitted by our robots.txt; and not to reverse-engineer, resell, or redistribute the Game commercially without permission.

7. Intellectual property

The Game — including its code, design, simulation model, text, and branding — is the property of the Headwinds project and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Aircraft names and manufacturer names are used for descriptive and informational purposes; aircraft photographs displayed in the Game are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. Headwinds is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any airline or aircraft manufacturer.

8. Advertising

The Game and this website may display third-party advertising, which helps keep Headwinds free to play. Advertising is subject to the practices described in our Privacy Policy.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

The Game is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Game will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that worlds, rankings, or game data will persist. Headwinds is a simulation for entertainment; nothing in it constitutes real-world aviation, business, or investment advice.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Headwinds project and its contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or relating to your use of the Game, including loss of game progress or account data.

11. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to Headwinds, or remove an airline or account, if you breach these Terms or the Fair Play Rules, or to protect the Game and its players. You may stop playing at any time, and you can request deletion of your account and associated game data as described in our Privacy Policy.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Game after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Reach us through the contact page.