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EULA without installer?

A topic by ScimitarDD created Nov 08, 2018 Views: 780 Replies: 6

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Hello! :)

I want to distribute my game soon and I want to make sure it is protected by an EULA. From what I've read (about german law) an EULA is only valid when people have to agree before they have access to any of the data of the game. The only solution I've found for this is to make an installer. But in the manual of itchio it is highly discouraged to upload any installers because of user experience. Is there any way that people have to agree on the EULA before they download the files or are there any alternatives that work with the butler installation program by itchio?

The only information I've found about this so far is in this old thread where it is not clear how the problem was solved:

https://itch.io/t/124446/end-user-license-agreement-and-privacy-policy-for-uploa...

(I didn't want to respond in an old thread)

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firecat5 years ago(+1)

you can do it by having a pop up before the game is being accessed, something you see in mobile games.

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ScimitarDD5 years ago

Thanks for the answer! Isn't there still the problem that all files can be accessed before the user agrees on the EULA? I've read that the agreement should be done before you get access to the files. The best place would be even before the download (some sources say that this is the only valid option). German law seems kinda strict about that.

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firecat5 years ago(+1)

How about password protection on folder, make a website or css/html button code on your game page. they agree, the password is given and they access to the game/files. This might be the best answer with still having the file be zip.

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ScimitarDD5 years ago

The EULA now appears on the first time starting the game. At least I could make it more "appealing" that way by designing the EULA page by my own if that makes any sense lol. I keep it like that until I find a better solution. Zip password protection + code after pressing a button on game page sounds a bit cumbersome for the user. An installer would almost have a better user experience (maybe just my opinion).

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DaedalusMachina5 years ago

Here's a wild idea. Just throwing it out there.

Have the FULL TEXT of your EULA available seperately as a simple txt file download without cost? It allows the user to fully access the EULA and accept/reject it if needed. Technically (at least in the USA) all the EULAs here tend to be as useful as toilet paper and are often thrown out by courts who laugh in the faces of companies that feel they can put whatever they want in there.

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leafoAdmin5 years ago(+3)

Hey, sorry for not getting back to your post earlier. We do have a custom feature to let you require someone to agree to a terms document after they purchase but before they can access files. Are you interested in this?

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