Terms of Service and Software Licence (EULA)
These terms are between you and SkyDeck Sim Labs ("we", "us"). By buying, installing or using SkyDeck you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not install it, and ask for a refund under our Refund Policy.
1. What SkyDeck is
SkyDeck is software that shows and controls cockpit-style instrument panels for flight simulators on your own devices. It is an entertainment and hobby product.
2. Not for real flight
SkyDeck is for flight simulation only. It must never be used for real-world navigation, flight planning, training in place of approved instruction, or any operation of a real aircraft. Its instruments are simulations and may be inaccurate, delayed or wrong. Do not rely on them for any real-world decision. You accept all risk if you use it for any other purpose, and you agree we have no responsibility for any injury, death, damage or loss that results.
3. Not affiliated
SkyDeck is independent. It is not made, sponsored or endorsed by Microsoft, Asobo Studio, Laminar Research (X-Plane), Cessna, Textron Aviation, Garmin or any other aircraft, avionics or simulator maker. All product names, aircraft names and trademarks belong to their owners and are used only to say which software or aircraft SkyDeck works with or resembles. Panels are original simulation artwork and are not official or certified reproductions of any real instrument. Any resemblance to a real aircraft or avionics unit is for simulation realism only and does not mean the maker has approved it.
3A. Trademarks and intellectual property
"SkyDeck" and the SkyDeck panels, software and artwork belong to us. All panel faces are our own original designs, drawn for SkyDeck. SkyDeck does not contain or distribute any simulator, aircraft or avionics maker's software, textures, artwork, logos or data files. Names such as "Cessna", "Garmin", "Microsoft Flight Simulator" and "X-Plane" are trademarks of their respective owners. We use them only in plain text to describe which aircraft a panel is styled after or which simulator SkyDeck connects to, and not as a brand, logo or endorsement. No licence to any third-party trademark is given or implied. SkyDeck reads from and sends commands to a simulator only through interfaces the simulator provides for that purpose.
If you are a rights holder and believe something in SkyDeck infringes your rights, email support@skydecksimlabs.com with the details (what you own, what you object to, and how to reach you). We take such notices seriously and will review them promptly and in good faith.
If you send us feedback or ideas, you let us use them freely without payment or credit.
4. Plans
SkyDeck is sold in two plans, with the current price shown at checkout:
- SkyDeck: US$9.99. Licence for the single-engine panels (classic round gauges and glass display).
- SkyDeck Plus: US$19.99. Licence for all aircraft panels included in SkyDeck.
Prices are one-time unless the checkout says otherwise. SkyDeck Plus covers the aircraft panels that are part of SkyDeck at the time you buy and those we add to the standard product later; it does not cover separately sold add-ons, and we do not promise any particular future aircraft. We may change prices for future buyers at any time.
5. Your licence
When you pay, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the SkyDeck features included in your plan on up to 3 of your own computers or devices at one time, for as long as your licence is valid. The software is licensed, not sold. We keep all rights not expressly granted. A valid licence key is required; the app checks it with our licence server and then works offline for a limited grace period.
6. What you may not do
- Copy, share, resell or publish your licence key, or let others use it.
- Copy, rent, lease, sell, sublicense or distribute the software or its panel artwork.
- Reverse engineer, decompile or modify it, or remove or bypass the licence check, except where the law gives you that right despite this clause.
- Use it unlawfully, or to attack or overload our servers.
- Use it for real-world aviation (see section 2).
7. Third-party software
SkyDeck includes open-source and third-party components under their own licences, listed in the notices that come with the app (THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt). Those licences apply to those components. The Inter typeface is used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
8. Simulators and your computer
SkyDeck connects to simulators you install separately and which have their own terms. We are not responsible for the simulators, or for any change they make that stops SkyDeck working. Using SkyDeck to send commands to a simulator is at your own risk. Keep backups of anything you care about. We are not responsible for crashes, lost simulator progress, corrupted files, or hardware problems on your devices or network.
9. Price, payment and tax
Orders are taken by our payment provider Paddle, who is the merchant of record and sells SkyDeck to you. Price and tax are shown at checkout. Paddle's terms apply to the payment.
10. Updates and availability
We may release updates and fixes, change features, or stop supporting a simulator, operating system or aircraft. We do not promise any particular feature, simulator or aircraft will be supported in future, or that the licence server will always be available.
11. Ending the licence
You may stop using SkyDeck at any time by uninstalling it. We may end your licence if you break these terms, or if a payment is refunded or reversed. On ending, you must stop using the software.
12. No warranty
To the fullest extent the law allows, SkyDeck is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, and uninterrupted or error-free operation. Nothing here removes rights you cannot lawfully give up as a consumer.
13. Limit of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive loss, or for lost data, lost profits or loss of use, even if we were told it could happen. Our total liability to you for anything arising from SkyDeck, whatever the legal theory, is limited to the amount you paid for it in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing limits liability that cannot be limited by law, such as for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by our negligence where the law does not allow it to be excluded.
14. Your responsibility to us
To the extent the law allows, you agree to cover loss and reasonable legal costs we suffer from a claim by a third party that arises from your breach of these terms or your use of SkyDeck for real-world aviation or any unlawful purpose.
15. Disputes
Please email us first so we can try to fix the problem. If we cannot, any dispute will be settled by individual binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, held in or near Austin, Texas (or by video), rather than in court, except that either of us may bring a claim in small claims court and either of us may go to court to protect intellectual property. You and we each waive any right to a jury trial and to bring or join a class or representative action. If this section is found unenforceable, disputes go to the state or federal courts in Travis County, Texas. You may opt out of arbitration by emailing us within 30 days of your purchase.
16. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. Material changes will be sent to buyers by email, and apply to new purchases immediately and to existing licences after notice.
17. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas and applicable US federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except that mandatory consumer protection rights where you live remain unaffected.
18. General
These terms, with the Privacy and Refund policies, are the whole agreement between us about SkyDeck. If any part is unenforceable, the rest stays in force. Our not enforcing a term is not a waiver of it. You may not transfer your licence without our written consent. We are not responsible for failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
19. Contact
SkyDeck Sim Labs · support@skydecksimlabs.com